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<blockquote data-quote="frank" data-source="post: 2414867" data-attributes="member: 216324"><p>I recently acquired a used ic502 that was previously set up on the Sprint network. I understand that this is a combo CDMA/iDEN phone, so I&#039;m confused on how to go about setting it up so that I can use it strictly for it&#039;s off-network Direct Talk capability. The phone no longer has the original Nextel SIM in it that it was paired to, and all I have access to is a Boost mobile SIM that results in a &quot;insert correct SIM&nbsp; SIM card does not match stored account information&quot; error message. I can&#039;t do anything except make a 911 call with it like this. I also tried without a SIM, and again, all keys are useless except 911 and vol. control. I know it needs a SIM in it to work, so I&#039;m assuming that I will need to unlock the phone so it will accept the Boost SIM so that I can navigate around on it and put it in Direct Talk mode. My question then is this: Is unlocking via keypad possible even without proper &quot;paired&quot; SIM? and secondly, if not, is there any way to Unlock / Flash this phone using the USB cable and PC (Preferred method)? Where can I find the proper software and instructions on use (preferably as cheap as possible, free is always good)? My plan is just to be able to use a Boost SIM as a sort of &quot;Dummy SIM&quot; just to allow the phone to be used for it&#039;s off-network Direct Talk 2-way capabilities, I have no desire at all to use it on ANY network, just for 2-way....any suggestions? Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="frank, post: 2414867, member: 216324"] I recently acquired a used ic502 that was previously set up on the Sprint network. I understand that this is a combo CDMA/iDEN phone, so I'm confused on how to go about setting it up so that I can use it strictly for it's off-network Direct Talk capability. The phone no longer has the original Nextel SIM in it that it was paired to, and all I have access to is a Boost mobile SIM that results in a "insert correct SIM SIM card does not match stored account information" error message. I can't do anything except make a 911 call with it like this. I also tried without a SIM, and again, all keys are useless except 911 and vol. control. I know it needs a SIM in it to work, so I'm assuming that I will need to unlock the phone so it will accept the Boost SIM so that I can navigate around on it and put it in Direct Talk mode. My question then is this: Is unlocking via keypad possible even without proper "paired" SIM? and secondly, if not, is there any way to Unlock / Flash this phone using the USB cable and PC (Preferred method)? Where can I find the proper software and instructions on use (preferably as cheap as possible, free is always good)? My plan is just to be able to use a Boost SIM as a sort of "Dummy SIM" just to allow the phone to be used for it's off-network Direct Talk 2-way capabilities, I have no desire at all to use it on ANY network, just for 2-way....any suggestions? Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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