My Cellphone Story! Cingular not to blame!
Three or four years ago I bought a Nokia 6590i. It was a small phone, nothing special, but it worked well. Then after two years it got pretty worn down and a cracked screen. I purchased a SE T637, it was a great phone and sound quality was OK. I dropped the phone in water and got a replacement for $50.00. Then I broke the phone and Lock line could not replace the phone at all and they sent me a Moto V551. At first I wasn't used to the flip phone idea. The V551 just kept having problems with the speaker, I could rarely hear people, etc..
I was eligible for an upgrade and purchased the Razr V3 black and it sucked big time. So, I bought the RoKr E1. Although it was ugly, the phone ...
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They had the problem in the v300. It was in the v400. The 500 had it. The 551 had it. Did motorola ever redesign it? Nope. Every one of those phones used the same parts, and it's cheaper for them to continue to use them than to manufacture new ones.
symptom: Customer walks in and says, "Whenever I talk to people on my phone I just can't hear them. I've got the volume turned all the way up but it doesn't help."
diagnostic: Squeeze the ear peice between your thumb and forefinger and press the keypad with your other hand. Don't squeeze it delicately. If the keypad tone is louder when squeezing the ear piece than when you let it go, the cable isn't getting contact with the speaker.
solution: Take the dang thing apart and bend the frame back into position, knowing full well that it will bend again in time but this will likely get them to their upgrade period so they can get o...
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I still have a 6200 at work, and a 6010 at home in case of emergency. Both get better reception than any other phone Cingular carries. (Other than my 6682)
I have a nokia since 1996, with the exception of 3 motorolas in 2000. They replaced the first two Motos because they stopped working correctly within two months. and then three phones later and within one year went back to a nokia. I am on my fourth nokia in ten years (6230) and am very happy with it. Word of advice nokia works, they last long, they have great features if you are willing to pay, but why not they will last 3 years minimum. Push nokia's, people will bring them back less and and have fewer problems.
-Z
BTW (my 5160 still works after 7 years, it is deactivated but holds charge and theoretically could be used)
larue26 said:...
I guess everyone gets caught up in the hype!
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I like the look of the Razr and luckily in Bellevue, WA the voice and signal quality rock. They take my VZW E815 and make it look like the joke of the centry. Of course where I'm at VZW can't add towers due to the frequency they use and FCC blah blah..so their nearest tower to me is like 10-20 miles and not at full strength.
But yes..function over form works great..and provides better service.