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87 out of 94 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"Don't buy if you're shy..."
Pros: Great sound, good signal, no external antennas to snag or snap off -- too many to name
Cons: Screen can be difficult to see in direct sunlight or through polarized sunglasses
Summary: I tire of reading reviews by people who aren't smart enough to RTFM. If you can't see the screen in direct sunlight, turn and shade it with your body (that works). One guy couldn't get his Bluetooth headset to attach automatically (turn the Bluetooth power on, genius). We have other brain-trust members who dislike the phone book software, but we discover they are using the highly limited SIM storage, which basically allows only name and number. Storing them in the phone's memory allows you to associate pictures, ring tones, multiple numbers -- the list goes on and on. Voice dialing, voice memos, the ability to mix your own ringtones, the list goes on and on. Oh, and don't buy this phone if you don't like to attract attention, because people notice this sleek little beauty, and will ask to touch it. Repeatedly. As for its supposed fragility, I suggest getting a neck lanyard, or other method of tying it down. Its shell is aluminum, folks, so it will take moderate abuse, but it's not a basketball. Or just keep it in your pocket and use a Bluetooth headset -- solves the problem neatly. It's not perfect: the camera could be better, as could the calendar features, but hey, if you want to lug around large heavy objects, get a digital camera and tie it to a Treo. This is a slim, elegant way to carry a fairly large number of fairly useful tools. The price could be better, but it meets or exceeds my needs in every category, and can even be connected to a PC with the optional PhoneTools software. As long as you've specified the correct data package from your carrier, it will act as a modem in a pinch, and send/deliver multimedia messages with no problems. It even browses websites built for cell phones and PDAs with no issues (no handheld device does well with those overblown artsy sites with the 2 Mb gif files). It's even a speaker phone. Let's be honest -- there's plenty of steak to go with the sizzle, you just have to be smart enough to learn how to work with the phone. The manual will tell you of features you didn't know the phone had. Go forth, and read all about it. You'll be glad you did.
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Thank you!! I can't also see the screen i just shade it with my hand.Not that big of a deal.I love the razr so much my whole family had ATLEAST one razr in their life time and they all said they were a little pricey but good, soild(good for my family LOL) phone that they rarley ever had to fix.
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I heard from various people and vendors about customer complaints regarding the screen's integrity. For instance, it scratches easily, dust gets caught underneath the casing. Has this been proven to be a problem for your phone as well?
My cell phone is a Motorola V360 and I've used it for a couple months now. I can tell you this model works great and I assume it goes for just about any other Motorola model. However, the Razr has proven to be an exceptional looking phone while handling it in real life. I also agree with your review based on people who fail to read instructions. Sometimes we jump the gun and think we know it all and when we're faced with a problem it's usually more or less an ID10T error!
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I would just like to say thank you for your posting. I have read and heard so many people talking about how poor of a phone the RAZR is because of menu features. Learn to use the phone!!!!! And thank you for also explaining about needed to save multiple numbers to the phone! Come on people the sim card is only used to hold acct info and your most important contacts. It is not supposed to be used to store your whole phone book. like duke said read the manual, it will tell you how to do many things you wouldn't think of. Like the ability to send a text message of a number from a recent call to someone while you are currently talking to. (No need to find pen and paper just send them a text with it!!!) So before the rest of you decide to bash the RAZR make sure that you actually know how to work it properly before joining the wrecking crew.
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This phone is great in almost all aspects. There is only one little niggle that pisses me off, that you, or maybe its just me who cant figure out how to assign a ringtone, AND a DIFFERENT mms tone to a contact. Other than that this is a solid phone, ive dropped it on a marble floor before, not a scratch. Opens and closes with authority, and will attract anyones attention where ever you go. Camera could be a bit better, but other than that and the ringtone thing, its an amazing phone. I didnt even pay for mine, it was free from an authorized dealer (NOT a Cingular store) so, there are fair deals out there. Sweet phone, go get one.
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Does anyone know when or if this phone will be available with other carriers...or is this a Cingular (no pun intended) offer only?
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Motorola Special Edition Black Razr V3 (AT&T):
$79.99 - $99.99
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