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Verizon Crippled Bluetooth Features in Motorola V710

Posted by michael on from the selling-it dept.

djdoubles writes "Apparently Verizon Wireless has put firmware with crippled Bluetooth features in the new Motorola v710 phone. A lot of people have been anticipating a Bluetooth phone from Verizon, only to be disappointed by lack of OBEX. Verizon says they have no plan to add OBEX because it doesn't fit their business model--greedy bastards. PC Magazine doesn't have very nice things to say either. More discussion here."

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  1. Re:What are you complaining about again? by BoldAC · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But Verizon disabled the phone's Bluetooth file-transfer function, so you can't wirelessly transfer photos to your PC without using the carrier's for-pay Pix Messaging service

    Yeah, they are doing it for security reasons... yeah, right. As the quote above shows, it's all about the dollars, baby.