Sch-u430 hack

When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. If you're looking for a basic flip phone with a VGA camera, you can always count on Samsung to deliver. Though there's not a lot to distinguish it from the cell phone crowd, it's still a decent phone for making calls.

To find accessories for this phone, see our cell phone ringtones and accessories guide. There's nothing particularly striking about its design, but it's not unattractive either. The plastic skin feels a tad cheap but the hinge is sturdy, and the phone has a solid feel in the hand.

The 1-inch exterior display supports 65, colors 96x96 pixels and shows all the information you'll need. You can see the date, time, battery life, signal strength, and photo caller ID. It also works as a view finder for the camera lens, which sits just above the screen. The SCH-U doesn't offer a flash. Below the display is a thin speaker. The remaining exterior controls include a 2. The charger port is proprietary, and so we hope that Samsung soon joins other manufacturers in moving toward a common micro USB charger.

Between them is a dual control that starts the camera and activates the speakerphone before making a call nice. On the left spine you'll find a volume rocker. The internal display measures 2 inches and supports 65, colors x pixels. Normally, we'd prefer a higher-resolution display, but it's fine on this caliber of phone.

The screen is bright and colors and graphics looked relatively good, but the display is difficult to see in direct light. We're very pleased that Verizon is tweaking its menu interface to make it more intelligible. You can change the clock format, the brightness, and the dialing font's size and style. The navigation controls and keypad have an ergonomic, easy-to-use design.

The four-way toggle and central OK button are tactile and slightly raised above the surface of the phone. The backlit keypad buttons are equally spacious and attractive, even if the plastic material feels the slightest bit flimsy. We had no problems with misdials and the numbers on the keys are large. Features The SCH-U's phone book holds contacts, with room in each entry for five phone numbers, two e-mail addresses, and notes. Type the 4 digit code which corresponds to your lock type in most cases the MCK code will work with code:1 3.

Type your unlock code which corresponds to your lock type 5. Press the button on the keypad 1 time 6. Device is now unlocked. Power on without SIM 2. From the standby screen, use the dial pad to enter the number sequence 3. Device should say: "Network Lock Deactivated". Insert an unaccepted SIM card 2.

Enter the pin code to sim card 3. At the top of screen an "exclamation mark" icon will appear 6. Click on "exclamation mark" icon 7. There will appear link "settings" - click on it 8. Virtual keyboard appears on screen with Enter PIN prompt. Enter your 8-digit unlock code. Then insert a sim card that is from another network that your phone is not locked to. An Wrong sim message will come up on the screen 4. At this time a white screen will appear which says "exit" 6.

Tap the right soft key, occasionally it will not go to the next screen, if so press the down key 7. From the menu that appears scroll down to the malloc Fail option, this will reboot, and normal service screen will appear.

Turn phone off, and then turn on Go to menu by tapping left soft key, then settings in bottom right hand corner, then choose option number 7 security, then choose option number 6 SIM Lock, select option 1 disable Then enter eight zeros , the message will come up sim lock disabled with a check mark, your phone is now unlocked to use with other carriers. Non Android Phones On some non-android models you can simply insert a non accepted SIM card and let the phone prompt you to enter the unlocking code.

A SIM it's not locked to However, with many non-android phones you may need to check which lock s are active on the handset first. Phone Freeze If your phone displays this message or similar when inserting an incorrect sim, you must do the following: When you insert a non-accepted SIM card and your phone displays this message or similar, you must do the following: Turn on the phone with non-accepted SIM so phone displays 'Phone Freeze, SIM unavailable.