Small, Stylish and Stunning Value. (Motorola T191)

Member Name: elspeth334

Product:	Motorola T191
Date:	31/01/02 (2051 review reads)
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Advantages: Light and Small

Disadvantages: None

When it comes to phones everyone seems to have a Nokia of one kind or another so I wanted to be different. I wanted one that has the same features as the newer Nokias but wanted something that people won’t just think another Nokia! So after trekking around loads of mobile phones shops I came across the Motorola T191e, which seems to fulfil my requirements and is smaller than most Nokias, which is a bonus. I bought mine from Orange and it was a steal at £100 on the Pay As You Go tariff.

It has a lot going for it as far as features are concerned but I will start off from the thing you first notice styling and design. It is small at only 106mm long 40mm in width and just 15mm in depth. The screen is large and very easy to see with a good backlight so it is still visible when it is dark. This makes it superb for slipping into your pocket. It is light too at 85g so you won’t feel like you have a brick in your hand. It has a stylish silver and grey finish. The buttons are small yet accessible and the menu navigation buttons are well situated and easy to use. Similarly, the call and end call buttons are well placed making using the phone childs play. Incorporated in the design is a quick access button to the answer phone as well as a single button lock the keys.

The battery power is another big consideration of anyone who is buying a new phone. In this case the phone can be on standby for 5 days. You can talk on it for 2 hrs before the battery will die. It charges fairly quickly however with it fully charging in 160 minutes from flat (after its initial 16hr charge).

So now I turn my attention to the phones features and will start with the basics. Like all phone it can store number and this one can extend the 90 a SIM card can hold to a huge 189 numbers. It can hold 10 text messages at the same time too. You can pre-write messages and store them to enable you to send frequently used messages easily and quickly. It has predictive te
xt messaging making your messages easier to write and quicker to send. It also has icon messages and can handles pictures messages. The phone also incorporates voice activated dialling enabling you to say a persons name and then the phone will automatically call them. You can use 7 one-touch dial numbers as well as a having a speed dial facility for every number on the phone! It has a call waiting and call hold facility allowing you to manage your calls easily and efficiently. Overall accessing the phone book and making calls is really easy as to is texting.

The phone also includes WAP services, which I have actually used and although WAP in general is pretty rubbish the phone handles the sites well. It did assist me to enhance the screensaver feature of my phone. Using WAP you can download new screensavers and store them to use as you wish. There isn’t a huge selection but you are bound to find one that you like.

There is a large selection of ringtones available totalling 27. There are also 5 empty spaces for you to compose your own using the ringtone composer. This feature is really difficult to use although I have now mastered it and created my own tones. At first it seems impossible but if you can read sheet music, which I can’t then you shouldn’t have too much difficulty. The codes for these tones can be found on the Internet. There is however some good tones supplied with the phone if you can’t master the composer. The phone also has a vibrate facility to alert to a call or message discretely.

There are other simple yet very useful features including and alarm clock, a calculator, a stopwatch and a calendar and diary. These are all very easy to use and handy for when you are out and about. The phone also displays the date, day, month and time so you always know the time.

There are also six games included which: Snake (different version from that on Nokias), Tetris, Numbers, Brick, Five Stone and B
ox World. This is undoubtedly the greatest selection of games I have ever seen on one phone. They are all very easy to play and be warned they are very addictive. Snake is fun yet more difficult for its Nokia counterpart, for Tetris you have to turn the phone on its side but is brilliant. Brick is basically the classic game alleyway. Five Stone I have to admit is too confusing for me and I never mastered it. Box world is a game of though and strategy, which is entertaining, while more challenging than the others.

There is a quick access menu, which you customise to suit your needs. This is brilliant because it save you hunting through the main animated menu. The menus are however easy to use and you soon get used to where thing are located.

All in all it is a superb phone for the money. It is outstanding value since it is literally packed with features considering it is extremely small and lightweight. I would highly recommend it. It certainly rivals the Nokias in my eyes and may even surpass it. If you a fancy a new phone why not go for this one.

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