Suits me !! (Motorola M3788)

Member Name: ANDREWSJK

Product:	Motorola M3788
Date:	12/06/01 (135 review reads)
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Advantages: PRICE, QUALITY, VALUE

Disadvantages: SIZE, APPEARANCE

Before I decided to buy a mobile phone I pounded my brain trying to decide what sort of user I would be . I finally came to the conclusion I would initially be a light user as most of the day I have access to a land-line , and the rest of the day I would be driving and not wanting to attract the long arm of the law . Plus most places I visit are in poor reception areas anyway .

I chose to go for the One2One network at the time because there was no daily charge for use of the prepay phone , as long as it was used once a year . Secondly I wanted a reasonably cheap phone , so chose the Motorola M3788 which was £35 10 months ago at Argos including a £10 voucher which represented excellent value .

Now , call me mean , but as I mainly wanted the phone to receive calls , I have only used £20 of vouchers since that date .

Although the phone is an old design now (what isn't ) it is not too bad looking , and also not particularly heavy . I quite like the black and grey look , and the backlit screen which I find useful because it's big and easy to read (helpful if you are over 25 ).

There are several features on the phone which are handy , such as last 10 numbers called or received , phone book with quite a large capacity by location or name , battery charge meter and messaging facility .

The point of the phone which would annoy some people is the slightly large antenna , but then you get what you pay for I suppose .

Call quality is very reasonable , and when I'm not in a poor reception area the usability is very good . It always recharges reasonably quickly , and appears to stand up well to being dropped .

It will probably go on for a long time , when others will be saying " Look at that old relic " , but then for the price I will be able to say back " At least I'm not doing overtime to pay for it " .

Now , it will win no rewards these days for appearance or size or fun
ctions , but then that wasn't why I bought it was it ? The standby and conversation time are very good within the realms of the reason I purchased it , I have it switched on about 5 hours per day and recharge it in the car about every fifth day .

The extras I have added for my lifestyle are a carrying case to prevent unneccessary damage , and an in car charger , both of which I bought in the poor reception area of Folkestone market (Kent) for the combined price of £10 .

The one drawback I can see is that to replace the battery will cost more than the M3788 is worth , so I have taken the bold step of purchasing the new Motorola model for that unwanted date .

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