Cell phone tips and tricks
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If so, submit written tips to our Tips and Tricks forum or make a video and send it to phonedog@gmail.com. If we publish it on our site you'll get a free gift certificate, furthermore, you'll be entered into a separate drawing to win a hot new phone each month! « Watch the video and read this for more details on how to submit your tips & tricks
On your BlackBerry Bold the easiest way to turn on and off the speakerphone is through the shortcut key on the keyboard. Simply press Alt and the $ key to activate and deactivate the speaker. I have a tip for your iPhone 3G. If your like me, you love your iPhone 3G but your battery life just ain't working out for you! Here are some tips to save your battery life. Follow these directions below.
But first go to settings.
Turn airplane mode on.
Turn wi-fi of cause your phone is consistently looking for the nearest wi-fi area and thats using a lot of battery.
Go to fetch data and turn push off next turn fetch to... All you'll need is an iPhone, iTunes and MP3 files.
Open iTunes and select your favorite MP3 audio file.
Right-click on this file in your library to bring up the context menu.
Select Get Info. This will open a new dialogue box showing various details about the audio file. Select the Options tab.
Check the boxes next to both Start Time and Stop Time and enter the times you want your new ringtone to start and stop (the maximum length... Thank you, Ian Conway for submitting a video with two tips for the Palm Centro. Ian covers how to get back to another application while still inside of your current app without returning to your home screen. He also provides a short-cut tip for sending a message without typing in a complete phone number or name. Enjoy! Hey PhoneDog these are some quick and useful tips for the Motorola Q.
mp3 Ringtones
Connect your motorola Q to your PC using a USB cable
Open Active Sync and click the my windows mobile icon
Open the application data folder
Then click the sounds folder
Now find a song or sound in the mp3 format and drag it into the sounds folder
Now disconnect the motorola Q from the computer
Navigate to the settings menu inside the start... Lane Jensen in Oregon here and I have a great trick that works for all Verizon phones to get better signal. First, you need to be within about a 5-10 mile radius of where you are going to use your phone the most. Secondly, instead of dialing the normal *228 for activation, dial *22899 and it will take you instantly to the programming music and update your phone. No more having to go through the prompt and listening to the same old voice saying,...
Go To My Computer
Go to documents and create a folder called iPhone ring tones or any other name that you want for your ringtones
Go to tools ( its all the way on the top of the screen)
Go to folder options
Go to the view tab
Scroll down to hidden folders and files and then select show hidden files and folders
After you completed the 6th step Uncheck the box thats says hide extensions for known file typesOpen iTunes
Select the... Below a reader has provided different tips for users of the LG Dare.
You can answer or reject a call while your phone is locked by using the physical keys.
When your dialing a number, if you hold on to the last digit of the phone number, the call will be made.
When receiving a call while your phone is locked you can press and hold the speakerphone key to answer the call in speakerphone mode.
For better QWERTY texting you should... When you pick up a new BlackBerry Curve, Pearl, 8800, or an 8700, you have the option to pay monthly (9.99) for GPS navigation service, but the thing that most people don't know is that if you navigate to Google.com via your mobile browser, then click on (More>>) at the top of the screen it takes you to a page filled with free BlackBerry enabled Google apps just like on the iPhone! You have the option to download them all at once or pick... Mp3 ringtones
Connect your Motorola Q to your PC using a USB cable
Open Active Sync and click the my windows mobile icon
Open the application data folder
Then click the sounds folder
Now find a song or sound in the mp3 format and drag it into the sounds folder
Now disconnect the motorola Q from the computer
Navigate to the settings menu inside the start button
Then find the sounds icon and click it then find the ringtone menu
Now...
Organizing emails:- To sort out and get Incoming Mail, Press "Alt - I" -To sort out and get Outgoing Mail, Press "Alt - O"
Other E-mail shortcuts: -To create an e-mail, Press "C" -To reply to an e-mail, Press "R" -To reply to all e-mails, Press "L" -To forward an e-mail, Press "F" -When you are in an open email, Press "N" to go to the next e-mail
Navigation Shortcuts: -To easily scroll down pages, Press... A couple tips and tricks for the Instinct users on Phonedog...
Ever want to charge your Instinct with your computer and still talk? To charge your phone (usb-computer) just hit the push to talk button and then connect the usb cable. The home screen will pop up and allow you to still you use your phone while charging.
Sick of holding your Instinct while watching Sprint TV or sideloaded videos? The Instinct has a built in stand! ... Well i'm a Verizon Wireless person.. and i was always bored of the standard ringtones the phone comes with. I seemed to always buy second hand used phones from craig's list, so i didn't have those cables to hook up to the computer and sync things into. I wasn't allowed to buy ringtones either when i did get a new lg venus because then my parents will go ballistic on me, so i found a way to get it free. All you need... I have a useful tip for Verizon's Samsung Glyde.
Everyone probably has some idea about or uses speed dial, right. For me, I normally use speed dials 2 through 9 (which gives you 8 speedy contacts you can reach with just two taps) because it can be too many contacts to remember to enter all contacts in all speed dials after speed dial nine.
Now, you can go ahead and move on to speed dials 10 and on but you'll to take another second to tap... Thanks to Jordon Pereira for submitting this unique little tip for Samsung phones. Jordon will be receiving a $25 eBay gift card and five (5) entries to our September 15th drawing of the Motorola Q9M.
Jordon has submitted a handful of tips, so you may see him again. We're still reviewing numerous submissions and will begin posting more soon. Thanks to all the users who are submitting interesting tips. Thanks to Thomas Hsu for submitting these need to know iPhone tips...
Resetting: Most people out there question what to do after their iPhone or iPod Touch freezes. This is a tip, all you have to do is press and hold the Home and Sleep button until it resets. An apple logo should pop up after you know you have done it.
Quick URL's: It's a pain to type on the onscreen keyboard. So when typing out URL's while surfing the web on safari,... I have a tip that is great for people with smart phones that are either only edge capable or on an edge only network. Using Opera Mini browser on my Nokia E71 and N95 on T-mobiles network I can browse the web faster than using AT&T or Sprints 3G networks, I've tested it. The pages load about 3 seconds faster than on the 3G networks. I have found that this is not well known among T-mobile users that I know. Did you know when you are playing music on you Apple Iphone...but it is locked...instead of unlocking it to change the song or control the volume just double tap the Home button and it will open a small window to either change the song or control the volume. I have a cell phone trick that could save users a lot of time. When you get a new phone you sadly loose all of your contacts, but I have solution...
If your old and new phone are bluetooth capable, you should be all set. You need to let your old phone recognize the new phone and add it to your bluetooth devices list. Once you have done that there is an option to sent all of your contacts to you new phone! I know for a... First of all, I have a LG voyager from Verizon and found out many cool tricks:
If hold the volume control on the left down, it will turn off all sounds (puts the phone in silent mode); vice versa if you hold the volume button up.
If you hold the clear button in the middle (between the send and end keys on the front), you can record a new sound instead of having to go to the menu and get it now. however, if you just click the clear... Here's one for ya,
If your like me your Blackberry goes everywhere you go. Sometimes you don't always have a camera with you but that doesn't mean you have to go with out special look to your photos. Simply take some clear colored plastic, stockings or a thin magnifying glass to alter photos! Its very easy with the Blackberry because you can slide just about anything thin in between the battery cover and the camera lens!
So try it for... if your iPhone ever freeze or you for whatever reason want to shut your iPhone down not in the normal wayyou can shut it down by...
pressing the sleep button, then
press the home button, then
hold them for 8 seconds Alright, so I don't know if these are considered a "shortcut" I just found them convenient. When the env2 is open press a number and then press a letter to bring up numbers. Basically if you've memorized the regular keypad you can use the letters on the qwerty keyboard inside as numbers.
A=2B=2C=2 D=3E=3F=3G=4 H=4I=4J=5K=5L=5M=6N=6O=6P=7Q=7R=7S=7T=8U=8V=8W=9X=9Y=9Z=9
More Tips...
To activate silent mode fast, hold down the...
To switch running apps anywhere hold down shift and click the back button (all blackberrys)
To remove apps within your phone go to options, then advanced options, then applications, wait for the list to load, then click the menu/blackberry logo on a app and click delete (may vary on phone, works on 8130 on os 4.3)
Get the AOL instant messanger app without paying: go to www.blackberry.com/aim and install
Get free full games from... My tip/trick is instead of sliding you finger across the screen to the side to get to the next page of apps you can on the side of the dots on the bottom of the screen that indicate what page your on, and then just tap to go through pages faster. |
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- BlackBerry Storm Pt 2Part two of our first look at the first Touch BlackBerry - Verizon's Storm. Check out the Web
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- BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220What’s Good: surprisingly music-friendly; external play/pause button; stereo bluetooth, standard
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New & coming soon phonesHot off the presses... here's what's available now and expected to come to market soon! - LG Rhythm UX585 BlackCarrier: U.S. Cellular
Retail Price:$279.95
Contract Price:$79.95
Hot Feature: Slider+ 1" touch screen - Motorola Hint QA30Carrier: Alltel
Retail Price:$299.99
Contract Price:$99.99
Hot Feature: Slider with full QWERTY - HTC Touch Pro CDMACarrier: Verizon
Retail Price:$539.99 or via ebay
Contract Price:$349.99 or via Let's Talk
Hot Feature: Touchscreen+ Full QWERTY
- Samsung Omnia i910Carrier: Verizon
Retail Price:$ TBD
Contract Price:$249.99 or via Let's Talk
Hot Feature: Full Touchscreen + 5MP Cam - BlackBerry StormCarrier: Verizon
Retail Price:$519.99 or via ebay
Contract Price:$199.99 or via Let's Talk
Hot Feature: "SurePress" Touchscreen - Samsung Renown SCH u810Carrier: Verizon
Retail Price:$349.99 or via ebay
Contract Price:$179.99 or via Let's Talk
Hot Feature: 2.0 MP camera - LG InciteCarrier: AT&T
Retail Price: $499.99 or via ebay
Contract Price:$299.99 or via Let's Talk
Hot Feature: LG's 1st US Smartphone - Samsung Gravity T459 LimeCarrier: Tmobile
Retail Price: TBD or via ebay
Contract Price: 49.99 or via Let's Talk
Hot Feature: Full QWERTY - Samsung Eternity a867Carrier: AT&T
Retail Price:$369.99 or via ebay
Contract Price:$149.99 or via Let's Talk
Hot Feature: Full Touch Screen + Mobile TV
- Samsung Saga SCH i770Carrier: Verizon
Retail Price:$389.99 or via ebay
Contract Price:$199.99 or via Let's Talk
Hot Feature: Touch Screen + QWERTY
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