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- 04-04-2005, 11:39 AM #1BobSGuest
Would you please provide a recommendation for a cell phone which synch's
with Microsoft Outlook contacts and calendar. I don't need the e-mail and
other features of a PDA phone. Thanks.
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- 04-04-2005, 02:17 PM #2YMGuest
Re: Phone recommendations requested
Motorola V551 will do that (Data cable or Bluetooth).
HTH
BobS wrote:
> Would you please provide a recommendation for a cell phone which synch's
> with Microsoft Outlook contacts and calendar. I don't need the e-mail and
> other features of a PDA phone. Thanks.
>
>
- 04-05-2005, 06:22 PM #3
I second that...the Razr and V551 are both very good at this with the Motorola Mobile Phone Tools software suite...i've used it quite a bit.
Of course, I'd recommend the V551 first...since the only difference between the two is the Razr is thin....OOOOOOOH. also the razr doesn't record video...just views it....v551 can.
All around, the V551 is a great phone, you will be pleased w/ it if you get it.The Progression: Nokia 5165 --> Moto v120t --> Moto V60ti --> samsung s307 --> Moto V400 --> Blackberry 6280 --> Sony Z500a --> Nokia 6230 --> Nokia 6820
I'm almost as addicted to Cell phones as i am to VW's. Almost.
- 04-06-2005, 09:19 AM #4kjkGuest
Re: Phone recommendations requested
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 19:22:01 -0500, FLyGTi
<[email protected]> wrote:
>All around, the V551 is a great phone, you will be pleased w/ it if you
>get it.
I'm considering getting a v551, but I've seen a lot of user reviews
that complain about horrible battery life. The v180 seems to get very
good comments about battery life. I really don't need all the
additional features of the v551, but it's available now on Amazon.com
for only $25 more than the v180 (-$100 vs -$75), so I'd take it if it
didn't have any downside. Unfortunately, I think battery life is very
important. Do you have any input about this?
Ken
- 04-06-2005, 11:41 PM #5Bill KraskiGuest
Re: Phone recommendations requested
kjk wrote:
> I'm considering getting a v551, but I've seen a lot of user reviews
> that complain about horrible battery life. The v180 seems to get very
> good comments about battery life. I really don't need all the
> additional features of the v551, but it's available now on Amazon.com
> for only $25 more than the v180 (-$100 vs -$75), so I'd take it if it
> didn't have any downside. Unfortunately, I think battery life is very
> important. Do you have any input about this?
I've had a V180 for about 6 months. I use a lot of the extra functions,
like the alarms. So, battery life is not as great. But, even with that, I
can still go at least three days between charges, even with close to the
5.8 hour talk time advertised. Where I work, I get Cingular blue outside
(my provider) and Cingular orange inside the building. Searching &
reconnecting takes battery power, each time.
The battery meter seems two change in increments of 2. A 6 is a full
charge, a 4 is still usable for quite awhile. A 2 seems to be a lot closer
to 0 than it is to a 4. :-) Since I usually want my phone fully
functional, I normally recharge at 4. When I go for a full drain to get
the recommended full capacity charge (not required often), I've had the
phone drop from 2 to 0 very quickly.
The V180 has great sound quality. And, having, moved to a location that
seems to be a a reception blackhole, I've been impressed with the V180's
capabilities. My room mate's Ericsson T610 would drop calls in our
backyard. My old Panasonic Duramax got signal upstairs in our 1st floor
plus basement apartment & outside. The V180 works on both floors (much
better upstairs) & outside. It never loses signal, but I'll lose audio if
I'm facing the wrong way. On a trip to Las Vegas, my V180 did slightly
better going into the desert than my buddy's T-Mobile phone & MUCH better
than another friend's Verizon phone.
Overall, I've been happy with the V180. I've looked at several others (the
Treo 650, the V551 & the Nokia 6230i) for some of the extra goodies. But
cost & battery life are still making the V180 a keeper. Now, if Panasonic
ever came out with a quad band GSM version of the Duramax, with a bigger
screen, I might be tempted. :-)
Bill K
- 04-07-2005, 07:17 AM #6kjkGuest
Re: Phone recommendations requested
Bill,
Thanks for the thorough response. Have you had any problems with the
v180 faceplate cracking? That seems to be the biggest complaint that
I've seen in the user reviews . . . but you never know how people are
handling the phone.
Ken
---------------------------------------
On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 05:41:45 GMT, Bill Kraski
<[email protected]> wrote:
>kjk wrote:
>
>> I'm considering getting a v551, but I've seen a lot of user reviews
>> that complain about horrible battery life. The v180 seems to get very
>> good comments about battery life. I really don't need all the
>> additional features of the v551, but it's available now on Amazon.com
>> for only $25 more than the v180 (-$100 vs -$75), so I'd take it if it
>> didn't have any downside. Unfortunately, I think battery life is very
>> important. Do you have any input about this?
>
>I've had a V180 for about 6 months. I use a lot of the extra functions,
>like the alarms. So, battery life is not as great. But, even with that, I
>can still go at least three days between charges, even with close to the
>5.8 hour talk time advertised. Where I work, I get Cingular blue outside
>(my provider) and Cingular orange inside the building. Searching &
>reconnecting takes battery power, each time.
>
>The battery meter seems two change in increments of 2. A 6 is a full
>charge, a 4 is still usable for quite awhile. A 2 seems to be a lot closer
>to 0 than it is to a 4. :-) Since I usually want my phone fully
>functional, I normally recharge at 4. When I go for a full drain to get
>the recommended full capacity charge (not required often), I've had the
>phone drop from 2 to 0 very quickly.
>
>The V180 has great sound quality. And, having, moved to a location that
>seems to be a a reception blackhole, I've been impressed with the V180's
>capabilities. My room mate's Ericsson T610 would drop calls in our
>backyard. My old Panasonic Duramax got signal upstairs in our 1st floor
>plus basement apartment & outside. The V180 works on both floors (much
>better upstairs) & outside. It never loses signal, but I'll lose audio if
>I'm facing the wrong way. On a trip to Las Vegas, my V180 did slightly
>better going into the desert than my buddy's T-Mobile phone & MUCH better
>than another friend's Verizon phone.
>
>Overall, I've been happy with the V180. I've looked at several others (the
>Treo 650, the V551 & the Nokia 6230i) for some of the extra goodies. But
>cost & battery life are still making the V180 a keeper. Now, if Panasonic
>ever came out with a quad band GSM version of the Duramax, with a bigger
>screen, I might be tempted. :-)
>
>Bill K
- 04-07-2005, 07:19 AM #7Bill KraskiGuest
Re: Phone recommendations requested
(Pete Cresswell) wrote:
> Per Bill Kraski:
>>When I go for a full drain
>
> Is there a way to make that happen via some phone option?
Not that I know of. But that doesn't mean it's not buried somewhere in the
menus. :-) The features I use (or don't use) are all things I've pretty
much found myself by exploring the menus & functions. I don't recall
seeing anything in the manual pointing to a specific way of doing that or
any discussion of it in alt.cellular.motorola (or gsm, cingular & attws).
But I haven't Googled for that info, either.
So far, I've only done a full drain once. All I did was make sure my
battery meter was down to 2 & left the phone on till I got the low battery
beep. Then I recharged.
HTH
Bill K
- 04-07-2005, 08:10 AM #8Bill KraskiGuest
Re: Phone recommendations requested
kjk wrote:
> Thanks for the thorough response. Have you had any problems with the
> v180 faceplate cracking? That seems to be the biggest complaint that
> I've seen in the user reviews . . . but you never know how people are
> handling the phone.
I've never dropped my V180, so I haven't seen any faceplate cracking. But
faceplate replacements are pretty cheap, so I don't think that's such a big
deal. But I do miss my Duramax. :-) I've dropped the Duramax on cement
with no damage other than a scuff mark or two to the rubber ruggedized
covering, which could be rubbed out. As I said in a previous post, if
Panasonic came out with a larger quad band, EDGE enabled GSM version of the
Duramax with the same battery life & exceptional reception, I'd buy it in a
heartbeat. It was the best TDMA phone I ever used. Unfortunately, I don't
think I'll ever see my wish come true. The tendency with GSM phone makers
seems to be "pretty" phones or an addiction to "featuritis". And I tend
toward phones that do what I need, have good reception & audio, look good
but aren't fancy, are rugged, etc.
Bill K
- 04-07-2005, 07:00 PM #9starfishGuest
Re: Phone recommendations requested
I've had my v180 for several months, and it's a terrific phone - great
battery life and reception. I believe the newest ones have a special
cushion or something to protect the faceplate, but mine has been fine. I
dropped it once on a tile floor, and it fell hard enough the back plate came
off, but the face plate never cracked. If it ever does, it wouldn't be hard
(or expensive) to replace. If you want a phone with great reception and
battery life, and you don't care to have all the extras like a camera or
bluetooth, then the v180 is a good choice. If you do want those extras,
then get the v551 and just reconcile yourself to charging it more often.
starfish
"kjk" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Bill,
>
> Thanks for the thorough response. Have you had any problems with the
> v180 faceplate cracking? That seems to be the biggest complaint that
> I've seen in the user reviews . . . but you never know how people are
> handling the phone.
>
> Ken
>
> ---------------------------------------
>
> On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 05:41:45 GMT, Bill Kraski
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>kjk wrote:
>>
>>> I'm considering getting a v551, but I've seen a lot of user reviews
>>> that complain about horrible battery life. The v180 seems to get very
>>> good comments about battery life. I really don't need all the
>>> additional features of the v551, but it's available now on Amazon.com
>>> for only $25 more than the v180 (-$100 vs -$75), so I'd take it if it
>>> didn't have any downside. Unfortunately, I think battery life is very
>>> important. Do you have any input about this?
>>
>>I've had a V180 for about 6 months. I use a lot of the extra functions,
>>like the alarms. So, battery life is not as great. But, even with that,
>>I
>>can still go at least three days between charges, even with close to the
>>5.8 hour talk time advertised. Where I work, I get Cingular blue outside
>>(my provider) and Cingular orange inside the building. Searching &
>>reconnecting takes battery power, each time.
>>
>>The battery meter seems two change in increments of 2. A 6 is a full
>>charge, a 4 is still usable for quite awhile. A 2 seems to be a lot
>>closer
>>to 0 than it is to a 4. :-) Since I usually want my phone fully
>>functional, I normally recharge at 4. When I go for a full drain to get
>>the recommended full capacity charge (not required often), I've had the
>>phone drop from 2 to 0 very quickly.
>>
>>The V180 has great sound quality. And, having, moved to a location that
>>seems to be a a reception blackhole, I've been impressed with the V180's
>>capabilities. My room mate's Ericsson T610 would drop calls in our
>>backyard. My old Panasonic Duramax got signal upstairs in our 1st floor
>>plus basement apartment & outside. The V180 works on both floors (much
>>better upstairs) & outside. It never loses signal, but I'll lose audio if
>>I'm facing the wrong way. On a trip to Las Vegas, my V180 did slightly
>>better going into the desert than my buddy's T-Mobile phone & MUCH better
>>than another friend's Verizon phone.
>>
>>Overall, I've been happy with the V180. I've looked at several others
>>(the
>>Treo 650, the V551 & the Nokia 6230i) for some of the extra goodies. But
>>cost & battery life are still making the V180 a keeper. Now, if Panasonic
>>ever came out with a quad band GSM version of the Duramax, with a bigger
>>screen, I might be tempted. :-)
>>
>>Bill K
>
- 04-07-2005, 09:04 PM #10(Pete Cresswell)Guest
Re: Phone recommendations requested
Per Bill Kraski:
>When I go for a full drain
Is there a way to make that happen via some phone option?
--
PeteCresswell
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