V551 Opinions

I recently got a V551 on a Cingular plan with the Media Basic package. I think its a very nice looking phone with a lot of features. I'm very happy with my phone and have been having a lot of fun learning about all the things I can do with it.

I wanted to hear what other V551 owners had to say.

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I too recently got a Motorola V551 and had a bad experience with it. The battery would go dead in two days on standby and sooner than that if I made any calls or took any pictures/videos.

I sent it back, under warranty, and have another V551 which I received yesterday. Is anyone having the same problem with battery life?
I also bought a new battery and am going to charge it according to directions and see if the new phone eats up the battery like the old one. Otherwise I like the phone and all its capabilities.

What has been your experience???

I was reading in another thread about short battery life for V551s. I've not had problems with my battery quickly discharging. I can go days at a time between charges, whether on standby or if I've been actively talking. I seldom hear a hardcore cell user who is satisfied with their battery life. I tend to keep a home and mobile charger at the ready.

Besides the battery, tho, how do you like the features of the phone itself?

i got a question about this Media Net or whatever it is...can sumone explain wat it is?...

"MEdia Net lets you browse the Internet with your wireless phone. Think of it as the highway down which other MEdia features travel—downloading polyphonic ringtones and games, sending photos, and more."

It has (very) limited ability to browse the web. You can use it to check the balance of your minutes and Cingular bill. You can check web-based e-mail if your mail server is Yahoo or another major portal.

You can read about it here:

http://www.cingular.com/media/media_net

I have had my v551 for a week, the battery isnt the best but the signal is the best on the market. SOunds like crap if you are driving. But it goes places where verizon cant.

Yeah, I agree about the reception. I haven't gone anywhere yet where the signal wasn't good. Not sure if that's to the phone's credit or Cingular.

ayo invizible...is it right everytime i get off it it say a certain amount of bytes been transfered?...an den i was lookin at tha plans an i saw one that gives u 3 MB of Media Net...how many minutes would 3 MB be of online time on ya phone??...cuz it dnt seem like much...mayb a half hour at max?..i dno...u kno?..an den anotha question about it...i cant find where i put in www.whatever internet site i wanna look up.com...where is that in the Media Net thing?...an then this question is for anyone else if they can find this for me...wanna my homies gotta verizon an it comes with sum ringtone/graphic etc. program called xringer...iight well theres just 1 ringtone i want from it cuz it sounds TIGHT...its called Ambitionz Az A Ridah by 2Pac...iight well i been on tha net lookin for one that sounds EXACTLY like that but they all sound retarded...an even on the xringer.com site it sound gay...so..if theres anyone who can sumhow get that ringtone from xringer an send it ta me...id appreciate that...

Originally Posted by ThaDMakaveli

ayo invizible...is it right everytime i get off it it say a certain amount of bytes been transfered?

Yes, each time your browser sessions closes, you're told how much data has been transferred. That's upload and download combined.

Originally Posted by ThaDMakaveli

...an den i was lookin at tha plans an i saw one that gives u 3 MB of Media Net...how many minutes would 3 MB be of online time on ya phone??...cuz it dnt seem like much...mayb a half hour at max?..i dno...u kno?

The Media Net package with the 3MB data package is called Media Works, and costs $19.99 a month. There's the lite version of that called Media Basic, which gives you 500kb a month, with .02 cents per kb thereafter. Your left soft key may say Recent. If it does, select Recent and select Data Volumes. Then select All Data Sessions. Then select Total Data Transferred. You'll get a screen showing your lifetime history of upload and download transfer. If you're heavy into ringtone and wallpaper downloading, or really check your news and web-based mail a lot, you'll quickly exceed that. The Media Works with 3MB of transfer really isn't too bad. I used mine pretty heavily and in half-a-month used about 1.5 MB. There is also an unlimited bandwidth plan for 25.99, but I can't imagine anybody wanting to pay that much. Also, bear in mind you're paying for data transfer only, not time online.

Originally Posted by ThaDMakaveli

..an den anotha question about it...i cant find where i put in www.whatever internet site i wanna look up.com...where is that in the Media Net thing?

Several quick ways. Choose Settings/Web Sessions/Go To URL. Then enter the WAP site you'd like to visit. Bear in mind if the site you want to see doesn't support WAP, you'll not get the page to load.

In answer to your questions about the ringtones, I can tell you to keep searching. Use Google.com using different keyword combinations. Eventually you'll run into a site that has a simple process for downloading free ringtones. Can't guarantee you'll find exactly what you're looking for; you'll really have to weed out the bad sites until you stumble across a good one.

Hope any of this helps.

^^^yeah man,...u helped alot...but theres still one thing i dont quite understand...when i get onto the Media Net and im just lookin throo the different ringtones an wallpapers an etc. but not downloading any of em...it still is sayin that byes have been transfered...im gettin charged for that correct?...cuz i called up an they said im gettin charged for it...it doesnt realli make sence that ud go on it without DLin anything but still gettin charged..and if i got on the internet...would that cost?..if so is there a plan to set up like a certain amount of minutes of internet access?

Not a problem. It can be confusing at first.

Originally Posted by ThaDMakaveli

when i get onto the Media Net and im just lookin throo the different ringtones an wallpapers an etc. but not downloading any of em...it still is sayin that byes have been transfered...im gettin charged for that correct?

You can access Media Net and never download anything, but you still transfer information back and forth between the network and your phone. Many people think in terms of downloading meaning only the bandwidth used when you're getting a file. But your phone is in a steady state up uploading and downloading, and that includes all the 'hidden' data that makes up the page you're looking at.

Sometimes I'll fire up Media Net but close it before I really do much browsing. When the session closes a message will say, "Total data transfered: 2,000 bytes" (Or 2kb). That's normal. It takes a minimal amount of bandwidth just to pass information back and forth to set up your web session. All those little data transfers eventually add up to your alloted bandwidth. After that you pay 2 cents per kilobyte. (Media Works package is 1 cent per kilobyte)

Originally Posted by ThaDMakaveli

..if so is there a plan to set up like a certain amount of minutes of internet access?

With Media Net, you're being charged according to data transfer, not time online.

The 551 is a nice phone other than the bluetooth and a few other gadgets its the same as the V400

my friend said the phone is really good but the battery life is not that good

oh damn...well then u can download as much ringtones an wallpapers an etc. that u want until u like run out of memory on ur phone without bein charged for anything else right?...well unless ur DLin from a site that u hafta pay for em...right?

[FONT=Microsoft Sans Serif]I ust purchased it and wow is it better than my old ericson. video quality is bad but the camera looks good. Battery does seem bad but I always charge my phone on a daily basis so no biggy.[/FONT]