iSync vs. Motorola V600
I just got my hands on a new Motorola V600 and wanted to give it a test drive. Since I’ve been using iSync via bluetooth with my Sony Ericsson T616 I assumed it would be just as easy with this. Not so. iSync doesn’t support the V600 (at least not yet). Looking for a workaround, Google told me that lots of other people are having the same problem. It’s even been discussed here. Now, the V600 is a fairly new phone, so maybe Apple just hasn’t added it yet, but the T616 was included before it was released, so who knows. For now, a VERY GHETTO work around I’ve found is that you can send contacts, one by one, via bluetooth directly from AddressBook, which is OK if you only need a few, but a major pain if you have hundreds. Although, not as big a pain as retyping them all in by hand. Anyone else figured out a suitable way to do this?
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I just got my hands on a new Motorola V600 and wanted to give it a test drive. Since I’ve been using iSync via bluetooth with...
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It's funny because usually the Mac is much better with BT support than Windows. This is one case when just the opposite is true. I have no trouble syncing this with my PC. Perhaps you can run the Moto software in SoftPC?
February 09 2005 at 12:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replythis thread has been very helpful to me (especially the phone book views), so if you don't mind i will jump in with my own experience, though it's non-bluetooth... due to all the BT problems many of you have been experiencing, i decided to go with the V300, which has almost all the same features as the V600, sans BT. it was only $50 after rebate from t-mobile, and it's a very nice piece. i got a $19 Moto USB cable from macworld pricegrabber, and an isync plugin called e2 sync http://www.e2sync.com/ that interfaces with entourage (it's a free trial, then $40). and... it all works! it works great! anyway this could be an alternate stopgap solution for you. good luck.
February 02 2005 at 11:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyso, I'm no tso excited about this address book. Actually, I should call it a phone book I guess. It doesn't store other info like addresses? and to get an email address in there I need to jump through some major hoops? man, I regret buying this phone. what a waste of space in my pocket. If you have any tips to help a guy out let me know. I hate to think this phone is only able to store phone numbers and the occasional email address. NOT TO MENTION THE LACK OF iSync/bluetooth SUPPORT! Whats the point? Motorola really dropped the ball with this phone. Why is it so much to ask for a phone with good reception, a great address book that works like the one on my mac and can do other minor PDA/cell phone functions WITHOUT costing a fortune? so lame... so so lame.
January 06 2005 at 2:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHow is the V600 for gaming? I have Motorola T720 and my friend has the V600 and loves it but never tried it with a mobile game
November 19 2004 at 10:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyJust to lt this thread know. I've bought a really cheap 6 USB cable off eBay (the postage cost 5.50) to sync with my Mac running OS 10.3.6 and iSync 1.5 (v139). It works perfectly. It was ultra easy, plugged it in, went add a device and up comes my V600. I'm sure Apple with step up to Bluetooth in the next revision of iSync - probably next year in Tiger (10.4).
November 07 2004 at 5:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyJust to lt this thread know. I've bought a really cheap 6 USB cable off eBay (the postage cost 5.50) to sync with my Mac running OS 10.3.6 and iSync 1.5 (v139). It works perfectly. It was ultra easy, plugged it in, went add a device and up comes my V600. I'm sure Apple with step up to Bluetooth in the next revision of iSync - probably next year in Tiger (10.4).
November 07 2004 at 5:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHi all, thanks for the info. I got it working, and even with the above-mentioned problems it still is great. I have T-Mobile's $5/mo T-Zones package, and wireless internet works with the settings available here: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040927172501985
October 31 2004 at 1:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIsn't that a v600 on the iSync page, right column? http://www.apple.com/isync/
October 27 2004 at 2:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyPlease help me get the photos on my V600 to my G5 via a data cable !
October 24 2004 at 8:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt is very possible to save more than one phone number/email address under a name. Just go to your phonebook, hit the menu button, select "setup" and choose "VIEW: Primary Contacts" instead of "All Contacts". Then when in the phonebook list view, hit the up/down selection button to find a name... then hit the left/right selection button when on that name to switch among the numbers for an individual before hitting the green 'start call' button. If you've assigned icons (the house or mobile or business etc.) it will be easy to remember which number you are calling. When using OnSync and the Apple address book, just save multiple numbers in your address book and OnSync will add them as a group to your phone under one name.
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