Verizon Wireless disabled certain features on the V3m including the ability to transfer data files to and from the phone via Bluetooth (a specific protocol called OBEX).
Verizon has also blocked the transfer of most data over USB, such as ringtones.
These phones also run Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW), which signs each application to the phones Electronic Serial Number, or ESN, thus preventing the use of free applications (including Back-Up Assistant).
The equivalent models offered by competitors (such as the V3t by T-Mobile) still retain these features.

The V3m on Verizon will play .WMA formatted music files placed in the my_music directory of the removable memory chip, but although the telephone will accept a 2 GB memory chip, only a portion ( ~ 600 Mbytes) can be accessed by the music player.
 Stereo headphone playback can be achieved with a miniature USB to 3.5 mm phone jack adapter containing the appropriate interface circuitry; adapters designed for hands-free handset operation may not work.

Verizon also installs their own user interface instead of the default Motorola interface that they used to use in the past.
This has led to many Verizon Wireless users to resort to using their own artificial means of reverting their phones back to an original Motorola condition, or to that of a Verizon phone that has some of the disabled features enabled.
A newer Verizon version of the phone has been upgraded and features limitless video capture, easier laid out menu system and the ability to customize the external screen.
The phone is still unable to sync to a computer via USB cable for anything other than charging, unless software such as Bitpim is used to access files.
Verizon Wireless disabled certain features on the V3m including the ability to transfer data files to and from the phone via Bluetooth (a specific protocol called OBEX). Verizon has also blocked the transfer of most data over USB, such as ringtones. These phones also run Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW), which signs each application to the phones Electronic Serial Number, or ESN, thus preventing the use of free applications (including Back-Up Assistant). The equivalent models offered by competitors (such as the V3t by T-Mobile) still retain these features.
The V3m on Verizon will play .WMA formatted music files placed in the my_music directory of the removable memory chip, but although the telephone will accept a 2 GB memory chip, only a portion ( ~ 600 Mbytes) can be accessed by the music player.  Stereo headphone playback can be achieved with a miniature USB to 3.5 mm phone jack adapter containing the appropriate interface circuitry; adapters designed for hands-free handset operation may not work.
Verizon also installs their own user interface instead of the default Motorola interface that they used to use in the past. This has led to many Verizon Wireless users to resort to using their own artificial means of reverting their phones back to an original Motorola condition, or to that of a Verizon phone that has some of the disabled features enabled. A newer Verizon version of the phone has been upgraded and features limitless video capture, easier laid out menu system and the ability to customize the external screen. The phone is still unable to sync to a computer via USB cable for anything other than charging, unless software such as Bitpim is used to access files.
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