Motorola Q works great!
06-03-2006, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Leburpor' post='292161' date='Jun 3 2006, 11:18 PM
Just curious, why would you choose this phone over something like an XDA Atom?
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Originally Posted by subterFUSE' post='291888' date='Jun 3 2006, 05:14 AM
I've been using a T-Mobile SDA for a couple months now. It works great.
I was waiting for the Q, but when I found out it was going to Verizon, that killed the deal.
Glad to hear the Bluetooth works, though. Verizon is notorious for crippling features on their phones and making you pay to "activate" them. Sounds like they might have put that shady business practice to bed.
I was waiting for the Q, but when I found out it was going to Verizon, that killed the deal.
Glad to hear the Bluetooth works, though. Verizon is notorious for crippling features on their phones and making you pay to "activate" them. Sounds like they might have put that shady business practice to bed.
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Originally Posted by wnrussell' post='292158' date='Jun 3 2006, 11:07 PM
For those who like the RAZR, but wish they had a Blackberry and a PDA at .47 inches thin, the new Motorola Q is here
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Originally Posted by iceman316' post='292198' date='Jun 4 2006, 03:22 AM
I'm currently using Verizon's VX6700 is it possible to call verizon and pay them to activate the address book feature for the bluetooth on the iDrive?
. You can only hope that the next firmware update (which should be out in the not-too-distant future to provide MSFP/AKU2 for true push email) also has the upgraded Bluetooth profile that will allow full phonebook transfer, etc.
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Originally Posted by Leburpor' post='292161' date='Jun 3 2006, 11:18 PM
Just curious, why would you choose this phone over something like an XDA Atom?
Also, I wanted to move away from the Pocket PC/touchscreen devices to get a "phone-first" device with easy one-handed operation that also has a QWERTY keyboard on the phone (without needing to slide out a keyboard, as most of the other devices have).
Basically, different needs and uses - and the Q delivers beautifully.
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Originally Posted by wnrussell' post='292158' date='Jun 3 2006, 08:07 PM
For those who like the RAZR, but wish they had a Blackberry and a PDA at .47 inches thin, the new Motorola Q is here:
http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/q/q-experience/
Everything seems to work on the initial release, except the signal strength indicator on the I-Drive.
http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/q/q-experience/
Everything seems to work on the initial release, except the signal strength indicator on the I-Drive.
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I don't want to poop on the Q.. I like the form factor and the feature set, but please don't refer to it in the same sentence as a Blackberry. The Q is a good phone and good PDA, but by no means a BB killer. I'm sure at some point in time MS will manage to get true push e-mail working, but their implementation of "wireless sync" is a mess.
My friend (who owns an IT company) has the Cingular version of the SDA, and he's got it sync'd with his office Exchange server. It's sweet. He can update calendar, e-mail, tasks, etc... Works great. He is getting rid of his Blackberry.
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Hi Catul,
I was able to get the Moto Q to pair with my E60 and things seems to work fine except the phone book didn't transfer over... what am i missing
?
TIA!
I was able to get the Moto Q to pair with my E60 and things seems to work fine except the phone book didn't transfer over... what am i missing
?TIA!
Originally Posted by Catul' post='291824' date='Jun 2 2006, 08:48 PM
I've been using an Audiovox XV6600 (Verizon) for over a year now, and I got just basic handsfree functionality with my 2005 545i. Just switched to a Motorola Q and I was delighted to find full Contacts transfer, voice dialing, incoming/outgoing number/name display etc - very cool. I believe this is the first PDA/Pocket PC/Smartphone that offers full bluetooth capabilities with our cars, I'm pretty happy