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==About== | ==About== | ||
'''Woozle notes''': Based on personal observation, it would seem that cellphone carriers use a system of "magic numbers" to perform a small number of internal functions. I remember running into at least one or two other magic numbers on other cellphone services, but have not yet been able to find any documentation I might have of those encounters. | '''Woozle notes''': Based on personal observation, it would seem that cellphone carriers use a system of "magic numbers" to perform a small number of internal functions. I remember running into at least one or two other magic numbers on other cellphone services, but have not yet been able to find any documentation I might have of those encounters. | ||
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+ | The following codes apply to entry on the dialing number pad (not the messaging app): | ||
* <code>*#06#</code> (universal): retrieves [[IMEI]]/[[MEID]] number | * <code>*#06#</code> (universal): retrieves [[IMEI]]/[[MEID]] number | ||
* <code>*#*#8647#*#*</code> - [[Republic Wireless]]: "clears the SIM card to work with our service", according to support, but actually probably tells the service to accept the phone. This is a key part of the process for getting Republic to work with an "unsupported" phone. | * <code>*#*#8647#*#*</code> - [[Republic Wireless]]: "clears the SIM card to work with our service", according to support, but actually probably tells the service to accept the phone. This is a key part of the process for getting Republic to work with an "unsupported" phone. |
Revision as of 21:27, 29 March 2021
About
Woozle notes: Based on personal observation, it would seem that cellphone carriers use a system of "magic numbers" to perform a small number of internal functions. I remember running into at least one or two other magic numbers on other cellphone services, but have not yet been able to find any documentation I might have of those encounters.
The following codes apply to entry on the dialing number pad (not the messaging app):
*#06#
(universal): retrieves IMEI/MEID number*#*#8647#*#*
- Republic Wireless: "clears the SIM card to work with our service", according to support, but actually probably tells the service to accept the phone. This is a key part of the process for getting Republic to work with an "unsupported" phone.- Source: How to Refresh the Republic Wireless Activation
- Possibly "clears the SIM card" means "authorizes the phone to use the [new] SIM card", in which case this is a phone function, not a service function.
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