Motorola MPx200 Smartphone Review

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Product Review: Motorola MPx200
Smartphone (NewsFactor)

Product Review: Motorola MPx200
Smartphone (NewsFactor) 09/24/2004 02:19 PM
NewsFactor - Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) sleek and stylish MPx200 smartphone incorporates the productivity features of a Windows Mobile 2002 personal digital assistant -- even the ability to play MP3 files -- along with a GSM-based mobile phone.

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 MPX200 Smart Phone Review

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

Motorola's MPx200 Smartphone just $30 at
Amazon

Motorola's MPx200 Smartphone just $30 at
Amazon 12/05/2003 01:01 AM
Motorola's new MPx200 Smartphone has dropped even further. Amazon is selling them for just $29.99 now with new service activation from AT&T Wireless. Read...

Amazon selling the MPx200 Smartphone for
$80

Amazon selling the MPx200 Smartphone for
$80 11/16/2003 03:57 PM
The price of Motorola's new MPx200 Smartphone has plummeted. Amazon is offering it for $79.99 with new service activation from AT&T Wireless. Read [Via MobileTracker]...

No Smartphone 2003 for Motorola's MPx200

No Smartphone 2003 for Motorola's MPx200 01/06/2004 02:23 PM
This is going to disappoint some people, but Smartphone Thoughts is reporting on a rumor that owners of Motorola's MPx200 Smartphone won't be able to...

Smartphone shootout: Samsung's i600 vs.
Motorola's MPx200

Smartphone shootout: Samsung's i600 vs.
Motorola's MPx200 12/10/2003 10:24 AM
Quite a lot has been written about Samsung's i600 and Motorola's MPx200, the first two Smartphones to be released here in the US, but Techworthy...

Digital camera attachment for Motorola's
MPx200 Smartphone

Digital camera attachment for Motorola's
MPx200 Smartphone 12/03/2003 11:08 AM
Not officially announced yet, but word has leaked of a digital camera attachment for Motorola's MPx200 Smartphone that fits into its SD expansion card slot. The camera will have a swiveling lens, a resolution of 640x480 pixels, and is expected to cost $120, which seems a bit steep to us, especially since they're selling the phones themselves for just $80 now. Read Amazon - Motorola MPx200...

Motorola Announces A780 Linux SmartPhone
and MPx220 Pocket PC SmartPhone

Motorola Announces A780 Linux SmartPhone
and MPx220 Pocket PC SmartPhone 07/27/2004 02:34 PM
bargainPDA.com Jul 27 2004 6:18PM GMT

Motorola MPx200 only $29.99

Motorola MPx200 only $29.99 12/04/2003 09:30 PM
MobileTracker Dec 4 2003 8:02PM ET

Motorola MPx200

Motorola MPx200 12/02/2003 01:46 AM
vnunet.com Nov 27 2003 8:35AM ET

Motorola MPx200 for free

Motorola MPx200 for free 12/05/2003 03:09 PM
MobileTracker Dec 5 2003 1:51PM ET

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

Motorola MPx200 Smart Phone Available
for $80

Motorola MPx200 Smart Phone Available
for $80 11/18/2003 12:18 AM
BrightHand Nov 17 2003 11:50PM ET

Washington Post reviews Motorola MPx200

Washington Post reviews Motorola MPx200 12/07/2003 02:35 AM
MobileTracker Dec 7 2003 1:25AM ET

Motorola MPx200 Smart Phone Available
for Free from Amazon

Motorola MPx200 Smart Phone Available
for Free from Amazon 12/05/2003 01:50 PM
BrightHand Dec 5 2003 12:35PM ET

New Motorola MPX200 with Microsoft
Windows mobile hits Middle East markets

New Motorola MPX200 with Microsoft
Windows mobile hits Middle East markets 12/17/2003 04:56 AM
AME Info Dec 17 2003 4:32AM ET

Motorola MPX 220, THE Smartphone Windows

Motorola MPX 220, THE Smartphone Windows 02/05/2005 09:10 PM
Pocket PC Universe Feb 3 2005 5:44PM GMT

Motorola unleashes MPx220 smartphone

Motorola unleashes MPx220 smartphone 06/29/2004 03:18 PM
infoSync Jun 29 2004 6:33PM GMT

Motorola Cancels MPx100 Smartphone

Motorola Cancels MPx100 Smartphone 08/05/2004 07:30 PM
BrightHand Aug 5 2004 11:29PM GMT

Motorola MPx220 Smartphone is confirmed

Motorola MPx220 Smartphone is confirmed 12/12/2003 06:37 PM
Motorola's MPx220 Smartphone is the real deal. MSMobiles noticed some information about it in a PDF that has turned up on the T-Mobile Deutschland website....

Motorola E680i Linux Smartphone

Motorola E680i Linux Smartphone 03/25/2005 09:32 AM

MobileBurn has details on the other Motorola phone to be announced at M3, the Linux-based E680i. The touchscreen smartphone is oriented around music and video playback, but you'll be able to run a variety of applications on the system, including 3D games. It's exactly the kind of form factor I can't hang with in a smartphone, but it looks pretty decent if you like pen-based interfaces and the tweakability that Linux provides.

Oh, and it can pair up with Motorola's new Bluetooth headphones. Saucy.

Motorola Launches Linux Based Music Phone [MobileBurn]

Motorola woos India with Smartphone

Motorola woos India with Smartphone 05/06/2004 11:16 PM
Cyber India Online May 7 2004 3:32AM GMT

Motorola MPx100 Smartphone May Never Be
Released

Motorola MPx100 Smartphone May Never Be
Released 07/16/2004 01:33 PM
BrightHand Jul 16 2004 4:57PM GMT

Motorola MPx220 Smartphone by March?

Motorola MPx220 Smartphone by March? 01/08/2004 08:16 PM
A few weeks ago we posted a rumor that Motorola was planning a February release for their forthcoming MPx220 Smartphone. Now Smartfone.net is confirming that...

MPx220 Smartphone Officially Unveiled by
Motorola

MPx220 Smartphone Officially Unveiled by
Motorola 06/29/2004 11:58 AM
BrightHand Jun 29 2004 2:45PM GMT

New Motorola Smartphone With Keyboard
Due Out Summer 2005

New Motorola Smartphone With Keyboard
Due Out Summer 2005 02/05/2005 09:10 PM
Smartphone Thoughts Feb 2 2005 4:08PM GMT

Motorola to widen Microsoft smartphone
line

Motorola to widen Microsoft smartphone
line 12/16/2003 06:35 AM
The Register Dec 16 2003 5:42AM ET

Motorola to Release the MPx220
Smartphone in February

Motorola to Release the MPx220
Smartphone in February 12/07/2003 11:41 AM
bargainPDA.com Dec 7 2003 11:09AM ET

DoCoMo Unveils Motorola Tri-Band 3G
Smartphone

DoCoMo Unveils Motorola Tri-Band 3G
Smartphone 04/14/2005 05:05 PM
Wireless Watch Japan Apr 14 2005 8:01PM GMT

Motorola widens Microsoft smartphone
line

Motorola widens Microsoft smartphone
line 12/16/2003 07:50 AM
Contracts awarded

Review of Orange's new SPV E200
Smartphone

Review of Orange's new SPV E200
Smartphone 11/12/2003 01:05 PM
Extensive review posted up at MoDaCo of Orange's new SPV E200 Smartphone (which comes with both Bluetooth and a built-in digital camera), comparing it with Orange's first Smartphone, the original SPV:I think the E200 is an excellent device. As a phone it does everything you would expect from a modern mobile phone. As a multimedia device it has great new video features, an integrated camera (although not as good quality as the SPV) and the facility to record video. The Bluetooth is great and very useful and the new e-mail client makes recieving and sorting e-mails far easier. I am left with the impression that this phone is a far more complete piece of kit than the SPV. Things launch quickly and the menus navigate well, very little egg timer time. My only negative thoughts are that the phone in itself does very little more than the SPV (bluetooth, vid...

Motorola unveil A768 Linux-powered
smartphone

Motorola unveil A768 Linux-powered
smartphone 02/18/2004 02:49 PM
infoSync Feb 18 2004 7:27PM GMT

Motorola to drop the MPx220 Smartphone
on us on September 27th?

Motorola to drop the MPx220 Smartphone
on us on September 27th? 08/06/2004 04:43 PM
Engadget Aug 6 2004 7:50PM GMT

Motorola Launches A760 Linux and Java
Smartphone

Motorola Launches A760 Linux and Java
Smartphone 11/01/2003 11:51 AM

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

First Picture of the Motorola MPx100
Microsoft Smartphone Surfaces

First Picture of the Motorola MPx100
Microsoft Smartphone Surfaces 12/26/2003 12:25 PM
bargainPDA.com Dec 26 2003 11:12AM ET

Rumor: Compal to produce next Microsoft
smartphone for Motorola

Rumor: Compal to produce next Microsoft
smartphone for Motorola 12/10/2003 02:18 AM
Motorola MPx200 smartphone is being manufactured by Chi Mei Communications from Taiwan. Compal - also Taiwanese corporation - already has been producing one MS Smartphone: Compal AR11 (also konwn as Everlink Wireless SC1100), but it is sold only as developer phone, not suitable for usage by end users or consumers. Now some rumors appear that Compal will produce several phones for Motorola, including smartphone.

NTT DoCoMo Unleashes Motorola M1000 WiFi
Smartphone

NTT DoCoMo Unleashes Motorola M1000 WiFi
Smartphone 04/17/2005 06:56 AM
MobileMag Apr 17 2005 10:00AM GMT
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