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leaving three. what now?
riaz
14-12-2005
my three contract on talk 600 is over so i need a new contract similar. three has been ok with the lg 8120 and now im thinking of motorola v3 black or silver or pink?
with 9months free on 12m contract with orange. thats fona be about £100 for the year.
is this a good fone? any other stylish fones out thr?
lalaland
14-12-2005
I hate the V3.

It looks good, but that's where it ends.

Feature wise it's nothing special. This is ok if you want just a phone that looks good, but if you want a few features then I would look elsewhere.

Everyone I know that's had one of these, except my Dad who doesn't care about phones, has sold it very quickly and got something else.
Mr Cable
14-12-2005
The v3 is a rubbish phone. Plus, it's nearly two years old!

However, the v3x is much better (so is the new 2G v3i) although the black version is exclusive to the three network. A silver version is available on Vodafone and there's a blue one coming to every network in January.
wavejockglw
14-12-2005
The V3x might be better than a V3 but not on 3's network. They have to drop calls when in poor signal areas and the thing will have to reregister on 02 so not good. It's the same with all of 3's handsets.

Get the V3x on a decent network that has both 3G and GSM that switch seamlessly and it'll be worthwhile.
steve007
14-12-2005
Originally Posted by riaz:
“my three contract on talk 600 is over so i need a new contract similar. three has been ok with the lg 8120 and now im thinking of motorola v3 black or silver or pink?
with 9months free on 12m contract with orange. thats fona be about £100 for the year.
is this a good fone? any other stylish fones out thr?”

v3 is crap. Still has motorolas Stone Age menu system.

That said even Nokia's intuitive menu system isnt what it was and their software/hardware is slower than ever - N70 for example.

Are you going back with three or another 3g network?
riaz
15-12-2005
i liked the minutes n texts on three but want something small like a v3. altho the v3x luks good, its not out yet and its gona cost quite abit in line rental....
dominoid
15-12-2005
Personally I wasn't fond of the moto razr series at all. Although they look good, the menu system is a bit fiddly and texting with predictive text is not very much fund on this phone. Ultimitely it's going to be your personal preferance as no two people ever agree on what the "best" phone is. Most shops will let you have a play to see if a phone is for you so it would pay you to pop into a store and have a look at a few phones.
lalaland
15-12-2005
Well it seems to be a popular phone then...
Steven L Hunter
15-12-2005
Originally Posted by wavejockglw:
“The V3x might be better than a V3 but not on 3's network. They have to drop calls when in poor signal areas and the thing will have to reregister on 02 so not good. It's the same with all of 3's handsets.

Get the V3x on a decent network that has both 3G and GSM that switch seamlessly and it'll be worthwhile.”

I actually find that 3G on Vodafone is very bad compared to Three as you get the calls dropping alot more when it keeps going back and forward 2G > 3G.
lalaland
15-12-2005
Got to admit, I never really had any problems with the Three network itself when I used it.

The only thing that let Three down for me was the lack of internet and the poor customer services.
Steven L Hunter
15-12-2005
I'm not saying vodafones bad just it seems to switch from 2G to 3G really badly and doesnt go smoothly at all.
lee18xx
15-12-2005
Originally Posted by StevenGray16:
“I'm not saying vodafones bad just it seems to switch from 2G to 3G really badly and doesnt go smoothly at all.”

If you're having trouble with Vodafone 3G switching over then just think what it would be like on Three, Orange or o2.

People must remember 3g is a relitavely new service and must be patient whilst coverage and masts are improved. If you're unhappy, let Vodafone know - they'll add it to their list of network improvements (bla bla) and then get around to improving it.

Plus, be greatful you're not on o2 3G (as them poor buggers have a greater chance of living to 200 years old than getting a 1bar signal strength of 3G)
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