Not usually, but they usually support a substandard of the Hayes modem
standard. My RAZR sends SMS and does phonebook stuff over that protocol.
Linky:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayes_command_set#GSM
I don't have it anymore, but somewhere I found a PDF of over 500pgs that
seemed to be an official specification. It's out there somewhere.
In windows I also have an option of talking to the phone using p2k, a
legally questionable process that lets me access the filesystem, flash
it, etc. I am not aware of any Linux tools for that, most of what is
available seems to have been 'acquired' from Motorola service centers
and internal tools, and reverse engineered.
Eben King wrote:
> I just got what Tracfone calls a "Motorola W175". This page:
>
> http://www.phonedog.com/cell-phone-research/compare-plans.aspx?stid=770&iid=7256
>
>
> leads me to think it's a modification of an existing model, so that
> Tracfone can call it an "exclusive", and oh, BTW, it hinders comparison
> shopping. For instance, Wal*mart sells what they call a "Motorola W175-4".
>
> I've read that runs Mobile Linux, but that doesn't automatically confer
> interoperability. It connects to a host computer by USB for charging,
> and presumably for data transfer too. "lsusb" identifies it as
> "22b8:40c0 Motorola PCS".
>
> Has anyone heard of a method by which the user can access the data on
> _any_ phone?
>
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