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- 03-20-2005, 09:30 AM #1JyanendraGuest
Hi,
I shall be glad to know how good the V60i is.
I know it is an older model but that is what I am planning to get when I
dump my current service and opt for a minimal plan. That is one of the
phones they offer - and it is refurbished.
Any current/former user comments welcome.
Regards and thanks.
Everybody have a nice day.
JP
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- 03-21-2005, 12:55 PM #2Cranky DudeGuest
Re: How good is the V60i
The V60i is an excellent phone. It was very popular about 3-4 years
ago. I used two of them and was happy with them. It has only one
drawback, the antenna is poorly constructed. No matter how careful
you are with the phone, sooner or later the antenna will break.
CD
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 07:30:38 -0800, "Jyanendra"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I shall be glad to know how good the V60i is.
>
>I know it is an older model but that is what I am planning to get when I
>dump my current service and opt for a minimal plan. That is one of the
>phones they offer - and it is refurbished.
>
>Any current/former user comments welcome.
>
>Regards and thanks.
>
>Everybody have a nice day.
>
>JP
>
- 03-21-2005, 10:32 PM #3Julian VrieslanderGuest
Re: How good is the V60i
In article <[email protected]>,
Cranky Dude <[email protected]> wrote:
> The V60i is an excellent phone. It was very popular about 3-4 years
> ago. I used two of them and was happy with them. It has only one
> drawback, the antenna is poorly constructed. No matter how careful
> you are with the phone, sooner or later the antenna will break.
I've used three V60i samples, and never had an antenna break. Most of
the time I leave it in the collapsed position. But all three samples
had a very finicky charger connection. When I connect the phone to a
charger (via the cradle gizmo, or direct connection to the cable from
the AC brick), the contacts often do not seat correctly. I sometimes
need to try several times before I get the confirming beep that the
charger is detected. If the connector is not seated correctly, the
battery may be discharged instead of charged, and when I disconnect it
from the charger it is dead.
When I called Motorola about this, they denied that there was a problem,
but sent a replacement phone which had the same issue. When I spoke to
techies at Verizon (on several occasions), I was told "they all do that."
Other than that, the V60i performs very well for me. Very good
reception, seldom drops a call.
--
Julian Vrieslander
- 03-22-2005, 01:44 PM #4JyanendraGuest
Re: How good is the V60i
Hi,
Thanks very much for the responses. I am looking forward to getting my V60
soon. A friend also told me about the finicky charger connector issue - but
that newer models had this taken care of. it seems.
Regards and thanks again.
JP
"Jyanendra" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
>
> I shall be glad to know how good the V60i is.
>
> I know it is an older model but that is what I am planning to get when I
> dump my current service and opt for a minimal plan. That is one of the
> phones they offer - and it is refurbished.
>
> Any current/former user comments welcome.
>
> Regards and thanks.
>
> Everybody have a nice day.
>
> JP
>
- 03-22-2005, 02:46 PM #5Cranky DudeGuest
Re: How good is the V60i
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 04:32:45 GMT, Julian Vrieslander
<[email protected]> wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> Cranky Dude <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> The V60i is an excellent phone. It was very popular about 3-4 years
>> ago. I used two of them and was happy with them. It has only one
>> drawback, the antenna is poorly constructed. No matter how careful
>> you are with the phone, sooner or later the antenna will break.
>
>I've used three V60i samples, and never had an antenna break. Most of
>the time I leave it in the collapsed position.
You apparently have ones with an extending antenna. I was referring
to ones with a butt antenna. Lots of posts here about replacing
broken antennas in the past.
CD
- 03-22-2005, 05:37 PM #6The Real BevGuest
Re: How good is the V60i
Julian Vrieslander wrote:
>
> Cranky Dude <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > The V60i is an excellent phone. It was very popular about 3-4 years
> > ago. I used two of them and was happy with them. It has only one
> > drawback, the antenna is poorly constructed. No matter how careful
> > you are with the phone, sooner or later the antenna will break.
>
> I've used three V60i samples, and never had an antenna break. Most of
> the time I leave it in the collapsed position.
Huh? Mine is a 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing that screws in. Is there
something better?
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- 03-23-2005, 01:39 AM #7JoeMGuest
Re: How good is the V60i
My 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing pulls out about 1.5 inches to an extended
position. The assembly screws in, but requires a tool to remove or install.
"The Real Bev" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Julian Vrieslander wrote:
>>
>> Cranky Dude <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > The V60i is an excellent phone. It was very popular about 3-4 years
>> > ago. I used two of them and was happy with them. It has only one
>> > drawback, the antenna is poorly constructed. No matter how careful
>> > you are with the phone, sooner or later the antenna will break.
>>
>> I've used three V60i samples, and never had an antenna break. Most of
>> the time I leave it in the collapsed position.
>
> Huh? Mine is a 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing that screws in. Is there
> something better?
>
> --
> Cheers, Bev
> =============================================
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> Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet?
- 03-23-2005, 11:51 AM #8Cranky DudeGuest
Re: How good is the V60i
I guess there are a lot of types of antenna for the v60i. I have two
v60i phones and both of them have a grey antenna about three-quarters
of an inch long (2 cm) that doesn't extend or retract at all. It also
doesn't screw in. A replacement requires opening the case and
disconnecting the assembly.
CD
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 07:39:56 GMT, "JoeM"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>My 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing pulls out about 1.5 inches to an extended
>position. The assembly screws in, but requires a tool to remove or install.
>
>"The Real Bev" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Julian Vrieslander wrote:
>>>
>>> Cranky Dude <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> > The V60i is an excellent phone. It was very popular about 3-4 years
>>> > ago. I used two of them and was happy with them. It has only one
>>> > drawback, the antenna is poorly constructed. No matter how careful
>>> > you are with the phone, sooner or later the antenna will break.
>>>
>>> I've used three V60i samples, and never had an antenna break. Most of
>>> the time I leave it in the collapsed position.
>>
>> Huh? Mine is a 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing that screws in. Is there
>> something better?
>>
>> --
>> Cheers, Bev
>> =============================================
>> A: Top posters.
>> Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet?
>
- 03-23-2005, 04:54 PM #9The Real BevGuest
Re: How good is the V60i
JoeM wrote:
>
> My 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing pulls out about 1.5 inches to an extended
> position. The assembly screws in, but requires a tool to remove or install.
Hrm. The upper part unscrews, leaving perhaps 1/4" of gray plastic in
the phone body. I am reluctant to exert more than a moderate pull on
anything, and the booklet mentions nothing about antenna extension.
> "The Real Bev" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Julian Vrieslander wrote:
> >>
> >> Cranky Dude <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> > The V60i is an excellent phone. It was very popular about 3-4 years
> >> > ago. I used two of them and was happy with them. It has only one
> >> > drawback, the antenna is poorly constructed. No matter how careful
> >> > you are with the phone, sooner or later the antenna will break.
> >>
> >> I've used three V60i samples, and never had an antenna break. Most of
> >> the time I leave it in the collapsed position.
> >
> > Huh? Mine is a 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing that screws in. Is there
> > something better?
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