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"Truly Great Phone" on by anchor99
Pros: Quality, Reception, Battery, Bluetooth, Voice commands
Cons: size of output slot, Need to convert Itunes aac to Mp3
Summary: This is a great looking phone that is light but still feels like you have a phone in your hands. The slider works smooth and the best part is you rarely have to use it because everything can be accessed with it closed, except numbers.
Most important to me is the sound quality and ability to maintain signals in fringe areas. This phone excels at both in fact it kept calls through areas all other phones would drop.
Blue tooth hookup is fast and easy to turn on/off. Worked with both of my Motorola and Jabra and voice controls were excellent without training.
I have an IPOD so I seldom use this for music, but it seems to have everything you need to do that.
Supreme battery life, clear colorful screen, loud ringer, good speaker and 2.0 pixel camera, with very fast voice commands make this the best Phone I have bought in 20yrs.
Some Cons: different size output, Not easy for a beginner like like me to figure out music xfer.
Overall: One excellent phone Highly recommended. -
"One of the best Verizon phones" on by bw9101
Pros: Reception, voice clarity, controls very well thought out
Cons: Slow Moto software
Summary: I strongly support LG phones as their software is usually VERY good - actually the best of the Verizon phones. I have had the 8300, 8600 and recently the 8350 and 8550. All but the 8350 are very good phones. I was too quick to do a review on the 8350 and gave it a 9. If I could edit that, it would be a solid 6.
I changed to the 8550 as I wanted a slider and the 8350 is poo. Nice phone, not good FOR ME to have the touch buttons...accidentally hit them frequently and physically did not fit me.
Enter the RIZR. In person I saw the RIZR had wonderfully well thought out controls and design. I could not bring myself to getting it as it was a Moto - their software was usually poopy. But I really liked this phone...
I looked up many different sites and CNET. All good reports!!!! I called Verizon tech and was advised they get MANY Motos returned but the only reason a RIZR gets returned is to go to a PDA style phone. Interest peaked.
I went to three different V stores and spoke with in-house techs. All verified Motos are generally returned due to software issues but NO RIZRs yet!!
I have had this one for about 4 days. The LG8350, tho good phone has LOUSY battery life. W/RIZR I was able to go 1.5 days on the "factory" charge.
I want a phone to use as a phone and I text a ton. TV, music, & camera mean NOTHING to me. The mechanism/hardware is VERY well made. The buttons are easy to push even being flat. It is very easy to text with this phone.
The sound of hearing a person on a call makes, for me, this the best cell phone I have ever used. I can actually hear the caller's every word. The phone seems to fit my face where the 8550 Chocolate never did. This makes the speaker line up better for MY ears. This is important as I spent too many years playing drums in a rock band and being a law enforcement firearms instructor.
As mentioned, I like the way the controls are laid out. The buttons, like the keys, work very well and are easy to push. They respond very positively and are not sluggish - all keys. I have had no prob with reception or battery life.
BIG HUGE DOWNSIDE - some will say this phone is faster in software than the old RAZRs. I would agree, but it is still Moto software and is slow compared to LGs. Otherwise this would be the 1st 10 I ever gave to a phone...Moto? Please speed it up and update the software!!! It can be done...
This really is a very very good phone. If it fits you and you like the controls, stay with this one and put pressure on Moto to upgrade the software again for a little more speed. -
"Do you want to get excited? GET THIS PHONE!!!" on by wickedgt
Pros: Size, call quality, features, ease of use, solid feel.
Cons: Face smears on screen, (but you can just wipe it off!!!)
Summary: I wasn't really looking for the TV feature so that really doesn't concern me as the TV service isn't offered where I am right now. The bluetooth feature hooked up the first time to my laptop and was able to transfer files with ease. Being able to do about 90% of the call functions with the phone closed is awsome! You only need to really open the phone to manually dial or speed dial. Screen colors are vibrant and easy to read even in direct light. I don't know what CNET was refering to when it came to the camera quality, but so far the camera quality is better than some of the digital cameras out there! The buttons are easy to use with no missed numbers. I'm 44 with huge hands and am able to use the number pad without any problems. The phone feels VERY sturdy and of high quality. The speaker phone is quite clear and when used, people are unable to tell that they are on speaker. The microphone is very sensitive so speaking un-naturally loud isn't necessary. Dropped called isn't an issue, but I think that is more Verizon than the phone since dropped called has never been an issue for me. Hope this helps... I love this phone!!!
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"Simplly the best phone on verizon since the e815" on by bob1xxx
Pros: Strong RF receipt, excellent compact full feature phone
Cons: None usless your a text or email fiend
Summary: This is mostly the best cell phone Ive had seen e815.It gets awsome rf reception, the screen is bright, colorful and clear. With the slider closed you can navigate to any of the phones features with a real keypad (none of hit miss navigation with the spastic vx8550 touch sensitve non sense). with the slider open there a small but easy to use ten key pad (unlike the slick tiny keys on sony erickson's sliders). And unlike the ridiculously HUGE v9m broadsword, it easy to carry and use. Also advanced feature like the media player works well with videos and music (use window media player and you'll only need a usb cable to sink music form your pc to z6tv), bluetooth headset reception is excellent, 2.5mm headphone jacket, and it uses the standard mini usb so all your v3m or krzr acessorys will work with this phone (unlike the v9m). Also it has a keypad lock switch, a very decent 2.0 megpixal camera, it capable of taking 320x240 videos limited only but memory card size, the list of positives for this phone go on and on. Verizon FINALLY has a cool state of the art cell phone that can rival some of your friends cool gsm phones, but this little is more than a gloss work of art but is kick arse cell phone to boot
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"Nice phone, but not for frequent texters" on by crudis01
Pros: Clear voice and ear piece, loud, easy to transfer files.
Cons: Keypad has poor location, feel; smudges easy; display doesn't match 200thou colors of comparable competition
Summary: I received my Motorola z6tv two weeks ago. The primary reason I purchased it was for its strong rf signal I had read about on-line. While I did find the signal to be solid, I found that my LG 8350 to have a much, much stronger signal in even the weakest of areas. The z6 was an improvement over my last phone; however, I was disappointed by the fact that at my house, the LG was always one, and often two bars stronger.
The voice quality on z6 was strong, and those I spoke to said I was very clear. I also felt that the audio from the phone was loud and clear, and I am hard of hearing, so this was important. I also found that it worked well with the 4 bluetooth headsets I tried with it, a Jabra JX-10, Jabra BT-125, Plantronics Voyager 510, and a LG BT-730Z. It didn't sound tinny or provide excessive echoing on any of the devices.
The battery life was acceptable on the device, but it did not meet the listed talk time, falling approx 30-45 mins short. Recharge times were very fast however, so this helped to make up for this shortcoming. I always get extended batteries with phones I chose to keep, so I would be curious what the extended would have provided for this device.
The keypad is very tough to use for anyone who texts continually, because of the location of the keys in regard to how the device opens. The feel of the keys is also very poor and allows for easy mistakes. I found I continually mistyped words, and mis-dialed for that matter. Both the front of the device and the keys are also very shiny. And while this gives it a nice reflective look, it also made it extremely fingerprint\smudge prone. This drove me a bit batty to be honest, but is to be expected with a finish such as this I suppose.
The display was crisp, but for as new as this device is, I was disappointed that Moto hasn't found their way to 200 thousand colors yet. Also, as is typical in most Motorolas, it takes abysmal pictures. In this case, you now just get 2 mega pixels of garbage instead of 1.3.
I did find it very easy to transfer items to the phone via bluetooth, pics and ringtones both, as well as obx objects. The sound on the phone was very clear, and music playback was very simple. Ringtones were also clear and loud, and as I mentioned before with me being hard of hearing, this was nice.
I will be returning this phone for the Venus. I'll be giving that a whirl to see if I find it easier to use the keypad and to see if it also matches the signal strength of its sister LG8350. Worse case, I will get a 8350, but I'd rather have a phone with some extra memory considering the high number of ringtones I create for myself.
If you don't text often, or need continual simple access to the keypad, this phone was very nice to look at and easy to use. Hopefully its longevity is just as strong and doesn't die after a year as is typical with many, many Motos I have owned in the past. I will provide some feedback on the Venus after I have owned and used it for a couple weeks.
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