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| Motorola RAZR2 V9 Phone (AT&T) | 
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| Brand: Motorola
Category: Wireless
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $49.99
You Save: $250.00 (83%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 12
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: V9
UPC: 723755936812
ASIN: B000UWGPKM
Release Date: August 24, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Blugh. Not much better than RAZR V3 March 20, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I got this phone for my wife as a replacement for her aging RAZR V3. I was excited with the new features (music, micro-SD, 3G, etc) and the new look.
However, on recieving the phone, I realized that, although the shell is slightly different, it's pretty much the same phone as the V3, and still includes all the annoying interface issues that the V3 had. It still takes several clicks or menu choices to do anything (unless you want to SHOP or use the internet, which for some reason AT&T dedicates buttons for). There's NO DATEBOOK, which is annoying, and due to the new video and music features, it takes a bunch of extra clicks to do anything with media (ie, if I want to look at pictures, I have to click Main Menu, navigate to the camera/video item, select Find Media, then select Pictures.) They've also removed the ability to change the functions for the left and right hotkeys.
I was also disappointed with the construction of the phone itself. The original RAZR feels really tight and crisp, and the hinge is of great quality -- even 2 years later, it's working perfectly. With this new RAZR v9, on the other hand, the screen lid is wiggly and loose, and feels like it could break if you flipped it open too quickly. The lid is much larger in area than the original, but the internal screen is identical in size, so the screen looks kinda puny inside that big area. However, the screen is MUCH brighter than the original's, so that's nice.
So, the takeaway here is that if you're looking for 3G features, and you definitely love the styling of this particular phone, then try it out. But if you get irritated by clunky interfaces and feature bloat making your gadget harder to use, avoid the V9. Personally, I kinda wish I'd opted for a V3xx instead, which has 3G features packed into the original case style.
My wife likes it, though. She's less picky about useability issues, and she likes the color and the way the keypad lights up purple.
 Best penny I ever spent! March 11, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Originally paid 49.99 for the phone, but saw that it dropped in price to .01 only a couple days after I ordered it, so I called Amazon and was refunded 48.98. The V9 was an upgrade from the original RAZR that I had for 2+ years. I was able to keep my old phone number with AT&T, although I did have to pay $18 to AT&T for the "upgrade fee," and I also bought a 2 Gig. MicroSD card online for $10.25. So altogether, I guess I actually paid $28.26. Still not bad. The call quality of the phone is excellent, volume is perfect, especially compared to the original RAZR. Decent camera for a phone. Battery life isn't fabulous, but I haven't seen a phone that has incredible battery life (I was having to charge my RAZR every day, so anything more than a day was an upgrade); I think I'm having to charge this phone about every 3rd day.
Excellent fringe area performance March 3, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
We live in a weak signal area for both Verizon and AT&T. We had an old phone under Verizon that would hardly work in the house ... second floor, hanging out a window. One neighbor had a newer Samsung phone on Verizon and they could get a weak but functional signal in their house, so we went to Verizon to "re-up" a two year contract. However, we could not get them to give us a reasonable (free or low cost) upgrade to a new top of the line phone ... had to be a NEW customer to get that!
So we started looking at AT&T. Our next door neighbor had just gotten a Razr V3xx and sat in our living room with 3 bars of signal strength on the AT&T network. On Amazon, it just happened that the V3xx was available for $49 or $99 (I forget which, but on that day the RAZR2 V9 was $.01! Yes I think that was just for a day ... it is back up again to $49 when I checked today. Based upon the reviews, I went with it.
It has way more bells and whistles than we will ever use, but the good news is that in our house it usually has a FULL 5 bars in the 3G network, with 3 bars in the EDGE network being the lowest that I have noticed. Last night, my wife sat on the floor of our family room, playing with the cats, while talking for 45 minutes to her mom. Her mother ... hard of hearing ... said it was the clearest she had ever heard my wife over her phone ... and we have been using the (expensive) land line to call her for months.
Other good points ... Both my wife and I are getting up a bit in years, and the large, bright external and internal displays are wonderful just for the basic stuff ... what digit did I just push?? Who is calling? etc. I like the little "buzz" that it makes when I push a side button. It lets me know that I pushed something.
Negatives ... they are picky stuff. If you want it to look great, you can't use it. Fingers, ears, hair, etc. will make it look a greasy mess in no time flat. Time to find a clear case for it. There is one, and only one connector port. It is a little micro USB port that has a little rubber flap over it. I expect the flap to be gone very soon. The charger goes into that port, and it takes practice to line it up right. The wired connector for your computer (update phone number list, etc.) goes in there too. That is separate software, but it has a very reasonable price. I've just ordered a Bluetooth dongle for my old laptop and it should let me bypass that cable. While updating my phone numbers, I caught the cable with the desk chair arm and pulled the phone off the desk ... onto a carpet, thank goodness. For such a small phone, a wireless connection will be a much smarter way to go if it works!
Bottom line ... It looks like a phone that has features way beyond what I need. But if you are in a weak AT&T signal area and want to replace an older phone, this phone may help solve that problem! Keep an eye out on Amazon and see if the price bounces back down again. I noticed that when I ordered, the same price applied for new two year contracts AND those who were re-upping old contracts. Verizon, pay attention! You lost a 6 year customer just because you would not do the same!
Oh ... and I double checked with both AT&T and Amazon. They do honor the 30 day trial period even though I purchased the phone online. If I return it within 30 days, I do have to pay the initial connection and "time used" fees, but I would not have any other "multi hundred dollar" penalties. Those kick in AFTER the 30 days and BEFORE the contract ends.
 A Fantastic Phone! February 29, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
With all the fancy features in cell phones now, I wanted to make sure that the phone I got did what a phone should do: preform well as a phone and not just look pretty. I'm happy to say Motorola's new RAZR2 V9 does both.
First off, the this AT&T version has a unique metallic burgundy color which makes it stand out. The huge bright screen on the front helps with the "not your ordinary RAZR" look. When you open it, the screen on the inside is even brighter! I'm raving over the screens and colors because my last phone was a Motorola V551 (a good phone in its day, but very old by comparison). Having a screen that's easy on the eyes is a great thing for me. Call quality is awesome. The RAZR2 V9 is the only one with Motorola's new CrystalTalk feature. And I must say, whatever it is, its working very well. Calls on this phones sound great. And since this is a 3G phone, the MediaNET browser displays pages really fast. I haven't tried out the music player features on this, so I'm not sure how well that works.
There are a few things worth noting. The keys on this phone are very flat and can be hard to press at times. This is especially true for the buttons on the right and left sides of the phone. The buttons on my old v551 were much easier to press. I've also noticed that the battery life goes for only 3 days. I suppose it has to be expected with at 3G phone, but I was hoping for better performance on that. And, a comment on AT&T more than the phone, I've noticed that 3G service isn't always available. At times the phone connects to the Edge Network instead. There is a speed difference, but not much for what I'm doing. Streaming videos and music would probably take a bigger hit on that if 3G cuts out.
 Nice looking phone poor options and features February 28, 2008
1 out of 12 found this review helpful
Just got this phone from sprint(same phone as the verizon and AT&t version just different colors and logos). Ive had it for exatly 12 hours and already having problems with it. Since its a finger print magnet because its so shinny and flash I decided to wipe off the internal screen with a micro fiber cloth. With just the slight amount of pressure the LCD screen got defected, its displaying multiple black horizontal lines accross the inner screen and purple and green lines in a vertical position across it as well. What a horrible defect. Also motorola shows off the mp3 aspect of it and miserably fails to include a phone jack so you can use a head set to listen to your tunes. The only way you can listen to your tunes is by using the weak external speakers that are located under the phone. So it really defies the purpose of having a portable mp3 player/phone. The built 2 megapixel camera is pretty decent, but again another flaw you cant use any of your pictures as wallpapers or screen savers that really bites the dust. Battery life is horrible I have only had this phone for 12 hours and the battery is almost dead. Another thing that ticks me off is trying to take off the cover for the micro usb port to charge it, it is almost impossible to take off not to mention that it is a guessing game to put in small microscopic connecter into the port the right direction. It is a slick, sleek, thin looking phone but it is very limited. Get an I Phone. Because I am.
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