topic Remove SIM pin in SIM cards & Porting

Remove SIM pin

staggandrew — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:12:52 GMT

I Have a new SIM with the default pin 1111, however the sim card is going in to a device that needs the pin turned off (it is a timelapse camera system). Is there a way to turn off the sim pin as I cannot put it in a phone?

Re: Remove SIM pin

James_B — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:22:21 GMT

Hi @staggandrew,

Welcome to the EE Community. 🙂

Are you able to put the SIM in a phone temporarily to turn off the SIM PIN?

James

Re: Remove SIM pin

staggandrew — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:45:49 GMT

Unfortunately not - the device uses a micro pin size and the phone i have are all nano so it would make the sim difficult to reinsert into the device afterwards

Re: Remove SIM pin

James_B — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:58:10 GMT

Hi @staggandrew,

Have you tested the SIM to see if there is definitely a SIM PIN already set up?

James

Re: Remove SIM pin

XRaySpeX — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:58:23 GMT

The SIM PIN is not used unless you deliberately activate it.

Re: Remove SIM pin

staggandrew — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:15:56 GMT

Thank you for that

Re: Remove SIM pin

staggandrew — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:16:26 GMT

It comes with the 1111 on the packaging - I assumed that the pin was set up

Re: Remove SIM pin

XRaySpeX — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:36:13 GMT

Only if you use it to active a lock screen biometric lock.