The Official AT&T RAZR2 V9 Thread.

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Originally Posted by Baldilocks

Did I not mention:

Stereo Speakers
Onboard Theme Generator
3G Support
3.2-5 Megapixel Camera with AutoFocus AND Flash

:)

I call it the Motorola Optimum LOL.

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ARRRGGG....... your killing me............. :bulging:

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Originally Posted by Baldilocks

It's my opinion that AT&T should have carried both the V9 and the V8.
T-Mobile, in my opinion, has picked up the best version of the Razr2.

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Now that I have an AT&T V9 and have had the pleasure of experiencing a friends unlocked V8, I could not agree more.

I'm caving in and purchasing an unlocked V8 if for nothing more than to retain my sanity.....

Sheesh.... I'm so weak.......hooked on mobiles (what me crazy?.... yep).. ;)

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Originally Posted by Technique

This might be a crazy question, but if I have the Media MAX package (unlimited data), and I connect my V9 to my laptop with MPT, can I use the internet unlimited for free on my laptop?

What is the $69.99 data plan that I hear about?

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I have the $19 unlimited data package, and it appears to work fine (and not rack up extra charges, etc.) when used in tethered mode to my laptop. I have over a GB of data this month, and it's had no impact on my bill.

I believe that at&t does not officially support this use (part of the reason I haven't called them on my 3g/bluetooth issue mentioned several posts back) but it does work, and you are not required to buy the $70 data package like with the data cards.

OK, MediaNET is working, so I have to be in at least a GPRS area. MPT asks me to conncet to the 'Internet Connection' via UMTS then it fails and it asks me to connect to the fall back option (GPRS) - then it fails to connect as well... ARRRGH!

:doh: :befuddled :doh:

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Originally Posted by Baldilocks

It's my opinion that AT&T should have carried both the V9 and the V8.
T-Mobile, in my opinion, has picked up the best version of the Razr2.

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Maybe they're afraid people'll get them mixed up?

From what I hear, America is the stupidest nation in the world. =/

They just brought out the v9 in Australia today in grey colour:

http://asia.motorola.com/v9/au/

Maybe I should buy a few and put them up on Ebay. They are not locked to our networks over here.

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Originally Posted by nfsmith

Very interesting. There are similar problems with the V3xx and Bluetooth.

My suspicion is that quite simply the fact that the data connection is MUCH faster than the rate Bluetooth can connect at is the source of the problem. Bluetooth is in the neighborhood of USB 1 speeds. 3G is much faster... The fact that you were able to go just fine with EDGE suggests that it's all about the fact that 3G overwhelms Bluetooth, but EDGE doesn't...

-nfsmith

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I started digging a bit on the V3xx and found some similar complaints.

Plus, based on Baldilocks' reply to my original post, I started suspecting that I was not getting Bluetooth "2.0" speeds, despite both the v9 and my laptop advertising BT 2.0 support.

I tested this theory with a direct file xfer to the phone where I could watch the speed, and I got 80 KB/s sustained rate (or about 640 kbps), which is much more consistent with the 1 mbps theoretical limit for bluetooth 1.x than the 3 mbps limit for bluetooth 2.0 + EDR.

What gives? Does this thing not really do Bluetooth 2.0 after all? This could be a dealbreaker for me, since the main reason I got the phone is for the 3g support, and the main way I will use the 3g is in tethered mode over bluetooth. Any thoughts?

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Originally Posted by wakeboardandy

They just brought out the v9 in Australia today in grey colour...

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Australia uses the same WCDMA/UMTS/HPDSA frequences that we use in North America?

Without having to read all 26+ pages here...can somebody tell me, objectively...how loud is the earpiece volume of the Moto V9 compared to a hacked V3 RAZR? I had two V3's that I had modded to boost the earpiece speaker gain...and they were tremendous!! For you long-time Motoheads...can ya'll tell me how the V9 compares? I have heard that the V9 can be hacked, in comparison to the V8 which cannot (at the present time)...but I want to know how the V9 stacks up w/o having to be modded.

I am totally on the fence about getting the V9, and the earpiece volume & the call-quality are real dealbreakers to me...

Thanks for your patience!! :)

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Originally Posted by wakeboardandy

They just brought out the v9 in Australia today in grey colour:

http://asia.motorola.com/v9/au/

Maybe I should buy a few and put them up on Ebay. They are not locked to our networks over here.

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This is brilliant news as the AU V9 supports P2P video (See What I See) and the seems/firmware from it will be of great help.

Thanks for the heads up.

K

Anyone out there find a decent replacement for the AT&T email proggie. One that actually allows you to setup you imap settings?

Alternately has anyone found an app that works with MS exchange including calendering and contact sync support?

I first had bought a V8 which came with MototSync which worked really nice. Sadly the V9 doesn't have it.

Any other suggestions would also be appreciated...

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Originally Posted by davistld01

Without having to read all 26+ pages here...can somebody tell me, objectively...how loud is the earpiece volume of the Moto V9 compared to a hacked V3 RAZR?

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I think that you'd probably like the V9. It is fairly loud and Crystaltalk works very well.

Sometimes people with V3's raise the gain table settings beyond the physical capabilities of the hardware, and Crystaltalk allows you to have a high volume without distortion and without introducing other issues.

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Originally Posted by George Knighton

I think that you'd probably like the V9. It is fairly loud and Crystaltalk works very well.

Sometimes people with V3's raise the gain table settings beyond the physical capabilities of the hardware, and Crystaltalk allows you to have a high volume without distortion and without introducing other issues.

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Thanks for the reply. Sadly, I have some hearing loss in my "phone ear" due to an injury when I was much younger. So, a loud enough speaker is paramount to me.

The iPhone has had a lot of bad press about the inconsistant earpiece volume...and mine is ok. Not great...just ok. In a less-than-quiet environment, it is definately more difficult to hear.

Maybe the V9 would be better...

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Originally Posted by davistld01

Thanks for the reply. Sadly, I have some hearing loss in my "phone ear" due to an injury when I was much younger. So, a loud enough speaker is paramount to me.

The iPhone has had a lot of bad press about the inconsistant earpiece volume...and mine is ok. Not great...just ok. In a less-than-quiet environment, it is definately more difficult to hear.

Maybe the V9 would be better...

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V9 has EXCELLENT speakers, both for the earpiece and speakerphone/music playing... I don't think you will be disappointed...

And besides, you have 30 days to try it out for free with AT&T right?

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Originally Posted by davistld01

I am totally on the fence about getting the V9, and the earpiece volume & the call-quality are real dealbreakers to me...

Thanks for your patience!! :)

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My experience with the V9 is different. I found that the earpiece volume and call clarity was not as good as my V3xx. I believe that the RF was better on the V3xx. I took my V9 back. You have 30 days to decide. If you get one please let us know what you think.