The Official AT&T RAZR2 V9 Thread.

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Originally Posted by blackengaard

Hah well the things that keep me back from getting the Q9 are:.

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I cannot argue with you regarding the comparison you made between the V9 and the Q9h. The fact is that the V9 is probably the very best phone available right now, and if a phone is what you need, I will have to agree with you that it's just about the best there is.

The only complaint I have heard (and this never happened to me) is that heavy users will break their frames on the left side of the phone under the hinge.

This only happens with very heavy users who seem to have a habit of pressing the phone too hard, or even wiping the phone's interior screen on their sleeves and putting more pressure on that part of the phone. It seems that nobody ever thought of this, and I know three V9 users who have had this issue.

With a little common sense and awareness of the issue, I think that it can be 100% avoided, and I never had the problem even though I am a very heavy user.

The frame issue seems to have been addressed with the V9x release. The V9x has a stainless steel re-enforcement in that area.

I have owned a USDM AT&T V9, and I have owned the Hong Kong variant V9. There's no doubt they're great phones with very good RF signal capture.

And since they're Synergy-based phones, there is no lack of advice and technical information about how to modify the phone to do whatever it is you want it to do.

I miss my V9's. I just need to type too much to be able to use a "phone" kind of device.

Hey, what makes you think the Q9h does not have Crystal Talk?

George Knighton, my V9 is just my everyday use phone, and I have a BlackBerry 8700 (kinda sucks, but that's what my company paid for) for work use. I don't play with it or anything because it's strictly for work and for my calendar and email and such.
I talk much more on my V9, and text, than I do my BlackBerry.

Although I'm sure that if I actually began using smartphone applications for everyday life instead of strictly work, then I'd enjoy it. However, I hate having both intertwined which is why I carry two separate phones.

I have not actually ever heard of that frame problem, though there's not a doubt in my mind that it could happen. The only things that I have problems with the V9 are that it wears out over a while, for me it's a few months. Stuff will just randomly stop working or be sporadic. Nonetheless, I am also a very heavy user and have never come across that problem, only the problem that I wear out my keys quickly.

Have you played with the V9x?
I agree. My V9 almost never interferes with the car radio, and my wife's KRZR K1 causes massive disruptions whenever she's calling someone and vice versa.

The ability to mod so well also attracted me. Longer battery life by forcing the V9 onto EDGE, unlocking other menu options and functions really appeals to me and I use these functions all the time.

Nowhere did I look says that the Q9h has CrystalTalk.
I wanted it to, but no website or source says it does.
Not even Motorola says it does.

I'm sure it has great voice though if you're on 3G.

But nonetheless there is no CrystalTalk as far as I'm aware of.
And it makes sense logically too, because the RAZR2 was the first to come out with CrystalTalk, and the Q9h was released way before.

Does anybody remember where the instructions were for editing a seem or file to change where the V9 looks for the cl.gif from a/mobile to b/mobile can't remember what file it was.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by MagarV9

Does anybody remember where the instructions were for editing a seem or file to change where the V9 looks for the cl.gif from a/mobile to b/mobile can't remember what file it was.

Thanks

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Its always under A

No No No... not the cl.gif but the file that tells the phone where to look for the cl.gif


I found it it's 0061 and 0062 seem shows path to cl.gif changed path to b/mobile now I can change the exterior cl.gif using the computer via memory card access.

Has anyone replaced the USB cover on their Razr2? I just noticed that there is a small crack in mine, so I may have to replace it when/if the crack goes through the plastic. I found the part online (http://www.cellphone-repair-shop.com/0571133F03.htm), but wasn't sure how to replace the piece itself.

im sure it is in this thread and the first page of this thread had it but it didnt work. i need to know how to download the funlights on to my v9. and what do i do with a "zip" file. i got that far with the last attempt but i dont know what to do. thanks

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Originally Posted by hytran

Googling around for options on the V9's silly 300K ringtone filesize limit, I found a SEEM edit mentioned:

SEEM 004E_0001, offsets 920, 921, 922 and 923. Converting the hex value of those four bytes to decimal comes up around 300K. Setting these four offsets to FF FF FF FF will allow one to go thru Media Finder, pick an MP3 and "apply as" a ringtone regardless of size. But I still couldn't use these "big" MP3s as contact ringer IDs.

Then I noticed the next four bytes (offsets 924, 925, 926 and 927) had the same 300K value. Throwing caution to the wind (and after F&B3) I set those bytes to FF FF FF FF. Still wouldn't let me use them as ringer IDs.

So I deleted my MP3s and reloaded them with MPT and voila (viola to some folks ;) ) - I could use even a 600K+ MP3 as a ringer ID.

Why such big ringtones you might ask? Nothing like listening to "extreme" quality VBR MP3s with my S805s and having some tinny little ringtone pop up when someone calls. So all my ringtones are CBR 192 stereo.

Anyway, I'm not sure changing the second set of offsets was truly necessary, maybe I only needed to reupload the MP3s after the first mod. But it works for me with no ill effects. I've made xlr8 aware of this for inclusion in his p2k05 map.

Now on to figuring out why some of my old video conversions don't work on the V9...

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Hi dude,
I am another v9 man from China. My V9 version is Telstra,
Bootloader
04.C1
SW Version
R263311-AS_U_9
C.13.43R

I am also facing the problem of file size limit.
I tried your solution but I cannot find the 920, 921, 922 and 923 in SEEM 004E_0001 out from my phone.

I think it may be caused from the different version of v9.

Can you help me find out my v9's modification?

My email is Sconysu # gmail.com. Thanks.

I'm still loving mine, got it from Amazon, very cheap! Will tide me over until the next couple of iphone iterations. Once iPhone has a few more features I might switch.

Thanks Baldi again for answering my questions!

Hi just curious Is the V9 canceled now? By V9 I mean the V9x the current version. I"m eligable for an upgrade from AT&T and I've been shopping around like crazy for a phone. Yesterday the Motorola Razr2 v9x was an available option on AT&T's site, today Only the V3xx, Z9, Q, and Tundra show up under motorola. Seems odd that for all the hype the Razr and Razr2 had that the Razr2 would be gone just like that.

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Originally Posted by CormasterMPX220

Hi just curious Is the V9 canceled now? By V9 I mean the V9x the current version. I"m eligable for an upgrade from AT&T and I've been shopping around like crazy for a phone. Yesterday the Motorola Razr2 v9x was an available option on AT&T's site, today Only the V3xx, Z9, Q, and Tundra show up under motorola. Seems odd that for all the hype the Razr and Razr2 had that the Razr2 would be gone just like that.

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went to the site, put v9x in top search box ...still comes up but when you click "details" no joy ...wazzat? :doh:

my sis just got v9 off amazon with att service (fone was just about free) ...she loves the v9x ...make sure you get v9x and not v9 plain cuz they stuck stainless steel in2 the hinge to prevent cracks ...luks gud2her sofarr...

I'm kinda pissed off over this crap... I'll be one to admit over the years that I ripped on the Razr V3 like none other, and as a V557 and MPX220 owner I vowed I'd never buy anything branded Motorola again...however after using the wife's old V3 for a week, in which is 2 years old, I think I'd actually sign a contract for 2 years with a V9x yet it's unavailable. WTF AT&T? seriously. Why is this thing just officially discontinued over night?

Kinda frustrates me. I've spent my free time the last week looking for the perfect phone, and I'm at the point I'd be willing to sign a 2 year contract with the V9 yet apparently it doesn't exist. WTF?