Motorola V551 / V330 / V547 / V555 / V557
Average Ratings
The phone was awsome
back in the day i like this better than the razor...i just didnt get use to the flat phones.
Pros: All the same features of the razor
Battery life was awsome
great pictures for VGA
Nice UI
Cons: Receptions in the Bay Area was not as good as my v400 (though i think it was due to te merger)
Built to Last
I have owned this phone since December of 2005. I had used it and only for a brief moment (6-9 months) had a different phone.
Pros:
Strong battery life, easy to navigate menu, good multimedia functions(for 2006) Easy layout to navigate around menu options, alarm times, settings, etc.
Generally gets strong service signal on rogers network. I have had full bars 2+ hours away from major urban centers in cottage country.
Quite durable. Dropped in snow, dropped many times on multiple surfaces and cracked front face piece but did not affect front display.
Camera works alright, videos and picture quality is average.
Cons:
I have had trouble with getting it to charge, bu that was because my charger was partially malfunctioning.
Kind of bulky, does not nit nicely in pockets as well as other phones would.
the 14 second video clip max out time is quite annoying
Overall this model is somewhat outdated, but for a fairly cheap price you can get a reliable and functional cell phone that will last a few good years.
You may not be interested in this model if you like texting a great deal or would like a newer model to access web pages. But for the price and durability for talk-text it is fantastic.
I loved this phone
I got the phone back in 2004 from Cingular Wireless, which is now the new AT&T this was back when I had used that network.
The thing I really liked about this phone is that it is really durable. Really durable. I threw it, spilled water on it, it still worked threw it.
The ending to this phone was that it was giving me screen problems. I had to repeatedly keep opening up and closing the phone. And then it would just stay off. ended up giving it to a friend who thought maybe he could unlock the phone and fix the screen. But he just went to turn it on and the screen worked, and the phone still dialed, and he still uses it currently.
This was my first video phone. I had the LG g300 I think it was, before. It was kind of fat and looked like a pear, and I had that for awhile, but the Moto was a big improvement definetely. I loved it when i had used Cingular, if I still had them I would not even get the vu or any other. This phone is just right for me.
What a hunk of junk!
PROS: Good colors, pretty durable
CONS: Sound stinks, bad pics, buttons on side to sensitive, signal bad.
I live in western PA, I had a Moto V551. Had being the key word there. The ear piece went south so I had to talk on the speaker phone for a few months. The signal was terrible(Maybe its AT&T) but I don't think so cause I now have a Nokia 6101 and the signal is better, I get at least 1 bar w/it when the other one got none. I mean what kind of phone has a special external antenna (yes I have one for it) so you can get better signal. My b/f has the same phone and the only reason he has it is because it is a fairly durable phone. His ear piece volume stinks too. And those darn buttons on the side to adjust the rings and vibes are just TOOOO sensitive. I have missed many calls cause I bumped the button and didn't know it. And then if you have it in your pocket on vibrate don't plan on answering your phone. I could never feel it. It's just over all a real bad phone. I can't imagine anyone buying it. I don't think all Moto phones are bad, I had a Razr that I loved (except it didn't swim to well). I can't really think of anything wonderful about this phone. Buyer's beware when thinking of purchasing this phone either new or 2nd hand. I'll never have another one!
EXelent Phone!!
Pros: very nice design, good service (cingular) almost everywhere, good quality camera/video, good quality earpiece/speakerphone, awesome mp3 tones, dosent damage easily.
Cons: none that i can think of.
i had this phone for about a year and it was probably the best phone i ever had with cingular. i was always dropping it and its even been swimming a few times and still worked fine. and i even bought it used to replace a phone i killed. my point is that if u need a replacement i would suggest this phone!
EXCELLENT.
wonderful phone. earpice is loud and clear, screen is picture perfect, and edge wireless is fast.
The Best CellPhone I Ever Had
I absolutely love this phone. I purchased an unlocked version from EBay and have been using this phone for the past several months and am more than pleased with it. I also purchased Motorola Phone Tools & data cable from ebay and now have everything I want. I may never upgrade to another phone. Read PC Mag review of this phone. I don't use the speaker phone, but have taken videos, had picture ID with the phone #s, have created additional categories for phone #s; have added music from my pc as ring-tones; have numerous pictures of my grandson, flowers, siblings. The only fault I find is that it does not have a slot for a memory card and the battery last @ 5 days not 7 for talk time -otherwise I would rate this phone a 5. I can't imagine why it was discontinued by the Cell phone companies...maybe because it's too good! My husband has a new Samsung phone which doesn't have nearly the capacity of this workhorse phone. Yes, it's a bit heavy, but I appreciate that. It fits right in my hand and the cover makes it non-slippery. A wonderful product. I am now searching for a comparable Verizon phone for my husband-at his request!
The worst phone I have ever owned
The best phone I owned was a qualcomm phone. It lasted 3 years and survived a drop in the lake.
I have used this phone 2 years and hate it. The charger connector is not reliable. I have to watch it to make sure it stays in and carefully set it down before leaving it. Even then, sometimes I wake up to an uncharged phone. Others I know have the same problem.
I have replaced the keypad twice. There is a little bump that presses a small button when the phone closes. This has worn out twice in 2 years. It only lasted 9 months the last time. It also gets dirty easy so that the phone does not turn on when you open it. I miss a lot of calls that way.
It does have a vibrate only mode, but to enter it, you must press a button. When you do, it makes a loud beep. This is annoying when you go into a meeting and realize your phone is on. To turn it off makes more noise than the ringer! This is poor design.
This is not the quality I expect from Motorola. My wife has an LG. It works great! I will probably buy the LG CU400 next.
The only reason I give the phone a positive score is that it does have good reception and decent voice quality. Blue tooth and voice activated dialing works OK.
I think it's a good phone.
This was my very first phone and I had it for 3 years. Then I got the ROKR, which I hated because the iTunes stuck all the time and I couldnt send txt messages without it freezing up. So I went back to this phone for a year & a half. Then I went to a Samsung, the slider phone which got stolen. From there to a Palm Treo 680 I have now, which I am very displeased with. This Motorola was way better than the PDA I have now.
This phone never dropped calls, I got service in the fieldhouse at my school (which is saying alot because nobody ever does!), and it never froze or lagged. It basically got it done and I loved this phone! I chewed the antennae until I stripped the wires, though, and I had to upgrade.
The only con is that it is kind of bulky. But that could be a pro too because no matter how much I dropped it, it never broke!
