Increase the volume on my "M" V400 Phone

[chanjet]

How can I increse the receiver volume on my phone so I can hear the conversation better? I tried everything I can think of.
Any Ideas?

[bobolito]

I knew you were going to ask this sooner or later...

You need the Motorola data cable, a hex file editor, P2Kman and some computer skills. It is quite easy, but if you think you cannot do it, let me know and I can e-mail you a file you can just upload to your phone to make it louder.

By the way, is your phone picking up blue towers yet?

[chanjet]

I don't have the Motorola data cable, a hex file editor, P2Kman but I do have some computer skills. Should I buy the cable or can a cingular office do it for me?
No my phone (although it is a little better) is not picking up Blue towers as of yet. How do you know it is? By performance?

[bobolito]

Cingular will not do that for you. In fact, I'm sure they don't even know you can do this. This is what I call "hacking" into the phone and fixing something the manufacturer did wrong in the first place. So nobody at Cingular can help you with this because this is underground stuff, if you know what I mean.

The best I can do is send you the modified file and you can upload it to the phone. You will still need the cable and Pk2man for this, but you won't need the hex editor. If you want to get the cable, don't buy the one from Radio Shack, it does not work for this application. Get the original Motorola cable from Ebay.

You can test if you are getting blue towers by dialing #121. If you get a message saying that your call could not be completed or something along those lines, then you are using T-Mobile towers. However, if you get a "Welcome to VoiceInfo" greeting, then you are on blue towers. I believe the phone screen will say "Cingular" regardless which towers you are picking up. The fact that you get a little better signal now is because of the trees lost their leaves and signal can get to your house better, but once they grow back in the Spring, reception will go down again unless you can change your phone to pickup blue towers before that.

[chanjet]

Originally Posted by bobolito

Cingular will not do that for you. In fact, I'm sure they don't even know you can do this. This is what I call "hacking" into the phone and fixing something the manufacturer did wrong in the first place. So nobody at Cingular can help you with this because this is underground stuff, if you know what I mean.

The best I can do is send you the modified file and you can upload it to the phone. You will still need the cable and Pk2man for this, but you won't need the hex editor. If you want to get the cable, don't buy the one from Radio Shack, it does not work for this application. Get the original Motorola cable from Ebay.

You can test if you are getting blue towers by dialing #121. If you get a message saying that your call could not be completed or something along those lines, then you are using T-Mobile towers. However, if you get a "Welcome to VoiceInfo" greeting, then you are on blue towers. I believe the phone screen will say "Cingular" regardless which towers you are picking up. The fact that you get a little better signal now is because of the trees lost their leaves and signal can get to your house better, but once they grow back in the Spring, reception will go down again unless you can change your phone to pickup blue towers before that.

I did the #121 and got "welcome to voice mail" responce. But this took three tries since the signal was going in and out. Send me the e mails and I will look on e bay for the cable.

[bobolito]

I just need an email address to send it to. You can send me your address via PM.

[Shizam76]

Originally Posted by bobolito

I believe the phone screen will say "Cingular" regardless which towers you are picking up.

Unless you have "hacked" into the phone and told it to tell you what network name the tower is broadcasting

[Gamer03]

Then we can "hack" into the Matrix and spawn things.....sorry I couldn't resist.

[philipmw]

I would like to adjust the volume on the v3 is this paoosible?

[philipmw]

possible?? sorry

[Jay2TheRescue]

Originally Posted by philipmw

I would like to adjust the volume on the v3 is this paoosible?

Yes it is, you need to edit your gain table. As Bobolito said earlier inthis thread its considered "underground" stuff to do, and your carrier doesn't support it. There is some nice software on www.motomodders.net that can change your gain table settings for you. Here is an excerpt from xlr8's updated seem map that has all known gain table hacks listed:

Originally Posted by xlr8 from HoFo

gain_table.bin

**all offsets are HEX**
**no bit manipulation here, just change the actual value of the offset**

SPEAKER GAINS
offset 0D earpiece call gain (original setting: 01, recommended setting: 05) (master control at offset 10)
offset 19 earpiece keypad gain (original setting: 01, recommended setting: 01) (master control at offset 1E)
offset 25 earpiece system tone gain (original setting: 01, recommended setting: 05) (master control at offset 2A)
offset 31 external speaker speakerphone gain (original setting: 01, recommended setting: 03) (master control at offset 34)
offset 3D external speaker keypad gain when on speakerphone call (original setting: 01, recommended setting: 01) (master control at offset 40)
offset 49 external speaker mp3/midi/video gain (original setting: 01, recommended setting: 03) (master control at offset 4C)
offset 4E external speaker system tone gain (original setting: 08, recommended setting: 01)
offset 61 wired headset call gain (original setting: 02, recommended setting: 05) (master control at offset 64)
offset 6D wired headset inner keypad gain (original setting: 01, recommended setting: 01) (master control at offset 72)
offset DC bluetooth headset call gain (original setting: 08, recommended setting: 0F)
offset EA bluetooth headset inner keypad gain (original setting: 08, recommended setting: 08)
offset F6 external speaker system tone gain when bluetooth headset connected (original setting: 08, recommended setting: 01)
offset 139 earpiece voice name/voice record playback gain (original setting: 01, recommended setting: 05) (master control at offset 13C)
offset 145 wired headset mp3/midi/video gain (original setting: 02, recommended setting: 04) (master control at offset 148)
offset 15D external speaker voice dial gain when on speakerphone call (original setting: 01, recommended setting: 03) (master control at offset 160)
offset 178 bluetooth voice name/voice record playback gain (original setting: 08, recommended setting: 0F)

MICROPHONE GAINS
offset 1E1 handset microphone gain (original setting: 0E, recommended setting: 0F) (V3/RAZR original setting: 19, recommended setting: 15)
offset 1F9 wired headset microphone gain (original setting: 1F, recommended setting: 1F) (V3/RAZR original setting: 00 ???)
offset 21D speakerphone microphone gain (original setting: 1F, recommended setting: 1F)
offset 238 bluetooth headset microphone gain (original setting: 08, recommended setting: 1B)

MASTER GAIN
offset 3A6 master gain control for speakers and microphones (original setting: 08, recommended setting: 08)

VOLUME CONTROL STEPS
offsets 3A9-3B7 (every other offset goes from 00-07)

settings from 00 and up; remember to count in hex... you don't go directly from 09 to 10... it goes 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 10

earpiece call gain sounds coming out of the earpiece when on a call
earpiece inner keypad gain affects sounds coming out of the earpiece when NOT on a call (touchtones, button press beeps)
earpiece system tone gain affects system tones coming out of the earpiece when on or attempting a call (call drop tone, voice dial failed tone, call failed tone, headset disconnect tone)
external speaker speakerphone gain affects sounds coming out of the external speaker when on a call with speakerphone activated
external speaker keypad gain when on speakerphone call affects keypress sounds and system tones coming out of the external speaker when on a call with speakerphone activated
external speaker mp3/midi/video gain affects multimedia, mp3, and midi sounds coming out of the external speaker (includes midi/mp3 ringtones, video playback)
external speaker system tone gain effects system tones coming out of the external speaker (reminder tone, style/volume change tone, Continental/Siren/Attention/Classic ringtones, low batt tone, service tone, autoredial ring, roaming ringtone)
wired headset call gain affects sounds coming out of the wired headset when on a call
wired headset inner keypad gain affects sounds coming out of the wired headset when NOT on a call (touchtones, button press beeps)
bluetooth headset call gain affects sounds coming out of the bluetooth headset when on a call
bluetooth headset inner keypad gain affects sounds coming out of the bluetooth headset when NOT on a call (touchtones, button press beeps)
external speaker system tone gain when bluetooth headset connected affects ALL SOUNDS coming out of the phone when a bluetooth headset is connected (because only system tones can come out of a motorola phone when a bluetooth headset is connected)
earpiece voice name/voice record playback gain affects sounds coming out of the earpiece during playback of voice records, scrolling through phonebook entries with a voice name, and name confirmation during voice dial
wired headset mp3/midi/video gain affects multimedia, mp3, and midi sounds coming out of a wired headset when connected (includes midi/mp3 ringtones, video playback)
external speaker voice dial gain when on speakerphone call affects sounds coming out of the external speaker when browsing phonebook entries with voice names
bluetooth voice name/voice record playback gain affects sounds coming out of the bluetooth headset during playback of voice records, scrolling through phonebook entries with a voice name, and name confirmation during voice dial

handset microphone gain affects the sensitivity of the microphone when on a call
wired headset microphone gain affects the sensitivity of the microphone when on a call with a wired headset connected
speakerphone microphone gain affects the sensitivity of the microphone when on a call with speakerphone activated
bluetooth headset microphone gain affects the sensitivity of the microphone when on a call with a bluetooth headset connected

master gain control affects all sounds coming out of all speakers and the sensitivity of all phone microphones

volume control steps affect the gain of individual volume control levels of the phone

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[telecomjunkie1]

Ok, I have done quite a bit with trying all the programs from motomodder and I still can't get my phone to connect to P2KTools, in P2K mode, as motomodder suggests for boosting my volume, bobo I pm'd you about this. I have a cable that came with my MP3 player that allows my phone to do all the stuff that Phone Tools allows and P2KTools allows in AT mode but in P2K mode I have had zero luck. If I can do all that stuff above would you guys still suggest a different cable or is more likely me and my inability to install these programs correctly? I have uninstalled and installed programs probably 5 or 6 times from motomodder trying to accomplish just a volume boost on my razr, agggh.

[Jay2TheRescue]

Originally Posted by telecomjunkie1

Ok, I have done quite a bit with trying all the programs from motomodder and I still can't get my phone to connect to P2KTools, in P2K mode, as motomodder suggests for boosting my volume, bobo I pm'd you about this. I have a cable that came with my MP3 player that allows my phone to do all the stuff that Phone Tools allows and P2KTools allows in AT mode but in P2K mode I have had zero luck. If I can do all that stuff above would you guys still suggest a different cable or is more likely me and my inability to install these programs correctly? I have uninstalled and installed programs probably 5 or 6 times from motomodder trying to accomplish just a volume boost on my razr, agggh.

The drivers can be very tricky if you are running Win xp w/ sp2 installed. There is an updated set of drivers on MM's site in the downloads section, but it is still tricky to get it to work.

-Jay

[telecomjunkie1]

Yeah, tricky is the operative word, that's for sure. I was almost ready to just go buy different phones but I just don't want to spend the money today. Instead my workaround at the moment is just to wear my jabra headset everywhere I drive and to get used to wearing it when I am out in public. I tend to wear it all day at work and when I am driving but for weekend trips like the mall until I can figure out how to boost the volume I guess I'll need the headset there as well. Almost like not having the razr at all as I can talk and end calls right from the headset, except seeing caller ID. Nothings perfect I guess.

[bobolito]

Telecomjunkie, in my computer is a pain to get P2Kman to connect to my phone as well. But I read that installing PST 6.7 or above does the trick. So I installed it and now P2Kman connects to my phone. Sometimes it gets a little stubborn but I just open PST and then P2Kman at the same time and it connects fine. Give that a try.

[philipmw]

Thanks for the help, but looks to complicated for me. I think I am a little novice at this, so I better wait till an easy way comes along.

Thanks though
phil