 "A Step Forward" | 2008-07-17 |
| - Reviewed By flash_sphere |
I can't say I had problems with this phone... being a former owner of the older version, V3. While both looked the same, the V3i have a lot of added features that, for a while confused me. But after a week of tweaking, I finally came to love the added features and was happy with it.
While it's true that this phone is not MAC-friendly, I also found out that the Phone Tools software do not recognize it as an existing product of Motorola. Extra features aside, I got this phone because of the memory expandability that the V3 lacked. I'm one phone user who doesn't use whatever extras are stashed in to make a phone worthy of one's time... so long as I could make/receive calls; send/receive text messages, and listen to a bit of music. Internet access via the phone may be nice to some but not to me. That's just added expenses to my hefty monthly bill with AT&T.
To sum it up, this phone isn't the best there is out there but useful enough for my own needs. I'd buy another of this V3i, hands down (i.e., if I happen to have the extra cash to own a second unit). With Quadband frequencies-- it makes a good phone for travel outside America. Battery life is also a big plus. Some people could downplay this phone for what lacks but not me. :D |
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 "Unsatisfied" | 2008-06-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1H7K2UMWDTUKZ |
| Don't get me wrong. This mobile phone is a good looking one but I'm disappointed because it came with a defected battery. It will charged alright and shows battery charged is complete. Now I will make just a short phone call and battery will turn red means low battery. This gets me mad. Secondly, the voice dialing command does not work for me. This would be a great feature to have if it works too. So, here all my expectations about this phone is disappointment or maybe I'm just unfortunate to get the defected one? |
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| "Proper Context" | 2008-05-18 |
| - Reviewed By inscendbooks |
I have been using this product for over three years, I have bought a new V3i a second time after two years of use of an old V3i. Compared to the New Motorola V9 as well as countless other new phones on the market, the V3i still retains its glamour, as the V3i was marketed as a top-notch phone. It has longer battery life than the V9 and has all the features that are necessary in a cell phone.
The durability of the V3i is also excellent. Cell phones with too many integrated electronics will be damaged easily. I had my first V3i crushed slightly by a car that drove too close to the curb. The front screen was slightly cracked, but the ballistic durability of the hard plastic is still surprising. The phone still worked perfectly. I then bought my second V3i, and fixed the old V3i. All the store had to do was replace the glass on the front screen and my old phone became as good as new again.
I prefer the unlocked International version, which has slightly different menus and features and uses Digital Audio Player instead of the Apple iTunes software. |
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| "It's pretty, it makes phone calls, and that's about it." | 2008-02-07 |
| - Reviewed By fred_mertz |
I have to give Motorola credit for the entire RAZR lineup, because it is definitely the coolest phone I've ever seen. It created the market and improved it on each iteration. So, design is five star, without question. The phone itself makes calls, and the speakerphone is loud, as it should be. I love the exterior LCD screen.
And that's about it for likes.
The dislikes are numerous for me, because I own a Nokia 3650, which at the time was the best phone you could get (2003). Now it's outdated, but here's some interesting points:
-my phone takes pictures of equal quality
-sound playback is equal to my phone
-I have unrestricted Java applet usage, including a MUCH larger library of available programs
-my sync manager does much more than Motorola's, including much better integration with Outlook
-my UI doesn't suck
I've had my cell phone for five years, which is an ETERNITY for cell phones, but it's still not out-featured by this phone. I tried to get an eBook reader for a RAZR and all I could find were sites that basically make you compile a JAR file and unlock your phone to transfer it... where it may or may not run.
Contrast with my Nokia 3650: I downloaded a free eBook reader (Mobipocket) using Nokia's software (which can be downloaded for free from Nokia) and I was in business. Vendor lock-in for cell phones is a big problem for me, and maybe it is for you, too.
This is a stylish phone that epitomizes form over function.
-C
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 "Motorola customer service is HORRIBLE. Buy something else!" | 2008-01-24 |
| - Reviewed By privateprofile |
Beware!! I bought an unlocked Razr V3i straight from Motorola, to get the nifty purple color that's offered only on their website. Bad, bad, bad idea. About a month after I bought it, the phone started to act all crazy - turning off and on randomly, screen going dim, etc. I mailed it in (the problem later turned out to be the SIM card), and when the phone was returned to me it had been LOCKED to the Cingular network.
What the heck is going on here!! I paid nearly three times more money than a comparable phone, to get an unlocked product - I travel a lot, and the last thing I need is paying Cingular's outrageous prices for overseas roaming and carrier services.
So I called the Motorola customer service number. And waited on hold. And waited. And waited. And finally was connected with a very nice gentleman who promised he would have a supervisor return my call. Well, that was the first call. After a week of no return call, I called again - I wound up having to call a total of four times, with an average of 45 minutes' hold time each call.
When it finally became obvious that nobody was going to return my call, I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau, using Motorola's Chicago business address as the complainant. FINALLY someone called me back, and - a miracle! I got a new phone!
However, the story doesn't end here. I mailed back the old phone per the instructions, and a week or so later I received the phone BACK from Motorola's Customer Service - claiming they had already fixed the problem.
I'm still waiting for Motorola to call me back to request their old phone back. There's nothing wrong with it, except that it's locked to the Cingular network.
The phone itself seems to have good sound quality and range, and it does hold a charge for a reasonably long amount of time. That said, you can't save more than ten or twelve text messages on it, and you can't back up your messages to your MacBookPro.
I bought an Iphone a while ago. I'll probably still use the Motorola for traveling, but if I were you I'd think long and hard about purchasing a product for which it's nearly impossible to redeem the warranty. |
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| "This is an expensive throw away!!" | 2007-11-02 |
| - Reviewed By hoosiersurfer |
| I have now bought three V3i RAZR's in 6 months time and will never buy another one. I let my dad try out my first one and he gave it back damaged. I thought he just handled it rough because the paint rubbed off of the mouth piece area and the screen has a small crack in it. I found out that this phone is just waaaay too flimsy for every day use. My second one was crushed by my daughter and my third one already has a cracked front screen. I have no idea how the third one got cracked, but I tried to protect it with a leather case. I liked the features and function of the phone, but ended up spending close to $600 and still don't have a presentable phone. I recently bought a Samsung Blast because I have had much better luck with Samung (I still have Samsung flip I bought 4 years ago and it still works great, just no bluetooth). If you want a phone sturdy enough for everyday use, look for another phone. |
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| "OH YEAH! GREAT PHONE! (But....)" | 2007-11-02 |
| - Reviewed By tkirsch@alberto.com |
If you like a fast phone, this is it! The phones features are
1 mega pixel 8x zoom camera (Video is 4x)
iTunes Mobile
Texting
Calling
Email
MEdia Net Internet Browsing
Games (You can by them for 5 bucks each. Comes with demos)
Ringtones
Phone Book
I do recommend if you're a hard core internet user on the go, do try buying either the Moto Razr V3xx or V9. :)
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| "Good phone" | 2007-11-01 |
| - Reviewed By User: ARBS2JGHCTWK1 |
Good quad band phone with digital music player. Need to buy additional memory card to stre though.
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| "I LOVE IT" | 2007-10-31 |
| - Reviewed By User: AWC7BXMZKEFTU |
| Great phone! I currently use it in Europe and in the U.S.. Amazon delivered it before the estimated shipping date! |
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| "save your money! Horrible after some time!" | 2007-05-27 |
| - Reviewed By staciparke |
I never had a phone give so much trouble as this phone. I brought this phone in October 2006 and it worked well initally, but now (less than one year after) it acts crazy and you press one button the volume goes up and sometimes blanks out totally!
Also the battery doe snot hold a charge for any lenght of time. I regret buying this phone. Back to nokia for me.
Please note, I am not alone, I have 2 friends experiencing the same problems. |
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