Sometimes you find yourself wanting to use a phone for Wi-Fi, gaming only, or maybe you just need to access content on an old phone but you can’t seem to get past the activation screen.
There has to be a way to make an “un-activated” phone more useful. Well, there is, and it only requires a secret key press combination to get you past the activation screen.
Obviously, you will not have the “full” functionality of the phone, but at least you don’t have to use it as a paperweight.
For the Samsung Galaxy S3 press this key combination:
- Bottom left corner
- Bottom right corner
- Bottom left corner
- Bottom right corner
- Volume up
* TIP: You should be on the language selection screen when entering the key combination.
For the Samsung Fascinate:
- Enter the emergency dialer
- Dial *#83786633
- Press Send
- Press Home Key
it doesnt do nothing
I don’t have a home key
Hi my name is roy oueis I bought a new Samsung Galaxy s3 from the Internet I cannot go past activation screen tried left corner right corner left corner and right corner up volume nothing happens then I tried emergency call *#83786633 also nothing if you have any suggestions I am gratefull Pls email it to me at
Thank you very much
im having the same problem roy..Did you figure.ot out?
Did anyone figure this out?? Nothing is working for me!! Help
Roy??
this dosent work 4 my phone
Same issue as all of you
Press just above the “Emergency” button as your “left”, and above the other button as your “right”. Do it fast, left right left right, then volume up. It works – I just confirmed it.
It works. Thanks