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Best new cellphone for use *IN NYC*
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| The reason I mention NYC is that when we first got our Verizon
account, the Moto V60i was talked up so much that we rushed out and
bought them. Horrible choppy reception.
I'm still not sure what caused the problems, but they happened
throughout the city. Building reflections, competing signals, hard to
tell. We even traded for another pair of V60's. Made sure the
firmware was up to date, etc. No luck.
We figured that must be par for the course and that we'd get bad
signal with any phone, so decided we may as well at least have a color
display. Got LG VX-4400's. To our surprise, the signal cleared up.
Given the raves about Motorola in general, this must be something to
do with reception in New York City. What else could it be?
So now that our VX4400's are giving out, we were considering new LG's.
But noticed more raves about Motorola (815 this time). Can anyone
clarify what we could expect from LG vs Motorola vs Samsung vs ???,
especially in the NYC area?
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| TeddeLI 2006-05-19, 11:48 pm |
| On Fri, 19 May 2006 18:42:52 -0400, _Rob <Rob@nospam.com> wrote:
>The reason I mention NYC is that when we first got our Verizon
>account, the Moto V60i was talked up so much that we rushed out and
>bought them. Horrible choppy reception.
>
>I'm still not sure what caused the problems, but they happened
>throughout the city. Building reflections, competing signals, hard to
>tell. We even traded for another pair of V60's. Made sure the
>firmware was up to date, etc. No luck.
>
>We figured that must be par for the course and that we'd get bad
>signal with any phone, so decided we may as well at least have a color
>display. Got LG VX-4400's. To our surprise, the signal cleared up.
>
>Given the raves about Motorola in general, this must be something to
>do with reception in New York City. What else could it be?
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>So now that our VX4400's are giving out, we were considering new LG's.
>But noticed more raves about Motorola (815 this time). Can anyone
>clarify what we could expect from LG vs Motorola vs Samsung vs ???,
>especially in the NYC area?
Funny you said that about the V60i. I had three of them on a family
share plan and loved them. Upgraded to LG's and found them to be good
but with some reception issues.
I have the Motorola 815 now and can make and receive calls with no
problems anywhere I go in the NYC area. From my personal experience I
have found the Motorolas perform better than the LGs I've had.
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| _Rob" <Rob@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Samsung for years - best battery life - period!
Actually, the signal on my a970 has not dropped yet - while I had dropped
calls on my old a610.
Oh and yes, Manhattan. :)
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| _Rob wrote:
> The reason I mention NYC is that when we first got our Verizon
> account, the Moto V60i was talked up so much that we rushed out and
> bought them. Horrible choppy reception.
>
> I'm still not sure what caused the problems, but they happened
> throughout the city. Building reflections, competing signals, hard to
> tell. We even traded for another pair of V60's. Made sure the
> firmware was up to date, etc. No luck.
>
> We figured that must be par for the course and that we'd get bad
> signal with any phone, so decided we may as well at least have a color
> display. Got LG VX-4400's. To our surprise, the signal cleared up.
>
> Given the raves about Motorola in general, this must be something to
> do with reception in New York City. What else could it be?
I used the V60s in NYC with no problem, and it was similar to the V60i.
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| TeddeLI 2006-05-20, 11:48 pm |
| On Fri, 19 May 2006 21:14:57 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
wrote:
>_Rob wrote:
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>I used the V60s in NYC with no problem, and it was similar to the V60i.
The V60s was the same as the V60i except with a speaker. It had a stub
antenna while the V60i had an extendable one. People in the newsgroups
said that reception with V60s was improved if they put a V60i antenna
on it. Both were good phones.
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| On Sat, 20 May 2006 08:36:51 -0400, TeddeLI <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:
>The V60s was the same as the V60i except with a speaker. It had a stub
>antenna while the V60i had an extendable one. People in the newsgroups
>said that reception with V60s was improved if they put a V60i antenna
>on it. Both were good phones.
I had spoken to others who had reception problems with V60i phones in
NYC, so I assumed it had something to do with transmission here, or
building reflections, etc. Given that we tried replacing them (total
four phones tried) it doesn't seem like a fluke.
Moving to the VX-4400 was NOT a subtle change; it was a vast
improvement. I wonder what could have caused that. Something to do
with the particular plan? (Given that we originally signed up 2-1/2
years ago, we were still on the old system...AC1 was it?)
In any case, I'll take another look at Motorola then. There are
currently promos on both Verizon and on the Moto 815. Hopefully we
will have time to jump ship if needed. The VX4400's worked very well,
so anything comparable will be fine.
I noticed a complaint about the 815 in one of the user reviews. It
said you could not put multiple phone numbers under one listing. That
would be retarded, and I doubt that it is true as stated. The VX4400
allows space under each listing for 2 home phones, 2 work phones, + 1
cell number. Does the 815 have equivalent ability?
Aside from weak vibration mode (a recurring theme in reviews), what is
the major down-side of the 815?
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| On Sat, 20 May 2006 15:06:50 -0400, Rob <Rob@nospam.com> wrote:
>I noticed a complaint about the 815 in one of the user reviews. It
>said you could not put multiple phone numbers under one listing. That
>would be retarded, and I doubt that it is true as stated. The VX4400
>allows space under each listing for 2 home phones, 2 work phones, + 1
>cell number. Does the 815 have equivalent ability?
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>Aside from weak vibration mode (a recurring theme in reviews), what is
>the major down-side of the 815?
I took another look at that, and supposedly the 815 allows 6 numbers
per entry. What could they have been talking about...a 'grouping'
function? I can't imagine that with Moto's 1000-entry top limit that
they would not have that.
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| TeddeLI 2006-05-20, 11:48 pm |
| On Sat, 20 May 2006 15:06:50 -0400, Rob <Rob@nospam.com> wrote:
>On Sat, 20 May 2006 08:36:51 -0400, TeddeLI <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:
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>I had spoken to others who had reception problems with V60i phones in
>NYC, so I assumed it had something to do with transmission here, or
>building reflections, etc. Given that we tried replacing them (total
>four phones tried) it doesn't seem like a fluke.
>
>Moving to the VX-4400 was NOT a subtle change; it was a vast
>improvement. I wonder what could have caused that. Something to do
>with the particular plan? (Given that we originally signed up 2-1/2
>years ago, we were still on the old system...AC1 was it?)
>
>In any case, I'll take another look at Motorola then. There are
>currently promos on both Verizon and on the Moto 815. Hopefully we
>will have time to jump ship if needed. The VX4400's worked very well,
>so anything comparable will be fine.
>
>I noticed a complaint about the 815 in one of the user reviews. It
>said you could not put multiple phone numbers under one listing. That
>would be retarded, and I doubt that it is true as stated. The VX4400
>allows space under each listing for 2 home phones, 2 work phones, + 1
>cell number. Does the 815 have equivalent ability?
>
>Aside from weak vibration mode (a recurring theme in reviews), what is
>the major down-side of the 815?
You can put multiple numbers under one name. I have 4 for one entry.
You can show each number separately or choose a primary number to view
and scroll through it to see the other numbers for that person. You
can also create folder categories.
I don't agree with the weak vibration mode. It is fine for me. There
are several vibration patterns to choose from.
For me the number one reason to get a phone is reception. All the
other features come last. I had the V710 so I knew what to expect with
the E815. I find the reception even better without the analog of the
710. It does not have to search for it. When upgrading 3 0f my 4
family share phones I went into a store and said let me have three of
them. Didn't even touch any of the others.
I love the voice command dialing. One step less than the 710 and no
teaching it the names. Just enter a name in your phone book and the
phone knows it.
There are a few things with the 815 that could be better such as
finding a contact by pressing a keypad. Nothing major. This is only my
personal opinion
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| Will Vaughan 2006-05-22, 5:48 pm |
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"Rob" <Rob@nospam.com> wrote:
> Aside from weak vibration mode (a recurring theme in reviews), what is
> the major down-side of the 815?
The weak vibration was taken care of with a software update, as was the
echo in the speakphone. Some people complain about the crippled
bluetooth functions, but I don't really use it. Some complain about
a weak hinge, also something I've never experienced.
The only down-side I have with the 815 is the size. I would also consider
the 325 if you don't need all the bells and whistles.
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| "Will Vaughan" <vaughan.29@osu.edu> wrote:
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> "Rob" <Rob@nospam.com> wrote:
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> The weak vibration was taken care of with a software update, as was
> the echo in the speakphone. Some people complain about the crippled
> bluetooth functions, but I don't really use it. Some complain about
> a weak hinge, also something I've never experienced.
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> The only down-side I have with the 815 is the size. I would also
> consider the 325 if you don't need all the bells and whistles.
>
That was me re not needing "all the bells and whistles" & am very pleased
with the v325.
A side note re the v325...don't know how it got started but the talk about
it not being data capable is not true.
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| On Mon, 22 May 2006 10:20:47 -0400, "Will Vaughan"
<vaughan.29@osu.edu> wrote:
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>"Rob" <Rob@nospam.com> wrote:
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>The weak vibration was taken care of with a software update, as was the
>echo in the speakphone. Some people complain about the crippled
>bluetooth functions, but I don't really use it. Some complain about
>a weak hinge, also something I've never experienced.
Thanks, Will. What is the story re 'Crippled Bluetooth'? Is this in
regard to sync'ing phonebooks with a computer? I've heard that there
are some features on the e815 that were intentionally disabled by
Verizon.
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| Will Vaughan 2006-05-24, 5:48 pm |
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"Rob" <Rob@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 22 May 2006 10:20:47 -0400, "Will Vaughan"
> <vaughan.29@osu.edu> wrote:
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> Thanks, Will. What is the story re 'Crippled Bluetooth'? Is this in
> regard to sync'ing phonebooks with a computer? I've heard that there
> are some features on the e815 that were intentionally disabled by
> Verizon.
I'm not much of an expert in Bluetooth - I just know some on here
complain about the Bluetooth being crippled. I still have a wired
head phone (as I only use it in the car) and use a memory chip to
move things back and forth between the phone and the computer
and never use the Bluetooth. So it doesn't affect me. If you think
you're going to use it, I'd ask around to someone much more
knowledgable - apparently you can hack the phone and get it
to work, but it voids the warranty.
However, even without the Bluetooth, I'd still recommend the
815 - never had a moments problem with it, including the text
message problem some have reported.
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