Motorola V220 Phone - Next Generation (AT&T)

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Summary: There's better phones out there
Review: I got this phone after years of being with Nokias. I wanted a nice, cheap, flip camera phone. Only get this phone if you don't plan on using the camera functions or looking at the screen too often. In other words, if you're just looking for a basic phone, this one's for you.
Here's what I didn't like. The screen is very tiny and has a fuzzy, somewhat washed out appearance. Whatever is on the screen doesn't appear very crisp. Which means that whenever you take a picture, it won't show up very well on the screen. A major disappointment for me. There's room for the screen to be larger, but for some reason it isn't.
The volume is pretty low. At it's highest volume, I couldn't hear my phone in the next room over the TV, a problem I never had with Nokias.
The menu is somewhat limiting, I just felt the phone should do more. But the speakerphone was a plus, especially when you're on hold with customer support. And it is small and lightweight. But I couldn't get over the bad screen, which made the camera a waste, and the volume. I returned the phone to get the V400. It was a bit more money, but well worth it. The bright vivid screen made almost every picture look good. The volume is better, but still not as good as Nokia. But overall, the V400 is much better than the 220.

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Summary: Motorola V220 GSM quadband
Review: I had read the reviews of the other people here before I got the phone, but since it was a good deal I went ahead and got it.
I have to say that I am quite satisfied with it and do not plan to return it.

Good things about the phone:

-Small size, light weight
-displays clock on front screen
-cool menus, lots of options
-really nice ring tones
-port to hook up your phone directly to computer
-decent camera
-GREAT battery - lasts for 4,5 days with regular usage

Bad things

-screen is too small
-some keypads are too small so if u have big fingers too bad!
-cannot deny calls without flipping the phone open
-camera is not top quality


All in all I like the phone and for the price I paid it's fantastic!


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Summary: Waste of money...
Review: I recently upgraded my old Nokia to this phone because I wanted something a little higher end, ie flip design, camera, etc. I took it home that night and played with the camera and it was sub-par at best. The menu had an awkward "haze" over it. A bit washed over, in my opinion. Also that night, I was entering my phonebook names and each number has to have a separate entry. You can't combine multiple numbers for one person. Very irritating considering that no where in the booklet was this explained. Very poorly written as well. I was hoping that when I actually used the phone in normal, everyday life, I'd love it more. Fat chance. The volume level only goes to "7" and it is very, very, very low. I could barely hear my other party and vice versa. This gave me the opportunity to use the speakerphone, which (not that it really matters to me) must be activated after the call is made and is a mixed bag. It is quite loud, but can be spotty at times. I found myself fighting over which mode to find the best results with. Quite fustrating considering a paid almost 240 dollars for an "upgrade". Many other cons, but they're mostly quirks (USB port is useless without software that is much extra, tiny photo caller ID display, etc). I'm returning this today, so I suggest you do the same if you've made the same mistake that I have by buying this phone.

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Summary: read this!
Review: this is some important information left out of previous reviews!

DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE UNLESS YOU ALREADY HAVE AN AT&T PLAN!!

if you do not already have an at&t plan you will not be able to activate this phone, as at&t is now part of cingular you will have to sign up for a cingular plan, thus having to buy a new phone.

but if you do already have an at&t plan, this is a great phone. well worth the asked price.

also, you can add multiple numbers to one name, just go to the phone book menu and set the "view by" option to "primary contact".

the screen could be bigger, but this is just a minor drawback, and the features are quite good for the asking price. menu is difficult to get used to, but once you do it isn't bad at all.

the only major drawback is not being able to switch to speakerphone when you are not already in the call.