[Simply Computers] Re: Not allowed to dial sciphone i486

 

Hi Jerry

Why not Google for how to do a "hard reset" ?

That should put it back the way it was.

If not, please recycle responsively!

rogerX

--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "Jerry Gmail" <jhnidy@...> wrote:
>
> I realize that this is a computer group and that I have a phone problem but
> this is the last place I will seek advice before I throw away this phone.
>
> I ebayed a sciphone i486. When it arrived I slid in my AT&T simm. This is
> a prepaid go phone chip.
>
> The phone would make and receive telephone calls and surf the net but the
> surfing would use up some minutes on my plan. The idea behind this phone
> was to use it as a wifi device and avoid the charges to my account.
>
> So I fiddled with the phone and of course did not write down what I was
> changing in the process. Be careful what you wish for. Now it is great as
> a wifi device but when I try to place a call, I get the not allowed to dial
> error.
>
> This is not an uncommon error. If you google the thing, you will find a lot
> of people with this problem but only a handful who have "fixed" it and their
> fixes do not work on my phone.
>
> So, I am hoping that somebody on this list has been through the same problem
> and can direct me toward getting the phone side of the thing to function
> again. If not, I am going to throw the thing right in the trash.
>
> Thanks for reading.
>
> Google Jer
> Woodhaven, Mi
>

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