Motorola Star Tac 70

I have to admit.. I bought this phone a few months ago (on Vodafone PAYT) because I was in love with its looks and how you could open and shut the flap with a flick of the wrist :) I hadn't paid any attention to its features or specifications. On the day I bought it, I clearly remember myself quite excitedly fitting the battery and flipping the cover, then I received quite a shock... after switching on the phone I found myself staring at the menu of a c520, my mind flooded with horrendous flashbacks. Wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone who's had an older Motorola, or anyone who wants to send text messages (you CAN, but personally I ...  Read the complete review

Yeah, I admit that it looks smart and neat and techie, but beware of the looks...the case of the phone is prone to give you some severe headaches! That's what was nicknamed by the specialists who repaired my unit several times, the "StarTAC disease", the case breaks up near the flip part...and if you have used or seen one, you can easily guess why: the cover flips over the main part to switch on and off the phone. Should you get several calls a day, your ST is knackered after a month - for sure! Motorola decided to start a service which would replace the faulty StarTAC in the next 24 hours, but I quickly found out that it was not a new unit ...  Read the complete review

A nifty looking dual band number that is easy enough to use that is the StarTAC. I've had mine for over year now and have managed to only break one in all that time. That testifies to the robustness of the design, believe me. They bounce pretty well too...... There are a number of advantages to this product: 1) Good stylish design that is not too bulky but neither too small. 2) Good standard functionality such as different ringer tones, caller ID and ability to take two calls and switch between them. 3) The satisfying click that occurs when you flip it shut after use is pretty cool. 4)You can set it up to be dual band (ie to have two ...  Read the complete review

I had one of these StarTacs for a couple of years on Orange, and it had a few problems. The most apparent problem is that the case cracks. This is not just a cosmetic problem, it allows the SIM card to move away from the phone, and the phone stops working. That is not a hideous problem, you can always glue the case back together, and it is obvious when it has happened. The much bigger problem is with static on the SIM card. The design of the phone is such that the SIM card is a full size card and it's edges just poke out of the phone. This allows the card to pick up static and this stops it receiving any calls. There is no obvious sign that this has ...  Read the complete review

This mobile phone looks neat with the flip cover. It has a lot of features and is generally reliable. The signal reception is acceptable, and the navigation of the features is straight forward. This telephone does have one major draw back, this is a design flaw which Motorola have acknowledged (when we returned a telephone to them because of this). The flip part of the telephone is prone to cracking near the hinge on the part that moves. If this happens in the first twelve months there is not a problem as it is covered by warranty, outside of warranty the cost of repair is prohibitive. ...  Read the complete review