############################################# # 2.7 - 2.8 Msntv Pay Your Bill Bypass # # MattMan69 # # # ############################################# The fallowing description below is essential for loading a complete service list and to keep one's webtv unit from powering off. This will get you by the pay your bill screen if you do not know your user id. Access is limited as this will connect you to your main user. You will not have access to IM, you can only send mail not receive it. And any wtv-setup url's will either power you off or just do nothing at all. The best thing to do is always get your user id then you can avoid most of this bullshit below. But in my case I was given this box and did not have a user id so needed to figure out a method to use the box. No idea why I even wrote this as no one will probably ever see it until the method is killed, lol.. Note: using your own isp seems to make this method more difficult. I suggest using webtv as the isp. In some cases you will need to clear the box to rid the isp. To do so while power is off hit options 3x and type in the numbers 32768 then hit options 3x again and type in the numbers 217 this will bring you to the phone options page where you can set audio dialing, dialing speed, etc. Connect as normal when you get to the pay you bill screen unplug your phone line and wait until the reconnect popup appears. While phone line is still unplugged hit reconnect. Wait for popup to appear and click on options. Now you will be brought to Phone Settings/Options what you want to do is click on Call Waiting. On the call waiting page goto the prefix box and type in ""action="client:redialphone" click on the Done button. Now click on call waiting again. Plug your phone line back in. Highlight the prefix box and click on it twice. Your unit will now begin to dial. Once connected hit back button repeatedly until the Connecting to MSN indicator is gone, now quickly unplug your phone line again and wait for reconnect popup to appear. Plug Phone line back in and hit reconnect. When connected hit back button until the Connecting to MSN indicator is gone. Now here you need to pay close attention! The status contacting indicator will reappear you must quickly hit the back button before it has a chance to contact anything. It will appear one more time, this time let it take you to the Pay Your Bill Screen. Once there if you haven't gotten powered off you will have a complete service list. Hit your back button and go back to the prefix box and type in ""action="wtv-home:/home" click on Done. Now click on Call Waiting again and goto the prefix box and click on it twice this will load your home page. Do NOT click on any setting or account links or you will get powered off. At this point you will have no access to your hot keys like favorites, mail, F-keys, goto panel, etc. What you need to do is surf around a little, like browse the news groups, and surf the net ect. Once you have done this hit your back button until you are back at your home page and goto Messenger. On the messenger page click on turn IM on, then click on Use IM now. Note: IM will not turn on. If all went well you will have not gotten powered off and will have access to all your hot keys. It is important that you do NOT goto messenger as soon as you get to the home page to try and activate your hot keys other wise you will get powered off.