Last night Danielle and I drove to Williamsport to upgrade our cell phones. After waiting in line for what felt like an eternity, we finally got our phones and were on our way. We both got the RAZR V3c. Mine is gray and Danielle’s is pink. I haven’t had too much time to actually tinker with the phone, but from what I’ve seen so far, I love it.
As you may or may not know, Verizon purposefully cripples the Bluetooth (wireless transfer) technology on all its cell phones so that all you can use it for are for those crazy Bluetooth ear pieces. That stinks big time, because the RAZR can transfer MP3, pictures, etc. over the Bluetooth interface. Turning to Google, I found the information I needed.
Long story short. There are at least three versions of software for the RAZR – 02, 03, and the current 04. 02 had the Bluetooth in its uncrippled state. O3 does not. Depending on which version you upgraded from, 04 will either have it on or off. I found a tutorial on how to downgrade the phone to the 02. I guess it’s a little risky, but I figured I’d give it a try.
The process worked flawlessly, and in about 10 minutes or so I had a complete uncrippled RAZR at my fingertips. I connected with my G4 PowerBook with no problem, and in no time I was able to send an MP3 from my collection to the phone and then select that MP3 as a ringtone. No more downloading and paying for ringtones.
I don’t think I violated any Terms of Service or anything like that. Verizon took a feature standard on the phone, turned it off, and I simply turned it back on.
More updates to come.