Customer Rating: 
Summary: decent basic phone
Comment: best of all the basic phones i've had, good battery life, sound quality, never drops a call, sturdy (i'm hard on phones), functionaly pretty good.
If your looking for a decent basic phone that wlll last this is an outstanding phone. My only wish is that it had a GPS chip.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Above average basic phone
Comment: Pros: Excellent voice quality, long battery life, blue tooth is good, web email download is good.
Cons: Fat phone, won't fit in the normal cell phone pocket in trousers; not so good camera, Extra money for the software for downloading from PC to cell phone and also seprate cable, unusable PTT.
I am moderately satisfied b'cas of the good voice quality and long battery life, otherwise it is just a basic phone.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Finally a cell phone that does what a cell phone should do.
Comment: I've been using cell phones now since the "bag phone" first came out, and have seen phones go from great tools, to too small, and now, every gimmick you can think of.
This phone does what technology should bring. After living with Nokia for the last couple of years, I'm back with Motorola, and so glad. Great reception, easy to hear, battery life is unreal compared to smaller phones, intuitive menu and great features. Bluetooth works great. With a memory card I resized my favorite photos and put them in my phone. It is bigger than most flip phones I've had, but I actually like the size now that I've used it for some time. I hope they keep making this one!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Terrible user interface
Comment: I chose this phone because I wanted something sturdy, with good battery life, and that had excellent reception. I wasn't looking for a lot of bells and whistles. I will say that this phone does deliver on all of those points. But when it arrived there were two crucial aspects to it that made it a deal-breaker for me.
First, I find the user interface on this phone to be terrible. This is not my first cell phone, but it is my first time with AT & T so, I'm not sure how much of the user interface is AT & T's fault and how much is a problem with the Gibraltar, but I cannot figure out how to accomplish the most basic tasks without consulting the user manual. I've had the phone now for two months, and I've read the manual from end to end. Things like 'how do I get the tone for the phone's calendar reminders to be louder and in a different ring?' are just baffling to figure out. I even called Motorola because I was getting nowhere--and missing reminders because I couldn't hear them. The instructions Motorola gave me didn't match the operating system for the phone--they couldn't help and suggested I mail the phone to a service center (not an option because I have no land line and would be without a phone). I *finally* figured out (after hours of my precious time) how to change the ring tones, but, like so many other features, if I ever wanted to do it again, I'd have to dig out the instruction manual--or, if that was not help just spend heaps of time trying to find the solution through trial and error.
My last phone--an LG with US Cellular--was simple and trustworthy and very user friendly after a week of getting used to it. I kept hoping that I just needed to acclimate myself to the new phone. But, I've decided it's just a terrible terrible operating system. My husband agrees. Every time he picks it up and tries to do anything, he's baffled too.
My second gripe is that it's big. Really big. Very thick. You can't get this into your pants pocket. I read the reviews, I knew it would be larger than my last phone. I didn't think that was going to bother me much, but it does. It really bugs me, in fact.
Now, the biggest problem with this situation is that Amazon won't give me a replacement phone in another model. I just assumed that when you got a cell phone plan with Amazon that you had 30 days to try it out and get something different if you change your mind (just like through AT&T directly). Not so. They sent me a replacement Gibraltar--but there was no difference--same operating system, same problems. Now, they tell me I could cancel the plan and return the phone and then sign up again directly through AT & T -- but, that would leave my husband and I without any phones until the new plan was set up. Not an option for us. So, I'm stuck with the thing. If I want a different phone, I'll have to pay for it--full fee. *sigh*
So, my advice to you is if you're unsure if you'll really like a phone once you get it--don't use Amazon.com. Buy directly through AT &T so you can return it if you change your mind. At the very least, visit a shop and really try a phone out before going back to Amazon to select your phone.
Me, personally, I'd never ever use Amazon.com again for setting up a cell phone plan.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Terrific!!
Comment: Pros : - Durable
- Great pictures
- Terrific reception
- Good sound
- Connects to bluetooth enabled computer via bluetooth without addition software
Cons : - PTT button annoying for those who don't want that service
- For some strange reason, the back comes off semi-easily
Summary: decent basic phone
Comment: best of all the basic phones i've had, good battery life, sound quality, never drops a call, sturdy (i'm hard on phones), functionaly pretty good.
If your looking for a decent basic phone that wlll last this is an outstanding phone. My only wish is that it had a GPS chip.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Above average basic phone
Comment: Pros: Excellent voice quality, long battery life, blue tooth is good, web email download is good.
Cons: Fat phone, won't fit in the normal cell phone pocket in trousers; not so good camera, Extra money for the software for downloading from PC to cell phone and also seprate cable, unusable PTT.
I am moderately satisfied b'cas of the good voice quality and long battery life, otherwise it is just a basic phone.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Finally a cell phone that does what a cell phone should do.
Comment: I've been using cell phones now since the "bag phone" first came out, and have seen phones go from great tools, to too small, and now, every gimmick you can think of.
This phone does what technology should bring. After living with Nokia for the last couple of years, I'm back with Motorola, and so glad. Great reception, easy to hear, battery life is unreal compared to smaller phones, intuitive menu and great features. Bluetooth works great. With a memory card I resized my favorite photos and put them in my phone. It is bigger than most flip phones I've had, but I actually like the size now that I've used it for some time. I hope they keep making this one!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Terrible user interface
Comment: I chose this phone because I wanted something sturdy, with good battery life, and that had excellent reception. I wasn't looking for a lot of bells and whistles. I will say that this phone does deliver on all of those points. But when it arrived there were two crucial aspects to it that made it a deal-breaker for me.
First, I find the user interface on this phone to be terrible. This is not my first cell phone, but it is my first time with AT & T so, I'm not sure how much of the user interface is AT & T's fault and how much is a problem with the Gibraltar, but I cannot figure out how to accomplish the most basic tasks without consulting the user manual. I've had the phone now for two months, and I've read the manual from end to end. Things like 'how do I get the tone for the phone's calendar reminders to be louder and in a different ring?' are just baffling to figure out. I even called Motorola because I was getting nowhere--and missing reminders because I couldn't hear them. The instructions Motorola gave me didn't match the operating system for the phone--they couldn't help and suggested I mail the phone to a service center (not an option because I have no land line and would be without a phone). I *finally* figured out (after hours of my precious time) how to change the ring tones, but, like so many other features, if I ever wanted to do it again, I'd have to dig out the instruction manual--or, if that was not help just spend heaps of time trying to find the solution through trial and error.
My last phone--an LG with US Cellular--was simple and trustworthy and very user friendly after a week of getting used to it. I kept hoping that I just needed to acclimate myself to the new phone. But, I've decided it's just a terrible terrible operating system. My husband agrees. Every time he picks it up and tries to do anything, he's baffled too.
My second gripe is that it's big. Really big. Very thick. You can't get this into your pants pocket. I read the reviews, I knew it would be larger than my last phone. I didn't think that was going to bother me much, but it does. It really bugs me, in fact.
Now, the biggest problem with this situation is that Amazon won't give me a replacement phone in another model. I just assumed that when you got a cell phone plan with Amazon that you had 30 days to try it out and get something different if you change your mind (just like through AT&T directly). Not so. They sent me a replacement Gibraltar--but there was no difference--same operating system, same problems. Now, they tell me I could cancel the plan and return the phone and then sign up again directly through AT & T -- but, that would leave my husband and I without any phones until the new plan was set up. Not an option for us. So, I'm stuck with the thing. If I want a different phone, I'll have to pay for it--full fee. *sigh*
So, my advice to you is if you're unsure if you'll really like a phone once you get it--don't use Amazon.com. Buy directly through AT &T so you can return it if you change your mind. At the very least, visit a shop and really try a phone out before going back to Amazon to select your phone.
Me, personally, I'd never ever use Amazon.com again for setting up a cell phone plan.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Terrific!!
Comment: Pros : - Durable
- Great pictures
- Terrific reception
- Good sound
- Connects to bluetooth enabled computer via bluetooth without addition software
Cons : - PTT button annoying for those who don't want that service
- For some strange reason, the back comes off semi-easily
Motorola V365 PTT Gibraltar Phone (AT&T, Phone Only, No Service) Reviews: Page 2 of 4
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |