Removing SIM
To take out SIM card, turn the phone off function off (go into flight mode) before you can remove the sim. I do this all the time.. and I use a pair of tweezers to remove th SIM. You can also try putting a piece of scotch tape on the SIM befroe you insert it, so you can just pull the tape next time.
Swapping Battery
To swap batteries, you need to plug the MPx into a car charger or a USB charger. These chargers take DC power and reduce the source supply voltage to charge your battery. The wall chargers convert AC power to DC power and for some reason will not cooperate in providing the extra time needed to make a quick battery change.
Just by removing the battery cover puts the phone into some kind of soft-reset mode. So plug the phone into one of the DC chargers confirm it is charging, remove back cover, have replacement battery close by, then preform a quick battery swap but you need to be extremely fast. There is no other way to switch batteries without a HARD RESET!
Setting Wallpaper
To use any picture as your wallpaper WITHOUT having it become transparent when you do, open up Start/Programs/Pictures, select your image and click on Tools then 'Set as Today Wallpaper...' change the transparent to 0% before tapping OK.
GPRS Settings
settings -> connections -> connections -> click on "add a new modem connection"
Under my ISP give it a name 1)Cingular or 2)T-Mobile
In the select a modem list, select your modem type: "cellular line gprs" and enter your access point name. depending on what plan you have, you will enter one of these access point names:
Cellular Line (gprs) connection type:
1) Cingular
user =
WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
pass = CINGULAR1
apn = wap.cingular
click on finish
2) T-Mobile
wap.voicestream.com (if you have the free wap and T-Zones)
internet2.voicestream.com (if you have the Unlimited Data plan)
internet3.voicestream.com (if you have the Unlimited Data with VPN plan)
leave user name, password, and domain all blank. just click on finish.
MMS Settings
messages -> account -> mms -> tools -> mms settings -> connect via -> the internet
Gateway: 66.209.11.61 / Server Address:
http://mmsc.cingular.com
GMail Settings
Incoming mail : pop.gmail.com
Outgoing mail : smtp.gmail.com
Tick Require SSL connection
Tick Outgoing mail requires authentication
* Ensure pop mail enabled in your GMail settings. Default is disabled.
Bluetooth Audio
The trick is to press the button on your bluetooth headset
Then when the voice command starts up and says "Say a Command", press the close button on the MPx
Then the audio gateway will remain open, and you can listen to mp3/movies through the headset
Windows Mobile Registry Hacks / Tweaks
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER..Software..Microsoft..Windows..Curre ntVersion..Explorer..Shell Folders] "History"="....ResidentFlash....PIE....History" "Cookies"="....ResidentFlash....PIE....Cookies" "Cache"="....ResidentFlash....PIE....Temporary Internet Files" *This stores all PIE folders in flash, never see an out of memory error again
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..SOFTWARE..Microsoft..Windows..Curr entVersion..Internet Settings..User Agent] "Platform"="Windows NT 5.0" "Version"="MSIE 6.0" @="Mozilla/4.0" *The site you visit thinks you are using XP so displays things that normally it wouldn't
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER..Software..Microsoft..MAPI] "AttachPath"="....ResidentFlash....Inbox....Attachments" "PropertyPath"="....ResidentFlash....Inbox" *This one is a peach. Allows not only Attachments but the actual e-mails themselves to be stored on the Resident Flash (crashes if you try a SD card). This has allowed me to have 1 whole month of actual e-mails, all folders, sent items everything stored on my device without impacting it's use, sweet
Pointing Ringtones to SD card Key path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER..ControlPanel..SoundCategories..Ring] Name: Directory Values: Default - ..Windows.. Changed to : ..Storage Card..Music.. *This allows you to choose any mp3s from your SD card instead of having to copy them to your Windows directory
Internet Caching Directories Key path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER..Software ..Microsoft..Windows..CurrentVersion..Explorer..Shell Folders] Name: Cache Default - ..Windows..Profiles..guest..Temporary Internet Files Changed to - ..Storage Card..Profiles..guest..Temporary Internet Files
Name: Cookies Default - ..Windows..Profiles..guest..Cookies Changed to - ..Storage Card..Profiles..guest..Cookies
Name: History Default - ..Windows..Profiles..guest..History Changed to - ..Storage Card..Profiles..guest..History *This helps alleviate RAM being consumed by surfing the web
Install directory to your storage/storage card. To install your application/program to storage memory or storage card memory. Whenever you are about to install, there will one screen appear to ask you where to install the program. But not to forget to change it back the default value to 0 after the installation or u might encounter weird situation when you want to change your today screen and etc.. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..Software..Apps..Microsoft Application Installer Default: 0 Changed: 1
Fast graphic but consume memory It can fasten and smoothen your OS graphic movement, but it will eat some of your program memory, not that much. You also can change it to 32768 instead of 16384 for greater result. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..System..GDI..GLYPHCACHE Default: 8192 Changed: 16384
To hide screen rotate icon There is a small PDA icon at your bottom right corner of your screen to change ur screen orientation from patriot to landscape and other way round. For me, its unnecessary, so you can hide it. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..Service..ScreenRotate ShowIcon value change to 0 Default: 1 Changed: 0
To turn off flashing LEDs and Vibration It will turn off the blinking green/red/orange LED and the vibration mode. Some people will irritate by the blinking, especially when you're driving and sleep at night. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..Drivers..Builtin..AllLEDMgr Default: 1 Changed: 0
To set ur ringstones to run from Storage Card Place all your downloaded ringtones from internal memory to storage card. Usefull for our small/ciput Mini memory. HKEY_CURRENT_USER..ControlPanel..SoundCategories..Ring..Directory registry key Default value: "..Windows..Rings.." Change it to: "..Storage Card...." (Note that ".." at the end is extremely important!!!) Place those ringtones into ..Storage Card....
Disabling "Message Sent" notification bubble For those who hates the "Message Sent" notification after sending an SMS, this is the steps to remove the bubble notification...this is the STEP by STEP method to do it in case some of you guys dont get it right... 1. First, you will need to download a Registry Editor to help you do it... 2. using the Registry Editor, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..SOFTWARE..Microsoft..Inbox 3. Next, click on Inbox (make sure the Inbox is highlighted) and select Edit, New Key 4. Name the New Key as "Settings" 5. Click on "Settings" (make sure the Settings is highlighted) and select Edit, New String Value 6. On "Value name:", key in SMSNoSentMsg and in "Value data", key in 1 7. Soft reset your device and test it with one SMS, and you will notice that the SMS Sent bubble is being disabled
Looping Ringtones Delay Ring tone has a standard 3 seconds delay before repeating. You can set the delay from 0 second to how many second that you want. HKEY_CURRENT_USER..ControlPanel..Sounds..RingTone0 Change 'Script' from 'av0pw3r' to 'av0pr' and you'll get 0 sec delay. OR change it to av0pw1r = wait for 1 sec av0pw2r = wait for 2 sec and so on...
Plus..heres the code a - stands for display r - repeat/replay the script again c - sets the volume C50, c150, c100 f - means flash .. f1 flash for 1 second and f0 stands for flash continuously p -means play ringtone v- vibrate then incorporate with number to state how many seconds it will vibrate example. v3 vibrate for 3seconds or v0 for continous w - stands for wait or pause then specify how many seconds like w3(wait for 3 seconds)
Example: Flash - af1w60f0 Ring - apw3r Ring Once - ap Increasing Ring - c50apw3c150r Vibrate Then Ring - v3w3apw3r Vibrate - av3w3r Short Vibrate - av1w3r Vibrate Long Then Ring - v3w3v3w3apw3r Vibrate And Ring - av0pw3r Increasing Ring And Vibrate - c50apv3w3c150r Fast Vibrate And Flash - af1v1w1f0r Vibrate and Ring Continously without pausing - av0pr
To include both time and date in taskbar You'll get time and short date on your right top of the screen, rather just displaying time. Meaning, you can remove your date item on your today screen. Phase 1: 1) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..SOFTWARE..Microsoft..Shell.. 2) Create a binary value named "TBOpt" and set its value to "13 00 00 00". 3) Soft-reset Note: If u ever get bored of the date display, rid it by deleting the TBOpt key. Phase 2: IF U NEED THE CHANGE THE DATE FORMAT: i) Just go to Settings>Regional Settings>Date>Short Date ii) Choose "dd-MMMM-yy" or whichever format u prefer. iii) Click "ok"
To Get The AM/PM on The Top Bar HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..nls..overrides 1. Creat new String value with Name = S1159 & Data = Am 2. Creat new String value with name = S2359 & data = Pm 3. Creat new String value with name = STFmt & data = h:mm tM - capital letters and small letters must be followed exactly or it may cause hard resets! - you will get capital "AM/PM" on the top bar eventhough the registry data value above was entered as "Am/Pm"
Change The Date on The Top Bar HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..nls..overrides Look for String value SSDte (short date) and change the value data, some example of date formats i have used below: - "7 May 05, Friday" by changing the String value SSDte data = d MMMM yy, dddd - "07/05/2005, Fri" by changing String value SSDte data = dd/MM/yyyy, ddd
Clear Type on LandscapeDisplay You'll get clear type font in landscape mode. made me dizzy though..not much functionality value..just some fun factor for us curious ones. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..System..GDI..ClearTypeSetting 1. Change value data of OffOnRotation from 1 to 0 2. Soft reset
Setting Cleartype Text in PIE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..SOFTWARE..Microsoft..Windows..Curr entVersion..Internet Settings "ClearTypeText"<- Set 1 to Enable Cleartype in PIE, 0 to Disable
Setting ClearType Text in
Pocket PC Optionally, you can go to START>SETTINGS>SYSTEMS>SCREEN>CLEARTYPE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..System..GDI Create a Subkey then Name it "CLEARTYPE"
Settings Screen Text Size Optionally, you can go to START>SETTINGS>SYSTEMS>SCREEN>TEXT SIZE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..ControlPanel..Stylus..96DPI "CurFont"= change to the ff value .. dword:00000258 -> Smallest dword:000002BC -> Smaller dword:00000320 -> Normal/Default dword:000003E8 -> Larger dword:0000044C -> Largest
Disable start menu animation This tweaking will eliminate the list of menu "drop-down animation" if u tab on Start/Flag icon. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE..SYSTEM..GWE..Menu.. AniType value change from 6 to 0.
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