Sorry! Wish it was simpler. But you have to do the seem hack. Verizon has disabled the ability to do file transfers. There is a class action suit against Verizon about advertizing the phone as Bluetooth enabled, but not enabling all protocols.

Here's the instructions
http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=42102

Dialup?
 

Hey,

I did the seem hack to my e815, got my files transferring via bluetooth, iSync working... now I just have to figure out how to do dialup with the phone.

So... How? I tried just connecting via internet connect and bluetooth, but I wasn't too sure what I should be entering into the various ISP fields there. Do I use the same ISP info for when I do regular land-line dialup? (Which I tried, and wasn't working.) Or is there some other way?

Thanks! tim

You need to buy the data service from them, which I believe costs $45/mo. Then you add in the appropriate modem drivers for EV-DO/1xRTT over Verizon/Sprint. Using a phone for data service over BT is against Verizon's TOS, and in the case of several phones they have disabled this in the phone. I don't know if this is one of the crippled phones.

Verizon doesn't allow dialup access to other ISPs.

Dialup
 

1) Have you entered at high speed, "##DIALUP" on the phone until it says, "Dialup activated"?

2) The uname and password for data is
Username: <area/number>@vzw3g.com
Password: VZW

where <area/number> is your cell number e.g. 8005551212@vzw3g.com

You will be charged data rates.

Yes, I activated the ##dialup. Is there a telephone number I need to be entering, as with regular dialup (assuming I'm doing this in internet connect)? And, as the previous poster mentioned, do I have to have signed up for this with Verizon first? (Am I maybe missing a modem driver, as he mentioned?) Thanks!

is that expensive? and won't verizon see that you are paying for the data rates w/o buying their dial up service?

(eagerly awaiting my e815 on the 17th of august)

got my kensington usb bt adaptor yesterday!

I think I read all these postings, and I don't think this was exactly brought up this way, but check this out.

I bought my E815 in Manhattan at a Verizon store. The Mobile Web wasn't working so I took it in and it turns out that the phone didn't have ANY of the upgraded codes for V-cast or the Web or anything. Mind you, these phones were selling out all over Manhattan just two weeks ago. The support guy hinted that most people don't know how to use the phones anyway-- which I read into as Verizon or Motorola purposefully NOT selling there phones with the correct codes to weed out the the Pro from the Consumers; hoping people would think its too complicated and not even bother with the features they sought the phone for. That's what I thought. So maybe the hacks are a good idea, or the upgrades to 2.1 and Tiger are whats needed- but maybe our phones just don't have the codes entered in. Maybe we all need to go to our local Verizon store, get upgrades and start talking Class Action NationWide.

Is the E815 worth it?
 

I mistakenly bought the V710 last year, and soon learned then that Verizon idea of Bluetooth wasn't as advertised on-line..."communicate with your laptop or handheld anytime anywhere". While I still reluctantly get service with Verizon, I hope the class action suit teaches their marketing department a lesson. That phone fell apart after being dropped one to many times.

Now though, I'm looking on-line at the special deal to buy the E815 which is the subject of this thread. I've read all the entries, and I still can't figure out whether I can reasonably expect the special deal on-line to pay off in good isyncing with my G4 laptop and handheld. Does the memory chip really work, or is that disabled too? Verizon is vague about all this stuff, and I don't want to waste my time with toying around with promises anymore.

Is the E815 worth it in this cycle? Or, should I just get another phone which requires hand entry of all contacts and calendar information. Maybe I can re-enter an older phone and wait for the real technology to hit the market at a reasonable price.

Alan :confused:

It's worth it
 

Alan,
Once the seem hack is done, it is worth it. I don't have a microSD card. So I don't know if or how it works. But from what I've read, it does.

My ONLY complaint now is that the 1MP camera and cheap lens just isn't good enough. But I presume that in 2 years when I'm eligible for a new camera that will be fixed.

It worked once
 

I have an e815, that I ordered from the website, and was shipped to me from Tennessee.

I plugged in my D-Link adapter (I wasnt smart enough to get it preinstalled when I bought my iBook) and paired it with my phone. It synced perfectly, all my contacts and my calendars.

Then I changed the setting in iTunes to sync the email addresses as well, and it no longer works. Even turning that off no longer works.

I've deleted preferences, paired and deleted etc many times.

Took my phone into a Verizon store in Manhattan and they just looked at me funny.

The error message I get, from iSync is, "An unexpected exception occured while synchronizing the device. Device "WonderPhone" synchronization failed."

Hope someone can help :)

Need help with the hack
 

OK, I was able to make my e815 discoverable and recognized by iSync, but when I tried to sync, the Mac said service not available, which I assume verifies the crippled transfer protocols. Now, I'm not used to using terminal, so I need more clarification on exactly what to do on the keyboard CPYCGerry. By the way, I've got the USB cable but not the PC.
:o

OOB USB should work
 

xtech,
OOB (Out Of the Box) USB data cable and iSync 2.1 should work without any modifications. It is only Bluetooth File Transfer/sync/DUN that requires phone modifications.

Delete the device in iSync
quit iSync
throw out the iSync preferences in ~/Library/Preferncescom.apple.isync.plist.
reboot
plug in the phone
start iSync 2.1
add device

should work ;)

I just got my E815 the other day and have successfully used iSync with almost no trouble at all. Both iCal and Address Book sync just fine over bluetooth.

Also, I figured out a relatively easy way to work around the Verizon OBEX block. I use a website (www.3guploads.com) to upload all sorts of things to the phone. The site works with just about any service provider and most phones. There are 30 thousand or so existing ringtones, wallpapers, etc. I just upload my truncated mp3 files to my "locker" on the site, I automatically receive a text message on the phone containing the file, and I save the file to be used as a ringtone. Works flawlessly. One tiny drawback: the site charges $10 for 1 year of unlimited downloading...a small price if you ask me.

Now...for my question. I synced my calendar in iCal...but none of the event alarms transferred. Can this be done? Did I miss something? I really want my phone to ring when I have an appointment...can anyone help?

Thanks,

Neil

Doing these things didn't seem to help me. Additional clarification needed, sorry...see attached

http://forums.macosxhints.com/attach...entid=708&stc=

Ok, it works but this is pretty crude
 

OK, I managed to isync my phone both by cable and wireless, but isync wheel spins forever and I still get a lot of error messages. Turning the phone off and on again seems to help. As noted before, the data is a mess within the phone. My international numbers become two contacts, for example. It is an improvement over the V710 though. Now, to figure out how to transfer the photos.

Don't see a USB port on the phone?!
 

I just got my E815 and I don't see a USB port on it. Are there ways to hack the phone through Bluetooth connections?

What is all the software that I will need to use OBEX?

Thanks

How To iSync Motorola e815 via Bluetooth on MAC OSX
 

Just thought I'd add a solution for everybody. I have this phone and a G5 dual 2Ghz. I had a nightmare trying to set this up, and discovered a few things by accident. My steps to reproduce are below.

This process was done identically on both a 10.4 partition and a 10.4.2 partition.

There is no set of instructions that I ever found that detailed these steps, but let me tell you, after the nightmares of trying to get it set up, I wish somebody would have told me this. This procedure should work flawlessly for anybody on Tiger. This Process should allow you via Bluetooth to connect with iSync. Downloading pictures and/or media files and such is something I am still working on, but this ought to get anybody with Bluetooth up and running and free of USB cables.



1. If you do not have the factory-installed internal bluetooth module in your G5, get the D-Link DBT-120. Make certain the Hardware Revision (found on a sticker on the actual module) is 3 or higher. The one I bought was 4, it was about $40 at Fry's Electronics, Burbank, CA.

2. Plug the D-Link module directly (no hub) into a USB port on the G5.

3. Download and run the firmware updater from Apple, located here:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloa...updater12.html

4. Re-Start your computer.

5. Notice upon Re-Strating that in the upper right corner of your screen, near the clock, there is a Bluetooth Logo on the bar.

6. Click this logo.

7. Scroll down and click "Set Up Bluetooth Device," this will launch the "Bluetooth Setup Assistant"

8. At the Welcome Screen, Click "Continue"

9. At the "Select Device Type" screen, choose "Mobile Phone" and STOP RIGHT THERE.

11. Make certain you have no other Bluetooth devices powered up, just for safety, and open your Motorola e815. Navigate to the following page on the cell phone:

Main Menu > Settings > Connection > Bluetooth Link > Setup

12. There are two features on this page that you will need to access. Make certain Power is set to "ON," and then Select the ooption "FIND ME"

13. Your phone will inform you that it is discoverable for 60 seconds. At this point, return to the computer screen, where we left off at the "Select Device Type" screen, with "Mobile Phone" selected, and now click "CONTINUE"

14. Allow the computer at least 60 seconds to search for the phone. First you should see the phone's hexadecimal address pop up, followed by the phone's name. When you see the phone's name, click "CONTINUE"

15. This takes you to the "Bluetooth Mobile Phone Setup" screen, where the computer attempts to pair with the phone. It will display a 6-digit number on the computer screen, and your phone should chirp, asking permission to pair with the computer. Tell it YES, and enter the onscreen code/password into your phone, then on the phone click OK. Wait a few moments, as the phone and computer communicate and chirp a bit. When the Setup Assistant onscreen changes pages, move to the next step.

16. The Setup Assistant will then ask you to choose which services you'd like to use with your mobile phone. Obviously, choose iSync, and click Continue.

17. iSync should open and already have your phone there, ready to go.

18. From here, you should be able to figure the rest out, following the onscreen instructions. It's pretty simple at this point. Enjoy your phone and iSync. Because of interference in my area, my phone has to be pretty close to the computer, or I risk dropped connections between the phone and computer. Don't freak if this happens to you, move closer. Once the phone is found, everything should be cool.

if you have further questions, I can be reached at smack@echosonic.com

;)

Same here...CPYCGerry's suggestion's much appreciated, but I wound up with the same error as in xtech's screenshot. On the next attempt, I got another failure with the message "device can't become functional."

It's encouraging to know it *is* possible to use USB to syncronize address and datebook data. Seems like it should be such a simple thing, but there's amazingly little documentation or support.

Thanks for any suggestions.

A quick off topic-note...

I recently broke my E815, and Verizon was no help in replacing it at a good price. So i switched to cingular, they paid half my termination fee with verizon, and gave me a silver razr v3 for free.

The beauty of it...apparently Cingular does not cripple their phone's bluetooth capabilities like verizon. I have been transferring contacts, and mp3s as ringers to my Razr via Bluetooth File Exchange and also using iSync with no additional software.

Good luck to everyone with their e815's, i never got file transfer over bluetooth working, although iSync works fine for everything it does.

i also hacked my e815 and now cannot isync. could you help?