I have found this to come in handy at times so I figured I would share it with everyone. Most text messages are limited to 110 characters or about. If you send a text message via email and it’s greater than 110 characters then it will send the rest in another message. This is done by the carrier, and you the user don’t need to worry about this. White space is considered a character so keep this in mind if you like to add two spaces after periods out of habit. I found this list and have added to it myself. If anyone else has anything to add to the list just let me know by leaving a comment and I can add it.
For example if you wanted to send a text message via email to 574-555-1234 and you knew the person had verizon wireless as thier cell phone provider then you could do so by sending an email to 5745551234@vtext.com Just check out the list below for the protocol and replace “number” with the appropriate phone number.
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I have been recently obsessed with hacking my E815 again. My Previous E815 was replaced my Lockline Insurance who work with Verizon Wireless. After doing some Seem edits I noticed that instead of saying 1x next to my signal strength it now said EV. The EV stood for EV-DO or Evolution Data Optimized which is just another wireless standard that gives you internet speeds 2-3 times faster than the 1xRTT standard. The only downside to being stuck with using the EV-DO is that it sucks juice 2-3 times faster as well. To me having a longer battery life is more valuable to me than being able to connect to the internet on my phone faster. If I wanted to surf the internet I would find a computer! So anyway, I found a way to disable EV-DO altogether with my phone. Here are the instructions. Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible if you FUBAR your phone. This can/will void your warranty. Please take this into consideration before messing with your phone, especially if you don’t know what the hell you are doing!

Enable TEST MODE:
1. Hit the menu button
2. Quickly enter 073887*
-A dialogue box should open stating, “Enter Security Code:”, if not
retry steps 1-2.
3. Enter the Security Code
-Default code is 000000
4. Scroll to option “Test Mode” and select it
5. Choose “Enable” and exit to the main screen

Turn on TEST MODE and change settings
1. Hit the left soft key and the menu key simotauniously until a white screen appears with the letters “FTS” on top.
2. Hit the right soft key three (3) times
3. Scroll down to “HDR Pref:” and select “CDMA” with the right soft key
4. Scroll down to “HDR Hybr:” and select “off” with the right soft key
5. Push the left soft key and “EXIT”
6. Exit test mode by the same key combination as you did to enter it (left soft key and the center menu key.)

Power phone off then on.

Disable TEST MODE: Follow the same steps that you used to enable it.

Your phone should now only display 1x and no longer show EV indicator. USE GREAT CAUTION IN THE SETTINGS THAT YOU CHANGE! You can seriously mess your phone up by playing with the TEST MODE.

Another TIP:
I thought I’d share a little shortcut to make life a little easier when needing to access test mode:

1. Enter ##33284 (rapidly). If you did it properly, the ‘4’ won’t appear in the display. Test Mode access is now enabled.
2. Now press the menu key, followed by the left soft key. You are now in Test Mode, ready to do whatever changes you’re intending.
3. To end Test Mode, again press the menu key, followed by the left soft key (as you can see, it works as a toggle).
4. Test Mode access is still enabled, so it’s a good idea to shut it off. You do it the same when you enabled it (rapid pressing of ##33284).

This technique makes access a little faster and easier.

NOTE: When doing *228 (remote phone programming, which Verizon suggests to do at least once a month), Verizon will switch you back to EVDO. Again, if you don’t subscribe to the costly and useless VCAST service, there’s no reason to have EVDO enabled. Just follow the steps outlined above.

Not so Secret Codes
Most of the codes below require somewhat rapid entry in order to work. If you can’t get one working, just try typing it in a bit faster.
Enable DUN: ##DIALUP
Programming Menu: Menu + 0 + 73887 + * (Security Code: 000000)
Enable Test Mode: Menu + 00 + ** + T E S T M O D E + *
Disable Test Mode: Menu + 00 + ** + T E S T O F F + *
Enter/Exit Text Mode: Menu + LeftOpt
Enter Operator Codes: Menu + 048263 + *
NAM Programming Menu: P H O N E (7 4 6 6 3) + # + Menu + Menu
Vocoder Menu: ## + VOCODER (8 6 2 6 3 3 7)

Operator Codes
Motorola phones support the use of operator codes to set miscellaneous options. I don’t have access (yet) to the v710 level 3 manuals, but many of the opcodes from previous models still work – I used this to boost the earpiece volume somewhat (although it’s still too quiet).

First, to enter the opcode screen, press Menu + 048263 + *. You’ll have to do this rather quickly. This will bring you to a box prompting you for an opcode. Before you can enter any codes, it will be necessary to suspend the phone. To do this, enter 54* and press OK. The display will go black and the phone will be suspended. Press the camera button on the outside of your phone to turn the backlight back on. You should see “SUCCESS” on the screen. Go back and then you can enter whatever opcodes you like. So far these are the ones I have that work – feel free to send more if you got them. About the only useful one is the audio level. I know there are more, but I can’t find documentation anywhere.

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I just received my BRAND NEW cell phone today in the mail. It looks the same as a V710 but has an upgraded camera and a different shell. A neat feature with this phone is the ability to sync with my Powerbook and backup the contacts and calendar events. I tried to sync with my V710 and didn’t have any luck. My next step is to get all my contacts off my V710 and put them on my E815. I may go to Verizon and have them do the transfer but depending on who you get to do it they sometimes charge $10 for the process. After I get everything copied I will probably give the phone to my fiance’ since her phone is giving her problems. Now I’m off to hack the firmware!! Here are some links for help with getting your bluetooth to work with Mac OS X.

Bluetooth Modem OS X
Bluetooth iSync OS X