Great phone for the price
Written: Mar 15 '01
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Pros: Good battery life, nice size, good reception
Cons: Hard to read top of display, batteries don't have separate charger
The Bottom Line: Its a great phone with very good reception and battery life. It won't empty out your pocketbook too much either!
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| Boscorocks's Full Review: Motorola V2397 Cell Phone |
This phone appears to be the same as the Motorola v2297. It comes with AT&Ts prepaid package. I got it on sale at a local store and it was only $19.95 after the $30 rebate offer. It is a great phone, especially for the price.
I do not use a cell phone that much, which is why I opt for prepaid airtime instead of paying charges for a month where I might not use the phone at all. Given this, I also did not want to pay for a phone with 40 different rings and a Tetris game in it either. The v2397 fit the bill. It is a nice size, small enough to carry in a jacket pocket, but not so small that it is hard to handle. The menu system is fairly easy to navigate but is different in that it uses keys on the side of the phone as well as the numbers on the face. There is voicemail and you can receive text messages as well.. oh and it does have 9 rings to choose from. You can store up to 9 "turbo" numbers, which is like a speed dial which is really handy while dialing in a car. It also came with a headset(earbud with inline microphone) which is very good quality. The sound comes in very well and people do not know that I am using a microphone until I tell them. Again, another great thing to have while driving where legal. This is a tri mode phone which gives greater coverage area than my previous digital phone which would often cut out in areas around town. This one has had excellent coverage wherever I have gone so far.
The only disadvantage that I can think of is that the batteries for it are of a similar size to AAA batteries (but longer) There are three separate batteries, and I have not seen an external charger for them, which means that it would be difficult to have a charged set for backup use. However, the battery life is very good, and I have not seen a need for an extra set.
I have had the phone a couple of weeks now and love it,can't wait to get my free pink faceplate for it :)
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Amount Paid (US$): 19.95
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