Recently Motorola V710 was introduced by Verizon Wireless in US. One very odd thing is that Verizon disabled the file transfer and serial port function. This changes is to prevent "hackers" from sending text messages, files to you. Em... Do we disable emails to prevent hackers too? You will have to buy extra cable to sync the phone with your pc since you can't use the bluetooth.

From pcmag.com

If Bluetooth to you means headsets, you're set. The V710's Bluetooth also works as a modem for your laptop. But Verizon disabled the phone's Bluetooth file-transfer function, so you can't wirelessly transfer photos to your PC without using the carrier's for-pay Pix Messaging service. Verizon also disabled the built-in Bluetooth Serial Port function, so you have to buy a $39.99 USB cable to sync the phone with your PC. With the USB cable, we synced our calendar and address book with Microsoft Outlook easily. But even with the USB cable, you can't get photos off the phone or transfer files between the phone and your PC. Verizon says that crippling Bluetooth implementation is a "fraud prevention" tactic to prevent strangers from sending unsolicited text messages to your phone. Whatever.

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