I have been eyeing the Motorola V60 for a month or so before I finally purchased it. My previous phone was a Motorola StarTac ST7868W. The only complaint I had with that phone was the antenna. I probably went through four antennas in the two years I had my StarTac. That really was the only reason I was even looking at upgrading my phone, but I'm glad I did.

The features of the V60 aren't even comparable to the StarTac. The V60 opens the door to unlimited possibilities.

I like the Databook and the ability to add important events and set a reminder alert so I don't forget. The StarTac doesn't have the Databook capabilities.

Another feature that I like is the Auto Answer feature. Like most other phones the StarTac has that feature as well but the difference with the V60 is when the phone is set to Auto Answer mode it will only automatically answer the call when a headset is plugged in, not all the time. When I used the Auto Answer feature with the StarTac I had to remember to turn off the Auto Answer option when I was no longer using the headset, if not then every call automatically be answered even if I wasn't there to answer it and the calls would never have a chance to go to voice mail.

The voice activated dialing is a very convenient feature. This feature can be used with or without a headset. Once you have established a voice command for a phonebook entry all you have to do is press the voice button and tell the phone who to call. Within seconds the phone is dialing. Along with voice activated dialing there are also voice activated commands. For example, you can set a commonly used feature to activate by a voice command. Such as, changing the ringer from ring to vibe. All I do is press the menu button and then the voice button and say "ringer" (that is what I set myself as the command) and the ringer menu comes up so I can change from ring to vibe or vice versa. There are many more options available for the voice commands this is just an example.

Besides voice commands you can also set up keypad commands. The StarTac has preset key pad commands (function 8, changed the phone from ring to vibe or vise versa, function 4 displayed a more detailed batter meter...) You can create your own key pad shortcuts by using the Menu button and associate specific functions with a number key.

Other features are: turning the status light off (the light that blinks green to let you know your phone is on, or red when a call is coming through) to preserve battery life, turning the animation feature off to preserve battery life, and zoom in and zoom out which increases or decreases the font size on the LCD display.

All in all this phone is extremely easy to use and very versatile. If you don't like the setting and what order they appear in the menu then change them. You can pretty much personalize this phone any way that you want.

Recommended: Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 400.00