If you have a Motorola RAZR V3m on Verizon Wireless, you may want to get a software update…
PhoneNews.com received reports of Motorola RAZR issues regarding radiation levels, and a non-descript update released to Verizon stores. Much of the information below is the result of a thorough investigation by PhoneNews.com.
Verizon Wireless has issued firmware version 01.19.09P to stores for updating. It fixes a bug that appeared in firmware versions 01.19.07 and 01.19.05, which can cause the phone to bump up against FCC limits on radiation output by a wireless phone.
We do caution that most Motorola RAZR phones are not affected by this. The issue only affects RAZR V3m units that were running the latest software version (which was released after the phone went out of mass production). Unfortunately, different RAZR software versions have moved the location where the phone will tell you what version of the software is installed on the device.
Because of the stability improvements in recent software versions, as well as the outbreak of this issue, we recommend (as does Verizon) taking all Motorola RAZR V3m units to a Verizon Wireless store to have the 01.19.09P update installed. Doing so will both ensure your phone meets FCC radiation standards, as well as install performance improvements that your phone can benefit from.
Motorola’s official stance on this is that the update is not needed, however, is available for those that want it. However, the update also improves hearing aid performance, in addition to rolling in all prior fixes.
In addition, we have updated our Motorola RAZR V3m page on our Phone Encyclopedia to both address this issue, and have posted the firmware flash files, for use with third-party service centers and tools.
Hey Chris, first off this is not a fanboy defense – however, in the interest of good “journalism” (which you or your site obviously know nothing about), would you please remove the graphic of the Sprint RAZR in your post and replace it with a Verizon RAZR. To the untrained eye – or the simple conspiracy theorist (both of which many of your readers have exhibited signs of), a gaffe like that could land Sprint in the same bed as Verizon when it comes to these abnormal radiation levels…and there have been no signs pointing to Sprint as having that problem. Do you want to have your readers think something that is not true? It would be irresponsible for your site to keep the graphic up. Might I suggest a Verizon logo? A Motorola logo? Both would be better than something that has nothing to do with the story.
Secondly, you must have won a high school newspaper contest for headline writing, or someone told you that you were good at it (which you’re not). The problem is that this headline reads like National Enquirer, not New York Times. When the headline says that levels were “altered, increased”, you allow the reader to assume that someone tweaked them – as a sinister move. (and not good for web hysteria) But in reality it was obviously a bug in the software that allowed radiation leakage all the way to the still acceptable (though higher) FCC limits. The headline, in the interest of good journalism should read something like this:
Verizon’s RAZR V3 Firmware Has A Bug, Radiation Pushing Acceptable Limits
Just my 2 cents…
Someone needs to switch to decaf.
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