Phun with the Audiovox 8900 and Telus Mobility


by TeK-g

All codes are entered at main menu. At the conclusion of
the code, press the END key (hangup) Some have been reported
to work on the 8500 also.

THIS IS THE ONLY EXCEPTION:
PRESS: 2539**
menu says: Input A-Key
puts phone into service mode, requires a reboot

CODEZ:

##1111 - Fades out screen

##1122 - Test menu (test the phone's features)

##2222 - Blank Menu

##2769737 (##BROWSER)- Internet options (EDITABLE!!)

Of Note here is 3 links to 2 proxies each, each with an IP
and PORT On mine all are the same (216.198.139.113:80) using
a web browser we get:

You have reached the Openwave NSM 1.0 Proxy Server. This server
does not serve any web content. Use this server only for routing
proxy requests.

##242743 (##CHARGE) - Battery info displayed, nothing editable

##27732726 (DEBUG MODE)

SW and UI (User Interface versions) Debug screen gives you realtime
signal strength, in absolute terms. Some battery values and thermal
values listed aswell. LNA state (don't know what that is!)


TEST CALL: Allows one call in a variety of modes, no idea if you get
billed for this call

##27752345 - MISC. TEST (EDITABLE)

Change battery values and other values (Some make your phone freeze
and require reboot)

Change Channel (dunno what that is!)

Change other stuff that doesnt seem to work

##33284 (##DEBUG) Direct link to DEBUG SCREEN IN DEBUG MODE

##2250 RFNV CONTENTS (editable)

CDMA/PCS/FM/GPS options all editable USE AT OWN RISK possibly a way
to disable GPS tracking of the phone RF AND FACTORY test mode is also
available, don't seem to do much

##83587 (##TELUS) ASKS FOR PASSWORD

That is all I have found so far, if anyone can figure out which settings
to manipulate for free calls, disabling GPS tracking or enabling GPS
display, the telus menu codes or other updates please write to:

fawkyou420@hotmail.com


** PROPS TO HOWARDFORUMS COMMUNITY FOR MUCH OF THIS INFO!!!!!

-ez


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MORE CODES FOR AUDIOVOX 8900

By: TeK-g

#5625* DISPLAYS PHONE's LOCK CODE

##4771 (##GPS1) SOME GPS OPTIONS PRESUMEABLY, PASSWORD PROTECTED

##7738 CHANGE P_REV (no idea what this does 3 different modes for it, all 
changeable)

##2222 Displays phone's Channel

##1133 reset (USE AT OWN RISK doesnt seem to reset much though, perhaps use 
if you fuck with these menus and can't get back, hehe!!!)

##1144 KEY TONE TIME


A-KEY is: a number given to a cell phone that is used in conjunction with a
users SSD info for authentication.


UPDATE ON GPS IN AUDIOVOX 8900/8500:

Back in the beginning, the good'ol gov decided that there should be a method
for locating a cell phone... actually, it was the NENA group, created to 
serve the goals of the 9-1-1 people. There were a lot of methods suggested
but it boiled-down to two systems. One was called the "Tower Solution" and
the other is known as the "Chip Solution". Most cell phones use the Chip
Solution. What's going on in your phone is this... (by the way, your phone
can not, does not, and never will, receive any signals from any satellites
in orbit) There is an IC in your phone that compares a timing signal received
from the local cell towers and derives a value from the data. That value is
included with the data portion of any cell call you make and in some special 
conditions, calls and data messages sent to your phone. When that information
is processed at the "head-in", your location (the location of the phone when
the data was generated) can be "detected" and then sent to the party who needs
it (usually your local 9-1-1 site). The information is known as "Phase 2 ALI
data". Unless you use "social engineering" on your local 9-1-1 Call Taker, you
will not get any use from your phone's "GPS" feature.

Personal comment: The use of the term GPS by the cell phone industry is pure 
hype. It should have never been allowed. There is no GPS system involved in 
the phone. The only relationship GPS has to all this location stuff is that 
the cell sites use the Time Mark data from the GPS to synchronize the cell 
system. The location of the cell site is known and does not move.


2004-04-01