quite nice
Written: Mar 11 '02
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Pros: many many features, great sound, triband, light weight
Cons: has an antenna, poor reception, poor battery life
The Bottom Line: Great phone for world travellers, but don't forget your charger because you will need to recharge frequently.
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| shenk's Full Review: Motorola Timeport 280 |
I actually have the Motorala P7689, which is the asian version of the 280. The styling is similar, but not identical although the functions are basically the same. The p7689 has the blue indiglo backlight which looks nicer than the plain green stuff. The phones voice activated dialing works under quite surrounds. It has a hard time determining what you are saying when there is wind or background noise, even the slightest bit. The 3 minute voice memo recorder is a convenient feature to have, but I don't use it much. It is WAP 1.1 enabled and allows the storage of 500 numbers. To me, that's excessive, but probably not for others. It has a nice calender layout, but I prefer to use a PDA because entering data is quite a pain by using the buttons. Even though it is comparatively more complicated than pen and paper, it utilizes i-tap technology which predicts what you will be writing. It is amazingly accurate and it makes SMS messaging a breeze. Sending emails is also easy. It would be much more portable with the removal of the antenna. Motorola should learn that from Ericsson, Siemens, and Nokia. I believe they've got it with the new V70 from Asia, but that phone is $1000. The p7689 also has a calculator with a built in currency converter. That's a heady feature. It has 3 built in games, which are quite entertaining. Lastly, it rings and vibrates simultaneously if you choose to let it. My previous Motorola Talkabout either rang or vibrated, not both simultaneously. I have a hard time receiving signals inside of buildings. I don't know if that is due to this phone or voicestream. I previously had Cingular with the Talkabout and I had reception every minute of the entire time which I've had it. The battery life on the P7689 is terrible. It lasts on stand-by for one day, sometimes not even if I'm using it more frequently. That's something which needs to be improved, but all in all, this is a great multipurpose phone.
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Amount Paid (US$): 100
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