Just bought a RAZR!

[GoingUp]

Just got myself a RAZR V3C for Verizon, free after rebate from Circuit City. Who here has flashed back to the old Altel firmware? I think the verizon firmware is a POS. I want the original version back.

Anyone flash back? If so, how do you like it?

 

[Mo0o]

glad to see you jumping on our bandwagon early

 

[Turkish]

http://www.howardforums.com has the firmware, 99.99% chance.

 

[shamrock1313]

I didn't flash to the Altel firmware yet, but I will soon enough.

 

[HyTekJosh]

I hear the Razors build quality is terrible (they fall apart).

 

[shamrock1313]

Originally posted by: HyTekJosh
I hear the Razors build quality is terrible (they fall apart).

I hear your sources are 100% wrong. Mine is still perfect. No problems whatsoever with it.

 

[imported_KuJaX]

I hear everyone hates their razr because it is a trendy piece of crap phone with terrible functionality




I know of atleast 5 people that are going to be getting a different phone because they have not been satisfied with the RAZR!!!!!!!!

 

[SilentZero]

I bought one and I hated it. Ended up giving it to the wife last week.

 

[jimbob200521]

I've got the Razr V3C and love it *shrugs*

Anyway, what does the Altel firmware do? I got my phone through US Cellular, would I be able to do this on my phone if I wanted?

 

[Slick5150]

If it's as usual, Verizon probably crippled a lot of the functionality of the phone (bluetooth, ability to transfer photos off of it freely, etc..). Alltel generally doesn't do this to their phones so flashing Alltel's firmware onto the phone would give you the full functionality of the phone back.

Another reason I switched from Verizon to Alltel.

 

[AFSCrazy]

Congrats. Just picked one up today as well. I'm not big into phone features, I just like the way it fits in my pocket.

 

[Shaotai]

I'm trying to fix a friend's razr right now... the only button on the key pad that works is the power button! LOL...
this might be a hopeless cause... Seems like a nice phone...

 

[GoingUp]

I just flashed and I like the altell firmware a lot better.

http://wiki.howardforums.com/motorola/i...ial:_Flashing_to_Alltel_User_Interface

Is a great guide on how to do it!

I have the bluetooth headset and all I have to do is turn it on and my phone picks it up. It didnt used to do that under the Verizon firmware. I have a couple of minor things to fix and I still need to learn my way around my phone book better, but things are pretty sweet

 

[SokaMoka]

In Soviet Russia, RAZR hacks you!

 

[austin316]

if you have the 2nd edition firmware, you get full OBEX support without having to hack and then accidentally end up with paperweight and a 2-year contract agreement.

 

[tontod]

Do I need to flash to the Alltel user interface if I buy the phone through T-Mobile?

 

[Shadowknight]

I have an LG I bought two years ago. I just buy anything that includes tri-mode and is a flip phone. How many people buy this just because it's trendy, as opposed to needing a new phone? I use my phone until it dies.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: tontod
Do I need to flash to the Alltel user interface if I buy the phone through T-Mobile?

Nope, T-Mobile aren't a bunch of dicks like VZW are, the original Motorola firmware is there. Also, the Verizon/Alltel RAZR is a CDMA phone (V3c), Cingular/T-Mo sell the GSM RAZR (V3).

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Shadowknight
I have an LG I bought two years ago. I just buy anything that includes tri-mode and is a flip phone. How many people buy this just because it's trendy, as opposed to needing a new phone? I use my phone until it dies.

I use my phone until it annoys me...sub-par battery life, power cycling, degrading reception, etc.

Since I find aftermarket batteries suck that's grounds for a new phone.

EDIT: My last phone, an LG, sucked sh!t and was replaced in 3 months.

 

[shamrock1313]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: Shadowknight
I have an LG I bought two years ago. I just buy anything that includes tri-mode and is a flip phone. How many people buy this just because it's trendy, as opposed to needing a new phone? I use my phone until it dies.

I use my phone until it annoys me...sub-par battery life, power cycling, degrading reception, etc.

Since I find aftermarket batteries suck that's grounds for a new phone.

EDIT: My last phone, an LG, sucked sh!t and was replaced in 3 months.

Thats called a dying phone..

 

[Spineshank]

Yea i have mine on the Alltel firmware as well. Only thing i hate is when you send a text that you get one back saying it was delivered. I havent bothred to seem edit that yet.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

gotta love the worst phone in the world right now....

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: shamrock1313

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: Shadowknight
I have an LG I bought two years ago. I just buy anything that includes tri-mode and is a flip phone. How many people buy this just because it's trendy, as opposed to needing a new phone? I use my phone until it dies.

I use my phone until it annoys me...sub-par battery life, power cycling, degrading reception, etc.

Since I find aftermarket batteries suck that's grounds for a new phone.

EDIT: My last phone, an LG, sucked sh!t and was replaced in 3 months.

Thats called a dying phone..

Well, I guess only one phone I had qualified as non-dying but only because I shelled out for a new OEM batter about year and half after I bought it. Otherwise, a year is about my average for keeping a phone.

 

[swtethan]

710 & 815 ftw

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Originally posted by: Shadowknight
I have an LG I bought two years ago. I just buy anything that includes tri-mode and is a flip phone. How many people buy this just because it's trendy, as opposed to needing a new phone? I use my phone until it dies.

I actually bought the RAZR because

a.) I needed a new phone

and

b.) my brother bought one last week, so it was buy one get one free, and any phone is better then my old POS (couldnt even get a background on my old one) so i took the free one (well, i paid him $75 to split the difference)



I love the RAZR so far......its so quick (just because its a new phone, nothing in general with it just being a RAZR) at downloads, i love the spacing of the keypad buttons (i can text alot faster now), VCast is sweet, the picture quality is amazing (and so is the screen quality) and its just so beautiful
:beer: