I still cant charge my Razr V3 with the usb cable :(?

Question

I have had this phone for about tow years and until recently didn't notice a usb cable could fit into the razr. My charger is broken an instead of trying to buy another one I thought I would try this. So I plugged in the usb cable to the phone and the other end to the computer. It said I needed to install something for the device but the computer couldnt find it. I went back into my razr box and found this little piece so I plugged it into my phone and usb into it. Still nothing! I really want to be able to do this. Ive tried to use this website

http://www.noheat.com/2007/01/31/charge-motorola-razr-with-standard-usb-cable-from-pc/

but I dont know how exactly to unzip files and Ive also tried installing Motorola Phone Tools v5.00 and I cant get them to open cause I have to unzip the files or something. None of this makes sense. Help me?

Answer 1

Not sure if this will help but will try anyways. Most PC's have USB ports on the front and back of the tower. Most front USB slots dont have enough power to charge items. My Ipod will not charge via USB on the front USB slot but the back slots are "suppose" to have more power to them. Did you try your USB cable on the back of the tower?

Answer 2

i have a samsung blackjack and tried to use my usb cord to charge it as well, it didn't work.

if you find out if you can charge it that way let me know.