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User Submitted Motorola Q Black Phone (Verizon Wireless, Phone Only, No Service) Reviews (cont...)Date: 2007-09-12 Stay Away From the Q! The Q is a frustrating waste of time and money. I have also experienced many of the problems described in the other customer reviews: random crashes, slow service, non-existant battery life, etc. Do yourself a favor and get an iPhone or, if you need a device for business, a Blackberry. Compared to the Q, both are much better and more reliable alternatives. Date: 2007-07-16 This phone is really slow and poorly thought out. This phone is a poor replacement for my Blackberry. It's very slow, it's very buggy (including multiple random crashes for no reason), and the operating system seems like an early draft. There are few features with make the phone easy to use. You can't even change the font for reading email. I really wish I could send it back and get another Blackberry. I bought it because I thought Windows mobile would be "seamless" with my desktop. It's okay, but it's no better than a Blackberry. In fact, consumers should beware that Windows Mobile Smart Phone is not Windows Mobile - it doesn't include Word or any of the other applications which I thought it would include when I bought it. This was the first Motorola since I quit them "for good" a year ago. I think I'm going to buy iPhones for the next 10 years. Date: 2007-07-12 Excited to get it NOT sad to see it go!!! I wanted this phone for a year but I was under contract and didn't want to pay full price so I waited. When I was eligable for my 'new every two'promotion, with Verizon, I ordered this phone. I read all about its short comings on the internet but figured I'd give it a chance. Well my love affair lasted about 1 week. The phone has a lot of very cool features but they don't always work and you have to use the 'kill' feature everytime you are done with them. Even when you just simply make a call you go into your contacts and make your call you then have to go and 'kill' the contacts funtion. This gets old fast and if you forget to do it you battery dies in a few hours. I was real good about 'killing' all of the phones apps but it still drained the battery. I didn't even have the data package and my phone battery had a very short life. The final straw was the last day when I fully charged the phone, 'killed' all the apps, locked the keypad and set my phone on my desk at work. Four hours later the battery was dead. This wasn't the first time and I couldn't take it anymore. I retuned it the next day. Thank god for the 30 day trial period. Until this phone gets a new operating system it will always be horible. I now own the Treo 700p and this phone is awesome. Save your money and your sanity. The reason this phone is 'Priced to move' is because it is horrible. Don't believe the people that give this phone a good rating they probably work for Motorola. Even the nice woman at the Verizon store said she returned her Q not long after she got it. She told me it is the most returned item at her store. The Treo 700p she says almost never gets returned. Consider the Treo and not the 700w, same operating system as the Q. 700p all the way!!! Date: 2007-06-04 I LOVE my Q! Would have given a 4.5 for the battery issue, but once I upgraded it, it works fine. I don't talk a lot on mine, so maybe that is why it lasts longer. I travel a lot for my job, and use mainly for email, texting (get the extra plan if you do alot of this, 15 cents a text adds up!) and calling. My PDA has Windows Mobile 5.0 (AXIM x51v), so it is familiar. It has rebooted itself a handful of times which seems odd, but no blue screen of death, no dropped calls, no problem getting my email out or uploading pics and music. The Wireless Sync is fantastic. When I went to Chicago, I updated the info online (dates, hotel, etc.) and I got weather, maps and directions on my phone! Brilliant! My only complaint has been finding a pretty (pink) leather cover for it that will protect it and accommodate the extended battery! This is a fun phone, good camera, does what I need it to do and looks cool. I highly recommend it! Date: 2007-06-03 My life, my business, the world in my pocket There's lots that could be better about the MotoQ, but for 4 oz it has a crystal clear screen that lets me search the web ANYWHERE! I love sync'ing my appts and contacts with my PC. While I'm talking on the phone on the go, I can view my schedule, add an appt, and then when I get home, I just USB and it sync's both new phone and new PC data. Even my wife has gotten in the habit of asking me obtuse questions like "What are the 7 deadly sins?" while we're biking knowing I can get the answer to any question, anywhere, anytime! Down sides: This is a "smart phone" which means it doesn't have a touch screen. This is frustrating, and slows down a lot of interactions, but you get used to navigating essentially with arrow keys (actually there are two "pointers" that let you scroll, but they are basically arrow keys). The Q doesn't come with any text editing software, but for $29 you can get "Documents To Go" which allows you to view and edit Word, Excel, PDF and Powerpoint. The screen is easily scratched, and I haven't found a case I like yet. I use a $4 plastic holder. The documentation is awful. I'm a power user so I found out stuff by trial and error (like the auto typing - which I like: it keeps trying to finish your words based on what you've typed - but how do you reject the offering? Turns out you left-arrow to reject, and right arrow to accept. Lots of stuff like this you have to learn yourself. The call quality isn't great. I find unless I use an ear-bud, it's like a walkie-talkie or a dixie cup and string quality. Battery life is awful. Much worse if you keep blue-tooth on (like 10 times worse). So here's the problem: if you want to be heard, you need a bluetooth earbud, but if you want battery life, you can't have it on! I like the last used list (it shows icons of the last 10 applications you've used at the top of the screen). Unfortunately it doesn't tell you what those icons mean, so you just have to learn. It seems to keep nearly everything open - I just hit the HOME key to get out. This is good in that I can go right back to the Word doc I was editing when a call came in. The start-menu has no shortcuts and isn't in any order I can tell, so hunting for an app I haven't used is a pain. I like the home screen. Shows calls, messages and the next upcoming appt. The profile (which they don't describe well in the manual) is also great. Just arrow to it and select, and you can change the profile to silent, meeting (which is silent during scheduled meetings automatically, then goes back to normal). So when I'm at the movies, it's just two clicks to silence the Q. I got as 2gb storage card, and that works well. I bought a few games, but they're all either disappointing (can't click on the screen so games are a hassle) or too small to see; or crash windows. Email is very hinky. I only use it to send messages (tho I've tested receiving and it works) but it's very undependable. Every once in a while my contacts disappear. Rebooting brings them back. All in all, this light-weight phone/computer/web browser is great. Verizon wanted $45/month for web access. That's insulting. Sprint asks $15, so I switched just to use the MotoQ. Blackberry charges $45 for its access also above your phone charges. Forget them! Definitely insure your phone if you get one. I've nearly lost this little guy a couple of times, and at $450 a pop, you won't be happy.
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