Why NOT to get this phone
Written: Dec 07 '00
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Pros: design
Cons: everything: Navigation, Battery Life, LACK OF CLOCK
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| mmbianco's Full Review: Motorola V2282 Cell Phone |
The Motorola V2282 is most likely the worst phone I've owned to date. I won't refer to the service quality, because it is likely to vary from place to place however, the phone itself leaves much to be desired.
Firstly, Motorola thought that including an FM radio was more important than including a clock. I had to read through the manual three times because I couldn't believe that this phone didn't have a time display. People didn't believe me at first when I mentioned this fact, as it is such and easy and common feature to implement.
The rest can be inferred from the fact that the product developers thought the radio took precedent. The navigation is absolutely horrible, and what should take one or two button pushes takes five. I've been reluctant to enter my phone numbers because a) I'd rather eat the cancellation fee than keep this phone and b) It takes an incredible amount of time and button pushes to accomplish this.
You can't even view the address book once entered, you have to search for a name, and then you can scroll through all the entries. I just don't understand how one could make the navigation so bad. It seems like it would take more effort.
Another blow are the batteries. Actually, when I opened the phone I was surprised to see AA looking batteries, but found them to be proprietary Motorola batteries. This means you can't charge a second battery and switch it out, you can only charge this phone by plugging the cord directly into it. Firstly, the battery life leaves much to be desired. Secondly my battery indicator shows 1 bar after two calls, even though theres more than half the battery life left. I can never judge whether I just charged my phone, or it's about to die on me.
Other than that the volume doesn't turn up to nearly what you need in some minimally noisy situations, the buttons are sticky and hard to press, and the whole phone feels cheap.
I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone, and, like I said, am more willing to suffer the $150 loss than use this phone for another week.
Recommended:
No
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Member: Marco Bianco
Location: San Francisco, CA
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