AT&T voicemail unsecured by default? YES
This month my cell phone plan with Verizon wireless came to an end. I must say that I was happy with Verizon service. I had very good reception, call quality and few dropouts.
After a lot of research I decided to change to AT&T Wireless for the new plan. The main reason for changing was AT&T had the phone I wanted, the Tilt.
As I started setting up the voicemail, the system asked me to create a voicemail password. Going to the end of the setup process, it was time to check and see if everything worked. I used a different phone, called my number and left a voicemail. 2 minutes later my voicemail notification came on. To check your voicemail on AT&T you hold down the #1 key and it will AutoDial the voicemail.
To my surprise it went straight into the voicemail without asking for a password. I couldn’t believe it; the voicemail password authentication was turned off by default!
Next I called AT&T to see if it could be turned on. After the first customer service guy telling me there was no way to change it, I was forwarded to a better trained costumer service agent; he told me the steps to follow.
First call your AT&T voicemail by pressing and holding the number 1.
Once you’re in the voicemail press:
4 Personal options – next press
2 Administrative options – next press
1 Password options – next press
2 Turn password On or Off (turn it to on)
For better security AT&T should have this turned ON in the Default setting. Anyone can get your AT&T phone, turn it on and press 1 to listen to all your voicemail. Even when the phone is lost or broken, if the sim card works and they have a phone with a sim slot, that’s all someone needs to check your voicemail. But as times change and security is thought of as inconvenient, more and more we will see others stealing people’s personal or business information.
AT&T Tilt 8925 User Manual Switch your device to Sleep mode
Switch your device to Sleep mode
Quickly pressing the POWER button turns off the display temporarily and switches your device to Sleep mode. Sleep mode suspends your device to a low power state while the display is off in order to save battery power.
Your device also automatically goes into Sleep mode when you leave the device idle after a certain amount of time.
To specify the timeout period before your device goes into Sleep mode
1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Power > Advanced tab.
2. Under On battery power, make sure the Turn off device if not used
for check box is selected.
3. Select the battery timeout period, then tap OK.
You will still be able to receive messages and calls while your device is in
Sleep mode. Pressing the POWER button again or new incoming calls/
messages will wake up your device.
AT&T Tilt 8925 User Manual Personalizing the Today Screen
Personalizing the Today Screen
The Today screen shows your upcoming appointments, active tasks, and information about incoming messages. You can customize what to display on the Today screen.
To customize the Today screen
1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Today.
2. On the Appearance tab, select the desired theme for the background of the Today screen.
3. On the Items tab, select the items you want to appear on the Today screen.
Tip To change the order of items displayed on the Today screen, tap the item, and tap Move Up or Move Down.
To use a custom background image
You can use one of your own pictures as the background image on the Today screen. Be aware that pictures can affect the readability of text on the Today screen.
1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Today.
2. Select the Use this picture as the background check box, and tap Browse to view a list of your picture files.
3. Tap the file name of the picture you want to use.
4. Tap OK.
To set options for displaying appointments on the Today screen
If you have a large number of appointments, you may want to specify the kind of appointments that are displayed on the Today screen.
1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Today.
2. Tap the Items tab.
3. Select Calendar and tap Options.
4. Do any of the following:
• Select Next appointment to show only the next appointment in your schedule, or Upcoming appointments to show multiple appointments.
• Clear the Display all day events check box if you do not want to display all-day events.
To set options for displaying tasks on the Today screen
If you have a large number of tasks, you may want to specify the kind of tasks that are displayed on the Today screen.
1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Today.
2. Tap the Items tab.
3. Select Tasks and tap Options.
4. Do any of the following:
• Under Display number of, select the type of tasks you want to appear on the Today screen.
• In the Category list, select whether to display only tasks assigned to a specific category or to display all tasks.
AT&T Tilt 8925 User Manual Make a call from Contacts
Make a call from Contacts
Tap Contacts on the Today screen or tap Start > Contacts, then do one of the following:
• Press NAVIGATION up or down to select a contact, and press TALK.
• Tap the desired contact in the contacts list, and tap the phone number that you want to call.
• Tap and hold the desired contact, and on the shortcut menu, tap Call Work, Call Home, or Call Mobile.
To choose one of the numbers of a contact to dial
By default, the mobile phone number (m) of a contact is dialed when you make a call from Contacts. However, you can specify that a different phone number is dialed instead.
1. Tap Start > Contacts.
2. Press NAVIGATION up or down to select the contact.
3. Press NAVIGATION left or right. The letters representing the number will change as you scroll through them.
AT&T Tilt 8925 User Manual Using Transcriber
Using Transcriber
Transcriber is a handwriting recognition program that allows you to write in cursive, print, or a combination of both. Transcriber works transparently in the background of programs, recognizing words with its integrated dictionary. When Transcriber is turned on, it interprets stylus movement anywhere on the screen as handwriting input. For more information about using Transcriber, see Help on your device.
To start Transcriber
1. Start a program that accepts user input, such as Word Mobile.
2. Tap the Input Selector arrow, and tap Transcriber. The Transcriber introductory screen appears.
To write using Transcriber
1. In a program, position the cursor where you want text to appear.
2. Use the stylus to write anywhere on the screen. The handwriting will be converted to text shortly after you lift the stylus from the screen.
To enter punctuation and symbols
Transcriber comes with an on-screen keyboard that provides an easy way to add punctuation or a special symbol to existing text. From a program, tap on the Transcriber toolbar. The keyboard remains visible until you tap the button again.
Tips • To reposition the keyboard, tap and hold the title bar, then drag to the desired location.
• When no text is selected, you can also open the keyboard by doing the gesture. For more information about using Transcriber gestures, see Help on your device.
To edit text
1. In a program, draw a line across the text you want to edit.
2. After you lift the stylus from the screen, the line will disappear and the selected text will be highlighted.
3. Do either of the following:
• Rewrite the text.
• Use gestures to capitalize letters, insert a space, and so on. For information about using Transcriber gestures, see Help on your device.
AT&T Tilt 8925 User Manual Customizing Phone Settings and Services
Customizing Phone Settings and Services
You can customize phone settings, such as the ring type and ring tone to be used for incoming calls, and the keypad tone to be used when entering phone numbers. You can also set up your device to use phone services such as Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, and more.
To access phone settings and services
• Tap Menu > Options on the Phone screen; or
• Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Phone.
Ringer settings
To change the ring tone and ring type
1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Options > Phone tab.
2. In the Ring tone list, tap the sound you want to use.
Tip You can use *.wav, *.mid, *.mp3, *.wma or other files (see Appendix for a list of supported file formats) that you downloaded from the Internet or copied from your PC as ring tones. Copy the sound files first to the /Windows/Rings folder on your device, then select the sound from the Ring tone list of your device.
3. In the Ring type list, choose whether to be notified of incoming calls by a ring, a vibration, or a combination of both.
Keypad tone
You can change the tone you hear when entering a phone number on the keypad. If set to Long tones, the tone is heard continuously for as long as the number on the keypad is pressed. Use this setting if you are having trouble accomplishing tasks that rely on tones from your device such as accessing messages from an answering machine. If set to Short tones, the tone is heard only for one or two seconds. If set to Off, no tone will be heard.
1. On the Phone screen, tap Menu > Options > Phone tab.
2. In the Keypad list, tap the option you want.
Phone services
Your device can directly link to the mobile phone network, and allow you to access and change the settings of various phone services for your device. Phone services may include Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Voicemail, and more. Contact your wireless service provider to find out about the availability of phone services for your device.
To access and change settings of phone services
1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Phone > Services tab.
2. Select the service you want to use, and then tap Get Settings.
3. Choose your desired options, and then tap OK.
Networks
You can view on your device which mobile phone networks are available to you, and arrange them in the order that you want your device to access them. For example, if your first preferred network is unavailable, your device will try to access your second preferred network.
To view available networks
1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Phone > Network tab.
2. Under Network selection, select Manual. The list of available networks is then displayed.
To set preferred networks
1. Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Phone > Network tab.
2. Tap Set Networks and follow the instructions on the screen to arrange the networks according to your preference.
3. After arranging the networks in the preferred order, tap OK to return
AT&T Tilt 8925 User Manual Installing a Storage Card
Installing a Storage Card
There is a storage card slot at the bottom of your device. To have additional
storage for your images, videos, music, and files, you can purchase a
microSDTM card and insert it into the slot.
To insert a microSD card
1. Peel open the rubber that covers the storage card slot.
2. Insert the microSD card into the slot with gold contacts facing down.
3. Replace the rubber cover.
Note To remove the microSD card, press the microSD card to pop it out of the slot.