Shaun’s Notes

This is from a mix of articles that I have read online.
This method seems to be the least complex and it works for me.

1. First you will need to share your Printer:
Start > Printers and Faxes > right-click on the printer and “Share”

2. Open Command Prompt and type:
NET USE LPT1: \\[The Computer Name]\[The Printer Name]

3. Configure the printer to use TEXT as Print Processor
Start > Printers and Faxes > right-click on the printer and choose “Properties”
‘Advanced’ tab > ‘Print Processor’ button > Under Default data type select ‘TEXT’ and click OK.

If you don’t choose “TEXT” for the default data type then the job will be queued in the printer spool but won’t actually print.

Now you can use the ‘print’ command in DOS and DOS applications to print to the usb printer.

The current phone I’m using is a LG Chocolate Spin (VX8550).

When you are at the main screen you can dial:
##test
##data
##telus
##browser
##debug

*NOTE: ##test can access every option and is the only one I type in.

When you enter in one of these options you will be asked for a ’service code’.

What do you need to get the service code?
1. A usb cable that connects your phone to your computer
2. BitPim : used to transfer data between phone and computer

What to do:
1. Connect phone to computer via USB

2. Open BitPim and go to ‘Settings’ / ‘Preferences’ and select your phone from the list then close the window.

3. Click on ‘View’ and select ‘View Filesystem’

4. On the left menu click on ‘Filesystem’

5. Now on the right panel expand ‘/’ to look for ‘nvm/nvm/’ folder

6. You should be able to see a file named ‘nvm_0000′

7. Double-click this file within BitPim and it will open a Hex Editor to view it.

8. The editor is split into 2 sections: hexadecimal (left) and decimal(right). Look for the first 6 decimal numbers on the right side and this is your service code.

9. On your phone dial ##test and enter the 6 digit number you got from nvm_0000.

10. You can now access hidden options like changing your WAP settings that some people have used to bypass the provider’s proxy server for free browsing.

This is the process I used for my LG Chocolate Spin VX8550 from Telus and I’m sure it will work with VX series phones.

I found this cool ‘hack’ from HERE.

What you need:
1(a). Audacity (optional) : used to splice audio tracks … need ringtone to be 30 seconds or less
1(b). Or an online ringtone maker like makeownringtone.com (user friendly)
2. BitPim : used to transfer data between your phone and computer
3. USB cord : used to physically connect phone to your computer

What to do:
1. splice track with Audacity and export as MP3. You will need to install LAME MP3 encoder separately (found @ Audacity site). Or you can use an online ringtone maker
2. Install BitPim
3. Connect phone to computer via USB
4. Open BitPim and go to ‘Settings’ / ‘Preferences’ and select your phone from the Drop-down menu or use the wizard and close window
5. Click on ‘View’ and select ‘View Filesystem’ (This will allow you to browse the phone’s data structure)
6. On the left menu click on ‘Filesystem’
7. For LG 8550 go to ‘/brew/shared/ringtone/’
8. Drag the ringtone you created into this folder and let it transfer.
9. You may have to restart your phone for it to recognize the new ringtone.