Pager Programming Passwords _________________________________________________________________ These are used by service providers to keep other people from re-capping (reprogramming) pagers on their service. Often, the customer is told that they are buying the pager when they enter a service contract, only to find that they are unable to use this pager on another service. This is clearly unethical. Some service providers use the same password on every pager, so they are not much of a problem once you know the password. For instance: Service Password PageNet THEBEST MCI THEBEST SkyNet THEBEST or dictionary SkyTel THEBEST or dictionary Dial Page CPIISIT USA Mobile USAMPGJF Here's and even longer list of pager passwords. Positive Communications uses a changing system, dependent on either the serial number or capcode of the pager.[From Shawn Monahan]. For Page Usa, the password is bp or lp for plus pagers, ex for express, ue for ultraexp, en for the encores and after it, put the last 3 digits of the serial number. [From Alton Yu] Motorola pagers offer the user 8 chances to get the password correct. If the user fails, the pager is disabled and the code plug must be replaced. (unless someone knows how to fix this and will tell me). I do not know the procedures for other manufacturers. Several places have offered pager password breaking equipment and services. Here is a sampling below. Please note that I do not give any particular recommendation to any provider: * BDC Paging, Brian Skube. Sells a password removed for most Motorola pagers for $450. The $250 model reads only Ultra, Encore, Memo, and Goldline. Advisor Gold and Pro reading model $400 (You must already have a standard programmer and software). Also will remove passwords for $8. * Lazer Beepers, Oscar. 305-380-0808. Sells password breakers and programming equipment. * paswd238, 800-929-5427 (fax 305-888-9980), has Motorola Plus & Express units for $139, Memo & for $139, Advisor ( New and Old) $150, NEC relay, sport 1 & 2 for $140. * Pager Emporium, 708-530-5220, sells software to crack pager passwords. * Danny, 305 922 4010, 305-652-5717, removes passwords. * Climax Communications, Alton Yu, will remove the password from Motorola pagers, and also sells the cradle for the UPA for $25. My understanding is that passwords can be read from some Motorola pagers (Memo Express, others...?) by soldering wires in 6 places. I don't have specific instructions on this. Fixing "PAGER DISABLED": For the older Bravo Plus and Express pagers, fixing the pager disabled is easy. The operations work on the pagers with the codeplug S22 and some others. On the Express pagers it's the pocsag 0-3 (pocsag 4 will not work) and with the Plus pagers, all pagers w/ the bigger vibrator motors will work (only some of the ones with smaller vibrators will work). For the plus, what you need to do is when programming the pager, get into the program screen (screen where you press F4 and it does it) and take a wire and short the TP20 (usually the very bottom pin on the front of the pager below the codeplug) to a ground -- the neg. end of the speaker or the bottom where the battery contacts will also work. when programming, let go when you see the status bar and you will get the codeplug is unprogrammed message. enter in something in the box and that'll be the pager's new serial number. Note: UUUUUUUUU will appear on the pager screen when performing this operation. For the Express pager, you can take something to short pins counting from the left 3 & 4. -- on the 8pin -- the connector that connects the receiver board to the decoder board. (when the pager is disabled, the pager no longer powers up. this will power it up) you will need bravo express software version 1.00 to read the password -- same operation as the plus except instead of using the program function, you use the read function (F3) and press enter when it asks for the password. [From Alton Yu] Company Inventory Power Up Password Note Name Control Screen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Future Comm. PC 11 12 93 1-8003717927 J Future Comm. 12 14 93 1-8003717927 128 Future Comm. 1 26 94 1-8003717927 94 Future Comm. 2 24 94 1-8003717927 PL888 Future Comm. 3 10 94 1-8003717927 333 Future Comm. 5 16 94 1-8003717927 999 Future Comm. 5 19 94 1-8003717927 888 Future Comm. 7 1 94 1-8003717927 LOVE Future Comm. RC8 11 94 1-8003717927 63 Future Comm. 8 14 94 1-8003717927 888 Future Comm. 10 2 94 1-8003717927 668 Future Comm. 9 30 94 3 1-8003717927 888 Future Comm. 11 19 94 1-8003717927 888 Future Comm. 2 13 95 1-8003717927 888 Future Comm. RC3 17 95 1-8003717927 1 Future Comm. 4 17 95 1-8003717927 2 Future Comm. 4 20 95 1-8003717927 888 Future Comm. 5 15 95 1-8003717927 8 Future Comm. 5 15 95 1-8003717927 TEAMATP ??? Future Comm. 6 8 95 1-8003717927 9 Future Comm. 7 25 95 1-8003717927 10 Future Comm. 8 1 95 1-8003717927 A Future Comm. 9 6 95 1-8003717927 S Future Comm. 9 18 95000 1-8003717927 10 Future Comm. 10 4 952 1-8003717927 O Future Comm. 10 17 95 1-8003717927 O Future Comm. 11 8 95000 1-8003717927 10 ProEncore Future Comm. 11 13 95 3 1-8003717927 N Future Comm. RC11 16 95 1-8003717927 N Future Comm. RC12 13 95 1-8003717927 D Future Comm. 12 1 95 1-8003717927 D Future Comm. 1 12 96 1-8003717927 88 Future Comm. 01 22 96 N 1-8003717927 N6 Future Comm. RC 2 17 96 1-8003717927 E Future Comm. 04 02 96 1-8003717927 D BeeperCity 510-481-7811 CLARION Old Password BeeperCity UUUUUUUUUU 510-481-7811 184NFW BeeperCity ZZZZZZZZZZ 510-481-7811 732MEP Plus BeeperCity YYYYYYYYYY 510-481-7811 284HOK BeeperCity XXXXXXXXXX 510-481-7811 906YBN BeeperCity CCCCCCCCCC 510-481-7811 XSV073 BeeperCity BBBBBBBBBB 510-481-7811 ZEA826 BeeperCity TTTTTTTTTT 510-481-7811 370VCZ Flex pagers BeeperCity GGGGGGGGGG 510-481-7811 FZB362 Impact Comm. 11 21 9504 415-863-8388 ICSPRO Impact Comm. 10 01 95J 415-863-8388 __II_CC_SS Impact Comm. 06 19 95J 510-268-8388 __II_CC_SS Impact Comm. 3 16 96 J5 415-863-8388 TOP96 Impact Comm. 02 22 95J 415-863-8388 ___I_C_S Impact Comm. 04 9 96JI 800-286-8399 96TOP Impact Comm. 08 18 94J 408-978-7168 MOREIMPACT CITICOMM 800-288-6880 DARREN C88 Old Password CITICOMM 800-288-6880 HEMAN CITICOMM 800-288-6880 NANKLOW CITICOMM 800-288-6880 ULTRAMAN CITICOMM 800-288-6880 SUPERMAN CITICOMM 800-288-6880 BRUCELEE MCI THEBEST PageNet THEBEST Touch Tel NOWAYIN Advanced Cell. 510-444-2828 NAKITA SkyTel DICTIONARY ProEncore Dunkley Comm. 120195 233-4727 MALONE SuperCom 213-389-9200 EGGPLANT AirTech JXC96AT New Barry 704-0161 NAMA2 Vision Network VN674THIOU 718-829-5656 TERRI Best Auto 2623 Players Outlet NAKA2 Cal Net Comm. CALNET1094 800-580-0844 ACSLATER Cal Net Comm. CNET051596 800-580-0844 NHRHENR Cal Net Comm. CALNET0196 800-580-0844 WOOFWOOF Cal Net Comm. CALNET0196 800-580-0844 NRLTALC Bravo Flex 415-566-8368 XYP EXPO COM 8888888888 95 GHK INC 408-270-3028 8888888888 GHK COMM 8888888888 17355-19 LIL VANY AVI 45 HAVANAGILA 916-592-9248 IN SF2 27 96S 415-957-1688 HEARST SF3 13 96S 415-857-1688 HEARST INFINITEL 510-251-1688 8868 VC 510-251-1688 IT1688 12 28 95S IT1688 415-957-1688 AGAIN JOHNNY HO 415-957-1688 UIOP VC 1995 510-251-1688 UIOP 51 9500000 510-251-1688 SUFFER SUPER SAVE 510-232-6153 ABDALLAH 510-655-7212 D2 L SUE 415-395-9733 510-232-1388 KANDICE 800-440-3446 MR JIM D 510-233-9822 MR JIM D UCAP 510-278-7107 POWER 510-687-7838 TINYDOG 1SE0000067 67 1TEHYKS760 ORBITAL 510-770-8983 46350 ELITE 1295 408 263-7243 SODA 1295 DP COMM 415-395-9733 BANANA / DAVID / DYP 1263653 415-986-3308 RICKY 1688116 H SHO0P N GO 415-323-5410 EPSON BACX 10823 510-727-1223 BA7S2305 BLALS451ST 510-639-7240 12006375YK ELECTRON X 510-569-9765 MURPHY 0139153 800-874-2337 KL 3106572337 310-657-2337 PIMP UNIPAGEABC 408-288-8072 2147938 2AA0377206 619-423-7511 MASS1 663-0427 AGENTRIVER 9230EST714 ASKDRON