Tricks for Alcatel 501

Most of things here also apply to other Alcatel phones (eg. 715/535/735).

Predefined messages

You can use following special sequences in predefined messages:

Sequence	How it will be used
#N#	Your phone number
#D#	Current date
#T#	Current time

Quick access to contacts on SIM

Press number of contact and # in standby to show that contact.

Quick dialing of numbers from SIM

For first 9 contact on SIM you can dial just by pressing number and sending it.

Language change

To change language dial *#code#. Code is international phone prefix with prepended 0 to have length 4. Examples are in following table. These codes can be stored in contacts and can be used in keypad settings.

*#0000#	Automatic
*#0420#	Czech
*#0044#	English
*#0049#	German
*#0421#	Slovak
*#0048#	Polish

Phone reset

###337*07# - keeps phone settings, just resets it
###847# - return to factory settings, this deletes everything in mobile, including contacts and calendar

Locks

###765*02# - Add
###765*05# - Lock
###765*07# - Delete
###765*08# - Unlock
###765*78# - Deactivate (after deactivation this category disappears from all menus)

Dial numbers from SMS

When you get SMS with phone number, you can dial it using dial button. If there are more numbers you will be asked which you want to dial.