I found a solution to this! Here is my story and how I fixed the problem of an inadvertently changed pass code lock.
Story: The other day I was checking this exact forum for an clue on how I could 'bypass' my iPhone password. I had just unlocked my iPhone and gave it to my little brother-in-law to play "SmackTalk" and when he gave it back to me the pass-code had changed. I am sure he didn't realize he did this, but nonetheless, he did. Unfortunately, my iMac (which is what I sync to) is about 3000 miles away, so a restore was out of the question. I kept trying to guess, but after a few wrong tries, the iPhone kept giving me 1, 5, 15, 60 minute times between tries. Unfortunately, it looked like most forums and tips I found suggested a restore or tried to accuse me of stealing my phone. Anyway, to make a long story short (too late), through some sort of instant genius, I thought of a way to get back into my iPhone!
Solution: If you have a MobileMe account, go to the 'Find my iPhone' section. From there, you can create a pass code. It says it will overwrite any existing one (which is just what we need). After you get the confirmation email (took all of 2 seconds), simply enter the new code you created and you are good to go!
This was a life saver for me so I wanted to make sure I passed it along. Hope this helps!
Story: The other day I was checking this exact forum for an clue on how I could 'bypass' my iPhone password. I had just unlocked my iPhone and gave it to my little brother-in-law to play "SmackTalk" and when he gave it back to me the pass-code had changed. I am sure he didn't realize he did this, but nonetheless, he did. Unfortunately, my iMac (which is what I sync to) is about 3000 miles away, so a restore was out of the question. I kept trying to guess, but after a few wrong tries, the iPhone kept giving me 1, 5, 15, 60 minute times between tries. Unfortunately, it looked like most forums and tips I found suggested a restore or tried to accuse me of stealing my phone. Anyway, to make a long story short (too late), through some sort of instant genius, I thought of a way to get back into my iPhone!
Solution: If you have a MobileMe account, go to the 'Find my iPhone' section. From there, you can create a pass code. It says it will overwrite any existing one (which is just what we need). After you get the confirmation email (took all of 2 seconds), simply enter the new code you created and you are good to go!
This was a life saver for me so I wanted to make sure I passed it along. Hope this helps!