Getting your V3C/M Connected

I am a Verizon Wireless user with a Razr V3m. can I add music files from my computer to use as ring tones (such as clips I have made from Wave Pad?) If so, can anyone tell me how? I am driving myself nuts trying!

 

I clicked on that thread, but it appears I need to purchase Motorola Phone Tools 4.0. Is there no way to upload music to use as ring tones from the computer to the phone without purchasing additional software? I also own a Motorola Q and have done this transition seamlessly a few times with that. Help! Thanks!

 

I saw the prices that the Verizon Store wanted for accessories....holders, 1GB MicroSD and opted out....

Subtotal of Items: $35.50
Shipping & Handling: $10.44
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Total for this Order: $45.94

That is for two SanDisk 1GB MicroSD through Amazon.com (Eek Tech) as the vendor. That works out to $22.47 each with shipping and handling...far better than the $60 per card (plus tax) that Verizon wanted.

Got an outstanding holder through Ebay...lambskin/swivel springsteel clip/magnet closure....really protects the V3M!

This power seller on Ebay:

uniquemobile2( 5083)

$19.95 plus $5.95 flat rate (from Ontario, Canada to California) and it arrived in three days!!!

I will, as others have, read through the Cincyball posts and get these V3Ms (Verizon) to be "my" phones. As a grayheaded non tech type it might take me awhile but I refuse to add to Verizon's profit stream to have full use of what I have paid for. It would be like my computer having features disabled by my ISP so that I can only use their vendors for stuff I want on my PC.

At nearly 60 years of age I don't have the born with understanding of all the technical aspects the younger set have, but I shall prevail albeit slowly.

 

from a previous post....sorry learning to quote, wrong thread..

 

Hello, I have a Verizon Motorola RAZR V3m. So as I understand it, I have to purchase the Motorola Phone Tools to transfer music to my phone?:loony:
Thanks,
CLH2991

 

Sorry, my edit button is not there........I want to use the music for ringtones, not to listen.

 

Alright, thanks a lot!

 

So I have my phone connected and charging. I have US Cellular, what is different about syncing my phone than say Verizon or Alltel?

 

YAY!!! :clap:

So far the directions worked and I've got 2 v3m's syncing with media player 10 now. I'm soooooo excited! I'm also extremely glad I did not need to hack into my phone to do this.

 

...i have US Cellular, but not have been able to connect... i've read through and tried all of the suggestions, but to no avail... my phone shows up as the Motorola USB Modem, but it has the yellow ! next to it... says i have the most suitable driver.. have tried the fix with the phone on and off, still doesn't work... maybe someone with USCellular has fixed this issue with their phone...?

 

...also, i am able get it recognized w/ WMP, let's me go through the sync process... and it is charging...

 

Could you by any chance explain to me how to get our phones to sync with WMP with US Cellular? Thanks alot!

 

Hi all, another n00b here, and at work, so please bear with me as I haven't been able to read all the thread posts yet, but I have tried to follow so here goes....

1. I have gotten the phone to charge ok from pc already.
2. I have downloaded but not unzipped mtpfix, but need to do this in order to use MWP.
3. In order to use mp3's from my PC for ringtones I need MPT, but can make them into 30 sec. w/ wave editor or such.
4. In order to transfer mp3's to t-flash card I need to use WMP in order to use phone as a mp3 player?
5. It is alot cheaper to download MTF w/ code for discount posted previously instead of buying from Alltel.

Question, if I have a card reader, can I not just transfer mp3's to t-flash card directly and use phone as a mp3 player? you all lost me on this part. and the phone does not use mp3 for music but converts to another format?
This is a real edited version of all the questions I have but am doing this between working and didn't want to lose the thread. Thanks

 

ok so i've read everything here and i still can't get my phone to work... I have an Alltel V3m Razr and i've been able to get my comp to read it as a modem just nothing else. any help you can give would be awesome!

 

I'm sorry, were you asking me???

Just in case you were I just followed the directions in post number 1 of this thread to the letter. (I actually used the directions with my phone turned OFF until I got to the spot where it says you need to go to Get Tunes and Sync.)

I also have Verizon, so I would imagine the steps would be much easier for your phone to work with since Verizon likes to lock things a bit more.

 

Thanks for the reply, but I was talking to jeepgirly. We don't have the get tones option for US Cellular.

 

i don't have the "get tones" option for alltel either

 

Sorry, I meant Get Tunes...My fault.

 

Cincyball,

Hi, you helped me get my phone connected, and I'm still having a problem with something.. I have it working with MPT, and I'm able to move media files back and forth. But I can't get it to connect to PKtools. I start the program and it tries to install hardware, but no matter where I tell it to search for the files, it says it cannot install drivers. Any idea what I could be doing wrong?

Thanks!!!

 

That would probably explain my problem.. What I'm trying to do basically is install Java games, and I read somewhere that PKtools can do it, but I didn't know about it not being able to be used with the CDMA razr's. Is there a better way to do it? I also read about enabling Java through PST and loading games via MIDway, but I had the same setup problem with PST. But I've never used MSU as far as I know. Is there any special trick to it or do I just install and run?

Thanks so much for all your help!

 

Oh well.. I guess that answers all my questions then. Thanks for the info, though, I really do appreciate all your help!

 

would that be what Verizon is doing to make it difficult if not impossible to simply transfer midi files to the file folder on the MicroSD and then move them to the phone to use them as ringtones?

 

Thank you so much for this information and drivers. Before I stumbled across your post I have been pulling my hair out trying to sync my phone with my PC. This worked pefectly. THANK YOU!

 

ok i was reading through this and was having the exact same problems with my Alltel v3m as squonk and after he left the forum i thought i was doomed because on the device manager it showed the phone with the yellow exclamation icon and i had no clue what to do. now i havent read the whole forum, so i don't know if this was already added but if you right click on the phone in device manager, click properties, and then click reinstall driver(or device, i forgot what it said) it should start working properly. Mine started charging and no more yellow icon on the manager. hope i helped :biggrin: