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Comment on Motorola BACKFLIP with Motoblur Phone by John Franklin

John Franklin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:10:44 +0000

I have had this for a week. IT IS AMAZING. Do not let your “Significant Other” play with it, or they will need one, too!
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on Motorola BACKFLIP with Motoblur Phone by Dragoslav Grbovic

Dragoslav Grbovic — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:33:08 +0000

I wish I could give this device a 5 star rating as I love the hardware. I love the interface. However, I will most likely be returning this phone before 30 day trial period expires, unless there are clear guarantees of android 2.1 upgrade and allowing choice of search widgets, because I want a FULL android experience. I have been using at&t for many years and I think that they do have the best network, but I don't want them crippling my phone. I speak as a former G1 user (used G1 on the at&t network without full 3G). I was so anxious for at&t to finally start offering an android phone and I am hoping they come to their senses. I am even co-sponsoring a facebook group for people to voice their cries for liberating the Backflip ([...])
I agree with some other comments about the battery life, but I hope battery "training" will help some of that.
Again, great hardware, good software but NOT AN ANDROID! I hope to be able to change this rating to 5 stars soon.

I am just reporting that I have returned this phone last Sunday and will be happy to get it again if and when it upgrades to android 2.1 and allows the possibility to choose your search widget provider. I am not so worried about the non-market apps.

The second update is that after the announcement that Motorola is upgrading to android 2.1 in Q3 2010 ([...]), I re-purchased the phone (this time through amazon). It came, this time with infinitely better battery life (the original one must have been faulty). I am enjoying the phone and hope to be able to bump my rating to 5 stars once I see the upgrade. Rating: 2 / 5

Comment on Motorola BACKFLIP with Motoblur Phone by Michael Persky

Michael Persky — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:29:25 +0000

this is a phone for tech geeks like me who actually want to spend time and learn more about the phone and features, this isnt a phone for an average joe, its meant for like i said before, its a tech geeks phone, those who wrote negatives, battery life is ok, the only reason you have battery life probs is cause you keep checkin the phone all time, well stop lookin at it all the time and look at it less, i had an iphone and was do for an upgrade , was goin to upgrade to the bold 9700, then i saw the backflip and read reviews and info on it, then i upgraded to it, its a nice phone, my friend said android phones are goin to be the nxt step in phones, i agree its the future of phones, i love this phone, if you dont like it dont buy it
Rating: 4 / 5

Comment on What type of cell phone do you suggest for a 13 year old girl? by Matt

Matt — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:12:55 +0000

I would get the envy2 but get it with the plan so it is not super expensive. With the plan its like 80 bucks…without its like a couple hundred.

Comment on What type of cell phone do you suggest for a 13 year old girl? by garrettsambo

garrettsambo — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:50:03 +0000

Get a T Mobile Sidekick.

Comment on What type of cell phone do you suggest for a 13 year old girl? by R.I.P Barney 2008

R.I.P Barney 2008 — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:35:28 +0000

LG Shine is a horrible phone. The screen cracks to easily (even when it is in your pocket). Poor quality phone. I would say get the LG Env2 from Verizon. That is the phone I have. it is cute (in black) and has tons of cool features to offer. Good quality phone too. it has a keypad on front keypad of phone & also a keyboard. Easy to text on.

Comment on Motorola BACKFLIP with Motoblur Phone by Bjorn K. Tipling

Bjorn K. Tipling — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:34:37 +0000

Bought this yesterday, the day it came out. Cannot install apps from the web because according to the "level 4" Motorola Support guy I talked to "due to carrier restrictions." Do not buy this phone, as this severely limits what you can do with your phone. I tried to install Google's own scripting app and I can't due to this restriction.

Also bad:

Comes with several apps from AT&T that you cannot uninstall including the useless AT&T Navigator which requires an expensive monthly subscription, AT&T Music and other junk apps from AT&T taking up the limited space you have to install apps.

Also uses Yahoo! search, something you can't change. They removed Google search from Google's own mobile operating system.

Comes with the old Android 1.5 and says "upgradable to 2.1" but guess what: you have to wait for Motorola to upgrade you whenever they decide they'll upgrade all these phones. Until then you're stuck with this old version of Android.

The brightness setting only changes the brightness for the screen and not the backlit buttons which are very bright - so if you are trying to limit brightness in a dark room, you can't, and it sucks up your battery.

The screen is pretty small and most of the time this isn't so bad, but some apps you can hardly read the fonts because they are so small.

Otherwise the keyboard is very nice. I like the hardware, the little touchpad on the back and how it flips but the software restrictions imposed by AT&T have ruined this phone and am returning it.

Don't buy it. Get a Verizon Droid or a Nexus 1. Much better phones. Rating: 1 / 5

Comment on What type of cell phone do you suggest for a 13 year old girl? by Hottie Lips

Hottie Lips — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:37:39 +0000

Whats your favorite color? Make sure you ask 4 a phone of that color, other wise you will not be happy with your phone. Then making you feel confident. That is a tip you need 2 keep in mind. kk

Comment on What type of cell phone do you suggest for a 13 year old girl? by Jen B

Jen B — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:22:59 +0000

The Samsung Eternity is great, but a bit costy. It has a sleek touchscreen with a full keypad on the touch screen, and lets you draw your texts.

If you want something cheaper i’ll suggest the AT&T Quickfire. The touch screen isn’t that great but the keypad is awesome and your friends will be jealous!

Comment on What type of cell phone do you suggest for a 13 year old girl? by Just Your Average Horse Freak

Just Your Average Horse Freak — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:07:19 +0000

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