Opinions of Motorola Phones?

This may seem like a very naive question, but from those who
have used a variety of Sprint phones, can someone offer opinions about
the sound and signal-holding properties of Motorola phones (along with
any other qualities that seem significant - menu design, etc.)?

I have been with Sprint for eight years, and except for my
Nokia 6185 at the very beginning, I have used only Sanyo phones since.

I'll probably be renewing my contract this spring, and if I do
I'll no doubt ask for some benefit - perhaps a phone discount. I've
never even tried a Motorola phone and I'm wondering if they're worth
considering on Sprint's network.

Thanks in advance, DGI

On 2007-11-28, David G Imber <imber@maniform.com> wrote:

> I'll probably be renewing my contract this spring, and if I do
> I'll no doubt ask for some benefit - perhaps a phone discount. I've
> never even tried a Motorola phone and I'm wondering if they're worth
> considering on Sprint's network.


Motorola has typically had the best radios in the industry in their CDMA
phones, making it easy to hold even the weakest signals.

All other aspects of their phones (including fit and finish) suck ass.

And if you want me to rant for about ten minutes, ask me about my recent
fiasco sending my Motorola PEBL in for repair.

The PEBL was the first Moto phone I carried that I actually liked after a
couple weeks. However, the complete and utter ignorance at Motorola iDEN
Repair in Memphis has convinced me never to buy another Moto phone. Ever.

(And yes, the PEBL is a GSM phone, but I was told to send it to iDen repair.)

On Sprint's network, I preferred Samsungs. Sanyos also have
historically performed well on Sprint. Nokia's CDMA phones used to
suck because Nokia never cared about CDMA, but they don't make their
own CDMA phones anymore; they are Nokia-branded handsets manufactured
by Pantech, and I have no idea if they are any good.

--
Steve Sobol, Victorville, CA PGP:0xE3AE35ED www.SteveSobol.com
Geek-for-hire. Details: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevesobol

"David G. Imber" <imber@maniform.com> wrote in message news:ajirk3pskpdoh2h3q0q5l3idmtt64po42m@4ax.com...
> This may seem like a very naive question, but from those who
> have used a variety of Sprint phones, can someone offer opinions about
> the sound and signal-holding properties of Motorola phones (along with
> any other qualities that seem significant - menu design, etc.)?
>
> I have been with Sprint for eight years, and except for my
> Nokia 6185 at the very beginning, I have used only Sanyo phones since.
>
> I'll probably be renewing my contract this spring, and if I do
> I'll no doubt ask for some benefit - perhaps a phone discount. I've
> never even tried a Motorola phone and I'm wondering if they're worth
> considering on Sprint's network.
>
> Thanks in advance, DGI
>

I've used several different Motorola phones (both CDMA and GSM).
They've all performed adequately for me, but their menus seem weird.
However, I've never seen a Motorola *outperform* a Sanyo.
Perhaps equal performance, but never superior in my experience.
My wife and I are currently very pleased with our Sanyo Katanas.

Agree with Steve, but if you want the absolute best RF reception, then go
with Motorola. Sanyo is also very good (almost as good as Motorola)


"Steve Sobol" <sjsobol@JustThe.net> wrote in message
news:slrnfkrjk9.8le.sjsobol@amethyst.justthe.net.. .
> On 2007-11-28, David G Imber <imber@maniform.com> wrote:
>
>> I'll probably be renewing my contract this spring, and if I do
>> I'll no doubt ask for some benefit - perhaps a phone discount. I've
>> never even tried a Motorola phone and I'm wondering if they're worth
>> considering on Sprint's network.
>
>
> Motorola has typically had the best radios in the industry in their CDMA
> phones, making it easy to hold even the weakest signals.
>
> All other aspects of their phones (including fit and finish) suck ass.
>
> And if you want me to rant for about ten minutes, ask me about my recent
> fiasco sending my Motorola PEBL in for repair.
>
> The PEBL was the first Moto phone I carried that I actually liked after a
> couple weeks. However, the complete and utter ignorance at Motorola iDEN
> Repair in Memphis has convinced me never to buy another Moto phone. Ever.
>
> (And yes, the PEBL is a GSM phone, but I was told to send it to iDen
> repair.)
>
> On Sprint's network, I preferred Samsungs. Sanyos also have
> historically performed well on Sprint. Nokia's CDMA phones used to
> suck because Nokia never cared about CDMA, but they don't make their
> own CDMA phones anymore; they are Nokia-branded handsets manufactured
> by Pantech, and I have no idea if they are any good.
>
> --
> Steve Sobol, Victorville, CA PGP:0xE3AE35ED www.SteveSobol.com
> Geek-for-hire. Details: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevesobol
>