Motorola V400G Phone (Cingular)

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Summary: Good features, but...
Review: Just got my phone back from service. The screen went dark. I was told by the store that it was a common problem with this phone. Otherwise it is a good phone.

Rating:
Summary: OKay
Review: This is a good phone, no joke. I've been with Cingular for ages and completely love their service. I must say thought that while the Nokia is much more unattractive, I did recieve better reception on it. I love this phone though! The reception is ok. But all the other features are completely incredible. Battery life is great. I charged my phone on Sunday and it lasted me until Wendnesday. The phone looks classy and professional. And the blue display screen is nice as well. I like the internal display screen as well (very colorful and crisp).
This is the best camera phone on the market for this price. The resolution ROCKS!! And the phone has a bunch of storage.
My favorite features are the MP3 ringtones and the picture caller ID!! Over all I love the phone! If I gotjust a little better reception it would be perfect.

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Summary: Great phone, but buy it elsewhere
Review: This is a wonderful phone. Great color screen, great external display, great reception, great camera, great look overall. It's full of memory to store pictures, wallpapers, screensavers, etc. It also has all the fun caller ID features and settings everyone wants. It comes with two addictive games (they drain the battery...don't play too long). The ringer is a little quiet and the vibrating is short and unnoticeable. My only real complaint is that the battery life is much, much, much shorter than advertised. However, I would strongly advise everyone to buy the phone from another company, not amazon.com. There are much better deals on the Internet, and I already regret buying from Amazon. You can find this phone for free on many other websites that are very reliable with FREE 2-day shipping (Amazon charged me a good $12 on top of the sales tax I had to pay). Though Amazon SAYS it includes a hands-free headset, it actually does NOT come with a headset. Cingular includes one Motorola travel charger; Amazon includes NO accessories. This phone deserves accessories (hands-free headset/case) and NEEDS a car charger. Order elsewhere and get them for free! One final tip. A lot of people complain about the battery meter. I agree that the battery reader displayed on the external screen is not very accurate. However, there is a more reliable measure inside the phone. (Settings-Phone level-battery meter)...click that to see where your battery REALLY is). Anyways, overall, this is the best phone for the money I've ever found. It's amazing that such a nice phone is free--buy it while you can!

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Summary: Good phone with some problems
Review: This was my first flip phone, so I can not really compare with other flip phones, but after having this phone for a pretty long time I can not say I am unhappy with it. Has one of the best screen resolutions and most vivid color (especially compared to some top selling non motorolla bluetooth phones). Very sturdy body (I have dropped it numerous times, including once from the second floor. Have some scratches, but works perfectly). Great reception (even when you remove the external antenna). I have used the phone in multiple countries. Since this phone comes unlocked, one just needs to change the SIM.
Now about the drawbacks. One is of course the constant beeps when the battery runs down - even on vibration mode. Second is the position and functionality of the side buttons. And it is not very easy to open/close the phone with one hand, although after some practice, it can be done :)
Bottomline: good phone, but could be improved. Definitely recommended.