Pair Smartphone or iPhone with Bluetooth

Driving on your phone is a big problem, in most countries it's Illegal and to be honest it really is a very stupid idea. Penalty points and fines so if you've got a car Kit your Phone should be Paired up and working with it. If not, Why not?

Now I'm not going to go through every pairing process just give a general over view.

Every Bluetooth kit be it Built-in Car, Car Radio, Removable Standalone or Earpiece will have the correct method to pair off your phone to the Kit included in the Pairing section but here's and overview.

In General all Kits pair off by holding the Power button down on the device until you get a beep, a sequence of flashing lights or constant light. Once it is in Pairing mode you then go to the Bluetooth connection options of your Phone, search for your new Device, select and let the phone Pair off to it.

If it asks for a Pass-code or Password it is usually "0000" or "1234", unless you've got an especially complex kit like BMW,Mercedes, Audi etc. these will either generate their own code and display it to you or have it preset in the car manual. If this isn't available you may have to return to your dealer to retrieve the code. This is however a rare occurrence.

Once the kit is paired off make sure you have the phone set to automatically connect to it or you will have to manually select the kit every time you turn on the Car.

I have seen a lot off issues, mainly with Android phones that even though they have automatic connection on it still will not pair off. The best way to get automatic connection to work is to have your phone's Bluetooth switched on before you start up the car or turn on the kit, This means the signal sent by the kit will be picked up straight away by your phone and it will connect. If you don't do it this way you will find having to hit and hold the call button on the kit to get it to resend the signal then having to go into the Bluetooth menu on the phone to select your device. This is a real Pain!

Finally if you are still having issues connecting make sure you have the latest software for your phone installed older versions of software have been known to cause issues with built in kits, disconnecting, dropping calls and no audio to mention a few.

Power saving options can cause issues with some kits also so if you are still having issues turn your power saving off.

Also if your Bluetooth Device has a "No Sniff Mode" set this to off this may resolve your issues.

Comments and ideas welcome.

Secret Nokia Codes

Looking for Nokia Codes? look no futher! well hopefully, we have a new page here dedicated to all the hidden "secret" codes built into your nokia devices This will be an on going archive and  I'm sure its currently incomplete so if you, our viewing public have any more to add to it please add them in the page comments.

Loads of Nokia Codes after the Jump here.

Nokia Unlock Calculator

We've added a Free Nokia Unlock Calculator to the site it also has a Master Security Code generator as well and works just great for older Nokia Phones. Click Here or Click Free Nokia Unlock on the menu above to jump to the page. Loads of thanks to the nice people at www.findmethatphone.co.uk.

If your looking for other Handsets or your Nokia is not in the Free Unlock Calculator then you can use our Premium Unlock Service that is located off site at the moment and can be found here.

How to enter a Nokia Unlock Code



It's really easy to enter the Unlock Code on your Nokia Feature Phone.

Once you have your code from your chosen source ie. your network provider, just take out your current sim and switch the Phone on. At the insert sim prompt you have to enter it in the following way.

#PW+Your Code Goes Here+1#



To get the P W and + you need to use the star or * key.

Below I have the number of times to press the star key to get the Letters and + Symbol.

P: Quickly press * [Star Key] 3 Times

W: Quickly press *[Star Key] 4 Times

+: Quickly press *[Star Key] 2 Times

Once you have the code completed the Phone should show "Sim Restriction Off" If it dose not Don't keep entering the code, Double check it as generally you only have 5 Attempts to enter a Code before the Phone will tell you "Cannot Undo Restriction" if this happens you will most likely have to take it to the Unlock Shop!

You should also be aware the final digit after the last + can vary so again double check before you enter.

This method should also work with Nokia Phones that Turn fully on without a sim and the code can be entered in the same way at the Main Screen.

Help! My Lumia 800 will not turn on.

I had this come up today. To soft reset your Lumia 800 which is basically like pulling out the battery on your old frozen feature phone you need to hold down the Volume Down Key and Power button, You should feel the phone vibrating but keep on holding, the phone should vibrate a total of 3 times and then it should power on.

If the above dose not work you can try a full reset this will however wipe the phone and put it back to Original Factory settings meaning you loose everything! To do this you have to hold down the Volume down, Power button and the Camera button, when the phone vibrates release the Power button and keep holding the Volume down and Camera buttons for approx 5 more seconds and you should be good to go. 

If this still dose not work you will need to drop in to Nokia Repair and get them to sort it for you.