change own phone number
- Hi all,
I am a new Storm 9530 owner and new to your forum, so I hope I am doing this right. Question: I am trying to change the old phone # being displayed on the main screen to my number, and I see some people have suggested ##000000 etc. This tell me I have used an invalid password. This phone was originally used on the BELL? network, I think in Canada, does anyone know how to change the # in this phone?
Thanks, and happy holidays to all.12-22-09 08:21 AMLike 0 - pcgizmo#IMCrackBerry Ph.D.You number should display on the phone when you activate it on your line. Your sim card should have your number, since you're AT&T.
the ##000000 (which I believe is the CDMA programming page) is for clearing your number out when passing the phone on to a new owner.Last edited by plkcable; 12-22-09 at 08:52 AM.
12-22-09 08:49 AMLike 0 - thanks for the reply, thats exactly the issue, I got this storm used from a guy in WI, however, it was sold to me as a new, never used or opened phone, but, when it arrived it had been used with someone elses number programmed in it. It was used on the BELL network (thats what comes up on the main screen where the carriers logo is) but I am an At&t customer with a blackberry pearl, I took the sim out of that and put it in the storm, but the # in the main screen still shows as the previous owners #. The phone works fine, just wrong # on main screen. If anyone can help!!!!12-22-09 08:59 AMLike 0
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With OS5, you can set the option not to display the My Number in the Phone app, but if you want to change it you must dial the ##MSLNUMBER The MSL number is (6) Zeros for Verizon and Alltel, but not for other carriers. Sprint, Bell and Telus all use different ones derived from the phone's ESN I believe. So, for the OP, unless you can get this info from the branding carrier or via certain MSL reading tools/writeups off the phone, you're stuck.12-23-09 09:53 AMLike 0 - pcgizmo#IMCrackBerry Ph.D.This is incorrect. The CDMA "World Phones" BBs get their number display in the Phone app from the CDMA programming. I've asked RIM several times over to set this reading based on what radio technology the BB is set to use, but they don't listen and make proper OS developments that make more logical sense.
With OS5, you can set the option not to display the My Number in the Phone app, but if you want to change it you must dial the ##MSLNUMBER The MSL number is (6) Zeros for Verizon and Alltel, but not for other carriers. Sprint, Bell and Telus all use different ones derived from the phone's ESN I believe. So, for the OP, unless you can get this info from the branding carrier or via certain MSL reading tools/writeups off the phone, you're stuck.
I've used it to change the number on my BBs from my number to all 9s when passing it on to the new owner.12-23-09 10:36 AMLike 0
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