The
Motorola V547 is an updated version of the V500 clamshell camera
phone, and is in fact almost identical to the Motorola
V550.
Physically,
the V547 looks very similar to the V500 and V550. They're all silver
clamshells with the same external dimensions and the same screens
and near-identical keypads. The V547 is around 10g lighter than
the V550. The V547 builds on the strengths of the V500 by adding
video capture and improving the battery life. The V550 has an excellent
65k colour display, MP3 ringtones, a speakerphone and quad band.
It's
a good mid-range clamshell phone. The main shortcoming is the lack
of user memory (just 5 Mbytes), but since video clips are short
and there is no MP3 player (only MP3 ringtones), memory is not crucial.
Several
users have reported problems with battery life and with charging.
There are also reliability problems with this phone, in particular
freezing or switching off during calls or whilst using the menu.
These are relatively rare occurences.
Features
of the Motorola V547 include:
Integrated VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels) with
4x digital zoom
Video capture, playback and download
Internal display: TFT 65,536 colours, 176 x
220 pixels
External display: monochrome (inverse), 96 x
32 pixels
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by Andrew R from UK on
22nd Nov 2005
I've had one since March 05 and would honestly not recommend it.
It has been back to the manufacturers on 4 separate occasions -
sometimes for the same problem. On the positive side the phone looks
good, is fairly easy to use and adopts a similar menu system to
Nokia. The negatives are too numerous, but mainly poor battery life,
low memory capacity for downloads and poor reliability. Please choose
carefully........ Rating:
Reviewed by alan from wrexham u.k on
17th Nov 2005
couldn't decide between the motorola or nec 411i,decided on motorla
with a little aprehension as i had had a motorola some years ago
and had nothing but trouble with it. I'm pleased to say that this
can't be said of the 547, it has a modern look and loads of features,i
would recommend this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by hayli from england on
13th Nov 2005
a very good fone but i really want to know how the IMing works.
i also think it needs more memory, but all in all a good fone. xxx Rating:
Reviewed by connor from u,k on
11th Nov 2005
it is the best phone ever and is a really nice phone it has good
feutures and games it has really good ringtones on it Rating:
Reviewed by GEORGE from ENGLAND on
9th Nov 2005
ITS A RUBBISH FONE IT HAS A BAD COVER AND NOTHING LIKE THE V550
AND THERE IS ONE GOOD THING ABOUT IT.... NOTHING Rating:
Reviewed by ells from england on
6th Nov 2005
i got this phone about a week or two ago and it's great! it's got
all the basic things a phone could could have and more! the video
is really good because it films for aaagggeeesss! i havnt even managed
to film for the whole time yet because it lasts so long! overall
i think this is a fabtastic phone and i would recomend it to anyone!
also the battery lasts for ages i once had it on for around 40 hours
without turning it off! Rating:
Reviewed by tom tom from England on
1st Nov 2005
it is a excellent Phone but the weight lets it down, if motorola
make it a bit less heavy it would be da ultimate phone the camera
quality could be better the ringtones are mint basicaly the phone
is gr8. Rating:
Reviewed by Laura from UK on
30th Oct 2005
I really like my Motorola V547. It's got lots of really handy features,
considering it's not too expensive! Good: Has camera and video Rating:
Reviewed by nena from italy on
28th Oct 2005
the best mobilphone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by neil from england on
27th Oct 2005
i got this phone earlier this year an its gr8 the camera is crisp
it says it has no mp3 player but suprise it can hold 2 full songs
and use them as ringtones its well made an hasnt let me down yet
tip:if u want hip hop trutones on 02 go to music sites choose rock
then choose trutones then goto artists a to z then scroll down to
trutones home an there you go hip hop trutones Rating:
Reviewed by Carla from UK on
20th Oct 2005
This phone is rubbish!!!!!!! iv had it since jan 2005 and yesturday
it finally packed in . it still turns on but none of the buttons
work once it is on it just comes up with the ringing styles on what
ever button u press. another thing that happens is if u touch the
shell at all the ringing styles ring up to the loud setting for
some resson? i had no problems for the 1st 3 months but after that
it went all downhill.i would have to keep holding the charger untill
it finally started charging. my friend has also had this problem.
so overall this phone doesnt even get a 1 in my books coz iv only
had it 10 months they should at least last 12. Rating:
Reviewed by Deepak Tailor from England
on 18th Oct 2005
Brilliant Phone!! Am well pleased with the phone, great ftures,
battery life and genrally a great phone Rating:
Reviewed by Michael from Scotland on
18th Oct 2005
This phone is great it has exactly what I wanted but the only bad
thing about it is when you are taking a video it is fuzzy and dosen't
last for long but all in all it is a great phone Rating:
Reviewed by Michael from UK on
15th Oct 2005
I used to ave a nokia 3410 (Rubbish-but with some good features)
and i thought i would get a new phone. looking around i saw the
motorola v547 or sony ericsson t630. After a while of looking around
i got the v547 for £99.99 from O2.This phone is AMAZING if u like
simple flip phones then i would RECOMMMEND this, the camera is good
but the video is a bit fuzzy but forgiveable. The memory space isnt
really a big issue for me as i probaly wont use it all up anyway.GREAT
features eg. MP3 ringtones(very nice), Polyphonic ringtones. OUTSTANDING
phone for the price. A MUST BUY!!!! for anyone that has had/getting
a basic flip phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Mark McElwee from N.Ireland
on 13th Oct 2005
This phone is total junk and not even worth me wasting time on it.The
sooner my upgrade comes the better!!! Rating:
Reviewed by LEWIS from united kingdom
on 11th Oct 2005
this phone is rubbish the battery is poor when you charge it says
unable to charge and the memorys too small it cant hold alot of
pictures and videos. Rating:
Reviewed by 4RV1N from uk on
9th Oct 2005
since i got it in march i have loved this phone. the phone is great
and it has lots of things you can mess around with that'll keep
you entertained. the only drawback is the video- it cant take moving
videos too good eg. i did a video on my freind riding his bike and
it just blurred then froze. the memory isnt too good either Rating:
Reviewed by la from Australia on
6th Oct 2005
Good phone. Camera is ok, similar to that of the v500. The video
camera isnt very good quality. I'm not sure about the design, I
dont think its very nice. 'Skin' function is good though. Rating:
Reviewed by lee from england on
29th Sep 2005
This phone has everything a phone could need exept for MEMORY the
memory only lets you have about 13 videos and aroun 5 pics its useless
do not buy!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by amy from england on
24th Sep 2005
my dad has got this fone its mint !! wel only bin on it bout twice
but so much better than his old one. Its wel stylish mint ringtones
n ok camera. I would recomend it !!! Rating:
Reviewed by Claire Rooney from N.Ireland
on 23rd Sep 2005
I was really excited when I got this phone, my mate had an older
motorola, and I thought id give the newer version a go. I was a
nokia girl up untill then, and was looking forward to a flip phone
that looked stylish, and promised wonderful things. From day one
it wouldnt accept messages or calls when its charging, thats after
you've fiddled with the lead for ages to get it to charge. If your
lucky enough to recieve a call, the phone then tells you its "Unable
to charge" I run my own business and would be on the phone quite
alot which could excuse the batterys life. But when Im looking through
for numbers or trying to send a text, I'll get a "please wait" on
the screen, or else its 10 words behind the message Im sending,
and you have to wait on it catching up with you before you can send
it. The camera on it is very good, but I wasnt impressed with the
videos. It took ages to store a clip after it was taken. The sound
is allright, providing you dont hit silent while its in your bag
or coat, never found out if there was a way to lock it, and prevent
it happening. This phone has been such a cause of frustration to
me, I cant wait untill my upgrade to get a new one. Ive actually
went out and bought a new phone untill I can upgrade in March. Its
ok if your not a serious phone user, or you like to just make and
recieve calls, but for all the promises it made, im sooo dissapointed.
My nokia was so much more reliable. The bluetooth is rubbish, it
turns itself off, it freezes and says "Insert sim" its soo slow
and I cant get the voice recorder on loud speaker I will not be
buying another Motorola again, sort it out!! Rating:
Reviewed by Diane from England on
20th Sep 2005
Absolutely RUBBISH. Do not buy this phone. I'm sorry I ever bought
it, I knew deep down I should have gone for a Nokia again, but I
wanted the bluetooth that came with it. This phone is very temperamental
- it takes ages to charge, you can't use it until its charged enough,
it runs down quickly. It switches itself off, switches off when
you close the shell too quickly after a call or text, will not receive
calls or texts while its charging and will not even switch on sometimes. Rating:
Reviewed by becca from england on
18th Sep 2005
its a good phone and the camera and video are pretty good quality.
one problem that i have had is that when ppl call me, i cannot hear
them, i dunno whether other ppl are having this problem aswell or
whether it is just me. i have taken it back to the shop that i got
it from but it is still the same. apart from this, it is a good
fone and recommend it to someone who is looking or a reliable and
simple phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Deej from UK on 15th
Sep 2005
Where do I start? The setings DO change when the phone isn't being
used, the case scratches easily, there's no backlight when the phone
is being used, battery runs down very quickly and takes forver to
charge, the Bluetooth was so useless I put it in a drawer & forgot
about it, calls are obviously not the most important function of
this phone, texting is cumbrsome and I still haven't found a way
to delete numbers from the phone book. If talking is down your list
of priorities I suppose this will be fine, but if you're one of
the dying breed who believe that the main function of a phone is
to make phone calls, look elsewhere. I can't wait until I can change
it. Rating:
Reviewed by Vicky from England on
11th Sep 2005
This phone is like sooo cool! It has everything a phone needs a
more! And doesn't have all the silly extra junk. It just has all
the sensible things!! BEST PHONE IN THE WORLD!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from England on
10th Sep 2005
The phone would be perfect if it had a card slot, and you could
look the side buttons! Apart from that, bloody good phone!! Rating:
Reviewed by Mike Alpha from UK on
10th Sep 2005
I don't know which phone Andy had, but it wasn't the V547! The buttons
on the side of the shell DO NOT function when the shell is closed
(the phone "beeps but the settings do not change). I'm a bit peculiar
as I actually use my phone to COMMUNICATE and I am not interested
in the many gimmicks that are fitted these days to amuse the children!
If I want to take pictures, I use a camera - this phone does what
it is supposed to do. Rating:
Reviewed by Tracy from UK on
9th Sep 2005
This phone, when you get used to the layout and menu and how the
phone operates is excellent. The only problem I'm having right now
is the charge on the battery doesn't seem to last very long. The
camera works great, the videos are little jumpy, but for a mid range
camera phone it's very good. Ideal for people who have had Motorolas
before. Rating:
Reviewed by Vixa from England on
9th Sep 2005
I've had this phone for months and its great! I love it, it's camera
ability, speaker phone, everything! If you want an the greatest
phone on the planet, dont get a nokia, get this one!!! :D Rating:
Reviewed by Andy Cunningham from England
on 1st Sep 2005
This seemed like a decent enough phone but it has one major design
fault for which I sent it back within a week. There are buttons
on the side, which are not lockable and which can switch the phone
into silent mode while it's in your pocket. Then you start missing
calls because there's no ringtone or vibrate alert. Also, there's
no way to reconfigure silent mode to have a ringtone/vibrate, and
no way to disable silent mode. During the week I tried using this
phone, I missed about one third of calls I received. Rating:
Reviewed by Hak from London on
17th Aug 2005
i am about to buy this phone and it looks great. I am really looking
forward to buying this because one of my friends has it and it i
outstanding. I really think that the people that have given it 1-3
out of 5 for it are sad. If you want a great phone... ...BUY THIS
PHONE!!!!!:-) :-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-)!!! Rating:
Reviewed by SANDY from UK on
9th Aug 2005
I notice a lot of peoples reviews on this phone have been given
4/5 stars. In my opinion, I would give it none, butI have to give
it (1) since there is no zero. It is probably the most useless phone
on the market.I buy a phone on average of every six months, I havent
enough fingers to let you know how many I have had, but experiance,
of phones I do have.Please save yourself a lot of trouble and sore
heads, this phone is utterly a non starter. There are too many faults
to mention,the video,camera and recption and ringtones are all rubbish.
I,ve had better on an old nokia 3510i. AVOID THIS NIGHTMARE. 0/5
Rating:
Reviewed by robert slater from u.k on
5th Aug 2005
i think this phone is brilliant, i got it at christmas instead of
my nokia 3510i, the camera is very good and colourful (much better
then nokia cameras) the video is good and it has bluetooth!!!! :)
Rating:
Reviewed by flora from U.K on
31st Jul 2005
My m8 has dis fone nd i want it!! its got rele gd screen nd camera!
its rele simple to use aswel wen i 1st looked at it i thght it was
guna b mega complicated but i found my way around it rele easily!
da only prob dat i found was tht its rele slow wen u txt but id
beable 2 live wid dat!! BUY IT! ITS GR8! Rating:
Reviewed by Rick N from U.K on
28th Jul 2005
I've had this phone for about two weeks, so I might experience problems
yet, but I am very happy with this phone at the moment and I can't
see any major faults with it, just a few tiny niggles. Pros -lots
of features (camera, video, Bluetooth etc) -looks quite stylish
-keypad is big and easy to use (for those with big thumbs) -if lighting
conditions are right, camera produces decent pictures -call quality
is very clear Cons -memory is a bit on the small side -Bluetooth
is hard to figure out at first, also when it is activated, it only
gives other devices 30 seconds to find you -camera has a habit of
making people's faces orange if in direct light, thus making me
look like David Dickenson So, to sum up, for £100 this phone is
more than worth it. From the cons listed, only the memory is my
major gripe, the others are only a bit awkward. You'd expect small
flaws for the price, and if you bought a Nokia for £100, you wouldn't
get the features. Rating:
Reviewed by stevie lordie from England
on 24th Jul 2005
IM SORRY PEOPLE BUT THIS FONE SUKS 2 PIECES! I BOUGHT IT A MONTH
AGO AND IT HAD 2 BE IN SERVICE 3 TIMES! THEN IT GOT WROTE OFF! MAYBE
A DUFF FONE BUT I DONT THINK SO AS 4 OF MY MATES HAD THE SAME TROUBLE!
ITS CAMERA IS GOOD AND 1 OF THE FEW GOOD THINGS ABOUT IT! VOICE
RECORDING IS TERRIBLE AS THEY COME OUT REALLY QUIET! iT LOOKS GOOD
BUT I FEEL THAT MOST MOTOROLA FONES ALWAYS HAVE TROUBLES WITH THEM
I HAVE HAD 3 MOTO FONES AND ALL HAVE HAD 2 BE IN SERVICE AT SOME
STAGE AND NON OF THEM WERE MY FAULT! DONT BUY IT ONESTLY ITS A WASTE
OF TIME! Rating:
Reviewed by pretty_hypa from UK on
21st Jul 2005
THIS IS A BRILLANT PHONE!!!!!!!!! The picture quality is brillant,
the video picture quality is great anybody who wants a brillant
phone i suggest go and buy a new MOTOROLA V547. it is a sexy ladies
phone but if a man wants one then thats brilliant. Rating:
Reviewed by mike from england on
20th Jul 2005
good phone,amazing,fav,terific,o2 gave it me 4 £30,datz wicked,thy
are giving it away cuz its so bad lol Rating:
Reviewed by David from Bolton, England
on 13th Jul 2005
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! This is the best phone I have ever had! The
camera is excellent, the video isn't the best but it's actually
got video which is more than most others! Bluetooth is excellent!
For those asking "how do you connect with another phone" (because
I had difficulty at first) well the answer is that you only connect
when you send photos/tones etc. To do this, turn on your bluetooth
(for Motorola users: Main menu, settings, connection, Bluetooth
Link, setup, at which point you can give yourself a name, select
power to "on" and press "find me") To send items to the other bluetooth
phone, go onto the item you want to send (e.g. a picture) select
the options, either move to transfer it off your phone, or copy
to copy it off, then either the device name or "SEARCH FOR NEW DEVICES".
It's really easy when you know how - would reccomend this fabulous
phone to anyone! Rating:
Reviewed by mel from UK on 13th
Jul 2005
At first i thought that the phone was quite good, i mean that it
had quite a lot of features and the camera was clear, and for £100
it seemed like a bargain. However, i have had it for two months
now and i would not recommend it. It locks up whenever there is
no signal, flashes white and doesn't let you do anything. It has
buttons on the side which can press themselves and change to silent
without you knowing. It is also very bulky so it takes up a lot
of space in your bag. The battery doesn't stay charged - i have
to recharge it everyday because it goes flat so quickly. Also it
will no longer let me write anything into it, it locks up when i
am typing a message or a phonebook entry and will not let me do
anything unless i take the battery out, i can't even turn it off.
I would definitely not recommend this phone unless you want a lot
of trouble and aggrivation followed by arguments with staff when
you try to cahnge it. I definitely didn't think that it was any
good! Rating:
Reviewed by Emma from England on
13th Jul 2005
I have had this phone for 4 months and i have had nothing but trouble.
The phone keeps cutting me off in the middle of calls. I have sent
it back (via O2) for repair and have had 2 replacement handsets,
all of which have started to do the same after a week or so use.
O2 won't give me an alternative handset so i am stuck with this
one for 8 more months. Maybe i can't get on with flip phones but
i won't be getting one again! Rating:
Reviewed by Ash from England on
11th Jul 2005
Hi just got the 547 free with O2's pay&go reward scheme. Tho I tried
to look for the best phone for the money (£100), I finally came
to the Nokia 6020 and the V547. After half an hour wandering around
the shop like a lost soul, i finally chose the 547 after asking
the sales advisor. And after looking at the 6020 review i'm glad
i did. Alot of the reviews for the 6020 were about bad picture &
camera quality. But it comes down to personal prefence. The only
drawback for the 547, like many people here, is the memory (tho
the 6020 had even less). Otherwise (for the money), its a great
fone. Rating:
Reviewed by darko from croatia on
9th Jul 2005
i´ve got this phone 4 a month now and i couldn´t be
more impressed, esspecially by the quality of mp3 and outstanding
screeb resolution. The only thing that's not as exellent as other
features is a poor memory, Rating:
Reviewed by Laco from Slovakia on
7th Jul 2005
This phone is perfect, I am going to buy it for my sister, but the
disadvantage is lack of memory. If phone had slot for memory cards
(TransFlash used in other Motorola phones) it will be much better
and I will have no claims. Display lights very bright, that is good,
what is a little discomfort, is battery daily charging. Original
package has to contain more capacity battery. phone is perfect for
cool V shape and EDGE support (very useful for us when connecting
to the internet in holiday travel or in hostels without internet
conncetion) Rating:
Reviewed by Laura from England on
25th Jun 2005
this fone is alrite, it is quite easy 2 use apart from the bluetooth
which can b confusing the camera quality is satisfactory, although
u get quite a lot of light shining on faces, i know nobody really
answers questions when u submit them on here...but please please
please if any1 knows the best way 2 get rid of this then let me
know..please!!! truly appreciated...!! apart from all that, a pretty
decent fone i'd say! Rating:
Reviewed by robert slater from england
on 24th Jun 2005
i got this phone for my birthday and i think it is great the memory
isn't that high but it is good enough for me as i am only 15, the
camera qulaity is very good aswell and i like the fact tht you can
do videos too.i would recommended this phone to anyone who likes
simple stylish flip pohnes. Rating:
Reviewed by Alex from South Africa on
17th Jun 2005
It is a great phone, but not having memory card slot is rubbish.6mb
isn't that bad though....camera is good,efficient bluetooth, and
quite a big screen. I upgraded from a nokia 3510i which i didn't
like having 2 much. much happier with my V457! Rating:
Reviewed by Adam Selley from United
Kingdom on 12th Jun 2005
I am in love with htis phone, had a major uupgrade from a very very
old phone (4years old) and it just meets all my needs, £99.99 on
the o2 site!! with free blue tooth HS850 headset which people arre
buying on e-bay for 30-40 quid, plus 300 freet exts a month its
great, so yea, beutiful phone woooo x Rating:
Reviewed by Laura from England on
11th Jun 2005
this is a good fone! i fink good 4 the price although the memory
is not great and sometimes the pictures are just way 2 bright with
light shining all over faces!! does any1 know how 2 stop this? Rating:
Reviewed by Dann from England, Hinckley
on 7th Jun 2005
When i first got this phone it was a huge improvement from my Panasonic
GD87, which is lame phone, the looks of it for a start are real
nice... the menus, are a little confusing as so is the bluetooth...
U GO TO PHONEBOOK, THEN PRESS TOP MIDDLE BUTTON, PHONEBOOK OPTIONS,
THEN SEND AT BOTTOM to connect to other phones. But apart from that
one thing, i love the phone, i love the camera, i love the video
recorder... A very good phone to buy, well recommended! Rating:
Reviewed by Ralph from Poland on
6th Jun 2005
Ok ... so .. At first glance i was happy to own such a modern phone.
However it not so good that i have expected. THe lack of additional
memory card, radio, Irda is very unpleasant. I even got problems
with connecting to the Internet, it always busy...maybe it's because
of poor configuration. The camera picture quality isn't so good,
I've seen much beter.... There is big problem with sunlight...the
camera is very aware of that. Next, i've got problems with connecting
this phone to comp via USB....there is no possibility in connection...apart
from Bluetooth and Synch.ALl in all ... i'm happy to have this phone..but
3/5 Rating:
Reviewed by Leonardo from England on
4th Jun 2005
A really great phone, great picture quality and easy to use! at
first thought, i thought it was a bit bulky and not very nice looking
but seeing it close and using it, its a perfect phone!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by jo from uk on 3rd
Jun 2005
i just got this fone a few days ago 4 £99.99 at the O2 shop
and 4 £4.99 i got a mint sim card which if u top up £10
a month u get 300 free txts or u can mix dem wit free mms msgs.
dis fone is wkd an i got £20 credit free from the O2 ppl for
going 2 the shop steada buyin it online!! ders nt much more i cud
ask 4 in a fone - camera video bluetooth free credit free txts n
loadz more xxx Rating:
Reviewed by Nikki from England on
2nd Jun 2005
i have this phone currently and i think it is great! it doesnt have
alot of storage space but its really good and easy to use. The camera
quality is good and the quality of picture is amazing. Id recommend
this phone Rating:
Reviewed by Will from England on
2nd Jun 2005
I already had a motorola v300 and decided to upgrade to this phone
because it was on offer. The phone was nice and everything how i
expected it except the camera. The camera was worse than my v300
and the video was extremely poor compared to other phones i have
seen. I took it back 6 minutes after buying it (REALLY!) and i don't
recoment any-one to buy this! Rating:
Reviewed by biggsy from uk on
30th May 2005
the phone is excellent the camera quality is excellent, the phone
is so easy to use and looks and feels great, the only problem is
that it doesnt have much memory and no infra red port :( but an
excellent phone you really should bye one!! Rating:
Reviewed by phillip from england on
27th May 2005
i think this phone is a great phone to hav it has evry thing u need
and is realible and easy to work ,out how to use it. it is a shame
that the phone dosent hav an infrared port but it has got bluetooth
which i suppose makes up for it overtall the fone is great and easyiest
to use out of all the phonbes i hav ever had.how do u fet the movies
and that off the phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Lynne from Scotland on
22nd May 2005
Got this phone as a free upgrade with my O2 contract. Great wee
phone,the camera is better than my Samsung E700 and it has a lot
more features. The only thing is that the phone has an 'instant
messaging' function that is not yet supported by O2. Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah Nicholson from Uk
on 22nd May 2005
I got this Phone a few days ago, having previously had the motorola
V525 i was expecting it to be the same quality but i found the camera
is much better,sharper. The Video is good but if you wanted to video
something you might as well have a video camera after all this is
meant to be a phone for calling people!! Overall im pleased with
this phone dispite not being able to send an e-mail because it comes
up with setup umcomplete :$ Rating:
Reviewed by Rich Gwilliam from UK on
22nd May 2005
To begin with, I liked this phone, it came with some fairly funky
ringtones, the camera was nice and clear, and it's a nice, chunky
phone for people who don't like the tiny things that get lost down
the sofa (the keypad is particularly nice). Then I realised that
a lot of things I'd taken for granted having switched from a Sony
Ericsson, were simply not there; you can't download ringtones from
your computer, you can't leave notes on your "desktop", it's difficult
(if possible, I never managed it) to move the wonderful hi-def pictures
off your phone. The Motorola website, as opposed to SonyEricsson's
beautiful repository of free stuff and helpful information, is simply
geared towards flogging you more tat. The clincher was that there's
no keylock. I bought a clamshell phone to avoid hitting keys in
my pocket, since I keep forgetting to hit keylock. On the v547,
however, there IS no keylock, and there's several buttons on the
outside that keep getting hit; in particular, it's very easy to
switch your phone to "silent" without realising it. I missed loads
of calls that way. The sheer quantity of little niggles forced me
to switch back to my old, knackered but still beautiful sony ericsson
t610. This is quite a nice phone if you have very basic needs, but
if you want anything more advanced, I say steer clear. I'm not impressed
at all. Rating:
Reviewed by arif from uk on 22nd
May 2005
the best phone eva better den a nokia 3220,nokiaand 6610i sony ericsson
t630 (all my ova Phones) AMazin valu :) Rating:
Reviewed by Jess from England on
22nd May 2005
This phone is absaloulty wiked!! i got it yesterday and i love it
and i cant get off it!! it has wiked ringtones and it has video
recorder and camera o and bluetooth (wotever tht is) i mean wot
mor culd u wnt) it ist the best lookin camera ive eva seen but wot
is? i love the style of it and it just fits perfectly in2 ur pocket,
and its not bulvkey like your usual nokia fone wich isnt even flip!
i love this fone and wuld recomend it 2 ne1 coz its so FAB best
fone ive eva had and ive had 4 fones!! neway hope ive helped Jess
xXx Rating:
Reviewed by Robin from England on
21st May 2005
I think this phone is great. There are so many features all packed
up into a tiny flip phone. The buttons are very easy to use and
the screen is very big and colourful. This phone has all the latest
features out such as video camera, bluetooth, MP3 ringtones etc.
I think this is a great phone at a great price and urge you to buy
it Rating:
Reviewed by abby from england on
18th May 2005
how do u put photos from your phone onto the computer?? can you
do it?? please tell me how if i can! ps very kwl phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Hollie from uk on
17th May 2005
hia wayne this is to tell u 4 bluetooth u need to go to the persons
number u want then press the menu btton then press send then look
4 devices( you need toi b near the person to make this work)maKE
SURE UR BLUETOOTH IS ON! bixx Rating:
Reviewed by Kev from England on
12th May 2005
This phone is amazing and easily the best i have had. The camera
is of really good quality and the whole phone looks stylish. Well
recommended Rating:
Reviewed by Tim from England on
10th May 2005
This is one amazing phone and it has so many features. also the
price is reasonable for the quility you are getting. I highly recomend
it! Rating:
Reviewed by Vicky from Scotland on
10th May 2005
I got this phone yesterday, and with all my existing phones this
is the best so far. With excellent camera and mp3 ringtones this
phone will be around for a while. Rating:
Reviewed by Emily from England on
8th May 2005
i have had this phone for over 3 months and so far, no problems.
the camera is really good and the video quality is only slightly
fuzzy. The controls are easy to use and the phone looks stylish.Would
definitely recommend it. Rating:
Reviewed by Chantelle05 from united
kingdom on 7th May 2005
i've had this fone for a week or two and this is a great fone. The
camera is gr8 the video isnt brillant but its ok , the style is
gr8 . But 1 small problem i can't send MMS picture msgs :S i'am
a bit confused lol plus cnt connect to the internet , my m8s say
you have to set it up first so i will try lol ... but overall this
fone is gr8 Rating:
Reviewed by Liz from UK on 4th
May 2005
It might be because I'm used to my lovely little samsung, but I'm
really really disappointed with this phone. Doesnt connect properly
(person on the other end can't hear me) takes about fifteen minutes
to receive text messages from a phone in the same room, is bulky
(I knew this before I bought it, but thought it would be worth putting
up with...its not). Generally a rubbish phone. I'm sending it back
for a Samsung E720. Rating:
Reviewed by wayne from uk on
4th May 2005
Very good fone, no complaints apart from how do you connect to other
bluetooth fones? i cannot find anything but other fones can find
me. please please help. Rating:
Reviewed by Seadaddy from England on
4th May 2005
At first I was a little disapointed with the phone but now I have
had a couple of weeks with it I have to say I am more than happy
with it. The styling is great, the menus easy to navigate and does
everything I ask of it with ease. My only niggle, and hence "only"
4 stars, is that the predictive text is a bit cumbersome at times.
It would be nice to be able to go back to a word that has been incorrectly
predicted and given the option to change the word as a whole (my
old Panasonic did this) rather than delete the whole word and start
again - unless you can advise me of a way I can do this??. Other
than that I am a happy bunny Rating:
Reviewed by Litefoot from Derby, UK
on 3rd May 2005
Bought this phone on eBay for £100. Overall, it's an excellent
phone and well worth the money. I've had several Nokia phones and
a Siemens S55 (re-writes the definition of junk). This is my 2nd
camera phone (S55 uses camera attachment) and while not as good
as my son's Samsung D500 it's also a lot cheaper. My main gripe
is the lack of a notebook feature, and the main screen display can
be difficult to see in bright direct sunlight. Apart from that this
model really has everything you would want... mp3 ring tones, excellent
colour display, easy to use vga camera, video capability, excellent
clarity of speech (with loud speaker mode) and many other nice little
touches. It looks good and really is a credible alternative in the
world of Nokia and Samsung! Even I was able to get the Bluetooth
to function (I'm an oldie, loads of candles). Used it to connect
to 2 different D500's and home pc - no trouble. I've not used the
WAP (not likely to) but after 1 month I'm well happy, overa ll its
a great little phone with good battery life and useful calendar/diary
feature. Shame it doesn't play mp3 tunes (just mp3 ring tones) and
separate memory card for more space. Still it is DEFINATELY the
best phone I have owned so far. Rating:
Reviewed by sammy p from england on
3rd May 2005
had dis phone 4 5months now, no problems wot so eva best phone eva,
memory bit small but i dont care, BEST PHONE EVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by jez from uk on 2nd
May 2005
This fone is not user friendly. You can't find any ringtones to
download ringtones. You cant enlarge font and no one has any accessories
for it. In other words its a foney fone!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Jade from England on
27th Apr 2005
This fone is rubbish, trust me DONT BUY IT!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Joe from England on
26th Apr 2005
This phone is great. You can personalise so much stuff and the camera
quality is amazing compared to Nokia's. The reason why I gave the
phone 3 stars was because the phoine has poor memory for messages,
media files and phone numbers. Also, my screen has been scratched
by the keypad which is a pain. Rating:
Reviewed by aaron from England on
24th Apr 2005
i bought this phone yesterday and think its quality. The camera
quality is v.good and the video quality is good but a bit short.
i like the layout and themes aswell as the appearance of the phone.
Lastly for under £130 its a bargain. definately a QUALITY
phone! Rating:
Reviewed by wayne from england on
18th Apr 2005
Had this phone about 3 weeks now and got to say im still pretty
impressed.Its sleek stylish and has everything i need.The camera
is great and the videos not to bad either,menus are easy to navigate
and overall it has a chunky robust feel to it.If your looking for
value look no further... buy it!! just one thing, does anybody know
if you can remove the red padlocks on ringtones so you can send
them via bluetooth,doesnt say anything in the manual. Rating:
Reviewed by luke raith from england
on 17th Apr 2005
i got this fone yesterday and im impressed.this fone has all the
features i need and it only cost me £110.well worth it.so
if u r lookin 4 a bargain get this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Lynn from Scotland on
9th Apr 2005
Firstly I love my new V547 on o2 pay as you go.I would recommend
if you are going to buy the phone ,however, you buy it online as
the PAYG tariffs online are much betteron 02. I didn't know this
and bought mine in the o2 shop. Turns out my friend on 02 who has
the online PAYG tariff gets 300 free texts a month if she tops up
10 pound a month....I get nothing :( Don't seem to be able to switch
either.....and I make very few calls...mainly texts, which are costing
me 10p each. The phone itself is great - a brill colour screen,
and I find the camera and video quality pretty good. My last fone
was a Sony Ericcson T630 and the memory and camera quality on that
was poor - so this phone great in comparison. I also prefer a flip
phone. Can anyone tell me what MP3 ringtones are and how you get
one for your phone? The instruction book dosen't mention this. Is
an MP3 ringtone the same as a 'realtone'?????? Anyway buy this phone
its lovely ;) Rating:
Reviewed by mikebeecham from United
Kingdom on 1st Apr 2005
Ok, as there are not many reviews out there as yet (because it is
a new phone) I thought I had better get to it and tell you what
the deal is with the phone... Overall, it's an excellent phone and
well worth the money you will pay for it..beleive me, there are
worse phones you can spend your money on right now. There are a
couple of little niggles with it, but I assume with the right level
of customer support these will be ironed out soon. This model really
has everything you want in a phone...mp3 ringtones, colour display,
excellent vga camera, video capability, excellent clarity of speech,
and many other nice little touches. It looks good, does the biz
in terms of street cred (if that's your thing) and really is a credible
alternative in the world of Nokia and Samsung! If I were to offer
one little frustration with this phone, is that the Bluetooth function
is a little difficult to understand (in fact I am waiting for an
email from Motorola right now to tell me how to use it). It seems
that other bluetooth phones can detect yours, but you cannot detect
any other phones..somewhat frustrating, I know. I have also read
that there seems to be an issue with sending ringtones and pictures
via bluetooth if you are connected, as most of the ringtones are
either provided or get downloaded locked! However, as said previously,
overall its a great phone and DEFINATELY the best one I have owned
so far. Rating:
Reviewed by Lucy from Wales on
1st Apr 2005
i bought this phone because it looked good, and after reading the
reviews on here. so i thought i'd do my bit and do a review. I LOVE
THIS PHONE! its really good! the sound on the videos is really good
compared to what i was expecting. ace camera quality, wicked design.
the only bummer is that you can't delete the pictures and stuff
that comes with the phone which uses up your memory, i mean, i have
a pik of a womans tummy....who wants that?! over all, amazing fone....gettit!
highly reccomend Rating:
Reviewed by megan from scotland on
31st Mar 2005
My advice to you is not to put it in a pocket with keys cause the
outside of mine got scratched that way. Otherwise its pretty amazing. Rating:
Reviewed by rebecca from england on
29th Mar 2005
i am very pleased with this phone. I brought it yesterday and it
is really kool. camera is really good, video nt too good but good
enough for me! Motorola is definitly the best make. Even my mum
and dad are jealous! Rating:
Reviewed by Gemma from UK on
26th Mar 2005
This is the most amazing phone ive ever had. The camera and video
quality are great,the sound quality is great and its really funky!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Lee from England on
24th Mar 2005
A good phone - looks v cool on my second phone now as 1st decided
to keep reseting itself to its original factory settings. Software
is a little slow when texting but it does not really matter you
just have to wait for phone to catch up. Signal strength and voice
clarity are both very good Camera is ok (vga) all in all an excellent
phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Frank from England on
19th Mar 2005
This phone is fun, light ,easy to use and all your friends will
be do jealous whan they see you have it. Rating:
Reviewed by sam from england on
19th Mar 2005
very good, evryfin bouts it great. memorys a bit small but part
frm dat an all round good phone. u can store 120sms messages. very
stylish and cool. 5stars all round. Rating:
Reviewed by Karen from Northern Ireland
on 16th Mar 2005
This is a first class phone, great value for money. The camera is
excellant and the menus are simple and easy to navigate. Texting
is simple and the phone has great storage, currently have 50+ texts
in my inbox! Overall i would highly recommend this mobile Rating:
Reviewed by me from uk on 14th
Mar 2005
erxcellent i think Rating:
Reviewed by sophie from england on
13th Mar 2005
i think this is a great phone, really good. i got it for christmas
and it realy made my day. the video capture aint that good, but
good enough 2 impress the mates! not enough message storage. quite
heavy but not clumpy. very modern fone. gr8 4 teens/young adults.
overall im very pleased. great quality fone. good value 4 money.
no hesitations wen recommeding it 2 mates. :) Rating:
Reviewed by Stevielordie from England
on 12th Mar 2005
I am only 13 and trust me at this age u wnt the most coolest fone
around and this tops the lot! it is very comfortable 2 hold and
also the camera is excellent! The video isnt that brilliant but
that is just one fault. The V547 is the best out of the motorola
series. Great price £109.00 from comet online so what are
you waiting for! a++++++++++ rating altogether. :) Rating:
Reviewed by DAVID from UK on
10th Mar 2005
I bought this phone because I wanted something a little more butch
than the Nokia 6230 that I found to be a bit twiddly.The Motorola
is excellent to use, has a solid and yet cool design, the video
facility probably isn't the best in the world but is satisfactory.Takes
good pictures and is great and easy to use as a phone which, after
all is the main requirement. It is also comfortable to hold. I have
had the phone now for three weeks and overall I am delighted with
it. Rating:
Reviewed by David from Northern Ireland
on 7th Mar 2005
4 stars because the phone has everything, bluetooth, gprs, video
recording, camera, mp3 and polyphonic ringtones, large buttons,
65k colours, tft screen, voice dialing. the only reason i didnt
give it a 5 star rating is because i cant seem to share any pics
or sounds that i download of the wap. i know these files arent copywritten
because i had a nokia 6610i, and i could share with that. i can
only share pics or sounds that other people have sent me. Rating:
Reviewed by claire steele from uk on
6th Mar 2005
It is a quite good phone and iv'e had quite a lot is really good
for taking photos downloading games etc although you don't get much
memory and bluetooth on it isn.t very good as you can never find
people although i think this is just with any motorola phones as
i have asked quite a lot of people with motorola phones this question.
other than bluetooth it is really good. Rating:
Reviewed by Emma from England on
5th Mar 2005
This is by far the best, most reliable phone ive ever had, and believe
me, ive had a few! If I was really nit picking, i guess the only
drawback would be the weight of it, but once you've been carrying
it around for a while you dont even know its there. Its very very
tough, i dropped it about 6ft onto a hard floor (by accident of
course) and it didnt even flicker! Ringtones are brilliant and loud,
its stylish and has everything you need. Rating:
Reviewed by ramond from italy on
5th Mar 2005
The motorla is a huge advance in mobile phones. Its highly entertaning! Rating:
Reviewed by akahashy from Scotland on
1st Mar 2005
I think this phone is excellent. I just got it and there seems to
be no problems whatsoever. I got i really cheap fer only a hundred.
The video quality isn't of the best kind but that is the way it
is with most video phones. The memory is a bit skimpish for a video
phone but with it's price it's really good 5.5mb. It has got all
the features you could want at a very reasonable price. It doesn't
differ from the previous phones in the series(V550,E550,V545)apart
from the price. I would recommend this phone if you wish to buy
a motorola at a good price. Rating:
Motorola V547
"handy hints"
Submitted by becca from USA on
13th May 2005
look, i just want to say where you ALL CAN SEE that there IS, i
repeat THERE IS a way to have multiple numbers or phonebook entries
UNDER ONE NAME. PRIMARY CONTACTS. find that in the settings, and
then when you're in the phone book, you just hit left or right to
see the different numbers. i have 3 different work numbers in my
phone, ALL UNDER ONE NAME. it doesn't say my company's name 3 times.
only once. this is on all of the v series phones. i am SICK of reading
about people complaining about this when it says in the manual how
to change it!
