A700 Tips & Tricks

[3G Cables]

It has been requested a few times for a way to keep the sub lcd lit when the phone is closed and no one has given the answer. One person's suggestion to go to media player does not work. Surely some one out there can figure this out.
In addition any other tricks that the average person can do to the phone. 90% of the talk is about special downloads and most people cannot do or understand. Let's get this topic back to basic secrets and tricks of this fanastic phone

There is no way at all to keep the sub-LCD lit. Sorry.

[steveholtam]

There is no way at all to keep the sub-LCD lit. Sorry.

I would never so no way. I would say there is a way, but we would need the help of a Samsung engineer to tell us how.

Steve

[rlockshin]

Who has access to a Samsung engineer ? If you do can you check this out.
Thanks

[3G Cables]

I would never so no way. I would say there is a way, but we would need the help of a Samsung engineer to tell us how.

Steve

I will tell you there is no way without hacking the firmware or entering a set of commands into the service menu which no one including a Samsung engineer is going to tell you because it goes against his commitment to his job via intellectual property rights and he could be sued.

So I challenge anyone to make the sub-LCD stay lit.

[Disruptor]

Hey Guys/Gals,
I've modified an uploader to accept m4a audio files and mp4 video files. You can find this uploader here (http://www.kivers.com/vision/).
I'll be deleting the files every couple of hours so I don't run out of web space so don't be surprised if your file suddenly goes missing.

Please let me know via PM if you have any problems with the uploader. I'm working on a how-to for making m4a ringers and mp4 videos; it'll be posted on the uploader page when it's done (prob tomorrow).

Enjoy!

Kevin, you freakin rule. How much webspace do you have? Because it seems to be a real hassle that you have to manually delete files every so often so that you don't run out of space, so I'm really thankful that you don't mind the inconvenience for us. If you want or need a script for an auto delete feature on the server, let me know, I can whip up something for you.

[SU.com Notifier]

Kevin, you freakin rule. How much webspace do you have? Because it seems to be a real hassle that you have to manually delete files every so often so that you don't run out of space, so I'm really thankful that you don't mind the inconvenience for us. If you want or need a script for an auto delete feature on the server, let me know, I can whip up something for you.

I have a bunch of web space, so I'm not too worried about it. I setup a cron job to erase the stuff every 24hrs. If it gets too full I'll just have the cron run every 12hrs.

Hope it's working well for all of you.

[icsedge1]

OPEN CHALLENGE

ok...as i stumble along until 'Creating an MM-A700 Ringer From AAC Files For Dummies' (Mac version) comes out, i have another challenge for you uber geeks. below is a link to Terra Blues in NYC - an exceptional, small, dark blues club. on their first page you are presented with a 16 frame .gif image of two bluesmen at work. this might be simple but i already have a headache - can you convert the image down to A700 size, and still retain the 16 frame animation?

http://www.terrablues.com

i would love to have this animated screen saver. if you can do it, the Sedge will buy you many beers when you make it to NYC and we drown our various sorrows @ Terra Blues.

sedge

[sammyrocks]

Does anyone know of a way to change the brightness of the main screen, and/or the sub-lcd? Every phone I've ever seen had a setting to make the main screen brighter or dimmer, but I can't find one anywhere.

[steveholtam]

I had an idea to keep the outer LCD lit all the time. When the phone is opened, a switch triggers the lcd's on. All someone would have to do bypass this switch to trick the phone into thinking its opened, when its really closed. Of course, this would leave both the lcds on all the time. Im not sure how long the battery would last like this...

Steve

[goblin]

since this seems to be the official A700 thread, i thought i'd post a link to my "first post ever", playing with the idea of streaming live tv (non-mobi) to our phones, kinda like that other thread about the i600... :cool:

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51817

[Deval]

thats an awesome idea if someone can actually code that...

[goblin]

thats an awesome idea if someone can actually code that...
yeah, someone to either code it or help me find the code that those developers claim was contributed to them... i've been googling for a couple days now to no avail... *shrug*

[3G Cables]

yeah, someone to either code it or help me find the code that those developers claim was contributed to them... i've been googling for a couple days now to no avail... *shrug*

I may have found something, please see your original post.

[maxfieldd]

Does anyone know if you can use the flash on the A700 as a flashlight? I checked out the manual with no luck. I tried pressing all the obvious keys but no luck

[KevinK]

1.) What kind of luck has everyone had being able to SEND IMs via MSN Mobile Messenger and AIM Mobile using their A700? Have you been able to do so?

2.) Also, can you get the T9 text feature to "learn" new words when used in 3rd party Java apps?

3.) Do you have trouble getting 3rd party Java apps such as Reqwireless' WebViewer and EmailViewer to connect to the Internet?

[maxfieldd]

1.) What kind of luck has everyone had being able to SEND IMs via MSN Mobile Messenger and AIM Mobile using their A700? Have you been able to do so?

2.) Also, can you get the T9 text feature to "learn" new words when used in 3rd party Java apps?

3.) Do you have trouble getting 3rd party Java apps such as Reqwireless' WebViewer and EmailViewer to connect to the Internet?

Not at all as far as IM. From what I have learned from other threads AOL has recently updated its software to work only with two way messaging carriers. Sprint and Nextell are the only ones that will not work now.

As far as T9, I didn't know it would learn words. How would it?

[KevinK]

Max,

Thanks for the reply.

Learning new words is a standard feature of T9 text - read more about it here (http://www.t9.com/). BTW, if you don't use T9 text, learn more about it, you can type much faster with your phone once you learn it.

The learning feature works on the built-in apps of my A700, but not with 3rd party Java apps like WebViewer and EmailViewer.

Not at all as far as IM. From what I have learned from other threads AOL has recently updated its software to work only with two way messaging carriers. Sprint and Nextell are the only ones that will not work now.

As far as T9, I didn't know it would learn words. How would it?

[pRoZzAk]

Does anyone know of a way to change the brightness of the main screen, and/or the sub-lcd? Every phone I've ever seen had a setting to make the main screen brighter or dimmer, but I can't find one anywhere.

Go to Menu>Settings>Display>Backlight>Pwr Save Mode>ON

That will dim the display. Thats the only thing i can think of.

[brianlee]

Does anyone know if you can use the flash on the A700 as a flashlight? I checked out the manual with no luck. I tried pressing all the obvious keys but no luck

There's a way you can hack into the phone to turn the flash on so that it acts like a flashlight. Memorize these steps... It's a handy bright light for finding things.

First press
47*869#1235

In the test mode press
048

3 turns the light on
2 turns the light off
1 trickles the light

To use your phone again, reboot by pressing
#002 or #045

There are many other commands but I haven't had time to document those. If other members in this forum would, I would appreciate it! :)

[Deval]

becareful of test mode and playing around with it...or you will be waiting on a 2 hour line at a sprint store to talk to one of us to fix it

[maxfieldd]

Thanks for the tip on the flashlight. If you come up with anything else let me know. :)

[brianlee]

Thanks for the tip on the flashlight. If you come up with anything else let me know. :)

>>No problem

One more thing...
My friend has a T-Mobile Samsung E715 and he could turn on his flash just by holding down the up/down button on the side of his phone. He could also take pictures with the clam shell closed by holding down the camera button plus see things on the external display. The A700 arrived later but it lacks alot of these common features. :eyebrow:

Does anyone know if these problems will be addressed in future firmware upgrades?

[Jeff]

There's a way you can hack into the phone to turn the flash on so that it acts like a flashlight. Memorize these steps... It's a handy bright light for finding things.

First press
47*869#1235

In the test mode press
048

3 turns the light on
2 turns the light off
1 trickles the light

To use your phone again, reboot by pressing
#002 or #045

There are many other commands but I haven't had time to document those. If other members in this forum would, I would appreciate it! :)


Cool!! See if you can figure out what test menu item turns off the "noise reduction" that everyone is complaining about on this board. Its the issue when the sound cuts in/out if the person you're talking to is in a noisy environment. SAMSUNG said it is in there, but they wont tell customers how to do it. If you figure it out... Please post it on here. You will make A LOT of people VERY happy!!

[Jonacell]

... I'm working on a how-to for making m4a ringers and mp4 videos; it'll be posted on the uploader page when it's done (prob tomorrow). how do you upload videos? thanks a bundle kevin you are supa!

*i would also like to know if it's possible to get that terra blues animated gif. that icsedge wanted... ;)

[ctnchrisw]

Is there a way to do a custom animation like the bouncing ball thing that comes with the phone? I want the ashlee simpson jig as my screensaver XD

[binded]

i wanta know about how to turn off that ****ing noise thing its buggin the **** outa me i wonder if i can get a tech at the sprint store to turn that off for me does any one know if they can do that at all or if they will just give you a bunch of bull **** about it and say that they do it and not do it like they do about every thing that they say that they do and dont know at all


:furious:

[Deval]

what noise?

[Jonacell]

Wirelessly posted (my mobile mechanism: Samsung-SPHA700 AU-MIC-A700/2.0 MMP/2.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)

is it the flip open/close sound? go to setttings: --> sounds(2) --> alerts (3) --> flip sound (6)

[Snookie]

Just wanted to say that I've been a LONG time lurker here but never decided to join. I just bought my a700 (upgraded from a500) and I've had a grin on my face since I've got it. There is alot of great information here about the aac ringers. Keep up the great work guys.

[blaze21]

Hey Guys/Gals,

Please let me know via PM if you have any problems with the uploader. I'm working on a how-to for making m4a ringers and mp4 videos; it'll be posted on the uploader page when it's done (prob tomorrow).

Enjoy!

The only problem that I am having with the uploader is when my phone is downloading the file it stops halfway and gives me a downloading error. I followed your instructions on making a ringer with quicktime pro and still doesn't work. Would this be a problem with my phone or the uploader. The only thing is that the uploader/converter from d-d-n worked great for me and never had any problems. What happened with d-d-n beta version? It was a a great tool!!

[SU.com Notifier]

Contact me via email and we'll try and figure out what the problem is. You can email my through my profile on this site.

Thanks!



PS.. I'll work on the video thing tonight.

[ediesel]

Can anyone make me a J-kwon 'hood hop' and Snoop Dogg 'drop it like its hott' m4p ringers?

[Perfectance]

If you find it in mp3 format, just dump it through the d-d-n.com converter. Since that came out, everyone stopped making mp4's for everyone because the converter is so easy.

[ediesel]

What is the excat link to the d-d-n.com converter because i cannot seem to find it on their website?

[Deval]

you have to join up and you get access to it

[blaze21]

hey deval, i got a question maybe you can help me with.

I joined up with d-d-n because their mp3 ringtone converter (beta version) worked great for me on my A700. But now that i joined the converter doesn't allow for the user to add a bass filter or decrease the volume of the ringer when sending it to your phone. Now all the ringers sound really really loud (even on normal volume setting). Do you know why they took these features out of the final version? Any help would be great! Thanks in advance.

[Disruptor]

I'm still only using Kevin's uploader, it's still the best and easiest IMO.
Thanks kevin, you rule man.

[Deval]

hey deval, i got a question maybe you can help me with.

I joined up with d-d-n because their mp3 ringtone converter (beta version) worked great for me on my A700. But now that i joined the converter doesn't allow for the user to add a bass filter or decrease the volume of the ringer when sending it to your phone. Now all the ringers sound really really loud (even on normal volume setting). Do you know why they took these features out of the final version? Any help would be great! Thanks in advance.

we were having issues with that. email me @ deval@sprintusers.com with a reminder and i'll talk to my guys tonight, k?

[ediesel]

Is there any other way for me to get an AAC ringer because d-d-n.com for some reason doesn't want me to pay to get my account activated.

[Deval]

Is there any other way for me to get an AAC ringer because d-d-n.com for some reason doesn't want me to pay to get my account activated.
that makes no sense...we are a pay site, so you do need to pay to get your account active

[ediesel]

There must be something wrong with the website because i have gotten receipts for paying the 5 dollars but i still cannot get full privilages on the website.

[mike@d-d-n.com]

send a support ticket someone will get on it quickly. we did just have a server move and had a little bit of problems with the secure payment system.. all is well now

[jmthomas]

I have a quick question. Two of my friends have Sprint phones, and when they call my house, their name shows up on the caller ID instead of "Cellular Call." But my A700 shows up "Cellular Call." Is there anyway that I can have my phone show up as my name?

[Deval]

I have a quick question. Two of my friends have Sprint phones, and when they call my house, their name shows up on the caller ID instead of "Cellular Call." But my A700 shows up "Cellular Call." Is there anyway that I can have my phone show up as my name?

call up customer care and tell them to disable caller ID block

[OGHugo]

man i tried that light hack thing now i cannot get my phone off of test mode
it says test mode s: 3 and p : 1149
i cannot make any calls or anythiing how can i get it back..??

[Perfectance]

man i tried that light hack thing now i cannot get my phone off of test mode
it says test mode s: 3 and p : 1149
i cannot make any calls or anythiing how can i get it back..??

Sorry man, hacking into the phone is always risky. You'll have to either find the hidden 'undo' button or take it into your local Sprint store and have them fix it.

[jmthomas]

call up customer care and tell them to disable caller ID block
Will do. Thanks for the help. :D

[blaze21]

hey deval,

When I select the bass filter option and send it to my phone, the ringer sounds like a QCP ringer. Also, any update on being able to decrease the volume?

[Deval]

hey deval,

When I select the bass filter option and send it to my phone, the ringer sounds like a QCP ringer. Also, any update on being able to decrease the volume?

we had to recode it...bear with us :)

[blaze21]

hey deval,

i got another problem maybe you can help me again (sorry about asking all these questions). when i try to send my own created screensaver to my phone it gives me the error message "The issue has been reported. Please try again later".
I even tried using someone else's screensaver and still same problem.
Thanks for all your help. :D

[Deval]

hmmm....you always catch me when my programmers are out or sleepy...lol...email me and i'll forward it to them

[jmthomas]

Deval,

Remember I asked about my name showing up on the caller ID of land lines? Well, I talked to Sprint and they said some phone companies chose to block the name of cellphones and other companies don't.

I tried to explain to him that some Sprint phones show up on my caller ID with the name and some show up "Cellular Call." So it isn't a "phone company" issue, it is a phone setting. Do you have any idea what else I could try?

[Deval]

Well, I do know that there is a setting in your account which controls what caller ID info is sent, but I've never really looked into it. I believe only customer care can change that setting.

[jmthomas]

Well, I do know that there is a setting in your account which controls what caller ID info is sent, but I've never really looked into it. I believe only customer care can change that setting.

Ok, I'll look into it more. It's just confusing because one friend said all he did was put his name in the Greeting (name displayed on bottom of phone screen). The other said he didn't do anything it just shows up that way. I'll repost when I get this resolved, in case anyone else wants their name to show up on Caller ID. :)

Thanks for the help and quick response, Deval.

[Deval]

no its definatly not a phone issue...caller id info is based on whatever information is stored in your account

[ctnchrisw]

Ok, I'll look into it more. It's just confusing because one friend said all he did was put his name in the Greeting (name displayed on bottom of phone screen). The other said he didn't do anything it just shows up that way. I'll repost when I get this resolved, in case anyone else wants their name to show up on Caller ID. :)

Thanks for the help and quick response, Deval.
email customer care, thats how I got it done.

[jmthomas]

email customer care, thats how I got it done.
I have e-mailed Customer Care, three times. Each time, they insist it is a carrier issue (my home phone company). Whatever, I give up. It's not that important.

[orbital]

I have e-mailed Customer Care, three times. Each time, they insist it is a carrier issue (my home phone company). Whatever, I give up. It's not that important.


It based on the land line company nothing to do with pcs. the only thing u can do is change the name on you account or put the caller id block on your account. i have the same thing happen in my area and it is verizon land line that is displaying these things.
orbital

[Perfectance]

How about calling Customer Care and asking them to change your Caller ID name.

When I transfered my account into my own name, I had to call and get the caller ID changed. They transfered me to some different department. Maybe the people you keep getting don't understand the problem correctly.

Do other SprintPCS people call and get the same thing on this Land Line phone?

[jmthomas]

How about calling Customer Care and asking them to change your Caller ID name.

When I transfered my account into my own name, I had to call and get the caller ID changed. They transfered me to some different department. Maybe the people you keep getting don't understand the problem correctly.

Do other SprintPCS people call and get the same thing on this Land Line phone?


I had called Customer Care twice before I posted, then I e-mailed them thrice. (hehe Sorry, I like the word thrice). On the third e-mail they said I would need to call and speak with someone personally. But, in all three of my e-mails, I stated that I had called Customer Care twice.

So today on my break, I called Customer Care again. This time the respresentative knew exactly what I wanted and had it fixed within minutes.

Like you said, I guess the first two representatives I spoke with just didn't understand properly.

[3G Cables]

It based on the land line company nothing to do with pcs. the only thing u can do is change the name on you account or put the caller id block on your account. i have the same thing happen in my area and it is verizon land line that is displaying these things.
orbital

You can not have your cell phone caller ID blocked.

[sprintguy]

yes you can put caller id block on a cell phone...jmthomas, i may have a solution for you...pm me and we'll talk...

[3G Cables]

yes you can put caller id block on a cell phone...jmthomas, i may have a solution for you...pm me and we'll talk...

You can not put caller ID block on your cell phone.

You can do a *67 before calling a number but that is it.

You can not tell Sprint to put caller ID block on your phone for all out going calls.

[orbital]

You can not put caller ID block on your cell phone.

You can do a *67 before calling a number but that is it.

You can not tell Sprint to put caller ID block on your phone for all out going calls.


Sprint will put caller id block on all out going calls.

[sprintguy]

You can not put caller ID block on your cell phone.

You can do a *67 before calling a number but that is it.

You can not tell Sprint to put caller ID block on your phone for all out going calls.


yes you can...trust me, i'm an employee

[3G Cables]

yes you can...trust me, i'm an employee

Ok, then tell us here how to do it.

[KevinK]

I'll trust a politician before I trust a Sprint employee ever again.

[Deval]

just to let everyone know, my lil site which we all used for AAC ringer downloads is down for a lil bit while I resolve some hosting issues. I'm also working on a wap site so you can access the ringers site anywhere

[Jonacell]

Wirelessly posted (my mobile mechanism: Samsung-SPHA700 AU-MIC-A700/2.0 MMP/2.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)

thanks deval. i was just about to PM you about that.

[bosshog69]

Will a sprint pcs phone work with cingular or ATT? Or do they both require phones that have a SIM card?

[mcurtiss1970]

Will a sprint pcs phone work with cingular or ATT? Or do they both require phones that have a SIM card?Sprint is CDMA
Cingular/ATT is GSM


NOT compatible at all.

[lk182]

hi i'm new here but i've found a trick with my new phone.
You can create full size wallpapers for the a700 by creating a 176x220 image in your favorite imaging program (i used PhotoShop) then copy the image over into paint then save and upload using focus but do not resize the image.
now i know you're asking well why don't you just save it in photoshop
.well for some reason the pictures get messed up after sending to the phone if the image isn't saved in paint ....don't ask me why thats just what happens.
hope this is helpful to everyone

[3G Cables]

hi i'm new here but i've found a trick with my new phone.
You can create full size wallpapers for the a700 by creating a 176x220 image in your favorite imaging program (i used PhotoShop) then copy the image over into paint then save and upload using focus but do not resize the image.
now i know you're asking well why don't you just save it in photoshop
.well for some reason the pictures get messed up after sending to the phone if the image isn't saved in paint ....don't ask me why thats just what happens.
hope this is helpful to everyone

Thanks for the tip. I am sure I remember reading somewhere that there is a setting in Photoshop that you can check which does the same thing. I just forget where I read it. If someone knows what it is please post here.

[bones06]

I tried using www.kivers.com and everytime it tells me the content does not exist when I try to send it to my phone. It keeps saying 404 error. Can someone help me. And also I can no longer find the uploader on d-d-n.com and I paid my subscription nor can I upload.

[Deval]

goto your personal space, and you will find the uploader there

[MaximaKhanh]

hi i'm new here but i've found a trick with my new phone.
You can create full size wallpapers for the a700 by creating a 176x220 image in your favorite imaging program (i used PhotoShop) then copy the image over into paint then save and upload using focus but do not resize the image.
now i know you're asking well why don't you just save it in photoshop
.well for some reason the pictures get messed up after sending to the phone if the image isn't saved in paint ....don't ask me why thats just what happens.
hope this is helpful to everyone

Hi,
This is my first post in this forum so please bear with me. In order to view the full picture in your phone, you must size your screensaver to 176X165 (when you save your pictures to your phone it saves it at 176x165 which is also the lowest rez setting in your camera). Also, in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, when using the crop tool (before you select your crop) the toolbar will have an option to set the width and height. In the width enter 176 px and height to 165 px (it is important to put the "px" in the end because photoshop defaults to inches unless you go to your settings and set pixels as your default). After you do that, use the crop tool and select whatever area you want and it box size will always be the correct aspect ratio. When you hit enter (after you select the area you want to crop) the program will automaticly resize your crop to 176x165. Now you're not done yet, you cannot just save as jpg because it will be bigger than 28k in any setting higher than low quality (any wallpaper larger than 28k will not download into your phone (memory issue?)). You must use the File -> "save to web "option. Select jpg and high setting and it will create a smaller high quality file. From there use the Focus uploader and download to your phone. It will be PERFECT. Sorry for the long winded response, it took me a long time to figure this out.

Khanh

[blaze21]

hey deval did you get my email about the d-d-n uploader?

[Deval]

yeah...it should be showing up once you goto your personal space

[tbakergobucks]

Hi,
This is my first post in this forum so please bear with me. In order to view the full picture in your phone, you must size your screensaver to 176X165 (when you save your pictures to your phone it saves it at 176x165 which is also the lowest rez setting in your camera). Also, in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, when using the crop tool (before you select your crop) the toolbar will have an option to set the width and height. In the width enter 176 px and height to 165 px (it is important to put the "px" in the end because photoshop defaults to inches unless you go to your settings and set pixels as your default). After you do that, use the crop tool and select whatever area you want and it box size will always be the correct aspect ratio. When you hit enter (after you select the area you want to crop) the program will automaticly resize your crop to 176x165. Now you're not done yet, you cannot just save as jpg because it will be bigger than 28k in any setting higher than low quality (any wallpaper larger than 28k will not download into your phone (memory issue?)). You must use the File -> "save to web "option. Select jpg and high setting and it will create a smaller high quality file. From there use the Focus uploader and download to your phone. It will be PERFECT. Sorry for the long winded response, it took me a long time to figure this out.

Khanh

This won't increase the size of the photo caller id? I'm pretty sure you can't becasue samsung shrunk both the outer and main display photo caller id's. The outter photo id is pretty small and I'm pretty sure even with a full screensaver photo id on the main display doesn't fit the width. It's one of the few things that annoys me on the 700. :(

[MaximaKhanh]

This won't increase the size of the photo caller id? I'm pretty sure you can't becasue samsung shrunk both the outer and main display photo caller id's. The outter photo id is pretty small and I'm pretty sure even with a full screensaver photo id on the main display doesn't fit the width. It's one of the few things that annoys me on the 700. :(

Sorry,
The method only works for the main screensaver. I gave up on the caller id display and the outer screensaver.

Khanh

[3G Cables]

This won't increase the size of the photo caller id? I'm pretty sure you can't becasue samsung shrunk both the outer and main display photo caller id's. The outter photo id is pretty small and I'm pretty sure even with a full screensaver photo id on the main display doesn't fit the width. It's one of the few things that annoys me on the 700. :(

No, it won’t increase the caller ID image but it is perfect for the background "screensaver". Thanks for the tip! I had been having problems making a perfect screensaver until I read your tip =) The funny thing is the aspect ratio does not look like it will fit the whole screen until you send it to the phone. The reason is because the space needed for the header and footer.

[MaximaKhanh]

No, it won’t increase the caller ID image but it is perfect for the background "screensaver". Thanks for the tip! I had been having problems making a perfect screensaver until I read your tip =) The funny thing is the aspect ratio does not look like it will fit the whole screen until you send it to the phone. The reason is because the space needed for the header and footer.

Your Welcome.
Just need to download my creations for free with out sending notification to my phone. Does each notification equal one sms text message? I only have 100 free per month.

Khanh :confused:

[3G Cables]

Your Welcome.
Just need to download my creations for free with out sending notification to my phone. Does each notification equal one sms text message? I only have 100 free per month.

Khanh :confused:

You can purchase the snapMEDIA software and upload them directly with a data cable.

[tbakergobucks]

last night I thought maybe if I delete a contact name and still have the number and photo caller id in my contacts that the photo caller id would be bigger since there would be no name but it says unnisinged. :( One of things I liked about the 680 was the quality and that it fit the entire screen of the outter display even though you could only assing pictures taken with the phone. Not sure why they shrunk it on the 700.

[MaximaKhanh]

You can purchase the snapMEDIA software and upload them directly with a data cable.

Last time I checked, snapmedia didn't support the a700. Don't want to waste my money or screw up my phone trying to get it to work. Once it is officially supported, I might purchase it.

Khanh

[Kincols]

I got the phone 4 days ago when my local sprint store first got them. I also did get a holster/carrier. It is a body glove one, neoprene and plastic. Very form fitting....almost too much feels like you'll break the phone putting it on.

[blaze21]

hey deval,

A while back I had asked you about helping me out with some questions i had about the d-d-n uploader. I had asked about being able to lower the volume and add a bass filter when sending a ringer to my phone. You helped me out some by adding the bass filter option and I thank you for that. Also about a week ago I had another problem with not being able to send screensavers to my phone and you said you would help me out if i emailed it to you. I emailed it and you said that the problem was fixed, but i'm still having the same problems.

I purchased a month of membership to d-d-n because their beta tool worked great for me and I wanted to support their site. Also because i wanted to see how good their service was before i purchased a long term membership. So far my experience with d-d-n has been "satisfactory". My two main issues that i have are:

1. not being able to lower the volume when sending a ringer to my phone (which i posted on oct.31 and was told that it would be fixed)(this feature was available in the beta version and is not now)
2. not being able to send screensavers to my phone.

My membership with d-d-n expires on 11/29/04 and if I can't get help by that time, then i guess d-d-n just lost a good customer.

I'm not trying to bash d-d-n or deval, I am just telling you my personal experience and also trying to help improve their service by giving them some feedback (hopefully I'll be giving them positive feedback in the future.).

[kaitou]

Can someone please post the instructions that went into making that eva animation? Links etc? I'd love to be able to make some screensavers for my phone, and the way the eva one runs is perfect.

Please help?

[Jonacell]

Can someone please post the instructions that went into making that eva animation? Links etc? I'd love to be able to make some screensavers for my phone, and the way the eva one runs is perfect.

Please help? i want to know how they got that video running too. we have bundles of ringer info...not much video info.

* i guess this will thread can also benifit sanyo 7400 users too now :)

[Deval]

working on it...among not tryin to go crazy @ work...trying to figure it out

[ill]

that animation is "simply" a gif, not a video. i used cmx studio to create the pmd. with cmx studio, you add images.. jpg, i dont recall all file types it supports. i dont believe it does support gifs..not as a whole animation anyway. i had to save each frame from the gif then with cmx studio you just add each frame. with the newest cmx, not sure if build 3.1.297 is still the newest, but you can edit how long each frame is displayed. the earlier versions did not allow frames to be displayed for very short of a time. it was all like 1 second a frame so it made the animations look horrible. in the newest version you still can not put whatever you want as the time for each frame, but it does allow a wider range of frame rate...so yeah thats basically it. there is other software out there, i dont know what software there is. i havent even made an animation since eva. maybe that'll help with some of the questions?

[MCLEAN02]

Wirelessly posted (sanyo 5500: Samsung-SPHA700 AU-MIC-A700/2.0 MMP/2.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)

I keep getting 404 Errors on alot of the ring tones also i really loved the eva screensaver

[Mizzfoxy]

hey guys..do ya know where i can find anymore animations for the a700????

[josh_jacobs]

don't know if you all knew this, but I was messing around with my personal files at 3Gupload.com and uploaded an MP3, and low and behold it converted it into an m4a (AAC) file. It trimmed it to like ~30 seconds or so, but its still cool. Sounds so much better than QCP on my phone.

[Halo2Proz]

oh yeah...www.D-D-N.com been doing that for a while now :hee:

[ECLIPSE06]

that animation is "simply" a gif, not a video. i used cmx studio to create the pmd. with cmx studio, you add images.. jpg, i dont recall all file types it supports. i dont believe it does support gifs..not as a whole animation anyway. i had to save each frame from the gif then with cmx studio you just add each frame. with the newest cmx, not sure if build 3.1.297 is still the newest, but you can edit how long each frame is displayed. the earlier versions did not allow frames to be displayed for very short of a time. it was all like 1 second a frame so it made the animations look horrible. in the newest version you still can not put whatever you want as the time for each frame, but it does allow a wider range of frame rate...so yeah thats basically it. there is other software out there, i dont know what software there is. i havent even made an animation since eva. maybe that'll help with some of the questions?


how do u adjust the frame rate

[ill]

man, feel like ive been away forever. to adjust the frame rate there should be 3 windows within the cmx studio. resources properties and layout. you can either change it within the layout after dragging and dropping the images there. within the layout window you click on the image box and make it as small as possible. in the properties window you will see the start time and end time of the image change as you change the size of each image box. or within the properties window you can change the start and end time of each image. it wont allow just any frame rate. i believe the length can be as little as .020

[ECLIPSE06]

When I do that it dosent allow me to it set it back to default? :eyebrow:

[dmx434343]

If some one can figure out how to upload games to your comp. i can post any and all games sprint offers considering i get them for free:)

[3G Cables]

If some one can figure out how to upload games to your comp. i can post any and all games sprint offers considering i get them for free:)

You can copy them with Bitpim.

[dmx434343]

You can copy them with Bitpim.


You know what i just tried to connect using bitpim and it doesnt give me the option to connect, it wont let me highlight phonebook, ringers or anything.
What am i doing wrong?

[3G Cables]

You know what i just tried to connect using bitpim and it doesnt give me the option to connect, it wont let me highlight phonebook, ringers or anything.
What am i doing wrong?

You could be doing a million things wrong I just dont know what because I am not there in front of your computer. You should read this http://bitpim.sourceforge.net/#frequentqna

[dmx434343]

I found no luck looking through there help files and everything else posted. If anyone comes across something to help me, let me know.

[3G Cables]

I found no luck looking through there help files and everything else posted. If anyone comes across something to help me, let me know.

It works so it is something on your computer specifically. I would be happy to help you but I need more info on exact errors you are getting, etc.

[mrlifter]

Does BitPim now support the A700?

[3G Cables]

Does BitPim now support the A700?

No, and people are locking up there phones with it. There is someone on here that said they did it but they are not responding to my questions which worries me.

[powertoburn]

Anyone figure out the code yet to turn off the noise cancellation feature?

Also, the code to get into debug to check the signal strength in db.

[mrlifter]

No, and people are locking up there phones with it. There is someone on here that said they did it but they are not responding to my questions which worries me.

Thanks for the info.... I was reading some other threads regarding it as well... no go for the A700 at this time...
Thanks 3G

[3G Cables]

Thanks for the info.... I was reading some other threads regarding it as well... no go for the A700 at this time...
Thanks 3G

Yea, I am not sure why someone posted on here that they got it to work with their A700. It is POSSIBLE but they might have the *unreleased* firmware update that some people have access to :hee: That is the only reason I can think of why 1 person claims to got it to work yet no one else can.

[kewlazme]

Most GCD Creators wont accept file type .m4a if anyone knows what to define in .htaccess i can work on the site part. i tried AddType aac m4a

i tried this : Content-Type: audio/x-quicktime-movie

I can probably host files. I have a reseller account and lots of bandwidth.
The reason you can't get the GCD files to work is because you need to set your server MIME types to handle file types of this nature. Those who have CPANEL can find the MIME icon in their cpanel.

[kewlazme]

ok now i got the dl box to pop up on the phone however when i select to dl the file.. it starts the dl procedure.. and gives me a download failed error.. witout downloading any data.. also there is a 905 at the bottom of the screen with that error

Remember, the GCD file must have the information about the filesize of the actual file you are downloading. it must be the "Size on Disk" I believe, not the rounded size. Right click on the file and do properties for the Size on Disk

[dmx434343]

If any one get the latest version of BitPim to work with the a700 please post it:).

[3G Cables]

If any one get the latest version of BitPim to work with the a700 please post it:).

Not only let us know that but also what firmware version your phone has <-- VERY IMPORTANT.

I dont think anyone has it to work yet as the developers of Bitpim have not built it for the A700 yet and it is dangerous at this point to experiment with it.

[dmx434343]

I can care less ill send my phone back to sprint and i get a full refund (im an authorized dealer) i will try it if some one has a beta version willing to give it out.

[dantjie]

I have the A700 and use BitPim with it without having the phone lockup or anything bad happening. I use it to backup apps and pull pictures and videos off of the phone.

[3G Cables]

I have the A700 and use BitPim with it without having the phone lockup or anything bad happening. I use it to backup apps and pull pictures and videos off of the phone.

And please tell us your firmware version.

Thanks

[dantjie]

S:es.a700 Xj13

[3G Cables]

S:es.a700 Xj13

That is why. Most of us have XG23.

Did your phone come with XJ13 or did you have it updated at a Sprint Store? Which store?

[powertoburn]

Pasadena, CA Sprint store tech now claims that they got XL08 in. According to the Vision tech the XL08 fixes problem with media streaming

[3G Cables]

Pasadena, CA Sprint store tech now claims that they got XL08 in. According to the Vision tech the XL08 fixes problem with media streaming

Cool, I live 15 miles from there so I think I will go get the latest update. Can you please tell me which exact store it is so I can make sure I get the right store with a tech there?

Thanks

[dmx434343]

I dont know if any one cares for the Motorola HS810 Bluetooth headset but it works really good with the a700 if you have the Jabra a210 adapter. Not to mention the adapter is smaller then a nextel battery. I have some pictures as well as the earpeice. I also sell them if any one is interested.

[dantjie]

That is why. Most of us have XG23.

Did your phone come with XJ13 or did you have it updated at a Sprint Store? Which store?

The phone wasn't working right so I took it in, and they also did a software update. I got it updated at the Temecula CA store.

[powertoburn]

Cool, I live 15 miles from there so I think I will go get the latest update. Can you please tell me which exact store it is so I can make sure I get the right store with a tech there?

Thanks

The store is located at Raymond / Colorado - you got to specify that you want the XL008

[jt300zx]

I am going to get the XL08 update, can some one tell me what setting that is chosen for the "Phone Type" in Bitpim and "How do I get the my Outlook contacts into my phone"

[jt300zx]

I am going to get the XL08 update, can some one tell me what setting that is chosen for the "Phone Type" in Bitpim and "How do I get the my Outlook contacts into my phone"

I got the XL08 and using the SPH-670 phone choice for Bitpim. I can now use it to get pics and videos off the phone. I have yet to figure out how to put my Outlook information on the phone.

[943kgt]

Use Futuredial's Snapsync Software 1.9 to load your phonebook onto your phone. I have the A700 with XL08 firmware and it worked like a charm. Nice not having to type in 350 contacts with the numberpad.

[Jeff]

Where do you get the datacable? Radioshack?


Use Futuredial's Snapsync Software 1.9 to load your phonebook onto your phone. I have the A700 with XL08 firmware and it worked like a charm. Nice not having to type in 350 contacts with the numberpad.

[3G Cables]

Where do you get the datacable? Radioshack?

We have them here http://www.fortune3.com/comp66199/?pagesuffix=Data_Cables-SAMSUNG_PM_A740_RL_A760_MM_A700_VM_A680_USB_cable_ 1.html&

[Dlb15]

Ok. I have been a member for awhile but I usually read and only ask questions after searching. I have a few tonite.

1) What version of Bitpim are people using that lets them get pics and ringers from the phone ? I have version 7.26 and I can only read my FILESYSTEM ( MSL , ETC).

2) I have seen questions about video being in mp4 format. What videos are y'all talking about ?

3) Plus can anyone find free games for this phone ?

I have firmware XL08 on my phone. But It sucks since I have no games and the games I had for my VM4500 aren't compatible.


*** Please Help !!!! *****


P.S : Thanks for the instructions Deval on creating AAC Ringers. I printed out that thread and have made several to customize my phone.

[Deval]

2. you can convert videos and play them on your phone...sucks though since the memory is so limited

1. cant help you with that

3. not sure ;)

[Dlb15]

thanks for the reply.

[3G Cables]

Ok. I have been a member for awhile but I usually read and only ask questions after searching. I have a few tonite.

1) What version of Bitpim are people using that lets them get pics and ringers from the phone ? I have version 7.26 and I can only read my FILESYSTEM ( MSL , ETC).

2) I have seen questions about video being in mp4 format. What videos are y'all talking about ?

3) Plus can anyone find free games for this phone ?

I have firmware XL08 on my phone. But It sucks since I have no games and the games I had for my VM4500 aren't compatible.


*** Please Help !!!! *****


P.S : Thanks for the instructions Deval on creating AAC Ringers. I printed out that thread and have made several to customize my phone.

It totally depends what phone you have. Your avatar shows you have a VM4500 but underneath it says A700. You might want to change that so that it does not confuse people who are trying to help.

1) It can be done but I need to know what phone model you have.
2) MP4 is a video compression close to DVD quality but as stated it is too large to put anything worth while on your phone. It would have to be very short.
3) Yes, www.3gupload.com

[mrlifter]

Use Futuredial's Snapsync Software 1.9 to load your phonebook onto your phone. I have the A700 with XL08 firmware and it worked like a charm. Nice not having to type in 350 contacts with the numberpad.

Before you had the XL08 upate did you have problems with SnapSync?

[Dlb15]

It totally depends what phone you have. Your avatar shows you have a VM4500 but underneath it says A700. You might want to change that so that it does not confuse people who are trying to help.

1) It can be done but I need to know what phone model you have.
2) MP4 is a video compression close to DVD quality but as stated it is too large to put anything worth while on your phone. It would have to be very short.
3) Yes, www.3gupload.com


I have the Samsung A700. Sorry about the profile confusion.

[3G Cables]

Ok. I have been a member for awhile but I usually read and only ask questions after searching. I have a few tonite.

1) What version of Bitpim are people using that lets them get pics and ringers from the phone ? I have version 7.26 and I can only read my FILESYSTEM ( MSL , ETC).

2) I have seen questions about video being in mp4 format. What videos are y'all talking about ?

3) Plus can anyone find free games for this phone ?

I have firmware XL08 on my phone. But It sucks since I have no games and the games I had for my VM4500 aren't compatible.


*** Please Help !!!! *****


P.S : Thanks for the instructions Deval on creating AAC Ringers. I printed out that thread and have made several to customize my phone.

1. The latest version works BitPim 0.7.26
2. MP4 is a video compression similar to MP3 for audio (different but sam analogy). Much too large to fit anything MP4 on your phone worth while.
3. Yes, they are all at www.3gupload.com if you find better FREE please let us know here.

[Dlb15]

1. The latest version works BitPim 0.7.26
2. MP4 is a video compression similar to MP3 for audio (different but sam analogy). Much too large to fit anything MP4 on your phone worth while.
3. Yes, they are all at www.3gupload.com if you find better FREE please let us know here.


What phone are you using undersettings ? I can not get my phone to do anything. Are you pulling phonebook, wallpapers and ringers ? CAN YOU LOAD THEM BACK UP ?

[3G Cables]

What phone are you using undersettings ? I can not get my phone to do anything. Are you pulling phonebook, wallpapers and ringers ? CAN YOU LOAD THEM BACK UP ?

What firmware version do you have?

1. Press any key on your phone to turn the light on
2. Go into the menu
3. Go into “settings” [key 7]
4. Go into “phone info” [key 9]
5. Go into “version” [key 3]
6. Now look at the line that says ”s:”. At the end of that line you should see you firmware version.

[jt300zx]

What phone are you using undersettings ? I can not get my phone to do anything. Are you pulling phonebook, wallpapers and ringers ? CAN YOU LOAD THEM BACK UP ?


Ok, I was the one that posted that Bitpim can be used to get video and pics off the A700. I use the phone setting for SPH-670, read the file system, copy and paste onto my desktop. Then I change the file name. I have not figured out how to use Bitpim to put information onto the phone.

[Dlb15]

What firmware version do you have?

1. Press any key on your phone to turn the light on
2. Go into the menu
3. Go into “settings” [key 7]
4. Go into “phone info” [key 9]
5. Go into “version” [key 3]
6. Now look at the line that says ”s:”. At the end of that line you should see you firmware version.

XL08 is my firmware

[tom_li]

Don't need to reinvent the wheel. Here is a FREE site for you to upload your ACC files.

http://www.funformobile.com/

[gof]

I got the XL08 and using the SPH-670 phone choice for Bitpim. I can now use it to get pics and videos off the phone. I have yet to figure out how to put my Outlook information on the phone.
How did you select the SPH-670 in BitPim? :confused: I pulled the latest version 0.7.26 and the only SPH phone listed is the A620.

Now I tried using that profile (the A620) and I WAS able to pull (via file mode) the photo's and videos. Note I've only run BitPim in read only mode, I haven't attempted to write anything. Trying to access the other sections of BitPim returned errors.

[3G Cables]

How did you select the SPH-670 in BitPim? :confused: I pulled the latest version 0.7.26 and the only SPH phone listed is the A620.

Now I tried using that profile (the A620) and I WAS able to pull (via file mode) the photo's and videos. Note I've only run BitPim in read only mode, I haven't attempted to write anything. Trying to access the other sections of BitPim returned errors.

As far as I know what you have done is all that can be done. What are you trying to do that you have not done?

[gof]

As far as I know what you have done is all that can be done. What are you trying to do that you have not done?
I am trying to clarify what the original poster actually did. He/She may have made a typo and stated 670 and meant 620. Easy enough. But based upon the fact that previous versions of firmware+bitpim have resulted in dead phones :eek: , I'm trying to tread lightly.

I'd like to use this in WRITE mode to upload new apps to the phone. As you might expect, writing to the filesystem leaves a huge opportunity for mucking things up. BTW, has anyone notified any of the developers about the new firmware (apparently) working now? Perhaps they can relax the blacklist code on the A700, or at least put in a firmware check.

[gof]

As a further follow up...

Filesystem mode works well, but I haven't tried to write yet.

Videos are in 3g2 file format. Apple Quicktime 6.5 will play these back directly (my slightly older version of quicktime did not!). I think Sprint converts them when you use the site to upload them because I know I've viewed them before.

Photos are on there in jpg format. I'm not sure, but it almost seems like Sprint may also filter these slightly, or it just may have been what I had left on there. Quality seems lacking more than I remember from those I downloaded before I shut down Vision after my 2 month freebie expired.

Cudo's to 3G Cables for keeping me in his database and alerting me to the fact the A700 firmware seemed to permit bitpim to function enough to grab the media. I'd highly recommend his service! :tu: :tu:

Next Step is to go after the applications...

[3G Cables]

As a further follow up...

Filesystem mode works well, but I haven't tried to write yet.

Videos are in 3g2 file format. Apple Quicktime 6.5 will play these back directly (my slightly older version of quicktime did not!). I think Sprint converts them when you use the site to upload them because I know I've viewed them before.

Photos are on there in jpg format. I'm not sure, but it almost seems like Sprint may also filter these slightly, or it just may have been what I had left on there. Quality seems lacking more than I remember from those I downloaded before I shut down Vision after my 2 month freebie expired.

Cudo's to 3G Cables for keeping me in his database and alerting me to the fact the A700 firmware seemed to permit bitpim to function enough to grab the media. I'd highly recommend his service! :tu: :tu:

Next Step is to go after the applications...

And thank you for having the balls to experiment =)

I believe there is some talk here about the 3g2 videos and streaming media.

My personal cell phone is the A700 but I have the old firmware version so I haven’t been able to mess with it, not to mention things are completely busy around here. I hope soon to get XL08 so I can too play around. You should have no problems with just reading but writing you do need to be very careful.

[jt300zx]

Hey there folks, I did typo. I went into settings and used the SCH-A670. I open up the file system and right click the file. I choose the save option and direct it to the file I want it sent to. I am not as technical as others on here like 3G. I just wanted to get my pics and videos off my phone and this seems to work very well. I have tried all the phone types seeing if any of them will work to transfer Outlook. Nothing seems to work, however if you do lock your phone on accident you can switch the phone type back to the SCH-A670 and go to "Data" --> "Get Phone Data" this will reset modem mode. Read the log it will show you what I am talking about.

[gof]

Thanks for confirming. I've been digging in quite a bit deeper and have hooked up with the BitPIM developers. Hopefully I'll be able to make some progress on getting a new profile developed for the A700.

Using the 620 (no type, 620) profile, I can confirm that (so far) it switches from diagnostics mode to modem mode without issues.

[juice86]

dont know what i did, but when i turn my phone on now, it freezes at the blue sprint screen :-( also, when i plug the charger into it when its off it does the same thing. it will however boot into emergency usb download mode, and emergency uart download mode and the computer will recognize a "Samsung USB Modem" in the device manager (Windows XP), but i cant read or write anything to the phone with any programs, i've tried them all. I NEED FIRMWARE UPGRADE, i think. i have ver. XG23. unfortunately, i am not a SprintPCS subscriber so WHAT DO I DO?!?!. if i goto the store, will they do a firmware upgrade for me still? if not, then WHERE CAN A FIND THE FLASH FILE??? POST A LINK OR SOMETHING PLEASE!!! :-) I ONLY HAD THE PHONE FOR 2 DAYS AND IT FROZE UP ON ME. someone shed some light please.

juice86@gmail.com

P.S. its not much, but whoever can provide a solution to my little predicament will get a GMail invite.

[3G Cables]

dont know what i did, but when i turn my phone on now, it freezes at the blue sprint screen :-( also, when i plug the charger into it when its off it does the same thing. it will however boot into emergency usb download mode, and emergency uart download mode and the computer will recognize a "Samsung USB Modem" in the device manager (Windows XP), but i cant read or write anything to the phone with any programs, i've tried them all. I NEED FIRMWARE UPGRADE, i think. i have ver. XG23. unfortunately, i am not a SprintPCS subscriber so WHAT DO I DO?!?!. if i goto the store, will they do a firmware upgrade for me still? if not, then WHERE CAN A FIND THE FLASH FILE??? POST A LINK OR SOMETHING PLEASE!!! :-) I ONLY HAD THE PHONE FOR 2 DAYS AND IT FROZE UP ON ME. someone shed some light please.

juice86@gmail.com

P.S. its not much, but whoever can provide a solution to my little predicament will get a GMail invite.

YOU MESSED UP. Why did you use Bitpim when your phone wasn’t supported and it was clear here that you needed firmware XL-08 before even trying?

Also how do you have the phone but are not a Sprint subscriber? Confused…

[gof]

YOU MESSED UP. Why did you use Bitpim when your phone wasn’t supported and it was clear here that you needed firmware XL-08 before even trying?

Also how do you have the phone but are not a Sprint subscriber? Confused…
Furthermore, from what info I was given for the MM-A700 and bitpim, the previous versions of the firmware DID NOT impact the usage as a phone. They only impacted the ability to go back and forth between modem mode and diagnostic (BREW) mode. In other words, if you're not trying to go through the USB cable, you would not see any difference.

[3G Cables]

Furthermore, from what info I was given for the MM-A700 and bitpim, the previous versions of the firmware DID NOT impact the usage as a phone. They only impacted the ability to go back and forth between modem mode and diagnostic (BREW) mode. In other words, if you're not trying to go through the USB cable, you would not see any difference.

Correct, however it could make the phone get stuck in Diagnostic mode which could only be gotten out of by a master reset.

[juice86]

how do i do a master reset if my phone freezes at the blue sprint screen everytime i turn it on? theres gotta be something i can do. i know that a new firmware flash will fix it but i cant seem to find the .BIN file anywhere. doesn't anyone have access to it?

[cha0s]

how do i do a master reset if my phone freezes at the blue sprint screen everytime i turn it on? theres gotta be something i can do. i know that a new firmware flash will fix it but i cant seem to find the .BIN file anywhere. doesn't anyone have access to it?


Usually to do a master reset, it's ##MSL. There is some option in almost every phone to do a master reset

[juice86]

how did i know someone would reply with that answer??? ok, here it goes again....MY PHONE FREEZES AT THE BIG BLUE SPRINT STARTUP SCREEN

[juice86]

if no one knows how to fix it, can someone at least tell me if they will do a firmware upgrade at the store for me even tho i'm not a subscriber?

[3G Cables]

if no one knows how to fix it, can someone at least tell me if they will do a firmware upgrade at the store for me even tho i'm not a subscriber?

Why did you use Bitpim when your phone wasn’t supported and it was clear here that you needed firmware XL-08 before even trying?

Also how do you have the phone but are not a Sprint subscriber? Confused…

[Deval]

probably trying to use the phone on another network?

[3G Cables]

probably trying to use the phone on another network?

That may answer one of the questions :D

[lojikop]

2 q's for you gurus:

#1) How do I check my used/available memory on my A700? And wutz the default user password? -- Lost my manual

#2) I plan on using Vision in the car (along with my carputer), and was wondering if anyone tested Sprint's tolerance as far as MB/GB!! downloaded.
Support said that if you have Vision, Internet is free and unlimited (limited by AUP, of course). How accurate is that :confused:?

[3G Cables]

2 q's for you gurus:

#1) How do I check my used/available memory on my A700? And wutz the default user password? -- Lost my manual

#2) I plan on using Vision in the car (along with my carputer), and was wondering if anyone tested Sprint's tolerance as far as MB/GB!! downloaded.
Support said that if you have Vision, Internet is free and unlimited (limited by AUP, of course). How accurate is that :confused:?

#1) The default password is the last 4 digits of your phone number. Not sure on the check mem.
#2) Limited by TOS (terms of service). It is NOT unlimited using the phone with a data cable and yes, they can tell. I have used it for years while traveling but watched my usage. I dont keep a MB tally but I connect, check email (hundreds of emails per day) and browse the basic websites that I need to browse and I have never been shut off. Nobody but Sprint knows the actual threshold value and by no one I mean only very high level people at Sprint Corporate. Nobody at the store level knows that info or it would have been posted here a long time ago and I personally worked in a store and no one there knows for sure.

[lojikop]

#2) Limited by TOS (terms of service) [...] Nobody at the store level knows that info or it would have been posted here a long time ago and I personally worked in a store and no one there knows for sure.

Yeah, that's also typical of most ISPs, why wouldn't mobile providers do the same? Time will tell what the quota is, I'll do my best to abuse it :p!

[lojikop]

3G Cables, I see you provide your Drivers with your cables. I am currently using a FufuterDial Driver under WinXP. I ran a speed test and got around 90Kbps from my house. In my care I can get up to 130Kbps.

I remember that ~6 months ago, I came across a different driver that allowed me to get up to 160Kbps. I couldn't conclude if it was the driver or *luck*. Now I can't to any further testing because I can't get a hold of it.

Q: What driver are you all using? 3G Cables, what do you recommend? (don't be shy and post some links :o)

[3G Cables]

3G Cables, I see you provide your Drivers with your cables. I am currently using a FufuterDial Driver under WinXP. I ran a speed test and got around 90Kbps from my house. In my care I can get up to 130Kbps.

I remember that ~6 months ago, I came across a different driver that allowed me to get up to 160Kbps. I couldn't conclude if it was the driver or *luck*. Now I can't to any further testing because I can't get a hold of it.

Q: What driver are you all using? 3G Cables, what do you recommend? (don't be shy and post some links :o)

I hate to burst your bubble but the driver has nothing to do with the speed you connect at or transfer at. The driver simply tells the computer and phone how to talk to each other, not how fast they talk to each other. Speed is mostly dependant on signal strength so it makes sense that you got fast speeds in your car where signal is mainly better than anywhere indoors.

[lojikop]

Hmm, yeah but:

Listen, I know what driver is and if written correctly, different implementations of the same driver should have the same end result. However, in this case we all know there is little or no friggin` support for this phone (As far as connctivity). The FutureDial driver could be writtien for certain models/technology that may exclude the A700. A lot of phone software refuse to interact with the A700, but have every other Samsung phone in their compatibility list.

My point, if a driver "kinda" works because of similarities in hardware/technology, doesn't mean its the prefect match for it.

Question was, what are you guys using/selling and where can I get a copy? And please don't make me buy one of your cables for a simple driver unless it’s copyrighted 3G Cables.

Thanks for your responsiveness man ... youz good ;)!

[3G Cables]

Hmm, yeah but:

Listen, I know what driver is and if written correctly, different implementations of the same driver should have the same end result. However, in this case we all know there is little or no friggin` support for this phone (As far as connctivity). The FutureDial driver could be writtien for certain models/technology that may exclude the A700. A lot of phone software refuse to interact with the A700, but have every other Samsung phone in their compatibility list.

My point, if a driver "kinda" works because of similarities in hardware/technology, doesn't mean its the prefect match for it.

Question was, what are you guys using/selling and where can I get a copy? And please don't make me buy one of your cables for a simple driver unless it’s copyrighted 3G Cables.

Thanks for your responsiveness man ... youz good ;)!

A driver is very simple, it gives the translation for the phone and computer to talk to each other. There has never been an instance of a driver EXCLUDING a phone. Certain phones however may need special code to communicate with them but for the majority the same driver is used for most Samsung phones. We use the driver straight from Samsung and Futuredial’s driver at times since we are an authorized Futuredial dealer. I do not wish you to buy one of our cables that is not the purpose at all for this discussion. The fact is that you will not get any faster speed with any particular driver. They will all communicate at the same speed.

The software support is totally different. The software needs to be specifically written to address the phone memory registers for transferring the specific data such as phone number, images, etc. Totally different than the driver communications.

There is not and never will be a specific driver for the A700. That is a fact.

[lojikop]

A driver is very simple, it gives the translation for the phone and computer to talk to each other. There has never been an instance of a driver EXCLUDING a phone. Certain phones however may need special code to communicate with them but for the majority the same driver is used for most Samsung phones. [...]

Yeppers, makes sense, I just didn't know the involvment of a cell phone driver.
I was under the impression that the driver would do some work itself and not rely on the software to know where everything is located at (e.g. Screensaver, Phonebooks etc.). I was thinking of it as being similar to a Winmodem driver...that's the closest example I can think of.

Anyways ... that being the case, it woudln't make a difference. I would still love to know where you found the Samsung driver (from Samsung). I already got the FutureDial one.

Thanks playuh`.

[3G Cables]

Yeppers, makes sense, I just didn't know the involvment of a cell phone driver.
I was under the impression that the driver would do some work itself and not rely on the software to know where everything is located at (e.g. Screensaver, Phonebooks etc.). I was thinking of it as being similar to a Winmodem driver...that's the closest example I can think of.

Anyways ... that being the case, it woudln't make a difference. I would still love to know where you found the Samsung driver (from Samsung). I already got the FutureDial one.

Thanks playuh`.

fo sho =)

Dont know where we got the Samsung driver but I think it was from www.samsungusa.com

[phale]

i have 2 different hopsting site accounts but no matter what i do to the gcd i get parser error from the phone. maye gcd etc must be defined in .htaccess? (which i dont have access to with my hosting)
What excactly is a parser error,I've been getting them on my a700 when I click on links to go to a wap link.

[juice86]

can someone post a binary file used to flash the a700 firmware?

[3G Cables]

can someone post a binary file used to flash the a700 firmware?

How do you think you will flash your firmware with a USB cable?

Have you done this before? I would be very careful if I were you.

I used to do it daily for Sprint and it was not with USB cables, it was with serial cables and their proprietary software. You are risking a lot when all you have to do is take it down to your nearest Sprint store with a tech.

[lojikop]

Yo yo yo ... Looks like I'm keeping this thread alive.
Anyway .. 3GCables, you know how I can download some Java games/apps to my phone. I have a buch of `em (jars). Since the cable thing doesn't really cut it, any websites that will send stuff bilndly to my phone?

[3G Cables]

Yo yo yo ... Looks like I'm keeping this thread alive.
Anyway .. 3GCables, you know how I can download some Java games/apps to my phone. I have a buch of `em (jars). Since the cable thing doesn't really cut it, any websites that will send stuff bilndly to my phone?

That depends what phone you have. There are certain programs which can write to different areas of the phone. The software in the Sprint tech labs can write firmware whereas some other programs can not. Also it is likely you need a serial cable instead of a USB to write to more critical areas of the phone. Most cables in the Sprint tech labs are serial because they address more pins in the phone port needed to write to those areas. You may have some success writing java games with Bitpim but I would be very careful because if you write to the wrong area you will render your phone useless. You can download games and send certain data over the air from this website www.3guplaod.com I know there they have games you can send to your phone which are jar’s.

[phale]

Wirelessly posted (Samsung MM-A700: Samsung-SPHA700 AU-MIC-A700/2.0 MMP/2.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)

Can the Data Rate be changed on the A700? Like on older phones,##040793.

[3G Cables]

Wirelessly posted (Samsung MM-A700: Samsung-SPHA700 AU-MIC-A700/2.0 MMP/2.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)

Can the Data Rate be changed on the A700? Like on older phones,##040793.

Which data rate are you referring to? The data rate of the Vision network is the bottleneck not the phone if that is what you are asking so turning up the data rate on the phone would not change anything.

[phale]

Wirelessly posted (Samsung MM-A700: Samsung-SPHA700 AU-MIC-A700/2.0 MMP/2.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)

Wirelessly posted (Samsung MM-A700: Samsung-SPHA700 AU-MIC-A700/2.0 MMP/2.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)

Can the Data Rate be changed on the A700? Like on older phones,##040793.

Which data rate are you referring to? The data rate of the Vision network is the bottleneck not the phone if that is what you are asking so turning up the data rate on the phone would not change anything.

Ok thank you.Also, has anyone gotten a "PARSER ERROR" box on the a700 when trying to go from one page to another,has even happened on SU links. Sprint has never heard of it. What about a "Communication Error" box?

[ctnchrisw]

Wirelessly posted (Samsung MM-A700: Samsung-SPHA700 AU-MIC-A700/2.0 MMP/2.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)



Ok thank you.Also, has anyone gotten a "PARSER ERROR" box on the a700 when trying to go from one page to another,has even happened on SU links. Sprint has never heard of it. What about a "Communication Error" box?
Communication errors all the time, parser I only get on html pages if its extrmely long or has tons of scripting/tables.

[Joe Ruiz]

That depends what phone you have. There are certain programs which can write to different areas of the phone. The software in the Sprint tech labs can write firmware whereas some other programs can not. Also it is likely you need a serial cable instead of a USB to write to more critical areas of the phone. Most cables in the Sprint tech labs are serial because they address more pins in the phone port needed to write to those areas. You may have some success writing java games with Bitpim but I would be very careful because if you write to the wrong area you will render your phone useless. You can download games and send certain data over the air from this website www.3guplaod.com I know there they have games you can send to your phone which are jar’s.


Guyz great info on this thread! Thanks.

I joined RevGTV.com for free, they have a great mp3, aac, wav to ringtone converter for like every phone and carrier imaginable even Verizon. And it's basically FREE if you pay a one time locker fee. I converted like 250 aac files already.

But, HERE's the thing. Later on i joined MatrixM.com (they got like 200,000 things to send to the phone check em out.) and i found out that i could transfer my RevGTV credits to MatrixM... for free - so why is this interesting?

Here's why!

You only need to pay like 4.99 to have a locker on RevGTV so you can do all the conversions you want unlimited - then MatrixM has this rule that as long as you have a balance you have a free locker on there.

Well... if you have a locker on MatrixM there are over 60,000 free items - most of it is kick ass stuff. But the minimum on MatrixM is about 10 bucks.

By getting the 4.99 on RevGTV and then transferring like 3 bucks to MatrixM you can get all the free stuff on MM AND do all the conversions you want on RevGTV.

It's absolutely the cheapest deal for the least amount of dev i have ever seen. Although i don't think the MatrixM.com people have actually noticed this yet. :D

RevGTV.com (http://www.revgtv.com/5/ringers) | MatrixM.com (http://www.matrixm.com)

[big6969will]

why do some 3g videos stream and others say unspecified error. how can i get a streaming video from a website thats .3gp to stream when it says unspecified error or is there a way around this plz help

[Deval]

has to have a rstp (or something like that) server set up...that will allow streaming .3gp

[OGHugo]

Switched to Treo 650
real mp3 ringers =]

--Hugo

[eriji]

Has anyone seen a problem where the bottom of all images are cut off? I downloaded some screensavers and they are all cut off at the bottom (about 10 percent or so). I also made a 176x165 jpg and downloaded it to the phone and it had the same problem.

Does this sound familiar to anyone and could you give me some ideas?

All of the stock/in-phone screensavers appear ok.

thanks!

[3G Cables]

Has anyone seen a problem where the bottom of all images are cut off? I downloaded some screensavers and they are all cut off at the bottom (about 10 percent or so). I also made a 176x165 jpg and downloaded it to the phone and it had the same problem.

Does this sound familiar to anyone and could you give me some ideas?

All of the stock/in-phone screensavers appear ok.

thanks!

Yes, I had that problem also but I think when I satarted using the focus upload tool and choose my phone model that problem went away.

[eriji]

Thanks for your reply, 3G.

The focus tool was how I did the last couple of images. I tried one that wasn't resized, then I tried one that was 176x165. I tried both "don't resize" and "Samsung A700 - 176x185" both a couple of times. The result was always the same. The picture looked ok except the bottom part was not viewable.

[3G Cables]

Thanks for your reply, 3G.

The focus tool was how I did the last couple of images. I tried one that wasn't resized, then I tried one that was 176x165. I tried both "don't resize" and "Samsung A700 - 176x185" both a couple of times. The result was always the same. The picture looked ok except the bottom part was not viewable.

Actually I remember now. It is not possible to stop that. The bottom menu blocks the bottom part of the image. So to combat the issue I played around with padding "empty space" to the bottom of the image and it finnaly worked. Takes a bit of playing around with.

[eriji]

Evil software programmers and their tantalizingly tempting toys!
Never quite work like the user expects.

Ok. I can pad.

Why don't all the phone manufacturers just adopt some common standards for phone operating software and let quality, features and performance be the deciding factors?
Wait! I see logic there. Never mind.

[3G Cables]

Evil software programmers and their tantalizingly tempting toys!
Never quite work like the user expects.

Ok. I can pad.

Why don't all the phone manufacturers just adopt some common standards for phone operating software and let quality, features and performance be the deciding factors?
Wait! I see logic there. Never mind.

That’s not it. You are trying to do something that is phone was not designed for (sending third party images over the network as a text message).

And as far as adapting a standard, that is not possible with different hardware specifications including screen size and resolution.

[funkythiru]

whatever u do donot press 129 clears every thing up my contact list was gone

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