LG VX 8100 Tricks, Tips and Hacks

Open your network connections on your PC, and create new connection. Name it "Verizon" or whatever. Select to use the LGE CDMA Diagnostic port, or whatever yours is named. Enter the phone number to dial as "#777", less the quotes.

I use username and password "vzw" and it works fine for me, although I've seen a handful of other username suggestions (i.e., "yournumber@vzw3g.com", "yournumber@vzw.com", etc).

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Hold the camera button on the right side of the phone until the camera mode starts (about 2-3 seconds). Then after the Please Wait disappears, tap the microphone button along the left side to turn on the pre-flash. I use it all the time, just wish it were quicker to get it going!

Note: The light will only stay on for about a minute or so if you don't take a picture.

VX8100 Ringtone Application.

This application’s main purpose is to allow you to load up to 252 ringtones

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Step 1:
Go to this website (http://www.publicproxyservers.com/index.html) and select two proxies that have ports 8080 and are in the US.
Step 2:
Go into the hidden menu (Menu->0->000000), the select 'Wap Settings'
Step 3:
Select 'Proxy Address Setting', and set Primary Address to the first address you picked in step one and 'Secondary Addres' to the second.
Step 4:
Change your homepage to something like http://www.google.com/wml or http://wap.yahoo.com

It should work that way. The proxy servers are kind of 'fickle' you might have to select a few before you get one that actually works, and change the monthly.

Alternatively, you can use NowWap (download it here ) and set up your own WAP server if you have broadband, and you can access it for free that way. Your address would be your computers IP address. There are tutorials for that software all around the board, at yahoo groups, and at http://www.mp3ringtones4u.com.

Also, you can find several other cool wap sites (again search the forums) and set them all up as links on a homepage you create at www.tagtag.com or www.winksite.com. You would then set the homepage on your phone to the url of the site you create at those locations.

Using QuickTime it was simple to convert a bunch of Family Guy episodes I had (mpeg4) to 3g2 format. I transferred the files to my mini SD card using a reader hooked up to my Mac and just put them in the MY FLIX folder.

The videos play and look great on the phone. Each episode (about 20 minutes) was about 11MB so you can fit quite a lot of video on a 256MB card.

The videos I have of the Family Guy (I dowloaded them somewhere a while ago, don't remember where) are mp4 320x240 and about 50MB. I use QuickTime Pro 7.1 (the latest) and I choose the EXPORT option.

Pick MOVIE TO 3G and from the OPTIONS MENU:

FILE FORMAT: 3GPP2
DATA RATE: 64kbits
IMAGE SIZE: 176X144
FRAME RATE:15
KEY FRAME: Every 24 frames.

Go to DLOAD and delete the "image.dat" file,
then go: "BREW" -> "16452" -> "MP" and add ang .jpg images you want.

When you reset your phone (turn it off then on again), your images will be in your PIX gallery on the 8100.

You can enable DUN for the 8100 by
pressing menu
than 0
it will ask you for a security code which is 000000
once in the servicing menu you will see something like data settings
you can scrow down till you see
cable dun
bt dun
select either one and choose the enable option by highlighing and hitting ok
once that is done just hit clear till you are completetly out

Menu tab= contacts
menu 0 (000000)
9. get it now settings
16. get it now
Mediaplayer
To add songs: (file structure of phone): brew>16452>mf>right click add your midi