 [Larger view] | Motorola V66 Phone (T-Mobile)
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 Great Phone | |
| 1. T Mobile has very good service in Philadelphia, and I just received a letter from them saying they've added more towers in the area. The V66 is a GSM phone, it sounds great even with marginal signal strength and its often been mistaken for a land-line. 2. I am very happy with the phone -- its small (they don't get much smaller), reasonably sturdy (no problems since I purchased the phone in October '03), comforatable to use and has some useful features: Voice-activated dialing Voice-recorder Simple, customizable UI with custom shortcuts Easy to program phonebook, holds 500, SIM card The battery is small, but lasts quite a while because of the monochrome white LED screen and very few battery-draining frills (NO backlit color screen, polyphonic ring tones, camera, external display, etc). I charge every 2.5 to 3 days with moderate usage and no vibe. In all, this phone is for someone who uses a cell phone as a phone, not as a gameboy, mp3 player, camera or as a fashion statement. Its the right size to fit in your pocket and disappear and it works like it is supposed to, consistently and reliably. My only minor gripe with the phone and carrier: When you get a voice msg, you are notified via text msg...this means you have to go through 4-5 keystrokes to delete the text msg (You have new voicemail...) in addition to checking the voice mailbox (only 2 keystrokes until the msg plays). This is acceptable, and I could probably fix the problem if I tried, but haven't. | |
| Huge Bang for the Buck | |
| I've owned this phone now for 3 months. I have it because my Sprint PCS plan offered horrible service - specifically, I could never hold a signal and in the middle of a sentence my wife would be saying, "hello...honey, are you there?" So I picked up a T-mobile plan and this phone had it all...price (they gave me $50 to have it via a mail-in rebate, and a free car charger to boot), size (it's tiny and super light!) and it's a flip phone which I like because it protects the keys and screen. It even came with a compact plug-in charger as well. And my reception and battery life have been impressive. No, it doesn't have the camera, the color screen, etc. But those phones cost more. And for my needs, those features are neat toys, but not things I anticipate I'd ever need or use. | |
 maybe bigger is a little better | |
| The small size of the phone is convenient, and so far the key pad and display size have not hindered my use of the phone. However, the reception is not very good, in part due to the high degree of background noise through the phone and especially through the ear bud. Perhaps reception issues are due also to the small antenna, but that's just my guess. If you're in the market for a cheap, small, flip phone and are willing to upgrade your ear bud, then this phone should do the trick. |
