{"id":548,"date":"2016-05-23T16:28:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T13:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockscope.com\/help\/?post_type=post&#038;p=548"},"modified":"2017-12-08T19:03:21","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T16:03:21","slug":"difference-between-the-unlock-code-and-pin-puk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/difference-between-the-unlock-code-and-pin-puk\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between the unlock code and PIN\/PUK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you not sure about the difference between the unlock code and PIN\/PUK? Do not worry!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the message is displayed on your phone is <\/span><b>\u201cEnter PIN\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and you have 3 attempts to insert the correct pin, then you need to insert the <strong>PIN code<\/strong> of your <strong>sim card<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9415 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/difference-between-the-unlock-code-and-PIN-PIN-CODE.jpg\" alt=\"difference-between-the-unlock-code-and-PIN-PIN-CODE\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/difference-between-the-unlock-code-and-PIN-PIN-CODE.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/difference-between-the-unlock-code-and-PIN-PIN-CODE-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/difference-between-the-unlock-code-and-PIN-PIN-CODE-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a 4 digit code, set by you. Usually, the default PIN is 0000, but you might have changed that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is not the <\/span><b>Network Unlock Code<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Network Unlock Code we provide helps you unlock your phone in order to be able to use it with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/how-to-check-if-your-phone-is-network-locked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another network provider<\/a> different from the original provider (the one that you originally bought your phone from).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/difference-between-the-unlock-code-and-PIN-NETWORK-CODE.jpg\" alt=\"difference-between-the-unlock-code-and-PIN-NETWORK-CODE\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/difference-between-the-unlock-code-and-PIN-NETWORK-CODE.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/difference-between-the-unlock-code-and-PIN-NETWORK-CODE-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/difference-between-the-unlock-code-and-PIN-NETWORK-CODE-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, you bought your phone from AT&amp;T and you want to use it with T-Mobile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you enter 3 times a wrong PIN, then your phone will ask for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Personal_unblocking_code\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\">PUK code<\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which can be found in the original package of the SIM card. In the case that you don\u2019t have it, you can call your service provider and ask them to send you the PUK code (it\u2019s free).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you not sure about the difference between the unlock code and PIN\/PUK? Do not worry! If the message is displayed on your phone is \u201cEnter PIN\u201d and you have 3 attempts to insert the correct pin, then you need to insert the PIN code of your sim card. 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