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I've used 2 of these phones over the last year and one-half. Sleek looks and ease of operation are definite pros - just make sure you get a cover for it, because the casing scratches horribly if you look at it the wrong way... I've NEVER had a problem with reception (AT&T/Cingular) in south central PA, or on travels to Ohio, KY, MD, VA & WVa. If you do get this phone, make sure you train yourself to NOT hit the browser button - unwanted data transfer calls grossly multiply (not add) the bottom line on your monthly bills.. Both displays on one of my phones have quit functioning, which has been a MAJOR problem with this model, but functions well as long as you don't rely on your phonebook and call log features. The other phone still has both displays functioning properly, but the microphone no longer responds. I still use it for messaging, connecting to my pc, and as a spare battery charger for the other phone :). I take it with me when I travel as a battery charger and mini PDA (yeah, I'm cheap!). It's been a workhorse for me, averaging over 4000 minutes a month and 100+ text messages, been swimming in the Clarion River (successfully dried out), and I work in a mill, so it's always filtering sawdust, and dropped several times - once off an amusement park ride; so for the low prices available on eBay, I'm not hesitating to buy another. Just wish I was more confident on the longevity of the display life, but I also just bid on a V188 for another phone... they claim the upgrades have fixed the display problems. We'll see...Read full review
My husband’s first phone when we first switched our service to Cingular in Feb. of 2005 was the Motorola V180. I read all the specs on it and he didn’t want anything fancy, just something that would work good, have a good battery life and get a good signal. The Motorola V180 has the following features (Information can be found on the internet): • Instant messaging for quick and easy chatting • Motomixer application to mix unique ringtones to play on the 24-chord polyphonic speaker • Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) and Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) for sending pictures, animations, wallpaper, icons and ring tones • J2ME MIDP 2.0 support for application, ringer, wallpaper, graphic and game downloads • Peer to peer 2-way games (SMS, GPRS and CLDC 1.0) • Conference calling and integrated hands-free speakerphone • Datebook and Phonebook synchronization via accessory USB cable to easily organize your life • WAP 2.0 compliant browser with GPRS Class 10 for high-speed data transmission It also boasted of their “quad” band network which later was reduced down to tri band and they stated it had a talk time of 5.83 hours. This Mororola did have a good signal and it did have a good battery life and good talk time but after only a few months the phone started having static noise and it just got worse over time. Customer service tried some updates and then finally said to return the phone for a replacement and they would send the same phone. The replacement phone had the static noise upon the first use. The static on the phone was so loud that you could not even hold a conversation then it would just turn itself off and often wouldn’t power back up. This was our second brand by Motorola and both turned out to be disappointing phones over all. My husband now has another brand phone. We didn’t try for a 3rd time on this Motorola.Read full review
This is a fine mobile for making calls. However, it is an old model. I bought the V180 for travel in Europe and the problem with this particular mobile is that texting is even more popular in Europe than in the United States (its cheaper). Sadly this mobile phone is miserable for text messaging. The software is just far too outdated. Otherwise, it is a relatively small mobile phone. The battery life seems fine. The audio is good. In other words, if you live in the US and your grandma needs a basic mobile this would be a good purchase if found for under $10. If you are looking for a mobile in England, when you arrive simply head to a mobile store and buy one you can top up as you like.
It's a solid average cell phone with all the basic feature you'd want. BUT - the used ones don't work. I bought two used and one new. Only the new one is useable. I learned the hard way and have bought only new cell phones since. The phone is small, but not so tiny you'd lose it. It's not the ultra-slim RAZR or SLVR form factor, but it's much better priced than those newer options. Of note: The new v180 works as advertised with the AT&T Wireless service. This is important because AT&T Wireless (now Cingular) doesn't sell replacement phones for AT&T Wireless customers. They use the your need for a working phone or phone upgrade as an "opportunity" to force you into a more expensive Cingular plan (their best offer to me was 50% more per month for fewer minutes and no Canada coverage). I am determined to continue my AT&T Wireless service without converting to Cingular, and the Motorola V180 is on my list of acceptable ways to achieve this - as long as it's new, not used.Read full review
This phone is not a quality phone. I will list the few pros first: 1. Sleek 2. Ton of features (speaker phone, java enabled, ringtones, aim, etc) 3. Fairly compact Now to the issues I had with this phone (and the replacement sent) I had to get this phone replaced 3 months of buying it b/c of dropped calls, poor reception and sometimes it wouldn't ring. The issues were so frusterating when a Samsung with T-Mobile wouldn't have the problems in the same locations. I went to the place I bought it from and the sales guy there said they have had tons of problems with this phone. He said I have to keep reporting issues to T-Mobile and after 3 replacements they will upgrade me to v188. Supposedly that one is more reliable. Even though I had the phone replaced after 3 months - in another 4-5 months similar problems started creeping up again. I would have the phone sitting next to me and it had full service and the phone would not ring when I get a call but it would tell me that I missed a call and that I have a new VM. Small but annoying problem - every time I make a call it says call fwding on - TMobile couldn't even turn that off. Every time I receive a call and answer the phone and it would still show that I missed the call. Again annoying. Speakerphone - don't even bother - after about 2-3 months of use it will stop working. This is a big problem since speaker phone was one of my primary requirements. With the speakerphone kaput I turned to the Handsfree set. Well that only lasted about 2 months and it stopped working as well. My wife has the same phone and has similar problems and poor battery life to top things off. She had her phone replaced to no avail. Note that the issues persisted with the replacement phones! I am in the process of getting this phone replaced again and perhaps I won't have issues but Motorola has struck out twice so I am not holding my breath. Disclaimer: I am an eBay employee and this review is my own opinion and is not written on behalf of eBay. This review does not reflect the views of my employer nor is it endorsed by them.Read full review