Motorola V330 - Cellular phone - GSM

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• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B0008F6QE6
• Item model number: V330
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (115 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #23,658 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 1977

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The V300 is a tough act to follow, but Motorola has a winner on their hands with their V300 successor, the V330. With welcome additions like Bluetooth, quad-band GSM and high-speed EDGE data capability, and a VGA camera with video capture, the V330 packs a powerful new punch.

Take a closer look at the V330's functions. You can also see it in action.

Design
The V330 features a sleek clamshell design with a large, high-resolution 176 x 220 pixel, 65,000 color screen. The outside cover of the handset sports a supplementary 96 x 32 monochrome display that can display time, call information, battery and signal strength, and more. Up and down buttons for volume control are placed on the left side. Most of the phone's features and on-screen menus are controlled by a five-way center button on the handset's control pad. A USB-capable data port is housed on the unit's top edge, and there's a standard jack to accept universal hands-free headsets.

Calling Features
The V330 supports polyphonic ringtones as well as MP3 ringers, allowing you to use portions of your favorite songs to alert you to incoming calls. You can also assign pictures and ringers to your most common callers. A number of ringtones come preloaded on the phone and more ringtones can be downloaded from T-Mobile's t-zones service. There's even an included application, MotoMixer, that enables you to mix your own ringtones.

Speed dialing, which allows you to call pre-programmed numbers with one button is built in, as is a vibrating alert. A speakerphone makes it easy to talk without having the phone to your ear. Meanwhile, voice activated dialing makes calling your friends, family and associates as easy as saying their names. The V330's phone book can hold up to 1000 contacts; if you have that many friends and colleagues, more power to ya'! Lastly, the phone's Bluetooth connectivity means that your favorite Bluetooth headset is fully compatible.

Messaging, Internet and Tools
The V330 has all the bases covered when it comes to messaging and Internet connectivity. The phone features support for AOL Instant Messenger (T-Mobile messaging charges apply), and there's also a built-in web browser for t-zones downloads and mobile web browsing. T-Mobile's t-zones service lets you receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more.

The V330 comes with a built-in email client (with support for POP3, SMTP and IMAP4 email standards), and traditional text messaging, as well as video, picture and sound messaging are also supported. iTap text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit-- a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

A number of handy software tools are bundled with the V330 including a voice memo recorder, a calculator, a calendar and an alarm clock. You can also use the phone's Bluetooth capability to set up a wireless link with a Bluetooth accessory or connect to a computer or hand-held device to exchange and synchronize data. The phone supports the SyncML PC synchronization standard, which can be used with Motorola's Mobile Phone Tools PC application to manage and synchronize contacts, calendar and other data with your PC.

Imaging and Entertainment
With 5 MB of internal memory storage, the V330 shines in the entertainment department. The phone's VGA (640 x 480) camera features a 4x digital zoom, image quality options, and an auto-timer so you can be in your pictures, too. Capture stills and then send them to your friends via MMS messaging or email, or to your PC via USB or Bluetooth. The V330 adds video capability, too, meaning you can capture short video clips and, just like photos, share them how you see fit. The phone also supports custom graphics for wallpapers so you can dress up the phone to suit your fancy.

If you're into mobile gaming, the V330 has you covered. The phone ships with a full version of Pinball, as well as trial versions of Bejeweled and NFL 2005.

Vital Statistics
The Motorola V330 weighs 4.3 ounces and measures 3.5 x 1.9 x 1 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 425 minutes of digital talk time, and up to 235 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
V330 handset, lithium-ion battery, travel charger, user's manual.

Product Description

Snap it or catch it live... Capture the moment with an integrated camera with zoom. Simply point and click to take a picture of friends, or take a video clip of your favorite band for others to see and hear. You've got the Edge... Receive messages or download your favorite games, songs or videos at the speed of EDGE. Go wireless... Engage in "wireless" Bluetooth connections with convenient compatible Bluetooth accessories.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very sweet little phone, June 14, 2005

By	D. Golden (Savannah, GA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I like this phone. It feels well made and has a beautiful quality generously proportioned screen; a definite plus for folks who like games on their cells. Although the Amazon listing calls it a Tri-band phone, it is in fact Quad-band. Most importantly for me, it speaks Mac. Using a data cable ( pick up a cheapie on ebay ) it functions flawlessly with iSync for iCal and Address Book. The only thing that I'm not very pleased about is that contact email and addresses don't seem to transfer to the phone ( the only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 ). There might be a way to accomplish this, but I haven't been able to figure out how to do it.

But what I really like about his phone is that it functions quite handsomely as a wireless bluetooth modem. My phone uses the T-Mobile network, and combined with the " all the data you can eat " program ( around $20 a month ) and my iBook with a D-Link BT adapter, and I'm good to go. The set up is a bit complex, but the nice folks at T-Mobile supplied me with the info.

It's controls are very easy to use and it looks great, I live in a signal challenged area, but I have found that the V330 works better then any other cell I have ever owned. The photo quality isn't anything to write home about, though the zoom feature is pretty effective. Generally speaking I like my cell phones to have data card capacity, particularly for photo storage, but T-Mobile has a nifty Album feature which lets you store your pics online. I was also impressed by this little phone's sound.

The V330 is a real winner!

30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Motorola V330 - Great phone for a frustrated T-Mobile user, May 31, 2005

By	Paul S. (Phoenix, Az) - See all my reviews

I've had T-Mobile since it's voicestream days and along with the great service, I've had a line of dissapointing phones. From the Nokia 8900 series to the Motorola T720 to the Ericson T610, I've had a rough time finding a phone that works for me. Finally, out comes the V330. No more annoying buttons, small/flimsy casings or bad reception. This phone is great!

The V330 is a sturdy feeling, easy-to-use phone with some great features. It's operating system takes some time to get used to and has some strange layouts with the multimedia features, but overall it is fairly straight forward. It definitely feels like a tough, rugged phone with some weight to it - so when it's dropped it doesn't shatter. Finally, the reception and sound on this phone is far superior to my past Ericson and Motorla.

In my opinion, this is probably the best phone that T-Mobile has out currently. It's also a more cost effective alternative to the V600 or the future V635 with comporable features.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great little phone., June 28, 2005

By	Aqueize K. Mobley - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've had this phone for a couple weeks now and I must say that it is one of the best phones T-Mobile has to offer. Its Quad-Band, which means you can take advantage of improved coverage as T-Mobile signs roaming agreements nationwide. Its got a decent camera that performs very well in low light situations (which is important because there is no flash.) Bluetooth works flawlessly and is easy to set up.

The jury is still out on the soft-touch finish, mainly because I am unsure if it will hold up over time, but so far, so good.

The menu took a little getting used to as some of the items aren't logically placed. For instance, to adjust the brightness of the screen, you have to go into the "Settings" menu and then a submenu called "Initial Setup" and then choose "Brightness", rather than a simple "Display" option in the Settings menu.

But, once you're used to the menu, things like that aren't really an issue.

Speaking of the display, it is very bright and sharp, one of the best I have seen. Its not quite QVGA, but its definitely one of the better screens on the market. It shouldn't disappoint.

The keypad has generously sized, well spaced buttons and makes for comfortable and speedy text messaging. Be advised that this phone does not have T9, but a similar text entry technology called iTAP, which works a little differently than T9 does. I got used to it within minutes, so it shouldn't be a problem for anyone that regularly sends lots of text messages.

Reception has been pretty good, as it holds a usable signal pretty well. Call/sound quality is okay, but not as good as the K700i that I used to have. The speakerphone is okay, but the sound crackles a bit at high volume.

And as it was said before, ignore any review that says they've had the phone for "about a year now" or for several months, as the phone was released in the second quarter of 2005, May to be exact. They're reviewing the physically similar, but older version of this phone, which is the V300- a model that lacks bluetooth, has an unorthodox keypad and has an older and slower menu than the updated V330.

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