When you call, it's like music to my ears!
Written: Aug 21 '01 (Updated Aug 22 '01)
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Pros: Voice activated dialing, many extra features, long battery life, small size
Cons: Antenna should be sturdier.
The Bottom Line: The convenient features of voice activated dialing, huge phonebook, and small size make this a great buy!
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| suzig's Full Review: Motorola V120c |
I never dreamed a new cell phone could be so much fun! For years I had a car-installed LARGE Audiovox phone. It was powerful with 3 watts, and handy by my side, but when I needed to call I had to be IN my car...duh!
With the phenomenal calling plans offered by cellular phone systems now, it is wiser to make long distance calls from a cell phone. Last winter however I got a little cold sitting in my driveway using my phone. I was waiting for a very good plan, and great little phone I could be happy with.
In the Motorola 120c I have found myself a new toy. Half the fun was programming it. At $70.00 it is a very reasonably priced cell phone, considering it has many features.
I actually got a discount by signing up for a new plan with VerizonWireless,and purchased the phone for $50.00. It is well-worth it.
The package included a home charger. I have been amazed that the charge is lasting at least five days, and longer if not used as much. If you plug it up at night, you won't miss it anyway while it is on charge status.
This little phone is a handy palm-size with a retractable antenna. I haven't had to even pull up the antenna much, as it works fine most of the time without using it in the extended mode.
The best feature is the voice-activated dialing. You can store up to 20 names. You program the number in, and then record the person's name the way you will say it each time. You can even use nicknames. Just be sure you say the name the same way each time or it won't recognize your voice. Then to use that feature to dial for you, you just have to push the button on the right side of the phone and say the name into the mouthpiece. Voila! The phone repeats the name back to you, and then dials it. It is the greatest, especially if you are in a hurry to call someone on your list.
This phone has a huge phonebook storage capability. It can store up to 400 entries! I don't know anyone who would take the time to put that many in there, but it is possible. I sure wouldn't want to remember 400 phone numbers, so in that regards it could be very handy.
You can call any of those numbers by going to the phonebook from the menu button on the front of the phone, or you can dial #'s 2 through 9 using one-touch dialing.
Another "cutesy" feature of this phone is the alert system for your calls. There are 32 possible alerts available ranging from just vibration to the funkiest music you ever heard. You can program different alerts for various events.
I am using "Canon in D" as my call alert. It is really fun to hear it playing when a call comes in, while it vibrates at the same time.
This phone is wireless browser capable. It came with three months free internet service, but Verizon doesn't have it available here yet. They said when they do, I will have the three months THEN. The screen is large enough to show a limited amount of information but certainly not enough to make internet service much of a value to me after the three months free. It will only show text information anyway.
Motorola 120c also is capable of sending text messages to another such phone. It will cost on your monthly bill to send them, at 10 cents a pop, and I think 3 cents to receive.
I wanted a leather case with mine. Since this is a relatively new model, the cases were later coming in. I am very pleased with the snug fit of the case. It has a clear plastic cover for the screen to protect it from smudges. The case has holes strategically placed for all the buttons that the phone has.
I also bought a headset to use the phone in the car "hands free". I had a hands-free phone with my installed Audiovox, and would not feel safe holding my phone and driving at the same time.
Available also are colorful phone wraps. They are soft rubbery plastic in neon colors. A package of three is $19.99 around here. I didn't not buy those. I paid $19.99 for my leather case, but it also came with a belt clip.
When I got the phone I was told to let the battery run all the way down and then charge it. It was only partially charged from the factory. I let it go completely dead, then charged it all night. I have been very pleased with the length of the charges since then.
The reception is exceptional. The lady in the cell phone store said she has had several different brands and she preferred Motorola, and this 120c in particular she really liked.
The keyboard has a locking feature which I like when I carry it in my purse.
The many features on this phone make it an outstanding bargain in a compact little package. I thought it would be hard to program all the little extras, but I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was! It was even fun to then test the phone numbers that I entered in the voice-activation and tell the people...."I just said your name and my phone dialed your number!"
I continue to make my long distance calls from my cell phone, in fact I haven't had a long distance call on my land-line phone in months. I foresee sometime in the future not even having a land-line phone. These are just TOO much fun!
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Amount Paid (US$): 70.00
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