Customer Reviews

Motorola RAZR V3 Pink (AT&T)

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We bought both a Black and Pink version of this phone. My review below is about the black phone, but it applies to this pink one, too.

Review for women: it's pink!
Review for men: see below

(just kidding)

I've had the Treo 600 (Sprint) for the past 2 years, and I was getting tired of the bulk and the weight. I also didn't care for Sprint's tools (check out Cingular's MEdia Net). I bought the Treo primarily for e-mail, but I realized I am usually just reviewing and not sending messages.

The RAZR V3 Black has exceeded my expectations (I also bought a pink one for my wife), and it is actually superior to the Treo 600 in many areas.

I am also impressed with Cingular so far, which seems to have better coverage than Sprint in my area (Seattle). The MEdia Net tools are incredible, especially if you are a March Madness fan.

Many features, such as text messaging, seem much easier to use with Cingular and the RAZR than with Sprint and the Treo.

Web browsing also seems slightly faster on Cingular than on Sprint.

Some people complained about low volume. I think this must have been corrected on newer models, as mine is quite loud.

This phone was recalled in early 2006, so it's important to buy from a reputable dealer, where you know you are getting a post-recall (at least mid-March 2006) version of the phone.

Couple of tips:

1. Go to the mobile section of Yahoo and find out how to synchronize your Yahoo Calendar and Contacts with your RAZR calendar and contacts -- it is very cool. You actually synchronize over GPRS instead of via your PC.

2. You can get a mini-USB cable to charge your RAZR from your laptop.

3. Download Opera Mini web browser (mini.opera.com from your phone's WAP browser) to supplement the limited WAP browser.

4. Very nice bluetooth synchronization with Mac OS X's Calendar and Address Book.

Potential show stoppers for some people:

1. Haven't found a way yet to access multiple IMAP e-mail accounts. The included POP/IMAP client seems to only allow one account. There is also support for major ISPs (e.g., Yahoo Mail) independent of the POP/IMAP client.

2. Haven't found a good case yet, so I'm a bit scared sticking it in my pocket unprotected. UPDATE: No problems with no case.

3. The SAR rate seems a bit high, especially during data transmission mode. It will make a nearby radio go crazy with interference right before a text message comes in.

4. The speaker phone is not very good quality, so I end up using the bluetooth headset most of the time.

All in all, we are very happy with our Black and Pink RAZRs on Cingular!

This is a very good cell phone and Amazon.com gives the best deal. But, you can't transfer your old phone number from different provider to Cingular through Amazon.com. If you transfer your old phone number, you won't get your rebate. Please read amazon.com rebate rules carefully!!!
You can read about how to transfer your number through this link : http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/508597/102-6686881-6992121

I am not really going to review the phone but my intent is to inform others about another "review" on this phone.
There is a review of this phone below that says you can get an unlocked phone for free. That is misleading... To get the "free" RAZR, you must answer a lenghty survey, and then subscribe to certain offers that you choose from. I got all the way to the end of the survey, having selected trial offers of tooth whitening strips, Blockbuster Online, Columbia House video, and cosmetique makeup. Certainly I would be able to subscribe to those and then cancel my subscription. On the last page, I was required to choose 4 offers, but they all cost way too much. I quit at that point because I have no need for home wine delivery, foreclosure listings, or the like.

I definitely get lots of attention for having the phone. Women want to hold it and men think it's sexy; even kids are facinated by it. I purchased mine within the first week that Cingular had them available and even then, I had not seen any of the T-Mobile phones in person. So, I have been the talk of the town for quite some time now. Unfortunately, I paid the original price and I am one of the victims of the recalled phones. The phone is very cute and compact, but that is not much of a trade off for the lack of quality, durability and function.

This is my third camera phone and the picture quality is worse than my first, which is now about a hundred years old in tech time. These features should be improving, not regressing. All of my phones, since '97 have been Motorola, so it is not a company issue. This deficit is specific to this phone. I have not even bothered with the video camera.

The earpiece is not very loud, even on its highest setting. This is just downright annoying. Because the phone is so flat, there is no contour to the face while talking. This makes the poor volume seem like even more of an issue. I use the wireless earpiece most of the time, even when both hands are free.

I say the phone is not durable, but perhaps it is. When I drop it, pieces bounce off or break completely (not durable). Somehow, after replacing the battery cover, powering off, then on, everyhting is OK expcept for the scratches in the pink paint (durable). I figure that by the time I am finished with the phone, I will have knicked away so much color, that it will be just a regular old silver Razr.

All in all, I'm glad that I purchased the phone, because I never would have believed that such a cute phone would be so terrible without actually owning it myself. Now that I do, I am trying to convey to everyone else how absolutely overrated this phone is. Beyond it's external design, it's been a major disappointment.

I first went with the Verizon pink razr, since I already had Verizon service and I was very displeased with it. So after dealing with their terrible costumer service for too long I went to cingular the day my contract ended! I got the Cingular pink razr and I love it!!!

It takes a little getting used to, but that's the case with every new phone. I don't think it's hard to get to menu options, and one of my favorite features it that you can personalize all the quick keys, you can put just about any menu option on any quick key you want. The exterior screen shows the time,signal strength and battery level. And I love Cingulars "My Account" feature in the menu, which takes you to your info like how many minutes you've used and how many you have left!!I also love the color, it's much cuter than Verizon's light pink almost purple looking razr.

Overall I'm very pleased with this phone and with a little time and a brother that can do anything with a computer, you can hack this phone to get rid of all the junk they put on it and personalize it even more...like replace the little Cingular guy that shows up on the exterior screen when the phone is open with any image you want!!! =)

I wanted a razr when they first came out, did all the research, and narrowed my choice between the nokia 6102 and the Razr. I was scared off by all the negative feedback the razr got, and bought the Nokia. I thought it was a great phone,until it broke 6 months into my contract. The phone could no longer stay open, it flopped so if you didn't hold it open, you would hang up on people. Well, it wasn't covered under the warranty, because when it broke, the black sticky strip came off, thus voiding the warranty... to make a long story short... I ended up getting a new pink razr last week. I LOVE IT! Of course the color is just the greatest! The sound quality is sooo much better than the nokia, it feels like a sturdy phone! It has been easy to learn to use, and I get comments on it all the time. So, for those of you who are still on the fence about getting a razr. Go ahead! You'll be glad you did!

When the pink razrs came out, I knew I had to have one. They looked really cool. So, I waited patiently til I was eligible for my upgrade (Cingular) and then ordered it immediately!

It seemed to work fine at first. I had some trouble recording the names for the voice recognition dialing (no trouble doing other recording on it, just couldn't get the darn recordings to get stored right in the address book, so I gave up).

The screen is really great. The colors are amazing. I don't think I like the analog clock on the inside screen though. That bugs me.

This phone did not come with ANY games. All it has is a DEMO for bejeweled. Big DEAL. My daughter's free Samsung came with 4 games.

I was happy with the sound quality at first. Now, 2 months later, all of a sudden, the voices on the receiving end are cutting out. This occurs if the person on the other end is talking to me on a landline or cell phone. It isn't a "reception" issue either as there is nothing different in the reception of my house or anywhere else I am using this phone. It's so bad now that I am only getting like every other word of the person. It's AGGRAVATING! I am going to call Cingular about it but feel like they will just have me "send it in" for replacement and I'll get another Razr back that has different issues as that seems to be its reputation.

My advice: DON'T buy the Razr V3. If you want a cool looking phone, do your research and buy a quality phone without all the bugs and just decorate it with a cool cover or something.

I am quite disappointed with this phone, having had it about a month. I do not want much in a cell phone, just that it allow me to call people and them to call me. A camera I might play around with when bored. So far, this phone has completely turned off for no reason several times while in the middle of a call (the battery was not low), it takes a long time for the screen to appear when you open the phone, it has not allowed me to send pictures consistently (sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't). Your voicemail does not tell you date and time of messages, and erases even saved messages after a couple of days, text and voicemail. Sometimes I like to save voicemails for longer than that. Overall, I will be trying to get the screen thing repaired, though I'm dreading dealing with the cingular store (haven't heard good things), but I'm just wishing I had stuck with my old phone.

I just got this pink razr v3...I bought it off of Cingular.com and it works very good. VERY clear video and pictures. Mine came with a little wipe to clean off your screen and keypad. Also the keypad is a good feature on the phone. As people say, if you drop it once it breaks...well its not true. I have dropped my cell phone and it didn't have a scratch on it. If you get the razr, make sure you take care of it. Close it carefully and open it carefully. Make sure you see it at all times. Someone may get jealous and steal it, while others may not be aware about how fragile you have to be with it ; and break it. Make sure your child at school brings it everywhere with them because something can happen where it will end up broken.
Just one thing i would change about this phone is its color. In the picture it looks light, but its actually darker, but its still pretty. This is a great phone for anyone 12+ years of age.


Overall, the Pink razr v3 is an outstanding phone, and i wouldn't replace it for any phone in the world.
I hope my review helps you a lot.

But it does have some faults. I have had it for some time now, I got it for my 11th birthday. But I have this phone hooked up with verizon, not cingular.

FAULTS:
Very short battery life - I have to charge it almost every day!
Camera - The picture you take can't move or it comes out all messed up.

GOOD PARTS:
Big screen - Easy to read!
Recording videos - Even though you get 15 seconds, I still use that to make funny videos with my friends.
It's style - I love the color and style! My friends are all jealous.

Overall, I think it's a great phone.