Razr v3 little pillow thingie?

We received our new razr V3 and in the box was a little square *pillow*
looking thingie about an inch square with a tie on one end of it and the
Motorola logo on it. What is it?
TIA
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"DotCom" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> We received our new razr V3 and in the box was a little square *pillow*
> looking thingie about an inch square with a tie on one end of it and the
> Motorola logo on it. What is it?

I got the same; after puzzling over it a while I decided it was a pretty
little marketing thing that Motorola would like you to hang from your
rear-view mirror, key-ring or whatever. I couldn't figure out any practical
purpose it might serve.

Eric

DotCom wrote:
> We received our new razr V3 and in the box was a little square
> *pillow* looking thingie about an inch square with a tie on one end
> of it and the Motorola logo on it. What is it?
> TIA
> dot

I've heard tell that it can be used to clean the screen. I tried that and it
failed dismally. Maybe you're just supposed to hang it off the end of the
phone?

D.

ohhhhh maybe that's it! I tried it and it did work. Did you try the
correct side of it? The side without the logo?
It did work although it's rather silly since you could just use your shirt
sleeve. <s>
dot

"Dunny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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DotCom wrote:
> We received our new razr V3 and in the box was a little square
> *pillow* looking thingie about an inch square with a tie on one end
> of it and the Motorola logo on it. What is it?
> TIA
> dot

I've heard tell that it can be used to clean the screen. I tried that and it
failed dismally. Maybe you're just supposed to hang it off the end of the
phone?

D.

DotCom wrote:
> ohhhhh maybe that's it! I tried it and it did work. Did you try the
> correct side of it? The side without the logo?
> It did work although it's rather silly since you could just use your
> shirt sleeve. <s>
> dot

Good god, I think you've got it. I always assumed that the plastic surface
would do the cleaning, instead of the soft fabric side.

D.

Victor wrote:
> Many materials that shirts are made of can easily scratch your screen
> surfaces, not to mention snag on the keys when you try to clean them.
> That's why Motorola provides these nifty little things. However, any
> decent eyeglass wipe (not the kind including liquid) or a thin
> chamois will also work.

*woosh*

Good god, that one was low. Not low enough though.

I actually tried using the motorola "pillow", but it just spread the grease
around. I use a micro-fibre cloth from the optician's. Works a charm.

D.

Victor wrote:

> Low? Not sure what you mean. Only trying to help. Someone will do just
> that.... use their shirt and end up scratching the screen. Hell, I've
> done that with my glasses!

God yes. I have to wear a uniform at work, and the temptation to use the
sleeve of that (heavy cotton/nylon mix - one that body fluids doesn't stick
to very well) is too great sometimes.

> Yeah, the "pillow" does kind of spread the grease around (needs
> several cleaning attempts to work). In fact, I use the micro-fibre
> cloth from the optician as well. I just forgot what it was called so
> I simply said the above which covered it. The micro is the best so
> long is it's the right grade of micro-fiber (there's actually a web
> site that makes and sells varying grades, including eyeglass grade.)
> Thin chamois still is a good bet if you've got it. I've used it on my
> Contax cameras and lenses for years to remove finger
> prints/oils/debris and it doesn't smear or scratch.

I have a chamois leather, but it's been used on the car windows - maybe not
the best choice... I'll stick with my optician's cloth.

What's really annoying is the raised effect of the blue keypad LED - gathers
finger grease and then makes a nice imprint on the screen. Try to clean it
off when the phone is on, and end up calling my mother with sounds of me
frantically cleaning the keypad coming out of her phone... And a little
imagination is a terrible thing.

D.

I puzzled over that thing too. Then went back to Cincinnati Bell and
asked them what it was.
They showed me the little holes on the right side of the phone's hinge
pin. You can thread the elastic string through those holes and make
that little pillow into a fob. I tried it for a while. It's kind of
stupid. But for a klutz like me, keeping the little fob between my
fingers while holding the phone did keep me from dropping it a few
times.
NJK

On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:54:13 -0800, "DotCom" <[email protected]> wrote:

>We received our new razr V3 and in the box was a little square *pillow*
>looking thingie about an inch square with a tie on one end of it and the
>Motorola logo on it. What is it?
>TIA
>dot
>

It is a marketing/advertising gimick. It is a dongle to attach to the
phone on the hinge side that is not solid. Once you attach it you can
let your dongle dangle out of your pocket where your phone is carried.

Larrin

"bigbucket" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I puzzled over that thing too. Then went back to Cincinnati Bell and
> asked them what it was.
> They showed me the little holes on the right side of the phone's hinge
> pin. You can thread the elastic string through those holes and make
> that little pillow into a fob. I tried it for a while. It's kind of
> stupid. But for a klutz like me, keeping the little fob between my
> fingers while holding the phone did keep me from dropping it a few
> times.
> NJK
>

That's exactly how I use mine!

The fabric cloth is quite useful for removing minor marks, however something
more heavy duty would be required for anything more.

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Antz
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