*228 will FRY YOUR REZOUND

[HowardZ]

You all probably know this already.


For newbies like me: Verizon says just turn on the new phone and it initializes from the SIM Card. Sim Card does it all. Never ever dial *228 because it will fry the Rezound, and it will NOT be covered under warranty.

Howard

Moderator update: There is no actual proof that dialing *228 will harm your phone. Some will say it does and some will say it's harmless.

 

[Caesars]

Not that I would do this, but how could this not be covered under the warranty heehee

 

[macpro88]

Don't know if this is actually possible, if you dial *228, like I have a few times, a message comes up saying that you don't need to do this because a VZW Sim Card is present. I've done this just for the heck of it on many different ROMs, ICS and GB, and so far, my phone still works.

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[JRParsons]

It could damage the sim card, your phone will be fine, i still wouldn't do it because it serves no benefit.
There was a time in the early Thunderbolt days where a Verizon Tech would suggest it, for whatever reason, either forgetting or not knowing that it wasnt required. I read on here somewhere that a few people blamed bad sims on 228, i don't know if it was ever confirmed. Verizon will give you a new sim, pretty much any time you ask.


Sent from my Illudium PU - 36 Explosive Space Modulator.

 

[MrSmith317]

I'm shutting this thread down. I don't want things to get out of hand with hysteria or anything. As Jparsons stated, you can potentially damage the 4G SIM card using *228 but that is the case on any 4G phone. There is currently no verifiable proof that dialing *228 will harm your phone.