On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:42:48 -0800, Steve <teu@qprc.inv> wrote this with the utmost thought: I purchased and activated a prepaid cellphone, but there are several problems and I'm going to return it. Is there an easy way to reset everything and wipe out my info, phone number, minutes, etc?...

...from manufacturer to manufacturer, even unit to unit. It's a hidden-away number the dealer has to wipe out user memory. Thanks Larry. Any way to determine this for a prepaid phone purchased at Target? Who is the carrier and the phone manufacturer? The store that you bought it from makes absolutely no difference. Some carriers, such as Cingular have all sorts of instructions on...

... out my info, phone number, minutes, etc? Yes, but it varies widely from manufacturer to manufacturer, even unit to unit. It's a hidden-away number the dealer has to wipe out user memory. Thanks Larry. Any way to determine this for a prepaid phone purchased at Target? -- Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim. ...George Santayana

...apparently missed.) TruPhone is a paid service for most cellphone-to-cellphone calls, but it allows free dialing and SMS messaging of ... is ENTIRELY CELLULAR-BASED. Callback services have been around for cellphones for years, long before the iPhone was imagined. (www.kall8.... is based on the idea that you'll use a local prepaid SIM at your destination that has free incoming calls, AT&...