Motorola V710
So what about Altell
Is the Altell version of this phone crippled in the same way? If so then we know it isn't just a Verizion thing.
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Well, I have Alltel and I've asked them twice about this. First I called in and asked tech support and they said that their version was not impaired. Last night, I went to my local Alltel store (Cary, NC) and asked there. I asked specifically about whether the phone book would transfer to the my car (Toyota Prius). They specifically said they knew about the Verizon problem and their version of the phone didn't have that problem. Unfortunately, the guy from that store that is demo'ing the phone wasn't there at the time, so I couldn't check it out. Now, on HoFo, some folks said that they've used the Alltel firmware on Verizon's network (at least that's what I understand they've done) and had the same bluetooth impairment issues. So the ...
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That's the Alltel Flex, not firmware.
The firmware contains the most of the code behind the v710's operation. The Flex is there to put "Verizon" on the phone in as many places as possible, sometimes restrict which WAP and SMIL hosts you can use, turn on and off features that Verizon doesn't support and/or want you to use, etc.
OBEX doesn't seem to be in the firmware in the version we all are using, so there's not much you can do with the flex to enable it.
Remember, one of the HoFo guys has a OEM v710 that has unrestricted Bluetooth, but they haven't managed to get it off of the v710. And he just reported today that he fried one v710 already trying to get it out. :/
The firmware contains the most of the code behind the v710's operation. The Flex is there to put "Verizon" on the phone in as many places as possible, sometimes restrict which WAP and SMIL hosts you can use, turn on and off features that Verizon doesn't support and/or want you to use, etc.
OBEX doesn't seem to be in the firmware in the version we all are using, so there's not much you can do with the flex to enable it.
Remember, one of the HoFo guys has a OEM v710 that has unrestricted Bluetooth, but they haven't managed to get it off of the v710. And he just reported today that he fried one v710 already trying to get it out. :/
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