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"Sleek, Inexpensive, Attractive looking phone" on by Seattle87
Pros: Thin, Light-weight, Attractive looking, Inexpensive, Good Battery, Memory card slot (Under battery) Headset to play MP3's , Nice sound quality for the price,
Cons: Takes about 25-30 seconds to recievie signal and indicate you have service once you turn it on. No camera, No Bluetooth, memory card slot behind battery
Summary: I am the tech kinda guy that likes to have the new stuff.. Unfortunately my other phone borke and I really can't afford an extravgant phone right now. The attractive looks caught my attention. On the back it is black with a nice speaker near the bottom. On the fromt it is black and whte with an eye catching lime green. The screen isn't the best but it's quite decent fo the price and the nature of the phone. The call quality is really nice and is able to hold a solid signal. The phone is nicely thin and light. The unit also has MP3 player capbilities, which I find works really well.. (box includes headphones) The MP3 player slot is located behind the battery but for me it's not a big deal (doesn't come with memory) Once you load songs on a memory card you can use them as ringtones too. The phone holds an OS like the RAZR with a few slight differences. Overall I am enjoying the phone A lot and seems to be working solid for what I need it for right now.
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"Good Call Quality, MP3 Player, Micro SD and Web Browser" on by sjack5
Pros: Call quality is great. It is loud and clear. Ringer is also nice and loud if you need it to be.
Call quality is great. MP3 player, Micro SD and web browser. MP3 files can be used as ringtones. Good battery life.Cons: No camera or bluetooth capabilities. Would have liked better screen colors. Micro SD slot is under battery, but that can be remedied by using a data cable.
The Micro SD memory slot is under the battery.Summary: This is a phone made using recycled water bottles with features that a lot of basic phones don't offer. For the price of this one you would not expect an MP3 player or Micro SD slot and maybe not a web browser. I am a female so I like that the phone is small and cute. If you are male, this might be a little small for your fingers.
I was actually looking in this price range for a used phone when I saw this one. I was using a Samsung Katalyst (3 times the cost) and it had a terrible echo and dropped a lot of calls so I wanted to try a different phone without spending a lot of money.
If you don't need a phone to act like a computer, act like a camera, you don't use bluetooth and don't want to spend a lot of $, this is the phone for you. -
"Good looking, simple eco-phone.. Awesome call quality!" on by jhutchinz
Pros: Low Priced, good weight and feel, colorful and good looking, simple to use, Awesome sound quality for phone calls.
Cons: No Mac USB transfer capability for MP3 (ringtones, songs), older graphics for menus, no email.
Summary: I bought this phone because my last phone died before my 2 yr contract was up. I didn't want to spend $200 or more for a replacement phone or get into another big contract, so I bought this phone with no contract for $65. It doesn't have any bells & whistles (no camera, no bluetooth, etc), but ZNET was right is that the call quality is excellent and that's really the best part about this phone. There are plenty of other low cost phone out there, but none of them (at t-mobile) can match this price and sound quality of the Moto Renew. If you only need a phone to make calls, get this phone.
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"Tiny, poor quality screen. Cramped, hard to use keypad." on by porcelainorchid
Pros: The fact that it's made of recycled bottles is pretty cool, sound quality is fair.
Cons: The screen is tiny and poor quality, the keypad is equally tiny and cramped, the buttons uncomfortable to push. It doesn't have a substantial feel to it, it feels flimsy and easily broken.
Summary: I tried this phone out for a week and couldn't wait to return it back to the retailer. Texting on it is a nightmare, the tiny, cramped little keypad makes your thumb feel like it's about to fall off after just a few texts. It lacks a camera, so you obviously can't send picture messages, and can't receive them either. It has very few features, and seems like five gigantic steps backwards when compared to the technology of Motorola's other phones. The idea of using recycled materials to create new phones is a great idea, and I fully support that, but I see this phone as a pretty failed attempt. I do not recommend it at all.
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"Ummmm.... what the f is this???" on by SouthParkTDluver
Pros: -ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!
Cons: -EVERYTHING!!
FIND THE 0 UNDER THIS....
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSummary: This is messed up. Why do I have to have a stupid phone like this. It does NOTHING. I would rather have no phone at all than this one. I recommend that you never buy this phone. The only thing that you can do is call and text. The buttons and the screen are so tiny, and it takes you a long time to dial or text with the dumb@$$ buttons. Also, there is NO camera, so I won't be able to take pictures of anything! Another thing is that you can't go on the internet on it. I wish I have a smartphone. >:P
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