Below we will tell you how to know the PIN of the SIM card of your mobile through all the options at your disposal if, for one reason or another, you stop remembering your PIN or you have lost it. Thus, if you have forgotten the PIN you will not be able access mobile; and if you manage to set a password remotely to access, without the PIN you will not be able to use the call or data functions. On the other hand, if you write your PIN wrong several times, the SIM will be blocked, so you will have to resort to the PUK. With so many different data and situations, it is best to review the basics of the SIM card PIN and the possibilities at your disposal to get it back.
How to know the SIM PIN
Index of contents
- How to set a new PIN with the PUK
- How to get your PUK code
- If you do not have the PUK, contact your operator
- Contact of the main operators in Spain
How to set a new PIN with the PUK
When you receive your PIN code when you obtain the mobile phone or the card of the operator with which you will use your smartphone, the call is also delivered eight-digit PUK code, necessary to unlock the SIM in the case of entering the PIN code wrongly up to three times. It is not a number that you use regularly, but rather an emergency code in case your SIM is blocked, in order to unlock it.
To use the PUK code you have to open the calling app on the phone and write the code **05*PUK*NewPIN*NewPIN#, and then press the call button. For example, if you have the code PUK 12345678 and you want to set the PIN 1234, you will have to write the following code: **05*12345678*1234*1234#.
How to get your PUK code
The PUK code comes inside the original packaging along with the SIM card, either on the same plastic from which the SIM is removed or on an attached printed paper. Of course, the PUK is not printed on the SIM for security reasons, so we recommend that you save your PUK code in a safe place and always have it well located in case you need it. You will recognize the PUK code because it is a 8 digit numeric code, usually, next to the word PUK.
If you do not have the PUK, contact your operator
In case you do not keep the original SIM package with the PUK code or the attached paper, you will have to turn to your operator to get it back. In this case, we recommend going to a customer service point of your operator, so that you can identify yourself as the owner of the number and explain the situation. You can also access some type of online portal from your operator to try to manage it remotely. exist 4 main methods to recover your PUK code:
- Log in to the customer area of the website official of your operator; If you identify yourself properly, you will be able to access the PUK code recovery section.
- Through the official application from your operator, which offers the same options as the digital portal, although with direct access from the app; again, you will have to identify yourself to recover the PUK.
- calling on the phone to your operator's customer service; The agent will have to verify your identity so that they can send you the PUK code by SMS.
- Through a official store of the operator in person, with the direct assistance of a technician who will provide you with the PUK personally.
Contact of the main operators in Spain
Below we provide you with the contacts of the main mobile telephone operators in Spain so you can contact quickly and directly:
- Amena: 900 900 705
- Jazztel: 1565
- Lowi: 900 525 957
- MásMóvil: 693 772 373
- Movistar: 1004
- Orange: 1470
- Pepephone: 1706
- Simyo: 1644
- Tuenti: App only
- Vodafone: 1550
- Yoigo: 622 622 622
