| How-to: Tips to Increase Battery Life on the Alcatel One Touch Fierce Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:41 AM PDT Lowering the Screen Brightness and Timeout Duration: - While viewing the home screen, tap "All apps"
- Tap "Settings"
- Under "Device", select "Display"
- Tap "Brightness" and clear the check box associated with "Automatic brightness"
- Tap, hold and drag the "Brightness" slider to a lower (but still readable) level
- Press "OK" and tap the "Back" button to return to the previous menu
- Under "Device", tap "Display"
- Tap "Sleep" and select a lower value before the screen goes to sleep
Disabling Bluetooth and GPS: Bluetooth and GPS are two of the most battery-demanding features on your smartphone. In order to conserve battery life, it's highly recommended that you disable these features when not in use. To do so, simply: - Pull the notification bar down, from the top, while viewing the home screen
- Tap the switches associated with "Bluetooth" and "GPS", and make sure that they are set to "OFF"
Toggling from 3G to 2G connectivity: Generally speaking, 3G connectivity requires more battery than 2G connectivity to function. If you run low on battery, you can switch from 3G to 2G by following the steps below: - Tap the "All apps" icon located on the home screen
- Tap "Settings"
- Under "Wireless & Networks", tap "More…"
- Tap "Mobile networks" > "Network mode"
- Select either "WCDMA only" or "GSM only". Both of these options are basically 2G
Updating to the Latest Available Software Version: Note: this tip only works as long as the manufacturer has released a new software update that improves battery life, or fixes possible issues with battery life on your device. Otherwise, performing an update does not necessarily result in higher battery life. Also, if no update is available, performing the steps below will have no effect. - From the home screen, tap "All Apps"
- Select "Settings"
- Under "System", tap "About phone"
- Tap "System Update" and then press the "Check for Software updates" button
- If an update is available, follow the on-screen prompts to download and apply it
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| How-to: Manage Calls and the Call Log on the Alcatel One Touch Fierce Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:29 AM PDT Call Forwarding Forwarding All Calls: - From the home screen, tap the "Phone" icon
- Press the "Menu" icon located in the lower-right corner of the screen (depicting three vertical dots)
- Tap "Settings" > "Voice call"
- Tap "Call forwarding" and enable "All forward"
Forwarding Calls (Conditional): - Tap the "Phone" icon located on the home screen
- Tap the "Menu" icon and tap "Settings"
- Select "Voice call" > "Call forwarding"
- Select between the following options:
- Forward when busy
- Forward if unanswered
- Forward if unreachable
Note: The three options above are not available if the " Always forward" option is enabled Call Log Management Viewing and Resetting the Call Log: - From any of the home screens, tap "Phone"
- Tap the "Call log" icon located at the top of the screen (depicting two arrows, one pointing down, the other pointing up)
- View the call log. To reset it, press the "red diagonal down" arrow
Enabling / Disabling DTMF DTMF – or dual tone multi-frequency tones- are used to communicate with automated system that require you to type a password, code or credit card number. To enable or disable this automated feature: - Tap the "All apps" icon located on the home screen
- Select "Settings"
- Scroll down to "System" and mark or clear the check box associated with "Dial pad touch tones"
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| How-to: Manage and Send Group, Text and Multimedia Messages on the Alcatel One Touch Fierce Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:03 AM PDT Sending Messages Creating a Custom Group: - While viewing the home screen, tap "All Apps"
- Scroll to and then tap "People"
- Tap the "+" sign located at the bottom right corner of the screen
- Select the account under which you wish to create the group, such as "Corporate", "Gmail", "USIM" or "Phone"
- Edit the group's name as desired
- Tap the "+" icon to add contacts. Alternatively, type a contact's name
- Tap "OK"
- Once you've added the desired contacts to the group, tap "Done"
Sending a Group Message: - From the home screen, tap the "Messaging" icon
- Tap "+" located at the bottom of the screen
- Tap the "+" sign at the top to access the menu
- Select "Groups" and select the desired group
- Enter your message in the appropriate field, and tap "Send" when ready
Capturing a New Picture or Video and Sending it in a Multimedia Message (MMS): - While on the home screen, tap "Messaging"
- Tap the "+" sign to create a new message
- Tap the "+" icon to access the menu
- Select either "Capture picture" or "Capture video"
- Follow the on-screen instructions depending on the option that you have selected
- Press the "check mark" icon to insert picture or the video into your message
- If desired, type in the message in the appropriate field, then tap "Send MMS >" when ready
Sending a Saved Picture or Video in a Multimedia Message (MMS): - Tap the "Messaging" icon
- Tap "+" to create a new message
- Tap "+" to expand the menu
- Press "Pictures" to insert an existing picture, or tap "Videos" to insert an existing video
- Select the desired media file
- Tap the "check mark" icon to insert the image or video in your message
- Optionally, enter the desired message in the appropriate field
- Tap "Send MMS >" when ready
Managing Messages Saving Pictures and Media Files Received in a Multimedia Message (MMS): - Tap "Messaging" while on the home screen
- Go to the desired message, then tap and hold the file that you wish to save
- Tap "Save attachment"
- Press the "Download" icon. Once the download is complete, you should receive the message: "Attachment saved"
Deleting Text or Multimedia Messages: - While viewing nay of the home screens, tap "Messaging"
- Press and hold the message that you wish to delete
- Tap the "Trash can" icon
- Tap "Delete" to confirm your actions
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| How-to: Set Up and Manage Device Lock, PUK and SIM PIN Code on the Alcatel One Touch Fierce Posted: 18 Oct 2013 04:46 AM PDT Device Lock Management Enabling Device Lock: - While viewing the home screen, tap the "All Apps" icon
- Tap "Settings"
- Scroll to "Personal" and then tap "Security"
- Tap "Set up screen lock" and select the desired screen locking method
- Follow the on-screen instructions for "Pattern", "PIN" or "Password" locking methods
Disabling Device Lock: - Tap "All Apps" > "Settings" > "Security"
- Tap "Set up screen lock" and then select "None" from the list
- If necessary, enter the current patter, PIN or password to confirm the changes
Changing the Deice Lock Password / PIN: - While on the home screen, tap "All apps"
- Tap "Settings"
- Under "Personal", tap "Security"
- Scroll to and tap "Activate Phone Code"
- Tap "Change phone code"
- Type in the old password, then tap "OK"
- Enter the new password and press "OK"
- Re-enter the new password for confirmation, and then press "OK" once more
SIM PIN Management Enabling SIM PIN: - From any of the home screens, tap "All Apps"
- Tap "Settings"
- Scroll down to "Personal" and tap "Security"
- Under "SIM card lock", tap "Set up SIM card lock"
- Tap "Lock SIM card"
- Enter the password (usually "1234" or "0000") in the "Lock SIM Card" screen
- Once complete, you should see the following settings on-screen:
- Lock SIM Card - Require PIN to use phone – this option should be checked
- Change SIM PIN – this option should be enabled
Disabling SIM PIN: - Tap "All Apps" on the home screen
- Tap "Settings" > "Security "> "Set up SIM card lock" > "Lock SIM Card"
- Enter the password ("1234" or "0000" by default) in the "Unlock SIM Card" screen. (Note: this time it's in the "Unlock" section, not "Lock"
- Once the setup is complete, you should see the following settings:
- Lock SIM Card - Do not require PIN to use phone – this check box should be cleared
- Change SIM PIN – should be disabled / grayed-out
Changing the SIM PIN: - Tap the "All apps" icon located on the home screen
- Tap "Settings"
- Under "Personal", tap "Security"
- Tap "Set up SIM card lock" > "Lock SIM card"
- Enter the password (either "1234" or "0000" by default) in the "Lock SIM Card" screen
- Press "Change SIM PIN"
- Enter the current SIM PIN (default is either "1234" or "0000")
- Type in the new SIM PIN twice
- The message "PIN changed successfully" should appear on screen
PUK Code Management In case you have entered your PIN code incorrectly for several times in a row, your smartphone will lock your SIM card and prevent you from attempting again, until you provide a PUK code. Related Errors: - "PIN code blocked. Enter PUK code:"
- "Enter PUK code"
- "SIM card locked. Emergency calls only. Please contact Customer Care"
To unlock the SIM card: - Contact your carrier's customer service and request for your PUK code
- Enter the PUK code and tap "OK"
- Type in the new PIN and press "OK"
- Re-enter the new PIN for confirmation, and press "OK" once more
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| Best Phone for up tp 400$? Posted: 18 Oct 2013 01:57 AM PDT Hi all,
I'm looking to replace my old, buggy and barely functioning Samsung Galaxy S.
The budget is up to 400$ and the key features I want are:
1) A fast and responsive deice(Good CPU, RAM, Touch response etc.)
2) A good camera
3) Not too big: Glaxy SIII size is the maximum, an iPhone 5 size is great.
4a) A popular model so that online support & accessories are easy to access :)
4b) I think It has to be Android or iOS for the same reason as 4a.
5) this is not exactly a feature but I will point out that I live outside of the US so I need an unlocked or at least an unlock-able phone.
6) New phone (not used).
So far I think the Galaxy SIII is a good option, but I'm open to suggestions.
Also, if I choose to go with galaxy SIII - which one should I get? there are several models and so far the i9300 seems the best from what I checked out.
Thx in advance, ZBBZ.  |
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