A sturdy Next Gen version that's great with USB

I strongly prefer to carry my phone in vibrate mode and in my pocket, so the size weight and design of the RAZR V3 was very appealing, but not so much after wearing out my second one in as many years. They would simply fall apart under heavy day-to-day use (Back plate falling off, keyboard not registering key presses, etc.). Forced to replace my phone in a hurry, I almost got the V3xx by accident while considering another 'same-old', V3 but they were out!

What a blessing to be forced by circumstances to upgrade to a superior phone. It's already wearing MUCH BETTER than the predecessor and I'm very much enjoying the added features including:
* Higher quality 2MegaPixel Camera
* Improved USB connectivity (Using Motorola Phone Tools is easier then ever)
* Great keyboard still working even after heavy use with games, messages, etc.
* Interesting MP3 player capability
The new menu system took a bit of getting used to, but is now working for me as-well-as-ever. Unfortunately the new voice dial feature is a step backward in functionality, but I can live with that for what is a clearly superior phone in many other ways.

NOTE: After 24+ month of use the phone froze up on me. I tried everything I knew and even began to use a replacement phone. Then I discovered a note on the Internet about the boot command which is to press pound ("#") and star ("*") while powering the unit on. That's just what it needed and it's back in service again with NO apparent problems.

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Not The best Phone Motorola Put Out

The phone looks nice and is Bigger than the RAZR V3, so if you have big hands you will like that feature but the cases, skins, belt holsters and such of my V3 won't work on it. I've found accessories for it on eBay are very limited. The Phone Battery does get Hot after only a few minutes of talk time? I turned all the extras off like wallpaper, screen saver, even set the Backlights to their minimum yet the battery life is very short. I don't talk on it much like most people and still have to charge it every two days, My V3 would last a week. Might be the 3G network? But my signal strength is half of the V3. The Ringer is not loud enough for me and the Vibrate feature is worthless, I can not even feel it Vibrate while in my pocket. While the phone looks a lot like the V3 I find the features much harder to find/access & use than the V3. I kind of like the phone but would not buy another. If your one that likes to take a lot of pictures or talk or text a lot I don't think you will be pleased with this phone or Buy a LOT of extra Batterys. On a scale of 1 to 10 I would rate this phone about a 7.

Motorola RAZR V3 (AT&T)

Even though the RAZR is not the latest and greatest, It Is a GREAT phone.
I Like/Love Motorola products. They are rugged and work forever.I bought the RAZR V3 to replace the one I lost. My son had one and I liked the speaker phone part of it. He always carried it in his lap in the Tahoe and never remembered to retrieve it before he got out. Countless times it hit the concrete or asphalt, and never seemed any worse for wear. I had my replacement for almost a day before I fumbled it and it hit the Concrete... Hard. Not a scratch on it and It has been dropped since and still works. The phone has more features than I will ever use. I am not sure how many phone numbers the RAZR will hold, but I have never been able to max it out. One thing I don't like is the color display....Easy to read inside, but must be covered or in the shade for me to see it in bright sunlight. As a Oilfield Electrician and Instrument Tech My company Motorola cell was exposed to Harsh Electromagnetic and Electrostatic fields along with rain and lots of dirt. Always worked. The RAZR is almost always able to acquire a signal, Even in Elevators and steel reinforced Concrete buildings.
For me the RAZR would be the perfect phone if it had a black and white display that I could see in the sunshine. Maybe that will change after my cataract surgery. $36 on E bay with two GOOD batteries and a charger. Battery life is great I can go three days or more without a charge, depending on use. I LOVE my RAZR If you want an inexpensive RUGGED WORKS ANYWHERE phone Get a RAZR.
If You want a touch the screen and move the pictures with your finger or whatever, get an Iphone.
$200-$300 with a 2 year contract AT&T Jan 2011 Son Got one Great phone
ME..... I LOVE my RAZR

Motorola V3xx ATT Phone

Let me start by saying that I only buy BRAND NEW from and from US Sellers ONLY and I always get the ATT Version Razors so this review is on that basis.

PROS: I have worked for ATT/Cingular since 2002 and have of course dealt with many hundreds of different model phones in my time. The V3xx is an EXCELLENT phone one of the best that you can find on the market and relatively inexpensive(on EBay roughly $100 US) the reception on this particular phone is one of the best you can find its also loud (ringer and mic) and its pretty easy to use, also is one of the few phones that still has an available option for an external antenna if you work in oil field or treeing industries this could be very beneficial to you or even if you just live in the boondocks like me. I have dealt with thousands of these units in my time and have had great success overall with them in fact I have bought over 200 of them in just the last 6 months from Dec 2009 to May 2010 because in my business there is still a really high demand for these units.

CONS: Only real issue I have with this phone is that I can almost assure you no matter who you are and how you charge it that the battery will go out after almost exactly one year coincidentally most warranties are only good for year (but thats just a personal observation).

Even with all this said I would rate this phone as 4.6 out of 5

The Best Phone Money Can BUY!!!!!!

OK, I will admit I am not a computerhead and I don't text, but I have a large NYC metro area funeral business and depend on my phone for a living. I have been using this model phone trouble free for the last 5 years and until the screen went black the other day, with no problem at all. One thing I tell everyone about it when younger guys say I should get a cutting edge 4G or something phone is all I use it for is making and recieving calls and at that it beats these new phones hands down!!!! So many times I have talked to people with new phones only to not hear them well (can you hear me now lol) Did I mention that the thin design fits into the pocket of a business shirt perfectly and with the vibrate and loud "antique phone" ring I bought from AT&T I can feel it ring as well as hear it down the block or in my sleep. I use the camera feature to take the pictures to put on my phone book listings only as I am sure it isn't of a quality for much else, but for this it works well for me! I feel sorry for the person that traded in this phone I just bought, actually two of them, one as a spare, as they will soon find out what a good phone they had and what a nightmear their new phone is!!! I don't text, I have it blocked so if you just want a good phone that makes calls this is it, buy yours before the supply dries up as it is just too smart to offer a phone like this as it is too easy to use and everyone wants one; thats why they discintuned it!!!!!