A Quick Update on Life

Well, not too much has happened lately. I have added Google Adsense to RockyRoad Entertainment's website just for fun. I'm pretty sure that RockyRoad Entertainment won't get a lot of revenue through Google's Adsense program but I guess we will see. In fact I've had this on the RockyRoad Entertainment website for at least a couple of month now, as well as Google Analytics. And suprisingly the site does pretty well for attracting visitors. I was suprised to see the number, which I won't release just yet, as I'm sure if everything that is in the works, works out those number can grow.
As for an update with Cingular Wireless, I have to say I'm still impressed. You see about a week and a half ago my speaker, on my Motorola Razr V3 Black Edition, started cutting out during calls where service was at least 3 bars or more. These places included school, home, and even on the road. So I called up Customer Service and they tried to send some stuff to my phone, and had problem. In fact my phone was so stubborn they said it was one of the most difficult phones they have ever tried to work with. So they had asked me to stop by a Cingular store and have them check the SIM card. Seeing as there is a Cingular store less than two minutes away from school, I stopped by in between classes and told them what the CSR said. They took out the SIM card and continued to put some updated for the phone on it before putting it back in the phone and having me on my way. So I continued to try and use my phone and the problem continued, except that this time the speaker volume liked to go from low to high on it's own and high to low on it's own, usually being very low. Now I know that the Razr's volume is set very low from the factory but this was worse than when I first got the phone. So again I'm on the phone with Customer Service, but this time the contact LockLine, my phones insurance coompany, to issue me a brand new one. So the new phone arrived today and I must say the new one is nice, and feels like it was built better than my old one. So once again I'm satisfied by Cingular and their Customer Support Representatives. The thing I'm not satisfied with them about though is that they told me that, unless I had my phone for my contracts duration, or paid full price, they can't unlock my phone. This is all good and dandy but I can find numerous account on the internet where you have to be with them for three months and they will unlock your phone for free. I mean that would be the right thing to do, especially since if I cancel service within my two year agreement they anally rape my in New York for $240.
Stayed tuned for my next blog post titled - "Running a Business Is Not As Easy as it's Made Out to Be!" Till then so long.

Linksys PAP2-NA

Ok, well back when I ordered ViaTalk Service I was given a free Linksys PAP2 for being a beta tester of the service (basically, all we did was get everything before it launched, we still had to pay for it and all although I got like 2 1/2 months for free for doing it). Anyways when I received the package a while back, I noticed that the box the VoIP adapter came in said Linksys PAP2-NA. And after much research and snooping around I've come to find that ViaTalk, does indeed ship out UNLOCKED PAP2 adapters to it's customers. But wait, don't get your panties in a bunch just yet. These adapter that they ship out are UNLOCKED but they hold the Admin password in which you can get if you pay them $50. Well as I was sitting around tongiht, I decided to see since I no longer have ViaTalk, if I could hack the PAP2 to stop it from having an Admin password. And after searching on the net, found the perfect solution. Originally found here, I'll also list them below:

1. Hook up you PAP2 adapter as you normally would but DO NOT PLUG IT IN TO YOUR NETWORK just yet
2. Unplug the power cord from your cable modem
3. Now plug your PAP2 adapter into your router
4. Pick up the phone it's connected to and dial ****
5. Then dial 73738#
6. When it prompts you for a password use one of the following: 7756112# or 8995523#
7. Press 1 to confirm and the press # to hang up

After you do this you should be able to the WebAdmin portion of your Linksys PAP2 and all of the configurations should be reset to what ViaTalk gets from Cisco. And when you click on the upper right hand link called "Admin Login" you should not be prompted for a password and you should eb able to change any settings you want.

Please note that this was done on a PAP2 with the firmware version: 2.0.12(LS)
DISCLAIMER: This article is for reference only and if followed I take no responsibility for your actions (which include but are not limited to Violation of ToS, Rendering your PAP2 unusable, or any other damages you may cause).

Please note that here are some other useful links to check out:
Yahoo - Linksys PAP2 Group
Voxilla Forum Thread on PAP2-NA Firmware
Linksys Download Page for the PAP2
Sipura - The technology maker Cisco licensed technology from to make the PAP2 before buying them
VoIPSupply.com - Buy everything you need for VoIP