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[aimeekitty]

I'm this close to going completely postal on verizon. 2 1/2 hours, 2 verizon stores and 5 phone calls later, I still am not able to transfer files from my mac to my RAZR and vice versa.

I know that this is POSSIBLE. my phone, because verizon is the evil queen, does not have OBEX, the software required for me to be able to use bluetooth. You know why? Because VERIZON INTENTIONALLY ASKED motorola to make the phones for Verizon with NO OBEX so that all Verizon's customers would have to use verizon's pay per picture service to transfer files. THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. I am so angry I'm almost ill. Motorola actually TOLD me this. That Verizon intentionally did that, and plenty of websites also talk about it. Verizon's answer? "We can't give you that software at this time... sorry!" (I told them off)

My phone does not work with the USB kit because they never made a MAC version of the software needed to read the phone. I can use isync, but I can't get files to and from my phone (like pictures.)
I've heard that the 02 version of the software for my phone has OBEX on it. (this was before Verizon realized it and had OBEX erased in version 03 and 04.) My phone is running on 03.

I've heard that if I can somehow find the 02 software and flash the phone myself, then I can have OBEX, and be able to use bluetooth, and thwart the evil empire, Verizon.

HELP!! I've been trying howards forums and other forums but it seems I'm getting the "ew look it's a newbie" curse. Shit, I would pay someone to get this to work on my phone, I just need it to work! Or not work so that I can return the fucking thing and go back to my super lame archaic non-camera phone.

Comments

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

well... I tried deleting it and retrying, and I still get the same error "device doesnt have the nessesary services" or something like that, once I try to browse bluetooth device.

I'm using 03 software which I've heard doesnt have the nessesary software (OBEX) to allow bluetooth...

[kalmiaxxi.livejournal.com]

Okay, been reading through lots of pages on HowardForums, so this is how I understand it: .04 is the most current software available. if your phone came straight from the store with .03 software, OBEX isn't installed on your phone. It was available in .02, so people who upgraded straight from .02 to .04 can still use it. People going from .03 to .04 can't, since it doesn't add it back onto the phone if it isn't already there.

I am not sure how to do it on a Mac--I can do a bit of research for you, if you'd like--but apparently you can get OBEX if you flash your phone back to .02 and THEN upgrade to .04 at a Verizon store. I'd try Googling "flash software (or firmware?) razr mac" or something like that... see what comes up.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=836453&page=8&pp=15&highlight=02

I've been reading this thread,... it seems that I can probably flash my phone to 02 using my husbands PC... and then get 04 at the verizon store.

but I've never flashed a phone before so I'm a bit concerned

[kalmiaxxi.livejournal.com]

I think the directions seem pretty foolproof, so I'm sure you'll be okay. ^^ Probably a good idea to back up your address book somewhere, though, just in case... (but unless you check the overwrite option, those things should be fine)

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

even if I lost it, I'd only loose maybe a couple dozen contacts which are all on my ipod if I needed to reenter (and if I could get isynch to work, etc, then concievably I could synch contacts from my cmputer on to my phone, right?)

[kalmiaxxi.livejournal.com]

Bingo! So you should be alright. (I love iSync ♥) If you try it, let us know how it goes! Fight the system! Stick it to the man!

(It's a damn shame, too, because I really like Verizon otherwise. Customer support has always been good to me, I always have a good connection even in this black hole of a house, and they have some lovely phones, but ugh...! They seem to be adopting a better attitude about file transfer now, though, which is good. I hope it's not just a temporary farce.)