Legitimate Phone Testing Source

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On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 08:38:22 -0500, Harry Krause
<piedtypecase@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Are there any online "publications" that actually test cell phones in
>terms of how well they work in areas such as ability to receive and
>transmit signals, loudness in earpiece, actual battery life, et cetera?
>
>Most of what I see is nothing more than hype. It's impossible to tell in
>a Verizon store (or any other carrier's store) how well a particular
>phone may perform under less than ideal circumstances.
>
>I have no interest in phones with cameras, music playing abilities, et
>cetera. But I would like to know which phones perform best as phones.
>
>Thanks


I don't know if this is any help to you but there is a VZW test number
#832. I am not sure what it does exactly but after you dial it and
wait I get "your test is successful".

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Ira Hayes wrote:
> "rudy" <notvalidaddress@invalid.org> wrote in message
> news:1660u0l92qap523iivu27t90b6tc8l065g@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 08:38:22 -0500, Harry Krause
>> <piedtypecase@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Are there any online "publications" that actually test cell phones
>>> in terms of how well they work in areas such as ability to receive
>>> and transmit signals, loudness in earpiece, actual battery life, et
>>> cetera? Most of what I see is nothing more than hype. It's impossible to
>>> tell in a Verizon store (or any other carrier's store) how well a
>>> particular phone may perform under less than ideal circumstances.
>>>
>>> I have no interest in phones with cameras, music playing abilities,
>>> et cetera. But I would like to know which phones perform best as
>>> phones. Thanks
>>
>>
>> I don't know if this is any help to you but there is a VZW test
>> number #832. I am not sure what it does exactly but after you dial
>> it and wait I get "your test is successful".
>>
>>
>
> Call me over cautious and maybe a little paranoid...but not knowing
> what that does would tell me not to call it! It's not unlike
> downloading and running unfamiliar executable files from unknown
> sources;-)
> Also, maybe it adds 50 minutes of prime time use, reduces your signal
> strength 10% each time you call it or marks your account as a
> potential hacker who has codes he's not supposed to and ain't afraid
> to use them...
>
> Ike

Then again, you paranoia and imagination may be worse than the phone call.
How about calling a Verizon store to ask what #832 is supposed to
accomplish?
--
~Philip.

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On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 21:10:28 GMT, "Ira Hayes"
<redmanospam@xxxhotmail.com> wrote:

>"rudy" <notvalidaddress@invalid.org> wrote in message
>news:1660u0l92qap523iivu27t90b6tc8l065g@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 08:38:22 -0500, Harry Krause
>> <piedtypecase@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Are there any online "publications" that actually test cell phones in
>>>terms of how well they work in areas such as ability to receive and
>>>transmit signals, loudness in earpiece, actual battery life, et cetera?
>>>
>>>Most of what I see is nothing more than hype. It's impossible to tell in
>>>a Verizon store (or any other carrier's store) how well a particular
>>>phone may perform under less than ideal circumstances.
>>>
>>>I have no interest in phones with cameras, music playing abilities, et
>>>cetera. But I would like to know which phones perform best as phones.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>
>>
>> I don't know if this is any help to you but there is a VZW test number
>> #832. I am not sure what it does exactly but after you dial it and
>> wait I get "your test is successful".
>>
>>
>
>Call me over cautious and maybe a little paranoid...but not knowing what
>that does would tell me not to call it! It's not unlike downloading and
>running unfamiliar executable files from unknown sources;-)
>
>Also, maybe it adds 50 minutes of prime time use, reduces your signal
>strength 10% each time you call it or marks your account as a potential
>hacker who has codes he's not supposed to and ain't afraid to use them...
>
>
>Ike
>

Ike I didn't want you staying up all night listening for the Black
Suits coming up your driveway, so I called CS for you. The #832 is
just to verify that your phone is online and working. It was made use
of by those who activate their phone with VZW's online option and
after you use #228 you can dial the #832 to verify the phone is the
active one.

But then again, if you are as over cautious as you say you probably
don't me me either.

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Ira Hayes wrote:
> "Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:AiYDd.1492$KJ2.1455@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> Ira Hayes wrote:
>>> "rudy" <notvalidaddress@invalid.org> wrote in message
>>> news:1660u0l92qap523iivu27t90b6tc8l065g@4ax.com...
>>>> On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 08:38:22 -0500, Harry Krause
>>>> <piedtypecase@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Are there any online "publications" that actually test cell phones
>>>>> in terms of how well they work in areas such as ability to receive
>>>>> and transmit signals, loudness in earpiece, actual battery life,
>>>>> et cetera? Most of what I see is nothing more than hype. It's
>>>>> impossible to
>>>>> tell in a Verizon store (or any other carrier's store) how well a
>>>>> particular phone may perform under less than ideal circumstances.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have no interest in phones with cameras, music playing
>>>>> abilities, et cetera. But I would like to know which phones perform
>>>>> best as
>>>>> phones. Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't know if this is any help to you but there is a VZW test
>>>> number #832. I am not sure what it does exactly but after you dial
>>>> it and wait I get "your test is successful".
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Call me over cautious and maybe a little paranoid...but not knowing
>>> what that does would tell me not to call it! It's not unlike
>>> downloading and running unfamiliar executable files from unknown
>>> sources;-)
>>> Also, maybe it adds 50 minutes of prime time use, reduces your
>>> signal strength 10% each time you call it or marks your account as a
>>> potential hacker who has codes he's not supposed to and ain't afraid
>>> to use them...
>>>
>>> Ike
>>
>> Then again, you paranoia and imagination may be worse than the phone
>> call. How about calling a Verizon store to ask what #832 is supposed
>> to accomplish?
>> --
>> ~Philip.
>>
>>
>
> Heh, heh--- but then they'll know I know. Maybe if I relined my hat
> with fresh aluminum foil before I went into the store...
>
> Ike

Not if you use a payphone and a voice disguiser! Wearing black rimmed
glasses with a funny nose and a watchman's cap couldn't hurt either!

--
~Philip.

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On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 10:19:56 -0800, Evan Platt
<evan@TheObvious.espphotography.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 17:43:44 -0500, rudy <notvalidaddress@invalid.org>
>wrote:
>
>>corrction to above: that should be *228 not #228
>
>*228 simply programs your phone. You can do *22890 to save the
>keystroke - this will automatically program your phone and update the
>PRL.

Maybe if you read the entire thread you would see that the *228 was
not the number in question but thanks for the explanation for which
everyone already knows