Verizon Firmware Update Breaks Bitpim Connectivity!
Who does Verizon think they are these days? Sony? The latest firmware updates to the chocolate series of phones breaks the connectivity between Bitpim and the phone. This isn’t a case of the update changing the internal structure and an unsupported product no longer functioning. This is a blatant blocking of the service which, because it allows users to use their own ringers instead of paying Verizon $2 for 30 seconds of pop music. You will get the error message, “Access to file/directory has been blocked on this phone by the phone provider.” if you have the most recent firmware. It sounds like the folks at Bitpim are working on fixing this, however if you haven’t gotten the update do not do it! I received the following comment from Paula, on my How to transfer Music to your LG 8500/8600 post.
Access blocked error: “Access to file/directory has been blocked on this phone by the phone provider.”
I understand this is a problem with the newest Verizon firmware release (T85VZR05). If you’re having this problem, you’ll have to wait for the folks at BitPim to solve it.
For those who haven’t updated the firmware, DON’T!! If you do, you’ll no longer have access to your phone through BitPim.
Oh… I forgot to mention that’s with the chocolate. Don’t know where it applies to other phones.
I find it deeply disturbing that Verizon is trying to block Bitpim especially because I am a power user and when I purchase a phone I want to be able to use all of the capabilities not just those that Verizon deems useful to their business model. Verizon doesn’t have the greatest track record with releasing phones with a full feature set, but taking away functionality by a firmware upgrade seems to much like Sony’s battle to control homebrew on the PSP.
I should note Bitpim is in itself a great Personal Information Manger. It allows you to manage, contacts, ringtones, calendars, movies you take, pictures, etc on many phones. It does not enable piracy or allow you to use Get it Now games for free. Verizon is most likely blocking access so that it can attempt to gouge for ringtones, pictures sent over the network and the like.
Shame on you Verizon!
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Money grubbers. I do like me a good “screw big business” story, though.
My chocolate was just fried… so i got a new one with the updated firmware. I can’t copy my contacts back to my phone now. I have loved verizon up to this point. I bought the phone because I could connect via bitpim and now argg….
bitpim just released a new Developer version. I’d give it a try, but I think it may take longer.
if anyone finds a way around this new update, please post asap.
I HAVE 10 LINES WITH VEIZON I AM PLANNING ON DROPPING ALL OF THEM I DONT SEE WHY THEY BLOCK EVERYTHING UP ITS BAD ENOUPH THAT THEY BLOCK BLUETOOTH NOW THEIR BLOCKING BITPIM I WAS SO UPSET THEY WERE REPALCING MY PHONE AND NOW THE NEW PHONE HAS THIS UPDATED SOFTWARE GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
I have the same prob, had to get a replacement phone with new firmware, they bite!
Same deal here replacement phone
even the beta bitpim not working
anyone find a solution yet?
I was able to get BitPim to work with the LG VX 8600 i bought 2 days ago. I transfered a ring tone with little trouble
The new bit pim now works with the lg ans is no longer blocked
mo is this bitpim version 1.0?
What software version are you running?
Thanks
Use the test version. It seems to work on my lg vx 9900 now. Version 1.0 didn’t work. I just put my ringtones back on the replacement phone that I got tonight.
I just got a LG VX8300 and bitpim will not work. Nor can you get into the setup menu using zero. Very upsetting!
Verizon is a bunch of greedy freakin scumbags
selling phones with most of the worthy features removed and selling them back to you. The LG voyager an iphone killer YEAH RIGHT it will not even compare with all the features they will lock out.their business model is more money and it is all about the money and nothing else.
I just upgraded to the new Chocolate LG 8055. At first it seemed great, but after trying to copy my contacts over with the latest version of Bitpim, I got ACCESS BLOCKED BY PHONE PROVIDER! This is no bug or failing on the part of Bitpim — an excellent app — but is purely due to Verizon greed. I will not pay for every function of this phone. I’m going to return it and NEVER upgrade my old phone’s firmware! All you power users out there don’t buy this phone or any Verizon phone until Verizon lets us customize them.
Okay i agree 100% but were smarter then that someone will figure out a way around this bs, i was thinking about taking my verizon service off my phone then trying to add my contacts and ringtones then turn the service back on. Do you think i have a chance of this working? I love bitpim and am not going to live without it! If that doesn’t work what i might try is returning the phone and before doing anything to the new phone putting my personal stuff on MY PHONE then turning on the service. I bought this 9900 with the intent to customize it its my phone and i’ll be damned if im going to not be able to customize a phone i dropped a near fortune on!!! If anyone figures anything out please email me.
Okay i agree 100% someone will figure out a way around this bs, i was thinking about taking my verizon service off my phone then trying to add my contacts and ringtones then turn the service back on. Do you think i have a chance of this working? I love bitpim and am not going to live without it! I bought this 9900 with the intent to customize it, its my phone and i’ll be damned if im going to not be able to customize a phone i dropped a near fortune on!!! If anyone figures anything out please email me.
sorry about leaving the same comment twice haha
ATTN:
BitPim’s latest release works!!! I recently got a new VX8300 with the latest software version (version 4) and my original BitPim did not work.
So, I went to there website and downloaded the latest developmental release and BAM! Cookin’ with gas. That’ll teach those Verizon bastards. I’m going to post this on every phone forum I can find. Here’s the first. The link to the latest version of BitPim is below. Enjoy.
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/bitpim/bitpim-1.0.3.20071102-0-setup.exe?download
FIXED!!
I too had a problem with an updated LG EnV that had a blocked directory, but after downloading the updated version of BitPim, that Brian provided the link to, problem fixed!!
Got a new Chocolate 2, when mine broke. Got home and BitPim was blocked. Downloaded the new update and everything is cool!!
So I just tried the latest dev release (BitPim test 1.07.20090303) and it still complains that my LG VX8360’s pim dir has access denied by Verizon (GFBs!). I hope someone hacks this soon. I don’t even care about ringtones, just want to sync my phone book! (Of course the friendly folks at Verizon will do this for a fee… GFBs!)
My wife just activated an LG VX5500 from Verizon and Bitpim can’t access it. What a pain. We were using Bitpim to share/sync our contact lists between phones. Our only chance at this point is continuing to use Bitpim on my phone, LG VX8350, then pushing the data to my wifes phone via Bluetooth.
Which will work until my phone dies…
I have the lg voyager with verizon, and it once worked with bitpim, but now i get the error message saying it is blocked! i didnt update the phone or anything
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