Motorola i530 Black Phone (Nextel)

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Summary: Impervious workhorse
Review: I bought the i530 for work in order to have cell and radio in one unit. The "Military" shock rating is absolutely no joke! Before I bought my belt clip, it fell out of my pocket on a job site and bounced down a flight of stairs. The little thing never even flinched and before I got down to the bottom of the stairs, I had a contractor trying to get me on Direct Connect!
I'm telling everyone about this one - thanks for a great discount on a great phone !

Rating:
Summary: Impervious workhorse
Review: I bought the i530 for work in order to have cell and radio in one unit. The "Military" shock rating is absolutely no joke! Before I bought my belt clip, it fell out of my pocket on a job site and bounced down a flight of stairs. The little thing never even flinched and before I got down to the bottom of the stairs, I had a contractor trying to get me on Direct Connect!
I'm telling everyone about this one - thanks for a great discount on a great phone !

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Summary: HORRIBLE
Review: I got this phone new for work. Not only does it rarely pick up a good signal, I can often hear my own voive echoing in my ear which makes it impossible to carry on a conversation. THe menu is poorly laid out, the ring tones are AWFUL, and it is way too big to fit in a pocket, takes up way too much space in a purse, and looks stupid clipped to your waist. Furthermore, after two months, today it simply stopped taking or sending calls. All I get is dead air and a "redial" message. If you must go with Nextel--and you might want to avoid that, because their service is terrible--pick a different phone!
On another note, I do have another Motorola (V60i) that I am very happy with.

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Summary: Ugly
Review: I hate this phone. I ordered it over the phone sight unseen because it was the cheapest flip phone Nextel had at the time. My friends dubbed it "The Batphone" and they tease me lots every time it gets broken out. It is huge and clunky and has absolutely no extra features. It's good qualities are decent reception and durability.

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Summary: Great Phone
Review: I have had this phone for a week and it's great, very durable and no fancy features I dont need. It is very easy to use, and gets great recption everywhere. Nextel is much better than any service I've ever had. I'm very pleased with everything.... battery life is slightly weak, but plug it in and your fine.. only problem I noticed was it doesnt have an alarm clock.

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Summary: No alarm!
Review: I like the durability and no-frills phone, but it does not have an alarm clock (which I assumed all phones do). It also doesn't have an external LCD screen as described on this site.

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Summary: Good Phone
Review: I liked this phone it seems to be tough and sturdy. Just do not get the ugly yellow cover for it. But had ordered it off of Nextels site. They even gave me a code that saved me $50.00. Here it is for you all to share (CL897L) case sensitive. On the shopping cart page in the promo box. It is like an invoice thing. But I think it is a very good phone. You will enjoy the phone. Happy shopping.

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Summary: The i530 is a feature packed powerhouse of a phone
Review: I recently upgraded from the 1000Plus to the new! 530 and I have to say it is one of the more well designed cell phones that I have owned to date. The menus are clear and surprisingly intuitive. If you do not want Ashcroft types tracking you GPS can be disabled for privacy. If you purchase one for your child or an elderly parent, you may want to leave the GPS feature enabled in the event of an emergency. It's light weight rugged yet stylish in a post-cyberpunk kind of way. Yeah I know it doesn't have a camera and no it doesn't have a color screen but you know what I can actually use my phone in places that others around me cannot. If you do buy it keep in mind that Nextel will stick you with another two-year contract commitment in order to get the reduced price. Bottom line the i530 is a feature packed powerhouse of a phone for the price.

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Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE
Review: I've read other reviews that it can stand a shock. It can't. I dropped it out of my pocket and it died. Motorola wouldn't fix it under warranty. I paid $140 to have it fixed, and the screen immediately died. Motorola wouldn't fix it under warranty again. Another $140. The sound quality is horrible and the shape of the phone is very difficult to work with. The worst phone I've ever owned.

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Summary: Don't trust what Amazon says!
Review: In Amazon's review, they say it has an external LCD screen to see who's calling before you answer it. It DOESN'T! Be warned! Amazon refuses to fix the error as well!