Motorola V635

Wolf,

I got mine for $260 and $30 shipping. Check ebay again, you can find one unlocked, in the states for $320. About once a week someone advertises a blocked or barred V635. All this is, is a lost or stolen phone with the 900/1800 mhz frequency disabled. Bring it to the states and she will work perfectly. If you never travel, then you just got a $400 phone for $100 or less.

Since it is a quad-band phone, you will have no difficulty setting up the phone. Put your SIM card in and off you go. Like I said if you need the media net settings, let me know.

I am on the other hand am going to have to unlock mine. Once I do I pop in my Cingular Sim. I then have to clear all the Orange internet settings, and put in all of Cingular's settings...
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how, do you falsh the phone? I also want to get it from Tigerdirect.com for $349, but they claim the phone comes with a 3 month/parts and labor warranty instead of the normal Motorola USA 1 year warranty. Then, they said that I can add an extra 1 year warranty to the phone by paying $42.99 or $74 for a 2 year extension. I am really scared to buy a phone thats not supported in the USA, since Motorola and everybody are saying that they might not have the parts and things to repair it if its not currently being sold in the USA for a carrier. They told me, that if I pay for the extra 1 or 2 years extension, their repair center "GSM support center" will repair the phone, if able to, or they will send me a new replacement phone. What do you think...
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Terry,

Tigerdirect sells the V635 already unlocked an unbranded. There is no need to flash the phone as it only has Motorola's software and not some carrier. The reason I would flas my phone is to take all the Orange start up and menu functions away.

The phone comes with a one year warranty from Moto. Don't let them fool you with that extended warrany **** like Best Buy does. Say 6 months down the road it breaks, you can send it to Motorola and they will fix it here in the US. They have the parts. Plus by then the Cingular or someone will have picked it up.

I'm telling you, try your luck at ebay. $379 from Tigerdirect with shipping is a rip off!

Will

I did. Ebay is crazy, well not Ebay, the sellers. They want 379 plus like 25.00 shipping. Tigerdirect is giving it tax free, since I am in NY. I would have to pay shipping of 15.00 by UPS Ground.

Here is what I am talking about on ebay:
http://search.ebay.com/Motorola-V635_Phones-Only_W0Q ... »

After reading reviews I went and got this phone when my agreement was up this week, and I have to say it is an excellent phone so far. All the basics work great. Ear and speaker Sound, Reception, Voice Activation.
Anybody know what cable I need to get to USB to take it further? What about softwear for the phonebook?
I just signed an new 1 year agreement with a Independent local dealer and got 4 unlocked phones for $600.00 plus tax. I will also be getting $250 in rebates.
There is a place in Manhattan offer the phones no rebate for $99 each with a one year agreeement to Cingularor T-mobile.
Without a new agreement you will pay at least $350.00

What applications did they put in the phone? Is AIM, or any other software built-in since the phone come unbranded and unlocked? Do you notice any difference between the wall paper color, which is suppose to be 64K colors, and the original colors of 262K colors for the Megaipixel screens?

and where is this place in New York? do they have a website?

I live in Manhattan, and I would love to know where this shop is.

Harry

Oh, If I do buy it now, will Moto be slick and look at the IMEI number and say "we can't repair your phone since it wasn't branded for the US when you bought it". I know some manufacturers say that like Samsung, eventhough they make it, but they try to feel like you made mistake since its an overseas model.