Future Dial cable works fine for Motorola V551

A number of Internet resources advise against using a Future Dial cable
for flashing and modding Motorola phones. I was skeptical of that
advice, so I decided to give it a try.

I had no problems flashing and modding my Cingular branded Motorola V551
with a Future Dial ID 48 cable
<http://www.futuredial.com/fdcss/cablelist_icss.aspx>. Thus this appears
to be yet another Internet urban myth.

My guess is that this myth is a result of using the wrong Future Dial
cable. I found two different Future Dial cables for Motorola phones,
both with the same Motorola connector, but one just a cable that's
labeled for the V551 and newer phones (ID 48), and one with a
rectangular box in the middle of the cable for older phones.

This myth may also be a result of not properly seating the cable
connector in the phone -- it's very important to seat it carefully,
fully and properly.

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John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

In article <cuu3l2p6p5o2dohmsfau9jet4jd7b3et1k@4ax.com>,
John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>A number of Internet resources advise against using a Future Dial cable
>for flashing and modding Motorola phones. I was skeptical of that
>advice, so I decided to give it a try.
>
>I had no problems flashing and modding my Cingular branded Motorola V551
>with a Future Dial ID 48 cable
><http://www.futuredial.com/fdcss/cablelist_icss.aspx>. Thus this appears
>to be yet another Internet urban myth.
>
>My guess is that this myth is a result of using the wrong Future Dial
>cable. I found two different Future Dial cables for Motorola phones,
>both with the same Motorola connector, but one just a cable that's
>labeled for the V551 and newer phones (ID 48), and one with a
>rectangular box in the middle of the cable for older phones.

The rectangular box most likely houses a serial-to-USB converter chip like
the Prolific PL-2303 - necessary for older phones that do not have a
built-in USB interface (or, like some LG models, where the USB interface
is unreliable).

On Wed, 8 Nov 2006 16:03:05 +0000 (UTC), retsuhcs@xinap.moc (Mike S.)
wrote in <eisv3p$o46$1@reader2.panix.com>:

>
>In article <cuu3l2p6p5o2dohmsfau9jet4jd7b3et1k@4ax.com>,
>John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>>A number of Internet resources advise against using a Future Dial cable
>>for flashing and modding Motorola phones. I was skeptical of that
>>advice, so I decided to give it a try.
>>
>>I had no problems flashing and modding my Cingular branded Motorola V551
>>with a Future Dial ID 48 cable
>><http://www.futuredial.com/fdcss/cablelist_icss.aspx>. Thus this appears
>>to be yet another Internet urban myth.
>>
>>My guess is that this myth is a result of using the wrong Future Dial
>>cable. I found two different Future Dial cables for Motorola phones,
>>both with the same Motorola connector, but one just a cable that's
>>labeled for the V551 and newer phones (ID 48), and one with a
>>rectangular box in the middle of the cable for older phones.
>
>The rectangular box most likely houses a serial-to-USB converter chip like
>the Prolific PL-2303 - necessary for older phones that do not have a
>built-in USB interface (or, like some LG models, where the USB interface
>is unreliable).

Yep. Meant to include that, but forgot -- thanks.

--
Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>