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3.5 stars
"Gorgeous phone, but not enough memory for optimal use."
Pros: Absolutely beautiful phone. Capable of being unlocked from AT&T/Cingular.
Cons: Battery life, typical Windows glitches, battery life, can't use the speakerphone with phone closed, battery life.
Summary: I was so excited to play with those phone when I got it in the mail from eBay. I got it with loads of accesories for $118 brand new. The user actually forgot to unlock the phone so I had to send it back and wait another couple of days. When it came back, I was ready to load up the 1GB card I had with mp3s. This phone can so replace your normal mp3 player. The sound is absolutely amazing. If you get the right software you can watch videos on it too, but the lack of memory makes it a bit choppy, but it is still impressive. I think this is the most gorgeous phone ever produced by Motorola, or any manufacturer to date. It comes with Windows Mobile 2002, but I heeded some advice and upgraded it to Windows Mobile 2003. If you're a regular Windows XP user, then the layout will be very familiar to you and it should be a breeze to operate. The Internet Explorer is pretty decent, too. Granted I had the phone unlocked to work on T-Mobile so the T-Zones wouldn't work off the bat, but some WAP sites did work with no problem. If you have AT&T/Cingular, most likely you experience dropped calls because the network settings in the phone from AT&T and Cingular's new network are incompatible. Strange. I have yet to experience that from T-Mobile, but most of Florida is covered by them, but not all states, so check before you quote me. The only thing I absolutely hate about this phone is the battery life. The quoted battery stats are absolute bull. There isn't a day that goes by when I don't have to charge my phone, and this is without using Windows Media Player for music and videos. If you do use it, make sure you pack a car charger, because this battery sucks major. I've never had to charge a phone so often. That is the only thing I miss about my V300, it could go several days without recharging. The MPx200 won't make 24 hours without completely dying. Bill Gates' Windows OS is awesome, but just like on a PC, this phone does freeze, mine did on the first day I used it, and you have to remove the battery to restart it, which can be aggravating. The PDA functions are a major plus but the speakerphone operation requires you to keep the phone open, which is unfortunate, because this phone would look so unbelievably cool if you could use speakerphone with it closed, the layout is gorgeous.Updated
I can't believe I forgot this. For all of you out there who didn't know, yes, you can use songs as ringtones, they just have to be in WMA format, and not mp3. Just go on Windows Media Player and rip it as an WMA file and sync it to the phone. You'll be humming to your favorite ringtone in no time.Updated
I really love this phone, but I've had it for about two months and I have to say, this is one of the most annoying phones I have ever owned. I love the Windows Mobile interface and all of the features but this is first a 200 MHz computer instead of a fun, which is the problem. If anyone remembers the joys of operating a computer of that speed with 32 MB of RAM, I'm sure you know that you really couldn't do more than one thing at a time in fear of the computer freezing. That is exactly what happens with the MPx200. If you are on a call and another one comes in, it is impossible to switch over and take the call. I used to be able to, but now I press accept and nothing happens. That is really annoying. I don't have enough room to talk about how horrendous the battery life is on this phone. To add insult to injury, Motorola never came out with an extended battery for it, and I don't trust those generic ones that are crawling around. Granted I didn't charge my phone for the initial 24 hours as instructed by the manual, but I had to use my phone and I didn't have 12 more hours to wait. From what I can see, the MPx220 isn't much of an improvement, and it offers less expandable memory, 512 MB vs. 1 GB on the MPx200. If I could change my rating I would make it a "4" only because Windows Media Player is absolutely incredible and the sound quality is excellent.Updated
I have done a lot of research to see exactly what to do to get the optimal performance out of my phone, and it has paid off. The main feature that will drain your battery is the IRDA/Beam feature. Make sure that this is turned off if it is not in use or else your phone will die in hours. This tip saved my phone. If I don't use my phone, it can go a good three days without being charged. If I initially charged the phone for a full 24 hours, I'm sure the phone would have been flawless. My fault. That Caller ID problem I described above doesn't happen anymore, and I have found a program that converts video files and it plays fine on the phone with no choppiness. I am loving my phone and think it is way better than half of the new crap that's out. If I didn't mention it before, this phone is as durable as Motorola's Nextels, which it also resembles. Every other person that sees my phone thinks it is a Nextel. If you get the Bodyglove V600 case for this, which fits, the phone looks awesome. This phone is an awesome deal and outdoes itself for the bargain price of around $120.
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