Motorola cell phones FAQ

Q: Why is charging of Motorola phones so slow on the travel charger?

A: The standard travel charger packaged by Motorola with many current
phones puts out insufficient power for fastest possible charging and for
continuous use while charging.
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For example, charger SSW-0509 for the V551 puts out only 375 mA. The
V551 detects this as a slow charger, and thus keeps the external display
backlight off during charging. Worse, there's not enough current to
keep up with use of the phone while charging, so while the phone is use,
the battery will still be discharged even with the phone on the charger.
With a fast charger the external display backlight is on during
charging, and the phone can be used while the battery is charging.

Motorola makes fast 1500 mA chargers that are compatible with these phones:
* SPN4716* (where * might be "B" or "C"), also known as
* NNTN4250 (nominally for Nextel, but also works with non-Nextel phones).
These chargers are readily available from dealers and on eBay for under
$15 (plus shipping).
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Motorola mini USB (EMU) chargers for RAZR, KRZR (with power output if known):
* Wall "travel" (AC) charger (comes with the phone)
+ Motorola SPN5185/SPN5185A/SPN5185B/98604H: 550 mA (mid)
+ Motorola SPN5202/98605: 850 mA (fast)
* Car (12V) charger
+ Motorola SYN1630/SYN0847/98603H/VC700
* External rechargeable battery/charger
+ Motorola SPN5353/P790/98782H
* (5 pin) mini USB cable to computer: 500 mA
+ Motorola SKN6371C
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(For what it's worth, Motorola probably saves less than $1 in cost by
packaging slower chargers instead of fast chargers with its phones.)

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Q: Where can I get USB modem drivers for Motorola cell phones?

A: <http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/Handset_USB_Driver/>
[registration required, but free]

1. UNinstall any existing driver in Device Manager before installing this
driver.

2. Install this driver _before_ connecting cell phone.

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YAWN.

John Navas wrote:
> Q: Why is charging of Motorola phones so slow on the travel charger?
>
> A: The standard travel charger packaged by Motorola with many current
> phones puts out insufficient power for fastest possible charging and
> for continuous use while charging.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> For example, charger SSW-0509 for the V551 puts out only 375 mA. The
> V551 detects this as a slow charger, and thus keeps the external
> display backlight off during charging. Worse, there's not enough
> current to
> keep up with use of the phone while charging, so while the phone is
> use,
> the battery will still be discharged even with the phone on the
> charger. With a fast charger the external display backlight is on
> during
> charging, and the phone can be used while the battery is charging.
>
> Motorola makes fast 1500 mA chargers that are compatible with these
> phones:
> * SPN4716* (where * might be "B" or "C"), also known as
> * NNTN4250 (nominally for Nextel, but also works with non-Nextel
> phones). These chargers are readily available from dealers and on
> eBay for under $15 (plus shipping).
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Motorola mini USB (EMU) chargers for RAZR, KRZR (with power output if
> known): * Wall "travel" (AC) charger (comes with the phone)
> + Motorola SPN5185/SPN5185A/SPN5185B/98604H: 550 mA (mid)
> + Motorola SPN5202/98605: 850 mA (fast)
> * Car (12V) charger
> + Motorola SYN1630/SYN0847/98603H/VC700
> * External rechargeable battery/charger
> + Motorola SPN5353/P790/98782H
> * (5 pin) mini USB cable to computer: 500 mA
> + Motorola SKN6371C
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> (For what it's worth, Motorola probably saves less than $1 in cost by
> packaging slower chargers instead of fast chargers with its phones.)
>
> ============================================================================
>
> Q: Where can I get USB modem drivers for Motorola cell phones?
>
> A:
>
> <http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/Handset_USB_Driver/>
> [registration required, but free]
>
> 1. UNinstall any existing driver in Device Manager before installing
> this driver.
>
> 2. Install this driver _before_ connecting cell phone.

And I thought I missed it. Why not post it every day, hell why not every
hour?

John Navas wrote:
> Q: Why is charging of Motorola phones so slow on the travel charger?
>
> A: The standard travel charger packaged by Motorola with many current
> phones puts out insufficient power for fastest possible charging and for
> continuous use while charging.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> For example, charger SSW-0509 for the V551 puts out only 375 mA. The
> V551 detects this as a slow charger, and thus keeps the external display
> backlight off during charging. Worse, there's not enough current to
> keep up with use of the phone while charging, so while the phone is use,
> the battery will still be discharged even with the phone on the charger.
> With a fast charger the external display backlight is on during
> charging, and the phone can be used while the battery is charging.
>
> Motorola makes fast 1500 mA chargers that are compatible with these phones:
> * SPN4716* (where * might be "B" or "C"), also known as
> * NNTN4250 (nominally for Nextel, but also works with non-Nextel phones).
> These chargers are readily available from dealers and on eBay for under
> $15 (plus shipping).
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Motorola mini USB (EMU) chargers for RAZR, KRZR (with power output if known):
> * Wall "travel" (AC) charger (comes with the phone)
> + Motorola SPN5185/SPN5185A/SPN5185B/98604H: 550 mA (mid)
> + Motorola SPN5202/98605: 850 mA (fast)
> * Car (12V) charger
> + Motorola SYN1630/SYN0847/98603H/VC700
> * External rechargeable battery/charger
> + Motorola SPN5353/P790/98782H
> * (5 pin) mini USB cable to computer: 500 mA
> + Motorola SKN6371C
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> (For what it's worth, Motorola probably saves less than $1 in cost by
> packaging slower chargers instead of fast chargers with its phones.)
>
> ============================================================================
>
> Q: Where can I get USB modem drivers for Motorola cell phones?
>
> A: <http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/Handset_USB_Driver/>
> [registration required, but free]
>
> 1. UNinstall any existing driver in Device Manager before installing this
> driver.
>
> 2. Install this driver _before_ connecting cell phone.

In article
<[email protected]>, John
Navas <[email protected]> wrote:

> Q: Why is charging of Motorola phones so slow on the travel charger?

<the usual bull**** snipped>

Has it been two weeks already?

In article <[email protected]>, "BruceR" <razrbruce AT NOgmailSPAM.com> wrote:
>YAWN.
>
Well, I know a lot of folks pick on Mr. Navas in various newsgroups. I'm
pleased he has an obviously thick hide.

But as someone who just got a Razr - preposterous given the less than 5
minutes a month I use the contraption - I was pleased to read that information
that apparently is common knowledge to everyone else.

Interestingly, my Motorola charger was stone dead out of the box.

Art

At 03 Oct 2007 20:37:14 +0000 Arthur Shapiro wrote:

> Interestingly, my Motorola charger was stone dead out of the box.

Maybe it was just REALLY slow... ;-)


--

"I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003

The point is that the information is already here - for anyone who cares
to search. Instead, he tediously posts the exact same info (the limit of
his knowledge?) month after month after month after... without even
updating it to accommodate new models - of which there have been plenty
since the introduction of the seemingly now ancient original razr v3 -
or expanding his "FAQ" to more than one issue.
As for your phone, what once may have been considered "preposterous"
quickly becomes an almost no cost option due to the low cost of the
parts, high volume production and quick amortization of the the R&D
cost.
Welcome to the group!

Arthur Shapiro wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, "BruceR"
> <razrbruce AT NOgmailSPAM.com> wrote:
>> YAWN.
>>
> Well, I know a lot of folks pick on Mr. Navas in various newsgroups.
> I'm
> pleased he has an obviously thick hide.
>
> But as someone who just got a Razr - preposterous given the less than
> 5
> minutes a month I use the contraption - I was pleased to read that
> information
> that apparently is common knowledge to everyone else.
>
> Interestingly, my Motorola charger was stone dead out of the box.
>
> Art

At 03 Oct 2007 13:10:33 -1000 BruceR wrote:
> or expanding his "FAQ" to more than one issue.


That's my biggest problem with it- the discussion of a particular
charger hardly makes a "Motorola phones FAQ." It's a rant about
something that p.o.'d Navas for some reason, and he's shouting it
from the rooftops.

In that same spirit, here's my Nokia Phones FAQ:

Q: Why doesn't the car charger for any of my nine old Nokia phones
fit my new 6103?

A: They changed models recently, moron.

Yep- that's comprehensive. I think I'll post it every 14 days until
Apes rise up and take over the planet.


--

"I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003

Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 03 Oct 2007 20:37:14 +0000 Arthur Shapiro wrote:
>
>> Interestingly, my Motorola charger was stone dead out of the box.
>
> Maybe it was just REALLY slow... ;-)
....actually mine was stone dead out of the box too. Then I plugged it
in. ;o) (couldn't resist)

In article <[email protected]>, "BruceR" <razrbruce AT NOgmailSPAM.com> wrote:

> As for your phone, what once may have been considered "preposterous"
>quickly becomes an almost no cost option due to the low cost of the
>parts, high volume production and quick amortization of the the R&D
>cost.
> Welcome to the group!
>
Thanks. I got this when I couldn't make the picture callerID function
correctly on my previous phone, a Samsung T219. It flat out didn't work.
I've only gotten two cellular calls in my life, but I do like documented
functionality to function. I haven't yet tested this facility on the Razr,
but would be surprised if it failed.

Besides, I liked the bright orange color of this particular Razr. Guess I'm
easily amused.

Initial observations on the Razr:

a). I don't like the Phone Tools software; it just isn't
particularly user-friendly. Not worth elaborating here - it's just a personal
issue. (Is there anything better than Phone Tools?)

b). It seems very difficult on the Razr to tell it whether a new contact
should go in the phone memory or on the sim. I prefer the sim, unless I want
picture ID or custom ringtone, which I guess requires the phone memory for
most (all?) cellular phones.

c). With the outside screen a landscape configuration, and the main inside
screen a portrait orientation, it's tough to find a personal photo for
wallpaper that works nicely in both configurations

Art

Arthur Shapiro wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, "BruceR"
> <razrbruce AT NOgmailSPAM.com> wrote:
>
>> As for your phone, what once may have been considered "preposterous"
>> quickly becomes an almost no cost option due to the low cost of the
>> parts, high volume production and quick amortization of the the R&D
>> cost.
>> Welcome to the group!
>>
> Thanks. I got this when I couldn't make the picture callerID function
> correctly on my previous phone, a Samsung T219. It flat out didn't
> work.
> I've only gotten two cellular calls in my life, but I do like
> documented
> functionality to function. I haven't yet tested this facility on the
> Razr,
> but would be surprised if it failed.
>
> Besides, I liked the bright orange color of this particular Razr.
> Guess I'm
> easily amused.
>
> Initial observations on the Razr:
>
> a). I don't like the Phone Tools software; it just isn't
> particularly user-friendly. Not worth elaborating here - it's just a
> personal
> issue. (Is there anything better than Phone Tools?)

Phone tools does it's job albeit clumsily. There is Data Pilot but it's
expensive and I didn't like the interface. For just phonebook
and/backup look at www.zyb.com.

>
> b). It seems very difficult on the Razr to tell it whether a new
> contact
> should go in the phone memory or on the sim. I prefer the sim,
> unless I want
> picture ID or custom ringtone, which I guess requires the phone
> memory for
> most (all?) cellular phones.
>
I put them all in the phone so I have distinctive ring and Picture CID.

>With the outside screen a landscape configuration, and the main
> inside
> screen a portrait orientation, it's tough to find a personal photo for
> wallpaper that works nicely in both configurations

Try resizing at www.zedge.com
>
> Art