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Mac Forum / General / Networking / January 2007Motorola RAZR, Verizon Wireless, Bluetooth, iSync
Can anyone confirm that a RAZR V3m from Verizon Wireless (VZW) can work with iSync via Bluetooth? Web reports are ambiguous: some say it works; some say VZW has crippled the phone so that its Bluetooth support can only be used with headsets, not for data exchange with a computer. I know for sure a T-1 Mobile RAZR works fine this way, but unfortunately switching providers is not an option. I'm also curious about the Bluetooth on the LG Chocolate from VZW. I know iSync doesn't support LG phones, but I've heard reliably that Bitpim does, via Bluetooth, and I already have Bitpim running. What I don't know is whether VZW has crippled the Bluetooth support on the Chocolate, as above. > Can anyone confirm that a RAZR V3m from Verizon Wireless (VZW) can > work with iSync via Bluetooth? Web reports are ambiguous: some say it > works; some say VZW has crippled the phone so that its Bluetooth > support can only be used with headsets, not for data exchange with a > computer. I have a Verizon RAZR V3c. I assume my experience will be the same as yours, but I don't know for sure. BlueTooth works with headsets. iSync will synchronize the address book. That's about it. iSync will not synchronize the calendar. If you use a file-browsing utility, you will find that the media-containing directories (where wallpapers, ringtones, your photos, etc. are) are inaccessible. Trying to access them causes your file-transfer application to time-out. > I'm also curious about the Bluetooth on the LG Chocolate from VZW. I > know iSync doesn't support LG phones, but I've heard reliably that > Bitpim does, via Bluetooth, and I already have Bitpim running. What I > don't know is whether VZW has crippled the Bluetooth support on the > Chocolate, as above. As far as I know, VZW deliberately disables BT file transfer on all their phones. They say it's for security reasons - to keep people from uploading virusses and such. I don't believe them. IMO, the real reason is to force you to transfer your photos over the air (at 25 cents per image, or $5/mo subscription), and to force you to get all of your ringtones from their get-it-now service. In many cases, people have posted hacks to get around these lockouts. In the case of a RAZR V3c, an older firmware release (version 2) from Verizon wasn't locked out. People have manually flashed their phone from version 3 back to 2, in order to enable this. For other phones, the procedure will, obviously, be different. -- David >> Can anyone confirm that a RAZR V3m from Verizon Wireless (VZW) can >> work with iSync via Bluetooth? Web reports are ambiguous: some say it [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > >For other phones, the procedure will, obviously, be different. More info on "modifying" the V3c is here: http://wiki.howardforums.com/index.php/V3c |
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