| So, you own a Motorola V3 Razor. If you are | | | | fonts, change the look of it all, etc). Also, |
| doing what I did you are searching various | | | | changing the software on the phone can |
| websites to find how how to change it to be | | | | increase your reception, your volume, the |
| what YOU want. You are reading things like | | | | menu speed, and much more. |
| "seems", "flashing", "flexing". What the | | | | |
| heck? | | | | Ok now your hooked. How do I do it you |
| | | | scream! |
| You're confused, lost, and ready to pay | | | | |
| somebody to do this, or give up. But don't. | | | | Slow down Tonto..This is complicated stuff so |
| I am by no means a computer expert or a | | | | read read read....I got my 500 dollar V9 and |
| modding guru but I have figured it out so | | | | it took me 4 days to change the outer LCD |
| that means you can to! | | | | because I do NOT want a 500 dollar |
| | | | paperweight..Do you? |
| Lets talk about modding and or hacking | | | | |
| (changing anything from how it came from the | | | | Other basic terms you should know are.. |
| manufacturer) Hack? No Im not taking about | | | | |
| anything illegal, but the term is used to | | | | The Flex: |
| express the idea. You "hack" into an area of | | | | |
| the phone or Ipod the manufacturer didn't | | | | The flex is the files and branding of the |
| want you to access :-) | | | | phone. It contains all the carrier specific |
| | | | menus and images, like T-Zones for T-Mobile, |
| Why mod it at all? Well simple. I paid good | | | | or whichever graphic branding and text links |
| money for this and if I want my kids picture | | | | your carrier puts in the phone. |
| as my outer LCD picture then by golly I shall | | | | |
| have it! lol..Also there are several menu | | | | The Flash: |
| items locked out by certain carriers which I | | | | |
| think is bunk anyway but I digress.. The | | | | The flash is the part we change most often. |
| biggest and most common reason for modding is | | | | By now we have several types, but basically, |
| to unlock the phone. | | | | the flash is the software of the phone. When |
| | | | you change the flash, it adjusts features, |
| What is unlocking? Simple. Unlocking allows | | | | menus, and more. Also, things like the way |
| you to take the AT&T sim card out and put in | | | | your phone handles reception or menu speed |
| a T mobile Sim card and use the phone. Sim | | | | are handled by flashes. Flashing your phone |
| card? you ask.. | | | | will not erase any of your media or settings. |
| | | | Then there's the seem. |
| If you don't know what a sim card is you | | | | |
| should stop now and go bake | | | | The Seem: |
| cookies...lmao..not really, It is the card | | | | |
| under the battery usually that only allows | | | | The seem is the individual pieces that make |
| you to use the phone on that cards carrier. | | | | up the operating system on the phone. Every |
| CDMA phones do not have these. Like Sprint, | | | | individual feature on your phone (SMS on/off, |
| Verizon. Yes you can still mod but unlocking | | | | will the call end when you close the flip, |
| isnt possible. You can just reactivate with | | | | can you access the web from your phone, etc) |
| whatever CDMA carrier you want :-) | | | | is all editable by changing a seem. More on |
| | | | that in the seem editing section, but |
| Back to modding.. | | | | basically seems are what you will change when |
| | | | you want to change one feature at a time. |
| You can personalize your phone (change the | | | | |
| outer picture, make it louder, use different | | | | So what should you do? |