RAZR ( GSM versions) post your questions here.

[HilaryR]

Okay, nevermind. I called Motorola and they had me do a "master reset" on my phone and all is good with the world.

[Jay2TheRescue]

Originally Posted by mayleansnack

question for you Jay, or anyone... can i back up my phone (the one that does what i want it to do) and then upload it onto her phone? will that work?? seems a whole lot easier than using various programs to get one phone to do what the other will do.

The phones need to be the EXACT same model, and be running the same version of the firmware to get away with it. (and even then it doesn't always work) Since you mention differences in the phones I would not recommend trying it.

[Jay2TheRescue]

Originally Posted by mayleansnack

one more thing. if that is possible, what tools should i find to do it with. i've looked for rsd lite, and pst but cannot find them anywhere on the net to DL. this is getting frustrating. good thing i can sit at work adn try to find this stuff, or i'd be a**ed out.

The 2 software packages you mention are copyright protected. PST is only legally available to authorized Motorola service centers, and RSD is a commercial application. That's why you can't find them.

[Jay2TheRescue]

Originally Posted by mayleansnack

didn't know how to edit post. but i found pst.

now my problem i think is that my phone (the one that works right) has a s/w of r3443h3_g_0e.c4.10R_a

while my friends phone has r479_g_08.b4.85R

im tryin to make a MP of my phone, and attempt to flash it onto her phone keep your fingers crossed it works for me.

I wouldn't try it. Those firmwares are for 2 different series of phones if I remember correctly. You may end up screwing up the other phone.

-Jay

[mayleansnack]

Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue

I wouldn't try it. Those firmwares are for 2 different series of phones if I remember correctly. You may end up screwing up the other phone.

-Jay

well it didn't work. couldn't get my phone to connect last night. guess something was tryin to tell me its pointless. guess i'll just have to see if i can find a place to trade in her phone and hope to find one that does what i want it to do. I attempted to do a seem edit (found two that are for exactly what i want the phone to do but i dont think i did it right)

if i could get someone to walk me thru the steps of editing the seem, i think i could get it work, with my fingers crossed.

[UKnowWhat]

I have 5 3i bought from Let'sTalk.com about 2 mos ago and Cingular is our brand new carrier. 2 of them just starts showing some problems. One of them working but have pretty bad static noise during conversation. One of them (my daughter's) turn on and shut down after displaying Cingular logo. She tries to do master reset to no available. My son talked to Cingular rep and he said the majority problem with the Raz 3 phone is phone card and it should be replaced. How should I handle issue because I couldn't find any contact on Let'sTalk.com about repairing/replacing?

2 out of 5 within 2 mos is pretty bad in term of quality control, statistically.

Thanks
Lanny

[Jay2TheRescue]

Originally Posted by UKnowWhat

I have 5 3i bought from Let'sTalk.com about 2 mos ago and Cingular is our brand new carrier. 2 of them just starts showing some problems. One of them working but have pretty bad static noise during conversation. One of them (my daughter's) turn on and shut down after displaying Cingular logo. She tries to do master reset to no available. My son talked to Cingular rep and he said the majority problem with the Raz 3 phone is phone card and it should be replaced. How should I handle issue because I couldn't find any contact on Let'sTalk.com about repairing/replacing?

2 out of 5 within 2 mos is pretty bad in term of quality control, statistically.

Thanks
Lanny

Your warranty on the phones is 1 year from purchase, and Cingular handles it, not Let's Talk. If Let's Talk handled the warranty you'd never get anything fixed. Most people don't even get their rebates from them because of all the hoops you have to jump through to get them. Just call Cingular and if necessary they will send you replacement phones.

-Jay

[UKnowWhat]

Thanks Jay. We called Cingular and they will replace the phones.

[mayleansnack]

Hey all, i figured out what the issue was with the phones. the original i bought (mine) was made in kuwait, while the one i bought for my friend was made in dubai. so they had some different things on them. So i traded in the dubai one, for a kuwaiti one. its works just like mine YEAH!!!!.

i also figured out how to do the seem editing, so now her's is just the way i want it to be. i also learned how to re-vamp the skins. now if only i can just find some more themes instead of the regular ones. i'd be just peachy.

anyhow, thanks for all the info I've found on the net, it's helped a whole lot. now i got a seriously modded out v3i.

[R32VW]

Curious: I did a search of this thread for KRZR K1 and found nothing. I'm thinking about returning my Samsung A707 and trying the KRZR K1 but want to first read fully up on it. I want to stick with Cingular, btw. Cingular.com shows the KRZR K1 as being available but I'm not sure if my local store has it. If not, I'll probably just stay with my SE T637 for a bit longer.

[Rikkar]

I have a problem with my V3 and I hope someone can help me out here. A few weeks ago, my phone shut down and I couldn't power it back on. Tried a reset and removing the battery and SIM card, but nothing worked. So I sent it in to Motorola, and when I received it back they said there was no problem but they did a SW Upgrade/Reflash. The problem is, the phone still doesn't work, I still can't power it on. What's the deal? I let it sit on the charger over night, still nothing. Is it time for a new battery?

[rucking]

I recently bought an unlocked v3i off of the internet, it worked fine for 2 months, then it just said no service, it still showed my service provider but said no service, the phones menus still work as they should. What can i do to solve the problem, is there a hard reset for the phone, any help would be much appreciated.
Ryan.

[Jay2TheRescue]

Originally Posted by rucking

I recently bought an unlocked v3i off of the internet, it worked fine for 2 months, then it just said no service, it still showed my service provider but said no service, the phones menus still work as they should. What can i do to solve the problem, is there a hard reset for the phone, any help would be much appreciated.
Ryan.

The first thing i would try is take the battery & SIM card out for 10 minutes, then put them back in and turn the phone on. This will usually fix problems like this. If it doesn't work let us know and we can investigate further.

-Jay

[Jay2TheRescue]

Originally Posted by Rikkar

I have a problem with my V3 and I hope someone can help me out here. A few weeks ago, my phone shut down and I couldn't power it back on. Tried a reset and removing the battery and SIM card, but nothing worked. So I sent it in to Motorola, and when I received it back they said there was no problem but they did a SW Upgrade/Reflash. The problem is, the phone still doesn't work, I still can't power it on. What's the deal? I let it sit on the charger over night, still nothing. Is it time for a new battery?

It is possible. If the battery is no good, the phone will not work, even when plugged into the charger.

-Jay

[rucking]

Well i've had the phone turned off for a month or more, tried it again recently and it had the same problem. I took it to a local phone repair and they said that they had seen quite a few of the v3i with that problem and that there were unable to fix them, thought i would try online, had a problem with a mpx220 which motorola couldnt fix, went to an online forum, and got the answer and the phone fixed in days. And again thank you.

[Rikkar]

Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue

It is possible. If the battery is no good, the phone will not work, even when plugged into the charger.

-Jay

That was the problem. I swapped mine out with a friend's and it powered right up. Thanks!

[lamp210]

Hi how do i see what software version i have on my razr v3,i go to settings and phone statius but all that is there is like,my tel numbers and the battery meter,also what ver. of the bootloader do i have do i need to downgrade to flash? thanks.

[Jay2TheRescue]

Originally Posted by lamp210

Hi how do i see what software version i have on my razr v3,i go to settings and phone statius but all that is there is like,my tel numbers and the battery meter,also what ver. of the bootloader do i have do i need to downgrade to flash? thanks.

You should not need to downgrade your bootloader to flash the phone on GSM models. The only cases I know of where the bootloader was downgraded was when people unlock the phones by rolling back the bootloader. (Please, nobody PM me asking how to do this - It is extremely dangerous and too easy to break your phone.)

-Jay

[lamp210]

HI i don't know if i'am doing something here (i don't think so) but when useing multiflashflex it will quit after it creates a inmag file it gives me an error that reads like this 21:14:40, February 11, 2007
Line: 3780
ERROR: Phone[0000]: ***Error*** Unable to connect to the Subscriber Unit. Unable to get string descriptors.
File: Y:\test_dev_usb\flash\code\flashdll\PST_FP_FlashTh read.cpp,
i also get a error when tring to use flash backup 2.62 this gave me a white screen once but phone is ok so far this one's scary! see what i would like to do is just flash the software to this:r374_g_oe.42.oer from this: r4515_g_08.bd.74r
you see a friend has a blue razr with this software on it and we can be side by side and he will have better signal than me and he also has some different menu options than i, i read that some software can offer better reception than others??? thanks.

[Jay2TheRescue]

Originally Posted by lamp210

HI i don't know if i'am doing something here (i don't think so) but when useing multiflashflex it will quit after it creates a inmag file it gives me an error that reads like this 21:14:40, February 11, 2007
Line: 3780
ERROR: Phone[0000]: ***Error*** Unable to connect to the Subscriber Unit. Unable to get string descriptors.
File: Y:\test_dev_usb\flash\code\flashdll\PST_FP_FlashTh read.cpp,
i also get a error when tring to use flash backup 2.62 this gave me a white screen once but phone is ok so far this one's scary! see what i would like to do is just flash the software to this:r374_g_oe.42.oer from this: r4515_g_08.bd.74r
you see a friend has a blue razr with this software on it and we can be side by side and he will have better signal than me and he also has some different menu options than i, i read that some software can offer better reception than others??? thanks.

I haven't done any RAZR modding in quite some time as my V3 is on loan to a friend who broke hers, and she doesn't qualify for an upgrade yet. Just from looking at the titles of the firmware files I wonder if your friend's V3 is the same model V3. If it is not then you will most likely brick your phone trying to put the wrong firmware on it. I have never had any problems with MultiFlashFlex(and I've been using it for years), so if you are getting errors there must be a good reason. Please double check that the new firmware file is compatible with your phone before you proceed.

-Jay

[lamp210]

ok and how would i do that it looks like i have bootloader 0a.52.
and s/w r4515_g_08.bd.74r its a black razr v3 unlocked bran new off ebay 3 week or so ago..
thanks again.