My Droid set up guide for new users

[windstrings]

Yep! Good job. Love the part about adding contacts to my home page for one-click dialing. I've been wanting to find a way to do that for awhile now. I second the "can't believe how useless and incomplete the manual they offered with this phone is". But I do love the phone.

The real manual is downloadable.. but I've never bothered..... maybe I should, I might learn something... second thought...... nah!

[tktouch12]

good guide
december 25 i will be visiting this thread

[J-Buck]

This is good to know for when i finally get my droid. thanks!

[boatman2220]

Here's a tip from viperboy, who's a Verizon Tech. -- " I have done this on every customer's Droid."

##7764726 (##PROGRAM)
CALL Button
Enter SPC Password - 000000
VERIFY
04 Vocode
Select EVRC-B

This will change how the phone compresses and decompresses call audio. Seems to work really well, I have noticed and improvement for sure and I no longer get the "you sound like you're underwater" complaints from people I talk to. Give it a shot!

[backlash]

The direct dial is handy. Thanks.

[kev83202]

I also use the direct message, I put a folder on my screen and put several direct message shortcuts in it. Makes it really fast to send a text.

[cc1995]

Just wanted to note that you can in fact call someone via just hitting the microphone symbol on your homepage. You don't have to hit the voicedailer application to do this. Just tap the microphone symbol in the upper right hand corner of your screen and when it prompts you, just say (Call "name of the contact"). For example....."Call Jim Cell" "Call Donna Work". Just say "Call" and however you have that contact's name entered into your contact folder.

Give it a try and let me now how it works out for you.

[Christobal]

Some really useful stuff her. Thanks!

One question though: Why would I really need a file manager app for this phone after I create the initial directories by mounting it on my computer? Just curious.

C

[windstrings]

Some really useful stuff her. Thanks!

One question though: Why would I really need a file manager app for this phone after I create the initial directories by mounting it on my computer? Just curious.

C

When you take pics, you may want to file them from the camera directory to a more personal place of cataloging.. like my pics, or vacation pics, or new baby pics etc.

Also, if you get an email or email yourself a word or excel document, you may want to do the same instead of just have everything pile up in the "downloads" directory.

You may want to copy something from your phone to the computer or vice versa.

You may want to rename stuff in a place where its easier to manage rather than doing it in gallery or your word document program.

[kev83202]

Some really useful stuff her. Thanks!

One question though: Why would I really need a file manager app for this phone after I create the initial directories by mounting it on my computer? Just curious.

C

Need is probably not the right word for it but, most people will want to navigate around there SD card at some point. It's just like moving things around on your computer the only way to do it on the phone is to have a file manager.