I'm trying to access the pound sign which is located on the 4 key

If you have a desktop with a qwerty keyboard, try this
Press the Num Lock key (Num Lock light comes on )
Hold down the 'Alt' key and type 156 on the Numeric keypad ,release the Alt key and the pound sign should appear.
If that doesn't work,
Hold down the 'Alt' key and type 0163 on the Numeric keypad ,release the Alt key and the pound sign should appear.

The Ascii code for pound sign is 00A3.
It can be accessed from a PC keyboard by holding down the Alt key and typing 0163 on the numeric keypad. (It will not work using the ordinary number keys.)

The pound sign is usually located above the number 3 (not on the number keysboard but above the w....e on letter keys. You have to use the shift key to get the ### key.

ABOVE THE LETTER KEYBOARD number 3 use shift #

Press and Hold the Shift Key then hit the number 3 key. The # sign is on the 3 key, but since it is above the number 3 that means you have to press and hold the shift key.

Press and Hold the Shift Key then hit the number 3 key. The # sign is on the 3 key, but since it is above the number 3 that means you have to press and hold the shift key.

Totype the Euro sign in Windows, you press the alt key+0128. As for the Sterlingpound symbol, you can type it by pressing the alt key+0163. You can have a lookat this site where it lists ways to type currency symbols.
http://www.fonts.com/fontent/fontent_home.asp?nCo=AFMT&con=fyti_currency
Please note that you have to type the 4-digit code on thenumeric keypad (do not use the normal number keys) while holding down the Altkey.

Hold down the shift key and then press the £ sign.... for € sign hold down Alt-Gr then press 4 shift key is located under the Return or Enter key and above the Ctrl key

To get character: £ then press down and release the Num Lock key (To make num lock on) located in the upper left part of the number pad on the right side of your keyboard so that the LED above is lit and release that key. Then hold down the Alt key and type 156 using that number pad. you will get pound sign Let me know if this helped Regards

THIS MAYBE A KEYBOARD PROBLEM OR THE KEY BOARD SOFTWARE NEED TO BE RESET OR RE INSTALLED AND THAT MEAN A TOTAL INSTALL AS FIRST TIME YOU GOT YOUR MACHINE

hi sir have you done restore factory settings firstThe Nokia 2160 series hand portable CMT uses an EEPROM NAM that can be programmed directly from the standard user keypad. In order to access the 
NAM, you must enter the special access code currently programmed into the 
phone. Once the programming mode is accessed, NAM parameters are loaded 
by entering them into the display and "storing" them to selected memory 
locations. Be sure to obtain all parameters before proceeding. 

EASY NAM PROGRAMMING 

1. Turn on phone. 

2. Enter the Easy NAM access code. Access code is: *#639# 

3. Verify the display now reads "Cellular Number" and enter the 10 digit 
MIN for the phone. 

4. Press the softkey under the word "OK" in the display. If less than 10 
digits are entered an error message will prompt you to reenter the 
number. 

5. Verify the display reads "Enter code" and enter the five digit SID 
followed by four zeros. (Example 001750000 is a SID of 175 followed 
by four zeros). An error message will display if an incorrect entry 
is made. Do not add more than four zeros to the code. 

Note: Change the Lock code by adding a pound sign and new lock code after 
the code. (Example: 001750000#7788. Lock code = 7788). 

Change the Language code by adding a pound sign (#) and new 
language code after the code. (Example: 001750000#2. Language = 2) 

Language Code: 0 (default) = English, 1 = French, 2 = Spanish, 
3 = Portuguese 

Change the Lock code and Language code by separating each set of 
numbers by a pound sign. (Example: 001750000#7788#2). The SID = 
00175, Lock code = 7788, Language = 2 (Spanish). 

6. Press the softkey under the word "OK" in the display. 

7. The display will tell you t