I know someone is calling me because I always have tunes on and the auto answer switches me to the phone. I think the most recent software for the phone will allow ringing but now allow transfer pictures to the flash card. I am at war with Verizon and am now part of the class action law suit and hoping to be released from my contract.
Their "Business Plan" is not "user friendly" so I am voting with my feet. I am getting something that works with my car. Joined: Aug 13, 20 0 0 Location: Irvine. I've had the V for almost a year and have had no problems pairing with my Prius. The phonebook transfer is a problem and I will cancel my Verizon service when my contract ends.
You must log in or sign up to post here. Show Ignored Content. Similar Threads - V Bluetooth. Can you use Motorola V Voice commands? Replies: 1 Views: Replies: 2 Views: Bikeman Feb 22, Replies: 2 Views: 1, Replies: 61 Views: 7, Speakerphone: Doesn't operate with the flip closed. According to someone at Motorola, this was required under Verizon's contract with them most likely to push more hands-free sets Scratches: Opening the cover appears to cause small vertical scratches near the joint; you must be very careful when opening it, or use a case that restricts it from fully opening.
Battery Life: Mixed results; many claim they experience great battery life days on standby , while others experience a mere 6 hours. Part of this depends on your signal strength, but it appears there may be some lemons out there. If you experience poor battery life, take your phone to Verizon and ask for another battery. If that doesn't fix it, get a new phone. Miscellaneous Bugs in the v When the phone is booting, pressing "end" bypasses the PIN security The screen saver doesn't appear to function at all Scrolling through photos too quickly will cause the phone to reboot None of the menus skip to their defaults, which presents problems with large menus like the ring style In the web browser OpenWave , if you are editing a field and fail to click "Done" that is, use the directional keys to move out of the field , the browser will freeze up.
After adding "Sound Settings" as a shortcut and using it, the "Back" menu option fails to work, reuqiring use of the red "End" button to exit. When the brightness setting is set to zero, the phone freezes and the outside LCD turns off, requiring restart of the phone. When paired with the Acura TL or the Lexus LS, an incoming text message appears as a phone call, but cannot be answered. When paired with the Lexus LS, there are no audible ringtone, nor does the vehicle indicate an incoming call.
When paired with the Acura TL, attempting to dial a number using any pauses stored in the TL's phone directory will cause the call to fail and the v to reset. When paired with a bluetooth headset, the phone does not ring this may be desired functionality, but should have an option to disable When the flip is closed, the screen remains on until it times out.
Someone mentioned this may be a design flaw, as it appears there's only one backlight powering both displays. There is no option to leave the backlight on indefinitely as long as the phone is open. This may be related to the previous problem. The voice dial feature does not work well with non-English names, and should have a train option, or a Nickname option in the phonebook.
Photo ID pictures are too small, rendering the feature useless. There is no way to send a call directly to voicemail using the external buttons. You can only silence the incoming call, which will allow it to ring silently until the user eventually gets voicemail.
The low battery beep plays even when the phone is in silent mode Motorola Support Naturally, many customers have taken their grievances to the Motorola Support department to try and show them the err of their ways.
I contacted Motorola myself only to find their support quite bizarre. The first thing I noticed is that no matter who you speak with, everyone speaks in the same broken, foreign accent - but they all have American names like "Amy" and "Dave".
The whole experience screams "witness protection" or perhaps Motorola has moved their support overseas, but assigned each employee an American name to make their customers feel more comfortable OK Habib, you're Jake today. I guess that's the best you can do if you're too cheap to hire American workers. Anyhow, their front-line support is pretty much clueless. I recommend requesting the technical support department immediately when you call.
They can at least act like they can help you. If you ask about any of the features Verizon has disabled, they'll tell you there is no way to activate them, or that they'll risk losing their job if they tell you. You're SOL. Now I like Motorola a lot. They make great products. But their one flaw in my opinion seems to be getting in bed with the carrier or at least being a pushover.
The long-lived relationship between the carrier and the manufacturer is one of what some would call a co-monopoly. The manufacturer Motorola depends on the carrier to become a sales distribution channel, and allow their phones' ESNs on their network. The carrier, in order to do this, requires that the manufacturer allow them to lock the phone up and disable whatever features they request, only instead of the carrier doing the advertising for the phone, the manufacturer assists in a bait-and-switch routine - advertising the full features of the phone, leaving Verizon with plausible deniability when you find out your phone is crippled.
Agreements like these allow the carrier and the manufacturer to both share power over the consumer and lock out competition, but neither corporation has, to date, been accused of any criminal wrongdoing. This same loving carrier is also our only advocate to Motorola - Motorola's one customer. The v is a Verizon-owned phone, which means it is Brew-enabled, DRM-retrofitted, and functionally geared to meet Verizon's specific requirements for profitability.
The fact that the phone has a few features consumers like is merely a coincidence, and sadly the phone itself lacks many other features that will most likely never be fixed. The average unsuspecting consumer doesn't seem to have much of a problem being rounded up in the cattle pen.
Verizon sells the phone, so they have the right to control it, right? The phones of today are computers, and people expect a level of functionality and privacy from them such as Verizon's network never seeing you on the toilet after your spouse gets a hold of your phone. Nobody likes paying hundreds of dollars for something only to have someone disable features, forcing them to use a public network to transfer personal data.
The sad state of the industry is that Verizon has become both service provider and hardware manufacturer, a very dangerous combination for those who expect their carrier to earn an honest living. Isn't everyone doing this? There are plenty of other carriers that don't seem to have the same control issues.
Most GSM carriers provide a full set of features in the phones they sell. The Bluetooth-enabled phones offered by Cingular Wireless include a full set of services, run whatever games you like, and even include an email client. No, the tactics Verizon has shown to use in driving up revenue is only characteristic of the carriers in many third-world or communist countries such as China China Unicom , Taiwan Vibo , Argentina Movicom , and Nicaragua BellSouth Nicaragua where the Orwellian philosophy has been nurtured and propagated.
And if these carriers get their way, America will become just like them. These customer strong-arming tactics are what originally got Microsoft in trouble, and seems to be the signature of some now-dying carriers such as Cellular One.
In America, Verizon's profitability appears to have a short life expectancy. So is there any way to fix it?
This has happened before in our country. The excuses were similar - the safety of the network, to ensure compatibility, etc. In today's industry, the carrier doesn't need a law preventing us from using foreign hardware. They're able to block it themselves through technology. Other countries have laws that prevent carriers from locking their phones to any specific network, so you can buy a phone and use it on any compatible network you like.
This opens up the market for feature-rich third-party phones and prevents the manufacturers from getting too close to the carrier. This is probably one reason why other countries always have better mobile phone technology than us. One of the other problems with the industry is that you don't have to meet any specific service requirements to use the Bluetooth logo.
In order to use the USB logo, you must send in a prototype and they'll examine its functionality. Establishing requirements for interoperability among device classes would have prevented this ordeal. Device class: Mobile Phone. Not doing this has caused many to think twice when they see that Bluetooth logo - a name that can no longer be trusted on its own merit. Conclusion The Motorola v is like a night at the Ramada Inn. You'll find it has many of the necessities you need, but is a very average experience in the end leaving you only with a sigh of mediocrity whenever you look at your phone.
In spite of its shortcomings, the Motorola v is a good phone if you're stuck with Verizon for one reason or another. Unfortunately, most of the v's users won't have the pleasure of being able to enjoy many of its features, thanks to their loving carrier.
To win the pot, you have to provide us with a way to enable working OBEX and OPP Bluetooth profiles on the Verizon v this includes providing any software that may be necessary. See the official site for more information. What else you can do I'm not generally a politically motivated person, but if you agree that it is wrong for carriers to abuse consumers, I encourage you to read a letter I have written to my representative, and if you agree with the solution, send a copy to your own representative.
Many other countries have outlawed the practice of locking phones, or blacklisting ESNs. If similar legislation were passed in the US, this kind of crap wouldn't happen very often. Hackers offer guides to help "fix" Motorola V image If you're one of the lucky Verizon customers with a dumbed-down Motorola V cellphone, you've got a couple of options: you can join the class-action lawsuit against Verizon, or you can hack the phone to re-enable Bluetooth and make other changes actually, you can hedge your bets and do both.
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