| Re: Motorola RAZR, Verizon Wireless, Bluetooth, iSync |
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Group: comp.sys.mac.comm · Group Profile
Author: David C.David C. Date: Jan 14, 2007 12:16
D P Schreber rayban.net> writes:>
> 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
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