Mobile For Girls

Tips & Tricks

• EASY: You can backup your Nokia 6300 contacts details to Gmail very easily. Lots of thanks to Dave Earley for the tip
• EASY: Backup your Contacts and Calendar schedule to a text document VCF (vCard file) using johnd’s FREE Java application MobileBackup-1.0.jar
• EASY: If you’ve lost the 6300 manual you can download it as a PDF
• EASY: To quickly switch between the “General” profile and the “Silent” profile, press the # button for a few seconds
• EASY:The radio port is 2.5mm size but you can buy a 3.5mm adapter so you can use normal headphones.
• EASY: I don’t use this feature but the Nokia 6300 is A2DP compatible with Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Headphones
• EASY:Type *#0000# to bring up the firmware menu and see what version you have. Mine bought in January 2008 was v 5.50 14-08-07 RM-217
• EASY:You can upgrade to the latest firmware using Nokia Software Updater 15MB (Windows 2000, XP, Vista)
• EASY: The camera phone lens needs to be protected from scratches. I bought a white silicone rubber cover for my phone which helps because the lens is recessed a few mm. You can also avoid scratching the phone/camera lens by not putting keys or anything sharp in the same pocket as your phone
• EASY: The camera can take OK shots if there is enough light and your subject isn’t moving around too much. Don’t expect fantastic quality but the photos are good enough to use eg: for a website article, to take photos of signs so you don’t need to write down what they say etc

• MEDIUM:You can backup all your contacts, sms and other phone data to your PC using Nokia PC Suite, also synchronize the calendar and contact entries or use your phone as an internet modem for your PC. Note: Nokia PC suite can communicate with your 6300 via a 5 pin miniUSB data cable or Bluetooth
• MEDIUM: You can download the QR code reader i-nigma to use on your Nokia 6300 for FREE

• POSSIBLY DANGEROUS:BL4C 860mAh battery can be replaced with BL5C 970mah battery with minor modification on the battery. You have to cut/sand off the plastic about 0.5 mm at the top of the battery and then it fits into the 6300. NOTE: Trimming the battery can expose the battery and cause leaks causing the battery to burst and injure you. I would rather have a phone that has average battery life than injuries caused by an exploding battery.

 

Customising – Themes, Wallpapers, Ring Tones, Games etc

THEMES: – You can choose from 16000+ themes at Mobile9.com – I use the Futurama theme
WALLPAPER: – You can get over 31000+ 240×320 wallpapers from Mobile9.com – I use the Voyage 2 Nature wallpaper most of the time because it matches the Futurama theme.
Other good wallpapers include: Biking Snoopy, Smiling Snoopy, Sleeping Snoopy, Charlie Brown and Snoopy, Earth viewed from Outer Space, Mystical, Moon waterfall and Beach Hammock
RINGTONES: Don’t bother buying ringtones because the Nokia 6300 supports MP3 ringtones which you can put on the microSD card. I use the TV theme for Doctor Who as my Phonecall ringtone and the MP3 theme music of The Adventures of Tintin as my SMS ringtone
SCREENSAVERS, FLASH ANIMATIONS and APPLICATIONS: can also be downloaded from Mobile9.com and Getjar – I use the flash Carbon Fibre clock as my screensaver