Motorola V600 Mobile Phone?

Guys, I'm trading in my trusty old Nokia 3510 and I'm on the Orange network.

I'm considering the Moto V600 with Bluetooth headset. I've checked the user reviews on the Internet and they go from 'best phone ever' to utter crap - no use whatsoever.

What do you reckon?

 

If you're used to Nokia phones then you're in for a shock with Motorolas. Most unusable user-interface I've used isn't even getting close . The newer ones may be better though. Personally I'd always stick with Nokia or Ericsson.

Michael.

 

i've recently changed from an ericson p800 which went kaput from being in my pocket whilst jogging to a nokia 5140 which does almost everything the p800 did (just not quite as well) but is shock and splash / sweat proof, has a radio, compass, torch, and can have gps added . no bluetooth though - but i've lived without it for 10 years now so i don;t really miss it.
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julian

 

Steve I agree with Michael, Motorola have seriously poor menus, it's the reason i've stuck with nokia's best most easy to use interface. You have been warned.

 

sony / ericsson are different to nokias but in no way worse - it took me about a day to switch from using a nokia menu on my old 8810 to using an s/e t68.
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julian

 

i'm using a Motorola V525. Really really nice phone actually and the best predictive txt i've ever encountered. have a bluetooth usb adaptor on my pc so can swop pics/midi files between the two

i had a Panasonic GD67 before that and the OS is totally different, but like all these things, u get used to it

 

I'm a convert to Sony Ericsson myself, having previously stuck with Nokia I've had a T610 and now (just this week, because I couldn't get signal on orange where I am now and fancied an upgrade ) a K700i. Best user interfaces I've used on a phone, if a little sluggish.

 

Nowt wrong with sony ericson, but have always thought Motorola menus to be convoluted.

 

Should I care about the convoluted menus? It sure looks good.

 

depends how often you use them Steve, I don't think it's a reason not to buy one, just something to be aware of, it matters more to some than others. Happy choosing.

 

Thanks. I was sort of joking around your signature.

It's difficult choosing the phone because opinions are so polarized. The truth is that I don't want the camera, video, Internet, blah-blahs, etc. I just want a phone, occasional text messages and, every now and again, an alarm clock. Oh, and the Blue Tooth headset for using it in the car is going to be very useful. The reported difficulties with the address book worry me a little but maybe it's just a system to get used to.

Anyway, it's not the most important thing in the world.

Thanks for your help, guys.

 

Sorry Steve just being a bit overcautius, feel I've pissed enough members a bit this last coupla weeks, don't want people to think I'm sensitive and narrow minded.

What about a Nokia 6310i has all the features you want and none that you don't, it's the one I use, it's from work so no choice, I have proper hard wired hands free and it's great, others who have newer fleet cars have the bluetooth car kit fitted, and they reckon it's pants, drops out, and you need a seperate charger for it, not sure what bluetooth is like for headsets though. Also if you are gonna use phone in car are the clamshell phones not more difficult to use. Mind you the 6310 is a fugly ucker, is the Nokia 6600 still available, think it mighta had BT and no superfluous extras for budding David Baileys.

 

Steve,

as has been said before, if you are used to the Nokia user interface and not overly techy I wouls not recommend Motorola. Despite what many say, the Motorola interface must be really easy to understand given it's popularity in the States. But the switch is a painful one for most.

Sadly you are likely to end up with a camera and all the other shite that the networks are foisting on us in an attempt to increase revenue. I you want a flip design, Samsung phones are relatively simple to use.

 

don't nokia do a couple of flip phones nowadays. i think there is even one WITHOUT a camera too.
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julian

 

Actually I don't have unlimited choice. I'm with the Orange network because I get 60 minutes call-time included and then I call a free access number and get all my calls charged at One Tel's domestic rates (even overseas calls). If I stay with Orange, I'm stuck with Orange's options.

If I want BlueTooth (so I can use hands-free, easily, in two separate cars without the expense of two car kits) I could choose the following:

Nokia 6600, 6230
Panasonic X70
Sony Ericsson K700i, T610, P900
Motorola V600, MPx200, V500
SPV E200

Of course, some of them would cost me more than others.

As I said, I need a phone (with phone numbers), occasional texts, occasional alarm clock, ability to use hands-free in more than one car.

Also, how come the damn things are getting bigger again? What's wrong with the movement towards smaller? Is it just because a phone now has to be a second rate camera, Internet machine, etc.? What a pain.

PS: I am reasonably techy, I just can't be bothered with it all. However, I was programming Fortran by punch cards at college and was programming the first time-sharing (interactive) computers before the dawn of micros.

 

I'd go with the Nokia 6600, used to use 6100 very similar and the size is perfect for slipping easily into pocket, also no useless options. Reckon some of the ericson phones are pretty good to.

 

The SonyEricsson K700i is a gorgeous phone too. It has a camera though. Nice and small and easy to use. If I didn't need the PDA features of my P800 I'd jump to get one. As it is, I'm waiting for P910i prices to become reasonable.

Michael.

 

In the end, I went with the Motorola V600.

What was all the fuss about? It seems like a great little phone and the menu system seems quite straightforward. Huh?

The only difficulty I have is in downloading my photos to my PC. I've tried a bluetooth device and, now, a Kondor "mobile phone manager - via USB cable". I can't get either to install on my PC, probably because my O/S is Windows 98 (not SE). Any suggestions?

 

I've seen some problems with the software/cable you're speaking of, however the customer was using it with Nokia handsets.

The problem lay in the cable, of which they seemed to have a bad batch. The customer was using XP so I cant comment on the operating system.

Kondor should be able to tell you operating system compatability and about any other known problems.

http://www.kondor.co.uk/

 

ref AK's sig:
"we, like you, have tasted blood (love ?)
dont be alarmed at what you see
you yourself are just the same as what you see in me
me ... like you ? ...... like that ?..... "
or something like that

just bought a motorola v220 for my gf, which i dont suppose it that much different to the 660. no probs with the menu system. it's all pretty intuitive. (and i use a siemens.)