Top 20 Motorola Mobility V551 - Page 4 Questions & Answers

Hey Andie,

It seems to me that your camera settings are set to a lower resolution.

Here's how to change it:

a. Turn your camera on
b. Press the menu button
c. go to Pictures Setup
d. Change resolution setting to high (640x480)

And voila! You will be sending higher resolution pictures to your boyfriend.

Hope this helps,
cHiPz.

ok i am back online...you can do it by your self what have you done hehe! j/k..try use USB Smart Cyclone P2K Easy tool v3.9 tool and P2k Driver

first method google both and install at the same time. try check you booloader first if it 07D0 or greater let me know

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you mean the c168? the center key > Messaging > Message Inbox
> highlight message > SELECT> OPTIONS > Erase

How to Enter Unlock Codes on Motorola phones:
Switch ON your phone with a not allowed SIM Card,
Phone should show "Enter Special or Subsidy Code",
Enter unlock code
Your phone is now unlocked.
WARNING: if any of these messages appear :
- "Contact Service Provider"
- or "Tamper Alter"
- or "Wait Before Enter Special Code"
- or "Contact Service'
It's because you or somebody else has already entered too many wrong codes. You just have to leave the phone ON on the error message and after 1hr - 8hrs the message "Enter Subsity Password " will appear again!
Note: If your phone is on a 3G network enter **057*, then another window will appear to enter the unlock code.

I got the same problem. It started displaying a message "check sim". I turned off and on and that message disappeared. After getting that message a couple of times, the screen went black. But if i turn on the cell with the cover only half way, i am able to see the screen. if I close it or open, i am not able to see anything unless i turned off/on again with the lid half way.

Very curious, this problem just happened after the warranty expired!!

You need the subsidy password to use this phone on a different network than it was orginally bought for. There are websites that you can go to and pay for this code. No one will give it out for free unless you can find some local authorized retailer that will do it if you sign up for service through them.

Make sure that the AC outlet is the one for the phone!, it happened with me and i just got a new ac outlet SPECIFICALLY for the phone!! try the device in different sockets.

hope this helps

remove the little soft gel like pads and there are tiny little screws underneath, remove the screws and be careful because they are
very tiny , need a T6 screw driver

jry230 - the charging port needs to be resolder back on to the board.

ROBBIE1156 - have the charging port replaced on the phone.

Have you had your phone updated lately if not call in to your cell phone company and ask them to do a up date on your phone and when they up date your cell phone turn off your cell phone and re-turn it back on.

If this dont work take your battery out leave out for 60 seconds and put battery back in and turn phone off and back on.

why does my fone say invalid battery?

1. Is there a SIM card in the phone? Is the SIM card from the same carrier/provider you got the phone from? Was the phone purchased as part of a plan or separately?

2. I see the not charging message a lot with my v551 that I had. I usually adjusted the inserted connector (after insertion) and 85% of the time, the phone recognized the power coming through.

If this fails, then try another power adapter. If after trying a new power adapter does not work, then the pins on the phone has sustained some damage.

Hope this helps :) Kindly leave a rating. Thanks..

hit # to toggle through the different modes... however, if you get used to using the 'autosuggest', it'll make things faster, and as you use it, it'll start to learn what words you use more often. just hit the key for whatever letter you want, and then you can cycle through suggestions, probably with up and down on the dpad, or take the suggested word with right.  you don't hit multiple buttons to get the letter you want, you let it guess for you.  so, to get 'hello', you press 43556, instead of 4433555555666. 

If you are able to exchange text messages it means network is ok. You need to call the service provider for the problem of animations and sounds.

You will have to get it from either the provider that sold the phone, or from someone that can unlock phones, but they will charge you for this info (usually about 20 bucks). You can find unlock companies online. Here is the unlock tip i gave to someone else:

There are a couple of ways to do this, one is completely safe and the other is fairly safe, but may require you to mail the phone in to someone to have this done.

The best way is if you are still a T-Mobile customer, to call them and have some good reason to use it on a different carrier. The best excuse is that you will be traveling overseas and want to use carriers there so the calls will be cheaper. Do not let on that you will be switching carriers. They did my Razr for me and it took about 3 days for the code. When you call customer service, just tell them that you want to submit a sim unlock request. They will transfer you to a different department. They will gather info (like the phones serial number) and will email you the unlock code. Their website says that they will only unlock one phone per account every 90 days. But they unlocked 2 phones for me in the same phone call (both were razr's). Once you unlock it it can be used on any carrier except Verizon and Sprint (different technologies). Then just switch carriers. For more info on this you can go to T-Mobile.com and type in "sim unlock request" in the search box.

The other way, which may include mailing your phone to a stranger is having someone unlock it for you. There are services on-line that will do this. Some can do it without mailing the phone to them. But some require you to mail it to them so they can unlock it with a cable instead of the code. The usual cost is about $20.00

But the best way if you are not with T-Mobile anymore is to call around to authorized retailers and ask if the unlock phones. Some do it for about $20 (but no mailing it in risk) and some do it for free is you sign up to a new carrier through them. They want your business any way they can get it.

Make sure that you are inserting the charger perfectly strait into the phone so that both metal connector snap into place, at work we have a data base of different phones (not the V551) but we have the V600/V300/V330 and all have known issues for not taking charge as people do not attach the charger correctly. If this isnt the problem next step would be to try another charger, if you have a friend with a Vxxx series phone all chargers are pretty much the same, if you have had the phone for less then 90 days most carriers will warranty you charger and sometimes the manufacturer will warranty it for 1 year. If its a problem with the phone then the carrier and manufacturer offer 1 year warranty. If there is a cingular store in your area you could also try going there to test your battery in another V551 to narrow down exactly were the problem is.

call you local network or master reset your phone

Is this problem been an ongoing one? If it has, then it may be a faulty firmware issue. Contact Motorola technical support and see if they have any upgrades for the firmware on your phone. 

I had the same problem with an old razor. I ended up having to discard the phone and got a v557. But these were the steps I took: 1. Took out the battery for about 5 min. I called tech support and they said that most problems are due to software errors and can be fixed by taking out the battery then reinserting it. 2. I reinserted the battery and booted it up. The keyboard lit up and the welcome screen played. After that, it shut off. 3. I charged the battery completely and tried to reboot. Same thing happened. If none of these work, it's probably the battery's fault or the phone's fault. Either way, you should get a new phone or contact a professional fixman. Hope this helps.