Samsung SPH-m540 All In One Guide (Aka: Slyde,Rant,Taag)
Contents (Use search function (ctrl+f) to find a specific section quickly)
I. Introduction
---> Ia. Disclaimer
---> Ib. Contributing
II. Quick Facts
III. Information & Resources (external links)
IV. Tutorials & Information
---> IVa. Custom Wallpapers
---> IVb. Custom Contact Images
---> IVc. Filesystem Access (NEW!)
------> IVca. Custom Ringtones (NEW!)
---> IVd. MicroSD Usage & File Structure
---> IVe. Telus vs. Samsung Media Player
---> IVf. Preparing Music For Phone Use (also covers how to show Album art in the Telus Music Player)
V. FAQ
VI. Update Information
---> VIa. Contribution Credits
---> VIb. TODO List (NEW!)
I. Introduction
As a recent owner, and long term follower of the m540 (been keeping an eye on it since it was first announced in the States.) I thought we could use a place to put together information in regards to the phone, as what there is currently out there is quite sparse. I know there are a few threads here already, but they don't really convey information in a quick and organized way, which is what I intend to do. The primary goal of this thread is to more or less increase the amount knowledge about this phone in specific regards to the model sold by Telus Mobility (as things seem to have changed quite a bit from the Sprint model.)
So feel free to post questions & answers and any other tid bits of information. I will periodically update this post when I can with new information for fellow Slyde users, or those interested in the phone.
Ia. Disclaimer
I make no guarantees that this information is 100% correct. It is based on my personal experiences with the phone, tech manuals, and where cited, other user contributions. If you find a section with questionable content, please speak up so that I might refine this information for everyone.
Ib. Contributing
Information that I find about the Slyde will be added as I get the time. I will try as much as possible to credit anything that is not common knowledge to the origin of the information.
Want to contribute but don't know anything that hasn't been covered? You can still certainly help yourself and other Slyde users by spreading around the link to this thread. Aside from referring people directly, this should boost search engine rankings and bring in yet more people. The more you bring in, the higher chance one of them may even know something we haven't discovered yet.
II. Quick Facts
For those interested in the phone in general here are some quick facts about it, also check out a more detailed spec sheet on the Telus Product page.
Physical Features
-Slide out QWERTY keyboard (similar to the 'LG Rumor') Note this keyboard works with just about every aspect/application of the phone!
-176 x 220 Pixel Screen (flips to landscape orientation when keyboard is out.)
Misc Features
-600 Entry phone book with optional full resolution custom icons.
-2.0 Megapixel Camera (Can also record videos)
-Bluetooth enabled (check link above for supported profiles listing)
-256mb on board disk space
-Expandable MicroSD slot that supports up to 8GB (according to Telus product page, Sprint manual mentions up to 16GB has been tested on their model.)
Preloaded Applications
-Samsung Media Player
-Telus Music Player
-Web Browser (Obigo)
-Tools: Alarm, Calculator, Calendar, Memo Pad (up to 512 characters per note), World Time, Voice Memo (60s per memo), Web Alerts
Downloadable Content With Fees Attached
-Ringtones
-Games
-Music
-Videos (note this is supposed to be included for free in some web packages, will look into it)
Custom Content With Hacks
-Audio Ringtones (NEW!)
III. Information & Resources
As I said in the introduction, there is not much information floating around about the Slyde as yet. But here are a few resources for additional information.
Misc
If you go on the Samsung site, you can also find a French manual for the Slyde (must be browsing on their Canadian site.) This is a more generalised version of the Manual similar to what ships with the phone.
IV. Tutorials & Information
This section lists some tutorials and informational overviews for some more advanced topics regarding the phone.
Originally Posted by SliceOfVice
IVa. Custom Wallpapers
Wallpapers can be just about any dimension, but I recommend you use the following dimensions:
Width: 176 pixels
Height: 220 pixels
You can use any image format the phone supports. I prefer to use PNG-8 so that I can limit the color pallet of the image and therefor reduce the size without loosing quality.
The reasons for these dimensions are as follows:
1) Wallpapers larger than this are larger than your display area and will be resized, and are therefor a waste of your limited on board disc space. (it has also been found they they will lag and slow down your phone.)
2) This is the resolution and aspect ratio of the display area. Other dimensions will be squashed/cut off. Smaller images seem to get nicely centered with a black border.
3) This is the most compatible resolution for both portrait and landscape modes of the phone. When the phone is in portrait mode, you will get a perfect image, when the phone is put to landscape mode (keyboard is out), the image will be centered horizontally with black borders on the outside. It will then be aligned along the top and the bottom will cut off at approximately where the banner text area starts on my template provided below.
4) Swapping width and height will center the picture in both modes, and is therefor not recommended either.
Below is a template I have created that is pretty accurate as to where all of the areas of the phone where content might popup and obscure your wallpaper. Feel free to use this as a guide when creating your own walls!
And below is a rough, but accurate guide as to how that template looks on the phone: I apologize for image quality. I had to scan the screen of my phone then boost the image contrast to get a 'screenshot' to which I aligned my template close to how it looks on the phone.
Note: You must move the files from your MicroSD card to the phone itself in order to be able to use them if you choose to go that route.
Now all you have to do is get the image onto your phone somehow (MicroSD, USB, SMS, etc) and then go Settings -> 1. Display -> 1. Main Screen -> 1. Wallpaper -> 3. My Pictures -> 3. Transferred Images -> and finally, select your image.
Notes
-You cannot set a separate image for landscape and portrait mode
-You cannot, to my knowledge, set the menu background or the background when the phone is in standby mode
Originally Posted by SliceOfVice
IVb. Custom Contact List Images
Custom contact list images are fairly straight forward. Like wallpapers you can use any size (ie. use your camera on the phone to take a photo of a friend), but if you want to use the most optimized and compatible size I suggest the following:
Width: 135 pixels
Height: 108 pixels
This size is ideal for the following reasons:
1) The largest contact images ever show up seems to be when someone phones and your phone is in landscape mode. Their image will pop up at approximately this size
2) These dimension follow the aspect ratio of the phone, which also seems to be what the contact list prefers. If you sway from them, you will get black borders around your image. Large images will be squashed down. Not sure about tiny images.
3) This smaller size portrays better what you will see on the phone. Smaller details will be lost if you use a large image, particularly when you are browsing your list.
4) Images will load faster while browsing your contact list
When you have your contact image made and saved and transferred to your phone, you can set it on a contact the following way:
Note: You must move the files from your MicroSD card to the phone itself in order to be able to use them if you choose to go that route.
Contacts -> (scroll to contact you want) -> [OK] (to select contact) -> Scroll up until the portrait is selected -> [OK] -> 2. Choose Photo -> 3. My Pictures -> 3. Transferred Images -> (select your photo/image now)
Originally Posted by SliceOfVice
IVc. Filesystem Access
Disclaimer:
Getting filesystem access on your phone requires 'hacking' it, which involves procedures that your phone provider (Telus) does not want you to undertake. Hacking your phone will void your warranty if a Telus employee discovers you have file system access when you take your phone in for something like repairs. Also, it is important to note that hacking your phone is a fairly involved process and if you do not clearly understand what you are doing, then it is far better to err on the side of caution and opt out of hacking your phone as you can quite likely cause permanent damage to your phone if you make a critical mistake. Howard Forums and the authour of this post do not take any responsibility for what YOU may do to your phone by attempting to follow this tutorial. YOU are making a conscious decision by reading/skipping this disclaimer to hack your phone and have been provided reasonable warning before hand that there is a possibility that things can go awry.
Also note this tutorial was written using a Windows XP Professional machine, your mileage may vary with Vista.
This tutorial is by far the hardest part of customizing your phone due to all the hardware work arounds that we must undertake. If you have problems with a section, let me know and I will try to get back to you when I can. If I find the same questions are frequently popping up then I will know to go over that section in more detail.
What you need (brackets indicate the version of the software that worked for me):
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-Phone
-USB Data cable that came with phone
-Bitpim (1.0.7.x)
-Samsung USB Drivers (MCCI 4.34 WHQL v3.4)
-UniCDMA (1.095)
-QPST (2.7)
Our first order of business is that we have to get it so that our PHONE is recognized through USB. Right now if you plug in your phone through USB what actually gets recognized is the HARD DRIVE, your computer knows nothing about the phone itself, which is why programs like Bitpim and QPST will not work straight out of the box. To remedy this, you will need to install the Samsung USB Drivers mentioned above. It will need to be a recent version as the Slyde is a new model of phone. These drivers can be obtained from the Samsung website itself by searching under the downloads for other new models of phones. Installing the drivers can be a little tricky, as chances are you have already plugged your phone into the USB time and time again, so it's already set to recognize the hard drive, but not the phone itself. Install the setup file of the USB drivers, now either plug your phone into a USB port you haven't used it in before, or (Plug it into a USB port and) use your system device manager (Right Click on My Computer --> Properties...Hardware --> Device Manager) then go to View --> Devices By Connection and find the USB port your phone is listed under. It should be easy to find which USB port it is, as your hard drive for the phone should already be listed.
If you want to use QPST, continue reading, if you just want to use Bitpim to put on ringtones (simpler) skip down to the bitpim section.
You should see something like the above image. Right click on the unknown device and install the driver. Windows should be able to find it automatically and it may take some playing around to get it working (I think I had to install it manually my first time around.) It is hard to tell you what to do at this point if you cannot get it working as everyone's hardware setup will be a bit different. Try restarting before installing the drivers and playing around with it if it does not work initially.
You will know you have the drivers properly installed when your phone becomes listed as a modem as in the above image. At this point the computer knows our phone is actually phone and not just a hard drive when we connect it through USB.
Step 2 is fairly straight forward. Because we are using a CDMA phone we need to obtain our MSL number (this like a security code for our phone.) To do this we will use UniCDMA. Launch the program and under the 'setup' tab select the same COM port as listed under your USB device list. Set the mode to 'Qualcomm' and a bunch of information should fill in. If you get an error about not being able to read from the port either your hardware isn't setup correctly, you are using the wrong com port, or you have QPST server running. Under the main tab, you should see a 6 digit 'security code'. Write this down, this is the code we will need in a moment. Close this program.
We are very close now. Install QPST and open the QPST configuration. If your phone is not listed on here, manually add it. Go to Start Clients -> EFS Explorer, and be sure to enter your 6 digit code here before proceeding (where there are currently 6 zeros). From this point onwards be VERY careful what you do, also do not unplug your usb from your phone under any circumstance until you properly close QPST and ensure the virtual server it uses is properly shutdown. When you click on it, it will load, and you should see a directory tree. Congratulations, you are officially in your file system!
Bitpim
Bitpim is reallllllly easy if you made it this far, which is why it is put at the end here. Open bitpim, and click on 'Find Phone', it should automatically detect your phone as 'Other Phone'. Now click on 'Filesystem' and you should have access from here as well! So if this is so easy, why all the bother with QPST? Strangely enough each program seems to have different access rights, so I find that both tools are useful.
Originally Posted by SliceOfVice
IVca. Custom Ringtones
First and foremost, for this to even be possible you have to 'hack' your file system using 'IVc. Filesystem Access'. This tutorial assumes you have already completed that other tutorial.
Ok, if you have filesystem access, ringtones are almost a breeze. Let's go over the types of ringtones that we can have (Italizized members are not confirmed yet):
Audio
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*.mp3 *.midi *.ogg
Video
-------- *.3gp *.3g2
Since I have currently only experimented with *.mp3 myself (and because it is the most common one) we will do that.
What you will need:
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-Your phone
-USB Cable (should have been supplied with phone)
-Filesystem Access (see 'IVc. Filesystem Access')
-Bitpim (see 'IVc. Filesystem Access')
-A text editor (Notepad will serve)
-Your source audio file
-Audacity (If your *.mp3 is not properly formated)
-Lame MP3 Encoder For exporting from Audacity to *.mp3
Ok, first off, we need to make sure our file is the correct format. I am assuming that the length limit for a ringtone is 30 seconds (though this is not confirmed.) What you need to do is open your desired sound file into Audacity, and crop it to 30 seconds or less. The easiest way to do this is to either select regions you don't want and delete them, or select the region you do want, Trim it (Ctrl+T), and then go Track -> Align Tracks -> Align with zero.
Now you need to save your file. So go to File -> Export...A save file dialog should popup, make sure you save as an mp3 and it is _very important_ that you click the options box before you save. In here make sure that the Bit Rate Mode is set to Constant, the Quality is 64kbps, and Channel Mode is Stereo. (I will be looking into other options in the future, but this is the most compatible one.) Now you may save your file.
If anything was unclear up to this point, you should be able to find some Audacity tutorials floating around, or are free to use another program. The bottom line is you need an mp3 file 30 seconds in length at 64kbps constant bitrate. Also make sure you name it something simple like 'MyRingtone.mp3' no fancy characters, spaces, and long file names.
That was the easy part, now you need to get the files into the phone.
For an audio ringtone there are 3 files we are interested in:
1. The ringtone itself
2. The indexing file
3. The xml indexing file
For #2 we have to construct a file which will tell the phone where our ringtone is, how big it is, etc. This file we will make/copy in the following directory (browse to it in Bitpim) '/brew/mod/obione/jas/index' In this folder you should see a few text files. Any content on your phone such as ringtones (or say java aps) are each indexed here as a separate text file saved incrementally. So if you have downloaded anything in the past, you should see some files: 1.txt, 2.txt, 3.txt,... and you can copy one of those (that was previously another ringtone, to do this, right click on the file and save it to your computer, open it up and see if it has FDMN set to Ringtones and Type set to audio/mp3 like the below) and work off that, or you will copy my example below and save it as 1.txt. So the important thing to note here is you will want to incrementally save your ringtones, and as such it is best you do them one at a time lest we make any crucial mistakes. To reilliterate, if you already have files up to say, 12.txt, you will want your custom ringtone to be saved as 13.txt. Easy enough? I thought so. Let's look at the file we have to save:
CONF: 1
COSH: 1
TYPE: audio/mp3
SIZE: 129076
FEXT:
ENCO:
TPID: 1
OWNR: 1
VRNG: 0
PATH: mmc1/jas/content/1.gc
FDNM: Ringtones
SUBD:
DOMA: 0
SGLE: 0
If you are starting with a new ringtone and don't have a downloaded one to work off of, copy everything in italics above to a new text file the CONF: 10 line should be on the very first line of the text file, and you will have to add a manual 'hard return' after FLCK: 1 so that there is a single blank space on the last line of your file. I am not sure if this is neccisary, but it's better safe than sorry.
The things we are concerned about changing here are the PATH to match the same number that you will be saving your index file to (so if you are saving to 13.txt, this will need to be changed to 'mmc1/jas/content/13.gc')
CONF and COSH should also be set to the number you use above.
SIZE Does not seem to matter, though it is the kb size of your ringtone (leave this as is)
NAME: You may change to a simple name that will show up as your ringtone name, keep it simple!
VEND: This name will show up as the vendor name, again keep it simple!
I will be exploring other parts of this file structure in the future so stay tuned! But for now, once you have made your changes, save the file to 1.txt (or your equivalent). Now we will put our index file on the phone.
Right click on the file listing area in bitpim and select from the popup menu 'new file' Browse to your index text file (ie: '1.txt') and 'open' it. Your file should be added to the list. Now we are getting somewhere!
Now we have to take care of #3 and #1, they both reside in the same directory, which is the one you specified for the PATH. So navigate to '/mmc1/jas/content/' and again, if you have already downloaded things you should see a list of files. Each file will have a pair, Java aps have *.jar and *.jad, ringtones will have *.gc and *.dd.
So now we will need to create #3, which is much easier than #2 thankfully.
Again, copy this to a new text file. The media line should be on the first line of the text file and once again, there should be a hard return after </media> meaning there is a blank space. All you have to change here is YourVendorName and YourRingtoneName to match what you put in #2 (the index file we made above.) Once that is done save this file as 1.dd (or the numerical equivalent you are working with.) You will then want to put this file as well as the ringtone (that will need to be renamed to 1.gc (or again, numerical equivalent) into this folder. (an interesting side note here is that QPST cannot seem to access this directory even with the MSL code.)
At this point, close Bitpim, unplug your USB cable, and reboot your phone (hold the end call button to turn it off, then turn it back on) If all went well, you should see your new ringtone listed under 'My Content' when you go to assign a ringtone (they will also show up on the 'Ringtones' section of 'My Files'.
If you had any problems up to this point, feel free to post, I certainly didn't get it working the first time around myself obviously, it took me a few weeks to get this far, but now that I have a method down, I can create new ones in a few minutes.
Credits go to some of the other Samsung phone threads out there and all the information contained within that gave me a basis for this information and a starting point as to where I could go to figuring all of this out.
IVd. MicroSD Usage & File Structure
For those of you who have bought a MicroSD to go with your phone, I have begun to layout and make notes of the file structure on the card that the phone will read. Note you can safely store other data on your card as well if you would like to use it as storage space. You will, however, have to format the card for use on your phone before you can use it. Do this by the following:
[OK] (Bring up main menu) -> Tools -> 5. Mass Storage -> 2. Format -> Enter your User Lock -> (not sure from here, don't want to reformat my current card , most likely hit ok to confirm it, and it should go)
Once you have formatted the card you can now access the card either from the phone (copy media on to the card) or via a computer by hooking your phone into the USB cable that came with the phone (your OS might have to install basic drivers which it should have.)
Directory Layout is as follows:
/MY_IMAGE/100SSMED/
Note: You CANNOT use sub directories to organize your pictures!
-> Stores pictures transferred from phone (such as taken with the camera)
-> Images taken with phone camera will have the *.jpg extension.
-> Place any images you want to put on to the phone here (wallpapers, contact list images, general images, etc) Note: you still have to transfer these images to the phone from the card before you can use them as wallpapers/contact list images. But you can view images on the MicroSD card if they are in this folder.
/MY_MUSIC/
Note: You CAN use subdirectories in this folder to organize your music. HOWEVER, only the Telus Music Player will be able to find this files. Otherwise, the Phone does not 'see' these folders!
-> Stores Music To Be Used With The Telus Music Player.
-> Stores Playlists created with Telus Music Player (*.playlist)
-> sdcdata.dat Database file listing all your music, and possibly music settings.
/MY_SOUND/
-> Stores Voice Memos (*.pcp)
-> You can also place *.MP3s on here and listen to them if you don't like the Telus Music Player. See the section below on the Telus vs. Samsung Media Player
/MY_VIDEO/100SSMED/
-> Video Recordings Transfered onto the SDCard from the phone (*.3g2)
-> Videos Transferred to the SDCard (you can view them right off the card. Tutorial on making/viewing these files to come (low priority, so request it if it's important to you!) *.3g2, *.3gp formats confirmed working)
Originally Posted by SliceofVice
IVe. Telus vs. Samsung Media Player
It may not be initially apparent, but you actually have two media players built into the phone that are capable of playing music. The Telus music player can be accessed by going to the main menu -> Music & Media -> 1. Telus Music Player. You can use this player to play any mp3 you have stored in your /MY_MUSIC/ folder on both your phone and MicroSD card. You can also play downloaded (bought) music through the Telus Shop.
The Samsung Media Player can be invoked by going to Camera & Video -> 3. My Albums -> 5. External Memory (assuming you are storing your files on a MicroSD card, otherwise choose another appropriate option) -> 1. Sounds (you can also view videos & pictures here, unfortunately music will just launch the Telus player) -> Select which tracks you want to play ([OK] to check each track) -> Play (left softkey)
What to do before you dump your music onto the phone/a MicroSD card
-Make sure you set your ID3 tags properly. This will make the files _a lot_ easier to find on the phone. See section 'IVf. Preparing Music For Phone Use' for more information.
-Files need to follow strict phone naming conventions. 47 Characters max, and no special characters (alpha numeric as well as dashes, spaces, and underscores)
-Playlists need to be created on the phone to my knowledge.
Telus Music Player
PROS:
-Playlist support
-Shows ID3 tags, and can view all this information. (see section 'IVf. Preparing Music For Phone Use')
-Shows Album Covers (see section 'IVf. Preparing Music For Phone Use')
-Can use directories to organize files
-Can filter files by: Artist, Album, Genre (possibly more based on ID3 tags)
CONS:
-Phone locks while playing, but you only need to press [OK] to unlock it, which might make accidental presses more likely
-A tad slow (uses Java)
-Seeking is so slow it's pointless
-Setting repeat/shuffle is a tad cumbersome
-Uses interface colors that don't match anything (not the phone, not the rest of the interface..)
-Cannot listen to music while doing other things on the phone (I believe Sprint users have this capability..)
Samsung Music Player
PROS:
-Fast
-Seeking works much better than Telus Player
-Setting Shuffle/Looping is very easy (press down arrow while playing to toggle)
-Finding music on your list is fast (press up arrow while playing to select a track)
-One button Mute
CONS:
-Cannot lock phone while playing
-No way to turn off visualizer, and limited visualizer selection
-No Music Cross-fade (noticeable blip when switching tracks)
-Music has to be in the 'Sounds' folder.
-Although you can view ID3 tags they do not show up for the current song
Originally Posted by SliceOfVice
IVf. Preparing Music For Phone Use
This mini tutorial will overview all the ways you can prepare your *.mp3s to get the maximum usage of features in the Telus Music Player. This tutorial assumes you have a song saved in *.mp3 format to start and a program capable of editing ID3 tags (Winamp5 and Mp3Tag are both free options.)
1. Filenames The filename cannot contain the following characters: '/\*?"<>:|9.' and the length of the file may be a maximum of 47 characters. (Taken from the manual that comes with the phone.) You can also use folders to sort your music, and I would assume folders will have similar filename restrictions. (Note: that although the manual claims this, I have found *.mp3 files still work if they break some of the naming rules.)
2. Set Song Information Set your song information with an ID tag editor. Both v1 and v2 tags seem to be supported (v2 has more options, however.) Title, Artist, Album, and Track Number are all shown while the song plays, so they are the most important tags to fill out. It is currently unknown if there are any character restrictions for ID3 tags.
3. Set The Album Cover If you want want an icon of the current album to display in the music player while the song is on, you MUST embed the image into the *.mp3. This can be done with both Winamp and Mp3Tag by simply setting the image. Note that this _will_ increase the filesize of each *.mp3 a nominal amount. 400x400pixel *.jpg files seem to be the standard, though your phone does not need an image that large.
If you followed all of the above, you are ready to load the song on to your phone, and be able to find music easily with the ID3 filters of the player.
V. FAQ
This F.A.Q. will be formatted into sections at a later point when it grows. For now things are being thrown in wherever.
Q: What's The Battery Life On This Sucker?
A: It depends on many things. How many applications you have going, talk time, etc. I might do some benchmarking in the future. If you have lots of apps going, I hope you have a charger nearby. In standby mode the phone lasts quite a while. Charge time doesn't take too long, even from a dead battery.
Q: I Can't Load On Custom Ringtones, Why Not?
A: Jan 29/09 Update: You can, but it is an involved process. See section: 'IVca. Custom Ringtones' for more details.
Q: Does Opera Mini Browser (and other Java programs) work with the phone?
A: Theoretically, yes it should. I have yet to figure out how to get it working. Stay tuned for updates on this. Jan 29/09 Update: With access to the file system (see section 'IVc. Filesystem Access', we are one step closer to solving this out standing issue!
Q: How do I set silent mode?
A: Press and hold the asterix (*) to toggle this mode
Q: How do I set the phone to vibrate when not in silent mode?
A: Press the volume up or down buttons (either one) then quickly press the left soft key to toggle vibrate.
Q: Why does the phone lock so fast, can I change this function?
A: Not sure why it's set to lock so fast, but yes, you can. Go to Settings -> 1. Display -> 7. Keypad Lock You can also adjust your dimming/backlight timing settings here too.
Q: How do I lock my phone with my User Lock code?
A: Hold down the pound key (#)
Q: What's my User Lock code?
A: Try the last 4 digits of your phone number, '0000', or '1234'. Otherwise, I guess you will have to contact Telus.
VI. Update Information
-February 9 '09: Added Filesystem Access tutorial, Custom Ringtones tutorial, and some misc updates/fixes. 12.5% Less Telus Hate.
-January 6 '09: Added Album Art tutorial, cleaned up and ran post through spell check, added a few tid bits here and there.
-December 30 '08: Initial Version.
VIa. Contribution Credits
-koolin: Special thanks to koolin for updating this post so that the information contained within does not get lost on 'page x' of the thread!
-greenxgoblin for his input and questions to help clarify wallpapers.
-bubbanezz for bringing up a point I missed about assigning images.
VIb. TODO List
-Figure out Java Aps
-Map a bit of the file system so we can figure out custom icons etc
-Video Ringtones
-Midi/Other format/bitrate/etc ringtones
-Find out pay as you go eligibility (sorry I wasen't able to get around to this one, very busy last week.)
I didn't realize when I posted this that you cannot edit the post after x number hours..I will be updating this thread soon, but I guess I will have to format it differently or start a new thread for it. Anyway, did anyone find this useful at all? Is the time investment of assembling this information worth it?
Please keep up with this thread. I would like to be able to download ringtones. But, more importantly I would like to find a way to backup my contact list from this phone. I see you can do it on the Sprint network, however, this is another feature that Telus has blocked.
Nice reference, clearly a lot of work went into that. Just a question/correction: You wrote that the phone is "Not eligible for Pay & Talk" but I don't think that's right. AFAIK you can use any regular PCS phone (i.e. not smartphone/blackberry) on Pay & Talk, they just don't have a P&T bundle version available. To set up a new account with one you'd have to buy the handset MTM/retail and buy an activation kit. Is that not the case anymore?
Last edited by turbogeek; 01-29-2009 at 10:29 AM.
Reason: clarification
Nice reference, clearly a lot of work went into that.
Thank-you. I was frusterated at the last of information for this phone and intended to remedy that.
Originally Posted by turbogeek
Just a question/correction: You wrote that the phone is "Not eligible for Pay & Talk" but I don't think that's right. AFAIK you can use any regular PCS phone (i.e. not smartphone/blackberry) on Pay & Talk, they just don't have a P&T bundle version available. To set up a new account with one you'd have to buy the handset MTM/retail and buy an activation kit. Is that not the case anymore?
I could be mistaken..I origionally thought exactly as you did because I had wanted Pay & Talk when I was looking into purchasing this phone. I think the thing that swayed me from this was when I looked for the packages of Pay & Talk eligible phones. I will drop by one of the Telus retailers and asked them on my way home from work today and confirm/deny. Thanks' for bringing this up!
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And good news to all. koolin has agreed to update the information in my origional post, so and I will start working on an update to this thread today and we should see it up by the end of the week.
Cant seem to figure out how to access the file system on the phone not the SD card, I would like to install some java games not download/pay for them since that would cost me a fortune.
So if i download Windows live i wont get charged...??
Is it free to use??... Or does it cost money to use?...
Also I was just wondering....
I currently am on a 10 cents per site thing on my phone...
if i use ebuddy or whatever will i get charged just the 10 cents for loading my msn (since... well... there is only one page to load after signing on) or will it charge 10 cents everytime is refreshes...?
I also saw that you figured out how to get mp3's for ring tones in a previous post... is this true???
@derap34
File system access is another thing I will be covering in update (it's part of obtaining ringtones). I haven't had success with Java aps yet =(
@ryan_vandal
The Windows Live I was referring to in that context would be an e-mail account. If you want to use windows live for chatting on the Slyde it's a free download, but the text messenging itself is going to cost you depending on your plan.
For instance; I have an unlimitted web data plan, so I can use MSN/Yahoo/Text Messenging/Web Browsing/Etc for free as much as I want.
@derap34
File system access is another thing I will be covering in update (it's part of obtaining ringtones). I haven't had success with Java aps yet =(
@ryan_vandal
The Windows Live I was referring to in that context would be an e-mail account. If you want to use windows live for chatting on the Slyde it's a free download, but the text messenging itself is going to cost you depending on your plan.
For instance; I have an unlimitted web data plan, so I can use MSN/Yahoo/Text Messenging/Web Browsing/Etc for free as much as I want.
And about the ringtones, yes, coming soon!
I just noticed this thread was sticked. Sweet!
oh ok thanks
and SUPER excited for ring tones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@derap34
File system access is another thing I will be covering in update (it's part of obtaining ringtones). I haven't had success with Java aps yet =(
@ryan_vandal
The Windows Live I was referring to in that context would be an e-mail account. If you want to use windows live for chatting on the Slyde it's a free download, but the text messenging itself is going to cost you depending on your plan.
For instance; I have an unlimitted web data plan, so I can use MSN/Yahoo/Text Messenging/Web Browsing/Etc for free as much as I want.
And about the ringtones, yes, coming soon!
I just noticed this thread was sticked. Sweet!
For instance; I have an unlimitted web data plan, so I can use MSN/Yahoo/Text Messenging/Web Browsing/Etc for free as much as I want.
I thought you had to pay like 5 bucks a month for the msn app?
That's what it says when you first download it.
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