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Motorola MOTOFONE F3 review: Budget wonder

25 March 2007 | Read the review | Post your comment
Motorola MOTOFONE F3 review: Budget wonder - read the full textMotorola Fone F3 or Motofone is a unique mobile device. It unites the latest modern trends, on one hand, and a very basic functional menu, on the other.

 

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A sizeable slice of the world's population lives on under $1 a day. The F3 is on sale in the UK for £10 ($20) including £5 of air-time - and that's close to the price it was INTENDED to sell for. Most purchasers don't WANT to pay an extra $10 for features they don't want or need - they'd rather be able to afford the food that $10 would buy for their families. Don't trash this phone just because YOUR Daddy can afford something better. You're not the only person in the world, nor does the world revolve around YOU.

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  • 2008-03-20 03:38
  • pYA8

Anyone knows how to design a speed dial key and eventually change from one to another? So far, in order to nominate lets say key No 2 for speed dial for a certain number, I had to erased the whole phone book and re-enter number in order I wish to have them available as speed dial. Crazy!

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  • 2007-09-20 17:41
  • wfCG

Great phone if you only want to make voice calls, as I do. Get rugged casing, highly visible screen, excellent keypad, speakerphone, intrusive alarm, relatively long battery life, and so few settings/options that there is almost nothing to play with. Ignore those who criticise this phone for being so basic - it is meant to be. My only disappointment is that this would be an exceptional phone if only Motorola had put a lot more thought into what such a basic phone should do best. If considering buying one then read the review as it touches on almost every advantage and disadvantage of this phone. Correctly says that it is initially easier to use if you've never had a cellphone before as it does not work like any other cellphone I've ever seen.

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  • 2007-07-16 01:15
  • PSCV

bad bad mobile

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  • 2007-06-13 22:06
  • PdDH

this is the crappest phone ever 9no matter how slim it is its still ugly and acts liek a calcuulator...you could buy at least a budget colour screen 4 same price

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  • 2007-05-15 07:11
  • 2CDI

you know guys, like everyone has said this mobile is really great in performance. i bought this mobile for $37 and using it for my second emergency number. i always leave it in the car dash, believe me in this middle east with temperature soaring to 50 Deg C it is still surviving and i can really relay on it for SOS calls.

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  • 2007-04-29 23:37
  • MsNF

It's a great phone. I am not agree with the review, which is too severe. I compared it with a Moto KRZR K1 and F3 is better regarding reception, regarding screen (yes, except for sms of course) and egal regarding sound.

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  • 2007-04-27 11:03
  • m$fy

When will this phone come out in North America?

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  • 2007-04-27 10:21
  • 4AFC

i bought the motofone recently & found that it is really slim amazing affordable& attractive

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  • 2007-04-23 09:01
  • w4jN

They should have worked better on the sms features, people (including the elderly) in EU use sms all the time. Even the operators need sms to inform their customers about promotions or whatever. Most people call and sms, and this phone is practically limited to calling, Motorola went way too basic!!!

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  • 2007-04-21 10:18
  • m{gn

after u have finished playing with all the function offered in top range phones u will eventually get bored but then u will realised the important bits of a phone.
the F3 has the both the important bits and design.

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  • 2007-04-18 12:22
  • U2}V

good fone for people elderly folks a sipmle phone.

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  • 2007-04-18 10:06
  • MxNG

The last phone i bought was a nokia 6110 9 years ago and still working nicely. i never thought of changing due to the fact that all newer phones are pretty complicated and jammed with features we never use while paying for it. After seeing this phone, i just decided its about time a manufacture thought of users who only need a phone and nothing else. i bought one and its all i wanted, i hope i can keep it for another 9 years

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  • 2007-04-14 10:47
  • MGpY

Seems that in Italy several users complain that Motofone automatically sends sms to a UK number. Motorola customer care contacted them and admited the bug..what a bug!...and has provided a firmware update. These are the link :
http://www.mobileblog.it/post/...how_comments

http://www.aduc.it/dyn/dilatua...hp?id=175729

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  • 2007-04-12 22:42
  • IgBi

More Motorola MOTOFONE F3 live photos - http://www.interstar.ua/mobile...enu=2&id=181

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  • 2007-04-11 09:32
  • iKRN

I have been using its cdma version.However i found the model F3c takes really a long time to recharge itself.Also it get hot after 30 mins of talk.Does it really take 3-4 hours to fully charge its battery?Leme know.

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  • 2007-04-10 10:43
  • vww0

for me i think that this phone is the most simple phone and cheaper coz in algeria it cost between 50$ and 55$ (we find it only in the grey market).

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  • 2007-04-05 22:24
  • SX9T

i have this phone for a few months now and its just great, the standby time is super, volume and loud speaker are above par
I also have a SonyEricsson K790i so this is a good second phone for every day in case i get robbed i wount want to lose my k790i.

Only problem is. It deletes sms on its own when sms memory is full and i still have not found a way to forward an sms
its not in the piece of paper i got for an instruction booklet lol

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  • 2007-04-04 11:15
  • NR2f

75$ no way i don't think so 75 cents maybe maybe not

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  • 2007-04-02 15:56
  • nCM%

Motofone (F3) is available in exclusive outlet (try Mustafa Centre)in Singapore and retails at S$75. Bought it for the stylish designs and found out that its actually very easy to use after getting over the initial confusion on the navigation style the interface is designed. In fact, the functions are so basic and straight-forward thats why one have to get used to it!
Major drawback is the SMS texting, it takes a long time because the display only allows six character at a time and some basic characters (like ! $ % or &)are not able to be displayed and character like # is displayed as H because of the nature of the display system. Otherwise a fashion worthy conversational piece, in every sense of the word.

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  • 2007-04-02 15:01
  • TIE7
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