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Day 4: Phone Enhancements

This next mod is something that everyone can do, since we all have them. Yes, I’m talking about phone modifications. While cell phones may seem like they’re just for making calls, the majority of phones nowadays can do so much more. Unfortunately, most U.S. based call phone providers disable those features; either to get you to sign up for one of their services, or to prevent you from using their resources. Luckily the majority of those features can easily be turned back on. Everything from Bluetooth profiles to free games can be enabled on most cell phones with just a little work.

To learn about how to enable these features, I have always turned to HowardForums. HowardForums has a community setup for every phone manufacture and provider. In just a few clicks you can be in a community of people with the same phone and provider as you, allowing you to learn what they did to enable feature X. HowardForums can even help you avoid being screwed by your phone carrier, which is something I think everyone can benefit from. If you want to unlock your phone like the rest of the world, HowardForums is the place to do it.

3 Comments

  1. 1 Derek on Aug 3, 2006 at 12:52 pm:

    I used to frequent the HF boards but over the past 3-4 months, the resourcefulness of members has waned as more and more users opt opt to support legal means rather than searching for loopholes. I remember valuable threads explaining how to get free content. Now all I see are posts from members flaming other users for not paying for the features. I’m not sure, have things changed?

  2. 2 cavemonkey50 on Aug 5, 2006 at 3:27 pm:

    I think it depends on what sections of the board you visit. The Verizon section seems to want to do everything and anything to Verizon’s phones.

  3. 3 ryvan on May 29, 2007 at 11:45 am:

    i would really like to know how to access those features