Root Do dialer codes require root?

[CrimsonToker]

Pretty much topic. Also, to be clear, the debug menu and other dialer codes are deep level hacking right? As in, if I don't know what I'm doing I can brick my phone?

 

[bg4m3r]

No root, but you'll need your MSL

 

[CrimsonToker]

No root, but you'll need your MSL

And what is that?

 

[bg4m3r]

Is a security code used to protect settings on the phone. It's not applicable to all dialer codes, but anything involving editing will need it. Just call Boost and say an update is asking for it and they'll give it to you.

What are you trying to do?

 

[mikedt]

Is this things like *#*#4636#*#*, that allows you access some of the engineering stuff and change things? The phones I've had recently(Not LG) didn't need root for doing *#*#4636#*#*. If you do this, be very careful if you change something, because you might find you'll end up with no service or something. So if the phone is working, look but don't touch, unless you know what you're doing.

 

[CrimsonToker]

Is a security code used to protect settings on the phone. It's not applicable to all dialer codes, but anything involving editing will need it. Just call Boost and say an update is asking for it and they'll give it to you.

What are you trying to do?

I'm actually not trying to do anything. I've been seeing the sticky thread about dialer codes on the volt forums for a while now and simply want to learn more about what they are and how they are used

 

[bg4m3r]

I'm actually not trying to do anything. I've been seeing the sticky thread about dialer codes on the volt forums for a while now and simply want to learn more about what they are and how they are used

Ah, cool, glad you want to learn. In short, dialer codes give access to system level settings and configurations that you wouldn't normally have access to. For example, I just went and removed all the data proxy servers on my phone (helps with some potential streaming media issues, possibly defeats throttling).

If you look through the thread you mentioned, it gives a brief mention of what each menu is for. You can access them and look around without your MSL, but to make any changes you need it. You also have to know exactly what you are doing because messing around in here can break your service, so always backup the information!

 

[CrimsonToker]

Ah, cool, glad you want to learn. In short, dialer codes give access to system level settings and configurations that you wouldn't normally have access to. For example, I just went and removed all the data proxy servers on my phone (helps with some potential streaming media issues, possibly defeats throttling).

If you look through the thread you mentioned, it gives a brief mention of what each menu is for. You can access them and look around without your MSL, but to make any changes you need it. You also have to know exactly what you are doing because messing around in here can break your service, so always backup the information!

And see, I don't know what proxy servers are. Or throttling. This is why I don't play with these things yet Lol I have much more to learn first

 

[bg4m3r]

And see, I don't know what proxy servers are. Or throttling. This is why I don't play with these things yet Lol I have much more to learn first

A proxy server, in general, is a server that a network can route traffic through in order to monitor, or control what can be accessed, and how. For example, your employer might use a proxy server to keep you from accessing porn at work. Phone companies typically use them to limit bandwidth available to each phone at a given time, which can cause some issues with streaming media.

Throttling is when you exceed your data allowance for the month and they limit you to an unreasonably slow speed. Whether or not removing the proxy servers from the phone settings gets around this is debatable. I just switched my plan, so I might actually hit the data cap next month, so we'll see.

 

[CrimsonToker]

A proxy server, in general, is a server that a network can route traffic through in order to monitor, or control what can be accessed, and how. For example, your employer might use a proxy server to keep you from accessing porn at work. Phone companies typically use them to limit bandwidth available to each phone at a given time, which can cause some issues with streaming media.

Throttling is when you exceed your data allowance for the month and they limit you to an unreasonably slow speed. Whether or not removing the proxy servers from the phone settings gets around this is debatable. I just switched my plan, so I might actually hit the data cap next month, so we'll see.

Ahh this is what I want to learn about! I've always wondered if there was a way to tweak that at all. I'm a heavy phone user. I get 2.5 gigs of high speed data with boost and go through it in a couple days. YouTube is almost completely useless after that point

 

[bg4m3r]

Well, as I said, I don't know if removing the proxies will bypass the throttling, but it won't hurt anything either.