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AT&T LTE PTA APN Setting

Ok just jumped into yet another custom rom. And silly me; I misplaced my notes on my factory APN Settings. That’s ok, because I am going to put them here for future reference. Here are the settings; simple and to the point: 4G LTE PTA/HSPA+: Name: PTA APN: pta MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net MMS Proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net MMS […]

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Android Testing Mode: *#*#4636#*#*

As always I am tinkering with my Android Phone devices for something new and fun to play with. Tonight I came across the following code: *#*#4636#*#* on the Galaxy S4 that takes me into a testing mode. Everything from DNS, Network, Wireless Radios and I can even toggle my carrier modes … This is just one […]

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Android Device Manager

Attn: Rachel If you lost your phones, perhaps it was stolen; or your simply want to track your teen on his / her android phone or device. Google has a solution for that with its new Android Device Manager. With the Android Device Manager you can: Ring your device: this allows you to cause your phone to […]

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Windows 8: Remove Old Wireless Network Profiles

Recently I changed wireless access points with another of the same name. Rather than the name remaining “jermsmit.com” in windows it changed to “jermsmit.com 2”. Perhaps just me, but I found this to be a little annoying. So I jumped in the command line (as administrator) and performed the following steps Opened the command prompt […]

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Xfinity Cable TV/Phone/Internet Services

I have recently become a homeowner and now in my new home I was forced to change Phone, TV and Internet Services. For many years I have been a very happy Verizon FiOS customer. The thing I will miss most about FiOS is the price and the internet speeds. It was a sad day when I […]

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Android Device Manager: Unknown Location

Today I wanted to have some fun with the new Android Device Manager and find my phone to test out this new feature. I ran into a snag when I logged in. The site was unable to find my device, giving me the message: “Unknown Location”. If your like me and want to correct this, you […]