at&t »

The reset for the Epix is quite simple, under the settings menu, there is actually an icon that say "Hard Reset". Click it, then follow the prompts. The default code that worked for me was 0000. If that doesn’t work, someone changed it. You will then be prompted to type 1234 and continue to accept the command. You’re done!

Palm Treo »

How to perform a hard reset on the Palm Treo Pro.

These steps will erase all data from the device. You may want to synchronize if possible before trying these steps.

1. Take the back panel off to expose the reset hole.
2. Press Power to turn on the screen.
3. While pressing and holding End, use the tip of the stylus or a small paper clip to press and release the Reset button.
4. Continue pressing and holding End until the Erase all data? prompt appears.
5. Press Up.
6. Wait for the progress bar on to fill up, then you can use the device again.

G1, T-Mobile »

Here is how you do a hard reset or factory reset of the T-Mobile G1.

• Power off the G1
• Hold Home Key + End key for 20 seconds or till you see a triangle with an exclamation point and a picture of the G1
• Open the QWERTY keyboard and hit Alt+W

You will see a little animation and it will reset on it’s own from that point.

Sprint »

1. Remove the storage card from the device, if one is present.
2. With phone powered off:

• Press and hold both the left and right softkeys.
• While both softkeys are held down, press and hold until the unit powers on.

3. As the device begins to power on, release both softkeys.

Note Once the phone powers on, you should see an onscreen alert message (a white screen with blue text). If you do not see this screen, let the device power up normally, turn it off again, and then repeat steps 2 and

4. Immediately after the alert screen appears, press the left softkey.

5. If the reset was successful, the device displays a pop-up message stating the device is currently reformatting. This process can take several minutes. Allow the process to finish without interruption.

6. When the device has finished resetting, follow the Windows Mobile setup instructions displayed on the screen.

Hard Reset Guide »

I play with dozens of cell phones, smartphones, and Pocket PC Phones and when I have to send them back, I have to do a hard reset so I don’t give some company all my contacts, etc… Well, sometimes this is not a simple task. Often times this information is not in the user’s manual. Many carriers don’t seem to like to share this info for some reason. Another hurdle is that almost every device has their own procedure. Some devices have software commands that start a hard reset, but most of the time, this is a hold down these keys while standing on your head and counting to 20 backwards trick. This site is here to serve as a place to gather these procedures. If there is one that needs to be known, but not here, let us know and I will the answer posted here.