Alltel launches Alltel Hue by Samsung
By Dusan Belic on Friday, July 20th, 2007 at 5:11 AM PST In Alltel, Announcements, Devices, Samsung
Good news for Alltel customers who need the new music phone. The carrier just launched the stylish mid-range clamshell Alltel Hue by Samsung, which brings such features as two screens (internal and external), music player, 1.3 MP camera and Bluetooth. Best of all, Samsung’s stylish music-phone supports interchangeable faceplates, giving you an ability to refresh your device from time to time with a different color. Finally, the Alltel Hue is fully compatible with Jump Music, Alltel’s free service that enables easy transfer of music from a PC to a handset.
In terms of pricing, Alltel is selling the new device from shopalltel.com and Alltel Wireless retail locations for $39.99 after $140 instant and $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year service agreement. Plus, there’s a special offer involving the free Alltel Snap flip-phone (while supplies last) for all customers who purchase the Hue till September 13th…
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ok well i just bought this phone less then 2 days ago and i can assure you i will be sending it back…they call this phone flexible which is far fetched. I wanted ringtones so i added internet to my phone , and they offer you a 5.99 a month but it uses your minutes so i got the 9.99 a month which wasnt a problem, but i had no idea that you cant really use the internet because you cant download anything but what they want you to pay for…SO IF YOU WANT THIS PHONE DONT PLAN ON IT IF YOU LIKE FREE RINGTONES BECAUSE THIS PHONE WOULD RATHTER CHARGE YOU FOR EVERYTHING!
evry time i try to upload somgs to my altel hues mem. its says device not ready plz help!
help!
I have a Samsung Hue and would like to be able to sync my appointments on my PC. Is tere any software available to do this and is the phone able to accommodate this? Thanks for your help.
ok you cant sync your appointments jus re write them oh and when it says divice not ready try restarting the fone and uploading an update and bluetoothing songs or from your sd songs wil never be able to be ring tonz so give up on trying to make them to
ok so i see that everyone is havin the same problems so now im pissed i bought the damn card but here goes and please pay attention to the question cause someone else asked kinda the same thing and the answer was way off so “i formatted it i put it in the computer i got the songs on there i put it back in my phone i went to multimedia/music player now all it says is at the top “library” then numbered 1-5 all, artists, albums, genres, playlists now when i go to them it all says zero” however when i go to card memory the songs are there. so here is my question “WHERE THE HELL ARE MY SONGS?” i know they are there so why aint they there PLEASE HELP
ALSO it wont let me click on any of them other than playlists but it says there are no songs to add
what is the default security code?
ok heather heres wat you do turn off the phone take the battery out and this seems hard but its worth it put the card in your computer and redownload the song put the card in the phone put the the battery in turn on the phone and that should do it
i love my phone i have about a week ago and when i get musics off my computer too put on my phone as ringtone its wont let me do it if im doing something wrong please help me.
Since alltel put a block were you cant but bluetooth as your ringtone will the hue let you set them as your ringtone?
“ok so i see that everyone is havin the same problems so now im pissed i bought the damn card but here goes and please pay attention to the question cause someone else asked kinda the same thing and the answer was way off so “i formatted it i put it in the computer i got the songs on there i put it back in my phone i went to multimedia/music player now all it says is at the top “library” then numbered 1-5 all, artists, albums, genres, playlists now when i go to them it all says zero” however when i go to card memory the songs are there. so here is my question “WHERE THE HELL ARE MY SONGS?” i know they are there so why aint they there PLEASE HELP”
Here is how I solved the problem!
I went to Wal-Mart and purchased a data cable from fone-Gear for $14.00. Set the phone to(Menu, Settings, Phone Settings, PC Connection, USB Mass Storage.) Connect the data cable to your phone and your pc. Copy your media to the appropriate folder on the card. You should now be able to see & play your media on the phone.
everything works with my sd card but i just cant get it out of my phone… whats wrong with it??
heyya dont send song from your phone to your computer go to blue tooth on the computer go to bluetooth neighbor hood and click on your phone then click on file transfer open music picture video then drag the video to your desk top this will not take the video song etc. from your phone it coppies it just ask me any thing you need i have this phone the hue can be used as a dial up modem just when you dial up dial with the number of #777 and it works at brodband speed
to get the song to show up turn off then back on the phone then vuala
heres how i get my card out i take off the front face plate off then take the corner that goes bye the camera push on the memorty card and then it pops out if thats confusing take a card or if your careful a pen and push on it and well it pops out or just grow out your thumb nail
I have the Hue to use as a modem. I can’t get it to let me surf. The web page becomes unavailable even though the phone and computer display say there is a connection.
I got mine for Christmas. I’m having the same problems all of you are having except also I bought a game and the damn phone freezes up in the middle of it every time. What is Wal-Mart’s return policy??? I think I’m switching back to the cheap phone!
Ok. I’m going to WalMart tonight…lol. And I am DEMANDING answers or I want my money back. If I have to buy a data cable, fine. I’ll let you guys know what I find out.
Hello, I’ve decided to go around the sites I can post comments on and post all my problems with my hue and how I fixed them. (I will be posting links to programs that are safe and free)
Problem 1, Custom ringtones
It’s really easy to do really! Alltel has a free service.
(Note: MP3 and MIDI file formats are the only ones I’ve tested. IF YOU NEED TO CONVERT goto the Video part)
What you need: Pic-msging
1. Get an account at http://axcessmypics.com/
2. Get an MP3 or MID you want as a ringtone
3. Browse to your albums on axcessmypics.com
4. Make a new album using the New Album button
5. View the album (click on it)
6. Click the “New Entry” button (provide a caption!)
7. Upload your file (standard HTTP upload…)
8. Go to the album that you just added it to
9. Click the “Options” and then click the cellphone with the green arrow (first option)
10. Click “Add to Message” (neither Add Text or Duration should be changed, Add Text breaks the music and Duration has no effect for me)
11. Fill out the subject and Send To field
Problems I’ve encountered using axcessmypics.com (I have e-mailed alltel about these problems)
1. Cannot view MP3 album I created, (this will happen between steps 1, 2, and 3)
basically when I login I see my profile from a visitor’s perspective.
I have to login twice… Once on the main axcessmypics.com page, and then I see my profile but I’m not logged in. I then click the “Login” button on the blue background and I login again and then I see all my old albums.
2. I receive the text, but the sound does not play.
You either forgot to click “> Add to Message” which it should warn you about – OR – You added “Add Text”
Alltel e-mailed me back telling me that if you fill the “Add Text” field out when you are “Send a Picture Message to a Wireless Phone” that it won’t work. Hopefully they will fix this soon.
Problem 2, How do I play music on my phone!!??
You will need a mini-sd card, and an adapter for your computer.
I personally have a mini-sd to SD adapter, and then an SD to USB adapter. (most new laptops and certain Desktop PC’s have SD readers)
You can get these items at walmart or radio shack.
Once you have a mini-sd card, you stick it in your alltel hue and format it.
Menu->Settings->Memory Info->Card Memory->Format Card
(code: menu->8635)
Then load the card up on your PC and start moving music to the My_Music folder. It only supports .mp3 that I know of.
Note: You can access the music player quickly by hitting left on the circular rocker thing around the menu button.
Problem 3, Your songs have weird names like ypB or yqC
This is because your songs ID3 tag is incorrectly formatted.
To solve this, open the song in an MP3 ID3 tag editor. I personally use “MP3 ID3 V1 V2 tag edit and sort”
http://beginwithsoftware.com/mp3-id3-v1-v2-tag-edit-sort/
(it’s free, very fast, and portable, I use it on my usb flashdrive)
Note: DO NOT CLICK “Clear ID3 Tag Data” that will mess you up… Check the update tag thingies and then hit the update button. That will apply all your changes to the music files themselves.
Problem 4, How do I get video on there?
I’m not sure what video formats the phone can play. I use S.U.P.E.R. to convert my video’s to 3G2 (what the phone records as)
http://www.erightsoft.net/SUPER.html
It’s quite a complicated program but can convert mostly any video format to another. (it supports audio only formats as well)
Best of all it’s free! I spend 5-10 minutes just looking for the download link!
Note: resolution should be no larger than 176×144 (super can convert the resolution if you select it)
I put rick rolled on my phone!!
Problem 5, Bluetooth
Goto Menu->Tools->Bluetooth->Bluetooth Settings->Enable/Disable
(code: menu->7231)
Once you enable bluetooth, then you can go down one and put it in “Discovery Mode”
Quick understanding, “Discovery Mode” basically causes your bluetooth in your phone to start accepting new connections. This means people can only connect to your phone for the short time it’s in this mode.
When you want to add a new device, it will search for the device then ask you if you want to connect to it. It will then ask for a code. This code is a pairing code. On the other persons phone it will appear, and they will have to tell you. On a device like a speakerphone the code will be in the manual or simply be 0000
(I walked into the alltel store one day, paired to a speakerphone using 0000 and started playing Nightwish, Muse, Linkin Park, Muse, and Chop Suey… Of course I didn’t turn the volume up all the way…)
Anyway! that’s pretty much all the features of my phone that I had to figure out myself the rest I found online or in my manual!
I’ve never done a donate before… but if you found this useful go ahead!
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Does anyone know if the Hue can be used to attach on usb to my computer to power internet connection on the go?
yea the alltel hue is a terrible phone so many malfunctions it is horrible i cant wat till my 2 years is up
ha ha ha i got full songs as ringtones on my hue. its all thanks to bitpim! if you want to know…stfw!!
how do i transfer pics from pc to phone using card
i had my phone ever since winter and i wont to kno how too tranfer music from my computer til my phone as a ring tone so if u would let me kno i will be my thankful knowing thanks mika!
hey guys i just got a ringtone off apps on the jukebox thing so i bought it and went to my ringtones and saw it and tryed to play it with my voice all loud as it can go but it doesnt play and i set it as a my ringtone but my friends call and it doesnt play it or anything!!! please help me
i would like to transfer my pics from my hue to my memory card its a 8 gb, ive formatted it and went to alltel and they had me get a new hue and same problem, they basically told me sorry bout your luck if you could tell me how to do it it would be great , by the way had nothing but problems with this phone.
my hue phone phone keeps ramdomy shutting off and i dont know why? the battery is fully charged and it still does it. If there is anyone who knows what i should do please comment back on this page. thank you
i had to buy a micro disk and a card reader in order to get my photos from the phone to the computer.