Motorola C168i SIM error

Raymond-

Contact the original service provider for a PUK code to unlock your SIM.

Mark
Motorola Support

Raymond-

Contact the service provider to get your SIM PUK Code.

Mark
Motorola Support

To unlock the Motorola C168I from the Network Lock ,get the Unlock code from here Onlinegsmunlock and Unlock it...
Motorola C168i Unlocking Instructions Warning : Do not enter any wrong unlock codes on your Motorola C168i mobile phones. If you enter over a certain amount of wrong unlock codes on your Motorola C168i mobile phone, your phone may get hard locked and sometimes become unusable.
1 - Switch ON your Motorola C168i with a NOT ACCEPTED SIM Card,
2 - Phone will display "Enter Special Code",
3 - You can now enter the Unlock Code.

NOT ACCEPTED: We mean, to use a sim card from a network other than the network your Motorola C168i is locked to.

WARNING: If one of theses messages appear :

- "Contact Service Provider"
- "Tampert Alter"
- "Wait before enter special Code"
- "Contact Service'

It's because you or somebody already entered too many wrong codes, you just have to leave the Motorola C168i ON with the errors message and after 40 minutes to 2 hours the message "Enter Code Special" will appear again!

Typically when a phone is asking for a PUK code it means you have tried to edit or set the secuirty pin code. Unfortunately these codes are already predefined by the sim card and the service provider. It gives you the sensation that you can set or change the code but you cannot. You get 3 attempts to enter the correct code after which the phone asks for a PUK code. When it asks for the PUK you also get three tries to undo it. Again PUK codes are predefined by the sim card and the service provider. If you call your service providers technical support number or customer service number they can provide you with the PUK or the PIN code.

>>>> Once the PUK has been entered in wrong 3 times the sim card is shot and deactivated. At this point you will need to get a new sim card to get your phone up and running again. If you have numbers stored to your sim card and not to your phone you will have lost them.

here some additional info about it on top of wiqi's message.

Puk code, personal unlocking key. It is sim card related / spesific, if you take the sim card out from the phone, the phone will work with another sim card.

The puk comes up when the pin code has been entered wrong 3 times. To get the puk code for your sim card, you have to call the service provider of that sim card. They are the only ones who can provide you with the right puk code for that sim card.

you have locked your sim, you will have to buy a new one

puk code is used to remove the forgotten pin code, you have entered the pin code wrong 3 times and you are now required to enter a puk code. 
I've explained it here http://www.bukisa.com/articles/19406_puk-code

Hi
you have entered the pin code wrong 3 times now you are required to enter a puk code to reset the pin code. 

The puk code is sim card spesific it comes with the sim card when you get it or you can get it by calling your phone service provider of the sim card to get the puk code. 


if you have entered the puk code wrong too many times you will make the sim card useless and you will have to contact your phone service provider for a new sim card, it will probably cost.

hello there....well its quite simple...there is nothing wrong with your phone ...its your SIM... if it is asking for a PUK (Personal Unblocking Key) code...call your subscriber and ask them for PUK code,entering this code will reset your sim ...it is a free service....

trying code randomly will damage your sim card...so call your network provider

If the error message is saying sim damaged call them and ask for a "sim replacement" you will get a new sim while you will retain the same number ,however you will lose the phone numbers and other data stored in sim,this can be free but it depends on the company and how 'customer friendly they are

Hope this help
Cheers