as an upgrade OK as flip's go... (Motorola V60)

Member Name: foaf26907

Product:	Motorola V60
Date:	13/01/03 (2167 review reads)
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Advantages: flip, light weight, good reception

Disadvantages: all functions take a bit of getting used to

had to trade in my old Samsung A300 and after centuries of Nokias thought I'd stick with flip phones as I had gotten so used to them and they offer at least a first line of resistance to my 4yr old & 7 mth old sons.
The v60 was the cheapest one I could upgrade to - (I'd really love the Samsung t100 too pricey) and as I was now used to non-Nokia menu's, it wasn't too hard to get used to the motorola system.
it looks very sharp & snazzy but the flip once opened does feel a bit wobbly.
On The Bits I use the most....
Don't use Games, triband, predictive text or wap. But Date book as the calender is called is OK altho you can only see 1 week at a time and u can't GoTo a particular date, you have to scroll all the way thru to it.
The calculator's not that userfriendly either you have to use the key's to scroll to the mathematical function you want i.e there aren't any short cut keys u can use.
Making calls it's great, lots of memory altho I still store most of my entries in the sim card.
Have set up voice activation but the litmus test is whether it'll work when I'm driving not just in a quiet room.
Great free headset but as I'm used to the samsung headset which lets u make/redial/end a call from a button on the headset - I'm disappointed with it but will buy it myself as it only costs £15.00
Can't figure out how to use the SmartKey to end/make a call when the flip is closed. Altho is says you can in the user manual (If u do know how please let me know).
All in all it's OK and reception is good Battery life is longer than my old one so definately a plus on that especially if u don't care about tones/games/logos etc

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