Motorola V60t With USB Interface
Written: Aug 12 '02 (Updated Aug 12 '02)
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Pros: Styling, performance and features, external Caller ID
Cons: Voice dialing for only 20 entries, price
The Bottom Line: The V60t is not cheap, but has great feature set and performance.
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| dkozin's Full Review: Motorola V60t |
The Motorola V60t is offered by AT&T Wireless and is a tri-mode digital phone. The V60t is compact, looks nice and has performance and features that justify its price (you can get it for $250 with service contract).
Size
The V60t is quite compact but feels solid with its case made with use of brushed aluminum and carbon fiber. The phone gives you more confidence that the other party is able to hear you and that you speak in the microphone and not somewhere close to it, unlike some other phones that are too small and look like toys.
Sturdy Antenna
The antenna of V60t is fixed and quite sturdy, which is an improvement over other models that have flimsy pull-up antennas.
LCD
The internal LCD display is backlit and even has zoom to increase the size of letters/numbers. There is an additional smaller display on the phone (external caller ID display) that is visible before when the phone is closed – this display is used for caller ID functions (you can see who is calling before you flip the phone open). During the time when the phone is not in use, this display shows the time.
SMS
You can send and receive short SMS text messages as well as store them.
It’s a Tri-Mode Phone
The phone can operate in three modes: analog (with high power consumption), TDMA 800 MHz and 1900 MHz. The letter “t” after the model number (V60t) indicates the digital technology used – TDMA. V60c uses CDMA and V60g uses GSM.
UI
The user interface/menu structure seem to be better than the previous models’. The zoom function helps adjust font size to find the right balance between fitting as much text on the screen as you can and being able to see it – you can switch between 2 or 3 lines of text on the screen.
PDA Stuff
It is more convenient to have one device that combines PDA and phone functions so there is no need to carry two devices and enter information twice. Although the V60t is not there yet, it is quite close.
The V60t has some PDA features, which may be sufficient for your purposes. It has a calendar with schedule display and alarm clock that allows you enter appointments/events and see them in several ways.
The phone features a 500-entry phone book (with voice dialing for up to 20 of them), which features PDA-style separate phone numbers for mobile, office, home, fax, etc.
The USB connection and TrueSync software allows you synchronize your information (calendar, addresses, etc) with your computer.
There are also voice activated shortcuts. There are 32 alert tones/ringers and up to 32 customizable.
FM Radio
The V60t features an FM stereo radio with quite good reception when using its optional headset. The VoiceNote two-minute voice recording is also present.
What’s Included
Included are a Lithium-Ion battery with up to 3 hours of talk time, AC charger, user manual, belt holster. The high performance battery allows you to have up to 4 hours of talk time and up to 192 hours of standby time in digital mode. However, the times decrease rapidly if the analog mode is engaged (when digital coverage is unavailable).
Bottom Line
The V60t is not cheap, but has great feature set and performance.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 250+contract
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