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Samsung Omnia Mic Volume / Call Recorder Solution

hardik — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:06:33 +0000

Samsung Omnia users having the phone of certain model numbers and especially Verizon users have reported facing problems with sound quality of the user voice ie the other party may finds the voice too low.

This is quite a issue for users of popular call recorder apps like Resco call recorder and Vitonotes call recorder, here is a work around for you:

The core issue at hand here is that by default Verizon (and others) have kept the mic level very low. There is an internal system app called soundtester which can modify this. You can try the following to access soundtester:

* Find sound-tester from the windows directory

* If that does not work (sometimes it could have been hidden), turn off mouse, then go to today screen, press and hold the center button, meanwhile tap and hold the battery. This will bring up the runbox and there you can type ’soundtester’
In the soundtester interface, there is a simple option for increasing microphone level.

Samsung Omnia Unlock Codes Released

hardik — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:51:43 +0000

Samsung Omnia, released in mid last year, which has made its niche as the multimedia touchscreen phone for business users has finally been software-unlocked.

Released by good folks at XDA Developer’s forum, here are the steps:

1) Type the code *7465625*638*# in the Phone app.
2) Enter valid MCC/MNC of any carrier
3) Under NCK enter 12345678
4) Tap OK. A message “SIMLock enabled” will appear
5) Type the code *#7465625# in the Phone app
6) No type #7465625*638*#
7) Enter code: 12345678

The unlock is complete! Do note that apart from Samsung Omnia this unlocking method also works on Samsung i780.

Samsung G800 – Opera Star in Germany!

hardik — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:10:34 +0000

In a rather unlikely place to be a star, Samsung-800 (that 5 MP camera wowed for its 3X optical zoom) plays a part in a German children’s opera called “Wagners Nibelungenring for children”.

The phone is used by one of the characters in the story line to take a pic which is pivotal for continuity! Samsung seems to be in a publicity mode as the camera also gets a mention in the credits!

[Source: Mobile Mentalism]

Samsung announces 8 megapixel camera-phone module

hardik — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:33:24 +0000

Get ready to click high resolution super quality cool photos with your mobile phone as the 8 MP cameras in cellphones come close to reality.

Earlier week, Samsung announced in Korea that it has developed a 8 MP cameraphone module. Samsung has demonstrated high end camera integrated phones many times during the last two years in various conferences and trade fairs. But this announcement clearly indicates that the company is ready to go ahead with mass production of the phone soon.

Production of phones with this module is expected to start in 2008 and to be available to the public in high-end phones like SPH-V8200 by end of 2008.

The module has the same footprint as Samsung’s 3.2-megapixel module at 10.5 x 11.5 x 9.4mm. It measures 3264 x 2444 pixels, has autofocus capabilities and will be able to produce 300dpi picture output for prints as large as 10 x 8-inches.

Samsung T809 – How to use your own MP3s as ringtones

PRiTAM — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:51:09 +0000

Though this is a short trick,I’ve written a new topic due to user request.Thanks for all your responses,from now on I’ll try to reply to you guys not by individual mail but with an open topic or comment.:-)

1. Rename your mp3 from .mp3 to .3gp (the video format the T809 supports)
2. Copy it to your t-flash card
3. Find the file and set as RINGER.

There is also another wayis as mentioned below:

1. Put the mp3 song on your phone
2. Go to incoming call settings
3. Select ringtone to see all available
4. Find song you want as ringtone (do nothing yet)
5. Highlight the selected song
6. Click middle select button to mark song (nothing will happen)
7. Press back button
8. Press save.
9. Go back and check your incoming call and it should be whichever song you highlighted.

Have FUN!!!

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How to unlock Samsung phones:another article

PRiTAM — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:47:46 +0000

PLEASE TRY AT OWN RISK!!! I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOU DAMAGING PHONE, UNLOCK CODES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO LOCK PHONES UP AND THIS CODE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO DAMAGE PHONES BEFORE.The following unlock codes should work on most of these handsets (S/w Version Dependant) Sgh e100, e105, e700,e708, e715, p100, p400, p407, p408, s105 , s200, s208, s300, s307, s308, v200, v205, v206, x105, x450, x426, x427..& more

Method 1 (Example is meant for X426 Rev 1.5) -Insert Sim card for a carrier other then the one that your phone is locked to. -The phone should display either Incorrect Sim or Wrong Sim, now type *#9998*3323# -The LCD screen will go white and display an exit option. Now press the right soft key -The service menu will appear, highlight and select the malloc fail option, the phone will now reboot -Type *0141# and then press the send key (green phone button). “Personalized” will display on the LCD -Power the phone off, remove the sim and reinset your original sim card. -Turn on the phone and you will be prompted to enter the security code (review users manual unless you have changed the code). -Phone is now unlocked**Depending on your model the code in step 2 (*#9998*3323#) will need to be changed to a different number. Here is a list of other codes by model:Model: Samsung SGH2100 – *2767*3855# & *2767*2878# Model: Samsung V200 – *2767*7822573738# Model: Samsung SGH-E700 and Samsung SGH-X100 – #*7337# Model: Samsung SGH600 – *2767*3855# & *2767*2878# Model: Samsung A300 – *2767*637# Model: Samsung A400 – *2767*637# Model: Samsung A800 – *2767*637# Model: Samsung E500 – *2767*688# Model: Samsung C225 – *2667*688(15 Digit IMEI)# For most models that cannot be unlocked via code the next easiest way is with Data cable and software (this includes the above models with newer S/w Versions). Two of the most popular softwares are Cerebros and WinIMEI

Method 2 (Unlock Phone via Software) Cerebros -Make sure that phone is turned on and if applicable cable is switched to d/l -Open Cerebros Unlocker -Click on models drop down menu and almost all settings should work for most models (It will work as long as you have the option to enter a new IMEI in the Write IMEI box) -Press the unlock phone button -Wait until Cerebros says that it is finished and unplug phone, the phone will now appear to have frozen. -Remove the battery, wait 5 seconds and reinset -Phone is now unlocked

WinIMEI (WinIMEI V1.34 will unlock SGH-D500 this Link is for WinIMEI Legal which will unlock most others) -Make sure that phone is turned on and if applicable cable is switched to d/l -Start WinIMEI -Select appropriate Country, Line “A”, 1 PC and the com port you are using within WinIMEI -All selection boxes should be unchecked -Click the Write IMEI tab -A new window will apear, click RD IMEI Setting -Wait for TestModeOn Pass and the box in the upper right hand corner to display Pass and turn green before continuing -Click the unlock button -Click exit on both windows and disconnect phone -Phone is now unlocked

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Flashing new firmware on the Samsung D500

PRiTAM — Wed, 17 May 2006 16:36:05 +0000

I. Introduction

First of all, I’ll start with a warning:
FLASHING THE D500 WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND IS COMPLETELY AT OWN RISK!
Beneath are the things you need to flash the Samsung D500:

#A Samsung D500 Flash cable (not the Data cable!We can look for it here.)

# 9 Volt Battery for the Flash cable

# The Corona-Downloader

II. Backup Guide

First thing you need to do is make a backup of your own firmware, so that in case the flashing of the new firmware fails, you can still flash your old firmware back. Now let’s get started.

Connect the flash cable at a COM-Port on the back of your computer.
(Check your settings of the COM-Port at the Hardware Settings, the Baud-setting must be at 115200)
Conect a 9 Volt Battery on the Flash Cable.
Remove your Sim-Card from the phone and put the battery back.
Please note: The battery must be completely loaded before the flashing process!

Start the Corona-Downloader, choose the COM-Port (1) where you have mounted the flash cable on and select 115200 at Serial-Port (2).
Click on START (3) in Corona-Downloader. “POWER ON the PHONE” should come up in the window. Now push the Power-Button on your Phone, and start up your phone like you normally do it. Now something should be happening in the window of Corona-Downloader as it’s searching the settings of the phone. This takes about 30 seconds.
Push Explorer at NAND Flash Operation (4). A new Window comes up. Here, you choose NAND Full Dump. Another window comes up. Choose a place on your hard disk where you would like the Backup to be saved, and then choose a name for the file. Click save and the backup should now begin. It takes up to 2,5 Hours and the Backup-File will be around 130 MB.

III. Flashing Guide

For the flashing process it’s almost the same as the backup guide so this’ll be easy

Connect the flash cable at a COM-Port on the back of your computer.
(Check your settings of the COM-Port at the Hardware Settings, the Baud-setting must be at 115200)
Connect a 9 Volt Battery on the Flash Cable.
Remove your Sim-Card from the phone and put the battery back.
Please note: The battery must be completely loaded before the flashing process!

Start the Corona-Downloader, choose the COM-Port (1) where you have mounted the flash cable on and select 115200 at Serial-Port (2).
Click on START (3) in Corona-Downloader. “POWER ON the PHONE” should come up in the window. Now push the Power-Button on your Phone, and start up your phone like you normally do it. Now something should be happening in the window of Corona-Downloader as it’s searching the settings of the phone. This takes about 30 seconds.
Select BIN+TFS (4) at Corona-Downloader. Now search for the BIN (5) and TFS (6) on your hard disk. Once you’re ready to start flashing, click on Download (7). The Flashing now begins. Flashing the BIN takes normally 35 Min. and the TFS takes 53 Min., that means 1,5 Hours in total. Once finished, a “Download Complete” message appears on your screen .

After you have flashed the phone you can remove the flash cable. Then insert the SIM-Card and start your phone for testing.
Once you started your phone, you can use the code *#1234# to check if the new firmware is correctly installed.

Photos, Ringtones, pictures, videos and mp3″s remain on the phone and the IMEI also remains the same.

Here is an example of a Flash-Log.
Good Luck.

Technorati Tags: Samsung, D500, tips, tricks, Flashing, Firmware

Samsung D500 unlock code and few other tips

PRiTAM — Mon, 15 May 2006 18:10:58 +0000

Type this in on the standby screen to unlock your D500:

#*7337#

It worked on Orange handset, but it removed all WAP settings & bookmarks. For some reason everything else, including MMS settings, contacts and images remained.You need to re-enter the Orange settings here they are:

Profile Settings:
Profile Name: Orange GPRS WAP
Home URL: http://wap.orange.co.uk
Bearer: GPRS Only
Proxy: Enable
__
GPRS Settings:
IP Address: 192.168.71.35
Port: 8080
APN: orangewap
Login ID: Empty
Password: Empty

Just a few things I noticed:

People complaining about T9 turning on and off – Someone suggested pressing the * key to make T9 stay on… its a software bug, no combination of key presses will fix it. It appeas that there is one software revision without the problem; lets hope there is a flash solution for the phone soon…

Orange Customisation – It’s not that bad, the only function lost is the ability to add shortcuts to the navi-key from the standby screen. You still retain access to messaging, schedule, wap, contacts and call data from the main screen; more than is possible on a sim free D500. If you don’t like it (i’d personally rather have non-branded software) wait for a flash solution.

Installing Java games – You need to download them via wap using both the Jad and jar files. Sending via IrDa or bluetooth won’t work

Syncing with iSync in mac OSx – Its not a supported handset, so it won’t work regardless of what people on here say/think. iCal doesn’t use vCal files either so you can’t export from there to the phone as someone said. Either use Entourage, Outlook Classic a 3rd party plug-in for iCal or wait for the next iSync revision.

Sending images via BT/iRda – For some reason images resized in Photoshop CS don’t show up on my D500. I’d imagine that if anyone is having similar problems its to do with the JPEG recompression when you save the new image. Try using another app.

Poor images from the camera – Make sure you are using super fine mode (SF) have the resolution set to one of the top two settings, and press key number “6″ for noise reduction. The pictures i’ve taken with the settings above put my S700i to shame.

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Samsung SGH-D820 unveiled with full specifications

PRiTAM — Tue, 02 May 2006 19:54:37 +0000

Samsung announced the SGH-D820, a quad-band slider cell phone for GSM networks. While not as thin as the SGH-D800, the SGH-D820 is also slender at just 15.2mm depth. The USP of this phone, however, lies in its wide array of multimedia functions.

The D820 comes with 73MB of internal memory, but the best part is the MicroSD slot.This is definitely good news for those looking for a D800 alternative.

The SGH-D820 also features a 2.12″ 240×320 TFT LCD capable of 262k colors. The audio player supports MP3, AAC and AAC+ (just to take a bit of your fun away, WMA support has been stripped off). But it does come with dual stereo speakers and voice recognition, pushing its weight to 103 grams. Another interesteing feature is the TV-out with this phone.

:::Specifications:::

——————–

> Size

Dimensions 97 x 52 x 14.9 mm Weight 103 g

> Display

Type TFT, 256K colors Size 240 x 320 pixels

> Ringtones

Type Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3 Customization Download Vibration Yes – Dual speakers (3D sound)

> Memory

Phonebook 1000 x 12 fields, Photo call Call records 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls Card slot microSD (TransFlash) – 73 MB total shared memory – 4 MB for Java apps

> Features

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots) Data speed 236.8 kbps (EDGE) Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email Clock Yes Alarm Yes Infrared port No Games Yes + downloadable Colors Black, Silver metal Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels, 180 deg rotating lens, video(CIF) – Bluetooth v1.2 – TV output – EDGE – Java MIDP 2.0 – WAP 2.0 – MP3/AAC/AAC+ music player – Picsel viewer – MPEG4 video recording & playback – SyncML – T9 – Organizer – Voice memo – Built-in handsfree – USB port

> Battery

Standard battery, Li-Ion 800 mAh Stand-by Up to 180 h Talk time Up to 3 h

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Samsung E720,E730,D500 secret codes

PRiTAM — Tue, 02 May 2006 17:57:26 +0000

Following codes are for D500, it might work for e720/E730(though it is dependent on phones firmware).

*#1111# S/W Version
*#1234# Firmware Version
*#2222# H/W Version
*#8999*8376263# All Versions Together

*#8999*8378# Test Menu
*#4777*8665# GPSR Tool
*#8999*523# LCD Brightness
*#8999*377# Error Menu
*#8999*327# EEP Menu
*#8999*3825523# Don’t Know.
*#8999*667# Debug Mode
*#92782# PhoneModel (Wap)
#*5737425# JAVA Mode
*#2255# Call List
*#232337# Bluetooth MAC Adress
*#5282837# Java Version

#*4773# Incremental Redundancy
#*7752# 8 PSK uplink capability bit
#*7785# Reset wakeup & RTK timer cariables/variables
#*1200# ????
#*7200# Tone Generator Mute
#*3888# BLUETOOTH Test mode
#*#8999*324# ??
#*7828# Task screen
#*5111# ??
#*#8377466# S/W Version & H/W Version
#*2562# Restarts Phone
#*2565# No Blocking? General Defense.
#*3353# General Defense, Code Erased.
#*3837# Phone Hangs on White screen
#*3849# Restarts Phone
#*3851# Restarts Phone
#*3876# Restarts Phone
#*7222# Operation Typ: (Class C GSM)
#*7224# !!! ERROR !!!
#*7252# Operation Typ: (Class B GPRS)
#*7271# CMD: (Not Available)
#*7274# CMD: (Not Available)
#*7337# Restarts Phone (Resets Wap Settings)
#*2787# CRTP ON/OFF
#*2886# AutoAnswer ON/OFF
#*3737# L1 AFC
#*5133# L1 HO Data
#*7288# GPRS Detached/Attached
#*7287# GPRS Attached
#*7666# White Screen
#*7693# Sleep Deactivate/Activate
#*7284# L1 HO Data
#*2256# Calibration info? (For CMD set DEBUGAUTONOMY in cihard.opt)
#*2286# Databattery
#*2527# GPRS switching set to (Class 4, 8, 9, 10)
#*2679# Copycat feature Activa/Deactivate
#*3940# External looptest 9600 bps
#*4263# Handsfree mode Activate/Deactivate
#*4700# Please use function 2637
#*7352# BVMC Reg value (LOW_SWTOFF, NOMINAL_SWTOFF)
#*2558# Time ON
#*3370# Same as 4700
#*3941# External looptest 115200 bps

#*5176# L1 Sleep
#*7462# SIM Phase
#*7983# Voltage/Freq
#*7986# Voltage
#*8466# Old Time
#*2255# Call Failed
#*5187# L1C2G trace Activate/Deactivate
#*5376# DELETE ALL SMS!!!!
#*6837# Official Software Version: (0003000016000702)
#*7524# KCGPRS: (FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 07)
#*7562# LOCI GPRS: (FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FE FF 01)
#*2337# Permanent Registration Beep
#*2474# Charging Duration
#*2834# Audio Path (Handsfree)
#*3270# DCS Support Activate/Deactivate
#*3282# Data Activate/Deactivate
#*3476# EGSM Activate/Deactivate
#*3676# FORMAT FLASH VOLUME!!!
#*4760# GSM Activate/Deactivate
#*4864# White Screen
#*5171# L1P1
#*5172# L1P2
#*5173# L1P3
#*7326# Accessory
#*7683# Sleep variable
#*8465# Time in L1
#*2252# Current CAL
#*2836# AVDDSS Management Activate/Deactivate
#*3877# Dump of SPY trace
#*7728# RSAV
#*2677# Same as 4700
#*3797# Blinks 3D030300 in RED
#*3728# Time 2 Decod
#*3725# B4 last off
#*7372# Resetting the time to DPB variables
#*7732# Packet flow context bit Activate/Deactivate
#*6833# New uplink establishment Activate/Deactivate
#*3273# EGPRS multislot (Class 4, 8, 9, 10)
#*7722# RLC bitmap compression Activate/Deactivate
#*2351# Blinks 1347E201 in RED
#*4472# Hysteresis of serving cell: 3 dB
#*2775# Switch to 2 inner speaker
#*9270# Force WBS
#*7878# FirstStartup (0=NO, 1=YES)
#*3757# DSL UART speed set to (LOW, HIGH)
#*8726# Switches USBACM to Normal
#*8724# Switches USBACM to Generator mode
#*8727# Switches USBACM to Slink mode
#*8725# Switches USBACM to Loop-back mode
#*3838# Blinks 3D030300 in RED
#*2077# GPRS Switch
#*2027# GPRS Switch
#*0227# GPRS Switch
#*0277# GPRS Switch
#*22671# AMR REC START
#*22672# Stop AMR REC (File name: /a/multimedia/sounds/voice list/ENGMODE.amr)
#*22673# Pause REC
#*22674# Resume REC
#*22675# AMR Playback
#*22676# AMR Stop Play
#*22677# Pause Play
#*22678# Resume Play
#*77261# PCM Rec Req
#*77262# Stop PCM Rec
#*77263# PCM Playback
#*77264# PCM Stop Play
#*2872# CNT
*#8999*283# ???
#*22679# AMR Get Time
*288666# ???
*2886633# ???
*#8999*364# Watchdog ON/OFF
#*8370# Tfs4.0 Test 0
#*8371# Tfs4.0 Test 1
#*8372# Tfs4.0 Test 2
#*8373# Tfs4.0 Test 3
#*8374# Tfs4.0 Test 4
#*8375# Tfs4.0 Test 5
#*8376# Tfs4.0 Test 6
#*8377# Tfs4.0 Test 7
#*8378# Tfs4.0 Test 8
#*8379# Tfs4.0 Test 9
#837837# error=…

#*36245# Turns Email TestMenu on.

*2767*22236245# Email EPP set (….)!
*2767*837836245# Email Test Account!
*2767*29536245# Email Test2 Account!
*2767*036245# Email EPP reset!
*2767*136245# Email EPP set (1)!
*2767*736245# Email EPP set (7)!
*2767*3036245# Email…
*2767*3136245# Email…
*2767*3336245# Email…
*2767*3436245# Email…
*2767*3936245# Email…
*2767*4136245# Email…
*2767*4336245# Email…
*2767*4436245# Email…
*2767*4536245# Email…
*2767*4636245# Email…
*2767*4936245# Email…
*2767*6036245# Email…
*2767*6136245# Email…
*2767*6236245# Email…
*2767*6336245# Email…
*2767*6536245# Email…
*2767*6636245# Email…
*2767*8636245# Email…
*2767*85236245# Email…

*2767*3855# = E2P Full Reset
*2767*2878# = E2P Custom Reset
*2767*927# = E2P Wap Reset
*2767*226372# = E2P Camera Reset
*2767*688# Reset Mobile TV
#7263867# = RAM Dump (On or Off)
*2767*49927# = Germany WAP Settings
*2767*44927# = UK WAP Settings
*2767*31927# = Netherlands WAP Settings
*2767*420927# = Czech WAP Settings
*2767*43927# = Austria WAP Settings
*2767*39927# = Italy WAP Settings
*2767*33927# = France WAP Settings
*2767*351927# = Portugal WAP Settings
*2767*34927# = Spain WAP Settings
*2767*46927# = Sweden WAP Settings
*2767*380927# = Ukraine WAP Settings
*2767*7927# = Russia WAP Settings
*2767*30927# = GREECE WAP Settings
*2767*73738927# = WAP Settings Reset
*2767*49667# = Germany MMS Settings
*2767*44667# = UK MMS Settings
*2767*31667# = Netherlands MMS Settings
*2767*420667# = Czech MMS Settings
*2767*43667# = Austria MMS Settings
*2767*39667# = Italy MMS Settings
*2767*33667# = France MMS Settings
*2767*351667# = Portugal MMS Settings
*2767*34667# = Spain MMS Settings
*2767*46667# = Sweden MMS Settings
*2767*380667# = Ukraine MMS Settings
*2767*7667#. = Russia MMS Settings
*2767*30667# = GREECE MMS Settings

*#7465625# = Check the locks
*7465625*638*Code# = Enables Network lock
#7465625*638*Code# = Disables Network lock
*7465625*782*Code# = Enables Subset lock
#7465625*782*Code# = Disables Subset lock
*7465625*77*Code# = Enables SP lock
#7465625*77*Code# = Disables SP lock
*7465625*27*Code# = Enables CP lock
#7465625*27*Code# = Disables CP lock
*7465625*746*Code# = Enables SIM lock
#7465625*746*Code# = Disables SIM lock
*7465625*228# = Activa lock ON
#7465625*228# = Activa lock OFF
*7465625*28638# = Auto Network lock ON
#7465625*28638# = Auto Network lock OFF
*7465625*28782# = Auto subset lock ON
#7465625*28782# = Auto subset lock OFF
*7465625*2877# = Auto SP lock ON
#7465625*2877# = Auto SP lock OFF
*7465625*2827# = Auto CP lock ON
#7465625*2827# = Auto CP lock OFF
*7465625*28746# = Auto SIM lock ON
#7465625*28746# = Auto SIM lock OFF

**NB:*#8999*228# or *#9998*228# will show you how much charge the battery has in %. It even gives the temperature.

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