Samsung SGH-D807
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[edit] Tips and Tricks
- You may play Variable bitrate MP3s that reach higher than the 192Kbps limit, as long as the first few seconds do not exceed it.
- Making voice calls using numeric pad & talking with slide down: When you make a call using numeric pad or need to press some number after call begins (eg. use of some 'international calling cards' require you to press PIN codes) and then 'slide-down', the call may be ended. To turn off this feature, go to Settings, then to 4 - Phone Settings and then to 3 - Slide Settings and set Down to 'Continue Operation'. If you don't want to change this setting, there is a trick to slide down without ending the call:
- After the voice call is connected, put the call on speakerphone (Press middle button, Press 'Yes' for 'Enable speakerphone')
- Now press some numeric key (1 - 9). Display will now show the number you pressed and not show the number you have called.
- Slide down the phone (at this point, the call will not end)
- Press 'C' to come back to main call display (that shows the number called)
- Press middle button to turn off speaker phone
[edit] How-To
[edit] Create a Borderless Background
- Using a mid-level or higher image editing program (the GIMP works well), create a canvas that is some multiple of 176 pixels wide and 220 pixels tall (eg. 704x880). If you are modifying an existing image, crop it to the largest possible multiple of 176x220.
- Import, paste, or edit whatever you want on the canvas. Remember to take into account the idle screen clock and other screen constants.
- Once satisfied, reduce your image with a scaling/resampling function so that it is 176x220, the exact size of the screen.
- Save the image (JPG recommended for photos, GIF recommended for illustrations, simple colour artwork, but refer above for other compatible formats). Having a file that is under 100KB and a filename that is no longer than 32 characters is preferable, but sizes in excess of 100KB will be accepted by the phone. What the phone will not do when the file size exceeds 100KB is display a "thumbnail" of the photo on the phone screen.
- Move your file over to your phone by either using email, a data cable, Bluetooth, or copy it to the Images folder of your microSD card.
- Once the file has been moved over into the "Downloaded Graphics" folder of your phone using one of the previously mentioned methods, highlight the desired picture and select "Set as Background". The image should now be in place on your main screen, and there will be no borders. Enjoy.
[edit] Check the Exact Battery Percentage
- From the idle screen type *#0228# or *#9998*228#
- Press the down arrow twice.
[edit] Install a Java Application
NOTE: Not all MIDlets are compatible with every phone.
- Place both the ".jar" and ".jad" files for each application into the "Other" directory on the phone's internal memory. There are two ways of doing this, depending if you have a microSD card or USB cable/Bluetooth PC. If you have a memory card, from your PC put the jar & jad files on your microSD's "Other" directory, put the card back in the phone, then go to the Memory card's "Other files" directory and copy the files to the phone. If you have the USB cable or Bluetooth on your PC, you may use them with the Samsung PC Studio software to copy files to the phone's "Other" directory.
- From the idle screen type: *#9998*5282# This will bring up a "Profile" menu. Choose Install MIDlet. The password is 235282.
- Now it will show you the jar/jad files inside the "Other" directory. Select the .jad file you want to install. Press Install. If the the phone seems to freeze at this point, don't worry, just slide the phone closed (make sure the slider operation is set to cancel). If it says "Warning! This MIDlet is unsigned!", and you trust the program, select OK. Confirm installation by pressing Yes. It may take a few seconds to install, then it asks if you want to start the application. Select No and you will return to the idle screen. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to install more applications.
After successful installation, you may start the applications from the My Games Folder like any other game.
[edit] Unlock your D807
- If you have changed your phone password, change your password back to the default 8 zeros (00000000). Also go to SETTINGS, SECURITY, then SIM LOCK and disable this before proceeding.
- Reset your phone. (To reset firmware.)
- Insert a SIM card from a network other than the one your phone is locked to.
- When Invalid SIM Card error comes up, type *#9998*3323#
- A white screen will appear with an exit option. Press the right softkey to exit.
- From the menu that appears, select the Malloc Fail option. This will reboot the phone and the normal service screens will appear.
- Type *0141# and then press the green call key. "Personalization" or "Personalized" will appear.
- Turn off your phone and put the original SIM back in.
- Turn on your phone. You will receive a prompt to enter a password.
- Type 8 zeros (00000000) (This is because the SIM LOCK Mentioned earlier gets switched back on)
One user has reported that this is not a true unlock. The phone will be unlocked for that SIM in addition to the original carrier. For instance, if it's Cingular locked and you perform these steps with a T-Mobile SIM, you can use either of those two. If you then try to use e.g. a Rogers SIM, it won't work unless you perform these steps with the Rogers SIM, after which the T-Mobile SIM will not work.
[edit] Interpret the Firmware Release Number
Type *#1234# in your phone to see which firmware you have.
Firmware release numbers look like the following examples: D807UCFD5 or D807UXFG4
- D807 = Model number of the Samsung phone
- UC / UX = Branding type or country/region (UC may be U.S. Cingular)
- F / F = Year of the firmware release (D=2004, E=2005, F=2006, etc.)
- D / G = Month of the firmware release (A=January, B=February, C=March, etc.)
- 5 / 4 = Revision number of the software in that month (example UCFD5 is 'newer' than UCFD4)
UNLOCK using the Subsidy Unlock Code
Power on without SIM, type in #0111*unlock code# Your Service Provider can provide you with unlock code ( if you meet the criteria)
