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Nokia 6030 or Motorola V360 at T-Mobile?
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| Ajanta 2006-12-12, 4:33 am |
| I have decided to sign up with T-Mobile. As I have always had Nokia bar
style phones, I am comfortable with them and have chargers set up
everywhere, I was going to pick Nokia 6030.
However, I just saw Consumer Reports which lists Motorola V360 as the
best buy at T-M. While I am not used to flip style, it has twice the
talk time of Nokia.
Both Nokia 6030 and Mot V360 are free with contract. (Oddly enough, a
lower priced Motorola V195s, which might have suited me better because
I don't need the camera in V360, is actually more expensive after
rebates.)
If you are familiar with these phones, I would appreciate a few words
of advice and comparison.
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| "Ajanta" <ajanta@null.void> wrote in message
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>I have decided to sign up with T-Mobile. As I have always had Nokia bar
> style phones, I am comfortable with them and have chargers set up
> everywhere, I was going to pick Nokia 6030.
>
> However, I just saw Consumer Reports which lists Motorola V360 as the
> best buy at T-M. While I am not used to flip style, it has twice the
> talk time of Nokia.
>
> Both Nokia 6030 and Mot V360 are free with contract. (Oddly enough, a
> lower priced Motorola V195s, which might have suited me better because
> I don't need the camera in V360, is actually more expensive after
> rebates.)
>
> If you are familiar with these phones, I would appreciate a few words
> of advice and comparison.
Not really familiar with either one but I wouldn't expect a big difference
in current consumption between the two phones, Motorola however has a bit
bigger battery, the "up to" talk time Motorola claims for the V360 cannot
be comparable with the Nokia "up to". A bit odd actually, I was assuming a
GCF "standardised" talk time being reported for both. What does the Motorola
"up to" with two figures mean? I'm afraid the first one being at full power
and the smaller one the talk time with minimum power while the GCF test is
neither of these. Cannot be twice the talk time on the Motorola but because
of the bigger battery, you could expect a bit more (970 mAh versus 1050
something on the Motorola).
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| dafydd 2006-12-12, 10:33 am |
| While I cannot say I know much of the 6030 in particular, It has been
my experience, as a former customer service rep with t-mobile, that the
nokia phones in general have less things that go wrong with them.
Maybe Motorola has finally worked the bugs out of the V360, it;'s
predecessors the V300 and V600 were full of glitches, bugs and just
plain poorly designed when they were 1st released to use by t-mobile
and we had probably 25 complaints on those to every 1 on the nokias
they sold. Again this is based on past experiences as someone taking
the calls to help troubleshoot problems with the phones. I was not
there long after the release of the V360, so I truly cannot speak to
the quality of that phone specifically.
Ajanta wrote:
> I have decided to sign up with T-Mobile. As I have always had Nokia bar
> style phones, I am comfortable with them and have chargers set up
> everywhere, I was going to pick Nokia 6030.
>
> However, I just saw Consumer Reports which lists Motorola V360 as the
> best buy at T-M. While I am not used to flip style, it has twice the
> talk time of Nokia.
>
> Both Nokia 6030 and Mot V360 are free with contract. (Oddly enough, a
> lower priced Motorola V195s, which might have suited me better because
> I don't need the camera in V360, is actually more expensive after
> rebates.)
>
> If you are familiar with these phones, I would appreciate a few words
> of advice and comparison.
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| Ajanta 2006-12-12, 10:33 am |
| Me <no@net.org> wrote:
: Not really familiar with either one but I wouldn't expect a big difference
: in current consumption between the two phones, Motorola however has a bit
: bigger battery, the "up to" talk time Motorola claims for the V360 cannot
: be comparable with the Nokia "up to". A bit odd actually, I was assuming a
: GCF "standardised" talk time being reported for both. What does the Motorola
: "up to" with two figures mean? I'm afraid the first one being at full power
: and the smaller one the talk time with minimum power while the GCF test is
: neither of these. Cannot be twice the talk time on the Motorola but because
: of the bigger battery, you could expect a bit more (970 mAh versus 1050
: something on the Motorola).
The following link compares them side by side:
<http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones...=864ff25a-5c42-
448c-8450- 4ebc256cbe2b,56409d7
6-2634-4bd8-b7a9-e9a913ed4b9e>
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| Ajanta 2006-12-12, 10:33 am |
| dafydd <dafydd.ieuans@gmail.com> wrote:
: While I cannot say I know much of the 6030 in particular, It has been
: my experience, as a former customer service rep with t-mobile, that the
: nokia phones in general have less things that go wrong with them.
: Maybe Motorola has finally worked the bugs out of the V360, it;'s
: predecessors the V300 and V600 were full of glitches, bugs and just
: plain poorly designed when they were 1st released to use by t-mobile
: and we had probably 25 complaints on those to every 1 on the nokias
: they sold. Again this is based on past experiences as someone taking
: the calls to help troubleshoot problems with the phones. I was not
: there long after the release of the V360, so I truly cannot speak to
: the quality of that phone specifically.
The following link compares them side by side:
<http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones...=864ff25a-5c42-
448c-8450- 4ebc256cbe2b,56409d7
6-2634-4bd8-b7a9-e9a913ed4b9e>
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| Mike S. 2006-12-12, 10:33 am |
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In article < 111220062302189732%a
janta@null.void>, Ajanta <Nobody> wrote:
>I have decided to sign up with T-Mobile. As I have always had Nokia bar
>style phones, I am comfortable with them and have chargers set up
>everywhere, I was going to pick Nokia 6030.
>
>However, I just saw Consumer Reports which lists Motorola V360 as the
>best buy at T-M. While I am not used to flip style, it has twice the
>talk time of Nokia.
>
>Both Nokia 6030 and Mot V360 are free with contract. (Oddly enough, a
>lower priced Motorola V195s, which might have suited me better because
>I don't need the camera in V360, is actually more expensive after
>rebates.)
>
>If you are familiar with these phones, I would appreciate a few words
>of advice and comparison.
It's odd that these should be compared side by side, as the 6030 is the
low-end replacement for the 3595 and 6010; while the V360 is a mid-level
flip phone descended from the V400. As such the Motorola has features
(bluetooth, camera, etc) which the 6030 does not.
That said, the 6030 is a small, well-performing low end phone with good
audio and weak signal handling, and excellent battery life. The screen,
like that on most low-end Nokias, is the pits; small and poosly visible in
sunlight but otherwise useful.
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| Ajanta 2006-12-12, 3:33 pm |
| Mike S. <retsuhcs@xinap.moc> wrote:
: It's odd that these should be compared side by side, as the 6030 is the
: low-end replacement for the 3595 and 6010; while the V360 is a mid-level
: flip phone descended from the V400. As such the Motorola has features
: (bluetooth, camera, etc) which the 6030 does not.
The circumstances are peculiar and have brought these two as choices.
They are free at t-mobile where I am signing up. Nokia 6030 is the only
kind available that I am used to (bar style Nokia), so I was going to
choose it. Then a Consumer Reports issue just came out in which they
named Motorola V360 as best buy at t-mobile. I am not interested in its
extra features but they don't bother me.
: That said, the 6030 is a small, well-performing low end phone with
: good audio and weak signal handling,
Sorry, a bit of English confusion. Did you mean <"good audio" and "weak
signal-handling"> or <good audio" and "good weak-signal handling">?
: and excellent battery life. The screen, like that on most low-end Nokias,
: is the pits; small and poorly visible in sunlight but otherwise useful.
How does it compare with 6100, 6610 and the TDMA 6650? I am familiar
with those.
If I forget about getting a free phone when signing up, then of course
I could go and buy any GSM phone I like. Which are the best values
(voice and text only, no data/web/camera/video etc)?
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| Mike S. 2006-12-12, 3:33 pm |
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In article < 121220061337073453%a
janta@null.void>, Ajanta <Nobody> wrote:
>Mike S. <retsuhcs@xinap.moc> wrote:
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>: That said, the 6030 is a small, well-performing low end phone with
>: good audio and weak signal handling,
>
>Sorry, a bit of English confusion. Did you mean <"good audio" and "weak
>signal-handling"> or <good audio" and "good weak-signal handling">?
Good audio.
Good handling of weak signals.
>: and excellent battery life. The screen, like that on most low-end Nokias,
>: is the pits; small and poorly visible in sunlight but otherwise useful.
>
>How does it compare with 6100, 6610 and the TDMA 6650? I am familiar
>with those.
Newer design; smaller pixels, more colors.
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| Brain_Dead 2006-12-12, 10:33 pm |
| The V360 was discontinued quite some time ago. It is not part of the current
T-Mobile phone line up. It is an old model.
Aside from older technology, you may find it difficult to get accessories
for it.
The 6030 is a current model. Simple low tier dependable model.
In my opinion, always go for the newer phone.
Storm
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> In article < 121220061337073453%a
janta@null.void>, Ajanta <Nobody> wrote:
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> Good audio.
> Good handling of weak signals.
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> Newer design; smaller pixels, more colors.
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| Ajanta 2006-12-13, 4:33 am |
| Brain_Dead <GR71908@verizon.net> wrote:
: The V360 was discontinued quite some time ago. It is not part of the current
: T-Mobile phone line up.
Go to t-mobile.com, click on phones and you'd see Motorola V360 right
there, #3 from the top:
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/
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| Brain_Dead 2006-12-13, 3:33 pm |
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"Ajanta" <ajanta@null.void> wrote in message
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> Brain_Dead <GR71908@verizon.net> wrote:
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> : The V360 was discontinued quite some time ago. It is not part of the
> current
> : T-Mobile phone line up.
>
> Go to t-mobile.com, click on phones and you'd see Motorola V360 right
> there, #3 from the top:
And lots of other old discontinued phones. Like other industries, when an
item is discontinued, they will continue to offer it for sale until their
current stock is sold out. They will not order more from the manufacturer.
As an example, there is a car dealer in the area offering new 2006 models
for sale at a great discount. They are obviously discontinued as are the
V360.
Storm
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> http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/
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| Sven Golly 2006-12-14, 4:33 am |
| "Brain_Dead" <GR71908@verizon.net> wrote in
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> The V360 was discontinued quite some time ago.
Well that's only because it's been superceded by the V365 which only adds
push-to-talk -- an un-useful feature on T-Mobile.
> It is not part of the current T-Mobile phone line up.
Oh yes it is.
> It is an old model.
Heh. It was introduced in Q4 of 2005. I guess that makes it ancient. Almost
a year old in fact.
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| Sven Golly 2006-12-14, 4:33 am |
| Ajanta <ajanta@null.void> wrote in news:131220060211444
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ajanta@null.void:
> Go to t-mobile.com, click on phones and you'd see Motorola V360 right
> there, #3 from the top:
It's a fine phone. I have a few friends with them. Almost, but not quite a
smart phone. Good reception, bluetooth, MP3 player, dial-by-voice, etc.,
etc.
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| Todd Allcock 2006-12-14, 12:33 pm |
| At 13 Dec 2006 19:48:14 +0000 Brain_Dead wrote:
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> And lots of other old discontinued phones. Like other industries, when
an
> item is discontinued, they will continue to offer it for sale until
their
> current stock is sold out. They will not order more from the
manufacturer.
> As an example, there is a car dealer in the area offering new 2006
models
> for sale at a great discount. They are obviously discontinued as are
the
> V360.
But discontinued models are often sold at a discount, which explains this
entire thread: why the OP is deciding between a low-end Nok 6030 and a
far more featured Moto 360 at the same price!
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| Ajanta 2006-12-14, 3:33 pm |
| Todd Allcock < elecconnec@AmericaOn
Line.com> wrote:
: But discontinued models are often sold at a discount, which explains this
: entire thread: why the OP is deciding between a low-end Nok 6030 and a
: far more featured Moto 360 at the same price!
Yes that is basically the point. Both are available to me at the same
price (free w/contract) and I have to decide which ill be better for a
few years' audio and text use only (I won't use camera, web, etc)
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| Ajanta 2006-12-14, 3:33 pm |
| Sven Golly < sven_medelsvensson@g
mail.com> wrote:
: It's a fine phone. I have a few friends with them. Almost, but not
: quite a smart phone. Good reception, bluetooth, MP3 player,
: dial-by-voice, etc.,
Do you have an opinion between Motorola V360 and Nokia 6030?
Both are available to me at the same price (free w/contract) and I
have to decide which ill be better for a few years' voice and text
use only (I won't use camera, web, etc).
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| Sven Golly 2006-12-17, 4:33 am |
| Ajanta <ajanta@null.void> wrote in news:141220061412137
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> Do you have an opinion between Motorola V360 and Nokia 6030?
No.
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| Sven Golly 2006-12-17, 4:33 am |
| Ajanta <ajanta@null.void> wrote in news:141220061412137
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> Do you have an opinion between Motorola V360 and Nokia 6030?
Well, other than you might end up using the V360 features eventually even
if you say you won't now.
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