Do I get this or wait for the BLACK RAZR v3i?
The real problem is that I still love my little T616
The real problem is that I still love my little T616
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Motorola RAZR V3i Released (with iTunes)
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I was holding out for this version of the RAZR, but got too annoyed at T-Mobile to wait any longer. Just got a Motorola E815 - it has all of these features except iTunes, and will sync with ical/address book via BT iSync. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but until iTunes will let you go over the 100 limit, I'll stick with the Moto MP3 player which holds as much as the largest transflash card I can stick in.
That's, of course, if I see a reason why I should listen to a tiny amount of music on a cell phone instead of just using my 20GB iPod. Plus the E815 is eminently hackable to enable BT OBEX that Verizon crippled out.
That's, of course, if I see a reason why I should listen to a tiny amount of music on a cell phone instead of just using my 20GB iPod. Plus the E815 is eminently hackable to enable BT OBEX that Verizon crippled out.
SiliconAddict said: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.
WARNING. Device not allowed on airlines based out of the US.
Now this is the phone I want!
Not really, I think that phones have become overbloated with unnecessary bells and whistles.
Good reception
Long battery life
Bluetooth sync so you dont have to type all them #'s in that tiny phone
Address book & Alarm are all you need in a phone.
The current state of cell phones in the us is sad. I now have a Nokia 6620, not a bad phone, but the not as good (IMO) as the much older phone(3 years+) it replaced (a 3650). Most if not all the phones out there have a feature set on par or sometimes even worse than my old 3650. Here is what i want in a phone.
Works every time.
4 day + battery life.
Good outgoing, incoming sound.
Good bluetooth, ie dosn't randomly drop your hands free set.
Fast user interface that makes sense.
Seemless syncing on contacts (via bluetooth)
For me the nokia 3650 hit many of those point, and the 6620 is simlar but the user interface is slower, and a bit more buggy. I find my self taking the battery out to rest the phone more offen.
O well heres hoping that some day some one will make a phone that meets all those requirement..
Works every time.
4 day + battery life.
Good outgoing, incoming sound.
Good bluetooth, ie dosn't randomly drop your hands free set.
Fast user interface that makes sense.
Seemless syncing on contacts (via bluetooth)
For me the nokia 3650 hit many of those point, and the 6620 is simlar but the user interface is slower, and a bit more buggy. I find my self taking the battery out to rest the phone more offen.
O well heres hoping that some day some one will make a phone that meets all those requirement..
One more thing about phones is that they never never never offer updates to there firmware.
The love to release the same or simlar hardware, with new software, and make you pay a whole bunch more for the same phone. I really wish that would offer software updates for your $400 phone.
The love to release the same or simlar hardware, with new software, and make you pay a whole bunch more for the same phone. I really wish that would offer software updates for your $400 phone.
csubear said:
you just stick to the wrong company. In my view Nokia just sux. This is relatively to Sonyericsson (the best in my experience) and even any stupid Motorola. I now have a 6230, man what an idiotic phone compared to the SE T616 I had before.
goodbye moto <insert crap music>
Sorry, I agree with the posters that wish Apple had teamed up with Nokia or SE.
I had Nokia's for years and never had problems with the interface, usability, etc.
I have had a Motorola V600 and it has been such junk I will never use them again. Not just the lousy hardware, but the interface, the poor menu design, etc.
Having used a RAZR a few times as well, I can say I actually like it LESS than a V600. The buttons are difficult to differentiate. I think the best phone I ever had was the 8260. Great battery life, durable, etc.
I have a nice digital camera.
I have an iPod.
I want a good, clear, long lasting, easy to sync, digital phone. If I wanted a little computer I would get a Treo or similar. If I wanted to type with my thumbs I would get psychological help or a blackberry.
Just give me a phone as dependable as a home phone with an address book, please.
EDIT: tried to fix image, accidentaly posted twice, sorry.
Sorry, I agree with the posters that wish Apple had teamed up with Nokia or SE.
I had Nokia's for years and never had problems with the interface, usability, etc.
I have had a Motorola V600 and it has been such junk I will never use them again. Not just the lousy hardware, but the interface, the poor menu design, etc.
Having used a RAZR a few times as well, I can say I actually like it LESS than a V600. The buttons are difficult to differentiate. I think the best phone I ever had was the 8260. Great battery life, durable, etc.
I have a nice digital camera.
I have an iPod.
I want a good, clear, long lasting, easy to sync, digital phone. If I wanted a little computer I would get a Treo or similar. If I wanted to type with my thumbs I would get psychological help or a blackberry.
Just give me a phone as dependable as a home phone with an address book, please.
EDIT: tried to fix image, accidentaly posted twice, sorry.
goodbye moto <insert crap music>
Sorry, I agree with the posters that wish Apple had teamed up with Nokia or SE.
I had Nokia's for years and never had problems with the interface, usability, etc.
I have had a Motorola V600 and it has been such junk I will never use them again. Not just the lousy hardware, but the interface, the poor menu design, etc.
Having used a RAZR a few times as well, I can say I actually like it LESS than a V600. The buttons are difficult to differentiate. I think the best phone I ever had was the 8260. Great battery life, durable, etc.
I have a nice digital camera.
I have an iPod.
I want a good, clear, long lasting, easy to sync, digital phone. If I wanted a little computer I would get a Treo or similar. If I wanted to type with my thumbs I would get psychological help or a blackberry.
Just give me a phone as dependable as a home phone with an address book, please.
Sorry, I agree with the posters that wish Apple had teamed up with Nokia or SE.
I had Nokia's for years and never had problems with the interface, usability, etc.
I have had a Motorola V600 and it has been such junk I will never use them again. Not just the lousy hardware, but the interface, the poor menu design, etc.
Having used a RAZR a few times as well, I can say I actually like it LESS than a V600. The buttons are difficult to differentiate. I think the best phone I ever had was the 8260. Great battery life, durable, etc.
I have a nice digital camera.
I have an iPod.
I want a good, clear, long lasting, easy to sync, digital phone. If I wanted a little computer I would get a Treo or similar. If I wanted to type with my thumbs I would get psychological help or a blackberry.
Just give me a phone as dependable as a home phone with an address book, please.
Well i hope verizon get this phone( i can dream) but i just updaetd my phone but still cool news
tsaxer said:
So Atari? Watch it, bub....when your Mac was black & white, we AtariSTers were rockin' in color at half the price...
And Steve Jobs got his tech experience at Atari before founding Apple...something that *The Pirates of Silicon Valley* seemed to have conveniently forgotten...
bigjohn said:
I have the T616. I love the Bluetooth, but Cingular (damn them, I was with AT&T!) service in Sacramento is complete a**. More bars my a**... More dropped signals and interference more like it... Or maybe its just because that phone is a "candybar" form factor and not a "clamshell" flip. Me thinks flip phones get better reception. And anything is better than the microwave equivalent that are Nokias. For the life of me, I don't understand why the Euros have such an affinity for that company. Then again, it does explain their foreign policy (imho) since everyone's running around Euroland with a Nokia cooking their brain cells...
I kid I kid!
cwtnospam said:
No way. I want my cell phone to be good at one thing - calls. And verizon is the best for that (at least all the places I've lived). All the other features - BT, itunes, cameras, nice design, etc. - are cute, but I'd never give up the best network (and hence the most clear and reliable calling) for something with all the bells and whistles that I won't be able to use when I need it.
So I hope verizon does get on board, but I'm sure as heck not leaving them just to have the latest must-have phone.
It's not for the phone, it's to keep from being robbed. I don't like the idea of paying for something I already own, like mp3s that I should be able to transfer from my computer or address book information that shouldn't have to go through their system for a fee.QCassidy352 said: