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78 of 79 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
love this little phone...keeps it simple!!, June 16, 2007
This review is from: At&t Cingular Motorola C139 Cell Phone Go Phone
This is a phone.
It does not sing, dance, tell stories, or download garbage.
1#You can make calls.
2#You can send and receive text messages.
3#You don't have to constantly charge the thing.
4#It will survive a drop.
My eight year old and thirteen year old love theirs. I got both of them one and I don't have to worry about them accessing websites or making an obscene amount of puchases online. It also has been a great way to teach them responsibility. I would recommend this little phone to anyone.
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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad, and what else do you want for the price?, September 12, 2007
This review is from: At&t Cingular Motorola C139 Cell Phone Go Phone
Motorola's C-series has taken a stunning turn towards adequacy, and with the incredibly low price in mind that's a heck of a deal.
If you really want "just a phone", and aren't lying to yourself about that, this is the just-a-phone for you.
Voice quality:
The maximum volume is a little low, but the clarity is actually an improvement over many of Motorola's "better" phones. It's loud enough to sit in an office and talk, but probably not good for noisy areas. Perfectly acceptable for a low-cost phone, and this is indeed one of the lowest.
Ringers:
Monophonic- that means the phone can beep at different tones, one at a time. No MIDI or MP3. You can program your own ringers, although it is not convenient.
Although the phone has 10-year-old ring tone technology, it is nice enough to allow any ringer to be selected not just for calls, but also voicemail, SMS, and alarms.
There is only one plain ring tone included ("bells"), but you don't need to worry too much about finding a unique ringer because you will probably be the only one within screaming distance with a monophonic ringer.
Internet:
Nope. You don't need no Internet.
Display:
Very low resolution TFT- you can still read it in the sun (when the backlight is on), even if it doesn't look pretty. But there is no data cable or Internet browser to load fancy pictures, so it works just fine for it's only purpose. Nokia has recently decided that people with cheap phones don't deserve to go outside, but the c139 has no such grudge.
Alarm Clock:
Yes, it has one. Sometimes it isn't listed in the specs, but it's there. At least on the Cingular version, which I am using.
It isn't a fancy alarm that knows what days of the week to go off. You just set it and it goes.
Customizable shortcut buttons:
You can customize the left and right softkeys to almost any menu option. If 2 shortcuts aren't enough, you can also set one of them to a shortcut list, and then add multiple items to that list for quick access.
Keypad:
The keys make a good click when pressed. The only drawback is they are probably too stiff for people who send a lot of text messages.
Overall Construction:
It feels pretty solid. The front, back, and battery lid fit together pretty good. The window over the display offers the protection of a riot shield. I can NOT make the display flicker by pressing on it.
Games:
It has 3 included, and they are very primitive implimentations of some traditional games. Don't jump into them and bore yourself the first day, because they don't provide too much entertainment. Save them for when you are really desperate for some brief amusement.
Battery:
I haven't tried to get too much out of it yet, but it can go all day and make a couple short calls without the meter going down any, so it is at least on par with most other phones.
If you want to get the most out of this dependable but Internet-deficient little phone, you can use these two handy services:
1. Google SMS - Send a text message to Google with various search requests, and they send an SMS back with search results. Get phone numbers, check online product prices, convert measurements, and a bunch of other stuff.
2. Google 411 - FREE voice-activated directory service.
Just search Google for these services, and you can find all of the details.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for first phone!, July 26, 2009
A Kid's Review
This review is from: At&t Cingular Motorola C139 Cell Phone Go Phone
I think this is a great first phone for kids,adults,teens etc. This little phone got me thru some hard times and if you drop it, it won't break! The bad thing is that you cant download ringtones or anything. I really reccomend this to someone who is getting they're first phone. so buy it!!!!!! do it!!!!! now!!!!! One more thing when I bought this in 2007 it was $19.99 now it is $89.99 sorry..... :) :( :p plus im a boy so we do break things.............
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