REVIEW: Captivating 3G Phone Motorola E1000

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Motorola E1000 3G Phone

Motorola E1000 3G Phone 09/22/2004 09:48 AM
3G Sep 22 2004 2:29PM GMT

Motorola E1000 - 3G Mobile Phone

Motorola E1000 - 3G Mobile Phone 12/22/2004 01:27 AM
Trusted Reviews Dec 22 2004 2:27AM GMT

3G Motorola E1000 and Nokia 6630 for 3
Hong Kong

3G Motorola E1000 and Nokia 6630 for 3
Hong Kong 12/22/2004 01:27 AM
3G Dec 21 2004 9:15AM GMT

Motorola MPX200 Smart Phone Review

Motorola MPX200 Smart Phone Review 02/11/2004 01:51 PM
I4U Feb 11 2004 5:23PM GMT

Motorola A835 3G Video Phone Review

Motorola A835 3G Video Phone Review 04/23/2004 02:48 AM
I4U Apr 23 2004 7:14AM GMT

Review: Motorola A630 Cell Phone

Review: Motorola A630 Cell Phone 08/09/2004 07:53 AM
ABCNEWS.com Aug 9 2004 12:03PM GMT

Motorola Announces the Motorola CN620,
Dual-Network Wi-Fi Phone

Motorola Announces the Motorola CN620,
Dual-Network Wi-Fi Phone 07/27/2004 04:22 AM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Jul 27 2004 8:22AM GMT

Motorola Announces the Motorola i710
Mobile Phone

Motorola Announces the Motorola i710
Mobile Phone 07/08/2004 02:12 PM
Linux Electrons Jul 8 2004 6:24PM GMT

Greeks Promise Captivating Ceremonies
(AP)

Greeks Promise Captivating Ceremonies
(AP) 08/13/2004 06:50 AM
AP - The head of the Athens Olympic Organizing Committee promises that today's opening ceremony will "delight and captivate a global audience."

Verizon Wireless and Motorola announced
the Motorola V710 wireless phone

Verizon Wireless and Motorola announced
the Motorola V710 wireless phone 08/13/2004 02:16 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Aug 13 2004 5:59PM GMT

Programs: 'Missing' Game Is Unnerving,
Captivating

Programs: 'Missing' Game Is Unnerving,
Captivating 07/17/2004 01:23 PM
Boston Globe Jul 17 2004 5:00PM GMT

Programs: 'Missing' Game Is Unnerving,
Captivating (Reuters)

Programs: 'Missing' Game Is Unnerving,
Captivating (Reuters) 07/17/2004 07:58 AM
Reuters - (Gene Emery is a columnist who covers science and technology. His Internet address is GEmery@Cox.net. Any opinions in the column are his alone.)

First review of the Motorola V3

First review of the Motorola V3 07/27/2004 02:34 PM
Engadget Jul 27 2004 6:22PM GMT

Motorola V80 Review

Motorola V80 Review 09/11/2004 07:04 AM
I4U Sep 11 2004 11:05AM GMT

Motorola V300 review

Motorola V300 review 03/06/2004 02:04 AM
MobileTracker Mar 1 2004 5:22PM GMT

Motorola V600 review

Motorola V600 review 05/10/2004 01:43 AM
MobileTracker May 10 2004 5:29AM GMT

A925 Motorola 3G Review

A925 Motorola 3G Review 04/13/2004 03:28 AM
3G Apr 13 2004 7:17AM GMT

Motorola MPx200 Review

Motorola MPx200 Review 12/29/2003 11:59 PM

After more than six months of being unhappy with my mobile phone and service, I’ve finally replaced it. Last Monday when phone number portability went into effect I ordered a Motorola MPx200 Smartphone from Amazon.

I’d been looking at the Motorola for a few weeks and I liked the features. The phone runs the Windows Smartphone OS, basically a modified version of Windows CE. It comes with a desktop cradle that you can use to charge your phone through your computer’s USB port as well as sync your contacts, calendar, tasks, and notes with Outlook.

The retail price of the phone is about $300 with service activation. AT&T has a $50 rebate when you activate the phone, and Amazon has the phone for $250 and offers a $120 mail in rebate, bringing the price of the phone to $80.

Buying through Amazon was a bit of a hassle. Even though I purchased activation and gave them all my information, the phone arrived without any account information and upon calling AT&T I discovered that they had no record of an account for me. After two attempts at activating over the phone with AT&T I discovered that in order to port my phone number from my previous carrier, they were going to have to give me a new SIM. Rather than wait for one to be mailed to me, I made a trip to a local AT&T store and went through the process of activating the phone for the fourth time. The manager of the AT&T store was pleasant enough and gave me a $30 car charger to make up for the problems I’d had getting service started.

The porting process was simple and painless. I gave AT&T the account information from my previous carrier and my phone number was moved over and my previous account canceled automatically. I started the porting process at about 3pm the day before Thanksgiving and at 2pm Saturday the process was complete. In the meantime, I could make calls from the new phone, but incoming calls rang to the old phone.

There are a few things that could be done better on the Smartphone OS side. The Outlook integration only synchronizes your primary contacts, calendar, tasks, and inbox. If you want to sync a different calendar folder, you’re out of luck. If you use Outlook as an IMAP client, your email isn’t stored in the default Inbox, so the Smartphone doesn’t sync it. I’d imagine that someone will create a third-party sync conduit that supports this. Suggestions for alternate sync products or phone email clients are welcome.

The other thing that I find irritating is that there is no way to exit most programs on the phone. If I fire up the calendar, it keeps running until I turn off the phone or open the task manager and kill the process. The calendar (and most other apps) has no Quit or Exit command that I can find. Any suggestions on that would be helpful as well.

There are a couple of small things that are easily improved. For instance, the included earpiece and in-ear headphones (for the built-in MP3 player) are poorly designed. They don’t fit the ear very well. But you can easily buy an aftermarket set that works better. Someone even has instructions for converting a pair of nice Koss earphones for use as a headset. The earphone/headset jack has a little plastic cover over it that makes it a pain to quickly plug in a headset, but that’s easily fixed by a quick snip with a pair of wire cutters.

The next version of the phone is rumored to have a built in camera, be smaller and lighter, and have Bluetooth. It should come out sometime next spring.

Motorola A630 review

Motorola A630 review 12/24/2004 01:00 PM
Engadget Dec 22 2004 4:30PM GMT

Motorola C980 3G Phone

Motorola C980 3G Phone 09/22/2004 09:48 AM
3G Sep 22 2004 2:29PM GMT

Motorola V980 3G Phone

Motorola V980 3G Phone 09/22/2004 09:48 AM
3G Sep 22 2004 2:29PM GMT

"First look at the Motorola iTunes
phone"

"First look at the Motorola iTunes
phone" 04/03/2005 03:08 AM

Motorola unveils a Wi-Fi phone

Motorola unveils a Wi-Fi phone 07/27/2004 08:00 AM
Handset maker says calls will move seamlessly between cellular services and wireless Internet networks.

Motorola rolls out Wi-Fi phone

Motorola rolls out Wi-Fi phone 07/27/2004 12:28 AM
CNET Jul 27 2004 5:02AM GMT

CES: Motorola OJO Video Phone

CES: Motorola OJO Video Phone 01/06/2005 08:22 PM
Digital Media Thoughts Jan 6 2005 11:41PM GMT

Motorola Unveils Wi-Fi Phone

Motorola Unveils Wi-Fi Phone 07/27/2004 03:01 PM
The CN620 can make calls over both wireless LANs and cellular networks. Plus, Avaya introduces new products to ease WAN-to-WLAN roaming.

Motorola MPx200 Smartphone Review

Motorola MPx200 Smartphone Review 03/06/2004 02:04 AM
I4U Mar 3 2004 8:21AM GMT

Motorola MPx Review with tons of Photos

Motorola MPx Review with tons of Photos 08/01/2004 04:35 PM
I4U Aug 1 2004 7:05PM GMT

Motorola phone to use Intel inside

Motorola phone to use Intel inside 10/30/2003 11:48 PM
ZDNet Oct 30 2003 6:47PM ET

BusinessWeek on the Motorola iPod phone

BusinessWeek on the Motorola iPod phone 03/24/2005 12:14 PM
In an article posted today on BusinessWeek, Roger O...

Motorola E725 Music Phone

Motorola E725 Music Phone 03/24/2005 11:22 AM

So it wasn't the iTunes phone, but the Motorola E725 still looks dandy, with an EV-DO connection, a MiniSD slot for up to 1GB of storage, a built-in FM transmitter for broadcasting your music to your car or home stereo, as well as a normally-sized 3.5mm miniJack connector for use with standard headphones. Presuming they got the interface right, it looks like a winner. Of course, you won't be able to get your hands on one for a while—likely the end of this year, on Verizon or Sprint.

If this is how Motorola makes a vanilla music phone, how are they going to impress with an iTunes model?

Motorola E725 announced, music phone [MobileTracker]

Motorola 3G phone, price falls

Motorola 3G phone, price falls 05/12/2004 01:11 AM
AME Info May 12 2004 5:19AM GMT

Motorola CN620 approved, Wi-Fi phone

Motorola CN620 approved, Wi-Fi phone 07/01/2004 10:22 PM
MobileTracker Jul 2 2004 2:19AM GMT

A feature-full Motorola phone

A feature-full Motorola phone 11/11/2003 10:16 PM
ZDNet Nov 11 2003 9:18PM ET

Apple, Motorola iTunes phone?

Apple, Motorola iTunes phone? 12/19/2004 03:12 PM
p2pnet.net Dec 17 2004 3:07PM GMT

Motorola MPx Pocket PC Phone Canceled

Motorola MPx Pocket PC Phone Canceled 04/19/2005 04:37 AM
Mobile Tech Review Apr 19 2005 8:07AM GMT

Motorola Ojo video phone: What's inside?

Motorola Ojo video phone: What's inside? 01/06/2005 07:33 PM
Motorola's Ed Zander won't be able to deliver his CES keynote this afternoon as scheduled, due to the death of his 94-year-old mother. My condolences to Ed. Motorola's Ron Garriques will speak instead, but the company's also making waves with...

DoCoMo to Launch Motorola 3G Phone

DoCoMo to Launch Motorola 3G Phone 08/21/2004 01:04 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Aug 21 2004 5:31AM GMT

Motorola MPx200 Smart Phone Available
for $30

Motorola MPx200 Smart Phone Available
for $30 12/04/2003 08:24 PM
BrightHand Dec 4 2003 6:22PM ET
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Gizmodo Exclusive: Motorola A630 Review

Gizmodo Exclusive: Motorola A630 Review 07/09/2004 10:22 AM

So what happens when you call somebody selling you a pre-release Motorola A630 on eBay a cokehead? Well, they write you up a fantastic exclusive review of the handset, complete with custom pictures. Read the whole thing after the jump.

Oh, and that eBay auction? He sold his A630 for a cool grand. Eightballs for everybody!

Motorola Introduces Motorola V557,
Motorola V360 and Motorola V176

Motorola Introduces Motorola V557,
Motorola V360 and Motorola V176 03/14/2005 06:27 PM
SlashPhone Mar 11 2005 12:23PM GMT

Motorola and Verizon Wireless Announce
the Upcoming Debut of the Eagerly
Awaited Motorola V710

Motorola and Verizon Wireless Announce
the Upcoming Debut of the Eagerly
Awaited Motorola V710 07/20/2004 09:19 PM
PhysOrg.com Jul 21 2004 1:02AM GMT

Motorola and Apple Bring iTunes Music
Player to Motorola’s
Next-Generation Mobile Phones

Motorola and Apple Bring iTunes Music
Player to Motorola’s
Next-Generation Mobile Phones 07/28/2004 04:32 PM

Motorola, Inc: Motorola Reaches Cable
Modem Milestone in EMEA

Motorola, Inc: Motorola Reaches Cable
Modem Milestone in EMEA 09/08/2004 05:05 AM
UK Wire Sep 8 2004 9:29AM GMT

Motorola, Inc: Motorola and Apple Bring
iTunes Music Player to

Motorola, Inc: Motorola and Apple Bring
iTunes Music Player to 07/26/2004 10:53 PM
UK Wire Jul 27 2004 2:58AM GMT

MOTOROLA: Motorola Settles Patent
Dispute with Ever Win International Corp

MOTOROLA: Motorola Settles Patent
Dispute with Ever Win International Corp 02/01/2005 09:49 PM
Kauppalehti Online Jan 28 2005 9:34AM GMT

eBay: Motorola A630

eBay: Motorola A630 07/01/2004 01:44 PM

< img src="http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/images/A630_2.jpg" alt="A630_2.jpg image" width="200" height="181" border="0" align="right" vspace="5" hspace="15"/>Okay, so scratch all that crap I said about the Motorola A630 running Windows Mobile and having an SD card slot. Apparently it is basically just a V600 in a different shell, which isn't inherently a bad thing, but it certainly isn't groundbreaking, either. It is still in my form factor of choice, though, so even if it can't pass the "able to SSH" test, it at least gets two out of three (integrated QWERTY, flipscreen). I won't be paying $500+ for one, but if you need it, let eBay be your guide.

See what happens when you invite a bunch of Hollywood trash to your product debut, Motorola? Cokeheads done stoled your new phone, onos.
< b>Read - New Motorola A630 GSM [eBay]

Motorola A630 announced

Motorola A630 announced 06/30/2004 10:50 PM
MobileTracker Jul 1 2004 2:32AM GMT

MOTOROLA: Motorola Licenses Sensor
Calibration Technology

MOTOROLA: Motorola Licenses Sensor
Calibration Technology 02/01/2005 09:49 PM
Kauppalehti Online Jan 28 2005 9:33AM GMT

Motorola, Inc: Motorola Announces
Unified Network Commercial T

Motorola, Inc: Motorola Announces
Unified Network Commercial T 09/09/2004 12:33 PM
UK Wire Sep 9 2004 3:52PM GMT

Motorola, Inc: Motorola Introduces MAPS
2.0 Advanced Provision

Motorola, Inc: Motorola Introduces MAPS
2.0 Advanced Provision 09/08/2004 05:05 AM
UK Wire Sep 8 2004 9:29AM GMT

Motorola Announce the New Motorola E815,
V635 and V186 in CES

Motorola Announce the New Motorola E815,
V635 and V186 in CES 01/06/2005 09:25 AM
SlashPhone Jan 6 2005 12:32PM GMT

Motorola A630 flips with QWERTY

Motorola A630 flips with QWERTY 07/01/2004 08:22 PM
infoSync Jul 2 2004 0:04AM GMT

T-Mobile shows off Motorola A630

T-Mobile shows off Motorola A630 08/27/2004 05:56 PM
MobileTracker Aug 27 2004 9:06PM GMT

Motorola Launches the A630 In Style

Motorola Launches the A630 In Style 07/06/2004 03:40 AM
I4U Jul 6 2004 7:24AM GMT

Motorola A630 release close?

Motorola A630 release close? 09/23/2004 05:44 PM
MobileTracker Sep 23 2004 8:56PM GMT

MOTOROLA: Motorola and 3 Announce Latest
3G Clamshell

MOTOROLA: Motorola and 3 Announce Latest
3G Clamshell 03/14/2005 06:26 PM
Kauppalehti Online Mar 12 2005 4:27PM GMT

Motorola A630 Smartphone Sports
Keyboard, Camera

Motorola A630 Smartphone Sports
Keyboard, Camera 07/01/2004 03:48 PM
BrightHand Jul 1 2004 7:37PM GMT

Motorola A630 Smartphone Sports
Keyboard, Camera (Updated)

Motorola A630 Smartphone Sports
Keyboard, Camera (Updated) 07/02/2004 04:13 PM
BrightHand Jul 2 2004 6:44PM GMT

A NEW ERA AT MOTOROLA New Motorola chief
got first OK from family

A NEW ERA AT MOTOROLA New Motorola chief
got first OK from family 01/06/2004 06:53 AM
Chicago Sun-Times Jan 6 2004 6:17AM ET

Catherine Zeta-Jones holds Motorola
A630; T-Mobile release imminent?

Catherine Zeta-Jones holds Motorola
A630; T-Mobile release imminent? 08/30/2004 05:53 PM
Engadget Aug 30 2004 9:20PM GMT

REVIEW: Captivating 3G Phone Motorola E1000

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