>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.