A bit of a David Beckham phone - not the quickest but it is cute (Motorola MOTO U9)

Member Name: pickle_09

Product:	Motorola MOTO U9
Date:	04/02/09 (28 review reads)
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Advantages: Pretty, easy to use mp3 and web browsing, touch screen interface on front.

Disadvantages: Time delay on buttons is very frustrating

I got this phone because my old phone broke and I needed a fairly low cost replacement that I could buy as a pay as you go phone. I bought it in Carphone Warehouse on an Orange PAYG simply because this was the cheapest, as the models sold in the Carphone Warehouse are unlocked this didn't cause me any problems when using my own contract SIM from another provider in the phone.
I have to admit I didn't look around a lot when choosing my phone, price, size and ease of use were my top requirements and it appeared to tick all three boxes.
It was relatively cheap, it has an mp3 player - which was the only add on feature I was a little interested in and it was small enough to fit in my handbag and it looked cute.
It is not a bad phone, it does roughly what it promises to, it is not a great camera phone, the mp3 player is adequate - if a little awkward to download music on to (maybe I only find this because the last phone I had with an mp3 feature used itunes which was simpler for me). The display is clear for such a small phone and it does look cute.
My handset - and I'm not sure if this is across the board - does have a strange glitch, it seems incredibly easy to send text messages to your entire phonebook without really realising you've pressed anything different. I think part of this problem is that the send to all feature is a little to easy to access by accident, but also that there is a delay on the keys which is quite annoying. I have learnt now to be more patient and make sure I don't press it twice in frustration - send to all feature in particular can be quite embarrassing if you do it by accident!
The other time I find this delay particularly frustrating is if calling up those automated systems - the like of which you often encounter when calling your mobile phone contract supplier - the delay means that often the automated system does not pick up on your input or you miss part of the message as it plays a long beeping sound when this error occurs.
The delay also affects things like turning the phone off and occasionally when you think you've turned it off, if you have held the button down a fraction too long it turns itself back on.
This is the main glitch, I haven't had any other problems with the phone and it is simple enough to use and easy to browse the internet and I can get facebook on it, which as I can't get it on my work computer is quite handy.
Other features I quite like are being able to set mp3s as ring tones and the touch screen interface on the front - being able to read messages without opening your phone is quite handy.

Summary: Not a bad phone, probably not for those looking for substance over style.

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