Cingular began selling
Motorola's SLVR L7 just three days ago, but critics have wasted
little time checking it out, and the net is already being flooding with reviews. Not surprisingly, a lot of the reviews
reach similar conclusions: stylish phone, so-so music player. After all, the SLVR L7's iTunes implementation is
basically the same as the one on the much-beloved ROKR E1, meaning it's limited to just 100 songs. That hasn't stopped
Cingular from promoting iTunes as the main feature behind the SLVR; promotional materials and the phone's retail box
proclaim "iTunes Cingular" in big letters, with the phone's model name in almost invisble text. However, we
suspect that most buyers will know what they're looking for. This isn't the ROKR, and people will be buying this as a
SLVR first, and a musicphone second, no matter what Cingular says or does. Here are the reviews we've found so far. Be
sure to add any others that you've found in the comments so we can keep the list up to date!
posted Feb 2nd 2006 4:45PM
When will Cingular FINALLY have the RAZR V3i in stock? Every time I ask them, I hear "in a few weeks."
will the new 1gb microsd card work with the slvr v7? and support 200 songs?
djaladin
When i set up my contact as "Primary", then go back throught the phonebook... i can still see every friggin number for a single contact but its listed as a whole seperate contact. And when i dial with my bluetooth headset, it doesnt ask me if i want to call "home", Work, Mobil or other like my Sony Ericson does. anyway to set this up. My T637 was obviously way ahead of its time.
Just got this phone! Had the T637. that phone was great but obviously way ahead of its time. On the SLVR is there a way to only read 1 persons Contact with all of their numbers combined or collapsed instead of a different contact folder for each persons "home, work, mobil & other"??? I tried to set a "primary" but once i get back into the phonebook, all the different numbers are all spread out again??!!
Also, when voice dialing with my bluetooth set on my T637, a first beep asks me for the name, and a 2nd beep ask me for "home, work, mobil or other" anyway to do this with the SLVR?? or do i just have 1 choice? this is not going to work.
Any help would be appreciated.
Haha, just ordered the phone today. $199 at the moment, and $100 rebate few months later. Hopefully it'll be worth it. One question to anyone that already has it- does the phone scratch easily? Thanks in advance.
Any body have problems with the slvr memory card not reading all the time. Sometimes I have to take out the card and reinstall it to get it to read the card. I tried to reformat the card and reinstall music but the problem still exists.
does the the l7 gms (not the cingular phone) have itunes. and can the gms phone hold the 1 gig flash memory card minisd
According to Motorola's webpage, this phone has PTT, but Cingular doesn't list it. Did Cingular disable this? Also, I've heard the RAZR antenna is very good .. how is everyone finding the L7?
I just picked up this phone and like it better than the RAZR. This phone is slimmer, smaller and generally easier to hold than the RAZR (when it is open). One comment and one question - The microphone produces some static feed back if you are talking on the phone with it perched between your shoulder and ear. And question - Has anyone noticed that when you migrate your songs over from itunes that the lowest setting on the volume is extremely loud? In fact it is louder than I would listen to music at the loudest level. If you turn the volume down, the music disapears. Anyone else having similar problems with music volume?
So far i really like this phone. I just picked it up today and i like it. The only thing i don't like is that when i bought it i was told it would do data sync with the pc to transfer my pix & music to and from so i could make my own ringers & backgrounds and save my stuff.. As far as i can tell that was crap i can get the itunes player to play but without dling cingulars music i cant get any other music as a ringer, nor my pix to it. is it possible or was the salesguy just full of it? To the guy who asked if it scratches easy... yeah the case does but so far ive been lucky and the screen hasn't. i accedently dropped mine twice today.. 2 nicks in the case. music quility is pretty decent and the ease of use is pretty good for the itunes. overall i'd say good phone.. worth 200 bucks?? I dunno.. if the sync really works then definatly yes. if not then no.
The music volume is really loud, and there seems to be no way around it. I tried reducing the song volume before moving the songs over from iTunes, but that didn't do anything. Kinda stuck on that one.
I've had mine for about a week now, and I haven't had any problems with call clarity, and the thing seems pretty durable. I have noticed some scuffing on the *-key from having to use the keypad lock all the time, and the screen gets dirty, but no scratches yet. All in all, I like it alot.
urg stupid double post by email lol sry bout that.. ok well i figured out you CAN data transfer threw the phone. and after alot of playing around with the phone. i must say i love it. It takes alil getting used to but once you figure out the system its cool. My buddie has a Razr and he likes mine better and not just for the itunes.. i said before worth 200 bucks?? well now the answer is definatly yes. :)
Can someone tell me step by step how to get songs to become ringtones?
For the Slvr L7, Could it use Push to talk (PTT)? It would be perfect if it had this last feature. The little button at the top of the phone is it a light or something?
I've had this phone for a little more than a week, and so far, I like it.
The antenna is great. I get a bar or two when I made a call in the NYC Subways and Cingular usually sucks around that area I hear.
The iTunes is great. Although 100 songs isn't a whole lot, just think of the sheer size of the phone and what else it could do. Plus, with the additional flash card, you could fit more. But anyway, 100 songs is usually about 300-500 mins. I don't have to worry about an extra iPod or anything.
I've dropped it twice so far and it hasn't scratched, but the only times I've dropped it was in my car. I'm careful when handling it in concrete or sitting on it when I put it in my back pocket.
I've got a few issues with it, because let's face it, it's not the perfect phone. It's always competing against the many RAZRs out there. A lot of them try to disprove the whole "it's even thinner than the RAZR" fact (I find it's about the same size but the RAZR is just wide as ****). Firstly, it gets dirty very easily. My pocket is probably one the dustiest place on Earth. I breed lint. About half of it ends up on my phone. You can easily wipe this off with a hot breath and whoever happens to have a cotton T-Shirt nearby. Secondly, the Speakerphone quality isn't the best. I would've preferred it if it actually still had the PTT option. Thirdly, you can't really take a picture of yourself. I tried, but it was just off center. Still, I don't use the camera solely for taking pictures of myself, so it's not really that big of an issue. Just note that if you want a picture of yourself in there, ask someone else to take it. Fourthly, iTap just sucks compared to T9 in my opinion. Still, I think it's better than the old fashioned ABC so I'm willing to get used to it. Lastly, you can't use any songs in your iTunes as Ringtones. I think that's basically one of the biggest complaints about this phone. You technically SHOULD be able to... but if Cingular is going to start putting iTunes on a lot of their phones, their MediaNet is never going make any profit from selling Ringtones. Therefore, they can't overcharge you for the Ringtones that you hope sound okay because you've never heard them or you're not sure if that's exactly the one you're looking for. Their solution: disable it so they can continue to do this.
But hey, I understand. It's profit first and people second. It's the way it works. Overall though, the phone looks great and definitely competes with the flip phones out there. Is it worth $200? Well, apparently, the RAZR is about $175... and it has no iTunes. It's about the same thickness... and not as wide. So if you're looking for a stylish showy phone with OK battery life that you want to take out and have people surround you for some quick and easy popularity (only good for probably about a month or two from today) that can play 100 songs of your choosing, it's worth it. If not, it's about $180 to get a new phone anyway for your plan, right? So what's an extra $20?
I have a Black Razr and love it. I don't really listen to muxic on my cell, its for making calls. is the video quality good on the L7? is it in the same calss as the razr? I want one but hesitant if I am doing an upfrade form my razr or just getting a razr that isnt a flip phone?
Will the Motorola SLVR be able to play mpeg 4? It has a 512 mb flash card, so like the psp enough for one movie or a couple of shows?
Will the Motorola SLVR be able to play mpeg 4? It has a 512 mb flash card, so like the psp enough for one movie or a couple of shows?
Will the Motorola SLVR be able to play mpeg 4? It has a 512 mb flash card, so like the psp enough for one movie or a couple of shows?
SLVR does not resume playing iTunes when call is finished
I wanted to see if anyone is having the same problem I am having with my new SLVR 7. So far I am very pleased with it. There is one small thorn in my side though. Unlike the commercials, when the guy is done talking on the phone he ends the call and iTunes starts playing where it left off automatically, my SLVR does not. This really bums me out! I have gone through every conceivable preference and setting on the phone to see why the music stays paused when the call is over and I have found no solution. When the call ends I just see the iTunes icons on the screen, set to pause. Now I know this is hardly the end of the world, but I really would prefer not to have to pull out my phone and hit play again after every call. If that is going to be the caseI may as well just stick to my Nano.
Anyone else having, or heard of this problem.Are people NOT having this problem? I am looking for feedback or a solution. I really don't want to trade my phone in for a replacement after having set it all up.
If anyone has any advice I'd truly appreciate it.
Thanks
John B.
Please can somebody xplain how to put song on Motorola slvr 7 ?
Here's how I figured out how to put an mp3 onto the SLVR and use it as a ring tone [on a Mac, at least].
1. Connect the phone to the mac and make sure disk mode is enabled [you can do this in iTunes].
2. Open the phone in the finder and go to: mobile > audio
3. Copy your mp3 to this folder.
4. Eject the phone.
5. On the phone itself, go to the Main Menu > My Stuff > Sounds
6. Use the top-middle button above the 5-way directional button to access the Sounds menu, and select Switch Storage Device.
7. Select "Card" from the menu.
8. Now your mp3 will be listed under the Sounds menu. Highlight it and press the top-middle button again.
9. Select "Move", and choose "Phone" from the next menu.
NOW, you can switch storage devices back to the phone and your mp3 will be listed under the Sounds that are actually stored on the phone. Highlight your mp3, hit the top-middle button again, and select "Apply as Ringtone".
Done and done.
Enjoy!
I've had the phone for about a month now. I think it's pretty cool compared to the sprint phone i used to have. I figured out how to set an MP3 as a ringtone a while back.
If you move an MP3 over it only lets you move one, no matter the size of the file, but if you download off their site, you can have multiple.
It doesn't really make sense and is kinda shady on their part, hopefully they'll be some sort of hack out there soon.
overall though, i get good reception, the phone has the nice heavy sturdyness to it. my case isn't scratched yet, and the screen seems to be glass.
it would be cool if they came out with silicon covers for then, like how that have them for the ipod shuffle and nano.
I've had my phone for just under a week and I am liking it. NOT loving it, LIKING it. I am scouring the net for cracks/hacks for the 100 song limit in iTunes, nothing yet. I just read about mobile media maker though. Has anyone tried using this to make movies for their phone. I wanna know if it's worth 'buying' the software.
#30, Why not make your own ringtones for the RAZR or SLVR? You can use mobile PhoneTools, which is a moto product, but everywhere on the net for "free" hint,hint :) or a free tool called MOBILedit! It's so easy to make you own ringtones and at "high quality"..all you have to do is move a slider to the section you want as a ringtone, as in my case I use normal the first verse and then the chorus. Note, you can also make you own movies and upload them, you own wallpapers, edit you phonebook entrys and even sync with "outlook" if you actually use that forsaken thing :) The RAZR is as in a phone one of the nicest out there, just purchased the SLVR today, just for mere enjoyment :) I've wanted a mp3 player phone for awhile, it get boring at work, it just looked to be a very cool phone, although I am very concerned with the screen, but hey that's the what my extra $3.00 on my bill is for, incase of a defect I get a new one. We'll see if the phone is worth the $200 or not?
what if it says insufficient storage when you go to transfer it back to the phone from the card.
I definitely agree about the minor scratches. There are so many minor scratches it makes me so sad since I am very anal about these things. The scratches are only on my keypad though and can only be seen when glared by the light and looked at very closely. But still, i don't expect it to be scratched when I am so careful.
Hi. Seems the only songs I can import into my SLVR are those I purchased from the iTunes website. Songs that I ripped from my CD collection transfer without issue into my iPod Video but not my SLVR. Anybody have this problem or have any ideas what might be going on? Win XP Pro OS. Thanks in advance!
#40, got a question for you about mobile Phone Tools - so far I've downloaded the program (deluxe 3.11)and it doesn't recognize the model number (L7 SLVR - SLVR L7), and I've been updateing the program to try and compicate for this problem (right now, in fact, I'm downloading the update for version 4). Im wondering if either it's under a different model number or if I need to just check updateing the program (which, I'd do anyway because software is really only as good as it's latest version, right). Any help would be nice.
Also, I've seen that many people have asked questions in regaurds to the SLVR's keypad, screen, body/shell, and iTunes. I think I can answer these... Also, here's a site for those that wish to find out more in detailed info for themselves (tech-heads like myself, would love this site's review of the product):
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/motorola-l7-en.shtml
The keypad is like the RAZR, only this time, Motorola has covered the keys in plastic to protect them from scratches. I also feel that this gives a better "hold" onto the keys as well as when useing them.
The screen, or so they say, is made from scratch proof material - it's a 262K TFT matrix by Sharp, and the resolution is 176x220 pixels (30x38 mm).
The body, on other hand, is probably the only part that will scratch easily or at all, because it's but isn't this where a phone cover or holder comes into play - why would you buy a brand new cell phone, and NOT get a cover for it.
With iTunes, I haven't had a problem with uploading songs onto it, except for MIDI files, which won't load onto it. As far as MP3's go though, I've only had 1 single file that wouldn't upload - why though, I haven't figured out yet. No, you CAN NOT use your iTune songs as ringtones (which is it's biggest set back I'd say as well as others too, especialy if Motorola is thinking about produceing more phones with the program capability).
Speaking of ringtones though, has anyone found any ACTUAL free ringtone sites, that you don't have to subscribe too? Yeah, I'm cheap and I don't think it's worth spending $2 on just a single ringtone, if the costs were lower than that (say, like $0.25 for each ringtone), then I'd have no problem with spending the money on them, lol.
I've had mine for a few weeks now, and I'm starting to love it a lot (although I'm sick of the factory ringtones, lol). Only other set back to it, besides the iTunes as ringtones thing, is the camera (which is alright, but it really needs a flash - and if the megapixels where greater, that would be a plus too).
Also, I wish the phones that are being sold now would all have AT LEAST 1 full-version game on them, instead of 3 demo version games (I mean, come on man, at least give us Tetris for free, you know).
Nevermind #40, I got it to work now, lol. I'd suggest that everyone who wants to use MP3's as ringtones, to download mobile Phone Tools (and if you're on dial-up, then plan on spending a good 8 hours devoted to downloading and updateing the product, lol).
Does anyone know how to setuo email account info in SLVR L7 to receive email?
I have the SLVR L7, but it sits in a drawer at home. The first time I dropped the phone getting out of my car (maybe a two foot drop), the large face shattered (it's made of glass!!). In trying to find a remedy to this fragile glass face issue Motorola has been totally unsatisfactory and unresponsive. Has anyone else had a broken face issue? and how was it resolved?
I just got the SLVR in the mail today. Al of my enthusiasm slipped away as I patiently familiarized myself with the interface. I CANNOT FIND THE iTUNES APP ANYWHERE IN THE MAIN MENU OR ANY MENU. NEITHER IS THE iTUNES MENTIONED IN THE MOTO MANUAL...am i the only guy that bought a SLVR with no iTunes programmed into the phone? I live on an island so here we always give this kinda stuff the benefit of the doubt, but for a price over $200, my patience will soon run short. SOMEBODY tell me that i'm not the ONLY ONE that has a SLVR L7 phone that gives no reference to iTunes.
#47, If you got the unlocked version of the phone, it won't have itunes. Only the CINGULAR version has that feature. Kind of sucks ass but, not much you can do. I'm still waiting for my SLVR to come in. *excited*
Hi. Seems the only songs I can import into my SLVR are those I purchased from the iTunes website. Songs that I ripped from my CD collection transfer without issue into my iPod Video but not my SLVR. Anybody have this problem or have any ideas what might be going on? Win XP Pro OS. Thanks in advance!
#49, i've downloaded songs from anywhere and everywhere...not going into detail but all the songs ive tried to upload into my SLVR have worked just fine, no hassle or problems...I don't know what your phones deal is :(
#46.....I too dropped the phone once and the glass shattered. I couldn't believe it was glass. I mean, why?!! I'm in Canada and the phone isn't even here yet, and I talked to Motorola and I'd have to fix it at my expense anyway. But what's the point...They'll just replace it with another glass face that will just shatter the next time I inevitably drop it. They should mail out re-issued plastic screen faces to owners who've experienced this...and we all will. EVERYONE'S GLASS WILL CRACK. JUST WAIT.
My solution...I was thinking ob buying a dummy SLVR phone off eBay, and hoping that I can just do a transplant...and with any luck, it'll be plastic too.
What the hell was Motorola thinking by exposing glass like that on a phone. Especially a non-flipper. My email is manitou_00@hotmail.com for anyone that has experienced this too or if you have a better solution.
I've had the same questions about the Phone Tools. For the life of me I can't get them to work. Horrible product in that respect.
However I did have the same problems with some songs not wanting to load onto the phone. Then I figured it out. Those songs are encoded at a higher bitrate than 128k. There's an option on the phone (right click it in iTunes on the PC, for Mac's I don't know... probably Command+Click) and have it automatically convert songs to 128K. This worked for me, though I inexplicably add a few back to the phone after I did this.
Good luck. If anyone can explain Phone Tools to me I'd greatly appreciate it.
- Scott
Being worried about the scratches I went looking for a case for my L7. I didn't want anything bulky because hey, thats why I bought the phone in the first place. I finally found the almost perfect case for my L7... Ultra thin and fits like a glove. It is from a european company called Krusell.
About 20 - 25 bucks and is far better than any other I have found. I bought mine for $20 at sfplanet.com
I'M SUPPOSED 2 BE GETTIN A SLVR L7, BUT THE FACE IS GLASS?!?!?!?!? I'M ALSO GETTIN IT UNLOCKED SO NO ITUNES?!?!?!?! HOW NICE :-(. I STILL WANT IT THOUGH I'M REAL CLUMSY BUT I'LL MANAGE.......HOPEFULLY
I cant seem to get my iTunes to recognize my SLVR phone, and therefore cannot use the ipod feature... anyone else have this issue or heard of it and know a fix??
Thanks! Loving this phone so far. Size is awesome!
It's a very nice phone, but there are several major issues. I have no option to save text messages to my phone's memory. Since the SIM memory is small, I can only hold a couple dozen text messages. The phone forwards the calls to your voicemail after only 15-20 seconds, which is ten seconds shorter than my old Samsung phone. There's no option to change this. 20 seconds might sound like enough, but it helps out a lot to have the extra 10, especially if you're in another room or doing something else and can't pick up the phone right away.
The worst thing about this phone is that in the user manual, it explains how to store texts to your phone's memory (although it should by default). But, the menu option is simply not there. Calls to Cingular and Motorola yielded no help, as they basically read to me the same instructions that are in the manual. It's not just my phone, though, because I have tried to find the setting in all SLVRs that I have come across, with no success.
You have to store things like ringtones, pictures, and phone numbers on your actual phone memory in order to use them for ringtones, picture IDs, and backgrounds. This is kind of stupid considering the phone comes with a 512 MB TransFlash card, and the phone has a mere 6 MB in comparison.
The vibrate ringer is very weak. It is so weak that at times, I do not even feel it, especially when I'm driving.
Also, when you use a bluetooth headset, it seems like the phone switches your ringtone to the standard one. I am not sure why, but it does.
Apart from these illogical faults, the phone is very good. I get good reception, the speaker is very loud and clear for ringtones and music (but not very loud when in speakerphone), the display is bright and clear, it works perfectly with my Jabra JX10 headset, and it looks great. The keypad isn't too bad once you get used to it. I text message a lot, and I can type (iTAP mode) and dial almost as well as I could with my old Samsung (T9 mode) phone.
If anyone has any info about my problems with the phone, please let me know.
#53.
Does your Krussell case really protect the glass face? I looked online and I didnt see a product that looked like it protected the face of the glass, just the overall casing of the phone. just curious...thank you for the heads up as I too am concerned about scratching the glass.
#57:
Just get some screen protectors for an iPod/DS/PSP etc. and cut one out to match the screen size. I got some PSP screen protectors from Pelican awhile ago and used them for my iPods. I was so satisfied with their durability and clarity that I bought a new pack for my SLVR. I cut out one for the screen and another for the small camera part in the back. If you put them on right, it's nearly impossible to tell that you have them on at all. They are crystal clear and only come off if you pick at a corner with something really thin. I've had it on for a few days now (on my SLVR) and it's still on perfectly even though I take it in and out of my pocket and case all day.
#49 Make sure your mp3's are all 192kbit/s or lower for the SLVR to recognize them. CD quality I believe is around 320kbit/s so that may be why.
#55 All I can think of is update iTunes to the latest version maybe. I have version 6 and it works just fine.
personally i love this phone but the only thing that i don't like is that when i play music using the player that it has - i cant lock the keyboard and put it away... put when i play it through the menu as a multimedia file - it does not go to the next song.
As for iTunes - don't know what that is, since i bought this phone unlocked from ebay which cost me about $205 and got it with all accesories including 128 mb memory card, headphones, carcharger, USB cord and CD. The CD is actually great - because you can cut youre own music and put it in youre phone to use it as a ringtone. The memory card is great also, especially that now they have one that is 1 GB.
I am thinking about purchasing the SLVR and I have been reading everyone's comments. I called Cingular and was told that I can get the phone for $250 and the only reason I called them was becuase of a previous comment about not having ITUNES if I do not purchase from them. Is that still true? I have been to other websites, and they are cheaper than what Cingular is selling them for. Please help!!!!!!
60, what they mean by buying it from Cingular is that you need to buy it from one of their authorized dealers, I saw a slvr for $123 at Wal-Mart with 2 yr contract from Cingular.
PS I've enjoying my L7, dont have a real complaint, execpt that its hard to get to the standard tools like calculator and calendar.
Just got the unlocked SLVR.
Overall it is a nice phone. The menu could be better (Nokia menu still rocks).
Tried to copy 128kbit mp3 file last night using that mini USB cable from my PC. It started the copy then in the middle of it, it failed with some kind of device I/O error (and while it was trying to copy the phone kept beeping and it seemed to set the style to loud).
Am I the only one with this problem?
I will try to stick this tiny (pysically) memory stick to that SD stick case and use one of those all-in-one memory reader to copy mp3 and then plug it to my phone to see if it will play
I just got mine on friday and I do like the Itunes addition but I dont like the 1oo song lock, even though I all my music is at 192k bit rate so I know that 120 songs are suppose to fit on 512mb when its at 128kb. right now I have I have 13 songs and a few small jpegs and I have taken up already 130mb. So I could realistically get 60 songs or so with my library on here. Which isnt too bad considering it came with the phone. But the biggest dissapointment is not being able to have any of the Mp3 you out on your phone be used as a ring tone out of the box (though you can but you have to either buy one from them or transfer a song over when you download it from your pc. Even then it is a waste because the phone has 6mb of space so 1 song will eat it up.) I dont want to d/l mobile phone tools to be able to do this. Its just a bad idea my motorola/cingular for this. But other than that I really like the phone. And a good idea to protect your screen buy buying the screen protector for pda/psp and cut it to shape.
Ive just got this phone and when I try to setup my email there is no'save' button. Only a 'cancel' and 'change' button.
How on earth am I to setup my email on this think when I cant save my Account settings.
The phone is fine but this bug plus the crap UI takes the shine of it!
Anyone else experanced the email problem??
cheers
jason
yup mine also and its slow like a pc is some times real slow
I've had the SLVR about a week and like it a lot... However, I
think the volume is horrible for incoming calls!!!I have it
turned up all the way and I still have problem hearing people when
holding the receiver (no headset, etc...) Does anyone else have this
problem???All the cool things the phone has are of no use to me if
I can't hear the people calling me! Wonder if I should return it and
try another SLVR (assuming you don't have this problem...)
Got this SLVR from eBay about 2 months ago.
Even though the phone is an European model (came with digital media player) I don't mind at all since I can play mp3 files.
Only thing I still have problem with is receiving picture message (had to call fido and get all necessary information on web, mms, text message server and enter them myself at the right places then all(surfing, send/receive txt msg).
Phone itself is really cook and nice looking. originally wanted Nokia 8801 but comparing the price I am glad that I got this phone.
I love the Slvr. It's small and neat. iTunes has volume control, and it zooms in like a basic phone up to 4x on pics and vids. Sound is great on it. Unfortunately, you must put ringtones on it through Motorola PhoneTools, or on the storage card and transfer to the phone. I upgraded my micro sd card to 1gb and can hold a lot more. The only problem I have is trying to put games on it. While I bought it at Best Buy, I also bought a 12-pack Fellowes Screen Protector Kit. That keeps the screen clean and I can't tell you about it getting scratched because I put on the protector when I got it. The faceplate is metal, so the phone is safer, I guess. The address book is nice, but it shows both your SIM and the phone contacts. Everytime you turn on the phone, you have to go to categories and choose whether or not you want both sim and phone, just sim, or just phone contacts. The wireless antenna is great. I could be in my basement and get a full signal, unlike my SE z500a, which had no signal. The screen is nice, yet my Razr's is bigger. The voice feature is really good; I recorded my contacts, and if my friend talks into it, it'll call the contact, even though he said it, not me! Ringtones can only be used if on the phone, which holds about 8mb. iTune songs cannot be used as ringtones. Overall, it's really nice, except it doesn't have PTT for Cingular.
Hello all. I just got the SLVR L7 yesterday and pretty much loving it. One thing that bugs me about this phone is that it seems one can only put a single number per name, eg: Mom's home, Mom's work, etc. [Someone made the complaint previously]...
BUT there I just figured it out, one CAN put numerous phone numbers for a single name. After you punched in the main/first number [say cell], go back to the name and press MENU again, then NEW --> PHONE NUMBER, punch in another number, and then change the type according... As far as TYPE: There are "Work", "Home", "Main", "Mobile", "Fax" and "Pager"!
Hope this works! This was actually my main pet peeve, but thank goodness that it does allow multiple numbers!
Does anyone know how to upload a picture to use as wallpapaer? I connected the phone to my computer, and it reads that it's an external drive... Inside the "Mobile" folder there's a "Picture" folder as well, I dragged some 176x220's pictures in there, but the phone doesn't recognize them?!?
I tried to switch the Storage Devices under Pictures, but no availe, it only shows 'Phone', no 'Memory Card' or whatever. Any suggestions?
Oh nevermind. Got it! The memory card doesn't show up until you unplug it from your computer.
I had this phone for a couple of months. I absolutely HATED it.
Good: Sexy look.
Bad: So-so phone quality, slow transfer rate, lame capacity.
The telephone conversations break up bad, no matter where you are or how good/bad the signal strength is. I've replaced my unit and the fault was still there. It sounds like someone is trying to talk with marbles in their mouth. As a phone, it's barely usable.
As a music player, it's actually retro - putting music on this thing will take you back to the days when you painstakingly copied tapes. 50 minutes to load 100 songs? Over USB, plugged into the computer? Terrible loading speed. The 100 song limit is set by the software in the phone so getting a bigger Transflash won't get you more music, even if you have the spare couple of hours to load it.
I finally had to get mine replaced with a Nokia. As a phone, the SLVR is terrible.
READ THIS: if your like me, you ordered the phone, read some of these comments, and started going worried. well stop. where to begin on this phone? i do not know. first of all i'd like to say (or think) i am a power user. what i see most complained about here is the address book, and the 100 song limit. well, stop complaining. this address book is insane if you ask me, ive never seen one so detailed. it works for everything i need it for (like to store address for example). maybe im not mr. popular like all you complainers and dont have two samanthas in my list, sorry you have to hit s, then scroll down once to get to samanda number 2. i know what a pain that must be, considering the voice dial works pretty damn good, why does it matter? one wierd thing about voice dial, is it brings you to the address instead of dialing the number. found that odd. anyways, the 100 song limit. boo hoo. you'll use your 25mb left over from the full 512 for pictures and custom ring tones or god knows what. this is where i'd like to point out motorola phone tools. get it! what a great purchase. i guess one other thing i thought about while this phone was in the mail for 2 weeks was what is Itunes going to be like? Never seen, always sort of been a windows guy. At first, I hated it, but it made up for itself. I guess its alright. I combined all my pink floyed mp3's and made one big one, so I got 20 songs on one track, thus sort of sneaking by the 100 song limit. i have big fingers, and the keypad works great still... and dont worry about the bass... even through the adapter using your own hp's it sounds great. i use the phone in my van, i have a rca to headphone cord, and it goes directly into my amp. try it out... those cords are soooo handy. long story short, i have nothing to complain about, there are a few very small set backs (like not answering being able to answer while using your own head phones) but the sleek kick a$$ design alone makes up for all those. ok peace out girl scouts. enjoy!
i have it and i hate it. the reception is not that great. i tried some of friends GSM cards in my phone and the reception dropped every time while on their phones they had max reception. i was thinking that maybe it was my cell provider but that's not that case. i wished i kept my NOKIA. can't wait to buy another one.
I just got my SLVR L7 and I cant figure out how to make it so that it shows my number when I call people everytime I call. The only option on the phone is to turn the hide caller id function off everytime I make a call...very annoying. Does anyone know how to fix that? Thanks
Forget about the technology & gadgets. I've had my SLVR for 4 months and the headphone jack has a loose connection, and has ultimately failed. It began by beeping or ending my calls when I'd go handsfree, now the phone doesn't recognize the headset when I plug it in (LCD doesn't light up). I put the damn thing in my purse. I'm not exactly aggressive. I hate all cell phones for this reason. I would expect that a $300 phone would be have some type of reinforcement. I had to go through hell to get it since I'm a stubborn AT&T customer, even got it unlocked by Cingular (it's not unheard of!), so I'm going to have a helluva time getting a free replacement since I never paid for it in full.
Tell me, why can't they make the jack embedded deeper into the phone so the headphones don't jerk it around and ruin the hardware??? Another thing would be to reinforce the headphone wiring so that it doesn't break as quickly.
Oh gosh i jus got this phone and my keypad is so screwd! like the 2 has a crack between it so basically split in half and my middle button is like poppin out !!! arghh im so angery can you like order a new keypad or something?..does anyone know how to take the phone apart and change the keypad? email me asap !! laohotgoodies@yahoo.com!
Here's another review:
http://www.mobiledia.com/reviews/motorola/slvr-l7/page1.html
I just got one since they're $299 without a contract and wanted a new phone. It's pretty old technology, same old sucky Motorola interface, low-quality VGA camera, but it's nice looking and the built in speaker sounds pretty good. It'll come in handy when I'm in a hotel room without a CD player and I wanna listen to some tunes. Plus hooking up to iTunes is nice as is the ability to play my iTMS songs.
One question: the review I linked to mentioned support for Media Net Live Ticker, anybody find a way to activate this? I haven't found it yet.
I own a prototype of this phone, and enjoy the Uncapped itunes, a bit nicer camera. and the fact that ive had this phone since mid november. i told you engadget that it had itunes. now to convince my father to bring my home the ROKR 2 ill send in pics once i recieve it in a few weeks/=.
Your right, they did skimp on the camer, they should have added the 1.3 mp camera from the V3i.
Look out for 1GB transflash/micro-sd from sandisk, that will give you 200 songs (in theory) they seem to be available in the US already.
Let's all say this together...MOTO STILL CRAP
Luckily this one is just thin enough to level my desk...
BAD BAD BAD UI...get a clue...
MOTOFUKR! I want one.. preferably without iTunes, I dont need a music phone anyway..
Here's another:
http://www.cameraphonefocus.co.uk/motorola/motorola_itunes_take_2_slvr_l7.php
What's the deal with the headphone jack?
Err, let's try that again...
http://www.cameraphonefocus.co.uk/motorola/motorola_itunes_take_2_slvr_l7.php
I was at bestbuy buying a new phone and the guy pulled it out of his pocket, well he said that it scratches worse than the nano, this thing has so many minor scratches
Sadly I wont be getting the slvr even though I wanted it soooo badly. First teh data plans from cingular suck compared to sprint and no evdo like it was supposed to have but they took it out (I could care less about the vga camera) The second bigger issue is the itunes. this was supposed to just have an MP3 player I dont have itunes and never will have itunes so I can never put music on this phone if I understand this properly. not thanks. and I SO desperately want a super slim BT Memory card color phone like this :-(
Chris Taylor
Does it still have these problems that the RAZR had? I truly hate the RAZR phone book.
"The stratospherically stupid address book, for example, can handle only one phone number for each person. You must create separate entries for "Mom home," "Mom work," "Mom cell" and so on. (Hello, Moto? We're not in 1970 anymore.)
And if several friends' names begin with the same letter, you can't type SY to highlight Sylvia; that would be too obvious. Instead, pressing S takes you to the beginning of the S's. Then you have to walk through them all with the arrow key until you reach Sylvia. (Moto added a Search dialog box in some versions of the software, but it's still clunky.)
Worse, the Razr actually has two address books: one in the phone and another on the internal account information card. Good luck trying to figure out why you can't associate ringer sounds, photos or one-digit
speed-dial keys with certain contacts. (It's becase they're on the card list but not the phone list.)"
Does it still have these problems that the RAZR had? I truly hate the RAZR phone book.
"The stratospherically stupid address book, for example, can handle only one phone number for each person. You must create separate entries for "Mom home," "Mom work," "Mom cell" and so on. (Hello, Moto? We're not in 1970 anymore.)
And if several friends' names begin with the same letter, you can't type SY to highlight Sylvia; that would be too obvious. Instead, pressing S takes you to the beginning of the S's. Then you have to walk through them all with the arrow key until you reach Sylvia. (Moto added a Search dialog box in some versions of the software, but it's still clunky.)
Worse, the Razr actually has two address books: one in the phone and another on the internal account information card. Good luck trying to figure out why you can't associate ringer sounds, photos or one-digit
speed-dial keys with certain contacts. (It's becase they're on the card list but not the phone list.)"
I have the Slvr, and it's great. Yes, it's limited to 100 songs through iTunes, but you can copy music straight into the audio folder after hooking the phone up to your computer. You can access these songs by going to "My Stuff/Sounds" from the phone's main menu, then choose the menu (four lines) key and "switch storage device" to the memory card. Then it plays through Moto's built in audio player, though the iTunes interface is better organized.
As for the phonebook, the Razr's phonebook (as well as the Slvr's, V557's, and most of Motorola's for that matter) does not have the flaws you mentioned. You just have to set it up right. Go to the phone book, menu key, setup, and change the search method to "find" instead of "jump to". Now you can type in multiple letters for one name and the phonebook searches to the nearest matched entry like you want it to.
As for multiple numbers for one contact, this can be done too. From the same setup section, go to "view" and change it to "primary contacts" instead of "all contacts". Then you can enter multiple numbers for one given name. You designate which one is the primary contact by highlighting the name in the phonebook, menu key, and choose "set primary".
And for the phone reading both sim and phone contacts at once, there doesn't seem to be a way around this that I have found. But the fact is, the phonebook can work just as you would like it to if you'd take some time to learn the functions of the phone. It's customizable for everyone's needs instead of just making it the same method for every user.
Mind if I ask some questions about this phone?
1) Voice Dial - does it recognize speech, or do you have to record names like the RAZR v3?
2) Is the screen glass or plastic? Does it get greasy? Does it scratch easily?
3) Are there any UI or feature improvements over the RAZR?
3) Lastly, if I don't really care about iTunes that much, should I get the RAZR or SLVR?!?
Thanks a lot!!
I've had mine now for 3-days, and absolutely love it. I've been waiting for a quad band world phone to adopt in my international travels, one with iTunes capability, sexy looks and tiny size... Bluetooth... good ergonomics. I am not a feature junky. These are the things I want, and are the features I actually use. Everything else is superfluous to me. The inbound call clarity is excellent. My calling partners all say my own voice sounds clear and crisp. And, the GSM performance beats a variety of prior phones I have tried locally from Sony/Ericsson and Nokia. In other words, I love the thing and could not be more pleased. This is the phone that has finally moved my primary service from Verizon (CDMA) to GSM. And, on a side note, it has relegated my iPod nano to duty as an exquisitely styled desk accessory... The 100 songs I can put on my SLVR are more than enough to keep me jammin' for a couple of days between playlist mods. I heartily recoomend this phone to anyone interested in music + strong fundamental phone performance + amazing (traffic stopping) good looks.
Hi there. I had a RazrV3 and it got ruined, so I thought why not try this, cause it DOES LOOK pretty nice. You must have had the phone for a while now, are you still lovin it? I don't know how many options I'll actually USE, I'm mainly a text feind as I'm not allowed personal phone calls at work, but the standby time reported etc. blew me away! What do you think of this phone today? Please don't tell me you've already replaced with another model! I love phones, HATE wasting money!
Dina