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Motorola RAZR V3i Released (with iTunes)

badmofo9000 said:
I believe the original razr was only for gsm networks(cingular, t-mobile). If they kept this gsm only then it is a no go for verizon, or us cellular as they are cdma networks and not gsm.
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Moto also announced a V3c (c for CDMA networks) today. Also it is supposed to have EV-DO support as well as a slightly better camera. No mention of iTunes though. Engadget has some details.
 
bokdol said:
the question should be when will they support verizon so i can get me one.
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Actually, the question is: When will Verizon get on board. I'm willing to switch to another carrier to get iTunes and have told them so. The more people that are willing to do that, the more likely they will offer the phone.
 
It seems though, that even though LASER is indeed an acronym, lazer(no caps inherent) has entered our colloquial lexicon as a noun somewhat removed from its acronymous function (think Lazer Tag). Just one of the wonderful ways language changes, thank goodness we don't still speak Olde Engliscne.

Edit: On topic - I still do not regret picking up my s710a back in September. Moto's interface seems so Atari now.
 
I think that the biggest problem with this phone is that it is unable to be used with standard headphones / earbuds. Is there some sort of converter that can be used to go from USB to 3.5mm audio jack? I really don't want to be forced to use the include earbuds.
 
skunk said:
I know you Americans love your Zees, but LASER is an acronym.
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Didn't notice it was misspelled until now because I was only looking at the tiny print. I'm sure lots of kids spell it lazer. I just hope the grown ups know better. :D
 
Yes! It has finally arrived!

Now I can retire The Beast.
 

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Any word as to how much it's gonna cost? The current RAZRs go for $199 or $249 respectively. $199 with a 2 year plan (Cingular) and a 1 year plan (T-Mobile) and I think for both of those it's $249.

By the way,
F*cking awesome! Finally my fav phone is gonna have iTunes, and the swappable flash card feature will allow users to assign full length songs as ring tones. w00t!
 
nels0360 said:
I think that the biggest problem with this phone is that it is unable to be used with standard headphones / earbuds. Is there some sort of converter that can be used to go from USB to 3.5mm audio jack? I really don't want to be forced to use the include earbuds.
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Use a Bluetooth headset and forget about the wires. :D
 
ShiggyMiyamoto said:
Any word as to how much it's gonna cost? The current RAZRs go for $199 or $249 respectively. $199 with a 2 year plan (Cingular) and a 1 year plan (T-Mobile) and I think for both of those it's $249.

By the way,
F*cking awesome! Finally my fav phone is gonna have iTunes, and the swappable flash card feature will allow users to assign full length songs as ring tones. w00t!
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People need to shop around, amazon and letstalk.com both have black and silver razrs for FREEEEEEE. Why does Cingular and all charge 200usd for something other places give away. Of course that is with a NEW contract, but still, Cingular and verizon and everyone else needs to lower the prices on their phones. They make their money from service plans anyway, why charge so much for the hardware?
 
dferrara said:
Yes! It has finally arrived!

Now I can retire The Beast.
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Personally, I'd love an updated version of "The Beast" that has a modern Palm PDA in it (320x320 color screen, PalmOS 5, faster CPU, etc.)

I don't appreciate these ultra-small phones everybody's selling today. I want something that fits my hand, not something that a small child might accidentally swallow.
 
oh hell yea

SilvorX said:
a razr and a rokr all into one
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Thats what I've been waiting for - a replacement for my v3 on T-Mobile in the UK. Must admit I was on an 18-month contract to get the free upgrade, but this year my monthly spending has shot up (i hate girlfriends!)

I am so happy with my v3. The build quality is better than the Nokia's and the SE's. The software is a bit slow to use - eg SMS writing - but maybe all i need is a software upgrade?

How can I better my V3 - buy a V3i!!

:)
 
dr_lha said:
Yes US Cell Phone carriers are ****, but at least I'm still on an old AT+T Wireless contract that doesn't charge me for incoming SMSs!
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Charged for incoming SMS?

Oh my giddy Aunt! No wonder SMS isn't popular in the US.
 
Should have been

This should have been the phone they introduced at the keynote. It may not be perfect, but it sure is better than the ROKR. This has swapable memory so the song limit issue is muted a bit. I like my black RAZR, but I might spring for this.
 
oskar said:
Very nice phone. The pre-Paris Expo announcement wouldn't have been so lame if they had announced this phone instead of the ROKR. This phone is much more like what we would expect from something related to Apple.
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Except for the OS it runs and the iSync support.

But then, IMHO no phone on the market is anything like something Apple would produce. Every phone OS and UI going sucks doo-doo.
 
rikers_mailbox said:
why, oh why, can't I just have a phone?!? Maybe one that actually works!
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A-bloody-fing-men. Cell phone production has gone the way of the hype machine. Screw good battery life and awesome reception.
Introducing the future. . . today. . . forget about the RAZR. Introducing the LASER 28f5534092-i model. This baby can slice bread with a high watt beam. Yes now you too can slice your bread on the go. All previous phones are irrelevant. The new 28f5534092-I blows them all away. . . Literally.
And forget about e911. This baby has a miniature flare built into the head of the unit. Now you too can save your sorry butt when trapped on a mountainside or lost a sea.
Finally the new and improved 28f5534092-i has a miniature printer built into the unit itself. Never again be without a 3" printer. Print your documents on the go anywhere. Now you have to be wondering about battery life right? Fear not. The battery backpack can keep you going for hours without a charge.

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WARNING. Device not allowed on airlines based out of the US.
 
I just bought a V3 Razr on Friday, and returned it on Monday due to a constant buzzing noise in the earpiece. The noise was there whether or not I'm on the phone. It was so annoying that I decided to return it and go for their free phone, a Nokia 3120.

Now, I'm glad I returned the Razr. I'm really hoping they fixed the buzzing problem, and LENGTHENED the battery life. It was abysmal!
 
SiliconAddict said:
A-bloody-fing-men. Cell phone production has gone the way of the hype machine. Screw good battery life and awesome reception.
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i wonder why someone starts whining about the new features every time a new advanced cell phone is introduced :confused:

no-one's forcing anyone to buy these phones, there's plenty of plain old cell phones available for any technophobe out there :)
 
According to Motorola, availability is expected in Q4 2005.
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Well, seeing as we're in Q4 now, at least this phone hasn't been hyped for months and months before release like the first one.
 
the first one was possibly one of the most cack-handed phones ever made. whilst it looked the muts nuts, you wouldnt have found a clunkier OS if you paired bill gates with a herd of dead cows. hope they've sorted it in the new one :D

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