Bob Hartig
EF5
I felt this was potentially enough of a concern in itself that it merits a separate thread from the one that already exists on Alltel.
A couple weekends ago, on a chase in Nebraska, my Motorola E815 died on me just as we were closing in on the storms. Turns out that it wasn't receiving a charge from the car charger, due to the access port for the charger on the side of my data cable plug having somehow got munched up inside.
Fine. I figured I'd simply go to Comp USA or Best Buy and purchase a replacement cable. No such luck--they don't carry them. So I headed to the Alltel store only to discover that THEY don't carry them either! In order to get a replacement cable from them, I'd have had to purchase a whole brand-new Mobil Access kit, including software I don't need, for around $70!
Ultimately, after further running around, I did manage to locate the cable at Motorola's website and shelled out thirty-some bucks for a new one. I'm sure I could have gotten it cheaper on Ebay, but by that time I just wanted to get the darn thing taken care of and out of the way.
All that to say: Those of you who are using the Motorola E815 to connect with Alltel Mobil Access, be advised that the port on the side of the data cable for your cell phone is not bullet proof. And in order to replace it, you will have to go directly to Motorola or purchase it through Ebay. Alltel does not stock that cable as a replacement part. Ironically, they do supply the USB cable for the Razor phones. Why they don't do the same for the E815 is a mystery to me.
A couple weekends ago, on a chase in Nebraska, my Motorola E815 died on me just as we were closing in on the storms. Turns out that it wasn't receiving a charge from the car charger, due to the access port for the charger on the side of my data cable plug having somehow got munched up inside.
Fine. I figured I'd simply go to Comp USA or Best Buy and purchase a replacement cable. No such luck--they don't carry them. So I headed to the Alltel store only to discover that THEY don't carry them either! In order to get a replacement cable from them, I'd have had to purchase a whole brand-new Mobil Access kit, including software I don't need, for around $70!
Ultimately, after further running around, I did manage to locate the cable at Motorola's website and shelled out thirty-some bucks for a new one. I'm sure I could have gotten it cheaper on Ebay, but by that time I just wanted to get the darn thing taken care of and out of the way.
All that to say: Those of you who are using the Motorola E815 to connect with Alltel Mobil Access, be advised that the port on the side of the data cable for your cell phone is not bullet proof. And in order to replace it, you will have to go directly to Motorola or purchase it through Ebay. Alltel does not stock that cable as a replacement part. Ironically, they do supply the USB cable for the Razor phones. Why they don't do the same for the E815 is a mystery to me.
