| View Larger Image | Motorola Motofone F3 Unlocked Phone with Dual-Band GSM 850/1900--International Version with No Warranty (Black) | Wireless Phone Accessoryby Motorola
| List Price: | $79.99 | | Price: | $29.72 | | You Save: | $50.27 (63%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
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FEATURES | - This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported. It will not work with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint.
- International version dual-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/1900 frequencies and GPRS capabilities
- Durable, flush-fitting keypad; large electronic ink display is easily viewed in direct sunlight; stores up to 250 contacts; clock with alarm
- Up to 4.5 hours of talk time, up to 300 hours (12.5 days) of standby time
- What's in the Box: Handset, battery, travel charger, documentation
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
The MOTOFONE handset redefines wireless communication with high design, smart features and easy functionality at a low price. Combining Motorola’s award-winning design sensibility with intuitive and easy-to-learn functionality, the MOTOFONE enables even the newest phone users to embrace mobile communication with confidence and style. Connecting the unconnected-Billions of people around the world have yet to make a phone call — and billions more have only just begun to explore wireless technology. The need for communication is growing and the demand for cost-effective phones keeps increasing. The MOTOFONE is designed to specifically meet the universal desire to stay connected — with friends, family, and business associates, old and new. Speaking your language-To help bridge literacy gaps, the MOTOFONE offers a redesigned user interface with innovative voice prompts in local languages to guide the user quickly and easily through menu navigation, messaging, and other functions. In addition, graphical icons visually demonstrate the menu features as well as network status and battery strength. Looks good, sounds good, built to last-Surprisingly thin and easy to carry, the MOTOFONE features a revolutionary ClearVision display that leverages Electrophoretic Display (EPD) technology to provide users with a large, high-contrast screen viewable even in bright sunlight. The ClearVision display combined with a flush-fitting keypad and dust-resistant design makes the MOTOFONE durable in active everyday use. And it sounds great too — with polyphonic ringtones, speakerphone and powerful volume — communication is loud and clear. |
Amazon.com Product Description
Combining Motorola's sleek design sensibility with intuitive and easy-to-learn functionality, the nicely affordable Motofone F3 slides easily into your pocket. Functional and fashionable, the Motofone F3 is designed to keep you in close communication with your friends, family, and business associates via voice and text messaging. It features dual-band GSM connectivity (850/1900 MHz), speakerphone, a clock with integrated alarm, and up to 500 minutes (over 8 hours) of talk time as well as up to 300 hours of standby (over 12 days). This unlocked cell phone does not come with a SIM card, and it requires that you provide a SIM card for usage with your selected service provider. The super-slim Motofone F3 features a unique electronic ink display with large, easily readable characters. Phone Features This candybar-style phone measures just 0.35 inches (9mm) thin, and it has a unique Motorola ClearVision display that helps to increase the battery life of the phone. The changeable electronic ink display (electrophoretic imaging film) is easy to read in bright sunlight or dimly lit environments from virtually any angle--just like paper. Additionally, the display is plastic, lightweight and ultra-low power, making it ideal for mobile and power sensitive applications by eliminating the weight and breakability of glass used in LCD displays. The text display contains only two lines of six characters each, and it shows a digital clock when there's no activity. Combined with a flush-fitting keypad and dust-resistant design, the Motofone F3 is especially durable in active everyday use. The Motofone F3 offers a redesigned user interface with voice prompts to guide the you quickly and easily through menu navigation, messaging, and other functions. In addition, graphical icons visually demonstrate the menu features as well as network status and battery strength. For pre-paid customers, the Motofone F3 automatically reports the status of your pre-paid account after each call or message. This phone allows you to store contacts only on the SIM card (for 250 entries), and it provides a view of the last 20 dialed/received/missed calls. The layout of the numeric keypad resembles Motorola's SLVR phones, and it includes a large navigation pad as well as send/end keys and two soft keys. Above the display are bars showing signal strength and battery life. Other features include: High-volume for call clarity in loud environments Embedded polyphonic ringtones in eight voices Ability to download ringtones Silent vibration mode Speakerphone Vital Statistics The Motofone F3 weighs 2.4 ounces and measures 4.5 x 1.85 x 0.35 inches. Its 750 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 500 minutes of talk time, and up to 500 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/1900 GSM frequencies. What's in the Box Handset, battery, travel charger, documentation |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 2.5 based on 161 reviews)
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most horrible phone in the history by Su J. Huang (Oakland, CA USA)  1 Stars
November 28, 2009
I bought this phone cuz my dad need one for like a month. But the phone was HORRIBLE. IT WAS TERRIBILY HORRIBLE! Its the WORST phone out there in the world. In my opinion its not even worth a dollar. Because it just a piece of trash.
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HATE THIS PHONE DO NOT GET IT by L. Bayter 1 Stars
November 09, 2009
HORRIBLE PHONE STAY AWAY FROM IT. COULDN'T EVEN SAVE YOU IN AN EMERGENCY!!!!!!! I WAS SO AGGRAVATED I THREW IT IN THE GARBAGE. IT IS SO CHEAP. I WAS BETTER OFF GETTING MY SON HIS REPLACEMENT PHONE FROM GO PHONE AT&T ...IT WAS CHEAPER AND BETTER QUALITY!
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For those who have Tmobile USA by Jeremy B. Bowers (Baghdad, IQ)  3 Stars
September 29, 2009
I just received my Motofone F3 today, for those that get one of these your going to run up against a lot of problems if you don't have an activated T-mobile sim. At first, I had many problems with the F3 because the phone restricts most functions when you have an unsupported sim or no sim at all. Infact if you'd like to change the speaking from Spanish to English you need to use an activated T-mobile sim to even get to that setting screen. Originally I used a Tracfone sim because I have like $100 into my account and the sim card is %100 not compatable with the motofone :(
The web is very little help when it comes to error codes or even telling you simple things like when you see a blinking X in the upper right corner your getting an error because of you having an invalid sim, you must have a valid sim to enter number codes or to get rid of the blinking X. Again the blinking X happens when you try to press number buttons without a valid sim". Program codes are in the ENGLISH manual that can be found here:
http://723634aa8cde73188d4661bb3fe81ce4.diplodocs.com/external_download3.php?id=563895&k=d0c11d68ea7e3a8aebbfc85ebcdb6e11&doc_id=ARKUJROBSC&pdf_ou_djvu=FIYLCXQVLRSXXYPTVQHY&TS_JS=1254192989&RDM=417213&captcha=&flv=UQJVBM181188TQIPVTBTN458358BHKOL&host=safemanuals.com&login=diploNobody&ref=MOTOFONE+F3&real_ref=MOTOFONE+F...&brand=MOTOROLA&langueM=E&modeSC=S&votes=SNOTUUOWUT5SNOTUUQRTW8SNOTUUQVNR5SNOTUUPVTT8SNOTUUOWVQ1SNOTUUSNNT9SNOTUUQPSQ6SNOTUUVSSO5SNOTUUPQNP5SNOTUUPWOU0SNOTUUOWUT8SNOTUUPRTT1SNOTUUQVNR3SNOTUUQRSO1SNOTUUOWVQ5SNOTUUSNNT9SNOTUUQUUU5SNOTUUQUVO4SNOTUUQOSS7SNOTUUQRVS0SNOTUUOWUT7SNOTUUPRTT6SNOTUUQUVR6SNOTUURPPV9SNOTUUOWVQ8SNOTUUSNNT3SNOTUUQUUU2SNOTUUWVWS2SNOTUUQWRS3SNOTUURRQS0SNOTUUOWUT9SNOTUUPRNS5SNOTUUQWUP6SNOTUURUVP1SNOTUUOWVQ3SNOTUUSNNT7SNOTUUQWRS6SNOTUUUVPW5SNOTUURTWU2SNOTUURVNW0&don=5020193113&don_e_c=OK&sondeurAD=PHWAONYE&sondeurID=BAD
If you get a "NO SIM" message with a "3-070" right below it then you have an invalid sim.
I was on tech support today and was told there is physically no difference between an international motofone and one intended for the US, They all have Quad bands built right into them. Also tech support stated AT&T and cingular might work with the phone too, but others like Tracfone or NET10 do not!
There are many comments about the visibility in direct sunlight, but very little about dark nights. If you have moonlight or some kind of lit up sky you will be able to read the screen at night from arms distance without using the backlight. I do not know if the backlight can be switched off but it drains the battery noticeably and is always on.
The alarm clock is very easy to use, in fact it and the clock is the only thing you fiddle around with when you don't have a sim card. The alarm is really kind of cool sounding and starts out very low with a short vibrate, and the volume progressively increases every 2 seconds or so.
The phones battery does not seem to last more then a day if you fiddle around with it like every 5 mins or so.
The phone is slimmer then its Tracfone look-alike and it is wider too.
If you don't have T-mobile service you can order a sim kit on ebay for under $25.
If you don't have T-mobile and have ordered the ebay sim kit and want to change the phone speaking to english while your waiting for your sim to come in the mail, all you have to do is borrow your friends T-mobile sim and install it into the motofone, you will then be asked which language you want to set, 1 or 2 or 3. 3 should be english. This setting is remembered even if you pull your buddies sim card out or remove the battery.
Overall, its a damn good phone, I've had it a day now and dropped it already, the phone still works great. Remember to post your comments on whether or not AT$T works or others work on this. I %100 positively can tell you that Tmobile works on the international phone, and Tracfone or NET10 doesn't.
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good basic phone by Ilian Hristov (Ottawa, ON, CA)  4 Stars
September 22, 2009
This is a great phone for the basics of a cell phone such as sound quality on both ends and battery life. It does not offer any extras but that is fine with me. The only problem is that the touch-tone does not work. It cannot be used as a touch-tone phone and many services needed require this such as voice mail, calling cards and others.
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Crap by Marina (USA) 1 Stars
September 06, 2009
I bought this phone online. I liked it because of its looks and its so called "ease of use". When I finally got it I was so dissapointed. Looks can be decieving indeed, hehehe. Its not as "cool" as it look online. This phone seems to be from the 80's but slimmer. The screen display is like a flash back from the calculator screens of the early 80's,the font are so big that it cannot even display the whole phone number in the screen. Even the fonts are weird, they are like written by a toddler. But I dont do much text messaging so I can live with that ugly screen display/font. But the signal of this phone is terrible too so I cant even use them for regular phone call. Dont buy this, it will just be a waste of money. Even a third world country will consider this phone a piece of crap.
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