Motorola V120E - My Connection to My World
Written: Feb 13 '04 (Updated Feb 13 '04)
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Pros: Lightweight, nice backlight, time, date displays, auto redial.
Cons: Signal strength not great at times.
The Bottom Line: A nice light weight phone packed with lots of features.
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It had been about 4 years since we gave up our Motorola brick phone. MY, how phones have changed in the meantime!
I have a bed and breakfast. I need to keep in touch with my clientele calling me. A missed call could mean a missed booking. Add to that, when out shopping, it is handy to hand my phone to the plumbing clerk when my handyman needs a specific part. Let THEM talk about it, don't get me in the middle to muck up the translation.
I went to Alltel, a provider I used before. With a one-year contract, I bought the phone for $49.
My new phone has a bevy of features I never even considered a phone to have. Time, date, and signal strength are all displayed. Miss a call? Not to worry. All you have to go is access the menu, go to "missed calls." A list of telephone numbers will display, with the time received. If you want to call that party back, all you have to do is hit, "send" and that number is automatically dialed for you. Unfortunately, you need to supply the name of the caller.
Do you want to have your phone act as an answering machine? Just program it to record your message, much like an answering machine. The consultant at Alltel helped me set it up. Remember to press the * key before you key in your access code.
You don't like the way your phone sounds when it rings? You have 73 more ringer options. You can plug a headset in if you feel this helps you to drive safer or keep you safe from cancer. Voice activated calling can be a breeze once set up. Repeat the name of your caller, holding your phone about 2-3" from your mouth, while holding the button on the right.
I used to have to charge the battery on my original phone every 3 days or so for a couple of hours. I've had the new phone for about 5 days now, and I still have 2 bars out of 3 bars of battery charge left.
I haven't played games on this phone, nor accessed the internet with it, so I can't tell you about those features.
Signal strength can vary. Sitting in the same position, my son, 1700 miles away, said I didn't sound very clear. I rearranged my seating position and he said I sounded better. Once I put my finger on the stubby antenna, he said I sounded much better. Infrequently do folks comment that my signal sounds bad. Conversely, I hear them well for the most part, with infrequent irregularities. When in a hospital, about 50' from a window, the reception was terrible. At work, a typical high-rise office building, it works well.
I wasn't prepared the first time I missed a phone call. I forward my landline to my cell phone. That makes my cell phone ring. When I didn't pick up my call from my land line, the Motorola interpreted it as a missed call. Soon my cell phone, and my purse that my cell phone was in, started vibrating for about 3 seconds, every 15 minutes or so. You can also set it for a "chirp" feature to let you know you missed a call.
The following information on the phone was taken from the following website:
http://www.letstalk.com/product/product.htm?depId=1&pgId=100&prId=22165&to=5283
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Physical Characteristics
Size Standard
Dimensions (H x W x D) 5.0 x 1.7 x 1.1 in
Weight (w/standard battery) 4.5 oz
Design Open-faced
Antenna Type Fixed-length
Colors Silver
Text keyboard No
Wireless Network Capability
Technology CDMA 800/1900 and Analog 800
Mode Tri Mode
Battery
Battery Type 1 x Lithium Ion battery
Talk Time Up to 270 mins
Standby Time up to 300 hrs
Additional Features
Digital Camera No
Video Recorder No
Bluetooth-Enabled No
Standard 2.5mm Headset Jack Yes
Phone Book Capacity 500 names and numbers
Vibrating alert Yes
Voice-Activated Dialing Yes
Ring Tones Included 74 ring tones
Color display No
Lines Displayed 5 lines: 3 text, 1 icon, 1 prompt
Language Options English, Spanish, French and Portuguese
Wireless Web Browsing Capable
Text Messaging Capable Yes
mp3 player No
Service / Support 1 year warranty
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Would I buy it again? Well, I have, both through Ebay for about $41 and through Alltel for about $49. Why did I need a replacement? It got run over by my Ford F150! I had a leather case on it. The phone's plastic case got run over, leaving very little damage. Aside from a few scuffs, the LCD display had a crack in it that I couldn't catch with my fingernail, but it just wouldn't turn on again.
Thanks to Lead Howard Creech for adding this item.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 49.00
Recommended for: Adventurous Technophiles - Tough and Durable
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