CDMA, Bluetooth, 1.2MP, 16MB, TransFlash - MPN: V710
Strengths: This phone by far has met my expectations
Weakness: The camera is a little week.
This phone is the next best thing to Nextel phones It to the person who wrote it doesn't have a speaker phone..
IT MOST Certainly DOES!!!
**I suggest reading the Owner's manual before writing a review.
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TopStrengths: bluetooth features, large LCD screens great potential There are hacks out there to increase the bluetooth functionality although I haven't tried anything like that for fear of voiding the warr.
Weakness: the camera is terrible and some of the buttons have been fickle in functioning. When in the camera selection hitting the menu button doesn't always work for some reason. Still has bugs.
Don't buy the phone yet! I spoke with Verizon and apparently there will be an upgrade/recall on this phone so that they can put in a new chip. This will be done in Feb. While they will try to do a firmware upgrade they said they will probably have to physically replace a chip in the phone.
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TopStrengths: Speaker phone. TransFlash storage card, good ringer volume.
Weakness: Screen hard to see in daylight, Camera light, vibrate mode too soft.
Speaker phone a big plus fro voice dialing. Easy to use keypad, caller ID with picture, TransFlash storage card easy to transfer to/from PC. Mobile Office Kit nice to transfer phonebook. Camera light useless.
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TopStrengths: Bluetooth, Speakerphone, capability to add memory
Weakness: Camera, battery
I bought this phone to use the bluetooth in my car (05 Acura TL). The bluetooth feature is absolutely incredible. There is a little delay when answering the phone via the car, but sound is good. Also bought the bluetooth headset. This works very well and the headset can be upto 30 feet away from the phone! This makes multitasking much easier. :-) Because I use the bluetooth accessories I don't use the speakerphone too often. But the sound on the speaker phone is even clearer than using the bluetooth devices.
I have to admit though I would not buy this phone again. After about 6 months of using the phone I noticed my battery dying. Now I have to charge my phone EVERY day regardless of whether I talk on it or not. Verizon said it was because of outdated software. Now have updated software...but still dead battery by the end of the day. I wasn't too worried about the camera-but for those of you who want to know? It sucks. and the light sucks.
Good Luck
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TopStrengths: bluetooth, true voice recognition, speakerphone, expandable memory, better signal than other phones (side-by-side) using the same carrier.
Weakness: connector for battery charger
very good phone. for those of you thrashing the camera, it's a 1.2 megapixel. what do you expect in a cell phone at this point. get a digital camera of you want good pictures. if you understand the terms for the features, then you would agree that this phone delivers exactly what it says it does. one thing i ablsolutely love about this phone is it's voice recognition. with other phones, you have to record a sound for each contact (which uses memory, so you can only do about 10 contacts), then when you say a name, it tries to match it up with a your pre-recoreded name for a contact. with this phone, it literlaly recognizes what you say. anyone can use it because it doesn't have to match your voice and tone of the pre-recorded name.
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Audio is Average according to 14 Cell Phone experts. -- "The V710s audio features are just as good"-mobileburn.com -- "Audio support is strong, including speaker-independent voice recognition, a speakerphone mode, polyphonic ringtones, and MP3 playback."-infosyncworld.com -- "Audio quality on the V710 was crystal clear in both normal and speakerphone mode"-infosyncworld.com Read more to find...
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A good phone with some annoyances
Strengths: Great LCD displays, Bluetooth, great speaker phone quality, easy to navigate buttons, relatively intuitive ergonomics, camera light is a nice flash light, voice command, and the transflash.
Weakness: Battery runs out much too quickly, initializing the bluetooth can be buggy and frustrating (unable to connect), voicecommand usually works well, bad camera phone quality interpolation. Phone is bulky.
I had this phone a year and upgraded to the larger battery. It requires a retrofit case. It makes the phone even bulkier. It's better than having to deal with daily charging chores. Great speakerphone. Cannot transfer from the SD flash drive to the phone memory chip, which has led me to be unable to customize ringtones I've downloaded. Overall, I like this phone. It has many powerful features and is easy to use, but I question the reliabilty of Motorola phones as the main screen has failed in less than a year. I did drop it a few times, but it also had a protective leather case. I think I prefer LG's.
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