Motorola V551 / V330 / V547 / V555 / V557

you can't use the photo assignment for anyone stored on the card, only those stored on the phone memory.... 😕

Am I missing something . . . .
I have a HUGE issue with my V551 but cannot find any mention of the problem by any other posters. Perhaps ya'll know something that neither I nor the CS support at Cingular were able to figure out----
My missed call log will only show a number one time within its history. So if I receive multiple calls, from the same caller, I will still continue to see only one entry for that number. If I click on the details of the number I do see that it does update the time to the most recent call but will not reflect any of the other calls (even if they would be within the last 10 call history). This means that I can look at my phone and see that I missed say por ejemplo 8 calls but I would have no idea from whom. This d...
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Does anybody know where I can get(Download/Buy) more skins for my V551 other than the 3 that come included in it? (Neon, Techno, Motto) any and all help would be appriciated!

On the keypad on my v551 the 7 and 9 keys are extremely dim. I called offshore Motorola and they said it shouldn't be that way but when I went into the store where I bought it a week ago they pulled out another with the same weak backlighting. And indicated that they had seen the same problem, or design flaw in the ones they had been selling lately.

Is this a common issue with these handsets?
Bad batch?
Can't be wear and tear as its brand new.

Is there a way to find out the reception strength of two phones? I need the best reception I can get in my phone, (which is poor at best currently with the Samsung 426).

I am considering the Motorola 551 or the Nokia 6102. Is there a way to know the technical reception ability of either phone before I buy? Thanks for any and all responses. 😳

I'm embarrassed to ask such a fundamental question, but the manual doesn't explain this very well at all...I have been a Nokia person for years now. I just can't figure this out! I'm asking for my son.

How does he assign a 1-touch number to a name in his address book? We're only able to get 1-touch when the phone list comes up in alphabetical order. You know, the first 9 numbers in his book get 1-touch #1 - #9 How do we assign a 1-touch to a specific name and number?

Thanks for your help!
Laura

Hey guys, I just ordered my new V551 i havne't got it yet but I have a question.

What are the main differences/ changes they made between the V300 & V551? (Like is anything actually different about the phone other then the Bluetooth/Video Camera?

Also with the V300 you had to call somebody & wait till the phone connected b4 u could turn on the speakerphone option, is this something that the V551 still doest? (It's weird how Moto goes backwards on design b/c i know the V220 -which is a crappy phone allowed for the speaker function b4 the call was placed).

And also, what's this about MP3 ringtones? has anyone used the feature yet? Does it allow me to take my phone to the gym like an Mp3player? or just use songs as downloads? & Does a...
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i just got my phone re-activated and when i went to use the camera there was a small little mark on the lens, i tried to clean it with a q-tip and it didn't work. Today i went to use it and there was another mark, i tried again to clean it, it kind of looks like water on the lens, but yet again it didn't work. Has anybody had the same problem with their phone and is there anyway to fix it or have motoralla fix it for me? Thanks.

At the local Cingular store they had a five working models, the LG 1400i, Moto 551, 180 and two Nokia phones. Anyway out of the four working phones this one had the worst reception. It had no bars or displayed Cingular extended. All the other phones, including my three year old Sony T62U and the Moto V180 and a salesmans Moto Razr displayed at least two bars with the LG receiving the best signal at three-four bars. This was during a heavy rainstorm Now in Western MA we have very spotty service even in large cities due to the lack of towers, and the terrain. I am wondering if people have better luck with the reception with this phone. I like the features on it but don't want a phone that would be a expensive paper weight.

Chuck

Hey guys, im new here and i was hoping you could help me out. whenever i apply a picture as the wallpaper with the setting set to "fit-to-screen" it seems to blow up and only the center of the picture will show. now, if i set it to "center" the picture comes out too small and has bars on top and bottom of the picture. is there a setting i can set it to where the whole picture will show and not get butchered? ive tried messing with the settings but i just cant seem to get it. 😕
PS. i noticed that the standard pictures the phone came with have a resolution of 176x220. is there a way i can set my camera to that? thanks in advance

I have had this phone on cingulars service for about 3 months and it has been fine until 2 days ago when i would be talking to somebody it would be really low. The volume was all the way up to 7 and i couldn't hear crap. Now i can not hear at all but when it is on speaker phone it is fine. I don't think its cingulars service because i don't hear anything even when i have full reception. If anyone knows anything could you please let me know and let me know what i should do. Thanks

my dad is looking into getting v551 for tmobile and a cs rep said that the bluetooth can only hold 5-10 voice actiated dialings...is this true? i know with me e815 for verizon i can say any name listed in my contact and it dials thorugh bluetooth...is this guy a moron or what?

Does anyone know of a way to mute the outside volume keys on the v551? The sound I'm referring to happens when the phone is closed and you press either the up or down button.

Ok, so last night I really needed to charge my phone but I was expecting a call... so I plugged it to the carger -which I don't normally do, I always turn phone off to charge- anyway, i had my BT headset was paired to the phone, once I plugged the phone to the charger something weird happened. My phone would say they were paired but whenever I got a call I would say hello, but there was nothing but dead air on the other end. I called that person back but I couldn't hear anything on the other end (NADA). I was like ok, so I unplugged the phone from charger, still nothing. In order to fix this mess I had to reboot phone and pair them again. Is this a bug? or is it just not possible to use BT headset while it's charging? I've had this phone sin...
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I am thinking of getting handset for this phone. I am looking at Motorola HS820 Bluetooth Headset , Jabra BT250v and Jabra FreeSpeak BT250 .

Out of these two which one is more comfortable to wear, I will assume jabra as it looks comfortable any sugestions ??

Does any one know how to lock the outside keys on the V551? I put my phone in my pocket and accidently hit the keys on the left side that changes the phone to vibrate. I have missed many calls becuase of this feature. Thanks in advance.

Shows up next to signal strength....instead of the 3 boxes indicating the data packet.....

Been getting alot of calls about it......no cingular cc reps or tech reps seem to know.....not in manual.....not on motorola website.....

any ideas?

Recently I tried the bluetooth feature on my phone via the blue tooth dongle on my PC. I transferred an mp3 file successfully. I have deleted that test file from my phone.
After this, my phone response has become extremely sluggish. To access any menu, it sometimes takes more than 30 seconds to response.
Any clues, as to what may have happened.
(As far as I know, the phone has not been physically damaged, i.e. dropped etc).

thanks.

I bought my Motorola V551 from Cingular last October. I specifically chose this model for the size, Bluetooth and EDGE network capabilities. I have been terribly unimpressed with the connection speed and just learned in another thread on this site (https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.ph p?fm=m&ff=591&fi=214397) that the firmware loaded on my Cell is not EDGE compatible According to the thread an upgrade from my current version (47_G_08.17.0FR) to the latest (472-G-08.18.16R) will not only enable the faster speed connection but will also enable vibe and ring (I could really use this) and give me more ring tones (I am very disappointed with the ones that come with the phone).

I just called Cingular and the nice girl who answered th...
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I purchased my v551 in April. Two weeks after, I started to have the infamous whitescreen problem where the phone will freeze mid-call and shut off. I spoke with Cingular about this, and they offered the exchange program, but I was in the middle of a trans-state move back from school and it wasn't worth the hassle to me. I continued to have the problem about once every week or two, and then today when I was driving, I noticed the my phone (fully charged), let out a strange noise I've never heard it emit before and then shut off. This all occurred while the flip was closed, and understandably, the screen was not functioning. Before I call Cingular, has anyone else had this problem, and what has been a feasible solution (besides just igno...
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