V557 vs V3 RAZR

Well, it was time for an upgrade so I decided to retire my 3 yr old trusty
Moto V557's for a brand new RAZR V3 model.

When the phones arrived, had backed up everything on the V557s using Moto
Phone Tools. All went very well, with one exception. As I was restoring some
video files, there were two video files of about 300kb size each and I was
only able to send one to the phone. Moto Phone Tools said the "file too
large".

Is the photo and video file storage capacity much smaller than my V557? Can
I change the storage capacity on the V3? Thanks.

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"marx404" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Well, it was time for an upgrade so I decided to retire my 3 yr old trusty
> Moto V557's for a brand new RAZR V3 model.
>
> When the phones arrived, had backed up everything on the V557s using Moto
> Phone Tools. All went very well, with one exception. As I was restoring
> some video files, there were two video files of about 300kb size each and
> I was only able to send one to the phone. Moto Phone Tools said the "file
> too large".
>
> Is the photo and video file storage capacity much smaller than my V557?
> Can I change the storage capacity on the V3? Thanks.
>
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> marx404


If you must get a V3, and seeing you have a V557 you're most likely on AT&T
in the US, I'd look at the V3xx, or the new Razr2, but do look at other
offerings from other brands as well before you make your choice.

marx404 wrote:
> Well, it was time for an upgrade so I decided to retire my 3 yr old trusty
> Moto V557's for a brand new RAZR V3 model.
>
> When the phones arrived, had backed up everything on the V557s using Moto
> Phone Tools. All went very well, with one exception. As I was restoring some
> video files, there were two video files of about 300kb size each and I was
> only able to send one to the phone. Moto Phone Tools said the "file too
> large".
>
> Is the photo and video file storage capacity much smaller than my V557? Can
> I change the storage capacity on the V3? Thanks.
>

I don't know what the native storage sizes are for either the V557 or
the RAZR V3.

You can buy add-on memory for the RAZR V3. It's called something like
"microSD/Trans Flash". Mine is 2 GB. The brand is "SanDisk". I bought
mine from Amazon. I haven't needed to store anything in it yet but it's
nice to know it's there in case I need to make a thirty minute video or
something like that.

To Michael, even though there were some great choices out there and yes, I
am on ATT (X-Cing) I specifically wanted a Moto phone. The RAZR V3 is what
ATT offered as a free upgrade (well, with a $50. mail-in rebate card I gotta
wait for) and is similar in features to the V557.

I attribute my video storage issue to Moto Phone Tools as I was sucessfully
able to make and store as many video clips as I wanted from the phone
itself, ergo the problem lies in MPT telling me that there is not enough
storage space when there really was ample space.
>
> You can buy add-on memory for the RAZR V3. It's called something like
> "microSD/Trans Flash". Mine is 2 GB. The brand is "SanDisk". I bought
> mine from Amazon. I haven't needed to store anything in it yet but it's
> nice to know it's there in case I need to make a thirty minute video or
> something like that.

Really? and where is this microSD card located? Are we talking about the
same phone here? A V3?

marx404 wrote:
> To Michael, even though there were some great choices out there and yes, I
> am on ATT (X-Cing) I specifically wanted a Moto phone. The RAZR V3 is what
> ATT offered as a free upgrade (well, with a $50. mail-in rebate card I gotta
> wait for) and is similar in features to the V557.
>
> I attribute my video storage issue to Moto Phone Tools as I was sucessfully
> able to make and store as many video clips as I wanted from the phone
> itself, ergo the problem lies in MPT telling me that there is not enough
> storage space when there really was ample space.
>
>>You can buy add-on memory for the RAZR V3. It's called something like
>>"microSD/Trans Flash". Mine is 2 GB. The brand is "SanDisk". I bought
>>mine from Amazon. I haven't needed to store anything in it yet but it's
>>nice to know it's there in case I need to make a thirty minute video or
>>something like that.
>
>
> Really? and where is this microSD card located? Are we talking about the
> same phone here? A V3?
>
>

I don't know about you but I'm talking about a Motorola RAZR V3m. Power
off. Remove the battery cover. Remove the battery. Careful inspection
should reveal the slot that holds the Micro SD Trans Flash memory. The
memmory card is about half the size of a postage stamp.

Thanks, now I know the difference between the V3 and V3m.
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"Richard B. Gilbert" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> marx404 wrote:
>> To Michael, even though there were some great choices out there and yes,
>> I am on ATT (X-Cing) I specifically wanted a Moto phone. The RAZR V3 is
>> what ATT offered as a free upgrade (well, with a $50. mail-in rebate card
>> I gotta wait for) and is similar in features to the V557.
>>
>> I attribute my video storage issue to Moto Phone Tools as I was
>> sucessfully able to make and store as many video clips as I wanted from
>> the phone itself, ergo the problem lies in MPT telling me that there is
>> not enough storage space when there really was ample space.
>>
>>>You can buy add-on memory for the RAZR V3. It's called something like
>>>"microSD/Trans Flash". Mine is 2 GB. The brand is "SanDisk". I bought
>>>mine from Amazon. I haven't needed to store anything in it yet but it's
>>>nice to know it's there in case I need to make a thirty minute video or
>>>something like that.
>>
>>
>> Really? and where is this microSD card located? Are we talking about the
>> same phone here? A V3?
>
> I don't know about you but I'm talking about a Motorola RAZR V3m. Power
> off. Remove the battery cover. Remove the battery. Careful inspection
> should reveal the slot that holds the Micro SD Trans Flash memory. The
> memmory card is about half the size of a postage stamp.
>

My phone is a V3re, diferent than a V3m . No micro SD slot.

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marx404
"marx404" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Thanks, now I know the difference between the V3 and V3m.
> --
> marx404
>
> "Richard B. Gilbert" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> marx404 wrote:
>>> To Michael, even though there were some great choices out there and yes,
>>> I am on ATT (X-Cing) I specifically wanted a Moto phone. The RAZR V3 is
>>> what ATT offered as a free upgrade (well, with a $50. mail-in rebate
>>> card I gotta wait for) and is similar in features to the V557.
>>>
>>> I attribute my video storage issue to Moto Phone Tools as I was
>>> sucessfully able to make and store as many video clips as I wanted from
>>> the phone itself, ergo the problem lies in MPT telling me that there is
>>> not enough storage space when there really was ample space.
>>>
>>>>You can buy add-on memory for the RAZR V3. It's called something like
>>>>"microSD/Trans Flash". Mine is 2 GB. The brand is "SanDisk". I bought
>>>>mine from Amazon. I haven't needed to store anything in it yet but it's
>>>>nice to know it's there in case I need to make a thirty minute video or
>>>>something like that.
>>>
>>>
>>> Really? and where is this microSD card located? Are we talking about the
>>> same phone here? A V3?
>>
>> I don't know about you but I'm talking about a Motorola RAZR V3m. Power
>> off. Remove the battery cover. Remove the battery. Careful inspection
>> should reveal the slot that holds the Micro SD Trans Flash memory. The
>> memmory card is about half the size of a postage stamp.
>>
>
>