Here is the i500 faq list, as you can see it is a work in progress, and i am still working on it. If i made any mistakes, or if you have something to add, please pm me.
This thread is now locked, please feel free to post in a seperate thread!


Section 1, Phone Questions


Is There Any Way To Add Ringtones to the i500?

Is There Any Way To Customize Ringtones To Specific Callers On The i500?

Does The i500 Have A Speakerphone Option?

Can I Have The i500 Vibrate And Ring On A Lower Level Than Max Ringer?

Is There Any Quick Way Of Toggling Between Max Ringer And Vibrate Mode?

Is there a way of using a different screen saver than the ones provided on the i500?

Can I Only Recieve Calls From Certain Numbers?

How Do I Make An Incoming Call Go Directly To Voicemail?

Will The i500 Work With Anyone Besides For Sprint?

How Do I Add Pauses To A Number?


Section 2, Palm/General Questions


Is The OS On The i500 Upgradeable?

How Do You Reset The i500?

What Will I lose If My i500 Is Backed Up And I Hard Reset?

I Lost My CD! Where Can I Find The Latest i500 Drivers And The Latest Version Of Palm Desktop?

How Do I Upgrade The Firmware on My i500, And What Will It do?

My Screen Is Flashing, What Does That Mean?

Does The i500 Have A Built In Alarm Clock?

I'm getting an error message saying that memory is full, or a file is corrupt, reset or otherwise your phone will not work properly, what do i do ?

How Do I check If My i500 Is New Or Refurbished?

What Other Ways Are There To Enter Text Besides Graffiti?

Is there a way to backup/copy/extract the voice memos or voice dials from Samsung I500 to the PC's hard drive?

How Can I Sync With Outlook/Exchange?

What is the talk time of the different batteries, and how big are they?



Section 3, Data/Internet Questions
Why Can't I Get Onto The Internet With The i500's Built-In Blazer Browser?

Is there any way to get real SMS on the i500?

Is There Any Way To Check My Hotmail?

How Do I Use The i500 As A Modem?

Can I View A Picture Mail Message That Another Sprint User Sent Me?

Is There Any Way To Speed Up The Blazer Web Browser?

I Keep Getting Old Internet Pages, And Have To Refresh The Page All The Time, Is There Any Shortcut For This?

If I Dont Use The Internet For A Little While Then Blazer Will Freeze Up For A While Until I Get An Error Message, What Do I Do?

Blazer Just Doesnt Cut It For Me, What Other Web Browsers Can I Get?


Section 4, Warnings!!!

Warning:AIM and ICQ for PalmOS Cause Fatal Alerts!

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If anyone else has a suggestion for a f.a.q., or a suggestion for how to put this faq in a more orgainzed manner, please post it here.

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I would suggest that each FAQ question and answer be in a separate post in this thread, rather then all in one. That way, the "last edited" date will indicate when an entry changes.

Is there any way to get real SMS on the i500?
As of now, the answer is no, and that is unlikely to change as sprint has not added sms to any phone that was released before the launch of SMS, and hassprint has made statements that they do not intend to add sms to any phones that do not support it out of the box.
There are 2 programs that can do text messaging, the first is a free app called text messanger by pph user, Scott, it can be obtained here, it's main limitation is that you must specify the carrier you are sending to, and not all carriers are available. the second is pda apps' i500sms, it costs $20 to buy, and is availablehere, although it works to text message other carriers, when you recieve a message it wont tell you who it's from.

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Is There Any Way To Add Ringtones to the i500?
No...so please stop asking!

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Is There Any Way To Customize Ringtones To Specific Callers On The i500?
Yes, in the address book select a name, then choose edit, then details, and then special ringer.

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Does The i500 Have A Speakerphone Option?
No.

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Can I Have The i500 Vibrate And Ring On A Lower Level Than Max Ringer?
No.

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Is There Any Quick Way Of Toggling Between Max Ringer And Vibrate Mode?
No.

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