Motorola defy - i want to put a new sim card in, but i can only get emergency calls. Telsta said I need a pku number from motorola

I believe SIM cards have to be registered with your provider now.

It could be a sim card failure. Try removing the sim card and clean the contacts on the card and phone.

If you are using the BSNL SIM card in your new Motorola then you need to contact BSNL and ask them how to configure the Motorola to get into their Data network.

Sorry i don't have the Unlock code with me.Also no one provide the Unlock code for Your It's differ from Network to Network ,IMEI number and Country it locked Now...You can get the Unlock code at low cost from the website Named as Superunlockcodes.com and remove the Network Lock,If it asks for Security Unlock code means call the service provider and get it,Subsidy Code and Unlock code is Same,SPECIAL CODE is also same in Motorola Category,Motorola has Unlimited Unlocking tries,,Follow the Free unlocking instructions below :

Motorola DEFY Unlocking InstructionsWarning : Do not enter any wrong unlock codes on your Motorola DEFY mobile phones. If you enter over a certain amount of wrong unlock codes on your Motorola DEFY mobile phone, your phone may get hard locked and sometimes become unusable.
1 - Switch ON your Motorola DEFY with a NOT ACCEPTED SIM Card,
2 - Phone will display "Enter Special Code",
3 - You can now enter the Unlock Code.

NOT ACCEPTED: We mean, to use a sim card from a network other than the network your Motorola DEFY is locked to.

WARNING: If one of theses messages appear :

- "Contact Service Provider"
- "Tampert Alter"
- "Wait before enter special Code"
- "Contact Service'

It's because you or somebody already entered too many wrong codes, you just have to leave the Motorola DEFY ON with the errors message and after 40 minutes to 2 hours the message "Enter Code Special" will appear again!
Each Motorola DEFY mobile phone has an unique unlock code. You can buy the unique unlock code for your Motorola DEFY mobile phone using the form above.

To import contacts from your SIM card touch App menu> Manage SIM card > Import SIM card.

This happens when no sim-card is inserted or your carrier's network is not available. Try to check the sim-card contacts or put it into another phone and see whether it works there. If the sim-card is defective you generally can exchange it for free in the nearest office of your wireless-carrier.
When the phone says "emergency calls only" it means that the phone has found a network, but it can not register in it due to the problems described above. For emergency calls network registration is not required, it is made for so you could call 911 even without any sim-card installed.

Hi the PUK code is the security code for the sim card and not the phone, all you need to do is call your service provider and ask them for the PUK code for the sim card that is asking for the code, they will give you this code for free over the phone, its a 10digit code so dont try guessing as you will block the sim card.

if you dont need to use that sim card then you can get a new sim card for your phone and this wont ask for the PUK code.

Each sim card made has its own unique PUK code and it is totally random so their are no number generators out their that can get you this number as its unique to each sim card.

Giving your service provider a call will get you the PUK code and they wont charge for giving you this, if you enter the number wrong between 5 and 10 times depending on what network your with then this will mean the sim card is locked and can no longer be used and you will also lose any data that is stored on the sim card.

The same thing happened to me. Take the battery and SIM card out of the phone, then simply put them back in and turn the phone back on. Fixed the problem for me.

sim is the card you were given to work your phone and make calls.
Well it sounds like you need to put your simcard in the phone and it will be working.

If you need assistance you should have a customer rep in store help you.

1- select your network manual in your handset

2-try another sim card ,so that your either there is problem in your sim card