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A little hack found on the forums on about how to access the net from a pc using a mobile with Airtel prepaid card. Enjoy!
Raw Materials: PC/Laptop and necessary connectivity tools ,ie.,
Serial/USB cable OR Infrared Device OR Bluetooth dongle to connect the mobile to the computer.

1) Activate Airtel Live! ( It’s FREE so no probs)

2)Create TWO Airtel GPRS data accounts (yep TWO) and select the
FIRST as the active profile.

3) Connect your mobile to the PC (or Laptop) and install the driver for
your mobile’s modem.

4) Create a new dial-up connection using the NEW CONNECTION
WIZARD as follows

Connecting Device : Your mobile’s modem
ISP Name : Airtel (or anything you like)
Phone Number : *99***2#
Username and Password : blank

5) Configure your browser and download manager to use the proxy
100.1.200.99 and port 8080.( My advice is to use Opera since you
can browse both wap and regular websites)

6) Connect to the dial-up account. You will be connected at 115.2
kbps (but remember, that is a bad joke).

7) Pick up your mobile and try to access any site. You will get “Access
Denied…”(except for Airtel Live!). IT DOES NOT MATTER.
Keep the mobile down.

8 ) On the PC ( or Laptop) open your browser, enter any address ,
press ENTER and…….WAIT

9) After a few seconds the page will start to load and you have the
WHOLE internet at your disposal.
10) Thank the one who gave you this hack!

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I think you are already experienced damn slow welcome messages and lots of keypresess to reach the exact information when you call customer service or other IVR systems. In this article i’ll explain how to cut out those craps by automate dialing sequences in your mobile.First of all you should know the key sequences to follow. for eg. i’m using an airtel postpaid connection.
for getting the outstanding balance i have to call 121 first, then it will prompt for the language selection
i need to press 1 to select self servicing option, again it will prompt for the service
( 1 - billing informatione, 2 - GPRS information )

Suppose i need to get the billing information directly

dial - 121p1p1

121 - Customer care number
p - Pause for a second( If you find 1 second is not enough, you can enter more ‘p’ characters )
1 - Self service
p - Pause for a second
1 - Billing information

You can use the same trick with any automated system.

Here is a tip to avoid the delay in reaching the exact thing you want when you call customer service and
any automated IVR systems.

We listed some hot secret codes for sony ericsson mobile phones earlier, but now here it is the time to share some tips on samsung mobile phones.

1. Samsung SGH600/2100DB IMEI number: * # 0 6 #
2. Software version: * # 9 9 9 9 # albo * # 0 8 3 7 #
3. Net Monitor: * # 0 3 2 4 #
4. Chaning LCD contrast: * # 0 5 2 3 #
5. Memory info: * # 0 3 7 7 # albo * # 0 2 4 6 #
6. Reset pamieci (SIMLOCK`a removing!!!): *2767*3855#
7. Reset pamieci CUSTOM: *2767*2878#
8. Battery state: * # 9 9 9 8 * 2 2 8 #
9. Alarm beeper: *#9998*289#
10. Vibra test: *#9998*842#::.
11. IMEI number: * # 0 6 #
12. Software version: * # 9 9 9 9 #

*Try these codes at your own risk.

Are you tired of the unwanted marketing/promotional calls from your provider/Private banks / Insurance companies ? I was getting around 6-7 unwanted calls per day, and then i came to know about the DONOT CALL REGISTRY. it worked for me to stop all unwanted call they should start something like Do not call ever legislation!

The official site for National Do not call registry, if even after registering you number some marketing company is pestering you it has all the details on how to take appropriate action.

Here is the list of links for each provider’s DCR

• BSNL Mobiles / Landlines

• Airtel

• IDEA Cellular

• Vodafone

If you have problems to sign up the registry. call up your customer service department and they will enter it for you.

How to use : i’m using Airtel post paid connection, the link will ask you for your number, and when submitting, they will send you a 4 digit authentication code as a SMS, after entering that code your number will be successfully added to the DNC registry. and they will send you a confirmation SMS also. it will take upto 48 hours to activate your status.

1. The secret emergency number

Okay, you might say who doesn’t know the emergency hot-line number? Everyone could dial 911 right? But consider this situation, you’re in an emergency and there’s no line on your cell phone, or you’re in a foreign land and you don’t know who to call, so what would you do?

The solution is dial 112, by calling this number your mobile phone will search existing network in that area and it will establish an emergency number for you. And 112 is the only number you could dial even if your phone’s keypad is locked. Don’t trust me? try it yourself.

2. Lost or stolen phones

I don’t know if this had ever happened to you but I have witnessed a few of my friends fell victim to pick pockets and their cell phone got stolen and some lost their phone while commuting, the fortunate thing is that they had backup to their important contact. The unfortunate thing is well…. they lost their phone. Be it pick pocket or losing a phone by accident, it can be very frustrating.

What I cannot show you is how you can recover your cell phone, but what i can show you is how to disable the cell phone you’ve lost by disabling it, of couse you’ll need some preparation beforehand. What you need to do is code in *#06# into your cell phone and it will display your cell phone’s serial number, this serial number is unique to each phone, write that down and keep it in a safe place, if the unfortunate happen and you lose your phone, you can call your service provider and give them the serial number you had, they’ll disable the phone rendering the phone useless even when the other person replace the SIM card in it. Now you can rest assured that no one can use your phone ever again. If everyone do this there won’t be a point to steal other people’s cell phone anymore.

3. Precaution before buying a cell phone

This is a step to prevent you being cheated into purchasing what you thought it is but isn’t. Code in *#0000# and it will show you the manufacturing date the phone. Then you can identify whether the phone is new or old. The bad news is however whether it work on certain phone is not determined, I’ve tried it on Nokia phone and it worked but when I tried it on a Motorola phone it didn’t work. You could try it and post comment here whether it worked on other brands of cell phone.

Here is a tip which i’ve got from a blog. i’m not sure about the authenticity of this information, still i’m happy to share it with you. interestingly it worked for me( my mobile is original !!! )

Press the following on your mobile*#06# and the-international mobile equipment identity number appears. Then check the 7th and 8th numbers:

|———– –+–+–+ –+–+–+ –+—-+- —+–+– -+—+— +—+—+ —|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |?? 7 ?? | ?? 8 ?? | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

|———– –+–+–+ –+–+–+ –+—-+- —+–+– -+—+— +—+—+ —|

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 0 , 2 or 2 , 0 this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality.

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 0 , 8 or 8 , 0 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany which is fair quality.

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 0, 1 or 1, 0 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland which is very Good.

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 0 , 0 this means your cell phone was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality.

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 1 , 3 this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and also dangerous for your health.

Voicemail messages can be expensive to retrieve. Here are some ways which i found very effective to keep the cost down

1. Clear any old voicemail messages from your voicemail feature so that you won’t be wasting airtime and money listening to old messages.

2. Pick up voicemail messages using a landline; it’s much cheaper (your service provider can assist you with the dial-in number for this).

3. If many of your messages are just ‘call me back’, then you may not need voicemail at all. You can ask your service provider to switch off voicemail. This means that, instead of leaving a message, the call will ring out; and the caller ID of who you missed will display on your screen. It’s as good as leaving a message, and it costs you nothing!

4. Tell your carrier to set the call diversion time to longer than the default (usually 15 seconds). This gives you longer to answer the phone, so you won’t miss a call that goes to voicemail that is expensive to retrieve

Here i’m sharing some tips in nokia phones, the information is complied from various resources in web. so please be cautions to experimenting with it. this blog is not responsible for any kind of damages or data loss in your mobile in such cases.

To check the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) Type-

*#06#

Information you get from the IMEI-

XXXXXX XX XXXXXX X

TAC FAC SNR SP

• TAC = Type approval code

• FAC = Final assembly code

• SNR = Serial number

• SP = Spare

To check the phones Software revision type-

*#0000#

Information you get from the Software revision-

V 05.31

18-02-99

NSE-3

• 1ST Line = Software revision

• 2ND Line = The date of the software release

• 3RD Line = Phone type

To enter the service menu type-

*#92702689# (*#WAR0ANTY#)

• Serial number (IMEI)

• Production date (MM/YY)

• Purchase date (MM/YY) You can only enter the date once.

• Date of last repair (0000=No repair)

• Transfer user data to another Nokia phone via Infra-Red

Clock Stopping

To check weather your SIM Card supports clock stopping type-

*#746025625# (*#SIM0CLOCK#)

Revealing the Headphone and Car-Kit menus

Please note that if you do these next tricks, the new menus can’t be erased without retoring the factory default settings. To do these tricks you need to short-circuit the pins on the bottom of the phone next to where you plug in you charger.

1. To activate the “Headset” menu, you need to short-circuit pins “3″ and “4″. After a short time the word “Headset” will be shown in the display. Menu 3-6 is now enabled.

2. To activate the “Car” menu, you need to short-circuit pins “4″ and “5″. After a short time the word “Car” will be shown in the display. Menu 3-7 is now enabled.

THE REBOOT TRICK

This should work on all software versions of the 6110.

1. Go to the Calendar (Menu-8)

2. Make a note or reminder.

3. Enter some text into the edit box.

4. Hold “Clear” until the whole text is cleared, then press “Back”.

5. Press “0″. The main screen will now be showing but a space appears on the screen. (you can’t see it)

6. Enter 4 digits (e.g. 1234).

7. Use the down arrow to move the cursor to the left side of the numbers and the space (Down arrow twice).

8. Now enter 6 digits and press the call button.

Wait for a few seconds, the screen should start to flash and reboots. It should alsowork on other menus like the “Profiles” menu.

EFR CALL QUALITY

To activate EFR (Enhanced Full Rate) Enter the code-

*3370#

This improves call quality but decreases batterylife by about 5%

To deactivate it, Enter the code-

#3370#

THE JAMES BOND TRICK

If you short-circuit theleft middle and right pins on the bottom of the phone with all connections touching each other, the Nokia software hangs! The profile “Headset” will be activated. Before you do this just activate the “Automatic Answer” in the headset profile and set the ringing volume to “Mute”. Now you can use your phone for checking out what people are talking about in a room. Just place it under a table in a room and call it. The phone receives the call without ringing and you can listen to what people are saying.

NETWORK MONITOR

There is a hidden menu inside your Nokia phone. If you want to activate it, you’ll have to re-program some chips inside of your phone.

1. Check your software version. You can only continue if you have v4.33, v4.73 or v5.24.

2. Take apart the phone.

3. De-solder the EEPROM (ATMEL AT 24C64).

4. Read out the data with an EEPROM programmer and save it to a file (Backup).

5. If you have v.33 or v4.73, change the address “03B8″ from “00″ to “FF”.

6. If you have v5.24 then change the address “0378″ from “00″ to “FF”.

7. Write the new data to the EEPROM and solder it back to the phone,

8. Power on your phone and you should have “Netmonitor” enabled.

The Network Monitor gives you the following information.

• Carrier number

• MS RX Level in DBM

• Received signal quality

• MS TX power level

• C1 (Path loss criterion, used for cell selection and reselection). The range is -99 to 99.

• RTL (Radio link timeout).

• Timeslot

• Indication of the transmitter status

• Information on the Network parameters.

• TMSI (Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity).

• Cell identification (Cell ID, Number of cells being used).

• MCC (Mobile country code)

• MCN (Mobile network code)

• LAC (Location area code)

• Ciphering (On/Off)

• Hopping (On/Off)

• DTX (On/Off)

• Discard cell barred information

CHECK SIM-LOCK

Note - If you bought your Nokia on UK Vodafone or UK Cellnet you do not need to check this because they both transmit on GSM900, and they don’t lock the phones. However if you bought your phone on UK Orange or UK One2one your phone may be blocked. The reason is that they both transmitt on GSM1800. To make a call on GSM1800 you need what is known as a “Dual band” phone. A dual band phone is able to transmit on both GSM900 and GSM1800, so they lock the phones so you can’t use it with any other network simcard. If you find that your phone is locked you can try different software to unlock it. (we havn’t found one that works yet), or you can ask your service provider who will gladly exchange the 10 digit code for about £35.

This is how to check the status of the 4 different locks. Aslo don’t try entering the wrong number, because after 3 times it will block the phone for good.

There are 4 different locks on your Nokia phone.

• COUNTRY-LOCK

• NETWORK-LOCK

• PROVIDER-LOCK

• SIMCARD-LOCK

The code to read out the sim-lock status of your phone is

#PW+(MASTERCODE)+(Y)#

• # = DOUBLE-CROSS

• W = PRESS “*” THREE TIMES

• P = PRESS “*” FOUR TIMES

• + = PRESS “*” TWO TIMES

• MASTERCODE = 1234567890

• Y = NUMBER 1 TO 4

The master code is a secret code. The code has 10 digits, To read out the sim-lock status you can enter every combination you want!

“Y” Shows the status of the network-lock. Here you can enter a number from “1″ to “4″. The “4″ is for the sim-card lock.

SIM-LOCK CHECKS

• #PW+1234567890+1# = GIVES PROVIDER-LOCK STATUS

• #PW+1234567890+2# = GIVES NETWORK-LOCK STATUS

• #PW+1234567890+3# = GIVES COUNTRY-LOCK STATUS

• #PW+1234567890+4# = GIVES SIM-CARD-LOCK STATUS.