thanks bro for the tips

nice post @musthave

.:: Tips and Tricks ::.
Send an E-mail from your GSM
From your telephone you can send an email to whichever E-mail customer of the Internet network.The e-mail will be sent to the maximum of within an hour from the reception.The sended message will contain in luminosity the telephone number of the sender. In order for sending e-mail, send an SMS with this syntax (always separated by spaces):EMA name@domain text-of-your-email Example: in order to send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , do the following: EMA This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it text-of-your-email if your phone cant print @ replace it with a ! EMA johon!doe.com text-of-your-email And then send this message to the folloving number: +39 338 8641732


Free SMS Center numbers
From your telephone you can send SMS messages of 160 char. max. to another GSM phoneYour message will be sent through an SMS Center (usually the one that gave your provider) You pay a little fee depending of your provider, BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY something In order for sending SMS without paying anything, you got to change your SMS Center number with these one +491722270300 or +358405202999 or 352021100003


Codes (that they dont tell you in the manual)
To check the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) type: *#06# Information you get from the IMEI:
XXXXXX XX XXXXXX X TAC FAC SNR SP TAC = Type Approval Code (first 2 digits = country code).
FAC = Final Assembly Code (For Nokia phones FAC=10). SNR = Serial Number. SP = Spare (always SP=0).To check the phone's software (firmware revision information) type: *#0000# ( or for some phones outher then Nokia 61XX you can try *#model nummber# ex. for 8110 *#8110#) Information you can get from the phone's software version: V 3.14 28-11-97 NSE-3 1st line: Software version. 2nd line: The date of the software release.3nd line: Phone type, .Some versions and dates:V 3.14 28/11/97 V4.33 11/03/98 V 4.73 22/04/98 V 5.24 14/9/98

THE JAMES BOND TRICK

If you short-circuit theleft middle and right pins on the bottom of the phone with all connections touching each other, the Nokia software hangs! The profile "Headset" will be activated. Before you do this just activate the "Automatic Answer" in the headset profile and set the ringing volume to "Mute". Now you can use your phone for checking out what people are talking about in a room. Just place it under a table in a room and call it. The phone receives the call without ringing and you can listen to what people are saying.



NETWORK MONITOR

There is a hidden menu inside your Nokia phone. If you want to activate it, you'll have to re-program some chips inside of your phone.

1.

Check your software version. You can only continue if you have v4.33, v4.73 or v5.24.
2.

Take apart the phone.
3.

De-solder the EEPROM (ATMEL AT 24C64).
4.

Read out the data with an EEPROM programmer and save it to a file (Backup).
5.

If you have v.33 or v4.73, change the address "03B8" from "00" to "FF".
6.

If you have v5.24 then change the address "0378" from "00" to "FF".
7.

Write the new data to the EEPROM and solder it back to the phone,
8.

Power on your phone and you should have "Netmonitor" enabled.

The Network Monitor gives you the following information.



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Carrier number
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MS RX Level in DBM
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Received signal quality
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MS TX power level
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C1 (Path loss criterion, used for cell selection and reselection). The range is -99 to 99.
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RTL (Radio link timeout).
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Timeslot
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Indication of the transmitter status
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Information on the Network parameters.
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TMSI (Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity).
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Cell identification (Cell ID, Number of cells being used).
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MCC (Mobile country code)
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MCN (Mobile network code)
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LAC (Location area code)
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Ciphering (On/Off)
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Hopping (On/Off)
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DTX (On/Off)
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Discard cell barred information



CHECK SIM-LOCK

Note - If you bought your Nokia on UK Vodafone or UK Cellnet you do not need to check this because they both transmit on GSM900, and they don't lock the phones. However if you bought your phone on UK Orange or UK One2one your phone may be blocked. The reason is that they both transmitt on GSM1800. To make a call on GSM1800 you need what is known as a "Dual band" phone. A dual band phone is able to transmit on both GSM900 and GSM1800, so they lock the phones so you can't use it with any other network simcard. If you find that your phone is locked you can try different software to unlock it. (we havn't found one that works yet), or you can ask your service provider who will gladly exchange the 10 digit code for about £35.

This is how to check the status of the 4 different locks. Aslo don't try entering the wrong number, because after 3 times it will block the phone for good.



There are 4 different locks on your Nokia phone.

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COUNTRY-LOCK
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NETWORK-LOCK
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PROVIDER-LOCK
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SIMCARD-LOCK

The code to read out the sim-lock status of your phone is



#PW+(MASTERCODE)+(Y)#

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# = DOUBLE-CROSS
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W = PRESS "*" THREE TIMES
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P = PRESS "*" FOUR TIMES
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+ = PRESS "*" TWO TIMES
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MASTERCODE = 1234567890
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Y = NUMBER 1 TO 4

The master code is a secret code. The code has 10 digits, To read out the sim-lock status you can enter every combination you want!

"Y" Shows the status of the network-lock. Here you can enter a number from "1" to "4". The "4" is for the sim-card lock.



SIM-LOCK CHECKS

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#PW+1234567890+1# = GIVES PROVIDER-LOCK STATUS
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#PW+1234567890+2# = GIVES NETWORK-LOCK STATUS
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#PW+1234567890+3# = GIVES COUNTRY-LOCK STATUS
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#PW+1234567890+4# = GIVES SIM-CARD-LOCK STATUS.