Samsung Intercept™

Without insurance, you could get stuck paying full price to replace your phone if something goes wrong. So Virgin Mobile has partnered with Asurion to make Phone Insurance available to our customers. For just $5/month you'll be covered if your phone breaks or is lost, stolen, or damaged - even with liquid.

Here's how it works:
- Sign up for Phone Insurance within 15 days of activating your phone on a Beyond Talk Plan.
- The $5 premium will be deducted from your Virgin Mobile account each month.
- If something happens to your phone, file a claim online or over the phone.
- As long as your claim is approved and you pay the deductible, you'll typically receive a replacement phone within 24 hours.

Connect the phone to your computer using a compatible USB cable. Once the connection has been established, select sync on your device. Open My Computer (Windows) or Finder (Mac). On your computer, your phone appears as a removable drive. Double-click the drive representing your phone. Drag and drop music files to your phone. When you are done, use your computer's controls to safely eject the drive representing your phone.

When a new message icon appears on the Status Bar, touch and drag the Notifications Panel down. Tap the message to open it. Press the back key to acces the messaging screen. (Note, you can also access the messaging screeen by tapping the Messaging icon in the Applications Tab). Tap a message to open the conversation thread.

Google Voice Input can be used to fill in or "type" text by talking for a variety of apps when the virtual QWERTY keyboard is used. To access this feature, the phone needs to be in portrait view, and the slider needs to be closed. For instance, Google Voice Input can be used to enter a text message. To do this, you would:

• Open the Applications tab and touch the Messaging Widget.
• Touch the area where it says, Type to Compose
• Touch the Microphone icon at the bottom of the bottom of the virtual keyboard.
• Press OK
• Speak into the phone to enter the message. For instance, say "Hello there." The phone will interpret the message, which will then appear on the screen. To add punctuation, just say period, comma, or question mark.

• Press the Menu Key.
• Tap Wireless & Network
• Tap Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi on; a green checkmark will appear in the box and a Wi-Fi icon will display on the Status Bar.
• Tap Wi-Fi settings
• Select an available network to connect to a Wi-Fi network.
• Tap Connect. Note: If you are connecting to a secure Wi-Fi network, you will be asked to provide the password or key.
• Press the Back key.
• Press the Home key to return to the Home screen.

Save power and extend battery life by turning off Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth when not in use. You can also reduce screen brightness and set shorter screen and keyboard timeout options to further reduce battery drain. Also, make sure to kill any apps that you are not actively using at the time either manually or by downloading a program from the Android App Market.

Just like your computer, your phone's software needs to be updated periodically to make sure you have all the latest fixes and enhancements to keep it running at optimal performance. To update your Intercept over the air:

• From the Home screen, press Menu
• Tap Settings
• Flick down on the screen to scroll down; tap About Phone
• Tap System updates > Update Firmware or Update Android
• The device will check for updates
• Follow instructions to install the update

The Notifications function on the Home screen keeps you informed about incoming and outgoing events. To view notifications about new emails, uploads in progress or completed, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth status, and more, just press the Menu key and tap Notifications. You can also access the Notifications screen by placing a finger at the top of the screen and sliding it down the screen. To close the screen, slide your finger back up the screen.

You must have a Google account to use Android Market. Tap the Applications Tab, tap Gmail, tap Next. If you already have a Google account that was not set up the first time the device was turned on, tap Sign In. <br/><br/> To create a new Google account, tap Create. Enter your first name and Last name in the respective fields. Tap the Username field and enter a username. If your selected username is already in use, try another name or tap on the suggested name. Tap Next. Type a password and then tap Confirm Password field and retype in the same password. If needed, tap the Security Question field to select a different question. Tap the Answer field and enter in your answer. Read the Google Terms of Service , then tap I agree, Next to accept and continue. <br/><br/> To access the account, tap the Applications tab, then tap Gmail. You will automatically be signed in to your account.

Open Google Maps, press the Menu key and then Directions. Use the keyboard to enter the starting point and destination; type My Location if starting from the current location. Choose from Driving, Public Transit, or Pedestrian directions and then select Go. Turn-by-turn directions will be displayed and you may choose to show the directions on a map and/or utitilize Google Maps Navigation for voice directions.

Free applications, like Advanced Task Killer, can be downloaded from the Market to stop processes from running in the background of your device. You can also power cycle your device by removing the battery.