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