Motorola's Brick. The C975 (Motorola C975)

Member Name: jamesh564

Product:	Motorola C975
Date:	03/08/05 (1071 review reads)
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Advantages: 3G, Cheap, Easy to use, Video Calling.

Disadvantages: Big, Heavy, only available on 3

The Motorola C975.

~WHY I CHOSE THE C975~
I was after a new phone for quite a while and I preferably wanted a 3 phone, I was browsing the site and I came across this phone, I was quite quickly drawn the priced of it - £44 - very cheap for the features and network its on. I also had heard it was an excellent phone if you are new to 3 and I would agree completely.

~THE LOOKS~
I think the C975 is a very desirable phone, featuring silver casing with the buttons being a light shade of blue. The screen is rather big with the dimensions being about 1.5 inches. The first thing you notice is that the design seems to have been perfectly laid out and it all fits a pattern. It also features the Motorola logo on the front, accompanied by a digital camera, used mainly for self-portraits and video calling. On the back you will find another camera with a light for taking pictures in the dark and a loudspeaker for watching music videos and handsfree calls etc.
The phone is a bit of a brick so you would notice it in your pocket and its not exactly lightweight either. On the side there is volume controls buttons, a 'smart' key that switches the camera on and a socket for a headset.

~THE MENU~
On the menu you will find the options: -
MESSAGES - where your sms and mms messages are accessed.
MULTIMEDIA - the multimedia menu consists of videos, sounds, pictures, games and applications, video camera, camera and themes.
GAMES AND APPS - the phone actually comes with no games so you will have to download something before you can have something on that menu
OFFICE TOOLS - these are the basic features that nearly all phones have (calculator, calendar, alarm clock) you know - things that never seem to be used on your mobby!
RECENT CALLS - this is where you will find your dialled numbers, received calls and call costs.
3 SERVICES - clicking this will take you to the 3 homepage.
CONNECTION - this is the link you would you to synchronise your phone with a PC or laptop
CONTACTS - brings up a list of your contacts / phonebook
SETTINGS - where you can adjust the settings of your mobile.

~THE KEYPAD~
The keypad consists of the following keys: -
LEFT SOFT KEY - takes you direct to the quick menu
RIGHT SOFT KEY - takes you to your messages.
BLUE CALL KEY - this looks like an ordinary 'call' key except it is blue not green, that is because you use that to start a video call.
MENU - as explained earlier
THE TRIANGLE KEY - my favourite key on the whole phone! It's a weird shaped triangle that will take you to the three services page
CALL - connects a phone call or answers an incoming call.
DISCONNECT - this will disconnect a phone call and turn the phone on / off.
THE JOYSTICK - used for navigating around the phone, its quite small so not ideal for use if you have big fingers. Pressing the joystick will also take you to the menu.
NUMERICAL KEYS - you know, 1, 2, 3 and so on.

~CAMERA'S~
The two digital cameras are not migapixel but still have excellent quality, the cameras also have the capability to record 10-second videos with sound.

~3 SERVICES~
The 3 Internet services are excellent and very cheap depending on how you look at it. It is completely free to browse but if you go into a page that will charge it will say 25p or however much before you confirm. The links on the page include Tunes and Pix - where you can download wallpapers and ringtones etc. Music - the music videos and songs are available from there at £1.50 each. You unfortunately cannot store videos on the C975. Reality TV- which is currently covering BB. Video updates are placed on there 5 times a day for viewing. MY 3 - that's the section that you will use to find out your credit, top-up your account and even receive video tutorials!

~BATTERY LIFE~
The battery will last about 3 days left on stand-by without any usage but if you use it heavily the battery will be dead within a few hours. Charging the battery will take about 3 hours.

~MAKING PHONE CALLS~
The phone is reasonably comfortable to make calls on once you have got used to it. You can hear the other person perfectly well with good reception and you can also you the speaker phone but you have to talk a lot louder otherwise the microphone will have difficulty picking up your voice.

~BUYING THE C975~
When you buy the phone it will normally have £15 credit preloaded onto it but that's added onto the overall charge. It comes in a white box with pictures of it and the 3 logo, underneath the tons of books and leads and what have you, you will find lurking in some bubble wrap - your lovely little C975. Using the word little lightly!

~PRICE~
The price of the C975 will vary in different shops but it usually around £44 - £60. I purchased mine for £44 in Phones 4 U but it is about £50 in the Carphone Warehouse and even more direct from 3.

~THANKS~
Thank you for reading my review and i hope you found it helpful

Summary: This is a very desirable phone in my eyes, EXCELLENT value for money, strongly recommended.

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