The Mercedes of the Cellphone World
Written: Aug 03 '01
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Pros: Small, light weight design and a colorful display.
Cons: Weak antenna that is easily broken.
The Bottom Line: This 'upgraded' StarTac phone is a great little machine that pumps out a great deal of power and gives you good clarity.
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| krazyd's Full Review: Motorola Timeport P8767 Cell Phone |
When upgrading to a new cellphone I wanted something that wasn't big and heavy, came with a belt clip, had a good display and long lasting battery power. I ended up with the Motorola Timeport P8767.
One of the biggest reasons I bought this phone over others was it's amazing display. The display uses a bright color (blue, green, orange) scheme that is visible at any time of the day. The phone itself is a sleek looking silver color that also makes heads turn. I am always getting OOO'd or AHHH'd by people who see my phone for the first time. It's very appealing.
The phone comes with a ton of available options that for an extra fee can be utilized such as checking your e-mail and surfing the web from your phone. Even though I don't use any of these features, I have heard that they work well and haven't heard of any complaints. The phone comes with 9 different ringing and vibrating patterns. The alerts are just your basic ones, minus the hardcore musical tones like the Nokias come with (wow-fancy).
This phone had everything that my Nokia didn't (except for the games). The package came with the standard wall-charger, standard battery, belt-clip and instructions. I put the battery in the phone, plugged it into the wall, open the manual and within an hour I was programming my address book.
By the way, the address book is BEST TOOL ON THIS PHONE! You can store upto 5 numbers per person listed in the address book, and upto 250 persons can be listed (I think). Browsing through your listing is done with a breeze by using the easy navigation buttons located on the left side of the phone.
I got this phone 2-weeks after it was released and paid a whopping $250 for it. I've seen it advertised for $150 in the papers now. Oh well, so I paid some extra cash, but I got an excellent phone. Along with buying the phone, I went and bought the Navigator, which is a speaker-phone/charger for your car. Great product if you're constantly in your car, and also if cellphone usage while driving is illegal like it is over here in NY.
The clarity on this phone is better than others, but it all really depends on your service provider and whether or not their good. I have a Verizon plan and i've never had any problems with this phone and clarity. It's a Digital/Analog phone with Digital as the default preference, meaning that it automatically switches from one to the other if it can't catch an available signal. Yet another cool feature.
The only thing I dislike about this model is it antenna. It's only broken off once, but still it's a hassle to get fixed. It's $10 for a replacement from your local cellphone distributor. I wish that Motorola had made a hard-nubbing type antenna like most StarTac models have. I've been told that Timeports need the extending antenna for the Internet access. Go figure.
Overall this is a great product and if you got the cash flow going on, pump up the extra dollars and spend it on this great phone. It won't let you down, and you might even meet someone when they complement you on your new, cool-looking phone!
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Amount Paid (US$): 250.00
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Member: Kirk Candan
Location: Long Island, NY, USA
Reviews written: 19
Trusted by: 2 members
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Interests include: Computers, Movies & Music, DVDs, Videogames, Electronics.
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