Make your device work for YOU! Part IV: Phone Operation

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Welcome back to Part IV of our 8 week series on various registry tweaks that can be done on your WM5/6 device. This week we will be taking a look modifying Phone Operations.

Just remember, you will need a registry editor like Total Commander or PHM Registry Editor in order to implement these modifications.

Note: Some users have commented that the exact location of registry keys differ. What is documented here will give you an approximate location of where they should be located, but you may need to explore around to find what needs to be changed.

Reset Call Timers

• This will allow you to reset call timers so you can monitor minutes used each month
  • [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\cumlativecalltimers\line_0]
  • Change “outgoingvoicecurrent” to 0

Change operator logo

• Copy your own picture in .gif format with name “carrierlogo” to \Windows directory

Change your Operator Names

• [HKLM/Software/Microsoft/RIL/OperatorNames]
  • Create a new string (this new string must be your operator code) and set the string value to anything.

Change ringtone/vibrate/LED flash characteristics

• This will able you to have more control over how your device reacts to events such as incoming mail, battery low, etc.
• For example, navigate to [HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0]
  • Set Script = apw3r
  • This will allow an incoming call to: a = activate device, p = play ringtone, w3= wait 3 seconds, r=repeat
• Or alternatively, navigate to [HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0\Script]
  • Set Script = ac33pc67pc100p
  • This sets incoming call to:
    • a = active device
    • c33 = set volume to 33%
    • p = play ringtone
    • c67= set volume to 67%
    • p = play ringtone, set volume to 100%
    • c100 = set volume to 100&
    • p = play rintone (no repeat)

• Following are the full codes available to you. Please note that all the codes are executed simultaneously except after a ringtone play / wait code.
  • For instance, ‘v1p’ will vibrate and play at the same time, while vibrating for 1 second. But ‘pv1′ will play the ringtone through all the way first, then start vibrating for 1 second.

• a = activate device
• cN = set volume to N in percentage max volume
• fN = flash notification LED for N seconds
• p = play ringtone. Note that this will play the ringtone all the way through before continuing with the next code
• r = repeat. If used at all, this code should be the last code in your Script string
• vN = vibrate for N seconds
• wN = wait for N seconds. N is how long the device will wait before continuing with the next code

Next week, I will be introducing some fun registry tweaks that will modify Display options. Make sure to check back for them.

Disclaimer:Use these registry tweaks at your own risk. We are not responsible for any system instabilities which maybe caused by tweaks shown here. Do backup registry before implementing these tweaks.

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