Find the version of your iPhone software.

1. Tap Settings.

2. Tap General.

3. Tap About.

The Software version is shown on this screen.

How to record a new voice mail greeting on your iPhone.

1. Tap Settings.

2. Tap Voicemail.

3. Tap Greeting.

4. Tap Custom.

5. Tap Record and record your voice mail greeting. Tap Stop when you are done.

6. Tap Play to preview your greeting.

7. When done, tap Save.

How to make a 3 way call with your Motorola Q phone.

1. While in your current call, place the call on hold by pressing the Call/Answer key.

2. Dial the number you wish to connect with and press the Call/Answer key.

3. After the call is established, press and hold the Call/Answer key for about 2 seconds to merge the calls.

How to send an item from your Motorola Q to another device via Bluetooth.

1. Select Start > Bluetooth > BT Send Object.

2. Select the item type and the item you wish to send such as an e-mail, contact, task, calendar entry, audio, ring tones, pictures, video, or voice notes.

3. Press Send.

4. Select the name of the device you wish to send the item to.

That’s it. You’re done.

How to sync Entourage Address Book with your iPhone Contacts.

1. Open Entourage and select Entourage > Preferences.

2. Select Sync Services.

3. Check the box for Synchronize services with Address Book and
.Mac. Click OK.

4. Connect iPhone into the computer.

5. Open iTunes and click the iPhone icon on the left side.

6. Click the Info button at the top of the screen.

7. Turn on Sync contacts from: and select Address Book.

8. Click Apply and you’re done.

How to uninstall a program from your Palm Centro.

1. Insert your expansion card if the program needs to be removed from it.

2. Press Applications.

3. Press Menu.

4. Select Delete on the App menu.

5. Select the Delete From pick list and select Phone or Card.

6. Select the program that you wish to remove.

7. Select Delete.

The concept of doing away with your cell phone can be considered strange these days. Everybody has a cell phone and just can’t seem to live without them. Right now I am getting charged $80 a month by Verizon. This is for their Basic plan at $39.99 a month. That $39.99 fee doubles by the end of the month with all the surcharges, taxes, etc. I’m beginning to think that it’s not worth it to have a cell phone. Can’t I just use my Vonage account when I’m at home? The rest of the time I can use my phone at work. When I’m out, pay phones still exist at many gas stations.

Some may say I need a cell phone for emergencies. Well, if I need to dial 911, I don’t need a service. Any cell phone can dial 911. For emergencies not requiring 911, I could purchase a pay as you go plan. I would only use the phone when I absolutely need it, and I would never give the number to anybody. My friends have expressed that they would never be able to get in touch with me if I didn’t have a cell phone. This is true. It wouldn’t be as easy. But is the convenience for my friends being able to get in touch with me worth the extra $50 I pay over my Vonage service? I’m skeptical.

You purchase your fancy new cell phone. The battery lasts forever, but after a couple of months the battery doesn’t last as long. Still the capacity it has gets you by. After a year though, the thing hardly holds a charge. What was it that you did that causes this?

Many people think that they haven’t properly cared for their battery, and that’s the reason it will no longer hold a charge. They think that if they had properly discharged their batteries before recharging them, it would’ve made a difference. While this is true for the old Ni-Cad batteries we used to use, this is not true for the lithium-ion batteries that are used in the cell phones we use today.
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The iPhone allows you to create a conference call with the ability to talk with up to five different callers.

Source: iPhone Users Guide

I bought all the useless Verizon VCAST software thinking I could easily make my MP3’s into ringtones. This was not the case. For ringtones, I would be forced to buy from the VCAST store. I found a way around this though and started making my own ringtones for my LG VX8300 phone. I am told this hack or workaround will work with most LG or Motorola phones on Verizon’s network.

First you have to find the music file you wish to use. I use the Google MP3 Hack to find MP3’s. There are also other ways of getting MP3’s. Oh, and to cover my ass, please know that there are copyright laws, so be sure not to use any songs that are illegally ripped, so be sure only to use legal MP3 files. Uh hu! So, moving on… I have my MP3 file, I just need software to make it so it will fit in my phone. I use Audacity 1.3 for Windows in this example. It’s totally free and a painless applications to use. Download and install Audacity here. After you’re done with that, download the lame_enc.dll file. Save and extract the lame_enc.dll file to your Desktop because Audacity will need it later.

1. Open your MP3 file using Audacity (File > Open). Ringtones typically need to be 30 seconds or less, so we need to trim your MP3 down to the right size. Highlight a 30 second or less chunk of the song. I always like to use the first 30 seconds of the song, but you can use any 30 second chunk of it.

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The phone that a well respected consumer rating magazine rated as a good buy turns out to be much less. I went everywhere for the E815 phone since it was rated so well and had the features I liked. I couldn’t get it though.

It turns out that there is a major problem with the charging port on the bottom of the phone. Customers regularly complained that it would break and they could not charge their phones any longer. In response, many Alltel and Verizon stores stopped carrying the phone. Many of the salesmen laughed when I asked for that phone. I guess I’ll have to settle for my LG VX8300. Rated good by that magazine I mentioned as well as Cnet.

While the iPhone touts its Airplane Mode, the Motorola Q has an In Flight Mode of it’s own, although it’s a bit more cumbersome to enable.

Turn Phone Off

1. Press and hold the Home key. The Quick List displays.

2. Select Wireless Manager.

3. Scroll to Phone and press the center select key.

4. When the Phone button turns to the lighter color, it is turned off.

Now the second part is to turn Bluetooth off.

1. Press and hold the Home key. The Quick List displays.

2. Select Wireless Manager.

3. Scroll to Bluetooth and press the center select key.

4. When the button turns to the lighter color, it is turned off.

Source: Motorola Q Manual.

Is your current cell phone contract up, or are you looking to renew? Are you looking for the best deal? Here are a few things you should consider before resigning right away just to get that great new piece of crap phone!

The phone you are most interested in, will only be pushed upon you if it is the biggest ?money maker?. Cell companies get paid per activation; they don?t make their money off of selling phones. SO what that means is on a NEW 2 year activation they will try to get you into that free or cheap phone, because that means more money for the company and probably a bigger ?spiff? for the sales rep. Don?t fall for it, the best phones I have found are generally the middle price range from $60-$100. Another rip off is buying a $300 phone with a $100 mail-in-rebate. How often do you get a mail-in-rebate back? You usually get a letter from the company stating you didn?t give them everything needed, so in other words, you got screwed! The bottom line is, if you get a free or cheap phone, don?t expect much.

Airplane mode disables the features that transmit or receive cell phone, radio, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth signals.

Source: iPhone Users Guide

How to disable or prevent your iPhone from automatically syncing when you connect it to your computer.

Source: iPhone Users Guide