Unable to sync Verizon Razr V3c to Bluetooth

You must first upgrade to Mac OS X 10.4 or later. Then, using the free plug-ins for iSync 2 or later from Nova Media - probably best known as the developer of the GSM-based Mobile High Speed for Mac OS X - you can install support for your Verizon-provided Motorola V3c. You can download the package here:

http://www.novamedia.de/sync

You should also be aware of an unrelated, but important characteristic of your V3c: it is a V CAST device, and as such, cannot be used in DUN [or, Dial Up Networking] mode—as a CDMA modem—to connect your iBook to the intenet.

I have been able to sync via USB. In the update to iSync 2.2 (I believe it's in the 10.4.6 update), it recognized my phone and performed a sync easily. I picked up a razr when Verizon ran a recent special.

Clearly, the information I posted some time ago is now outdated, as explicit support for most Motorola RAZR V3 models shipped in iSync 2.2 along with the Mac OS X 10.4.6 Update.

I am curious about your choice of the faster USB link rather than the slower, but generally more convenient, Bluetooth link. Are you able to synchronize your iCal calendars with the handset? Many V3c Bluetooth users have reported an inability to do so. Even the iSync Compatible Device list states "the Verizon version of this phone does not support calendar synchronization," referring to the V3c, and it has been considered a Verizon—not Motorola or Apple—issue.

Have you run across a way to connect Macbook pro via bluetooth to Razor V3C to internet

"Are you able to synchronize your iCal calendars with the handset?"

I am able to sync my RAZR (T-Mobile) with iCal and my address book.

skootz

G5 1.6 mhz Mac OS X (10.4.6) iBook Dual 10.4.6 PB Wallstreet I 9.2.2 Quadra 605 8.5.1 Dell Latitude L400 XP

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I'll repeat what I said above: the V3c is a V CAST device, and as such, cannot be used in DUN [or, Dial Up Networking] mode—as a CDMA modem—to connect your iBook to the intenet. This is a Verizon issue, is a consequence of their V CAST deployment, and no amount of effort on your part can overcome this limitation.

If you want to connect a computer to the internet using your mobile handset as a CDMA modem, then you must avoid V CAST devices.

Arghghg... too bad I didn't check here BEFORE I bought my new RAZR V3. I spend time in a rural area where cell phone is good, but that's all, and was REALLY hoping to use my mobile phone as a minimal internet connection.

Do I have any options besides a new phone? How can I be sure to pick the right phone? Discussing "V CAST" versus "CDMA" with the average store clerk is hopeless.

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I'll repeat what I said above: the V3c is a V CAST
device, and as such, cannot be used in DUN
[or, Dial Up Networking] mode—as a CDMA modem—to
connect your iBook to the intenet. This is a Verizon
issue, is a consequence of their V CAST deployment,
and no amount of effort on your part can overcome
this limitation.

If you want to connect a computer to the internet
using your mobile handset as a CDMA modem, then you
must avoid V CAST devices.

Welcome to Apple Discussions.

You're right - depending upon many [maybe most] cellular representatives won't get you what you need. You have to walk in there knowing what you want.

If you are interested in synchronization, start with the list of compatible devices here:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/devices.html

If you want to use Bluetooth DUN, then look at the Verizon site, and be sure that you eliminate V CAST devices. Also, to synchronize, you'll need to be sure that the handsets you choose from are on both lists.

What you are likely to find is that you choices are extremely limited, particularly if you want a Verizon device that both synchronizes and acts as a modem to connect your computer through it via Bluetooth to the internet.

thanks for the very usefull info, but very frustrating results. in need to use my moto V3 to access internet with my powerbook (Mac OS 10.3.9).
Question: the issue is at verizon or at the mobile? if I change from verizon using my V3 the problem would be resolved?

If your Verizon-supplied Motorola RAZR V3 is a V CAST device, then the problem is both your provider and your handset. [All currently supplied models are RAZR V3c units with V CAST.]

You cannot move your V3 handset from Verizon to another carrier as Verizon handsets are locked to their network, as are the handsets and smartphones offered by most other providers. With the exception of T-Mobile and the unlocked GSM units they allow on their network, you are generally stuck with the combination of a provider and a provider-supplied mobile handset.

If you want to stay with Verizon, then you must find a non-V CAST device if you want to connect your PowerBook to the internet with it, and it must be on the supported device list [linked below] if you want to to synchronize your iCal and Address Book records using iSync.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/devices.html

Thanks for the reply. I checked the link, my mobile is on the list : RAZR V3 GSM, yes, I can pair with the PowerBook, but my only trouble is using as VCAST [my former SonyEricsson 636 worked fine] which means I have to look for a newer SonyEricsson....

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If you want to use Bluetooth DUN, then look at the
Verizon site, and be sure that you eliminate V CAST
devices. Also, to synchronize, you'll need to be sure
that the handsets you choose from are on both lists.

What you are likely to find is that you choices are
extremely limited, particularly if you want a Verizon
device that both synchronizes and acts as a modem to
connect your computer through it via Bluetooth to the
internet.

My further investigations of this topic (ie "using RAZR to connect
to the internet (ie Dial-Up Networking)" have produced some
new information that appears to conflict with Michael's posting of
May 1. Specifically, Motorla tech support says that RAZR V3 mobile
phones WILL support DUN as long as the carrier is NOT Verizon.

DUN via RAZR is apparently enabled by a $30 product called Motorla Phone Tools - downloadable from them.

To quote.. "IMPORTANT NOTE: This downloadable software is fully supported for Cingular and T-Mobile customers. However, portions of this software's functionality have been disabled for Verizon or Nextel customers, so Motorola Phone Tools will not work fully with phones using those carriers. If you are a Verizon customer, all multimedia and internet connection features in this software will be disabled due to carrier request. Please contact your service provider for further information. "

BUT... surprise, surprises, there is no Mac version of the above software.

Stay tuned..

Um, okay - but I've never made the claim that any Motorola RAZR V3 model cannot be used as a cellular modem except for the current V3c from Verizon—because it is a V CAST device—and Verizon's V CAST technology is incompatible with the Bluetooth DUN profile.

I'm not sure how that differs at the bottom line that what Motorola states.

The issue is not that the handset is a RAZR V3 model: it is that the V3c is a V CAST device, and all V CAST devices are inherently unable to use Bluetooth DUN because of the incompatibility I described.

On an unrelated matter, Apple reports that calendar synchronization with a Verizon-provided V3c model is not supported, offering this caveat on the list of supported iSync devices, here:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/devices.html

See note 4 at the bottom of the page.

Verizon does not use GSM devices - their network uses CDMA technology. So, the Motorola RAZR V3 identified on the compatible list is not a reference to a Verizon supplied handset.

The V3c is the model currently provided by Verizon: the GSM V3 would only be used in the US by Cingular or T-Mobile.

So, bottom line is that VERIZON trashes the capabilites of the phone in order to maximize their profits. VERIZON deliberatly disables phone capabilities (modem, usb/bluetooth linkability for file transfer, etc. etc. in order to make a person use thier service (and their charges). hmmmm.
Marketing rules at Verizon. Their engineers are either incompetent, not competent to take advantage of the features built into the phone , or they are impotent, not able to overrule marketing's decision to pith the phone to try to maximize their own profitability.