How good is the V60i
Posts: n/a I shall be glad to know how good the V60i is. I know it is an older model but that is what I am planning to get when I dump my current service and opt for a minimal plan. That is one of the phones they offer - and it is refurbished. Any current/former user comments welcome. Regards and thanks. Everybody have a nice day. JP  Responses to "How good is the V60i"
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Posts: n/a Re: How good is the V60i In article <f16u31tet951qdjfaqpfslm0l1dap61tau@4ax.com>,Cranky Dude <junkmail1@infoventures.com> wrote: > The V60i is an excellent phone. It was very popular about 3-4 years > ago. I used two of them and was happy with them. It has only one > drawback, the antenna is poorly constructed. No matter how careful > you are with the phone, sooner or later the antenna will break. I've used three V60i samples, and never had an antenna break. Most of the time I leave it in the collapsed position. But all three samples had a very finicky charger connection. When I connect the phone to a charger (via the cradle gizmo, or direct connection to the cable from the AC brick), the contacts often do not seat correctly. I sometimes need to try several times before I get the confirming beep that the charger is detected. If the connector is not seated correctly, the battery may be discharged instead of charged, and when I disconnect it from the charger it is dead. When I called Motorola about this, they denied that there was a problem, but sent a replacement phone which had the same issue. When I spoke to techies at Verizon (on several occasions), I was told "they all do that." Other than that, the V60i performs very well for me. Very good reception, seldom drops a call. -- Julian Vrieslander
Posts: n/a Re: How good is the V60i Hi,Thanks very much for the responses. I am looking forward to getting my V60 soon. A friend also told me about the finicky charger connector issue - but that newer models had this taken care of. it seems. Regards and thanks again. JP "Jyanendra" <info2knospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3a5j9eF652frvU1@individual.net... > Hi, > > I shall be glad to know how good the V60i is. > > I know it is an older model but that is what I am planning to get when I > dump my current service and opt for a minimal plan. That is one of the > phones they offer - and it is refurbished. > > Any current/former user comments welcome. > > Regards and thanks. > > Everybody have a nice day. > > JP >
Posts: n/a Re: How good is the V60i On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 04:32:45 GMT, Julian Vrieslander<julianvREMOVE_THIS_PART@mindspring.com> wrote: >In article <f16u31tet951qdjfaqpfslm0l1dap61tau@4ax.com>, > Cranky Dude <junkmail1@infoventures.com> wrote: > >> The V60i is an excellent phone. It was very popular about 3-4 years >> ago. I used two of them and was happy with them. It has only one >> drawback, the antenna is poorly constructed. No matter how careful >> you are with the phone, sooner or later the antenna will break. > >I've used three V60i samples, and never had an antenna break. Most of >the time I leave it in the collapsed position. You apparently have ones with an extending antenna. I was referring to ones with a butt antenna. Lots of posts here about replacing broken antennas in the past. CD
Posts: n/a Re: How good is the V60i Julian Vrieslander wrote:> > Cranky Dude <junkmail1@infoventures.com> wrote: > > > The V60i is an excellent phone. It was very popular about 3-4 years > > ago. I used two of them and was happy with them. It has only one > > drawback, the antenna is poorly constructed. No matter how careful > > you are with the phone, sooner or later the antenna will break. > > I've used three V60i samples, and never had an antenna break. Most of > the time I leave it in the collapsed position. Huh? Mine is a 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing that screws in. Is there something better? -- Cheers, Bev ============================================= A: Top posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet?
Posts: n/a Re: How good is the V60i My 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing pulls out about 1.5 inches to an extendedposition. The assembly screws in, but requires a tool to remove or install. "The Real Bev" <bashley@myrealbox.com> wrote in message news:4240AC36.34E05819@myrealbox.com... > Julian Vrieslander wrote: >> >> Cranky Dude <junkmail1@infoventures.com> wrote: >> >> > The V60i is an excellent phone. It was very popular about 3-4 years >> > ago. I used two of them and was happy with them. It has only one >> > drawback, the antenna is poorly constructed. No matter how careful >> > you are with the phone, sooner or later the antenna will break. >> >> I've used three V60i samples, and never had an antenna break. Most of >> the time I leave it in the collapsed position. > > Huh? Mine is a 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing that screws in. Is there > something better? > > -- > Cheers, Bev > ============================================= > A: Top posters. > Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet?
Posts: n/a Re: How good is the V60i I guess there are a lot of types of antenna for the v60i. I have twov60i phones and both of them have a grey antenna about three-quarters of an inch long (2 cm) that doesn't extend or retract at all. It also doesn't screw in. A replacement requires opening the case and disconnecting the assembly. CD On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 07:39:56 GMT, "JoeM" <x24w0cg02@NOsneakSPAMemail.com> wrote: >My 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing pulls out about 1.5 inches to an extended >position. The assembly screws in, but requires a tool to remove or install. > >"The Real Bev" <bashley@myrealbox.com> wrote in message >news:4240AC36.34E05819@myrealbox.com... >> Julian Vrieslander wrote: >>> >>> Cranky Dude <junkmail1@infoventures.com> wrote: >>> >>> > The V60i is an excellent phone. It was very popular about 3-4 years >>> > ago. I used two of them and was happy with them. It has only one >>> > drawback, the antenna is poorly constructed. No matter how careful >>> > you are with the phone, sooner or later the antenna will break. >>> >>> I've used three V60i samples, and never had an antenna break. Most of >>> the time I leave it in the collapsed position. >> >> Huh? Mine is a 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing that screws in. Is there >> something better? >> >> -- >> Cheers, Bev >> ============================================= >> A: Top posters. >> Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? >
Posts: n/a Re: How good is the V60i JoeM wrote:> > My 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing pulls out about 1.5 inches to an extended > position. The assembly screws in, but requires a tool to remove or install. Hrm. The upper part unscrews, leaving perhaps 1/4" of gray plastic in the phone body. I am reluctant to exert more than a moderate pull on anything, and the booklet mentions nothing about antenna extension. > "The Real Bev" <bashley@myrealbox.com> wrote: > > Julian Vrieslander wrote: > >> > >> Cranky Dude <junkmail1@infoventures.com> wrote: > >> > >> > The V60i is an excellent phone. It was very popular about 3-4 years > >> > ago. I used two of them and was happy with them. It has only one > >> > drawback, the antenna is poorly constructed. No matter how careful > >> > you are with the phone, sooner or later the antenna will break. > >> > >> I've used three V60i samples, and never had an antenna break. Most of > >> the time I leave it in the collapsed position. > > > > Huh? Mine is a 1-inch grey pencil-thick thing that screws in. Is there > > something better? -- Cheers, Bev /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ You know how dumb the average person is? Well, by definition, half are *even dumber*!
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