Motorola V3

[GC]

Any good or bad comments about the Motorola V3?
Does Optus and Vodafone still have free time for new plans?
Also, before the providers used to offer money as an incentive to switch
over... . (2 years ago I got $50 off my bill or something when I switched to
Optus) does any of that still exist???


Thanks

[FreakyAye]

doesnt record video - which is absolutely ridiculous for the price.

Also, motorola fones have the shittiest menus ever, so for that price you better hope the asthetics are worth the cost cause the fone is quite average tech except for the size

[FruitLoop]

Also I have a broken V600 , it has the worst call dropout rate ive ever
encountered .

I have a nokia coutesy phone while its being repaired ( last 4 weeks )
and it works where the motorola doesnt .Go figure

I wouldnt buy motorola again , they are shite

"FreakyAye" <FreakyAye.1oe9mc@no-mx.forums.eyo.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> doesnt record video - which is absolutely ridiculous for the price.
>
> Also, motorola fones have the shittiest menus ever, so for that price
> you better hope the asthetics are worth the cost cause the fone is
> quite average tech except for the size
>
>
> --
> FreakyAye

[Darius]

Mostly steel casing. Gotta love that.
Keypad faults are a possible issue, but once they're fixed, they're fixed:)
Bloody nice phone. About time a decent phone came out that reached from ear
to mouth instead of the other pissy offerings.

"GC" <mobaccREMOVE@tig.com.au> wrote in message
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> Any good or bad comments about the Motorola V3?
> Does Optus and Vodafone still have free time for new plans?
> Also, before the providers used to offer money as an incentive to switch
> over... . (2 years ago I got $50 off my bill or something when I switched
> to
> Optus) does any of that still exist???
>
>
> Thanks
>
>

[Daniel Juhn]

for me, its only feature is its head turning looks.
other than that, its a pretty crap phone feature wise... little annoyances
everywhere
like you can only search the phonebook by first letter (big problem when u
have 20 people starting with s)
phone lags in general, adding to the above problem
my inbox, god damn, still shows the phone number instead of the matching
name in the phonebook. makes me wonder if it was ever fixed since the old
moto days... maybe theres a reason why mine isnt doing it, but its damn
annoying (numbers are on the phone only (not on sim) and theres no
duplicates)
java applets (games) start with sound even though the phone is on silent...
the camera is dog shit for a phone that costs so much (its VGA but the worst
vga cam i've seen, and i've been through quite a few camera phones)
and the limited memory makes mp3 playback only suitable for ringtones.

"GC" <mobaccREMOVE@tig.com.au> wrote in message
news:d54k5n$que$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> Any good or bad comments about the Motorola V3?
> Does Optus and Vodafone still have free time for new plans?
> Also, before the providers used to offer money as an incentive to switch
> over... . (2 years ago I got $50 off my bill or something when I switched
> to
> Optus) does any of that still exist???
>
>
> Thanks
>
>

[James]

positives:
*reception is very good
*can video record with a firmware update
*well built

negatives:
*phonebook is basic

a good review (was written just before phone came out)
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=428896

"Daniel Juhn" <j.u.h.n.remove.the.periods@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> for me, its only feature is its head turning looks.
> other than that, its a pretty crap phone feature wise... little annoyances
> everywhere
> like you can only search the phonebook by first letter (big problem when u
> have 20 people starting with s)
> phone lags in general, adding to the above problem
> my inbox, god damn, still shows the phone number instead of the matching
> name in the phonebook. makes me wonder if it was ever fixed since the old
> moto days... maybe theres a reason why mine isnt doing it, but its damn
> annoying (numbers are on the phone only (not on sim) and theres no
> duplicates)
> java applets (games) start with sound even though the phone is on
> silent...
> the camera is dog shit for a phone that costs so much (its VGA but the
> worst vga cam i've seen, and i've been through quite a few camera phones)
> and the limited memory makes mp3 playback only suitable for ringtones.
>
> "GC" <mobaccREMOVE@tig.com.au> wrote in message
> news:d54k5n$que$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>> Any good or bad comments about the Motorola V3?
>> Does Optus and Vodafone still have free time for new plans?
>> Also, before the providers used to offer money as an incentive to switch
>> over... . (2 years ago I got $50 off my bill or something when I switched
>> to
>> Optus) does any of that still exist???
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>
>

[Darius]

"James" <jimbomassoud@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> positives:
> *reception is very good
> *can video record with a firmware update
> *well built
>
> negatives:
> *phonebook is basic

Another negative....don't let your mates flip it open "quickdraw" style
(remember the Nokia 8910?). The top flip is heavy enough to snap right off,
and you'll have at best a blank display/no speaker with a broken ribbon
cable, or at worst a non warranty $400+ repair bill for a complete flip and
main upper housing (over the keys) to fight over who will pay.........duh.
And a long time without the phone:(

[John Phillips]

On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, at 07:47:13 [GMT GMT] (17:47:13 Friday, 10 June 2005
where I live) "James" wrote:

> negatives:
> *phonebook is basic

New firmware upgrade may fix

http://www.motox.us/flash.flex.php

YMMV (disclaimer!)

--
My problem is an 80486 brain in a 8088 world

[Daniel Juhn]

new firmware (c2r) has issues (namely an audio system screw up that crashes
the phone) after an outgoing call has been made...
stick to c0r until an update is realeased... and yes, the c2r firmware adds
searching the phonebook with multiple characters.

"John Phillips" <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, at 07:47:13 [GMT GMT] (17:47:13 Friday, 10 June 2005
> where I live) "James" wrote:
>
>> negatives:
>> *phonebook is basic
>
> New firmware upgrade may fix
>
> http://www.motox.us/flash.flex.php
>
> YMMV (disclaimer!)
>
> --
> My problem is an 80486 brain in a 8088 world
>