My all time favorite Cell Phone. I still have mine, and it still works. I put it on a charger few hours ago. But it did see too much use and abuse and one side hinge is cracked. Other than that?I have a bag of Cell Phones that either didn't last but a few months or just weren't that great. Moto Ruled with StarTAC.

Hello all, One day on YouTube I stumbled upon a video of a gentleman who had discovered you could still successfully activate a CDMA Motorola StarTAC on the Page Plus network. He mentioned that Verizon won't activate them, which I later discovered was due to the phone's lack of an E911 GPS chip. However, Page Plus will, even though it's still same network. I decided to try it for myself. I found a Verizon branded Motorola StarTAC 7868W on eBay, and sure enough, I got it successfully activated! The reception is excellent, and the voice quality is something I've never experienced on any other cell phone, by far.

Plus, the 1100MAh battery lasts for what seems like forever, even though it's 10 years old. The phone had recent calls from 2003 in it, to give you an idea. I've since picked up the Motorola in-car handsfree kit, Clip-On organizer, and the handsfree speakerphone attachment. It's been a lot of fun taking it around with me and seeing people's reactions when it rings and I pull it out to answer it. Always a good conversation starter. Here's a picture: ------ Later on, I also came across an old AirTouch branded CDMA Qualcomm QCP 860 that I picked up for pretty cheap too.

Except for the battery being lousy, it works great too! Thought you all might get a kick out of these phones still being usable. Maybe you've got a CDMA phone lying around you could try resurrecting?

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.motorola () My StarTAC phone has been giving me trouble so I bought another StarTAC (ST7868W) from a guy. The Alltel folks have not been able to program the new phone because we get an 'Invalid Program Lock Code' error. I have been researching that issue and can't seem to find a way to reset the phone back to the original factory settings. As I understand it, the Program Lock Code is set by the wireless carrier in an attempt to keep subscribers from carrier hopping. Is there a way to change or override or obliterate the Program Lock Code so that I can use this phone? Archived from groups: alt.cellular.motorola () So I assume it's not the usual 000000 or 123456. It's probably not a Verizon StarTAC since all their phones are unlocked so it's probably Sprint or one of the smaller carriers, definately not an Alltel otherwise Alltel will know based on the ESN.

Three's two things you can try. Did you ask the guy who you bought it from? He might have that magic 6 digit code. Click on the Service Provider Code Locks link.

Basically says try to get in touch with a technician at the original carrier. BTW, does the Alltel store have the ability to reflash the phone with the latest software? For Alltel, it's 7656 or 7654, one of those two. On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:10:44 -0500, 'Chuck Jurgens' wrote: >My StarTAC phone has been giving me trouble so I bought another StarTAC >(ST7868W) from a guy. The Alltel folks have not been able to program the >new phone because we get an 'Invalid Program Lock Code' error. >>I have been researching that issue and can't seem to find a way to reset the >phone back to the original factory settings. As I understand it, the >Program Lock Code is set by the wireless carrier in an attempt to keep >subscribers from carrier hopping.

>>Is there a way to change or override or obliterate the Program Lock Code so >that I can use this phone? >>TIA >>Chuck. Archived from groups: alt.cellular.motorola () Just want to add something. Found this in an old post. This royc fellow seems to know his StarTACs very well. From: clouston@sprynet.com (royc) Newsgroups: alt.cellular.motorola Subject: Re: unlock a startac? Date: 23 Sep 2003 19:00:07 -0700 Organization: Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.240.6.238 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 22203 127.0.0.1 (24 Sep 2003 02:00:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 24 Sep 2003 02:00:08 GMT Xref: intern1.nntp.aus1.giganews.com alt.cellular.motorola:82899 You can put the ST7868W into test mode to view and change the security code and lock code.

Do not mess around with other settings! To enter test mode, press: FCN, 0, 0, *, *, T, E, S, T, M, O, D, E, STO You will then see a US ' prompt. Enter 5506# The phone will display the security code. Change it to the default by entering 000000, then press STO. The ' prompt will reappear.

Indian Railway Reservation Software Free Download For Pc. Next enter 5507# The phone will display the lock code. Change it to the default by entering 123, then press STO. The ' prompt will reappear. Finally enter 01#.

The phone will reboot and return to normal mode. You can now access all of the StarTAC's security settings using the default security code 000000.

Acknowledgement: My thanks to Ryan Goolevitch who posted the ST7868W test mode commands at: royc 'Disillusioned' wrote in message news. >Cheats Para Need For Speed Pro Street Wii on this page. How do i get startac 7868w unlocked? ++++++++++++++++++++++++ On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:00:00 -0500, Richard Lee wrote: >So I assume it's not the usual 000000 or 123456.

It's probably not a >Verizon StarTAC since all their phones are unlocked so it's probably >Sprint or one of the smaller carriers, definately not an Alltel >otherwise Alltel will know based on the ESN. >>Three's two things you can try. >>Did you ask the guy who you bought it from? He might have that magic 6 >digit code. >>>Click on the Service Provider Code Locks link. Basically says try to >get in touch with a technician at the original carrier. >>BTW, does the Alltel store have the ability to reflash the phone with >the latest software?

For Alltel, it's 7656 or 7654, one of those two. >>>On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:10:44 -0500, 'Chuck Jurgens' >wrote: >>>My StarTAC phone has been giving me trouble so I bought another StarTAC >>(ST7868W) from a guy. The Alltel folks have not been able to program the >>new phone because we get an 'Invalid Program Lock Code' error. >>>>I have been researching that issue and can't seem to find a way to reset the >>phone back to the original factory settings. As I understand it, the >>Program Lock Code is set by the wireless carrier in an attempt to keep >>subscribers from carrier hopping. >>>>Is there a way to change or override or obliterate the Program Lock Code so >>that I can use this phone? >>>>TIA >>>>Chuck.