:welcome: I'm a T809 owner, and figured this would be the easiest way to find anything regarding the T809. My question to all T809 owners with T-Mobile is: Is there a way to use java software over the internet on the T809? I get a lot of "must grant permission to send/receive info over the network" messages. I have installed Google maps, Morange, and simple games that require this "permission". I have called T-Mo with no results or straight answers. If anyone has any info, or can point me in the right direction... I would appreciate it. In the meantime, please use this thread for any T809 questions.
A.B. Dada's T809 FAQs Please help me keep this FAQ going. I know some of the info may be incorrect, or has changed. THANKS!!! I don't take credit for this, I'm using A. B. Dada's FAQ from http://t809.blogspot.com How do I put my phone into Silent mode? Press and hold the # key until it switches. You can switch back to normal mode this way too. How can I copy files to my phone? You must make sure your phone is in Mass Storage USB mode: * Menu -> Settings -> Phone settings -> USB settings -> Select Mass Storage * Plug your USB cable into your PC and it will work as a USB hard drive How can I watch my videos in Full Screen? Press 1. It will put the video in landscape mode, so turn your phone 90 degrees. Can I watch videos from the memory card? There are multiple ways of doing this. Basically you must convert the orginal video to .mp4 and it must be made for a screen size 320x240. I recommend Videora. http://www.videora.com/ (More Instructions shortly) How can I convert videos to 3GP format to view? Go download http://www.nurs.or.jp/~calcium/3gpp/3GP_Converter034.zip and set it up with 3GPP+AAC General settings. Run the software and convert to QVGA (320x240) Normal quality 15fps stereo. How can I install or download Java applications to my phone? Browse to http://www.getjar.com/ from your PC and set up an account there. You can download free games and applications via WAP on your phone from this site, and you can also upload your own application to download direct to your phone. NOTE: Some downloads require your java app to allow network access. As of yet, I have not found the answer to this problem. SEE FIRST POST. HELP! Using an UNLOCKED Phone will NOT fix this. Why do my contacts show up twice? You have contacts on the SIM card and on the internal phone memory. You will have to delete the contacts from one location to get rid of this doubling. It is common with phones with internal memory. I don't store numbers on my SIM card as the SIM card can not offer additional contact settings. Why can't I add a Picture Caller ID to a contact? The contact MUST reside on the phone's memory, not on the SIM card, in order for it to be tagged with a Picture Caller ID. How can I end speakerphone calls by sliding the phone closed? At this time, there is no solution -- this is a "feature." But if you really want to end the call... just slide close, and press the red button. How can I get the phone to vibrate and ring at the same time? This feature is not available, yet. Can I use MP3s on my computer as ring tones? Yes, go to this link http://t809.blogspot.com/2005/12/mp3-ringtones-on-samsung-t809-cell.html to read the process. You may need to use the software below, too. *** I'll copy the process to this FAQ soon *** How can I convert MP3s on my computer to 3PG ring tones on my phone?I set up a batch program at this link. http://t809.blogspot.com/2006/01/t809-mp3-to-3gp-conversion-software.html How can I make MP3 ring tones stay the same volume, instead of quiet->loud? At this time, there is no solution -- this might be a "feature" to protect the speaker. 01/17/06: Talked to Samsung, this is actually a "feature" to protect the ears of people who don't realize how loud some ringtones can be. It can not be turned off, yet. How can I turn off the slide open/close sound? Menu -> Settings -> Sound Settings -> Slide Tone -> OFF How can I turn off the End of Call sound? You can't at this time. What is the hole on top of the phone? No one has confirmed it -- theories are that it may be related to a second mic or speaker for the speakerphone operation. How can I make my own wallpapers? Use a graphic editing program to set your image to 240x320 pixels. Save as a JPG or GIF file and transfer to your phone. Then select it: *Menu -> Fun & Apps -> File Manager -> Images -> Memory Card -> Images folder *Highlight the image file name, select Options and Set as Wallpaper NOTE: I personally use XnView, find images on google and shrink/crop to 240x320. Don't pay for wallpaper. It's ridiculous! Download XnView here: http://perso.orange.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enhome.html Can I use the built in camera to take pictures to use as a t809 wallpaper? Yes. You have to edit the resolution that the camera is saving the image as. *Press the Camera button -> Options -> 7. Settings -> Function *Change the size to Mobile which is 240x320 resolution. *Don't forget to change back to your normal resolution for other photos. When the camera is turned to face me, the image is flipped. Hit the volume up/down button to invert the image as needed. Can I save camera photos directly to the T-Flash card? Not at this time. You can move them from the phone to the T-Flash card manually. What is the biggest T-Flash card I can use? All sizes under 512MB work. 1GB Kingston works fine for me. I have heard that 2GB cards have problems. My phone/computer doesn't find the T-Flash card? This happens sometimes when you remove your card while the phone is on. You simply need to restart your phone. Also make sure your USB settings are set at Mass Storage. Settings-> Phone settings -> USB settings How can I turn off the top clock? There are currently no ways to turn this clock off. I get an icon that looks like a white envelope with a red to white gradient bar that flips upside down. What is this? Your SIM card is full of SMS messages -- delete some (have less than 30 on the SIM card) and that icon goes away. How can I receive SMS messages straight to phone memory rather than the SIM card? No answer yet. How do I handle screen dust? Many people with this problem tend to keep their t809 phone in their pockets. Users with pouches and cases for the phone seem to not have this problem. Some believe it is lint that entered the headphone jack connector. I keep my phone in a pocket lined with satin and have had no dust issues, yet. Some T-Mobile corporate stores will offer to exchange your phone if you have this problem and bring the box and all the contents but your mileage may vary. 01/17/06: I received dust when I carried my phone in my jeans. I plugged the hole under the camera with a thin piece of rubber and replaced that with scotch tape under the hole -- the dust problem has not increased. Some people have found a small hole on the back of the phone on the tiny rectangle "bumps" you can see to the left and right when the slider is up. Covering these if they are leaking light in total darkness should help.
CONT'D Can I run Opera Mini on the t809? At this time, Samsung and T-Mobile both blame Opera for a Java Security issue. I am awaiting a reply from Opera regarding the unsigned app. As of 01/17/06 Opera refuses to answer or acknowledge my question. Please pester them regarding getting their application signed for use on T-Mobile Samsung phones. NOTE: Opera runs on my T809, but does not do internet. Sadly, Opera states that they do not support the T809. Can I disabled the low battery restrictions? When your battery gets extremely low, the phone will refuse to use many features such as MP3 playback, the Camera and even the keypad backlight. This protects your battery so you can still make an emergency phone call but requires that you charge your phone in order to get the normal use back. I am trying to connect to EDGE or GPRS or T-Zones from my laptop using my t809 as a Bluetooth Modem, but when I dial out I receive the following error: Error 734: The PPP link control protocol was terminated. You need to add an additional setting: On Windows 2000 (XP will be similar), do the following: *Control Panel -> Phone and Modem Options, Modem tab (highlight bluetooth modem), *Properties, Advanced tab. In Extra initialization commands enter: +cgdcont=1,"IP","internet2.voicestream.com","",0,0 *Click OK twice to save it, and dial out! You might have to reboot, I didn't. NOTE: I have XP Pro, and did not find the Bluetooth option. I will test other ways, and post soon. What "secret" phone codes are there for the phone? *#8888# - H/W Version *#9999# - Firmware Version *#06# - IMEI serial number *#VSWAP# - Swap WAP profile from Internet2 to Internet3 MORE SOON. How do I unlock the t809? / Where do I get an unlock code? If you have been a customer in good standing with T-Mobile for 90 days, and have a contract, you can usually get an unlock code to use the phone in another country. Call 611 and they'll give you an unlock code. Once you have this unlock code, you can unlock your t809 using the following command: *7465625*638*Unlocked Code# NOTE:#7465625*638*CODE# (TRY THIS INSTEAD) Please do not ask me or anyone I am affiliated with for an unlock code -- I don't have one. EDIT: HOWEVER, DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK... - *2767*3855# let it reboot (should say RESET) This will erase everything on your phone! Without pushing or customizing the phone...then enter... - *7465625*638*00000000*00000000# (to change NCK code to 00000000) then enter... - #7465625*638*00000000# (to permanently unlock the phone) check the lock status... - *#7465625# NOTE: I've tried this method... needless to say, it didn't work. Keeps saying the phone is already customized. Now I have to add all my songs, etc, back on. How can I get the t809 to work on the Cingular network? For GPRS/EDGE: Type *#87927# which enters the phone into hidden Browser Profile menu. Go to 2 Profile settings and select it. Go to Profile 2 and edit it with the Cingular settings: GPRS Profile Name: Express Home URL: http://device.home Bearer: GPRS Only Proxies: Enabled Go to GPRS settings (ignore GSM settings as Cingular doesn't need them) IP - 66.209.11.32 Port: 8080 APN: wap.cingular User Name: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM (All upper case) Password: CINGULAR1 (All upper case) Go back to the current profile and select the one you changed, save and exit. For MMS/Picture messaging: Type *#87667# which enters the Debug Mode. Go to 4 Server settings, then go to 2 Profile settings and select it. Drop down to Profile 2 and edit with the Cingular settings: Settings Name: Multimedia Homepage: http://mmsc.cingular.com Proxies: Enabled Version: 1.2 (295KB) Go to GPRS Settings. IP: 66.209.11.32 Port: 8080 APN: wap.cingular Username: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM (upper case) Password:CINGULAR1 ( upper case) Go back to the current profile and select the one you changed, save and exit. If you get a network unavailable message, enter *#4777*8665# and go to 6 GPRS setting and change it to GPRS Mode.
NOTE: I've tried this method... needless to say, it didn't work. Keeps saying the phone is already customized. Now I have to add all my songs, etc, back on. solelyj NOTE: i've tried this method... needless to say... awesome. worked for me. Thank you. For me to connect, I had to leave user name and password blank per Att. web site, for browser and MMS For browser GPRS Att's web site said to use IP Address: wireless.cingular.com. Didn't work. I used the numeric ip you gave. I know your post was a year ago. Rarely would I sign up to post one thank you. So TY 7.1
T809 OWNERS, PLEASE HELP! I broke the screen of my T809 several weeks ago, and now I am trying to use Samsung Studio to retrieve a lot of contact #'s from the phone book, but it won't connect. I think that I need to change the USB behavior on the phone (or whatever that is called), but I can't see the screen to navigate the menus. Could someone please post a menu map using the # keys? This is sad, but I don't even know which key is menu anymore, so I'll need that too (which softkey is menu). Something like: Turn USB to Mass Storage: Right softkey, 4, 3, 2, 1 Turn USB to (whatever): Right softkey, 4, 3, 2, 2 Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The unlock process sometimes requires a "foreign" SIM - the OP might have had difficulty b/c it was already a "home" SIM.
