Motorola W218 - user opinions and reviews

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Design
5.7
Features
5.4
Performance
5.6
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I got this phone for the simplest use: Calling and Messaging, but it still failed at that.

PROS
- Nice and slim design.
- Buttons are thumb friendly.

CONS
- Battery lasts 1.5 days (with almost no use)!
- It doesn't have a direct access to the Volume controls. You need to go deep to the settings just to change it or mute it.
- It doesn't ring or notify you of new messages if you're inside a menu. You ONLY get messages/notifications until you are at the main screen. Really easy to miss things.
- Sometimes it doesn't even ring to notify you.
- Writing text is harder than in any other motorola cellphone. You can't end words with "_" but you need to press "Accept" for each word. Yes, that means your thumb going all the way up, making the messaging really tiring.
- No MMS
- It has a camera but no way to export the images. Waste of money in a useless feature.

I have used motorola for years and I can't believe that in 2008 there's a NEW model that works even worse than any older model.

Don't trust in this phone if you need SMS messaging.

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  • 2008-08-30 16:43
  • N9xf
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> In reply to u suck @ 2008-07-26 03:13 from vxmJWhen you evaluate a device's specs, you need to consider its price group. As you can see here, this device is a low cost device, that's why no btooth nor infrared are integrated. You should consider to pay more for a phone if you're willing to have these functionalities.

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  • 2008-08-10 20:14
  • LX60
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What about the battery life?

How long battery backup?

What about the ringtone volume?

Can we listen the ring in a very noisy environment like heavy traffic jam?

Can we listen the speaker phone in a very noisy environment like heavy traffic jam?

Please tell me.
Thanks in advance.

ubaidsensational@yahoo.com

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  • 2008-08-04 13:09
  • PEnf
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how can you build this cellphone with no bluetooth and infrared that's not i like this phone this suck

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  • 2008-07-26 03:13
  • vxmJ
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what is this phone w218, dont know if my phone is broken or what!. i cant view may existing msg. somebody help me?

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  • 2008-07-24 04:32
  • 2AnX
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This fone sucks like hell, you cant even switch pics 4rom other fones

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  • 2008-07-20 01:10
  • Rxtu
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it doesn't even have bluetoooth

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  • 2008-07-20 00:42
  • Rxtu
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The fm radio is good, but the camera is not good, i dont even know how to send them to a friend a user's manual hadly say a thing.

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  • 2008-07-06 17:28
  • AERi
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motorola's website says it's triband, who has this phone? please let me know about its frequency range..tnx..

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  • 2008-07-03 03:55
  • jb8j
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nice phone but it could have been better if it had web access.

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  • 2008-06-30 11:05
  • fte2
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how can i tranfer the pictures to my pc?

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  • 2008-06-30 08:26
  • vpYT
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this cellphone is like an angel ......
beacuse you dont put som blootooth
its like a simple ..........

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  • 2008-06-10 06:24
  • vxmF
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This fone is good and it works good in radio,and other features.How can i upload files from internet?I have seen as if no browser.help me please.

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  • 2008-06-09 09:45
  • fuVV
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this phone is need bluetooth and 30 meg memory..........thanks Hellomoto

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  • 2008-06-07 07:53
  • nj$k
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Yello

Nice phone

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  • 2008-05-01 08:10
  • NHUD
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IT has good features but in todays world you need bluetooth and memory in every phone.
If these two features were in this piece - this would have been an excellent handset.

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  • 2008-04-29 10:13
  • E@uf
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It's a very good phone with a stylish design and it has very good features and an excellent camera and it also has an FM radio and that's something very good in this phone. !!!! THANKS

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  • 2008-04-26 17:22
  • ft0}
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Motorola w218 is a phone you can be proud of, but i was suggesting if it had a GPRS it can be more and more great.

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  • 2008-04-24 09:12
  • Sbct
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a very good phone ideal for students not fancy but decent.

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  • 2008-04-03 14:52
  • Nam$
  • U

This set motorola w218 is xcellent in 1 word . Camera, F.M., Video Capture , Games, Polyphonic Ringtones gr8 quality . Its a full fledged Camera Mobile with f.m. The memory however is bit low !!!!!!! Dosent matter though as memory is only 4r images . Ringtones separate .

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  • 2008-03-30 17:56
  • wHui
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