http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Hands-on with the Samsung SYNC http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgetmobile.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Feb 21st 2008 9:39PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/
Is it possible to change the text messaging ringtone to something besides what it allows, like a mp3]]>Jun 4th 2008 7:50PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/
Anyways all you have to do is convert your sound files to MMF format, which can be done at online sound converters such as http://w7.media-convert.com

You can set the conversion settings to maximum (stereo, highest frequency, 16bit, noise filter on) and not have to worry about the the SYNC complaining about how big the file is or even how long! Why this works I'm not quite sure... but I figured it is probably because of the MMF format which is standard for ringtones you actually BUY and therefore it doesn't discriminate against it!

I hope this helps everyone! The ringtone issue was a headache to me when I ran into it, so I'm trying to save everyone else from that experience!]]>Jun 12th 2008 9:45PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Sep 20th 2008 5:54PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/
It will only work for text messages. It's a different case for incoming call ringtones. The only sound format (that I know of) the SYNC does not discriminate against for incoming calls are MIDIs -- I've tested it and have gotten it to play full 10 minute long MIDI songs.

Of course, no one would want a MIDI for their ringtone. But then again, who would want a 10 minute song for their incoming call ringtone? You'd end up answering and killing the song.

The best possible way to get your incoming call ringtones to work is simply to cut it down to the best 30 seconds [or less] of the song you want and import it to your SYNC.]]>Jun 12th 2008 10:02PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Jun 19th 2008 12:03PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Sep 29th 2008 1:30AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Oct 2nd 2008 12:07AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Mar 2nd 2009 10:56PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/
Product Advisory: Samsung a707 STOP SELL/STOP SHIP – DO NOT MERCHANDIZE
PRIORITY: RED – Heavy Impact to Existing Inventory. Samsung has discovered an issue with the production a707/Cingular SYNC devices.
(Fri, November 03, 2006)
Issue/Volume number:
The device presents error messages and does not allow the sync and load of Windows Media rights-protected music. Cingular believes this is related to an issue or failure in the manufacturing process.

Due to the seriousness of this issue devices should not be sold until a root cause and root solution is identified At this time, devices should not be returned to the Distribution Center. Additional information regarding the disposition of these units will be provided in an update to this advisory.
]]>Nov 4th 2006 6:39PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Nov 4th 2006 8:52PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Nov 5th 2006 3:14PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Nov 5th 2006 3:47PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Nov 5th 2006 5:25PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/]]>Dec 29th 2006 3:45AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/
Those who've seen the Phonescoop video review where the guy says "there's a landscape mode, but it doesn't really change the video size"...let me tell you: that is the truth, if you're watching a clip direct from Cingular. If you go to a site such as, say...www.zoovision.com and watch some of the video streams there, it plays full screen on landscape mode!

@kirbo20-Is there a way to know if the phone you have has that problem?]]>Jan 8th 2007 2:06PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/I also love the "To do" list. Buttons are not too tactile but I'm hoping I'll get used to that. Only down side has been unexpectedly low sound quality on calls. A few have sounded like the caller was somewhat underwater. Callers have reported that their sound quality was just fine. I hope this is reception related and not phone related. As the days are going by, I'm getting more used to the somewhat underwatery sound quality (compared to the V551). Possibly my ear/brain somehow are adjusting to this. That would be great, because I'd still hate to return it for that reason.
I'll be getting a decent bluetooth for sure now, and think I'll be using that in the car all the time. One other thing . . . seems the fonts in apps such as MyCast and others are a wee bit small. I hope that Samsung can correct this in future software releases.
Other BIG bummer is that Cingular won't insure this phone either!!! How ridicilious is that?????]]>Jan 7th 2007 3:18AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Feb 19th 2007 7:15PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Nov 2nd 2007 2:11PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/
]]>Oct 19th 2007 4:25PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Mar 8th 2007 7:10PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Mar 12th 2007 1:51PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Mar 10th 2007 4:17PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/# after that code to access test mode. then 2 for call config. now press 1 for RCV RX Call Vol. there will be 6 #'s and 6 db sets. just make the db sets range top to bottom lw to high try -0.3db to 12.3db you really dont need to go to 12.3db's but hey d what you like. to enter the db sets just click the # you want t change say 6 for high let screen flash then punch in your settinf. use the * key to ADD A - IN FRONT OR YOUR DB# if need be. then click ok. db input ex. 123= 12.3db's no need to type the (.) . the RCV setings are fo when you are in a call setings. you can hit # a few times and find more settings like for your speakerphone and even mp3 and mmf volume sets. Audio you will find ear sets that will most likely fix your prob. if the abve ex. did not work. so hey have them send you your phone back and fix it yourself. any questins feel free to e-mail me
]]>Aug 17th 2007 9:15PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/To set a picture for caller ID on the SYNC open the picture goto options then set as and select caller ID than once you are there just select the person you want it associated with.

On the phone itself I just got it last saturday and love it. I upgraded early from a NOKIA 6102 because that phone dropped almost every single call I had on it. This one is much better and I am still having fun playing with all of the features.]]>Mar 26th 2007 4:18PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Mar 28th 2007 12:07PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/It stopped making and recieving phone calls last week. The warranty replacement showed up and it won't make or recieve calls, either, so Cingular is sending me a third.
My guess? It won't work, either.
Garbage. I'm going back to my little LG cheapo. Not fancy, but it actually makes phone calls.]]>May 11th 2007 1:21PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/May 14th 2007 11:46PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Sep 29th 2007 6:56PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/May 16th 2007 11:27AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/]]>Aug 8th 2007 6:18AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/May 29th 2007 7:38AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Jun 5th 2007 11:03PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/
Did you ever get a response regarding the external clock on the Samsung Sync? That is the only thing I really hate about this phone - I used my old phone as a watch all the time.

Thanks,
Kimberly]]>Sep 4th 2007 12:41PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Jun 11th 2007 4:09PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Jul 11th 2007 5:26PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Jul 12th 2007 8:55AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Jul 12th 2007 12:34AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Jul 22nd 2007 12:38PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Jul 25th 2007 11:22AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/With the Sync, we had constant reception problems. I couldn't get a signal in my office (while the 6126 picks up an average signal), my wife complained about hearing herself echo in the phone, and all the calls came across with a lot of static. When it comes to options, the phone doesn't have voice dialing!!! If a phone is advertised as handsfree and bluetooth capable, what is the point in not having voice dialing? I refuse to use a phone in the car that I have to open and dial, even using speed dial.
Other than that, the phone feels nice, I really liked the camera, and the music controls on the front are something that I already miss with my Nokia.
Just as a side note...why do new customers get all the good deals? You would think a company would want to keep their existing customers, but the way it currently works you are better off switching carriers every two years to get the best phones as the best prices.]]>Aug 15th 2007 3:10PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Aug 26th 2007 1:13PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Aug 27th 2007 12:56PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Sep 23rd 2007 8:33PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Sep 27th 2007 7:13PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Thank you so much for the info. on increasing the Sync's volume. Now...do you know how to change the color/contrast/font size of the front cover display? My husband works outside, always used his old Nokia for a watch, and wants to continue w/the Sync. However, it's hard to read when your eyesight is poor (old!!) and there's sunglare. Thanks, again!
]]>Oct 3rd 2007 11:44PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Oct 16th 2007 12:43PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Oct 22nd 2007 1:25PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/
Your son probably cannot recieve multimedia messages. Not all phones can.

The ones that do, you should have no problem.
Hope this helps.]]>Nov 24th 2007 12:33PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/04/hands-on-with-the-samsung-sync/Oct 20th 2007 11:54PM