Motorola StarTAC ST7868W Cell Phone

Pros: long battery life, good features
Cons: can't send text messages, old

It may be several years old at this point, but this phone still does everything I need it to do. The reception is pretty good, even in places where the towers are further between. If you lose digital service in a rural area, the analog reception is still ...

Pros: Small, easy to use
Cons: Only 9, boring, ringtones. Cannot download more. Poor battery.

The Startac is not a BAD phone, however I don't think I would recommend it purely due to the fact that you can get a better phone for a lower cost. It has good features, everything you need and nothing more. Caller ID, voicemail, text messaging, Internet...

Pros: Unbreakable. Easy to use. Comfortable. Sync ability.
Cons: None.

My first phone was an Ericsson. My second phone was a Nokia. Finally I purchased a StarTAC 7860. I owned it for 2 years. I am a technician and often found myself dropping my cell phone because a ladder or some other object would push the phone off my...

Pros: Small, light, flexible settings
Cons: Fragile antenna

I bought this phone when I switched carriers. Reception and clarity are much better than with my previous (Ericsson) phone, but that might be a combination of carrier and phone. I have noticed clarity improvements when my wife has switched from our...

Pros: Lightweight, nice visual display, menus are easy to navigate.
Cons: Fragile, bad design on the antenna (constantly breaks), and expensive.

I have had my share of cell phones with Verizon wireless, and I have tried numerous brands: Nokia, Samsung, Audiovox and Motorola.

The Motorola StarTac phone is small, and has many nice features: nice phonebook layout, nice clear display,...

Pros: Folds up, loud ringer & it vibrates.
Cons: Haven't found any problems yet.

I recently purchased this phone and use Alltel for service. My teenage son is on a traveling Soccer Team (all over FL) and my husband drives over the road & we can keep in touch with each other wherever we are. I am glad I purchased this phone.
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Pros: size, flip
Cons: Cheap plastic which gives, including the flip; CHEAP Build qaulity

I purchased a Startac 7868 on July 17, 2000. The phone was a problem from the time I first turned it on. The display would dim constantly and the phones power would flicker off and on(this is because the battery and the phone itself had a huge gap when...

Pros: Easy to program
Cons: Feature overload

We have two 7868W cellular phones which replaced much older analog only models. The principal purpose to the upgrade was to be able to use the phones with a Vox2 base station that connects cellular phones to "landline phones" (i.e. you can use your home...

Pros: well designed, easy to use
Cons: some parts especially the antenna break often.

All in all this is a great cell phone. It is very light and is generally easy to use, especially with one hand while doing something else simultaneously via the 3 buttons on the side of the phone. The menus are easy to navigate after the initial trial...

Pros: Very sleek and small. LOADS of features!
Cons: I have yet to be disappointed in this cell phone.

I recently upgraded my last cell phone (The StarTac 6500) to the newer versions. The new StarTac cell phones are fantastic! I very rarely miss incoming phone calls, and outgoing calls are very clear.

Size: The StarTacs are very small. Put...

Pros: great phone. has tons of features
Cons: My web is broken for now, but that is verizons fault, not the phone.

I received this phone as a gift from a friend, with Verizon wireless as my carrier. At first i was intimidated by the phone, because of all of the hoo-ha's and doo dads this little puppy does. But after I read the product manual, i felt as if I was the...

Pros: Very small, long-lasting battery, pretty good reception
Cons: Features not as user-friendly as could be

First let me emphasize that I got the digital one -- I have heard from many people that the analog StarTac is aweful. I have been in analog only areas, and my phone was pretty much useless there.

I've been pretty happy with this little phone....

Pros: small, good reception, loads of features
Cons: poor antenna, poor design

I was issued a Motorla StarTac phone at work, so it was free.

I do like this phone, but there are just too many things that annoy me about it.

#1. The antenna : It's small, easily broken and gets in the way. How much of a difference...

Pros: small, lightweight, easy to read display, long battery life, very durable
Cons: no calander/appointment feature, no alarm

After owning the StarTac for about a year now, I can honestly say that this is the best mobile phone that I have owned. Very comfortable and lightweight with easy to read display. The battery life on a phone this size is amazing. I use the phone a lot...

Pros: Dual band, very small, lots of third-party accessories
Cons: Jutting antenna, screen too small for web browsing

From the outside the StarTacs sold today look exactly like they have for years -- and that's generally good. They fit nicely into a pocket (even the ubiquitous Nokia 5100 series is significantly thicker), they can't accidentally dial in your pocket (also...