Verizon enables RAZR V3c pic transfers over USB and Bluetooth

by Evan Blass posted Apr 20th 2006 at 4:22PM

In what seems like a complete 180 for a company fond of disabling dial-up networking and simultaneous WiFi and voice usage on their handsets, Verizon has apparently enabled the OBEX Bluetooth profile in the recently-released 0.1.15.04 RAZR V3c firmware update. As RAZR owners are well aware, the previous two firmware updates had disabled and then completely removed OBEX, which gives customers a free way to transfer their files to a PC, most importantly their pictures. The new firmware not only enables OBEX, say HowardForums users, but actually allows pic transfers over a wired USB connection as well using the Motorola Phone Tools software. Having seen Verizon has take such a shocking step following their change of heart on DUN, we're expecting reports anytime of Apple opening up the iPod, Sony dumping the MemoryStick, and the HD-DVD and Blu-ray camps coming to a super-last-minute compromise.

Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, Motorola, Verizon Wireless

Tags: bluetooth, firmware, function crippling, FunctionCrippling, hell freezing over, HellFreezingOver, motorola, obex, razr, update, upgrades, v3c

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Geoff @ Apr 20th 2006 5:06PM

Hell froze. Gasp.

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.ed @ Apr 20th 2006 5:19PM

holy crap, you couldn't do that before?
one more reason to laugh at verizon

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pete @ Apr 20th 2006 8:51PM

Such mis-information. Here's the sordid tale folks:
The original firmware, .02 had OBEX. The first update, .03, removed all the OBEX code. The second update that was just released, .04, does not enable OBEX, it just doesn't remove it if you have it already.
So if you go from .02 to .04 you keep OBEX. If you go from .03 to .04 you don't get OBEX back.
So gee, thanks Verizon.

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Frankenstein Black @ Apr 20th 2006 11:23PM

Meeeeeeeh! Why crow about it? OBEX should have been left alone from the start! Looks like someone is finally realizing that (1) cellular is competitive especially since other mobile operators have long offered the same models without being gimped. And (2) the customer is not you enemy!

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Mitch @ Apr 21st 2006 5:12PM

I jsut got a new E815 and when I syned it with my mac file transfer came up and worked too.... Go verizon!

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Adrian @ Apr 21st 2006 5:25PM

YES, this is misinformation and is getting spread around. (I first saw it on Digg.)

#3 is totally right -- so please don't believe for 1 second Verizon isn't the same money greedy company they always have been.

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strider_mt2k @ Apr 23rd 2006 10:17AM

Dammit.
Good thing I got the stupid thing free. :(

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Matt @ Apr 28th 2006 1:10AM

My Razr is the one of the unfortunate ones that was stripped entirely of OBEX....is there a way to put it back on?? If so, I could use some tips and the 411.

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jim @ Oct 18th 2008 2:09AM

for Dave and the rest of the unforunate
until they lets us have obex ,get a memory stick for the phone and transfer your pics
I have a 1 gb , and have been doing it .videos will open in Quicktime only I have found out .but for your tunes and pics
this will work as long as you have a card reader on the comp.

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