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Review: Motorola VA76r Tundra

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The Tundra has the Symphony browser on board. It can handle WAP and HTML sites. I like that there is a dedicated Web button on the phone to launch the browser. The browser loads in about 10 seconds, and takes you to AT&T's MEdia.NET home page. You can set your home page to be something else if you wish.

Browsing to other sites is simple via the options menu. I like the text box for entering URLs. It isn't complicated, nor does it require too many navigational clicks to enter the URL and go. Web sites can be viewed in their natural state, or set up for a single column view (recommended when visiting HTML sites). You can zoom in/out, open multiple pages, and also control some aspects of the browser's history and cache.

With AT&T's 3G network providing the connectivity, browsing was pretty fast. Google, for example, loaded in about 3 seconds. The WAP version of Phone Scoop took about 1 second to load, though the HTML version took more like 30 seconds.

Web sites look very good on the Tundra's main display.

Customize

The Tundra lets you use MP3s as ring tones, set your own wallpaper and themes, and customize contacts with ringtones and picture IDs. You can also re-arrange the main menu, and configure the D-pad shortcuts. That's about it.

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Motorola VA76r Tundra

2.2" display 240 x 320 pixels
1,130 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot

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