V600 - my likes and DISLIKES (Motorola V600)

Member Name: howardpr

Product:	Motorola V600
Date:	18/09/04 (600 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Reasonable phone for calls

Disadvantages: No software, Cannot use Bluetooth for syncing, Annoying Motorola UI quirks

I spent weeks reading reviews about phones before deciding to buy a V600.
The phone looks pretty good and works well for phone calls - BUT beyond that I have learned to hate it and ponder why the engineers at Motorola would come out with such a phone.
I have my phone contacts backed up on my PDA and PC and have long kept my old T68i and even a new A925 in sync with a few keystrokes (using Bluetooth). I expected it to be easy with the V600 but
even now cannot get the Bluetooth to accept the contacts (I have had to manually copy the items over one by one - reminds me of my 1st phone many years ago).
I also expected to have some basic software supplied with the phone - but no (I had not seen that mentioned on other review sites - although I can see it mentioned here).
My old T68i could be used via Bluetooth / GPRS as a modem for my PC and PDA - despite many hours of trying to use the V600 I have had no luck.
I now also have a work Nokia 6230 and it is AMAZING - it has everything I wished the V600 could / should do.
Don't do it - no really don't do it (in my oppinion at least) - buy one of these if you have no desire to connect it to anything else.
(and I would love to contact a Motorola engineer to try and determine the thought processes that go into making a phone that handles as it does).
I look forward to finding a way of getting rid of this vile (in my oppinion) phone from my possesion - good luck to you if you buy one.

Howard

Summary: