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exe34today at 11:17 AM1 replyview on HN

no, I got my puk code from my phone operator when I moved services before. at least in the UK it works that way.


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dijittoday at 11:37 AM

Yes, but you are unlikely to have your PUK code (its on the card you got your sim with) if you have also lost the sim.

Its a much more losable bit of plastic, and without it (or a contract) why would an operator give you the PUK code for a number they can’t prove you used to have access to? It would be impossible to tell if you are trying to steal someones number.