Motorola V710
V710 and mobile Phone Tools
And I have the HF800 Bluetooth speakerphone and the HF820 Bluetooth headset. And they both are cool. The mic and speakers could be better though. Combined with the V710s voice recognition (this VR is years ahead of anything I've ever seen) it provides an unmatched handsfree experience.
Now the problem. I would like the sync the phone's phonebook and calendar with Outlook. And I would like to download pictures.
I have Mobile Phone Tools with the USB cable. I downloaded all the updates and it is now version 2.21f. And that version supports the V710.
However, I have been totally unable to get it the recognize the phone in any meaningful way. ...
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You should be able to get it from many other places too, I would try www.mobileplanet.com and such.
This phone uses the same connector as most phones like the V60, the old timeport I used to have (I just wish I could find my serial cable), etc.
On my Mac, used iSync 1.5 to sync my addressbook and iCal. Worked well!
I've also been able to email to the @vzwpix.com address mp3 ringtones and pics but only when they are under 200-220k which is OK for ring tones since they only need to be 20-30 sec. Not sure if this limit is due to receiving files via messages or because I don't yet have the Transflash card.
I uninstalled the software, then reinstalled the base version, and then each of the live updates up to the current one (2.21f). Since then, it seems to have worked fine.
You might want to give this a try.
The fix:
1. Install MPT and update repeatedly until all the updates are installed (currently 2.21f, however that may change). Do not install the phone from MPT when it asks.
2. Go to Control Panel/Add Hardware. Let it find the phone.
3. When it asks where to find the driver, select the option to tell it the directory. Then point it to the directory "inf" in the Mobile Phone Tools directory. This should be C:\Program Files\Mobile Phone Tools\inf.
4. The utility should install three drivers: Motorola Phone, Motorola USB Modem, and I believe Motorola CDMA 1X Modem.
5. The start MPT. Select menu, and select new phone. Plug in the phone at the correct point...
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How did you get your mPT to update to version 2.21f? Can you provide any guidance/suggestions for me? Once you got mPT to correctly identify the V710, can you use the Multimedia Center to transfer pictures and ring tones?
Thanks so much for your help!
Mike