GSM Support Center

Q: Will I Damage the Battery If I Leave My Cellular Handset Plugged in Charging Overnight?2533
Administrator posted in Handset Mfgs, Questions on June 28th, 2005

There are so many “battery” related myths—“training” the battery, ensuring you “fully disperse” the battery once a month, etc. Well, there are little truth to those myths – and todays batteries are fairly smart, most with smart chips built in to control their operation.

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Q: What Does “Emergency Calls Only” Displayed On My Screen Indicate?3083
Administrator posted in Handset Mfgs, Questions on June 28th, 2005

“Emergency Only” – Familar to many of you who have purchased unlocked phones before. As soon as you get the box, rip it open, gently ooh and awe at the package, then gently open it, with your jaw agape you see the phone inside, or quickly pull back the documenation on top to extend your agony of seeing your new phone.

You take it out, you pop in the battery (there is nearly always a charge) and what does it say after boot “Emergency Only.”
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Q: Why Are My Cellphone Batteries Draining So Quickly?9900
Administrator posted in Handset Mfgs, Questions on June 28th, 2005

Does it seem like your cell phone battery drains very quickly lately? More so than before?

Battery life durations specified on cell phones are tested in the handset manufacturer’s labs or by independant labs under multiple different conditions. Talk and standby times are a realistic average maximum dependent on how most customers use their phone.

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Q: How Do I Add A Word To The T9 Dictionary?9883
Administrator posted in Setup/Support, Questions on June 28th, 2005

The T9 Dictionary comes with thousands of words, including proper names. If, however, T9 doesn’t understand the word being entered, it can be added to T9’s dictionary so that it will recognize the word the next time it is entered. T9 may also be able to automatically complete the word being entered to save even more entry time! Some items that can be added are smileys, chat phrases, slang, URLs, screen names, and passwords to the dictionary. Any term you can type, can be added to the T9 Dictionary in order to save time.

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Q: How can I Use a GSM Handset Outside of the U.S. from a US Provider??6575
Administrator posted in ATT/Cingular, T-Mobile, Carriers, Questions on June 28th, 2005

Thinking of using your carrier-provided GSM Handset outside of the United States? (This excludes Sprint, Nextel, Metro PCS, Verizon and many other carriers who only provide CDMA/TDMA services.) There are several items to take into consideration. The handset will generally operate on networks using the 850 and/or 1900 Mhz cellular frequencies. (TMobile uses only 1900, Cingular uses both 1900 and 850. ) Provided your service provider offers international coverage in the regions you will be visiting, and the frequencies are compatible, it should work.

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