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Samsung D807 Cingular Cell Phone
Samsung D807 Cingular Cell Phone
The Samsung D807 is a latest feature-rich slider phone from Samsung which will impress the design-conscious as well as the gadget nerds.
The stunning menu animations and the GUI are quite classy and the four-way circular navigation button makes this phone quite user-friendly. Yes, the slithery and uncomfortable buttons make you feel unsure but then coming from Samsung's stable of the world's thinnest phones, it is a small price to pay for design elegance. 
Also, it is fairly easy to get used to the new keys with time.
The camera, a 1.3 Mega pixel one, is loaded with features to play around with the images captured on it, though a flash is sorely missed for such a high-end model. A fully packed organizer, a variety of instant messaging options (AOL, ICQ, MSN and YAHOO), EDGE for GPRS and mobile email make it one of the better phones when it comes to internet connectivity options. Average battery life, an expandable slot but lack of an external microSD memory card and tacky keypad spoil an otherwise killer of a phone. Overall, one of the best phones to come out of the Samsung stable but leaves you feeling that you could have had a little more.
How to use VoiceSignal in a D807?
1. Voice signal can be accessed in the APPLICATIONS menu of the MY STUFF menu
2. Once inside the voice signal menu, it displays "SAY A COMMAND" with the options in the screen below
3. The voice signal can be used to
a. Call up a name or number
1. On being prompted "Say a command" say "call" followed by the name of the person in the phone book and optionally the details of the number location (home, mobile, work). If it is a new number say "call" followed by the number itself. For e.g. say "Call Tom at Mobile" or "Call 9845321345"
2. While saying either the name or the telephone number, it is important to speak clearly and legibly. Also the phone understands only individual digits. So, the phone will not recognize a "call one six hundred" but it will recognize "call one six zero zero"
b. Send a message
1. To send a message once the "Say a command" is prompted, speak "send text" followed by name or number. E.g. "send text Aston keel" or "send text to 9892877623
2. If number or name is not specified, VoiceSignal prompts you with "Say name or number" then you can fill in with either a number or a name from the phone book ( first name precedes the last name)
3. If there are more than one label (like home, mobile, work, etc) against one name then the label can be mentioned after the name. For e.g. say "Send text Steve at Work"
c. Open an application
1. To open an application once "Say a command" is prompted, wait for a beep before you say "Go to" followed by the application or menu item that requires to be opened. For e.g. say "Go to calendar"
2. If you want to view a list of "Go to" destinations, just say "Go to" without a destination name and it will show the list of menus or applications. This will be followed by a "Please choose" prompt and you can say the application name.
d. Look up a contact
1. Once prompted, say "Look up" followed by the name of the person in the phone book. E.g. "Look up Mark"
2. If there is more than one contact under single name, the phone will prompt you with "Did you say look up?" followed by each option. If you find the right one, then wait for a beep from the phone before saying "Yes"
How to use a D807 effectively as an organizer?
The different organizer applications like ALARM, CALENDAR, TASK and NOTE are a part of the personal assistant features of the phone.
ALARM:
1. This application allows an alarm to go off at a pre-set time if the phone is on and can even switch on the phone and ring the alarm in case the phone was switched off
2. To set an alarm, choose APPLICATIONS in the MY STUFF menu and highlight alarm.
3. Once inside, there are different alarm options available:
• WAKE UP CALL - To wake you up at a pre-determined time
• ALARM 1 - will be set as the main alarm
• ALARM 2 - will be set as the secondary alarm
• AUTO POWER - will switch on the phone to ring the alarm when it is switched off.
4. Once the appropriate ALARM type is chosen from the above menu, there are further options to turn the alarm on or off, set the time, set the alarm frequency and choose the alarm tone.
CALENDAR:
The calendar application allows you to set schedules, Anniversaries and other miscellaneous events for specific dates and time.
1. To get into the calendar, choose CALENDAR option from MY STUFF menu option.
2. Once in it, the following view options are available,
a. DAY VIEW - shows the current day in the calendar. Use the RIGHT and LEFT navigation key to move from one day of the week to another and use the UP or DOWN key to move across different events in a date - be it a schedule, anniversary or others. Use the OPTION soft key to delete items or to toggle between different calendar views
b. WEEK VIEW - shows the current week from Monday to Friday in the calendar. The OPTIONS soft key will then offer similar features as the DAY VIEW
c. MONTH VIEW - show all the days of the current month, week-wise. The UP, DOWN, RIGHT and LEFT navigation keys help you to move through different dates and the OPTIONS soft key will help you manage events.
d. The three types of events that can be input into the CALENDAR are SCHEDULE, ANNIVERSARY or MISCELLANEOUS.
e. Once in any of these, details like SUBJECT, START DATE and START TIME, END DATE and END TIME, ALARM TIME. ALARM TONE, etc can be input to organize all the events as per specific needs.
f. There is a MISSED ALARM EVENTS option to notify events whose alarms have been missed.
3. TASK is another option in MY APPLICATIONS of the MY STUFF menu where you can input START DATE, END DATE, PRIORITY and details of the any TASK that might require your attention
4. If all you want to do is to make a note, choose the NOTE option in the MY STUFF menu.
VIEWING AN EVENT
5. To view any of the event for any particular day, enter the CALENDAR and select the date that you are looking for, Separate icons specify whether the event is a SCHEDULE, ANNIVERSARY or MISCELLANEOUS.
6. There are two options once in this menu:
a. VIEW MODE - gives you option of viewing the calendar.
b. CREATE - allows creation of any type of new event.
c. GO TO - helps you to reach today's date or any other date
d. DELETE - To delete selected or all events
How to use a WAP browser in a D807?
The D807 has a WAP browser to surf internet content which is specifically modified for mobile phone.
1. To launch the WAP browser, there are two options - One option is to press the menu confirm circular button which also is a one-touch WAP launch key and another option is get into the menu using the soft key and pressing the MEDIA NET option
2. Once in MEDIA NET, select the MEDIA NET HOME option and the home page of your WAP browser which will be dependent on your service provider will start loading.
3. Once the page is loaded, you can use the navigation keys to move UP or DOWN and exit using the cancel soft key.
4. There are several ways to access a WAP site on a D807:
a. Typing a URL manually from the browser options menu
b. Selecting a site which is part of a favorites folder by going to the favorites menu
c. Selecting any existing link on a page in the browser
5. At any point you can go to a previous page by selecting the BACK soft key
6. Similarly, to go to the home page at any time, select the MENU soft key and choose HOME.
7. If required to input text in a WAP page, the following modes (as in text messages) are available: T9 dictionary mode, Upper case alphabets, Lower case alphabets and Number mode. The menu confirm circular button can be used to toggle between the different modes with the current mode being displayed on the screen at all times
8. The different options in the WAP browser menu options are:
a. RELOAD - which reloads the existing page on screen
b. SHOW URL - displays the URL of the page currently on screen
c. CLEAR CACHE - helps clear information stored about recently visited pages
d. SHOW IMAGES - displays images on current page
e. CERTIFICATES - shows security settings for the WAP application
f. TEXT MESSAGE - allows messages to be sent using the WAP settings.
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