How to get your PUK number from another phone.
if you lost your personal unlocking key, you can easily retrieve it even with another phone.
puk code is a personal unlocking key assigned to all sim card by the sim providers to ensure proper security of data and information on the SIM.
if you mistakenly turned on the option of PUK security on your phone and you can’t remember the PUK code again, this blog post will show you all the necessary information you might need.
please endeavor to read this content till the end as all the information provided here will be very helpful to anyone who want to retrieve PUK code through another phone.
How to get your PUK number from another phone.
to get your PUK code from another phone, you need to call your sim provider’s customer service agent for special assistance.
below are the procedure to follow.
procedure to follow in order to get your PUK code from another phone.
- call your sim card provider via their customer service line
- request for your personal unlocking key
- answer the verification questions and
- your puk code will be sent to you.
this is very easy, not as hard as you might have been thinking.
below are some of the important questions you may have to answer before the customer service agent will send your PUK code to you.
- your name (full name)
- your date of birth: day month and year
- phone number in question
- your mother’s surname
- two frequently dials number
- your last airtime recharge amount.
if you manages to answer this questions, your PUK code will be providing to you by the customer service agent.
even if you can’t answer all the questions but you managed to answer about 70%, you can still get your PUK code from them.
this is all about getting your puk code from another phone.
in case you don’t know, there are still some other available ways you can follow in order to get your PUK code.
check below to see all the available methods for retrieving your Sim card PUK code.
how to get your PUK code for unlocking your SIM card.
there are numerous ways you can follow in order to retrieve your Sim PUK code.
check below as I will be showing you the simplest methods available for this.
- check your PUK code on your sim package.
the package that comes with your sim card must bear the PUK code.
if you can still find the sim card pack, check the pack and you will see it clearly written “PUK code”.
this is the easiest way for getting your puk code.
if you’re unable to find your sim card pack, you can then check this other available methods below.
- retrieve your PUK code by calling your customer service agent.
you can easily retrieve your PUK code, calling your customer service agent.
once you verify the ownership of the sim card, your PUK code will be sent to you.
- get your PUK code through SMS method.
you can easily retrieve your PUK code via SMS method.
this option is not working for all Telecom companies, only few allows this.
to get your PUK code through SMS, read this GUIDE.
how to unlock your PUK blocked SIM card without PUK code.
if your sim card is blocked due to issue of personal unlocking key, you can still unlock it even without using the PUK code.
below are the procedure to follow in order to unlock your puk blocked SIM card without using the puk code.
Put your locked SIM card on the old Nokia phone and turn it on.
Wait 2 minutes and then turn it off again.
Remove and reinsert the SIM card.
Turn on the phone and enter this code as PUK code *22233421#.
Now you will be asked to enter a new PUK code. You can enter any code, such as 12345.
how to get PUK code through SMS.
do you know you can get your PUK code via SMS?
well, not all telecom service companies approved this.
to get your PUK code through SMS method, you are required to send an SMS to your network provider, the SMS should contain the phone number of the PUK blocked SIM card and also a Text that will help them to know what your SMS is all about.
check below to see the procedure to follow in order to get your PUK code via SMS method
procedure to follow in order to retrieve your puk code through SMS.
using another phone, send an SMS to your sim card provider via their customer service line.
the SMS should look like this. (“PUK code phone number”).
example, if Your phone number is 2345678910, the SMS should be: (puk code 2345678910)
after sending the SMS, you will receive a response shortly, the SMS will contain your puk code.
for any question concerning how you can get your PUK code via SMS method, drop your questions below for further assistance.
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