Motorola V.66

Pice at $599 (30/10/01)

No headaches! I don't get headaches from this phone after long chats. Radio works great but more improvements would be better.

Pathetic phone with plasticky feel User interface sucks as bad as previous models. Impossible to use without studying the manuals for two weeks, unlike other brands which are more intuitive. Interchangeable bezel feature is overhyped. SIM card doesn't look secure resting there.

No voice calling function My V.66 did not offer the voice dialing function. I feel it maybe a software problem but I have no way of finding out because my phone was bought in Taiwan and I am currently in the US. Therefore I am having problems with getting tech support for the phone. Please help.

Great improvement from Motorola! I think Motorola has really improved a lot unlike Nokia, still sleeping! The functions in this phone are simply great. There is multiple SMS where you just click to add those users you want to send to and proceed to type your message, unlike Nokia's where you have to type the message, then send out one by one. So troublesome! The best part is when you send a multiple SMS, you can view that particular SMS has been delivered to the individual users although you sent it as a group. Most importantly, every single ringtone like the SMS tone, alarm tone, voicemail tone, etc, can be customized individually. There are various types of vibration you can choose from even if you put your phone in silent mode. The feature I like most is the Cleanup function in the Message Settings where you can customized your Inbox or Outbox to clean up your messages which are three, five, seven days old or to keep the latest five, 10, 15 messages in your Inbox or Outbox automatically. I think Motorola has really done well in all these functions despite the SMS ID problem which does not exist in other handphone brands like Nokia. The casing for the V.66 is much firmer and sturdier compared to the Motorola v8088 and V.66. Definitely has the classy and executive look compared to the Nokia series of phones. Motorola, keep it up!

You jokers! Nokia and others have been doing that for years. Plus most of you people are talking about the V.66, not the V60. The V60 does look smart but features are poor. If you just want a phone for show off, this is the phone for you.

The best from the v.series I got this phone from Hong Kong SAR's Orange operator. The V.series 66 from Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan will support traditional Chinese as well as English. The predictive input is only for traditional Chinese. You cannot input simplified Chinese text but those sold in Singapore do not even support simplified or traditional Chinese. Hopefully, Motorola Singapore will look seriously into this matter as more and more local cellular users are sending Chinese SMS as well as inputting Chinese characters for the phonebook. The V.66 is by far the best v.series phone to date. Keep it up, Motorola.

Nokia, where is your GPRS phone? Motorola, Siemens and Ericsson have done it with GPRS. Am waiting for Nokia. But the new 8310 looks the same as all previous Nokias. Still no GRPS till now. Well done, Motorola!

Great improvement on the features Missed calls: Although this is not new to the market, it's good to know that Motorola has improved this feature. It tells you the time and date of the missed call, and there is a reminder set to alert you of the missed call, in case you didn't realized there was one. Radio: I like this feature. Especially when you can listen to the radio and not miss any calls. Example: While listening to the radio feature on your phone and there is an incoming call, your radio will automatically cut off. Triband: I believe this IS the smallest triband phone available in the market. Datebook: You can set your Datebook to remind you of your daily/weekly events/meetings. GPRS: I can connect to the Internet faster compared to my phone line.

The best of the GPRS phones so far Nokia 8310 can go fly kite! The V.66 simply crushes Nokia with its power-packed features. Is the Nokia 8217's design suggestive that voice-centric handsets have reached their ergonomic/design limit? Certainly, people with the ultra-small 8210 do not see how the handset can be improved on. So perhaps the 8310 builds upon its perfect design and functionality. But do look out for the upcoming Ericsson T68 around the end of 2001. Weighing only 85g and supporting GPRS and Bluetooth, with triband GPRS functionality, the handset is characterized by a 256-color LCD screen and an i-mode-like joystick.