Motorola W230
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Motorola W230

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  • Harz
  • R5H
  • 18 Aug 2008

psyckrette, 21 Jul 2008i have this fone,,about a month now,,my problem is the stan... morehi...
just try to OFF the screen saver and your analog or digital clock saver...
and obsereve the result just try...
thanx

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    • harz
    • R5H
    • 18 Aug 2008

    hitsugaya_toushiro, 26 Jul 2008I bought the moto w230 a week ago. At first, i was quite im... moretry this tips on how to consume your battery up to three days.
    Try to OFF your screen saver and your analog clock or digital on standby mode.
    just try....

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      • ganz
      • wYD
      • 18 Aug 2008

      jack, 07 Aug 2008this phone is good but the problem is i cant connect it to ... morehi i think this motorola w230 is lock on smart as for now. because when i buy this unit they told me that this phne is lock for smart, but you can open line this mobile you have to go to a technician in greenhills. oki doki

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        • Danny
        • u1t
        • 17 Aug 2008

        hitsugaya_toushiro, 26 Jul 2008I bought the moto w230 a week ago. At first, i was quite im... moreare you sure because im having hard time in listening to the person on the other side but that person can here me fine and you are saying opposite

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          • Danny
          • u1t
          • 17 Aug 2008

          i got this phone yesterday , very nice but i m having a problem in communication, the person on opposite side can hear me fine but i cant hear that person , how to improve this , moto also said that they have included a crystal talk technology what is it ??????? plz somebody help me

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            • Davide R
            • BQK
            • 16 Aug 2008

            Got it today from ebay, only 36,90 EUR ;)

            a) Does anybody know if it offers a sort of "flight" mode to listen to MP3s on the airplane?

            b) I managed to get a 2 GB microSD working only removing any partition and format it (mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb ;) ) Is it normal?

            Thanks

            Greetings from Italy

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              • John
              • vGt
              • 15 Aug 2008

              I wanted a phone without camera (not allowed in my college)

              I just made up my mind and bought a Motorola W230 today!!

              I bought the full black "tattoo edition"

              Here is my Review of the phone

              Box Contents

              Motorola W230
              2.5mm Headset
              Charger
              Manual and Warranty Card
              Battery
              PC USB Data Cable

              1) I bought this instead of the W270 because I don't like flip phones and the small screen looks ugly in the W270 and 270 is significantly more expensive
              2) Tattoo edition looks great
              3) I bought a bundle which has no 256MB card bundled along with it - it costs almost Rs.220 less! [so I bought a San Disk 2 GB Micro SD [5 year warranty] for Rs.400 with this savings! ]
              4) This phone has digital radio --that means the channels which are digital will have much better clarity and Channel name and Music Genre are displayed on the phone!
              5) FM Reception and quality is excellent
              6) Listening radio through speakerphones is good but I wish I could say the same for MP3s -- there is not enough bass
              7) Listening to MP3 via headphones is another matter though -- it is very very good! It is equal, if not, slightly better than my Creative MuVO
              8.This is the first time I have bought a Motorola phone, and I have to say that the interface is very good -- the font is easy to read and it is easy to navigate about
              10) Music Player is good, not excellent -- no equalizer -- no album art -- but it does display the Track Information like Genre,Artist,Track No,Year etc etc. And also you can put the music in folders and the phone will recognize it... unlimited number of folders allowed
              11) SMS is good and it DOES NOT lag while typing.... contrary to what some ppl say
              12) MMs and GPRS available
              13) No Infrared or Bluetooth
              14) No Java Support
              14) You can use the phone as pen drive -- just plug it into the PC and it will show up as removable disk
              15) The Phone charges while connected to PC
              15) Screen and Glossy finish on front is fingerprint magnet
              16) Phone Build Quality is superb and plush materials all around!!
              17) Its very light -- and thin [not super slim but still thin]

              Price [The Mobile Store, Menaka, Eranakulam, Kerala] - Rs.2550* ()
              *for the bundle without 256 card -- this is the better buy!

              So totally I spent Rs.2950 [2550 on phone and 400 on 2GB MicroSD]

              This is an excellent deal for such a good phone! It looks so much more expensive than it actually is! THE perfect phone for college goers!

              My Rating - 9/10 -- bowled over by the features offered by a Rs.2.5k phone!
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              On the LG KP110... [THE COMPETING NON_CAMERA MUSIC PHONE]

              This phone has an ugly design when compared to W230 [well in my opinion anyway] It has "MP3" and "MP3 PLAYER" written all over it -- like some cheap Chinese phone!

              On the price front, this phone costs Rs.2800 -- which includes 1GB MicroSD -- but the W230 only costs Rs.2950 -- with 2GB SanDisk [5 year warranty] !! So Moto beats it in this area also

              The only redeeming feature of the 110 is the Java support -- but I'll pass -- the Moto wins hands down in every other area!

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                • flippie
                • Nxs
                • 14 Aug 2008

                sipho (South Africa), 23 Jun 2008Great phone!Honestly.. I have just ordered myself one but w... moreyeah i want to know about the mxit aswell!!!! even though its a low resolution phone it must have tha capability to have mxit??

                other than that, great phone!!

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                  • t5}
                  • 13 Aug 2008

                  Melano, 10 Aug 2008I want my W230 to stop beeping everytime I press a key. Tha... moreyes u can i suppose

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                    • Smart
                    • MpN
                    • 13 Aug 2008

                    prashant, 12 Aug 2008Hi I bought this phone yesterday looks fine but I am not im... moreIndeed its strange, I guess you have clicked on the short key provided in the middle/center. While you are in the Messages screen select Inbox and click on Select option by clicking on top left button on the phone rather than the center short key button. You will then find the read option

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                      • prashant
                      • MpN
                      • 12 Aug 2008

                      Hi I bought this phone yesterday looks fine but I am not impressed with its messaging. I dont find an option to read a message in the phone i can see there are some messages in the inbox but strange, i dont find a read option anywhere. can somebody help??????

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                        • Nenskie
                        • wc7
                        • 12 Aug 2008

                        When I got this fone, just like you buy a piese of cake then eat superb, the feature was so cool, like mp3 & FM radio, the sound also is good, the call talk right its good like moto said a crystal talk technology and last its a cheapest mobile in town, and heap there's more like 2G micro SD expansion slot to make it higher mp3 storage for just $41-43 and almost 2K in peso, so far so good as my experience, only no bluetoot.

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                          • Nenskie
                          • wc7
                          • 12 Aug 2008

                          Melano, 08 Aug 2008The keypad beeps everytime I press any key. How can I turn ... moreHi, if you want to turn it off your keypad tone heres some tips.
                          Goto settings, then Ring style, then loud ring detail, click on that, then scroll got to key volume and move the backward key of the keypad and turn it zero (0) and thats it. you can now heard no tone of your keypad.

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                            • frankee
                            • 2Am
                            • 12 Aug 2008

                            i want to have this phone! because of the music capabilities like radio & mp3 player, even i have 2 camera phones.
                            i hope motorola would make an upgrade of this phone with same physical looks but with a built in camera with bluetooth & infrared. but it is still a nice phone.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • u1t
                              • 10 Aug 2008

                              Yes You get an USB cabel(acts like a usb in PC and 1gb card with it in this price its an excellent set

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                                • Melano
                                • M66
                                • 10 Aug 2008

                                I want my W230 to stop beeping everytime I press a key. That's all I want. It is not found in the manual. Can we not customize or mute this?

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • whA
                                  • 09 Aug 2008

                                  I love this phone so much. I just bought it yesterday. It is cheaper than other mp3 phones plus it has a very stylish design that makes it looks like a expensive phone.You can set your mp3 as a ringtone or as a message alert tone.this features was cool.I hope motorola continues to crete phones that are functional yet cheap.Tnx Moto!

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                                    • Melano
                                    • M66
                                    • 08 Aug 2008

                                    The keypad beeps everytime I press any key. How can I turn it off?

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                                      • jack
                                      • vFa
                                      • 07 Aug 2008

                                      this phone is good but the problem is i cant connect it to the computer..and there are certain features in the manual which is not available in the actual phone..and its not openline..its exclusive for SMART network provider only..when i put other sim like Globe it asks for a password..can any1 tell me whats wrong??im from phillipines by the way..thanks

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                                        • Lhen
                                        • UD%
                                        • 06 Aug 2008

                                        An add on question, can you install games on this phone, like java games?