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- clinko, on 10/12/2007, -4/+50I'm so conflicted.
I hate moto so much because of my RAZR. (To give you an idea how bad it is, I don't have to give examples. You either own one and hate it, or know someone who hates one.)
But this phone has every feature I want.
1. Phone.
That's it. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+34Wht th hll? wh rmv th vwls? ths scks.
- benadamson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+30This could possibly be the coolest handset I've ever seen. I've been begging for a dumbed down phone for years.
Screw photos, screw music, screw ringtones. Give me a the ability to make calls, with text messaging, and I'll be as happy as John Stamos on valentine's day. - Canthros, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27Actually, I would be perfectly happy to spend $200 on a phone with good reception, Bluetooth, a usable interface, a decent speakerphone, clear sound, a screen I can read (and monochrome is just fine, thanks), good battery life, and buttons that I can't accidentally activate when it's banging around in my pocket.
- negativefx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+28BONR
- zip22, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27a correction to the article, the motofone has been approved by the FCC
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/13/motorola-motofone-f3-gets-by-fcc/ - barbobot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+24they have to buy them
- killdashnine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23"...focusing on the basics -- making and receiving telephone calls..."
Scary! - edzieba, on 10/12/2007, -2/+23The Razr looked nice (though was too bulky for my liking in all but thickness). However, the UI was pure and utter *****. If they're changed that, then this Scpl might be in with a fighting chance.
- ExSlashdotter, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21nah, its a linux phone, remember?
I'm holding out for a Moto SUDO. - negativefx, on 10/12/2007, -3/+22And all these four letter acronyms should be replaced by NULL.
- iheartbeer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18Wait, it's got a PHONE built into it, too? Holy crap!
Count me in as one of the people who thinks a phone should just be a damn phone. Or that at least someone should make a phone that works well as a phone before adding on a bunch of other crap that they can't get to work right either. Can you *****' hear me now?
Look forward to seeing this. Of course, I just bought a RAZR... don't hate it yet, but that's because the bastards softened me up with the piece-of-shiat I was using before. - Buelldozer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19A quasi-funny rant, but I'm digging you down as a hater.
- negativefx, on 10/12/2007, -5/+20Just what we need!!! Illiterate people driving and talking at the same time!
- Gigadafud, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15I could not agree more.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14@ Canthros
if I could digg you twice, I would. - Misanthrope, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12"Due to its simplicity, the Motofone will offer "extended battery life," Motorola says. Some reports from around the Internet put the expected battery life at 400 hours (over two weeks) of standby, and 450 minutes of continuous talk time -- presumably figures for stationary use. Other reports suggest that the Motofone uses a very small, inexpensive battery that yeilds about 8 hours of talk time."
- Dewars, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14The Canary was the internal name for the KRZR.
- buddyfarr, on 10/12/2007, -5/+17@ CrankyPants -
if you would have double clicked on the thumbs up really fast it would digg him twice. it is a bug in the software... - m0nk, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13I knew I was waiting for something special before upgrading my POS phone. The Razr just didn't "do" it for me, but this is nice....
- negativefx, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14Moto's have the worst goddamn interface on the planet. Long live the Kyocera's from a few years ago (e.g. Slider)...still the best interface on a cell phone ever.
- schestowitz, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12They have also just released the Rokr.
Motorola ROKR E6 Launched in China
,----[ Quote ]
| Motorola's new damn hot ROKR E6 has been in the news ever since its
| FCC approval and it seems that this is one phone you just can't do
| without. Much to the delight of all the Motorola fans, this Linux
| based beauty is now finally launched in China, after rather an
| excruciatingly long wait.
`----
http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/motorola_rokr_e6_launched_in_china.html - SeppukuBLUE, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Why does Motorola hate vowels?
- ExSlashdotter, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9I'm not sure where you live then, because everyone and their dog has a razr here...
- Jakyll, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9The SCPL is not a replacement for the flip-style RAZR, its a replacement of the SLVR. The KRZR is the replacement for the RAZR.
SLVR: http://www.motorola.com/motoinfo/product/details.jsp?globalObjectId=86 - captinherb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8@buddyfarr
No, it's client side only, try it and then refresh you're screen. - Nodren, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10am i the only one who loves his razr? i heard the complaints and ignored them. i actually like the motorola interface(and if you have verizon you could get the lg interface on your razr, but dont even get me started, i hate verizon)
but the razr isnt a bad phone, i've had mine for about 6 months, the battery lasts like 3 days with a decent amount of use. i get signal everywhere, it doesnt bulge out of my pocket. and because its so popular, i was able to easily find instructions on hacking it and adding my own themes and other such things to it. - growler1, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9Ah, the sound of penguin feet on the march. Sweet music.
- rudegeek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Motorola officials as saying that the Motofone could sell for as little as $50 when it does eventually reach the U.S. -- "even without carrier subsidies." -- FTFA.
If it would cost $50, I'd get one. - aalaap, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6It's going on sale in India for Rs. 1,649 .. that's under $40!
- op12, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8To all those that say the UI if the Razr sucked, the Samsung "Blade" A900 really was everything the Razr wasn't. It's better in just about every way (resolution, slick and customizable UI, multimedia, etc.). I absolutely love mine.
- smfullman, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8I'm pretty sure that the RAZR, ROKR, and RIZR all have vowels.
- incongruity, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Finally. Back to basics -- if it's reliable, has good reception and good battery life, I'm sold. I'm sick of phones that ditch reliability and build quality and instead pile in the crap I don't want (that's right, if I wanted games, I'd buy a PSP and if I wanted to take high quality photos, I'd bring my point and shoot digital camera)
Now, please Moto, bring this phone to the US. - faranv, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Seeing as how India is a huge target, education there isn't as easily accessible as us fortunate people in the Western World.
- growler1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"Linux is taking over, phones and servers and the entire embedded market, one product at at time.... resistance is futile! Someday it'll make it to the desktop audience in mass quantities, and Iceweasel will be the primary app.... resistance is futile!"
Dude. Why must we fight? Take a nap or something. - aalaap, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Exactly! The RAZR is so cheap now (at least in India), that it's no longer considered cool. The initial response to the KRZR has also been quite bleak, though I musy say I quite like it.
- aalaap, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5They just launched this fone in India for Rs. 1,649 with a plan on BSNL. More here: http://www.tech2.com/india/news/value-mobile-phones/motorolas-motofone-f3-launched/3061/0
- fordhamwt, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Have they released the actual battery life of this thing?
- N1XUK, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Im going to india in 3wks, was planing on getting a domestic simcard for texting whilst im away but i might as well pick one of these up and get it unlocked. Love my SPV M5000 but unless the iPhone can beat it i want a cheap and cheerful phone with amazing battery life i can leave in my locker at work for travelling.
- rudegeek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I would. I need a phone that could be used as "second, backup handset".
- jellygraph, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4the RAZR is wicked. I've owned one for a few months now and I have no complaints. The UI is nice, the features are good and it does everything I need it to do. If you want crap UI, try a Siemens!
- alpha-male, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Because most cell phones are not very durable and tend to only last a year before a hardware failure.
- streetstealth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I think the overriding problem is that just about *all* phone UIs are crap.
Really. Maybe I'm just spoiled by reading design books by Edward R. Tufte, but the state of the cell phone UI today is, from a pure usability perspective (never mind the typography; it's even worse) just terrible.
They all look like they were designed by programmers while the graphic designers were out to lunch. What we need are programmers and designers working together to build functional, intuitive, and beautiful interfaces -- and if there is an iPhone, maybe that's what the industry needs as a wakeup call. - ExSlashdotter, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3For you guys the hate the razr, you ought to give the Q a try.
Its pretty nice to have a smartphone without having to deal with all the touchscreen/stylus crap. - rogermudd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The monochrome screen is one reason why I would consider purchasing this phone. It's energy efficient and is a big reason this phone gets almost eight hours of talk time and two *weeks* of standby according to the article.
P.S. -- Sorry this was a reply to Mississippiman below... - lo0ol, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2No way. I liked the Q for a couple months when I got it last June- now it's the bane of my technological existence. Windows Mobile, at least Q's implementation, is horrendous. Slow UI, illogical UI (for example, when I'm entering something in the "date" field somewhere it should force me to write numbers, not make me manually switch to numbers for every character), and just really glitchy. It's happened about 3-4 times now that when my alarm wakes me up in the morning I can't unlock my keypad and turn off my alarm. I then pull the battery out and reboot, and it immediately boots into a keypad-locked state with the alarm going off again. It usually takes me another reboot or two before it reboots into something that I can turn the alarm off with. Naturally, this is pretty frustrating when I'm in a sleep-deprived stupor. As soon as I find a suitable replacement (I'm looking forward to January), the Q gets it.
- finkployd, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4No worries.
We will still have to sign a 2 year contract to get it for $99 if that's the price. - pfunked, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The recent LoC ruling makes hacking cellphones for use on other carriers legal. So importing one of these sounds tempting.
- shm1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Almost all phones in Asia are sold unlocked.
- martalli, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I was in India in June of this year, in the mountains about a days drive from Bangalore. This is not the up and coming silicon valley of India, but just regular folks, farmers and small businesses and such. Even so, it seemed that about a quarter of adults had cell phone access. Cell hone penetration in India is staggering to me - during my last trip (2003) no one in that area had a cell phone.
I presume that India is not all that unique, and that much of the 3rd world is heading towards cell phones. -
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