Nokia Tips
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Tips
- New applications once installed show up in the "My Own" or "My Installations" folder
- Make a new ad-hoc network: Tools -> Settings -> Connection -> Access Points -> Options -> New Access Point
- Manually assigning an IP address to the phone: Tools -> Settings -> Connection -> Access Points -> (Choose your ad-hoc ap) -> Options -> Advanced Settings -> IP4 Phone IP Address
- You will need to register the phone to the CSE network if you wish to communicate with department machines. Getting the WLAN MAC address requires the codes listed below.
- If the Nokia phone is running as a Bluetooth client, it has to do a device inquiry, it does not support connecting to a known service on a known device. This is a limitation of the implementation of JavaME on the phones, but should work in Symbian.
- JavaME apps cannot run as a background process. They can be put into the background through a PushRegistry command that essentially stops them. They can then be restarted via a timer or incoming network process. True background apps can only be done in Symbian.
- If you don't have a SIM, and the phone beeps are irritating, you can personalize the Offline profile to turn off sounds.
- You will also need a SIM if you wish to update phone firmware.
Codes
These codes enable you to retrieve information about the phone and perform special functions.
Most Nokia phones support these:
- *#06# - Displays phone's IMEI (Serial) number.
- *#0000# - Displays phone's current firmware version.
- *#2820# - Displays phone's bluetooth MAC address.
- *#7370# - Resets phone to factory settings. You lose all data. To authorize, use: 12345.
- *#7780# - Resets the phone to factory settings. You will NOT lose data. To authorize, use: 12345.
- *#62209526# - Displays your phone’s WLAN MAC address.
- Phone reset - Turn off phone. Hold # + 3 + Call and turn on phone.
If your phone has a T-Mobile SIM:
- #999# - Displays the account's balance.
- #686# - Displays the account's phone number.
- *TOGO - Customer service.
- *ADD - Add minutes.
- 123 - Voicemail.