Reviews of the Cellular Abroad National Geographic phone (Motorola V180)
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CNET Review
The Good: The Cellular Abroad National Geographic phone offers broad coverage and affordable roaming rates.
The Bad: The Cellular Abroad National Geographic phone is a basic handset with limited features. Also, the rental prices are expensive compared with other options.
The Bottom Line: The Cellular Abroad National Geographic phone offers worldwide calling at affordable roaming rates, but you're stuck with high rental prices and an uninspiring and rather old handset.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 59/100 and users 61/100. Comparing these reviews to 492644 other Cell Phones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 75/100 = Good.
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No Rating
digitaltrends.com
Review Summary: The tri-band V180 features a colour screen, Java, WAP, SMS, EMS and polyphonic ringtones. The Motorola V180 is designed to do the basics extremely well, but keep enough functionality to aid you i...
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No Rating
engadget.com
Review Summary: The Motorola V180, an otherwise entry-level phone, packs a whopping 12 days of standby time and 7.75 hours of talk time into that little 3.3 ounce case, but we're not sure that's going to be enough to look past its weak 128x128 65k color LCD...
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No Rating
mobileburn.com
Review Summary: We tested out Motorola's new entry-level clamshell handset, the GSM triband V180. While overall a relatively simple handset, the V180 has really got the goods when it comes to sound quality and battery life.
Manufacturer: Motorola
Part number: V180BLKCELLABD
General
- Product Type Cellular phone
- Service Provider Cellular Abroad
- Bundled Service The National Geographic Talk Abroad Travel Phone
- Width 1.8 in
- Depth 1 in
- Height 3.4 in
- Weight 3.3 oz
- Body Color Black
Cellular
- Technology GSM
- Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)
- Phone Design Folder type phone
- Antenna External
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Voice Dialing Yes
- Call Timer Yes
- Conference Call Capability Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Additional Features Intelligent typing (iTAP)
Communicator Features
- Synchronization With PC Yes
- User Memory 1.5 MB
Messaging & Data Services
- Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
- Mobile Email Yes
- Data/Fax Capability Yes
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
- WAP Protocol Supported WAP 2.0
- Platforms Supported J2ME, Java MIDP 2.0
- JAVA applications Yes
- Messaging / Data Features Text messages, Voicemail
Ring Tones
- Polyphonic Ring Tone Voice Qty 24
- Ring Tone Formats MP3, MIDI
Multimedia Features
- Downloadable Content Games, Themes, Ring tones, Wallpapers, Screensavers
Organizer
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Reminder Yes
- Calculator Basic
- Conversion Currency
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology CSTN
- Display Resolution 128 x 128 pixels
- Color Support Color
- Color Depth 16-bit (65000 colors)
- Features Wallpaper, Screensaver
Display (2nd)
- Type LCD display - Monochrome
- Display Resolution 96 x 32 pixels
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB - Mini-USB Type B, 1 x Headset jack
Security Features
- Phone Lock Yes
- SIM Card Lock Yes
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Battery, Pre-paid SIM, International plug adapter, International 110-220 variable-voltage charger
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Talk Time Up to 30 min
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