The
Motorola V600 is a well-specified phone with an integrated digital
camera, video playback (but not video recording), MP3 ringtones
and Bluetooth™ wireless connectivity. Quad band lets you roam
globally.
The
V600 is an attractively-styled clamshell phone with a smart chrome
finish. The quality of the display is excellent and the camera performs
well (for a phone!). The phone is larger than most clamshells, but
then again it is a high-spec phone with lots of features packed
in. Overall a nice looking and functional phone, aimed firmly at
the more expensive end of the market.
What
lets the V600 down badly is the reliability problems reported by
users. We cannot recommend this phone, and instead would recommend
the new Motorola V620.
Features
of the Motorola V600 include:
Integrated Digital Camera
Video Clip playback with sound
Internal display: 65,000 Colour TFT (176 x 220
pixels)
User-customisable Softkey Functions, Main Menu
and Shortcuts
Voice features: Voice-activated dialling
In-built Hands-free Speakerphone
Internal Memory: 5MB
Phone Book: Up to 1000 entries
Picture Phonebook: Up to 100 KB
Calculator and currency converter
Date and clock
Datebook with Reminder Alerts
PIM functionality
Vibration alert
Quad Band (900/1800/1900/850 MHz)
Standby time: Up to 240 hours
Talk time: Up to 450 minutes
Size: 88.1mm x 47.6mm x 23.6mm
Weight: 116g
Motorola V600
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Average rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by Iain from Scotland on
11th Feb 2005
I struggle to find enough to give one star. This is the worst phone
I have laid hands on. Does not have infrared does not accept "business
cards" hangs menu structure is poor it hangs the synchronisation
software is a mess it hangs battery life is poor it hangs it has
pretty pictures - there's where the one star comes from it hangs
a separate entry for evey method of contact for a persom, you know
someone with a pager, mobile, and home phone you get three ebntries
in the contact list. Add email, fax.... incredible. Browsing contact
list is poor the phone hangs a lot everything is slow the phone
always hangs oh, and it sometimes does not switch on... actaull,
a LOT it does not switch on. Comes with a bluetooth headset....
it is OK, thick, bulky, but, not too heavy. Would I buy Motorola
again?.... not untill the celluloid dog chases the asbestos cat
through hell - after it freezes over. Rating:
Reviewed by PATZ from NEW YORK USA on
11th Feb 2005
tHIS IS THE WORSES PHONE I'VE EVER HAD. iF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO
RETURN YOUR PHONE,dO IT NOW B4 IT'S 2 LATE. gO TO sONYeRICCSON,
nOKIA OR THE sAMSUNG pHONE. tHEY ARE VERY RELIABLE. i JUST TRIED
TO SWITCH TO THIS BRAND FOR A TRY (MOTO)BECAUSE OF AVERTIZING AND
IT'S A NIGHTMARE! i WILL NEVER EVER HAVE THIS BRAND AGAIN (ANY MODEL). Rating:
Reviewed by Mahboob from England on
9th Feb 2005
I think the v600 is a okay phone but one thing i dont like about
it is that it freezes when i am on camara. and the other thing bad
is it doesent have video recording on it.last thing i have to say
is that when you record something it doesent let you set it as a
ring tone. Rating:
Reviewed by Stuart from UK on
9th Feb 2005
I've had this for a few months, and it's generally a good phone
with a few niggles. On the plus side, it's easy to use for basic
tasks; the keys and directional pad work well for dialing and games;
the WAP browser's fine; the screen's good; the ring's loud; it's
nice looking and quite small. On the minus, I've had problems getting
bluetooth to work with my PC (though that may be a fault on the
PC side); sometimes you have to press a few too many buttons to
do simple things; the less-used menu options tend to be hidden away;
the lack of T9 predictive text is annoying; the camera is average;
the reception and call quality aren't as good as some phones; and
I've never used the video playback. Overall, good in some areas,
average in others, but not really bad in anything. Rating:
Reviewed by Anna from New Zealand on
9th Feb 2005
I hate this phone! im on my second one and once again its crapping
out...i paid NZ$1000 for it and i fully regret it! when i first
got it it was really cool and i loved it but now i would rather
have my old nokia 3200. it always freezes for long periods of time,
it rings even when no ones calling and i have to take out the battery
to make it stop, the 9 button has moments where it doesnt work,
it restarts itself- often in the middle of important phone calls,
the outside is fully scratched and there is a crack in the black
plastic, it has a yellow dot on the screen which wont go away. im
so disappointed and vodafone wont let me get a new one. im never
buying a motorola again. and for one g it should atleast have an
mp3 player, a radio or the option to record a video. trust me...dont
buy this phone!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by ryan from UK on 8th
Feb 2005
its a great phone to have. i found the menu easy to use but the
only problem i encountered was that it took a long time to get in
the inbox but i would recommend this phone to anyone Rating:
Reviewed by topoff from England on
8th Feb 2005
For a phone that was the top of the range the camera is dire. Despite
the choice of settings the camera takes photos as it sees fit, usually
less than 40kb, hence poor pictures. It takes at least 5 to 6 key
presses to access functions I should be able to access in 2. On
one very embarrasing occasion the phone rang loudly in a shopping
centre, I tried to answer the phone but it wouldnt stop ringing,
I tried to turn it off but it wouldnt have that !! In the end I
had to remove the battery !!!!. Poor call quality, profile changing
in your pocket, you've read it all before. For such an established
communications company, Motorola dont know how to make decent mobile
phones ! Rating:
Reviewed by Cyreal from Netherlands
on 7th Feb 2005
Well the phone started of nicely, I liked it very much, only problem
was it gets damaged pretty easy, so the looks take of in no time...
Now i've got this phone for about 10 months, and it won't reload
anymore... It isn't the adapter, I allready checked that, so time
to return it to Moto... Time to buy a good nokia (only bad looks...
or a Samsung!) Rating:
Reviewed by Pat D from USA on
6th Feb 2005
The best phone I ever had. I have this phone over a year now and
had no problems at all. Great signal anywhere in the US and all
over the world Rating:
Reviewed by ally from england on
6th Feb 2005
I have had this phone for six months now and I have had my problems
with it but overall its quite a good phone. The games are brilliant!
Monopoly on a phone? how cool is that? The ringtones are poor except
for hellomoto! and I have also had problems with the light freezing.
If you have only had a pretty bog standard phone before then no
doubt you will be impressed with it but if you are used to phones
like the nokia 6600 i think you will be quite disappointed. Rating:
Reviewed by cheebo from tokyo,japan
on 6th Feb 2005
The worses moto (V600) i've ever had. It was relly a nightmareeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by cheebo from japan on
4th Feb 2005
Motorola V600 is a terrible fne, you will regret buying it and will
want to get rid of it.Buy other brands and read reviews first. DO
NOT BUY THIS PHONE !!! WASTE OF MONEY AND..... PATIENCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rating:
Reviewed by kit from USA on 4th
Feb 2005
This is a nice phone...just on it's looks. But in terms of performance
this phone is really hellll of a ??? I have my phone replace after
having it for a week with SE ( K700 and this fone is awesome). Manolo
said it's for "smart people", Mannn!!! we're talkin of phone performance
and functions and not just on locaating the key's ( finding those
dial keys). Your just afraid to admit that you have no choice of
keeping this fone or maybe it's your first fone. Be smart...read
other reviews. Rating:
Reviewed by Mark from England on
4th Feb 2005
I have had all the problems listed on this site, but continued to
put up with it until now. The latest problem is the damn thing wont
even pick up my service providers signal. Like most of these reviews,
works fine for 3-4 months then the problems start. Be warned !!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Lorraine White from United
Kingdom on 4th Feb 2005
Hi. I have had the phone since last April. I have had a number of
problems with the phone, as those described by others. When switched
off the backlight on the front screen stays on, the pixels on the
front screen become scrambled and distort the time display. I also
had a problem when the phone would not switch off! I was told by
the O2 shop where I bought it that I had to use the Master Reset
button, which I don't ercall seeing in the manual. This also ended
up losing all my settings. And will somebody tell me how to set
up for voice dialling???!! There appears to be nothing in the manual
for this at all. The Blue Tooth unit I have is okay, but still don't
really understand how it works (though I can answer calls with it).
Again the manual for this was rubbish. It's all in all a very flashy
phone, but too complicated for my liking. Think I will go back to
a Nokia next time my contract expires in April. If anyone can help
with the voice dialling please let me know by leaving me a message
here! Rating:
Reviewed by Gary from UK (manchester)
on 3rd Feb 2005
I have had this phone for a while and its resonably ok, It feels
durable and sturdy and although ive had problems with the phone
powering itself off or diverting calls on the odd occasion this
isnt too bad. One thing i would say is this is definetly a phone
for right handed people, im a lefty and the position of the buttons
is pretty horrible, left OR right handed the buttons are too flat
and lead to people with chubby fingers making mistakes, when you
close the flap shut it gradually leads to annoying little scuff
marks on the screen from the buttons. The wap is horribly underdeveloped
(like the phonebook), no bookmark function, only a store page function,
where you have to leave the wap to go back and open it, or a web
shortcuts page which is not well explained and doesnt seem to appear
in the manual very much. i dropped mine and the silver bit of plastic
on the face cracked, its difficult to replace and u have to replace
the full front plasctic screen , this cheapo- easily breakable bit
could eaisily have been part of the removable fascia, saving me
a lot of trouble, Overall, being heavy and metal doesnt make u a
good phone, pretty poor camera, no video, sh!t phone book, get a
nokia Rating:
Reviewed by Jordan from India on
3rd Feb 2005
Absolutely Great other than the phone book where no search is present
and you need to scroll all the entries. No other features in the
phone are even good, they are THE BEST. Rating:
Reviewed by Dave from England on
1st Feb 2005
I have had the Motorola V600 for one month now. I have had to send
it back because it has developed a fault -the backlight on the lid
only turns itself on when the phone is switched off (this happens
randomly), and freezes the phone ! I have to remove the battery
and re-insert it to re-set the phone ! Apart from this problem,
the phone in general is OK. One annoying thing though -the switch
controlling the ring style is on the outside and sometimes tends
to get knocked accidently, changing the ring style without my knowledge
! Another thing which my previous mobile phone (Nokia) had which
this one hasn't got is the ability to change the start day of the
week in the calendar. I personally find this very useful as my working
week starts on a Sunday (I work shifts). I tend to agree with the
other reviewers who say that the quality control and field testing
of this phone (and perhaps other Motorola phone models) would appear
to be rather poor. Rating:
Reviewed by Figo Luis from Finland on
29th Jan 2005
im telling you guys that are after this phone buy never ever read
this kind of bull people are writing about this phone because there
isnt only nokiaphone or motorolaphone thats good PEACE Rating:
Reviewed by Manolo Marquez from Mexico
on 28th Jan 2005
its an excellent phone but its for smart people because motorola
phones are more complicated than nokia or others company phones,
first the dial key is at the opposite than nokia's, please if you
are gonna buy a motorola phone read the manual or simply bought
a nokia or another phone because motorola is only for smart people Rating:
Reviewed by Fats from England on
25th Jan 2005
absolute rubbish! Sent back 4 times with different software problems.
Role on 12 months so I can change. Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from UK on
23rd Jan 2005
Terrible. Had to send it back after two days after a number of problems-
accidentally pushing the buttons on the side to change profile is
bad enough, but when it does it of its own accord, it becomes a
whole different kettle of fish. It stalled when composing text messages,
the vibrating alert decided to pack up numerous times, and the front
display screen became unreadable. It looks nice, fair enough, but
otherwise, poor. Avoid at all costs. Rating:
Reviewed by lisa from holland on
23rd Jan 2005
i think this phone is verry poor cuase its a waste of money on soemthing
that is gona get broken in a couple of dayz Rating:
Reviewed by Brian Caird from UK on
20th Jan 2005
The Motorola V600 is a terrible phone, Stay clear of this one, you
will regret buying it and will want to get rid of it as soon as
you can. I kid you not !! DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE !!! Rating:
Reviewed by Eddie from UK on
15th Jan 2005
Just bought two of these phones and I am disappointed. The batteries
didn't even last 24 hours before they needed recharging. My old
NoKia 6310i only took 2hrs to charge and lasted a couple of weeks
in general use. If you want a phone that lasts a while between charges
then avoid this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by claire from UK on
12th Jan 2005
I have had this phone for 7 mths now and just want to throw it out
the window!! I have had constant issues with it, including freezing,
when the dialling out the person I am calling can't hear me so I
have to dial again, Text messages come through in parts saying half
is missing and the front case has cracked so makes the metal detachable
case fall off!! I used to have the Ericsson t610 which I had no
issues for the year that I had it!! So all in all an awful phone.....don't
waste your money!!! Rating:
Reviewed by jane from england on
11th Jan 2005
This phone is the best phone i have ever had. The buttons on the
side do change when its in my bag but its not really a problem to
me! Its so easy to work aswell. When i charge my phone and your
useing it at the same time, it does change the ring to vibrate,
loud, soft, n silent, which can sometimes be annoying but its ok.
The camera picture is totaly an amazing quality, my mates phones
are nothin compared to the quality of this phone. There is one thing
that annoys me is that you cant record videos, only dowload them
i think (ive not tried that yet) but id say get this phone it is
soooo cool. Its great. Rating:
Reviewed by martin from uk on
7th Jan 2005
This is an appalling phone - the navigation is completely unintuitive,
the textfont sizes are too small and the buttons on the side get
caught in your pockets and change your ring profile to silent when
you don't know it ! I could go on listing the faults - revert to
a Nokia everytime - don't get this one !! Rating:
Reviewed by dave haddock from uk on
6th Jan 2005
PHONE WORKED WELL FOR FIRST 6 MONTHS THEN DEVELOPED MANY FAULTS
KEPT SWITCHING OFF CHANGES RING TONES DIFFICULTLY CHARGING ETC -
MOTOROLA COUSTOMER CARE ARE A JOKE! MENUS ARE DIFFICULT TO GET TO
GRIPS WITH AND THE BUTTONS ON THE SIDE ARE EASILY KNOCKED WHICH
CHANGES THE PROFILES WITHOUT YOU KNOWING. PERSONALLY I WOULD AVOID
THIS PHONE AND MOTOROLAS IN GENERAL GO FOR A NOKIA SUCH AS 6230
THEY ARE FAR MORE RELIABLE AND BETTER MADE IT SEEMS Rating:
Reviewed by ray from england on
5th Jan 2005
well i had this phone for 1 year now (well sort of) Be warned this
phone is rubbish it crashes daily, the little rubbers on the flip
arnt big enough so when closed the keys scratch the screen. the
keys on the side are active all the time so changing from ringtone
to silent all the time the camera is rubbish and no cover on it
so dirt gets on lens all time, try getting videos for it what a
joke.mp3 for ringtones see how much work u have to do if you want
to put your own on there.now comes the best part i smashed this
phone to pieces best thing i ever done now just waiting for contract
to end so i can try sony ericsson and no i never had nokia or sony
before trying this phone "be warned do not buy motorola phones" Rating:
Reviewed by steve from uk on
3rd Jan 2005
ive had this phone for about 6months and ive had no problems with
it at all. Ive never had any problems with buttons on the side changing
the ring profiles either. All in in all its a good phone. Rating:
Reviewed by GRUK from UK on 21st
Dec 2004
I bought this phone as it had the best list of features for the
money. What a bust! First the phone wouldn't charge but managed
to fix that. Then one day the phone gave it up and died, great.
Got a replacement from the network (Orange) but that broke within
2 hours! They got me to reboot the software over the phone and that
fix lasted less than 10 minutes. The menu system is harder to learn
than my previous Nokia's and samsung's and it seems that in the
initial set up, you get the camera if you press most keys, I dont
know about you but I text alot more that I photograph! Ringtones
are awful, you will be buying a new ringtone within the first day.
To be honest, I dont trust this phone, it is so unreliable. Get
something like the Nokia 6230. Dont be fooled by the features, the
phone is a DOG! Rating:
Reviewed by john may from usa on
21st Dec 2004
Worst phone I have owned. Push buttons on the rim are exposed and
active even when the cover is closed. They cannot be disabled. These
buttons control ring profiles so that the phone will change to silent
without warning. Ridiculous design - I guess they forgot to test
it the field. Rating:
Reviewed by hannah from scotland on
20th Dec 2004
vidie play backs cool photos colorl srann Rating:
Reviewed by Zak Martinez from United
States of America on 17th Dec 2004
THE BEST PHONE. THE BEST LOOKING PHONE! For all you haters out there....yall
obviously don't knw what yall are talking about! I'm 18 years old
and it has everythying i WANT and need; a camera which you can do
about 20 different things with the picture(send, recieve, wallpaper,
ect.)Speaker phone! That i can hear loud AND CLEAR! yall just can't
hear if yall are complaining! BLUE TOOTH tech. so i can be seen
IN STYLE! Voice recorder; so i can make my own answering machine
messages!(thats a pretty fun feature). ABLILITY TO GET THE BEST
RING TONES! this is also the Best looking phone in my opinion! Plus
it has everything that a 18 year old WANTS and NEEDS! Rating:
Reviewed by Mike from USA on
15th Dec 2004
I have had the V600 for 6 months now along with the Jabra 250 bluetooth
headset. The best investment I have made in a cell phone yet. Also
purchased the cable and software that allows me to share the info
on my laptop. This is especially nice when adding contacts, free
or customized ringtones, saving pictures, etc. It can all be done
by simple drag and drop. I have had none of the problems that others
have mentioned in their reviews. I am with Cingular and other than
a very poor signal at my home the service has been very good. The
only improvements I would recommend would be better placement/design
of the external buttons used to adjust ringing and voice dialing.
These are to easy to accidentally activate. Also would like to see
a slight modification to the edge of the cover to make it a little
easier to open "one handed". Occasionaly when I recieve a call and
attempt to flip the phone open with one hand it partially opens
and then closes. This of course disconnects the call and I have
to call the person back. One more reason to use the wireless headset
and never have to open the phone to answer. If you are buying a
phone for the camera you need to rethink that idea. The camera function
on 95% percent of all cell phones is a novelty item. Don't expect
anything but a cute picture that you can send to a friend. As a
Safety/Operations manager, I use it at work to document situations
or damaged shipments. It is great for those type of situations.
My next cell phone will have all of this plus corporate email functions.
Rating:
Reviewed by m chalk from uk on
14th Dec 2004
this phone is awful worked fine for about six weeks since then the
phone freezes up when in phonebook cuts calls off randomly (even
when you have a full signal) will not let me answer calls most of
the time and switches its self off on a fairly regular basis if
you want a stylish flip phone that looks good this looks like a
very good option but you will be sorry ive never had a phone that
performs so poorly i will go back to nokia or sony ericson and motorola
will never darken my doorstep again you have been warned!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Talan from England on
12th Dec 2004
OK so I'm reading everyone's reviews and I've noticed that those
who gave the phone one star used a nokia previously. Here's a tip:
LEARN TO USE A MOTOROLA. You dimwits a nokia and a motorala ARE
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!! A motorola doesn't work like a nokia. Before
you give up after one week on a phone cause you dont't know how
to turn it off, or you dont't know how to change the options so
it doesn't go to your voicemail after two rings - READ THE MANUAL!!
And if the phone is turning off by itself, did you ever stop to
think that maybe the battery died?? Or if your phone was dropping
calls or you were getting bad reception - did you ever stop to realize
that your service SUCKS!! I have never heard so many flamboyant
and over-exaggerated complaints in my entire life. The worst one
was the idiot that said she didn't get missed calls, but got them
2 or 3 days later. Maybe that's cause people don't call you EVERYDAY
- and I can see why. Please, please, for the sake of humanity, use
common sense before blaming everything and the war on your phone!! Rating:
Reviewed by sandi from Cheshire, UK
on 12th Dec 2004
I've always had Motorola phones, since they were the size of a house
brick and weighed pounds. But I am becoming disillusioned with the
V600. I've read all the previous reviews and it seems Motorola lacks
consistent quality control. yes, for a bells and whistles phone
it takes excellent pictures, but you cant send them.. video clips,
a joke Text messaging, they come in when the phones in a good mood,
often hours after sending, and some do go missing and this is with
the useful O2 provider. The keypad and face, screens and surrounds
are badly marked and shiny stuff wearing through in places. I carry
this phone in my jeans pocket always and though it is a clamshell,
leaning on it will; 1, turn the phone off 2, change the ring from
vibrate to loud. 3, give you white screen syndrome The volume control
is oversensitive , also a fault on the bluetooth headset, which
I find gives me earache after several hours of car wearing and is
not loud enough when driving on a motorway, even with the earpiece
held close into the ear And as for battery life, mine is now down
to 36 hours standby, it was only marginally over 72 hours from day
1. And yes it has been cycled according to instructions and it is
a high power original battery. The instruction manual I find difficult
and not informative enough, bluetooth was difficult to set up and
the GPRS is a law unto itself, Access the intenet? I dont think
so, despite visits to the O2 shop and numerous calls to the O2 helpline.
Altogether I am not happy with this phone,but I dont think I'd change
to Simens or Motorola, they look dated and it would mean unlearning
years of hello moto ! Rating:
Reviewed by singh from india on
12th Dec 2004
useless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Daniel from Sactown,CA United
States on 11th Dec 2004
Best phone seen so far, only what dont like about it is no video
camera. high quality ringtones, and downloadble video clips. Thanx
MOTOROLA Rating:
Reviewed by MJF from Britain on
8th Dec 2004
At first I loved it, then the novelty wore off. The phone book is
rubbish (why give the option of adding a new number to an exisitng
person, for it to just create a whole new record for that person?).
Why have video playback but not video recording? Anyway, after a
few months it started turning itself off when I opened it. After
getting it back twice from the manufacturers, I then couldn't set
the time properly (I would set it and then it would randomly change
to something else). It's still at the manufacturers and as far as
I'm concerned it can stay there. Rating:
Reviewed by Martin from UK on
8th Dec 2004
This phone has caused me 9 months of grief. When purchased initially
I had to get a replacement straight away. Since then it has been
back to Motorola twice for repair, both times deleting all my settings
and photos. It came back from Motorola last week unfixed saying
'liquid contamination' out of warranty - rubbish. The gold contacts
on the bottom of the phone went green with corrosion and they asked
if I had used it in the bathroom or in the kitchen! Glad to get
rid of it. Rating:
Reviewed by Grumunkin from Wales on
7th Dec 2004
I bought this phone 3 months ago, primarily because of the free
bluetooth headset deal on a pay monthly contract. after getting
over the withdrawl from not having a Nokia menu system anymore,
I have come to love my new phone. rating each aspect of the phone:-
menu system is good, call quality / reception is excellent build
quality is really excellent (metal finish is cool) bluetooth handsfree
is easy, and most effective camera is good (for a phone) battery
life is good for a high spec phone all in all, I am delighted with
my new motorola. I would recommend the v600 to anyone. Rating:
Reviewed by donna from usa on
7th Dec 2004
i don't exactly own one, i am going to buy it this weekend. i had
the v300 (amazing phone.. highly recommend it) which was stolen
from me and instead of going back to a phone i had for 6 months
and spending 250 dollars on it again, i said i'd upgrade. it sounds
so good, i've played around with it but the US seems to love it
but the UK hates it.. mm? well i know the tmobile version is suppose
to be AMAZING and the cingular version was discontinued so maybe
the UKs got the cingular version and thats why they are unsatisfied?
i played around with both the tmobile and cingular versions, cingular
was pretty good, froze up a bit. tmobile was flawless. hope i helped!!
wish me luck that the one i buy is not a faulty one Rating:
Reviewed by Raj from Singapore on
6th Dec 2004
I am just confirming what many other users have stated - this phone
is junk. The GOOD: - Hardware is well built - Screen is very good
- resolution and colour - Battery life is decent - Text messaging
is more advanced than T9 - Good size The BAD: - Can only search
phone book by first letter. This is absolutely ridiculous. You have
to keep scrolling for a loooong time to find a name. - Switches
off randomly - Would not stop ringing once and neither could it
be sitched off. Had to remove the battery to shut it down. - Will
not receive messages unless you are in standby mode. - Plastic front
cracked easily. I had my phone in the pocket and leaned against
the table. It cracked. Went to customer service to replace it. No
parts were available. Went back again 1 month later, still no parts.
Was told to leave my number and I will be called when the parts
arrived. Its been 4 months now and still no call or parts. - Can't
save draft rtext messages - message is lost if you stopped temporarily
to answer a call. I finally went back to using my Siemens ME45,
which is probably the best phone I have used. Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from uk on
5th Dec 2004
This phone seemed like the best thing since sliced bread when i
first got it on contract 6 months ago then i realised it had broken
when i couldnt switch it off so i went into the shop and they switched
it off straight away..typical. im not an idiot i do know how to
switch a mobile phone off..this is the first time i have gone from
using nokias and i regret it so much, the signal is rubbish and
its not my network. it plays videos but dont record it..whats that
about? if i knew it didnt record them i wouldnt of got it! it switches
itself off randomly, it doesnt send texts i dont recieve texts if
someone calls me and i dont answer it after 2 rings it goes down
as missed call and sometimes i dont even see i have missed calls
until 3 or 4 days after i have had them, it doesnt hang up i cant
answer my phone the screen goes blank when i put it on charge it
sometimes says unable to charge, basically its broke. and the phone
shop insists its not! dont get this phone it breaks and its us eless..its
so useless infact that i have 6 months left on the contract i am
looking for a phone to buy on pay as u go and its now become my
one year old nephews toy, i couldnt care less if he broke the damn
thing even more! Rating:
Reviewed by hannah from england on
4th Dec 2004
I think that it an excllent phone as it has a Digital camera and
is a flipphone? gr8 Rating:
Reviewed by melissa from south Africa
on 3rd Dec 2004
the phone is rubbish the camera is poor and im going to get rid
of it and buy a panasonic x70 this phone has better everything. Rating:
Reviewed by gemini from malaysia on
3rd Dec 2004
i have always been a long time user of the nokia. so i thought of
a change and bought a motorola v600 when i needed to upgrade my
nokia 8850. the A&P on the phoen was great and attractive.i am not
one who buy every new phone that comes out but i use my hand phones
for a long time (usually 3 years) as i am a creature of habit and
do not like to change my phone until it is absolutely necessary.
BUT TO MY DESPAIR, this is the greatest mistake i have ever made.
i should be throwing this motorola into the dump very soon. as i
gave it its due time and used it for about 6 months. i gave myself
all the ample time to get used to it but this phone is really junk
!! i cant get used to the shoody user menu and the user functionality
that is so poor!! as soon as the next new nokia that comes out,
i will change this. all the complaints about the lousy user menu
is true! i hate losing my unfinished text message when i accidentally
press the wrong key. i hate the fact that i have to reboot t he
phone if i send out too many sms messages especially if i am roaming.
this is because if i dont do it, somehow the messages remains unsent.
the fact that the phone wont ring when the bluetooth is on is so
un-user friendly ! i have to keep the headset on my ear (which could
be a very painful thing if i am driving long distance), if not i
will miss my calls!! the phone cant handle vibrate and ring at the
same time! this is so bad because i always dont have time to reach
into my pocket and answer my call as it only ring out twice before
the line goes to voice mail. this is so poor user function! and
it absolutely useless when i am driving or in a crowded and noisy
place. the nokia that rings and vibrates the same time is absoluely
great! the V600 always crashes and this is unacceptable for such
a high end and expensive phone. the filmsy clam shell is useless
when answering calls because if i reach into my pocket to get the
phone and accidentally opens the clam shell slightly and closes
it; the call is then answered and cut off when i finally get the
phone out of my pocket. again, bad user design and absolute disgrace
to motorola for not paying attention to the phone's user functionality.
the battery life on the phone is absolutely ridicolous and terribly
short and this gets worse when the battery get older! the menu to
retrieve a name or contact is so badly design as i cant select the
name that i want but have to scroll thru the whole contact list
to make a call. the fact that i cant send business cards or contact
details out directly on a sms message is also very frustrating.
when my friends ask for number, i have to hang up and look thru
the scroll list for the details and memorise by heart and then type
a new sms on the number and then only i can send it through. again,
nokia is miles ahead in the department!! can u believe that one
cannot adjust the speaker volume on the phone unless a call comes
in and u have to adjust it during the call. if not, u can only adjust
the ring volume when there is no call in use. absolutely ridiculous!
and i need not say more about the user profiles ! it is consistent
with the behaviour of the rest of the phone , its absolutely infuriating
!!!this phone have the most confusing user menu ever! for those
who want to buy a new phone, please do yourself a favour and give
this one a miss. for those who have bought this phone, just open
the window and chuck it out like what i did yesterday !! Rating:
Reviewed by billy jean from uk on
1st Dec 2004
This phone is absouloubley tremendous. buy it buy it buy it Rating:
Reviewed by rosalind from UK on
30th Nov 2004
I've always owned a Nokia but as a mystery shopper I was convinced
through listening to many talks how great this phone is by the store
staff I purchased it. The photos are good, but thats all. The sound
is not very good and you have to press down hard on the fliped part
to hear properly. BY FAR THE WORST FEATURE IS THE VOLUME CONTROL
on the side of the phone that if it gets pushed even slightly the
volume is turned down and so you miss calls. I hate this phone also
when you write a text and for some reason you can't complete it
all, the message disappears and so you need to start again, unlike
Noki's which saves the message for you. I only have 6 months left
of the contract and will go back to Nokia's Rating:
Reviewed by Unknown from USA on
27th Nov 2004
It's just fab i love it! Rating:
Reviewed by Simon Gunn from Uk on
24th Nov 2004
This phone is the best i have ever owned!! The functions are excellent
and the camera is super quality. The only problem i have with this
phone is that the class front gets scratched very easily...only
had it two months and its covered!... the blue tooth fuction is
very simple to use. i have had many mobiles and would recommend
this one any day! The memory is huge!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by laura from scotland on
23rd Nov 2004
What is your problem people? The phone has good picture quality.
And you can text people with it and phone them! Which is the main
function of a phone anyway! Rating:
Reviewed by skippy from UK on
22nd Nov 2004
I've had my V600 since June this year on O2/bt genie and never had
a moments problem unlike when i had my Siemens phones and my boyf's
Nokia. The camera is fantastic for a mobile phone, the best you
could get when i received it, it's responsive, attractive and hasn't
crashed once. I'm glad I made the switch to Motorola for this one.
I'd prefer T9 on the text messaging but iTAP is fine once you get
used to it. All in all a top phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Nick Ridley from United
Kingdom on 18th Nov 2004
I am in dispair with this phone. I got the V600 3 months ago, and
like many people here, it was the first time I hadn't bought a Nokia.
I was quite surprised that it being a Motorola the menu wasn't too
difficult to get to grips with. However, about 6 weeks later, the
signal suddenly went. Thought it was the network but I put my SIM
card in another phone and it was fine. It was a bit of a battle
getting Orange to accept there was a problem, but once I 'persuaded'
them they replaced the phone straight away. So, new phone, no problems.
Great. Not. Here we are 6 weeks on with the new phone, and it is
broken again. I received a text message last night, picked up the
phone, opened the clamshell cover and the screen was lit up but
nothing on it. So I assumed it had crashed. I switched the phone
off and on again, and basically the screens on both sides of the
phone don't work. I am assuming something has come disconnected
in it as the keypad lights up and all the noises happen as yo u
would expect. But I have now lost all of my numbers as they were
saved to the phone (be warned - don't do what I did and not back
them up!), all of my pictures and videos, and text messages. And
I still don't know who text me last night which is the most infuriating
thing of all!!! I don't recommend this phone at all. I know Nokia's
are getting dated, but look at them - they're easy to use, the batteries
last forever, they're light and they don't break. I am definitely
going back to Nokia if this 3rd phone breaks when it arrives tonight. Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from Scotland on
17th Nov 2004
I have the same problem with the line cutting out and dead air apart
from that - it's ok when it's working. Does anyone know if a car
charger is available to buy with this phone? Thanks, P Rating:
Reviewed by joshua slade from wales
on 13th Nov 2004
I thought that it was a really good phone good picture quality and
good sound quality however the memory wasnt very good Rating:
Reviewed by Ed Willey from USA on
12th Nov 2004
I'd love to love this phone, but as I'm now on my second replacement
phone, I must admit that I am hoping that this one will be defective,
too, which will enable my mobile service provider to replace it
with another phone entirely. Cingular Wireless (45 millions customers,
thank you) has pulled this phone from their lineup because of the
high number of RF problems. The only major mobile company in the
USA still selling this phone is T-Mobile. The phone appears to work
passably (not very well at all) for several weeks, when it becomes
argumentative. Eventually, calls begin to be dropped every 10-15
minutes (and sometimes more frequently). As I have explained to
Cingular, I can sit completely still in a chair while talking for
15 minutes with no signal problems and then I get dead air. Then
I must wait at least 30 seconds to recover the signal. Friends with
the electronically similar V400 have none of the same issues while
in the same room. Completely unacceptable for a high-end quad-band
"world" phone. Rating:
Reviewed by pc from uk on 3rd
Nov 2004
I bought two of these phones (his & hers) with Motorola 801 bluetooth
earpiecces, which amounts to four pieces of junk. Every item has
been replaced in the two months since we got these crappy items,
and I am now just waiting until we have done the agreed three returns
with Carphone Warehouse just to exchange for a system which won't
echo while bluetooth is being used. We have also had the lacxk of
battery storage, phone switches itself off on receipt of calls etc.
I should have known better, my last phone had an inherant design
fault: the aerial kept breaking off. Yep it was also a Motorola
(V60). Message to all: if you like design, this one looks and feels
good; if you want afully functional phone get a nokia! Rating:
Reviewed by Bunny from United States
on 2nd Nov 2004
The V600 is a great phone; high resolution camera, wonderful sound
quality on normal calls as well as with the integrated speakerphone.
video clips are dreamy, The exterior is classy and elegant. My only
qualm is the battery life. Because of the situational lighting on
the exterior, the battery barely lasts a day or two before I need
to charge it, unlike my V400 or V505 which holds charges for up
to 3-4 days. Another recommendation is to ignore the british and
south africans who have been talking trash about this phone. Obvioulsy
they have not had the varied experience of cell phones needed to
write a proper review, nor bother to use proper grammar or spelling
in their rants. Nokia camera phones have the worst picture quality.
I just tossed my 6820 in the garbage. Not worth one cent of the
250 I paid for the damn thing. Only good thing about Nokia is the
predictory text. Rating:
Reviewed by Lee from UK on 31st
Oct 2004
The Moto V600 is the best phone I've ever had, despite there being
a strange quirk with duplicate phonebook entries... however if you
figure out the manufacturers way of thinking with this phone it
will make sense. I really like the way you can customise the seven
hotkeys for any functions you want, also rearrange the main menu
so things are where you want them. I suppose it's all down to preferrence
though I believe alot of software problems where on the earlier
batches, as I've not had these. It's at the size limit I would say,
for a flip-phone, & weight-wise it feels mettalic, not cheap & plastic...
it's ergonomic, like a big pebble off a beach. The V600 has all
I want: Email, camera, good battery & signal, mp3 tones, java apps,
WAP/GPRS, bluetooth & great feel/weight/shape/style. The video is
a bit of a gimmick though as it can't record, only playback 10 second
video. Rating:
Reviewed by Turni from U.K on
27th Oct 2004
Rubbish phone! DO NOT BUY! There's wayyyy too many buttons, the
software is counter-intuitive, with simple actions taking too many
button clicks. The interface is slow, the phone is chunky, and it's
generally a complete waste of money for what you get. Check the
other reviews on this phone and you'll discover that the informed
folk have also rated it with 1 or 2 stars - why? Because it's gash! Rating:
Reviewed by Fran from South Africa on
27th Oct 2004
Absolute rubbish. I am very dissapointed with it. It goes off for
no reason when you open it to answer a call. Sometimes the front
display become all garbled all by itself. The sound quality is bad.
The irritating side button gets pressed when you have it in your
pocket against say your keys and it beeps and changes it ring type.
Why oh why did I buy this? NEVER AGAIN. Motorola obviously feels
nothing for their unsuspecting customers. Rating:
Reviewed by saltz salter from UK on
18th Oct 2004
Great looks and easy to use menu...my only vice (and it is a major
one) is that the phone keeps switching itself of when i open it.
it also switches itself of when you lose signal. very annoying if
you are using the Tube or something as you have to remember to turn
it back on when you get above ground... Rating:
Reviewed by Thano from Australia on
15th Oct 2004
Ive had my Moto V600 for 7 months now and I rate this product as
outstanding. The only thing I dont like is that the screen on the
front looks dated. Otherwise it is a fantastic phone. It is perhaps
the most elegant looking phone ever (excluding the Nokia 8850? (which
ever one was made outta metal and had a slide down face and costed
some outrageous price)). I have experienced no problems with mine
as of yet and neither have the 2 other ppl i know who have one.
The important thing is that Motorola is really starting to come
up with some superb phones and hopefully they continue this trend. Rating:
Reviewed by CSW from UK on 13th
Oct 2004
This phone is rubbish! I received mine back in Feb 2004 and tried
it for a month. Hmmm. Trasfered my contacts from the Nokia and the
V600 scrambled them all, creating one entry per item (Ie one entry
for each email, home, work mobile, address etc). The phone will
not vibe and ring at the same time. Also the priofile changes between
the headset and no headset. The menue is not worth a thing! Moto
make a good strong phone wich is unusable. Don't even bother. I'm
now trying to unlock it for my lady to use but need a "special"
cable for this. Canb't do it over the standard USB cable. And what's
more why do we need a cable. Come on it's bluetooth and where's
the infared? So I'm back using my Nokia 6310i although old it has
so much more functionality. Do NOT use the MOT V600 Rating:
Reviewed by ??????????? from U.K on
12th Oct 2004
This phone is terrible the design is chunky, it holds nothing on
the moto v3 the camera quality is rubbish what a waste of money!!!!!
The menu setup is terrible anyone who can find der way around this
thing must be a genius!!!!!!!!!! Samsungs a soo much more stylish!!!!!!!!!!!!wat
a pile of ****. Rating:
Reviewed by Ryan from United States
on 11th Oct 2004
Absolute garbage. 1 month old, and I can't get a T-mobile signal
to save my life. Keeps locking up and crashing. Save yourself some
anguish and buy a Nokia. This is the last time I buy anything from
Motorola. Goodbye Moto! Rating:
Reviewed by Wei from Australia on
9th Oct 2004
after using 4 nokia phones and been very happy with them, i thought
i'd have a change instead (wrong move to begin with). the phone
looks very smart indeed, especially with the bluetooth headphone.
i've been experiencing reception problems since the day i got the
phone, tried the sim card on a nokia phone from a family member,
no problems there. the dump thing about the phone is that it can
handle ring and vibrate at the same time, so if someone tries to
call you, your phone will first vibrate and then ring, which means
(i've tested this) that you will hear your phone on your caller's
4th ring! when you are driving, you need to have the bluetooth headphone
attached to your ear the whole time as it won't ring through the
phone if you switch your headphone on.... i don't believe motorola
has done too many userbility testing before releasing this phone
as some of the navigation is very unlogical to find and use. to
top all these off, i have been running to the repair centre 3 ti
mes to try to get the phone fixed for bad reception, but no luck!
i thought having a mobile is meant for convenience in life no hazzles.
i will definitely not buy another motorola for as long as my memory
bank exists. currently eagerly looking for an alternative phone.
Rating:
Reviewed by Jay from US on 8th
Oct 2004
yah i would rate this phone pretty good, my dad has one, i use a
samsung d415, lol i should have went with a v600 but anyways a pretty
good phone overall, love the camera but theres not that much customization.
ohh and pretty good bluetooth tech :) Rating:
Reviewed by Confused from UK on
7th Oct 2004
This is not a review but a question ... Does anyone know why, despite
the fact I have my ring settings set to LOUD, the phone only vibrates
but does not ring? Thanks Rating:
Reviewed by Steph from UK on
4th Oct 2004
Mine is not a review but a question. I'm thinking of getting a V600
but need to know if the phone produces delivery reports for sent
text messages. If it does, does it show the time and date that the
original message was delivered. Also how do you find the settings
for the delivery report. Hope someone can help me as I'm getting
nowhere fast with contacting both Motorola and Orange who is my
network provider. Rating:
Reviewed by Mags from UK on 18th
Sep 2004
Got the Motorola v600 on a T-Mobile tariff. Excellent phone, no
problems with it. Excellent camera, love the mp3 tones... great...
Buy from T-Mobile, no such probs as with Orange, Voda etc... Rating:
Reviewed by Patrick from usa on
14th Sep 2004
Um, did they ship all the crappy v600's to Europe? Sure seems like
it. Works great here Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from UK on 8th
Sep 2004
Well I've had four of these handsets to date. It's not surprising
that I decided to opt for the v600 initially, due to its jazzy ringtones
(Hello Moto!) and the exceptional lighting effects. However do not
be tempted by such features. In reality, this offering from Motorola
is nothing short of useless. The build quality of the phone is aweful,
with the back cover being either too tight or too slack. The phone
should not come with removable covers - as they are annoying and
sharp to the touch. The keypad is, in my opinion, another design
flaw. On my first handset, it seems that the keys would fall out
with overuse - indeed this was apparant in all of my other handsets.
The user interface is most confusing and at times - simply annoying.
However, one should not overlook some of the spectacular features
of this phone - the amazingly clear display, the unusual polyphonic
ringtones, the excellent quality camera and also the bluetooth connections.
But if faced with a choice between this and the Sony Ericsson K700i,
T610 or the fab Nokia 6230, my loyalties would not lie with the
Motorola. Rating:
Reviewed by Priya/12/uk gurl! from UK
on 4th Sep 2004
this fone is well expensive 4 wat it is. it has a camera n video
n all that but soo expensiveinit? don't u tink so? lol luv me x
x x Rating:
Reviewed by edward from derry on
2nd Sep 2004
This is a amazing phone i has two mp3 songs in it and they work
prefect i got mine in the vodafone shop for 125 pounds which i thought
that was good until i found that i cant do text messaging but i
dont care because it a great phone Rating:
Reviewed by kevin from usa on
28th Aug 2004
how can i change my backlight or keypad light? It is pink and i
want to change it Rating:
Reviewed by Brandon from USA on
26th Aug 2004
this phone is junk i have went throught 6 of them in 5 weeks. my
first phone wouldnt hold a charge or get reception, the second phone's
screen went dead in 2 days, the third phone's earpiece didnt work(extremly
quiet), fourth phone the number 9 didnt work. fifth phone locks
up while talking, have to remove the battery to get it to work.
sixth Phone got in the mail earpiece AGAIN couldnt hear. I would
have given up on this phone but its the best one ATT carries and
i have gotten more free products out of them because of the junk
phones. I have learned alot of these problems are because of the
lack of software updates if u need to know what software u have
on this phone type in *#9999# ( 2FR ) is the latest software. Please
Motarola fix your Junk Rating:
Reviewed by Cathy from UK on
19th Aug 2004
I have had this useless piece of junk for around 3 months now and
it's a nightmare. Within the first week it shut off 3 times but
I gave it a chance thought it may have been teething probs. This
stopped for a while then started again. One point I had turned off
my phone and it wouldn't restart, another time it shut off during
a phone call. Bearing in mind it was fully charged and a very strong
signal. The battery last a couple of days max and when the charge
indicator goes to orange it should actually be red for all the time
it gives you. It won't operate properly during charging and the
quality of reception is very bad, nothing to do with my service
provider as my nokia worked perfectly. Not to mention the bluetooth
headset which is the worst I've ever used, at full volume it's quieter
than nokia on low volume. It's nothing to do with my handling of
it nor O2 as some would like to suggest it's simply that this is
the worst phone I've ever had. Have got so fed up I'm taking i t
back and if I have the option I'll change it to a nokia. I have
owned several different brands of phones and this is the worst will
not buy a motorola again and I have dissuaded friends too. Rating:
Reviewed by Xenno from South Africa
on 17th Aug 2004
I dont know where you other reviewers have been buying your phone,
but I have had no problems with my wonderful Moto V600. Briliant
phone!! I love it! I've had the phone for about 3 months now. It
takes a bit of getting used to but that's what I love about the
phone. You find new things almost every day. Bluetooth: Excellent!
I have the HS810 Headset as well and the link is always perfectly
clear 10M away. Copying pictures/sounds/ringtones/movies to my PC
without a hitch... briliant! Copying to friends is even easier!
Signal: Great! Never had a problem. SMS/Text: Good. Not the best,
but good. It is a little bit slow when loading the Inbox, but that
doesn't bother me too much. Camera: The best I've seen in a phone
so far. Really great quality for a phone! So, really. If you want
a phone that has everything you ever want, get the V600! Rating:
Reviewed by Paul Hadley from UK on
17th Aug 2004
Orange have change the phone twice and changed the battery twice,
the battery life is only goo for 2 days. Checking out the net this
is due to the service provider signal being too weak and the phone
having to work too hard. I have always had Motorola phones and this
is the worst ever. I didn't want the camera and games and stuff,
just a good bluetooth phone to connect to my car. Orange customer
service is terrible they just keep replacing it and refuse to let
em change the model even though I have reported problems from day
one. I recommend ditch this phone and ditch Orange. Rating:
Reviewed by Imran from USA on
13th Aug 2004
This is the best phone that is available in the US market. Great
reception, clear and crisp display. I love the bluetooth feature.
I use the Motorola HS810 bluetooth headset and that thing is awesome.
It has great ringtones that come with the phone. You can also download
your ringtones. On top of that, it has the killer look and great
metal casing This phone is the best. Rating:
Reviewed byfrom UK on 12th Aug
2004
Recently got this phone , and I love it! The camera is cool, but
a little grainy, the design of the phone is nice (but then again,
I really like flip phones), the menu is easy to use, and it comes
with funky built in ringtones! The only downside is that I can't
work out how to get onto the internet on this phone. I'd recommend
it to anyone, as on the whole, this is a really good phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Dan from Staffs, UK on
11th Aug 2004
I've had this phone for about 3 months now and to be honest I'm
really not very happy with it. That probably explains the nice shiny
new SE K700i coming my way shortly! The reception is appalling,
it is far too quiet, it turns itself off, it's rather large, texting
is very slow and the phone also has the habit of randomly adding
more numbers in to what you pressed (particularly the #1 button)
which is rather annoying when you're trying to put in your bank
details over the phone and everytime it has rejected because although
you've pressed 1 once it has come up 2 or 3 times. Overall a poor
phone that I have not enjoyed being a user of. Thanks Motorola for
turning me away!!! Rating:
Reviewed by DannoUK from UK on
11th Aug 2004
I rarely write reviews for things on the net but I dont want anyone
to make the mistake I did and buy this phone. It is slow to react,
it crashed regularly in the middle of texting, the settings for
things like 'autocleanup of outbox' do not remain stored and texting
is unbelievably unresponsive. If you do a lot of texting this is
not the phone for you. A real disappointment. Rating:
Reviewed by Jess from Hants on
10th Aug 2004
This phone is terrible. When I first got it I thought it would be
great. However after 8 weeks the phone is feeling really ill!!!
It does not sms properly-I have to press the same button 6 times
for the letters to come up, the side keys dont work properly and
it does not teel me whos calling. If you are thinking of buying
this fone then good luck!!! Think again. Rating:
Reviewed by Nizzel from USA on
6th Aug 2004
Ive had the phone for about 3 weeks now. I work for t-mobile so
I am able to try out all different kinds of phones. This phone on
the TMOBILE Network is excellent. People dont realize that most
of there problems (ie. battery discharge, reception, menu functions
errors) are mostly related to the service provider your phone is
using. Being the first quad-band GSM phone we've carried it is excellent.
Im using the motorla hs810 (i think) bluetooth headset and it is
the best one on the market in my opinion. It connects to the phone
without a hitch and the audio is the best ive experienced. The whole
text messaging is slow if your a fast typer but other than that
it is an excellent phone worth all your money Rating:
Reviewed by Greg from USA on
4th Aug 2004
The reception of this phone SUCKS, the company that I work for upgraded
us from Nokia 8260 units to these things and they DO NOT receive
in the same places that the Nokia units did. I am very disappointed
in the phone and feel that Motorola needs to get their act together.
I will be looking for a Nokia that has some of the same features
and will replace my JUNK phone. Greg Rating:
Reviewed by Jon Sands from US on
4th Aug 2004
Great great phone. I read the reviews about crashing phones and
wonder how the phones are handled by these people and if they are
really honest about the review or a few accidental drops of the
phone and "oops, it has to be a bad phone...". Battery life, as
any avid mobile user will know can be subject to the use, abuse
and the charging of the poor battery. 3 hours of continual use is
pretty good for a quad band phone. I have had this phone for 3 months
with no issues. I am not a talk-a-holic but chat frequently and
message pictures every day. I love it! Only critical point... other
users. Diner's ready. Rating:
Reviewed by Stephen Karavolos from USA
on 30th Jul 2004
The moto V600 is better then any nextel in my opinion. First and
for most the speaker phone works great, crystal clear sound with
very loud volume. next is the built in camera- the camera is very
good, i think the camera is better then my uncle's kodak digital!
Also when you buy the phone theirs a lil suprise in the box<<< a
blue tooth headset. the head set works great, you can hear perfectly.
I have had the v600 from cingular wireless for 1 year nd after 10
month period, it starts to freeze a lil, but if you call moto like
i did they solved the problem for me. the lights on it are also
great. the phone is not plastic like most phones, it metal! i droped
it 6 X nd ony a small scratch. i would recomended this phone to
any one thats been looking for the best phone out their. my recent
phone was a nextel i730, nd the v600 has better pictures, sound,
speaker phone a lot louder nd better, this phone has a 5MB, nd to
make the phone run fster in menus, you can go to a wireless store
nd ask for a RAM chip to get your phone up to 40MB for under 70
bucks. if you buy this phone you wont be sorry>> if you disagree
with me e-mail me at steveee23@optonline.net this is better then
any nextel if ya running a business!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by PAUL from - on 26th
Jul 2004
This phone is Da Bomb Its reception the best in its class and the
slikness of the phone is amazing. I think that If the price drops
the phone will be them most popular in the motorola v series Rating:
Reviewed by naks from USA on
25th Jul 2004
COULDNT BE BETTER Rating:
Reviewed by Aaron MC from USA on
23rd Jul 2004
Seemed like a match made in heaven early on... then the phone started
crashing. It seems to do it when left untouched for extended periods
of time. I assume this because it usually crashes when I am sleeping.
The external screen gets all messy, and the internal screen is blank,
and upon opening the phone, it restarts itself. I called Motorola
Customer Support and the woman told me how to reset the phone and
"Said, just do that if you don't find it annoying." The whole "It's
ok if it's not annoying" comment lent me to believe that they know
about this problem. It hasn't done anything, no lost data or the
such, but it is very annoying. My other big problem is the network
search. It ALWAYS... without fail, chooses the weakest signal. I
have to keep it set to manual almost constantly. Other small problems
are the ways the external buttons do more than light up the external
screen so the damned phone is always beeping in my pocket and lighting
up like Vegas. But is has yet to fail me when I need it, the ring
tones are loud, and it has a lot of features. A good phone, with
many problems. Rating:
Reviewed by Gary Holcombe from Uk on
21st Jul 2004
I had a Samsung V200 before this but hated the thing, so I bought
a V600 on O2 instead. First impressions are very good, it feeels
very sold, quality, and I like the Bluetooth headset which comes
in the box. The menus and the text system take a while to get used
to, but once you are used to it, there are no problems and its a
nice system to use. The phone itself is excellent, good call quality,
the headset works well with it, and I like the brushed metal finish.
The only complaint I have with the phone is with regards the sound
profiles, such as Loud, Soft, Vibrate etc. They can get somewhat
complicated what with all the different settings for messages, voice
calls etc etc. Overall however a great phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Moe Enzo from U.K on
14th Jul 2004
AFTER OWNING THE V300,A BRILLIANT PHONE WITH EXCELLENT FEATURES
AND A FANTASTIC DESIGN. I THOUGHT FOR A WHILE AND READ MANY REVIEWS,AND
DECIDED TO BUY THE V600. I WAS TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH WHAT MOTOROLA
DID WITH THIS PHONE. POOR SOUND,KEEPS ON FREEZING,AND THE AMOUNT
OF ERRORS THAT KEEPS ON POPPING UP!!!!!!! I'VE LOST 98 PICS AND
5 GREAT POLYPHONIC TUNES. WHAT A DISASTER! I REGRET BUYING THIS
PHONE, SURE IT HAS PRETTY GOOD FEATURES, BUT THE QUALITY OF ACTUAL
FEATURES GOOD FOR NOTHING. WHAT'S THE POINT ON PUTTING ON GOOD FEATURES
IF THEY DON'T WORK PROPERLY? VERY DISAPPOINTED AND I'M CURRENT TRYING
TO REPAIR THE AMOUNT OF ERRORS THAT ARE IN THE PHONE AND IT'S COSTING
ME AN ARM AND A LEG. VERY GUTTED, I THINK I SHOULD JUST STICK WITH
THE V300. Rating:
Reviewed by rianne from netherlands
on 11th Jul 2004
Worst phone ever. fine pictures but the menu is very difficult and
I just hate the thing (after 1 month!!) wish I never bought this
phone! be prepared Rating:
Reviewed by David Cook from UK on
11th Jul 2004
The first non-Nokia phone I've ever owned - and the worst phone
I've ever owned. All the features are just fine but if only the
handset worked properly. In the space of 3 months it's been replaced
twice due to processor error and broken keyboard- both times I lost
all my pictures and tunes, now it's broken again as the button that
turns the screen on is stuck on so the battery runs down in a few
hours! There is no keyguard so if you keep the phone in your pocket
the button on the side get knocked and turns the ringer off! Rating:
Motorola V600
"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!
