yikes

hello

can anyone give me a hand with pairing an old Motorola razr 2 v9m phone with the glc300 blutooth system? my wifes iPhone 7 pairs fine but when I try to pair my older razr2 phone it has problems. perhaps we are doing this wrong??
so if anyone can give me detailed directions I would greatly appreciate it...

and please no jokes like...get a new phone.....

Mr. J

The Razr 2 is a ten year old 3G phone. The bluetooth version is ancient (vs 2.0 or 2.1) and probably not communicating well with your car. It may not even have the ability to link and DL contacts. Get a new phone.

https://motorola-global-portal-en-ca...tooth_Profiles

yikes

appreciate the reply...

now can anyone help me with this?

fabbrisd1

Help.... sure.... get a new phone...

cfugle

A quick read:https://www.techlicious.com/how-to/h...ring-problems/

Mr. J

Check your phone's bluetooth settings if you are running ver. 2.0 or older your phone will not be able to connect to most new devices.

yikes

its people like you that are a-holes
if you cannot contribute...don't say anything

yikes

thanks...ill look into that

yikes

thanks for the reply...will check out that site

Mr. J

He's just stating the obvious, which you choose to ignore. Phone tech reaches obsolescence even quicker than PCs. The chances of a phone from 2007 running bt 2.0 connecting with a 2017 bt 4.x system are slim to none. There is a very small chance that your phone may be running bt 2.1. If that is the case, you may be able to establish a glitchy cnxn with it.

Your resistance to changing the phone is dumb. If you hate smartphones, you can still get a more modern "dumb" phone that will have newer bt installed. And it will cost you less than a tank of gas.

yikes

you think this is about money? tell me how many people in this forum that can buy a new mb and cant afford to buy a new cell phone? i think 0. I did ask please no dumb jokes like get a new phone didn't I? seriously

I'm asking for help...if there is no way to do it then so be it...a simple it cant be done would have sufficed...don't you think?

shadownddust

Agreed, a simple "can't be done because a, b, and c" would have been nicer.

However, now I'm just curious. What reason would you have for wanting to connect that particular phone? As you mentioned, you probably could afford to get a new phone for next to nothing, so there's a reason why you want to connect the razr. I just can't think of any...

yikes

a voice of reason..thanks

one of the reasons is cause I'm so used to it. I really dislike what is known as candy bar phones and phones that are too big and I don't care for iphones. so being a Verizon customer I'm kind of limited. they do have smaller phones but their small phones are usually older technology and if that the case I may as well keep a phone that I like. I have been tempted several times to switch to att where I can then use the sony x5 compact. although this phone is also a candy bar type...id be willing to switch to it cause its small 4.6 in screen.

I tried to pair my razr2 v9m to the glc and it simply wouldn't pair. perhaps I was doing something wrong, so I figure I ask if anyone here knew how. trust me ive been told by many close friends who laughs that I still prefer the raz2 v9m so I anticipated the get a new phone old tired joke.

mrmotoguzzi00

I used to use a samsung Juke, was my favorite non smart phone...

http://mobile.huddler.com/products/samsung-juke-u470

the size of a swiss army knife...

I use to ride my motorcycle daily and the juke fit in my pocket easily...

Mike

P.S. I have found iphones connect up easy to MB, androids... kinda of a hit or miss...

P.P.S. The comments about old tech are true, it may simply be not compatible to the current BT version of the car.

yikes

thanks for the reply. its may come to the point now that ill have to get that new phone. i just found out that verizon has a new bring your own phone plan...ie you can bring phones from other providers...however, the sony x5 compact isn't one of them. ill keep looking though

Mr. J

Not implying it's about money. I figured you were just an old guy attached to an old flip phone. I gave you all the pertinent info needed to figure out if your ancient phone is compatible with bt variants 4.x and newer.
Including:
1. The link to Motorola's factory instructions for bt pairing.
2. Info on what the oldest bt version is still compatible with current tech.
3. Recommendation on confirming your current bt version to verify compatibility.

You're the one being obstinate. It's cool. I'll just refrain from offering any assistance to you in the future.

Good luck.

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listen, i felt you actually did try to help me. its the dope that had nothing better to do but be a a$$. its when you took up for his retarded remark to get a new phone even when i ask not to do so is what bothered mea bit. seriously, you think he was trying to be helpful or had nothing better to do but be a wise guy? that "dumb" remark was also unnecessary.

when i started this thread i had no idea that its was not possible to pair it and thought i was possibly doing something wrong. like i told the other guy......im not opposed to get a new phone but there is nothing i like right now. i even tried at one time to buy phones directly from japan but they are all incompatible with Verizon.

Porschenut911

Try picking one of those unlocked phones
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/searc...938+3588378530

fabbrisd1

Yep... buy a new phone.... it was a clean call from me...... the rest is up to you... I could care less...

guhvies

As it seems you have to get a new fone and you like flip fones, check out the Samsung Galaxy Folder or the LG Wine Smart on gsmarena . These are from 2015 but I do recall seeing newer flip fones there

[EDIT] I just saw that Samsung has the W2017. This might be right up your alley if you could get it...

HTH