Question posted by johnsanders on July 29th, 2010

My Blackberry Is Locked In Emergency Contact Mode..acidentally Dialed Emergency

accidentally dialed emergecny # 911 this AM, just noticed it is still locked in Emergency mode (SOS) and cannot use to dial any phone # or data access.  How to unlock or resetr Emergency Mode?

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Answer #1: Posted by DreadPirateRoberts on December 29th, 2010 9:34 AM
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The SOS indicates that you can only place emergency calls. Usually this means that you have a bad SIM card in your device, either one that has been corrupted or one from another carrier that is not compatible with your phone. You will either need to replace the SIM with a SIM from the carrier of your handheld or get your phone unlocked. This feature is actually something that the carriers don’t really advertise. Where you are able to place emergency calls to 911, even if you don’t have a carrier account, just need a working cell phone.

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