Motorola A780

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NAS
iVg
03 May 2005

hi, i got this phone and i love it. it's a great phone. it's stylish, it's filled with great features. and i dont know what i did with out it. i change phones all the time but i think i will keep this for a while. great work MOTO.

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garyvinn
YgQ
02 May 2005

can i get the software for this phone like mobile office, which would have at lest mobile excel and word?

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anson
Rxc
02 May 2005

hi fellah a780'ers , i been toying around this unit for 2 weeks already , i notice 1 of the batt's is defective & just awhile ago , i got it replacement from GLOBE queson ave, hope it will performs well as to my other battery it can last 2days, w lots of video recording & snapping photo's , of course w playback .

hey guys , i brought the unit to greenhills and 2 of the store can't open it, is it true that just need to punch in code and the unit will be unlock ?

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Mandee
jkE
01 May 2005

Does anyone know how to get T-Mobile internet working on this phone?

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naunidh
iww
01 May 2005

I have 2 questions about A780. I hope someone can answer them

1. I heard that it doesnt vibrate and ring at the same time. It either rings or Vibrates. Is it true ?
2. Can we set Mp3 or Wave files as ringtones ?

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david
EBk
01 May 2005

hi again,

i've just resolved question #1 that i'd posted before.
still need help on #2.

thanks again,
david
dcho97@yahoo.com

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david
EBk
30 Apr 2005

hi a780 users,

have a favor to ask here. i just got this phone & am having a couple of difficulties configuring it. any help will be greatly appreciated.

1. downloaded my microsft outlook contacts to phone under 'files', but they are 'msg' files which the phone says it doesn't have the application to open. secondly, how do i merge the contacts into its address book ?

2. i live in the US & have cingular as my service provider; after speaking to their technical support people, i'm still searching for the correct internet settings. please advice.

thanks ahead of time,
david
dcho97@yahoo.com

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toni
Dx6
29 Apr 2005

this phone is available in indonesia and it costs about five million. i'm cosidering buying it but I have reservations about its email and internet capability after reading reviews here

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Mandee
jkE
28 Apr 2005

Hi, a few questions about this phone.

1. Does it work with T-Mobile service in the United States?

2. Will I be able to use T-Mobile internet with this phone?

Thanks!

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Vipin
Uq9
28 Apr 2005

I wish they could add voice dial over bluetooth and allow MP3 ringtones or Mp3 player over bluetooth.

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judgedredd
Rxc
28 Apr 2005

Hi. A780 works perfectly well in the Philippines. In fact this is the phone I am using right now. I got it from globe at 19,000 pesos (18 months to pay with no interest) you can also get it from semicon but at 34 to 37k. it’s a nice phone. Am glad I got it instead of the p910. it also has tremendous extras unlike other brands who smugly just give you the basic phone and charger

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Emeka
js5
27 Apr 2005

The motorola A780 is truly a smart phone in all its ramifications. It has a beautiful artistic design with great PDA functions. This phone can read your text messages back to you, it recognizes names in your contact list for voice dial without you having to program your voice,you can dial both internally using the stylus or externally using your fingers, there is a document viewer to view microsoft word, excel and power point,it also comes with EDGE for great browsing,bluetooth for wireless connections and an internal modem for dial up connection.The opera browser included also works well. For those who have families overseas, you'll find the world time function of the A780 very helpful. Now you know the appropriatew time to make your calls to your family and friends who are abroad. Since no phone is perfect, there are some flaws too,but not that serious to make you not want to own this bad boy.For those who complain about battery life, here are some tips:
1.Disable bluetooth if you aint using it.
2.Reduce backlight to about 20% (You can still see the screen at this rate).
3.Set backlight sleep time to 5 mins.
4.Put a check mark by battery Save option under power management.
Someone also complained of no free games.I think with that, it depends on where your phone is shipped from as in what market. I don't know about the Hong Kong or US versions but the Taiwan market has three games on it(3D). In terms of business functions like using microsoft word to edit or power point and excel, I think there might be updates for that in the future.It would be nice if you can not only view microsoft documents but also edit them. Setting up voicemail can be tricky on the A780. Make sure you have your voicemail number programmed under the divert calls settings too or else your voice mail may never come up when callers call. Synchronizing from computer to mobile is really easy except that sometimes if there are no work addresses on your PC, they are synchronized to the A780 as work addresses. To configure the motorola A780 for e-mail, you'll need the actual IP ADDRESS of your service provider.Also there is a mix up with the city and state settings eg: Columbia, SC U.S.A is displayed as SC,Columbia U.S.A.The speaker phone is loud enough and the MP3(Real)player plays crispy music but it is kind of selective when it comes to playing movie/video files.You'll need a flash card if you plan on downloading music files, saving pictures etc because the internal memory is only 48MB.Personally, the motorola A780 is awesome.If only it was a CDMA phone then customers would have really enjoyed the quality of Verizon instead of T-mobile or Cingular.

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James
i0U
27 Apr 2005

I have A780 and iPAQ, however, could A780 be used same as iPAQ PDA (PocketPC) that download some Linux program (or Java applet) from PC on it?

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Vipin
Uq9
25 Apr 2005

Sorry about the wrong info about the ringtone change mentioned by me bellow. Its possible to change the default ringtone as well as customise the ringtones... Sorry fro the goof up I apologise guys.

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Vipin
Uq9
25 Apr 2005

Any idea whether the Motorola A780 firmware would be updated? ... May be they could fix the Ringer/vibrate problem. One of the other features I found missing was how do I change the defaut ringtone. I am only able to change ringtones individually for each person... what about the default ringtone... May be thew should also add a Send business card option. Currently business cards received from a Nokia phone was seen as garblled text on my 780. I wish they could add a full screen area like the P910 for handwriting.

Apart from all these the phone is very very coool. Hope they come out with more apps and games to support this phone.

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Ben
F%2
25 Apr 2005

Can this phone work in the Philippines? If so, where could I buy one? Please respond...

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Frank
js5
23 Apr 2005

The motorola A780 is really a great phone. No phone can be perfect so I understand that naturally it should have some flaws.Some of the little flaws are: When synchronizing from PC to the phone,the ciity and state sections are misplaced.If you only have a home address on ur PC it would be synchronized as a work address. The server settings for e-mail is really an IP address that your ISP should give you an dnot a pop or smtp address,the Joy stick is a little bit off and you cannot edit microsoft word, excel or powerpoint. It is still a great phone though. The motorola A780 WAP settings for cingular is as follows.. APN:wap.cingular
Username:wap@cingular.com
password:cingular1
DNS Server is usually left blank for first slot.
CSD settings
Dial in Number:14152441012(call cingular to verify)
username:wap@cingular.com
Line Type:ISDN
Baud Rate: Auto
DNS Server: This should have a check mark and is usuall 66.209.11.61

Make sure you call cingular to verify these settings if they dont work for you.Hope this helps.

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cliff
GAH
22 Apr 2005

I have the HongKong version of this phone and it rocks. Make sure you get the HK version its better than the TW version.

Hey Nam......I would like to talk to you on the A780. Your email is wrong or doesn't connect. Please contact me.

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humphrey
RJi
22 Apr 2005

I wish to know wheather motorola A780 is compatible to CCTV system. if not, any other brand or model?

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Stardust
Rgp
21 Apr 2005

yes indeed

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