Mediocre Phone--Not Recommended
Written: Nov 05 '03
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Pros: Color display, web-enabled, voice-dialing.
Cons: Horrible car kit, drops calls, people can't hear me.
The Bottom Line: Go for the LG VX6000 if you're using Verizon Wireless. It's their most reliable phone. Forget the Motorola T720, it's not worth the money and headaches.
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| critic27's Full Review: Motorola T720 Cell Phone |
I've had the Motorola T720 (Verizon Wireless is the service provider) for the past 11 months and it's merely an adequate phone.
PROS
It can switch between digital and analog service.
Nice color screen that is large enough to be able to browse through the web with.
As mentioned above, web-enabled, making it nice to check e-mail, news articles, sports scores, etc.
It has voice dialing and is very convienient when you are using the hands-free car kit.
Decent amount of memory to store telephone numbers.
Has a basic date book to store meetings, important dates or appointments. It also has an alarm that goes off for these dates.
You can accessorize the phone with different face plates, add an MP3 player or digital camera to the phone. I've never used any of these items, so I cannot comment on how useful they are.
Relatively easy to use.
Offers a professionally installed car kit for the phone, so you do not have to fumble with a headset, wires and speakers for hands-free use in the car. Just stick the phone in the cradle.
Has SMS text messaging capability.
Verizon Wireless offers a kit where you can convert the cell phone into a wireless modem for your laptop. If you travel occasionally, this could be useful.
CONS
Hard to see the screen under direct sunlight.
Has a tendancy to drop calls, even with the phone programming upgrades.
People have a hard time hearing me when I use this phone.
The volume can be inadvertently changed to silent if something bumps into it while in your bag or in your pocket. You would never know you had a call until you use the phone.
Hard to dial because the buttons are stiff and slippery.
Tricky voice-dialing recognition: it does not recognize your programmed voice dialing unless you say it the exact same way as recorded. So, any variation tone or inflection in voice is unacceptable to the phone. Forget letting someone else use the phone -- the voice recognition never worked for anyone else who borrowed my phone.
Horrid car kit: you have to keep putting it in and pulling it out of the cradle until the speakerphone engages. Otherwise, it just sits in the cradle and charges the battery. For this, I could've paid $30 for a car charger rather than $180 car kit (not including installation!)
CONCLUSION
It's only an adequate phone that I'm waiting for the contract to run out so I can get another one without penalty or paying full price for a new phone.
I also have an LG VX6000 (color picture phone), which is a MUCH BETTER and more reliable phone than this one. It just doesn't have a professionally installed car kit. Otherwise, I would have dumped the T720 for this one a while ago.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 199.99
Recommended for: Stylish Trendsetters - Hip and Trendy
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