Unlocked Cell Phones - Customer reviews - Motorola SLVR L7 Unlocked Cell Phone with MP3/Video Player, MicroSD Slot/TransFlash--International Version with No Warranty (Black) |
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Manufacturer: Motorola
List Price: $299.99
Our Price: $85.99
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Average Customer Rating:
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Name: lostarchitect
Location: New York, NY United States
Date: 2006-03-03
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Looks great, but big volume problem
Comment: Honestly, I really do like my SLVR. It's sleek and it does everything it's supposed to do. But there is one major problem: the iTunes volume control. iTunes has volume settings 0-7, with "0" being silent. The problem is that setting "1" is as loud as my regular ipod turned up to 2/3 of its maximum volume! this is just too loud a lot of the time. I couldn't use it in the office or when I wanted to listen quietly. It's even a little too loud for walking around outside.
I contacted Motorola about this, but they denied that it was a widespread problem and said they had no plans to fix it, even though it has been mentioned in reviews of the phone. I was forced to do a sloppy fix by buying some new headphones with an in-line volume control. This works for listening to iTunes, but creates another problem. With the included heaphones, if the phone rings while you are listening to music, you can just press a button on the cord to answer. With any other headphones, you must fish the phone out of your pocket and disconnect the cord before you can answer. It's not a major thing, but it is an annoyance.
Name: Bernard S. Yu
Location: Sunny Southern California
Date: 2006-06-22
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Only thing to brag about with this phone is the thinness .......................................................................
Comment: So I got this phone about more than half a year ago when it was kinda introduced into the US market. I got this phone for free when I signed up for a TMobile plan (if you are asian you know how to get this phone for free).
Anyhow why the heck did I ever get this phone??? Everyone who has owned a RAZR has complained about their phone, but the salesperson (stupid me) convinced me that the RAZR was a significant upgrade from the RAZR and that I WON'T get the problems like the RAZR. Also, the RAZR had only 3 upgrades v1, v2, and v3 whereas the SLVR had upgrades L5, L6, and L7. You know what folks? Those upgrades don't mean jack since they really don't help out at all.
So what are the PROS and CONS of this phone???
PRO:
-I have bragging rights on people who have never seen such a thin phone (pshhhh!!!)
-It fits in my pocket so discretly
-Bluetooth works well with a Motorola Bluetooth ear piece, I had to switch to a Jabra one when I lost my Motorola Bluetooth and now I'm having all sorts of static problems
CONS:
-Compared to my OLD cheap Nokia, this phone reception is severly crappy. I get so many drop calls per day, I don't have enough fingers to count (this only happens while driving) (sigh I miss my old Nokia)
-Battery life is NOT like my old Nokia, this phone needs to be charged about 1 1/2 days (if lucky 2 days) but that is rare.
-the OS is super slow. When scrolling down from name to name, this thing doesn't move fast. IE when moving from Kathy to Kelly, the interface doesn't respond as fast as you wish. So sometimes it takes a tad longer to move from point A to point B. and this isn't just the phonebook, it is on almost every movement in the phone.
-Bluetooth... I dunno, I seemed to be "OK" when using a bluetooth earpiece but when I switched to a JABRA it didn't seem to well (see my JABRA review for that)
-Yes I know this doesn't operate like my old cheapo Nokia phone but that phone just worked. If you folks want a phone to work as a phone, stick with Nokia. I don't know why I keep on going back to Motorola but this is my 3rd one and although my first 2 were pretty good, this one stinks!!!
-Oh and camera quality is really really really bad. Not even a full megapixel.
I could go on but I got stuff to do. I laid down the basics for everyone.
So what is the answer folks? If you want a phone that doesn't work so well but to showoff (stupid me) then get this phone. If you want a phone to operate as a phone and not drop off from the face of this planet, get a Nokia or NEC or a SONY. Those puppies work great. Stay away from the Motorola RAZR (which my dad has) and this POS Motorola SLVR. Not worth it, even for free (sad to say).
Name: A. G. Corwin
Location: St. Louis, MO
Date: 2006-03-15
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Improvement on the Razr in capabilities and sleekness
Comment: The SLVR is the latest in Motorola's jazzy line of phones including the PEBL and the RAZR(apparently spelled that way because vowels are no longer hip.) The SLVR is a phone that is designed to attract Nokia fans with the candybar format, but with the sleekness and design edge of the new Moto line.
Quality wise this is a step above the RAZR and the PEBL. Features are much better than the PEBL, and reliability is improved over the RAZR. And this is defintely a conversation starter. Currently available unlocked or through Cingular GSM providers. The music player capability with the removable memory card the SLVR has is by far the best feature besides the design. Beats the pants out of the ITunes phone. Very much a conversation piece as a phone. It just looks sleek. But don't expect anything revolutionary. You are paying for the look and feel of this phone. Bear that in mind when you purchase.
Name: M. Lemaster
Location: Irvine, ca USA
Date: 2006-07-31
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Best Phone Ive Had So Far
Comment: I just got this phone about 2 weeks ago. I did it through cingular, and I was impressed that it actually did come with the 512MB Micro SD card. IT was a great price for a great looking phone.
Pros
-Great looking phone, all my friends comment on it so it goo that way
-it has integrated itunes which works great
-the transfer time is pretty good
- menu is pretty easy to use since you can rearange the buttons assignment (soft keys!!).
-I am pretty impressed by the speaker
-the screen is a good size, good color under the right conditions
-my favorite is that it can play mpeg-4 videos just great. The only thing is that you need to convert videos down a bit so that it can play on your phone. I use itoovideo software. You can download the shareware which works great for me. I use 200bit rate 18fps 16000khz audio 174x144 screen size. It clips look awesome. If you really wanted you can fit two full movies on the 512 card, but I personally wouldnt watch a whole movie on a phone.
Cons
-In the direct sunlight you cant really see the screen well
-the camera is absolutely horrible 0.3MP camera. A simple VGA, and just fuzzy as hell. Dont even try the video capture. It sucks. Choppy, out of sync, horrible resolution. I guess everything cant be good.
-The worst thing of all is that it drops calls all the time, and has horrible reception. It will say its dialing for minutes without saying anything. This is my 5th phone through cingular. Ive been a customer with cingular for 7 years. Ive had this problem with my last phone as well, but it was worse. At this point I am not sure if the phone is the problem or the carrier because ive had this problem for the last couple of years. I am just used to it.
I still would suggest this phone to others, but it has its problems. I am just not sure if I could blame the phone for the dialing problems. And as far as the camera, I dont expect much in that department when it comes to mobile phones.
Name: M. neese
Location: nc
Date: 2007-06-15
Customer Rating: -
Summary: whats most important? a unlocked phone or features?
Comment: got this phone on another website cheaper. but here's the low down on it
if you have cingular
1. the roam icon is always on, even though your not roaming, its just on. no way to change it unless you hack the phone.just makes you worry
2. no itunes-its a java mp3 player
3. with any new unlocked cellphone you have to program all the mms settings and medianet settings in via info off the web via verious sites.
4. the sd card and the hassle of the java mp3 player is not worth it. I took my card back
5. signal is not that strong as others have said
the good.
its a quadband unlocked phone :)
use any provider
it picks up all gsm providers under networks. on mine it was suncom and cingular. you can choose which width to use 850/1900 or the other set.
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