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"Run Away! Step away from the phone." on by normbal
Pros: Small, light, thin
Cons: I was stupid enough to think Motorola would learn from the RAZRs shortfalls
Summary: Ouch.
I've carried a Motorola RazrV3c for over two years. Good phone, only real complaint was the battery life. Had to plug it into a charger almost daily. I bought an extended battery which defeated its most redeeming feature - thin - BUT I only needed to charge the phone about every 3 days.
Now to the W755. I return it Friday. Battery life? Fully charged, ONE ten minute conversation, one wake-up alarm and the charge me screen showed up barely 26 hours later. Charged again yesterday, dying this morning. One bar on the battery indicator. By all reviews the phone's supposed to have what, over FOUR hours talk time and 300 hours STANDBY? Can I sue for false and misleading advertising?
Screen is small but legible to these 51 year old eyes - I'm still young enough to appreciate technology, old enough to resent it. MAJOR problem is the buttons/click wheel. I have to use my fingernail to select functions and even THAT's iffy.
No software supplied for Windows XP and even when you DO register for and download the driver from the Motorola Developer's site (developer.motorola.com), using the phone as a peripheral device you STILL can't get the photos or phone book off the thing. You CAN transfer MP3 files however with Windows explorer. Rhapsody works but only for MP3s. Tried using bluetooth, I can SEND files to my computer, CAN'T push files TO the phone. Three hours of my life, gone, just like that.
Reception - even with max bars - is crappy. Kind of a weird dropout effect- none of our other phones has this special feature.
Having the same problem as reviewers elsewhere (also a problem with the RAZR): I get notices that I have voicemail or missed messages but the phone didn't ring. Sometimes I get the notice HOURS after the network's gotten the message in its system. Our LG phones don't have that problem. Or any others for that matter.
What else...
Oh, the 4GB limit on the microSD is a joke. As is the location (UNDER the battery). Who thought of THAT one?
Audio jack is 2.5mm, NOT industry standard 3.5mm and although the phone store will sell you a clunky (huge) dongle for the phone to plug into the USB port to use your 3.5mm plug, not only is it expensive ($12), but now your power/USB port is blocked so you can't use the phone as an MP3 player in your car with a charger. The little plastic plugs covering the USB and phone jacks are hard to pull out (you need good fingernails or a pocket knife) and very likely over time - maybe weeks - will break off which will make the jacks look like the original RAZR anyway so why the mfr even bothered is beyond me.
PROS: small, light, can change the displays and actually SEE the clock on the outside of the flip cover.
Upset? Yeah. Disappointed. I don't think this was thought out very well.
Oh, and why Friday? The LG Dare is back in stock. Verizon doesn't carry the iPhone, at least for the next two years I'll be using the Dare.
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on the subject of battery life. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE YOU SWITCH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN EV-DO AND 1X SERVICE IT WILL KILL YOUR BATTERY QUICKLY. IT IS NO FAULT OF THE PHONE. SIMPLY GO TO YOUR VERIZON STORE AND HAVE THEM PUT IT IN 1X ONLY MODE.
i had an LG VX8300 that was new and the battery would die in 12 hours in standby mode. i live in an area where verizon is too damn cheap to put up enough towers. i googled "LG VX8300 DISABLE EV-DO" and put it in 1X only mode. then the battery lasted 4 days. -
I feel your pain with this phone! My 3rd one is on its way because I can't upgrade for another 9 months. Battery life is nowhere neer what is advertised. I have to charge daily with little to no use. Guess I'll see if 3rd ones a charm, but not going to hold my breath!
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It sounds like you got a lemon...... I do have to say though that with your battery, considering you have had other phones do the same thing as well...... a lot of people dont charge and discharge their batteries properly. Most manufacturers will tell you that rechargeable batteries have a memory and needed to usually be charged 8-12 hours the first charge despite a reading of "fully charged" after the first 2-3 hours (give or take an hour) . you also have to ensure that the battery is almost if not fully drained before charging it. And i will say this, many people these days expect phones to do more than what they were originally inteded for. if the phone has good signal quality, good durability, good call quality, as well as small and light weight, what does it matter if it takes good pictures and you can browse the internet? Just a thought. Good luck with your phone!!!!
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i agree withe everything you have said i have gone through 4 in 6 months this phone is the biggest piece of junk in the world
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Sounds like you just got a lemon. Because my phone works great. Easy to use, mp3 player works great along with all other features. I had a Razor before and the 755 is just as good or better. I use the navigator, mp3 player and use the phone for talking in a day and have no problem with the battery. Sorry you have not had the luck and great experience that I have had with this phone.
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Sounds like you got bent over. But you should be so lucky you didnt own the phone I previously owned before my 755 I had the krzr. 3 of them as a matter of fact it or I should say they were the worlds worst phones ever made you would have better luck with a carrier pigeon. I too owned the imfamous RAZR best phone I ever owned. However the 755 in my opinion is as good as my old RAZR. I have no complaints. As a matter of fact the 755 takes better pics with the same megapixels as the RAZR. Also the head phone jacks are the same size as all of the phones I have owned (plugs from one to the other except of course the krazr) Maybe you should take it back and exchange it for a krazr then you will know what Im talking about even people at verizon despise that phone. I have yet to run in any of the problems you have encountered. Sorry about your luck.
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