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Old 10-09-2007, 23:52
stevenoon
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Hi all,

I'm about to send 4 different phones off for firmware updates.

There are 3 Nokia's 6100, 6230 and 6230i - which is my main phone. And a Samsung Z400 which I've just acquired.

My question is - is there an easy way to make sure all data is deleted from the phone - contacts, texts, ringtones, pictures, etc - just by leaving the battery out or something for a day or two?

If it's as simple as leaving the battery out, does anyone know how long I need to leave the battery out for for the memory loss to take effect?

Thanks,

Steve.
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Old 11-09-2007, 07:18
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Leaving the battery out wouldn't work. Unless you wait for decades.
Many phones have a factory reset or master clear which will do what you want. Consult your manual for the details.
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Old 11-09-2007, 11:37
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with nokias you can do a master clear as with samsungs -

In the samsung it should be in settings>master reset>master clear

the nokia i believe it should be *#7370# Although that may be different for the older range of handsets

the password for the nokia is normally 12345 and the samsung i believ is 00000000 or 0000
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Old 21-10-2007, 10:54
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erased

Last edited by Johnny Seven : 21-10-2007 at 10:57. Reason: posted in wrong place d'oh!
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