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Motorola Razr V3 Cellphone: The trend-setter that shouldn't have existed

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Re: Motorola Razr V3 Cellphone: The trend-setter that shouldn't have existed

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Post by eli »

swimfar wrote: post #17

I just bought one a few months ago when my 13 year old Nokia died. I actually dislike the phone quite a bit and prefer my old Nokia. I have to charge the Razr about every other day, even if I haven't used it for calls. It takes too many button presses to do anything. It isn't very responsive (it takes about 4 seconds for each text deletion). If I receive a missed call or text the phone will vibrate every 5 minutes un…

I think you can get an apostrophe if you put it in symbols mode first by mashing the # a few times

Re: Motorola Razr V3 Cellphone: The trend-setter that shouldn't have existed

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Post by scarface74 »

userbinator wrote: post #14
_hyn3 wrote: post #2

Do any of these old phones still work on modern mobile networks (even just GSM or CDMA)? The Samsung sph-i500 was another great small phone running PalmOS that came out soon after, with a similar form factor to the Razr.

Baseline GSM hasn't really changed over the years. These phones will still be able to make and receive calls.

The GSM carriers in the US have both turned off thier 2G networks.

Re: Motorola Razr V3 Cellphone: The trend-setter that shouldn't have existed

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Post by dirkgently »

robin_reala wrote: post #24
steelframe wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I miss small phones. Not quite "tiny," but pretty small regardless, the Xperia Compact line of phones is still a thing. You should check it out. A new Z5C can be had for about 150 USD, or 500 USD for an XZ2C if you can live with 5 inches. Sadly, it's not clear whether Sony will be releasing an XZ3C, so we may be coming to the end of what is arguably the only serious high-end compact smartphone out there.

iPhone SE is still supported by Apple and smaller still, and the Performance on iOS 12 is respectable. Probably not as cheap as $150 but it can’t be far off.

But it's iOS. Ewwww

Re: Motorola Razr V3 Cellphone: The trend-setter that shouldn't have existed

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Post by beerlord »

Those were heady days for phone manufacturers, and telecommunications in general. Motorola was flush with cash.

Nowadays, product management in the phone industry is comparatively dull. Its just about predicting how many iPhones you will sell, begging Apple to allocate as many launch devices to you as possible, and then figuring out which ZTE or Huawei Android device you will sell for $99 on your subsidised prepaid range.

Re: Motorola Razr V3 Cellphone: The trend-setter that shouldn't have existed

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Post by 50 »

swimfar wrote: post #17

I just bought one a few months ago when my 13 year old Nokia died. I actually dislike the phone quite a bit and prefer my old Nokia. I have to charge the Razr about every other day, even if I haven't used it for calls. It takes too many button presses to do anything. It isn't very responsive (it takes about 4 seconds for each text deletion). If I receive a missed call or text the phone will vibrate every 5 minutes un…

What Nokia phone? I've been looking to get a Nokia 105 (2017) unlocked with the possibility of using it with Google's Project Fi (T-Mobile) but can't seem to find them anywhere - the only seller of them on Amazon in the US isn't reliable.

Re: Motorola Razr V3 Cellphone: The trend-setter that shouldn't have existed

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Post by dirkgently »

skellera wrote: post #9
LeifCarrotson wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, the Razr was my first phone...but it was super convenient to just use the number pad to dial. I had contacts programmed in for just about all the people I called, but between favorites and dialing I didn't use them all that often.

I miss phones that let you dial the letters of the contact name to pull up that contact. Example I always thought was funny was Mom is 666. But with that, it was faster to dial a contact name like that than their number.

> I miss phones that let you dial the letters of the contact name to pull up that contact.

Not sure if I understand this. If you mean start dialing by name or number, I can do this on my Android.

Re: Motorola Razr V3 Cellphone: The trend-setter that shouldn't have existed

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Post by fierarul »

I think this flip phone would still sell today if they would make it.

I was in a retro mood recently and actually looked at a flip phone to buy and the cheapest I could find in my country was about the same price as a low-cost Android. So, no buy.

The guys selling under the Nokia brand are also rejuvenating old products but they are going too far: I don't want a Nokia with a color screen, better graphics and an app store for games. I would want precisely a black and white (or e-ink!) display, no external apps whatsoever and no game included by default. There should be no reason to fiddle with a retro phone.

Re: Motorola Razr V3 Cellphone: The trend-setter that shouldn't have existed

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Post by gketuma »

computator wrote: post #22

> The precision of the build quality, and the use of real metal throughout, are on par with products today. I had a RAZR early on, and I would agree that the build quality was excellent. I bought several more to give to family members in the 2010-2011 time frame -- bought both online and in phone stores -- and found that the build quality had deteriorated badly (though they were much cheaper than the original RAZR).…

I bought mine from the Verizon store and I swear they sold me a Chinese version. The build quality was the worse. All the keys fell off eventually and the metal color paint peeled off as well. I promised myself never to buy anything Motorola after that.

Re: Motorola Razr V3 Cellphone: The trend-setter that shouldn't have existed

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Post by zokula »

scarface74 wrote: post #32
userbinator wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Baseline GSM hasn't really changed over the years. These phones will still be able to make and receive calls.

The GSM carriers in the US have both turned off thier 2G networks.

AT&T has but T-Mobile still has 2g GSM service.

Re: Motorola Razr V3 Cellphone: The trend-setter that shouldn't have existed

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Post by sampl »

fierarul wrote: post #37

I think this flip phone would still sell today if they would make it. I was in a retro mood recently and actually looked at a flip phone to buy and the cheapest I could find in my country was about the same price as a low-cost Android. So, no buy. The guys selling under the Nokia brand are also rejuvenating old products but they are going too far: I don't want a Nokia with a color screen, better graphics and an app s…

I used an old-style phone a few years back. Some things I had forgotten about:

- syncing contacts to the phone is near impossible - typing on t9 is slowwwww - setting up MMS etc is a PITA - no apps even for things like driving directions, simple web searches, voice recordings, Spotify

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