i90 easy to read at night?

On 2004-04-04, cmxl wrote:
> Didn't get an answer on my other post "i90 dull display" so maybe a new
> Subject line will get me an answer:

> Is the i90 display bright and easy to read in the dark, or is it a tough
> read like the used one I just bought. Wondering whether to spend $$ trying
> to repair it.

My i90's backlight works perfectly fine. Not dull at all, can even use it to
light my way in dark area's heh.

Maybe you should either take yours back and ask your dealer to give you a new
one, or send it to Motorola and see if they can fix it.


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Thatz what I needed to know! Thanx mucho!

"surtin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 2004-04-04, cmxl wrote:
> > Didn't get an answer on my other post "i90 dull display" so maybe a new
> > Subject line will get me an answer:
>
> > Is the i90 display bright and easy to read in the dark, or is it a tough
> > read like the used one I just bought. Wondering whether to spend $$
trying
> > to repair it.
>
> My i90's backlight works perfectly fine. Not dull at all, can even use it
to
> light my way in dark area's heh.
>
> Maybe you should either take yours back and ask your dealer to give you a
new
> one, or send it to Motorola and see if they can fix it.
>
>
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Since posting this, I've actually gotten to look at a couple of i90's, the
keys are well-lit, but the blue-green display screen is not particularly
visible at night, IMO. With voice activated dialing, the lack of being able
to easily read your phone directory (e.g. while driving at night) doesn't
matter much if you're calling someone you know and (hopefully) remember what
their voice prompt is. Hoping this will be better with the i95 or i730 color
screens.

It would be nice on future models if voice activation were extended to cover
dialing, so you just speak the phone number, phone repeats it back and dials
it for you.


> "surtin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > On 2004-04-04, cmxl wrote:
> > > Didn't get an answer on my other post "i90 dull display" so maybe a
new
> > > Subject line will get me an answer:
> >
> > > Is the i90 display bright and easy to read in the dark, or is it a
tough
> > > read like the used one I just bought. Wondering whether to spend $$
> trying
> > > to repair it.
> >
> > My i90's backlight works perfectly fine. Not dull at all, can even use
it
> to
> > light my way in dark area's heh.
> >
> > Maybe you should either take yours back and ask your dealer to give you
a
> new
> > one, or send it to Motorola and see if they can fix it.
> >
> >
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>

Followup: last night I rode in a car with OnStar--driver was able to
voice-dial a number by just saying the phone #, 1 digit at a time--why can't
these Nextel phones do that?

"cmxl" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> It would be nice on future models if voice activation were extended to
cover
> dialing, so you just speak the phone number, phone repeats it back and
dials
> it for you.
>

On 2004-04-12, cmxl wrote:
> Followup: last night I rode in a car with OnStar--driver was able to
> voice-dial a number by just saying the phone #, 1 digit at a time--why can't
> these Nextel phones do that?

Have you actually seen any other carriers phone who can do that? OnStar is a
whole different beast then a cell phone.

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Hey, I don't know whether or not any other wireless phone carrier's cell
phones allow me to voice-dial a number as described. If not, then why not?
I've been able to check United Parcel Service tracking numbers on the phone
using voice, not keys, for years. Long number, combination of numbers and
letters, no voice training of software, gets it right every time. Let me
re-state what I said: I want this technology for my cell phone now. It would
make using my cell phone in the car easier and safer. If another carrier has
this technology in place now, at a reasonable price, and all other things
(like coverage) being equal, I would leave Nextel to go to that carrier.

"surtin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 2004-04-12, cmxl wrote:
> > Followup: last night I rode in a car with OnStar--driver was able to
> > voice-dial a number by just saying the phone #, 1 digit at a time--why
can't
> > these Nextel phones do that?
>
> Have you actually seen any other carriers phone who can do that? OnStar is
a
> whole different beast then a cell phone.
>
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On 2004-04-12, cmxl wrote:
> Let me re-state what I said: I want this technology for my cell phone now.

I gathered that from your OP...

> It would make using my cell phone in the car easier and safer.

Most phones that I've seen and used have voice activated dialing, other then
that I haven't seen what you describe.

> If another carrier has this technology in place now, at a reasonable price,
> and all other things (like coverage) being equal, I would leave Nextel to go
> to that carrier.

Well do some research then and find the phone that you're looking for. The i90
and up has voice activated dialing (don't know about i60 etc.), so if that
doesn't suffice, find something that you'll be happy with.

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In article <[email protected]>,
surtin <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2004-04-12, cmxl wrote:
> > Followup: last night I rode in a car with OnStar--driver was able to
> > voice-dial a number by just saying the phone #, 1 digit at a time--why can't
> > these Nextel phones do that?
>
> Have you actually seen any other carriers phone who can do that? OnStar is a
> whole different beast then a cell phone.

Actually I seen a friend do that on his phone. Cant remember which
carrier but it was a kyocera (sp?).

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Follow-up:

Just bought an i95, and, unlike my i90 (and other i90's I've looked at since
I originally posted the question), you CAN read it at night in a dark place.
No comparison. Will sell my i90 and replace it with another i95.

"Fia" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> surtin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On 2004-04-12, cmxl wrote:
> > > Followup: last night I rode in a car with OnStar--driver was able to
> > > voice-dial a number by just saying the phone #, 1 digit at a time--why
can't
> > > these Nextel phones do that?
> >
> > Have you actually seen any other carriers phone who can do that? OnStar
is a
> > whole different beast then a cell phone.
>
> Actually I seen a friend do that on his phone. Cant remember which
> carrier but it was a kyocera (sp?).
>
> --
> Aloha
>
> Fia