Motorola V710
Average Ratings
Good, but not perfect
Pros:
* decent reception (not as good as my old Samsung SCH-A310)
* mp3 player, mp3 ringtones
* loud ring-tones, loud speaker phone
* solid build quality
* highly hackable
* can use as modem
Cons:
* "tin-can" ear-piece (distorts when whispering)
* drops calls (Verizon, near Buffalo, PA)
* voice commands didn't work for me - at all
* "grainy" photos
* outside screen shows info only after phone is "woken" (i.e. must press a key or open phone before outside display shows time)
My v710 has version 8700_01.40.OR software. While visiting a friend in Belvidere, NJ I tried placing a call. No dice with v710, but his Samsung i730 and my Samsung SCH-A310 could. All phones on Verizon, all calls placed from same location. Similar issue when driving Rt 228 around Saxonburg, PA, but coverage resumes within a mile.
Overall a decent phone.
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Great PHONE! not a camera, a PHONE
I got the V710 in February when I signed up for Verizon. The first thing I have to say is this phone looks great. Verizon is filled with boring silver LG and Samsung phones, so the 2-tone black and silver turns heads. Next, RECEPTION, RECEPTION, RECEPTION. During the 6 months I used this phone, I only dropped 1 call, and that was in the mountains where my brother's LG wouldn't even work. This phone almost always has 5 bars of reception. Call clarity is excellent and the speakerphone works great. As a PHONE for talking, the V710 (and now the E815 as well) are the best you will find. Analog roaming ability is also nice for those who travel a lot in rural areas or mountains. The screen on the V710 is very large, bright, crisp, and colorful. The keypad although unusual, is actually very attractive (similar layout to the RAZR keypad) and is large enough for big fingers. It also has unique white backlighting like GSM Motos. The reason I had to give the phone a 4.5 instead of a 5 is the camera is disappointing for a 1.2 Megapixel. During the day, outdoors, with the right settings you can get good pictures, but indoors and at night, they are very grainy and washed out. Some VGA cameras are actually better than the V710 in low light. One has to remember this is a PHONE, not a digital camera, so if you want great pictures buy a dedicated camera. I now have an E815 and it's the ONLY phone I'd have taken over my V710. For those of you deciding between the V710 and E815...If you need/prefer to have analog roaming capability, don't care about V-cast, can adjust to keypad and don't mind a mediocre camera, get a V710. If you are fine without analog, want a better camera, easier to use keypad, more polished faster interface, and V-Cast, then get an E815. Both are amazing phones and if Verizon hadn't upgraded me to an E815, I'd happily be using a V710 still.
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Motorola V710 Review
I had just renewed my contract through US Cellular a couple of weeks ago and in the process upgraded my phone. I used to own an LG VX600 that constantly dropped calls or would not receive them until I heard a beep indicating that I have voice-mail. Overall I am very happy with my new V710. It took a while to figure out the menu but I'm sort of a electronics freak anyways so it didn't seem like work for me. When I initially first started taking picture with the phone and after reading some of the reviews here I was not really happy with the quality. But after sitting down and going deep into some of the menus I noticed that the phone is defaulted to the lowest settings (160X120)on the phone so with a few clicks I adjusted it to High (1280X960) which did the trick! Beautiful pictures now. Takes up a little bit of memory but I can send them to my email and download them later, which also you can upload pictures to your phone if you prefer. The reception is great so far. Not one dropped call and it always rings. I did notice though that you have to have the phone positioned just right over your listening ear otherwise it will seem like the speaker volume is really low. And speaking of speaker volume, that was the other thing I ran across deep in the menu. Initially when I got the phone it did not seem to ring very loud, until I also found more settings to adjust. Now it's REALLY loud. Sounds great! Especially when you have MP3's for you ring tones. The video is a little choppy, but what do you expect. At least there's sound with the video. It's a little bit bigger than my LG, but with all the more features I'm sure the size must come with it. The battery that came with the phone didn't hold a charge too long either. So I went out and bought an after market extended battery with battery door for a couple of bucks and now it lasts at least 20% longer.
Pros: Great reception and many other features, MP3's, Bluetooth earpiece
Cons: Battery Life, Size of phone a little big
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Eh...could be worse
Not bad...good phone overall, but the crappy vibrate mode and echoe problems are just too much for me. I need a phone that can vibrate and ring at same time, just got used to that with my old LG. Not a bad phone overall...If i wasn't used to LG i would get this.
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Great Phone
Phone is great. Excellent reception relative to any other phone on I have owned. Design and looks great too. The new E815 is even nicer.
The major disappointments for me are primarily due to Verizon limiting use of Bluetooth and IMAP/POP email which Motorola advertises as capabilities.
Although I am not a camara phone buff...the picture quality is poor relative to others I have seen.
My wife and each prchased TREO 650s this weekend. These rea great devices. Ironic, the V710 is my business phone.
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What a bunch of babies.....
First off, if a phone doesn't have clarity and range, none of the bells & whistles really matter. You buy a phone for dependability in those areas & secondly for intuitive interface, battery life and then bells and whistles. In terms of clarity & range, so far so good after a week. I find the phone menus to be very logical & the "feel" of the phone to be excellent. As far as battery life, it seems average & gets drained quickly w/the bluetooth headset. As far as features, to be down on the phone because of the the "toy" camera is a joke & unless you paid full boat for the phone, to whine about the "crippled" bluetooth is ridiculous. The reality is that once you use a wireless headset you are taking a step forward in terms of convenience & will never conceive of reverting back to wires. The wireless bluetooth is reason enough to celebrate & when you throw in the voice dial, those features make it worth the price of admission. Again, assuming the phone functions properly, just having the wireless headset makes it a winner over any phone without that capability. At Verizon, the parallel choice was the VX8000 & it didn't have BT which was a dealbreaker & although the VX8000 may be a fine phone w/ arguably better battery life, it is still a little larger than a cell phone needs to be. After I purchased the V710 I have been sifting through all the reviews & the common thread is that it is a clear, attractive & dependable phone. In fact, it has been referenced to successful Startac by many. You can read the same complaints over & over about those being misled in to thinking that the bluetooth doesn't make your phone the computer it was advertised to be. It is a fair shot if you were one of the first buyers who purchased the phone under that premise & paid top dollar. For the rest of us who got this phone at a discount, it is a serious step up if you are replacing any model from a year or so ago. As long as it proves to be reliable, it should be a keeper.
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710 story is not fair and balanced
I have read lots of reviews concerning this phone and most of them were very negative. I must admit, when they first came out, I thought it was junk. With the newest firmware and the addition of an extended battery changes things big time. The extended battery gives it a much fuller look along with a much more solid feel. With the new price of the 710, it's a solid buy. The camera is not the greatest but who cares? The speakerphone, while not up to snuff with the v60s, is still very very good. The call quality is excellent. The battery...what can I say, the extended makes such a huge difference. It's lasting for days with heavy usage. Bottom line is that this phone needs to be looked at in a fair and balanced review. New firmware can make or break a phone. My suggestion, don't read too much into the earlier posts. At the time of the earlier posts, the phone was junk..I can be honest with that. Today, especially with the new price, is the complete opposite.
Pro's: Excellent call quality, voice dialing is superb. Good quality features( alarm clock, organizer). Battery life with the extended is the deal breaker. Fantastic life!
Bluetooth is a god-send. Works flawlessly. Tri-mode.
Con's: A bit large. Not the prettiest phone in the world but not the ugliest. Keypads could be better. Key layout could be better. Camera is not the best but as I said, who cares.
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Bought v710 and Jabra 250 , phone was 99 after rebate
Today I got my 710 and jabra 250 headset.
I have been playing with it all day.
The Jabra 250 headset audio
quality is mint baby!
I paid $150 for the phone, and I send in a rebate and the phone is 99$.
The metal around the camera lens is dented. and the metal framing between the 4way circle button and the 123 keys, is slightly popping up above the 3 key. Despite the dent the camera is fine. I also set my pic rez to high.
And set the bluetooth radio to "always on"
I like this phone and I like the price, I have 14 days to decide if I want to keep it or not. Something tells me I will be keeping it. No EVDO, but thats ok, why the heck pay 10$ to watch video clips anyway. The bluetooth works, and the camera is nice. I'm warm and fuzzy all over thanks to this phone.
PROs
1. Audio quality on the phone and through
jabra 250 headset. Both good
2. Lots a cool features
3. Speakerphone
4. Camera quality is nice for a phone.
set to 1280x1024
CONs
1. Dent in the metal frame around the
camera lens.(camera works fine though)
2. Metal strip between END/power button
and the 3 key is slightly raised,
but I pushed it back on withfinger,
and it hasnt popped up since.
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Good Phone
My sis has this phone, and i use it a couple of times and here is my review:
Pros:
Big Screen
Camera
Video(30 second)
Flash
Great Speaker Phone
Voice command(when the phone is close(use earpiece)
loud ringtone
color screen
bluetooth
good features
take picture when phone close
Cons:
Bad photo/video need a lot of light
sometimes disconnect when on phone
aim works sometimes
The anntenna likes bad
battery doesn't last long
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V710
Its a good phone the bluetooth is very helpful
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