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Posted by: hillrider

The expert guide to the SAMSUNG SCH-a530s
version 1.0: 28 March 2004

I just switched from AT&T Wireless (TDMA) to Verizon Wireless, and couldn't find a good unified source of info about my new phone. So I collated a bunch of information found from public sources and am sharing what I found. It is *not* for the beginner.

You get what you pay for, and I don't assume any responsibility, but will be glad to incorporate any feedback and suggestions in future revisions.

Contents
1. Field service menu and screen
2. Wireless data how-to
3. Programming
4. Brew Menu
5. GPS Menu
6. TTY/TDD Lock
7. Free WAP

******** 1. Field service menu and screen ************

[MENU] + 9 + * + 000000

A whole new menu opens up. Option 1 (Debug Screen) replaces your wallpaper with a CDMA Monitor (or PCS Monitor if at 1900 MHz) that has tons of useful info. If you press right, you can scroll through a ton of menus (Pilot Sets, 1X Features, Debug Scrn3, Debug Scrn5, ERI Display, Charcer Scrn, Position Scrn (from the GPS chip in the phone), PPM Scrn, Pr Scrn1, and PR Scrn2).

Here is some basic help for decoding some of the screens. Real info would be very useful.

>Screen 1: CDMA/PCS Monitor
Line 1
S=System ID
N=?
Line 2
CH=Channel. In CDMA mode it is 1.2228 MHz wide and will increase by 1.25MHz or 41 channels
BS=Base station ID
Line 3
PN=pseudo noise offset (0»511)
P=Protocol revision?? (1=IS-95/J-STD-008C (PCS); 2=IS-95A; 3=IS-95A+TSB74; 4=n/a; 5=IS95-B; 6=IS-2000; 7=IS-2000A)
B=?? (observed 196»215; moves to line 7 when idle)
Line 4
SO:=?? (observed 0000 idle, 0003 or 8000 voice, 0021 data)
MP6=??
Line 5
T=transmit power dB (-63»+23). The more positive the more power transmitted and greater battery drain.
D=receive power dBm (negative sign omitted) (-20»-124?) & Ec/I0 (00»-40). The first measurement is the signal strength, while the Ec/I0 (ec/i"not") measures usable signal, i.e. the difference between the total signal strength and the noise floor (with 00 being best, i.e. 100% of the signal is usable).
Line 6
ST=state? (observed 02 camp, 06 voice/data)
WC=Walsh code (00=pilot, 01-07=paging, 32 synch; others (08»63) traffic)
SCI=slot cycle index. Listening time; period is 1.28 seconds multiplied by 2^index (i.e 0=1.28 secs, 1=2.56secs) with 0 fastest, 7 slowest. Could be non-slotted, in which case receiver is on all the time!!
Line 7 - idle mode
B=?? (observed 196»215?; moves to line 3 when transmitting)
F=function(??) (observed SCAN:16x, SCAN00x)
Line 7 - transmit mode
F=?? Unsure, but increases with system load. Could be noise floor or bit error rate
TE(1,2,4,8)RE(1,2,4,8)=transmit/receive encoding and rate in n/8ths, e.g. TE8 means it's transmitting at full vocoder rate, while TE1 it's transmitting at 1/8th vocoder rate.
At times it's TC and RC instead of TE and RE; letter may(??) refer to vocoder type (8k EFRC vs 13k CELP).
Line 8
No clue what it is. Observed "L01 S38DFE OK", "L11 S38CFD NOK", "L01 S18CFC NOK", "L01 S384FC NOK", "L01 S18DFE NOK", "L01 S18CFC NOK"

>>> Please contribute your knowledge to make this section better <<<

To understand this you need to know that CDMA cells and phones all transmit on the same frequency (channel), but adjacent cells use different "PN" (pseudo noise offset) on the same channel to differentiate themselves. Furthermore, different links (conversations) within the same channel/PN pairing use their own unique Welsh code (WC) to separate from other links. For capacity reasons there could be multiple channels used.

Credits: http://phones.stevecrow.net/samsung_scha530.htm

>Screen 2: Pilot Sets
Line 1
has counts of I=?, A=adjacent?, C=? N=near?
Line 2-4
Series of data formatted as nnn/nnx
nnn=PN nn=Ec/I0 x=label same as line 1

>>> Please contribute your knowledge to make this section better <<<

******** 2. Wireless Data how-to ************

These instructions are proven to work with a phone with the WD14 software revision and a Windows XP system (with a USB port) on a Verizon Wireless CDMA-2000 (1x) system.

You don't need any software (like FutureDial's SnapDialer or Verizon's Office Connect) to connect to the internet. Just follow these instructions.

Verizon Wireless does support Venturi Wireless' (f.k.a. Fourelle Systems) software (to speed web downloads and decrease their size by degrading images), which is included in Verizon's Wireless Office pack. You /may/ be able to get it to work by downloading it at http://www.fourelle.com/tech_suppor...onWireless.html . Any info on whether it's worth it is appreciated.

1. Buy a USB data cable. Any cable that works with the SAMSUNG A530, A310, A600 VGA1000/A610, A620, N270 and VI660 will do. Note that your local Radio Shack will carry the right cable (made by FutureDial), item #17-784. See here for availability near you or mail order: http://www.radioshack.com/search.asp?find=17-784). As far as I know, no cables recharge the phone, so you need well charged batteries to do wireless data.
3. Download the USB drivers from http://www.futuredial.com/support/d...0Installer.exe. Save the file "USB Installer.exe" on the hard drive.
4. The file is actually a zipped file. Extract from it the folder Drivers/Samsung/winxp into its own folder (you can do this by renaming the file .zip and then using Windows Explorer on it). After doing this, you can delete the downloaded file.
5. If present, remove the label covering the USB plug reading "Install the USB Driver Software BEFORE Plugging in the Data Cable". It's a ploy to get you to buy something that you don't need.
6. Plug the cable in the phone. Make sure the phone is on.
7. Plug the other end of the cable in the computer's USB port.
8. When you get the "Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard", select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and continue.
8. Make sure that "Include this location in the search" is selected, and browse to the location of the folder you extracted above in step 4.
9. The wizard will search, then install the "SAMSUNG USB Composite Device". Note that it will set a system restore in case you need to roll the install back.
10. After the install of this driver, Windows XP will find another device (the modem) and you will get another "Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard" (for an Unknown device). Redo the steps above, and it will now install the "SAMSUNG CDMA Modem"
11. Congratulations! Windows XP will now recognize the phone as a modem. You now need to create a dial-up connection to use it to connect to the net. You can delete the folder created in step 4.
12. Select "Create a new connection". One way to do so is by going to the Control Panel, clicking on "Network and Internet Connections", then on "Network Connections" and finally, on the left under "Network Tasks", "Create a new connection"
13. Choose Connect to the Internet (default)
14. Choose Set up my connection manually
15. Choose Connect using a dial-up modem (default)
16. Select the "Modem - SAMSUNG CDMA Modem (COMx)" only. COM port will vary according to what else you have on your computer.
17. Type in the ISP name, e.g. "Verizon Wireless National Access"
18. Phone number is #777. User name is <your_10_digit_number>@vzw3g.com; password is vzw
19. You will see the "Connect Verizon Wireless National Access" screen. Congratulations: you're now done!!

Note: when you connect, it will tell you that you have a 230.4 kbps connection. That is the maximum speed at which the phone will connect, but it's not the actual throughput, which varies based on a number of factors, including quality of the airlink (proximity to station etc.) and network loading. Search google for "bandwidth meter" and use one to test actual throughput at any given time.

Note: in certain computers, each USB port is treated separately, so if at a later time you plug in the phone in another USB port you will have to install the drivers again and you will get another instance of the modem with another COM port associated with it

For cdmaOne (non-1x) connections, you can probably connect with the setup above. If not, try creating a new connection (step 12 on), calling it "Verizon Wireless Quick-2-Net Connect" and using the same phone number but the username qnc and passord qnc. Also, you MAY have to add the modem initialization string of AT$QCMDR=2. All of this is theory based on various posts that I dug out, but have no firsthand experience on this.

******** 3. Programming ************

[MENU] + 6 + * + 000000
The ESN will display on the screen in both decimal and hexadecimal. After that, you can program these settings for each NAM:
- Phone Number: Your mobile phone number with area code, 10 digits.
- Home SID: Your carrier's home System ID. [40]
-> (Select [MORE] to access settings beyond this point, including NAM2 settings)
- Service Sec. Code: The master lock code on the phone. Defaults to 000000. Note that if you change this you can no longer do OTA.
- CDMA MCC: Mobile Country Code. Defaults to 310 in the US.
- CDMA NMSID: Defaults to 00 plus your 10-digit wireless number.
- True IMSI MCC: Defaults to 000.
- True IMSI NMSID: Defaults to 000000002985 (000000002869 in writeup)
- CDMA MDN: Mobile directory number... should be your 10-digit wireless number.
- Home SID/NID pairs: Defaults to your SID/65535. Should not need to be programmed since Verizon uses a PRL.
- CDMA Primary CH A: Primary paging channel, A-side. Should be 283 in the US.
- CDMA Secondary CH A: Secondary paging channel, A-side. Should be 691 in the US.
- CDMA Primary CH B: Primary paging channel, B-side. Should be 384 in the US.
- CDMA Secondary CH B: Secondary paging channel, B-side. Should be 777 in the US.
- CDMA Home Sys Reg: Yes
- CDMA Forn Sys Reg: Yes
- CDMA Forn NID Reg: Yes
- ORIG SVC OPT: Vocoder rate for outgoing calls. Defaults to EVRC. Change to 13k for better quality.
- Access Overld Class: Read-only; last digit of wireless number.
- Phone Model: Read-only; 151.
- Slot Cycle Index: How often the phone polls the network. Defaults to 1. Network can override, and usually does. Reduce to 0 for fewest missed calls; higher for longer battery life and lots more missed calls/delayed SMS and VMN's.

******** 4. Brew Menu ************

[MENU] + 9 + * + 000000 + 9
Here you can change the server that the Get It Now service loads from: Brew Server, Brew DNS, Carrier ID, BKEY, A or B Key, Brew Auth.Key, Test Enable, MIN for SID, Apps.Policy, and EULA Enable.

******** 5. GPS Settings ************

[MENU] + 9 + * + 000000 + 0

The Options in the list are: Start App, Last Loc, Serv Info, QOS, Transport, Lock Stat, Test Mode, and Sample Cnt.

Apparently GPS needs to be activated by the network first.

******** 6. TTY/TDD Lock ************

[MENU] + 7 + 0 + #889

******** 7. Free WAP ************


[MENU] + 4 + 0 + Last four of your tel number.
Change gateway's address (#1) and port (#1) as follows:
- waptunnel.com: 207.232.99.109:9201
- Ericsson: 193.95.167.178:9203
- wapdrive: 212.134.216.151:9201
- VZW: 199.74.153.210:9203 [Default]
After changing the gateway, the next time you use the WAP minibrowser (via the "i" key or [MENU] + 4 + 1) you're asked to set the homepage. A good one is http://tagtag.com/stash or, of course, http://wap.howardforums.com; you can change it later when in minibrowser by holding down the left soft key and going into advanced menu.

This is free of charge, HOWEVER IT DOES USE PEAK MINS ON PEAK TIMES, so if you have free N&W, use it off-peak, it can be totally free

More detailed (step-by-step) instructions at http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...threadid=184085


Posted by: funeralplanner

Man that is good.

Nice work.


Posted by: frenzy007

Great Resource

Good Job.


Posted by: scottb

Good stuff. One addition at this time. If you get VZW's Mobile Office kit, you can plug a charger into the usb cable while you're using it.


Posted by: Life-Is-Good

Quote:
Originally posted by hillrider
The expert guide to the SAMSUNG SCH-a530s
version 1.0: 28 March 2004 . . .

[envy]I really want a Samsung to replace my ancient Nokia 6185 field test phone[/envy]

Here are a few more items for your list:

“N” on line 1 would be the Network ID for those SIDs that are divided up into networks. Elsewhere it probably displays “0” or “65535” null values.

Pilot Sets
“A” = Active
“C” = candidate
“N” = Neighbor


Posted by: BigDaddy5

I'm going to take this and add it to the A530/GAGIN FAQ in the VZW FAQ's, if you don't mind hillrider, unless you beat me too it. Of course credit will be given where it is due.


Posted by: hillrider

This was supposed to be in the FAQ section, but I misposted. Maybe a moderator can move it there? Also, I'll probably have a version 1.1 ready in a few days bases on all the great feedback.


Posted by: BigDaddy5

I went ahead and added it to the FAQ I started

http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...045#post2703045


Posted by: nadroj81

has anyone verified the WAP works. I tried a couple and could not get a response.


Posted by: zookeper3

Quote:
Originally posted by nadroj81
has anyone verified the WAP works. I tried a couple and could not get a response.


IT has been down since Saturday.


Posted by: nadroj81

Quote:
Originally posted by zookeper3
IT has been down since Saturday.


all 4 of the ones listed?


Posted by: zookeper3

Quote:
Originally posted by nadroj81
all 4 of the ones listed?


AFAIK, I tried 5 different ones and couldn't get any of them to work. I read in another post, that it might be down again towards the end of the month. No mention of how long, though.



Posted by: hillrider

The expert's guide to the SAMSUNG SCH-a530s
version 1.1: 11 April 2004

I just switched from AT&T Wireless (TDMA) to Verizon Wireless, and couldn't find a good unified source of info about my new phone. So I collated a bunch of information found from public sources and am sharing what I found. It is *not* for the beginner.

You get what you pay for, and I don't assume any responsibility, but will be glad to incorporate any feedback and suggestions in future revisions.

Contents
1. Field service menu and screen
2. Wireless data how-to
3. Programming
4. Brew Menu
5. GPS Menu
6. TTY/TDD Lock
7. Free WAP
8. Preferred Roaming Lists and Roaming

******** 1. Field service menu and screen ************

[MENU] + 9 + * + 000000

A whole new menu opens up. Option 1 (Debug Screen) replaces your wallpaper with a CDMA Monitor (or PCS Monitor if at 1900 MHz) that has tons of useful info. If you press right, you can scroll through a ton of menus (Pilot Sets, 1X Features, Debug Scrn3, Debug Scrn5, ERI Display, Charcer Scrn, Position Scrn (from the GPS chip in the phone), PPM Scrn, Pr Scrn1, and PR Scrn2).

Here is some basic help for decoding some of the screens.- Real info would be very useful.

>Screen 1: CDMA/PCS Monitor
*Line 1
- S=System ID
- N=Network ID, where SIDs are sub-divided into networks (otherwise 0)
*Line 2
- CH=Channel. In CDMA mode it is 1.2228 MHz wide and will increase by 1.25MHz or 41 channels
- BS=Base station ID
*Line 3
- PN=pseudo noise offset (0»511)
- P=Protocol revision?? (1=IS-95/J-STD-008C (PCS); 2=IS-95A; 3=IS-95A+TSB74; 4=n/a; 5=IS95-B; 6=IS-2000; 7=IS-2000A)
- B=?? (observed 196»215; moves to line 7 when idle)
*Line 4
- SO:=?? (observed 0000 idle, 0003 or 8000 voice, 0021 data)
- MP6=??
*Line 5
- T= transmit power in dBm (-63»+23). Technically is the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP). The more positive the more power transmitted and greater battery drain; see http://www.larkengineering.com/GENINFO/charts.htm to translate this value into Watts. -63 is a proxy for -infinty (transmitter off), max is +23 dBm, or 200mW.
- D=receive power dBm (negative sign omitted) (-20»-124?) & Ec/I0 (00»-40). The first measurement is the signal strength, while the Ec/I0 (ec/i"not") measures usable signal, i.e. the difference between the total signal strength and the noise floor (with 00 being best, i.e. 100% of the signal is usable).
*Line 6
- ST=state? (observed 02 camp, 06 voice/data)
- WC=Walsh code (00=pilot, 01-07=paging, 32 synch; others (08»63) traffic)
- SCI=slot cycle index. How often the phone polls the network; period is 1.28 seconds multiplied by 2^index (i.e 0=1.28 secs, 1=2.56secs) with 0 fastest, 7 slowest.
*Line 7 - idle mode
- B=?? (observed 196»215?; moves to line 3 when transmitting)
- F=function(??) (observed SCAN:16x, SCAN00x)
*Line 7 - transmit mode
- F=?? Unsure, but observed to increase with system load. /Could be/ the Frame Error Rate (FER), or the ratio of errored frames to total frames. Each frame is 20ms. long.
- TE(1,4,8)RE(1,4,8)=transmit/receive encoding and rate in n/8th. EFRC vocoder compresses each 20 milliseconds of 8000 Hz, 16-bit sampled speech input into output frames in one of the three different sizes: Rate 8/8 (171 bits), Rate 4/8 (80 bits), or Rate 1/8 (16 bits).
- At times it's TC and RC instead of TE and RE; letter may(??) refer to vocoder type (8k EFRC vs 13k CELP).
*Line 8
- No clue what info it contains. Observed "L01 S38DFE OK", "L11 S38CFD NOK", "L01 S18CFC NOK", "L01 S384FC NOK", "L01 S18DFE NOK", "L01 S18CFC NOK"

>>> Please contribute your knowledge to make this section better <<<

To understand this you need to know that CDMA cells and phones all transmit on the same frequency (channel), but adjacent cells use different "PN" (pseudo noise offset) on the same channel to differentiate themselves. Furthermore, different links (conversations) within the same channel/PN pairing use their own unique Welsh code (WC) to separate from other links. For capacity reasons there could be multiple channels used. Some good info at http://home.san.rr.com/denbeste/glossary.html and more detail athttp://rf.rfglobalnet.com/library/ApplicationNotes/files/7/motcig.htm

Credits: http://phones.stevecrow.net/samsung_scha530.htm

>Screen 2: Pilot Sets
*Line 1
- has counts of I=?, A=Active, C=Candidate, N=Neighbor
*Line 2-4
- Series of data formatted as nnn/nnx
-- nnn=PN nn=Ec/I0 x=label same as line 1

>>> Please contribute your knowledge to make this section better <<<

******** 2. Wireless Data how-to ************

These instructions are proven to work with a phone with the WD14 software revision and a Windows XP system (with a USB port) on a Verizon Wireless CDMA-2000 (1x) system.

You don't need any software (like FutureDial's SnapDialer or Verizon's Office Connect) to connect to the internet. Just follow these instructions.

Verizon Wireless does support Venturi Wireless' (f.k.a. Fourelle Systems) software (to speed web downloads and decrease their size by degrading images), which is included in Verizon's Wireless Office pack. You /may/ be able to get it to work by downloading it at http://www.fourelle.com/tech_suppor...onWireless.html . Any info on whether it's worth it is appreciated.

1. Buy a USB data cable. Any cable that works with the SAMSUNG A530, A310, A600 VGA1000/A610, A620, N270 and VI660 will do. Note that your local Radio Shack will carry the right cable (made by FutureDial), item #17-784. See here for availability near you or mail order: http://www.radioshack.com/search.asp?find=17-784). As far as I know, only one cable powers the phone (by plugging in a charger into the cable), and it's the one that comes with the $60 VZW Mobile Office package at 866-VZ-GOTIT; otherwise you will need well charged batteries to do wireless data.
3. Download the USB drivers from http://www.futuredial.com/support/d...0Installer.exe. Save the file "USB Installer.exe" on the hard drive.
4. The file is actually a zipped file. Extract from it the folder Drivers/Samsung/winxp into its own folder (you can do this by renaming the file .zip and then using Windows Explorer on it). After doing this, you can delete the downloaded file.
5. If present, remove the label covering the USB plug reading "Install the USB Driver Software BEFORE Plugging in the Data Cable". It's a ploy to get you to buy something that you don't need.
6. Plug the cable in the phone. Make sure the phone is on.
7. Plug the other end of the cable in the computer's USB port.
8. When you get the "Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard", select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and continue.
8. Make sure that "Include this location in the search" is selected, and browse to the location of the folder you extracted above in step 4.
9. The wizard will search, then install the "SAMSUNG USB Composite Device". Note that it will set a system restore in case you need to roll the install back.
10. After the install of this driver, Windows XP will find another device (the modem) and you will get another "Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard" (for an Unknown device). Redo the steps above, and it will now install the "SAMSUNG CDMA Modem"
11. Congratulations! Windows XP will now recognize the phone as a modem. You now need to create a dial-up connection to use it to connect to the net. You can delete the folder created in step 4.
12. Select "Create a new connection". One way to do so is by going to the Control Panel, clicking on "Network and Internet Connections", then on "Network Connections" and finally, on the left under "Network Tasks", "Create a new connection"
13. Choose Connect to the Internet (default)
14. Choose Set up my connection manually
15. Choose Connect using a dial-up modem (default)
16. Select the "Modem - SAMSUNG CDMA Modem (COMx)" only. COM port will vary according to what else you have on your computer.
17. Type in the ISP name, e.g. "Verizon Wireless National Access"
18. Phone number is #777. User name is <your_10_digit_number>@vzw3g.com; password is vzw
19. You will see the "Connect Verizon Wireless National Access" screen. Congratulations: you're now done!!

Note: when you connect, it will tell you that you have a 230.4 kbps connection. That is the maximum speed at which the phone will connect, but it's not the actual throughput, which varies based on a number of factors, including quality of the airlink (proximity to station etc.) and network loading. Search google for "bandwidth meter" and use one to test actual throughput at any given time.

Note: in certain computers, each USB port is treated separately, so if at a later time you plug in the phone in another USB port you will have to install the drivers again and you will get another instance of the modem with another COM port associated with it

For cdmaOne (non-1x) connections, you can probably connect with the setup above. If not, try creating a new connection (step 12 on), calling it "Verizon Wireless Quick-2-Net Connect" and using the same phone number but the username qnc and passord qnc. Also, you MAY have to add the modem initialization string of AT$QCMDR=2. All of this is theory based on various posts that I dug out, but have no firsthand experience on this.

******** 3. Programming ************

[MENU] + 6 + * + 000000

The ESN will display on the screen in both decimal and hexadecimal. After that, you can program these settings for each NAM:
- Phone Number or MIN: Your mobile phone number with area code, 10 digits. It's the behind-the-scenes number in case yours is a ported one.
- Home SID: Your carrier's home System ID. [40=San Francisco Bay Area]
-> (Select [MORE] to access settings beyond this point, including NAM2 settings)
- Service Sec. Code: The master lock code on the phone. Defaults to 000000. Note that if you change this you can no longer do OTA (over the air activation).
- CDMA MCC: Mobile Country Code. Defaults to 310 in the US.
- CDMA NMSID: Defaults to 00 plus your 10-digit wireless number.
- True IMSI MCC: Defaults to 000.
- True IMSI NMSID: Defaults to 000000002985 (000000002869 in another writeup)
- CDMA MDN: Mobile directory number. It's your phone number, same as MIN unless you ported it.
- Home SID/NID pairs: Defaults to your SID/65535. Should not need to be programmed since Verizon uses a PRL.
- CDMA Primary CH A: Primary paging channel, A-side. Should be 283 in the US.
- CDMA Secondary CH A: Secondary paging channel, A-side. Should be 691 in the US.
- CDMA Primary CH B: Primary paging channel, B-side. Should be 384 in the US.
- CDMA Secondary CH B: Secondary paging channel, B-side. Should be 777 in the US.
- CDMA Home Sys Reg: Yes
- CDMA Forn Sys Reg: Yes
- CDMA Forn NID Reg: Yes
- ORIG SVC OPT: Vocoder rate for outgoing calls. Defaults to EVRC. Change to 13k for better quality.
- Access Overld Class: Read-only; last digit of wireless number.
- Phone Model: Read-only; 151.
- Slot Cycle Index: How often the phone polls the network. Period is 1.28 seconds multiplied by 2^index (i.e 0=1.28 secs, 1=2.56secs, etc.). Defaults to 1. Network can override, and usually does. Reduce to 0 for fewest missed calls; higher for longer battery life but relatively more missed calls/delayed SMS and VMN's.

Note on vocoders: CDMA supports two: a 13kbps QCELP (judged superior) and an 8kbps EVRC ("Enhanced Variable Rate Coder"), which supposedly does not perform as well in noisy environments and has more distorsion, especially of the "s" and "s"-like sounds.

******** 4. Brew Menu ************

[MENU] + 9 + * + 000000 + 9

Here you can change the server that the Get It Now service loads from: Brew Server, Brew DNS, Carrier ID, BKEY, A or B Key, Brew Auth.Key, Test Enable, MIN for SID, Apps.Policy, and EULA Enable.

******** 5. GPS Settings ************

[MENU] + 9 + * + 000000 + 0

The Options in the list are: Start App, Last Loc, Serv Info, QOS, Transport, Lock Stat, Test Mode, and Sample Cnt.

Apparently GPS needs to be activated by the network first.

******** 6. TTY/TDD Lock ************

[MENU] + 7 + 0 + #889

******** 7. Free WAP ************

[MENU] + 4 + 0 + Last four of your tel number.

Change gateway's address (#1) and port (#1) to one of the free ones as follows:
- ?: 194.204.12.42:9201
- waptunnel.com: 207.232.99.109:9201
- wapdrive: 212.134.216.151:9201
- Ericsson: 193.95.167.178:9203 (this is a developer's test gateway)
- VZW: 199.74.153.210:9203 [Default, allows access to restricted and costly services only]
After changing the gateway, the next time you use the WAP minibrowser (via the "i" key or [MENU] + 4 + 1) you're asked to set the homepage. A good one is http://tagtag.com/stash or, of course, http://wap.howardforums.com; you can change it later when in minibrowser by holding down the left soft key and going into advanced menu.

This is free of charge, HOWEVER IT DOES USE PEAK MINS ON PEAK TIMES, so if you have free N&W, use it off-peak, it can be totally free

More detailed (step-by-step) instructions at http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...threadid=184085

******** 8. Preferred Roaming List and Roaming ************

In CDMA, each phone is programmed with a PRL (preferred roaming list). This is a list of system identification numbers (SIDs) that identify each carrier that a CDMA cellular phone can operate on in a given area, and labels it as:
1. Preferred roaming. Displayed as "Extended Roaming" on Extended Roaming Indicator (ERI) phones, and represented by a flashing triangle. It is treated as a home area for pricing purposes on most plans, with the exception that unlimited "IN" minutes promo does not apply (i.e. "IN" minutes priced as regular minutes) and that not all features might be available.
2. Roam. Displayed as Roaming and represented as steady triangle. Roaming fees and long distance charges apply, and not all features might be available. Some networks may ask for a credit card instead: do not use except for an emergency, as they charge up to $6 PER MINUTE!!
3. Negative roam. The phone will simply not lock onto signals of these "blacklisted" networks.

This list is updated over the air, but it's not automatically pushed to the phone. You need to periodically call *228 and select option 2 to get an updated list.

New lists are published on an irregular schedule, and Verizon recommends that you do the procedure every 3 months. When a new PRL is published you will see it discussed on HowardForums at http://www.howardforums.com/forumdi...?s=&forumid=51.

Note that the trend is for Verizon to eliminate roaming partners from markets where they're also present, so upgrading PRLs may not be a benefit as you will lose the ability to use another carrier's signal in Verizon's dead spots. Verizon does not tell you of the loss of coverage: it just does it! There are cases where Verizon removing a roaming partner led to loss of marine coverage, and Attorney Generals had to get involved as Verizon would not release the damaged parties from their 2-year contract even if their phone was no longer usable for the only application they bought it for!


Posted by: destinywlf

i currently subscribe to the mobile package from verizon. if i setup my phone according to the instrutions and cancel this package is there anyway to login to msn messanger? without that package


Posted by: scottb

Quote:
Originally posted by destinywlf
i currently subscribe to the mobile package from verizon. if i setup my phone according to the instrutions and cancel this package is there anyway to login to msn messanger? without that package


I suggest you try it before canceling. I think the url for MSN is mobile.msn.com.


Posted by: crazyxzer0

I got this to work before I reformatted but when tried to use national access now it doesnt work.


It says hardware failure.. I installed the drivers from futuredial and it recognized my phone, it can use quicklink mobile phonebook and GAGIN but not National Access even though I could before.

Any ideas? I even used the dialer and that doesnt work either...help!


Posted by: crazyxzer0

anyone find an answer to this problem? I'm still free EN-less and I've been trying to figure it out.


Posted by: destinywlf

Wirelessly posted (SEC-scha530 UP.Browser/4.1.26l UP.Link/5.1.2.3)

What are some good sites to go to on this phone


Posted by: Sayman

crazyxzer0:

I had the same problems with the built-in drivers on Windows. I downloaded the "manual install" drivers for the Samsung on FutureDial's web site (not the ones labeled "Prolific") and it fix the problem for me, you may want to try that.

Sayman


Posted by: fonnas

Sayman,
PLEASE I am having the same problem after formating my Win XP. was working perfectly b4.
Please can you guide me step by step? from A to Z how to fix it?
Should I delete my samsung modem and start all over?
Please be detailed. It is really frustrating.
Thank you.

Joey


Posted by: topramen78

Does anyone know if connecting to phone number #777 or whatever for the connection to get online using the a530 as a modem ... do they charge you for data on that?

Or, does it only use up your minutes?


Posted by: fonnas

It only uses your airtime minutes.




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