Motorola V525 Review
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Review: July 2004. Updated March 2005.
The Motorola V525 has a very similar specification to the V600, although
it lacks the video playback feature of the V600. Apart from that and
the fact that the V525 is slightly heavier, there is little to choose
between the two phones. The V525 is also virtually identical to the
V500. However the V525 does have a number of reliability issues, including
poor reception, software faults and manufacturing defects, as reported
by our users below.
Features of the Motorola V525 include:
- Integrated digital camera
- Internal display: 65,000 colours, 176 x 220 pixels
- External display: 2 lines of text with blue backlight
- Downloadable polyphonic / MP3 ringtones
- MotoMixer (Remixable MIDI ringer software)
- Java games: Stuntman & Monopoly, plus downloadable games
- Downloadable wallpaper
- Downloadable animated screensavers
- Bluetooth® wireless connectivity & USB cable connectivity
- E-mail
- GPRS, WAP 2.0
- Multimedia messaging (MMS)
- Predictive text (iTap)
- Group SMS
- Instant messaging
- Voice-activated dialling
- Integrated hands-free speakerphone
- Picture phone book: up to 1000 entries
- Memory: 5 Mbytes
- User-customisable softkey functions, main menu and shortcuts
- Vibration alert
- Calculator
- Currency converter
- Date and clock
- Datebook with reminder alerts
- PIM functionality
- Quad band (900/1800/1900/850 MHz)
- Size: 89 x 49 x 25 mm
- Weight: 123g
- Standby time: 120 - 200 hours
- Talk time: 180 - 390 minutes
Motorola V525 User Reviews
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Reviewed by shazz from England on 8th Apr 2005
Xcellent phone!! best i've had upto now
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Reviewed by Serlina from England on 7th Apr 2005
Now come on... this phone is smart but dodgy wat r u lookin for in a
phone? somethin that is easy and compact to carry with somethin that
lightens the load... like carryin a little digital camera in ur pocket
which even video records...WELL THIS ISNT WAT UR LOOKIN FOR!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Kitty from UK on 6th Apr 2005
I got this phone almost a year ago and at first was throughly pleased
with it, i couldn't stop showing it off. Then within a few months it
kept crashing on me! I never realised phones could do that! More recently
however i'm unable to hear somebody talk when they phone! Nothing! So
if i want to speak i have to have it on loud speaker!! Great when your
on the train to your boyfriend!! I would advise people to save their
money for a better phone! I'm getting a new one, prob a Samsung so goodbye
moto!
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Reviewed by Liz from UK on 5th Apr 2005
I was so excited when I first got this phone, I couldn't beleive i had
as cool phone for once (b4 had a siemens a55 and a sagem enough said).
At first this phone to me was gr8 it had a camera very cool games and
real tones, but 3 months into my ownership it started freezing or just
turning its self off, camera was ok wen first saw pic that I just taken
but wen stored it turned all fuzzy and had to delete many good pics,
also inbox gets full very quickly and bluetooth doesn't seem to work.
Phone good in looks but lacking the necessacity to be an outstanding
phone. Hoping to get a nokia 6230 next or a nokia 7260 but can't decide
which is best any ideas???
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Reviewed by John from England on 3rd Apr 2005
I hate this phone so much that i threw it on the ground in bad temper.
I have had this phone for about a year, and it was a year too long.
The camera is rubbish, the phone freezes (mainly when playing a game),
but my big problem was the battery. The charge only lasted for about
two days, and this was only after having the phone a couple of months.
This was the factor that was to be the demise of the phone, because
when it cut out in the middle of a call, after suggesting that there
were two bars of battery. I seen red. And buy the way. The only reason
i gave it one star, is because i didn't have the option to give no stars
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Reviewed by CB1991 from England on 31st Mar 2005
This phone has the worst key pad ever and I mean it, it is highly frustrating
to use and isn't even very clear. The camera is awful, applications
are complex and could be made so much easier for the less experienced
phone user. Basically I hate this phone and wouldn't recomend it to
anyone and I wish that half my family hadn't bought it thinking it was
'fantastic.'
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Reviewed by Rutland from UK on 29th Mar 2005
Not a review as such but more an observation on other reviews. Agree
the buttons are a nightmare, they always turn my phone to silent which
doesnt make an acknowledgment noise so you don't know until you find
umpteen missed calls. The reviewers who say the camera gets worse with
time is quite simple to answer. The lens on these cameras is very small
and gets coated with, dare I say it, your own skin, or dust if you prefer.
Thus they become fuzzy. ust need wiping with the corner of a tissue
and it will be as bright as new again.
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Reviewed by laura from england on 28th Mar 2005
ive had this phone for over a year now an when i first got it it seemed
really good and the camera was pretty good, but now the picture quality
is awful, the pictures seem to move an go v blury a few seconds after
iv taken it! i dont kno how to download mp3s cos i didnt think you could.
Does this fone seem left handed to anyone? cos the calling buttons seem
in the wrong place!
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Reviewed by Heidi from England on 27th Mar 2005
To Laura Chapman, England, you need a Bluetooth adaptor for the pc to
transfer pictures. Overall I have found this phone to be very reliable
and good, I have had it for nearly 14 months now and have had no problems.
It has been dropped multiple times onto a concrete floor (I am rather
clumsy) and it still works perfectly. I am looking to replace it, only
because I want a new toy and a Motorola would come into the equation,
although I think I will go back to a Nokia merely for the amount of
extra games that are available.
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Reviewed by rosewhite from uk on 26th Mar 2005
Have just got a second hand Sharpe GX20 as I am being driven mad by
my V525 and since my contracts not up for another 5 months I decided
to swap my sim card over to the second hand Shape. Think I have been
lucky compared to some owners, had no freezing up on me, however Bluetooth
doesnt work, impossible to send MSM messages, buttons on the side are
a menace, forever knocking them and having silent switched to loud (embarressing
at best), battery life not wonderful although Ive had worse, and camara
quality terrible - like many other reviewers it started off not bad,
but seems to have got fuzzier as time has gone on. However, reception
on this phone is good - I can get a reception with this even when others
on the same network can cannot, another redeeming quality is its looks
and the colour screen is nice. The mp3s, and ringtones are good - but
I never have found a way to change my text alerts - using downloaded
sounds - maybe Im just thick, but Ive never had this problem with any
of the Nokia's that Ive owned. Dissapointing that my sms inbox can only
take 50 or so texts as well. Predictive text is okay, but am finding
texting on the sharpe alot easier and have only had it a few hours!!
I wouldnt buy another Motorola after this - will see how the Shape goes
and then its back to Nokia for me when its time for an upgrade. Would'nt
really recommend this phone to anyone thinking about getting it, has
a few good qualities but I think the faults outweigh those. If I had
to rate it 1-10, I would only give it a 2!
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Reviewed by Laura Chapman from England on 26th
Mar 2005
This phone is good but its more for work then play, and i can't find
a way to put the pictures i've taken onto the copmuter! Can anyone help???
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Reviewed by Tony from England on 25th Mar 2005
Well i'll agree with the rest below. My first ever phone away from nokia
and my first flip phone. although it seemed good with the large screen
and the game monopoly (yes i bought it becaus of that) it didn't live
up to it's standard. Slow, crashes, ear volume isn't always loud, i
have to fiddle about with it to get it to charge. Definately bot recomended.
I'm going back to Nokia and have bought the 6230. Read those reviews.
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Reviewed by Cam from aus on 24th Mar 2005
Ok first of all this phone is quite slow... and for some reason i cant
hear a word that comes out of the callers mouth.. it is so quiet without
the headset and speaker put on... it sucks i mean who wants to put the
speaker on to hear soemone when everyone else can hear what you aswel.
and who wants to keep that dam headset on them all day... the V525 does
have a great camera though and i looks good. but come on a phones main
purpose is talking to others and this phone lacks that HARDCORE...
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Reviewed by hay from aus on 12th Mar 2005
This fone is gr8!!! ive had it ages and no probs. looks gr8 feels real
comfortable and has exl features. Camera GREAT! screen fab qual, games
exl
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Reviewed by kez from england on 10th Mar 2005
is fone iz kl i've had no probs wit it and i think its a gd fone 2 get
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Reviewed by dazzar from ENGLAND on 8th Mar 2005
I have had this phone for a year and found no problems with it, it charged
every time and the battery lasted for a long while. The only problem
i found was when you used the voice activated dialing it would dial
the wrong person.
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Reviewed by ashleigh from uk on 8th Mar 2005
i have a his phone and it is great but the bluetooth does not seem to
work
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Reviewed by polly from england on 3rd Mar 2005
i loved this phone when i first got it lved the style the ring tones
the text storage is brilliant and the phone capacity is more than enough.
i'd had no problems with it at all in the 8 or so months that ive had
it until about 2 weeks ago i went to put it on charge and it just would
not charge ive been trying every day since then but its just not happening
now the battery is completely dead so i ant even turn it on. thing is
i cant tell whether its the charger or the phone thats broken!! ive
had to use my battered old 8310 since the v525 been out of action and
it doesnt even work!! Blue tooth is non existent on my phone it just
wont connect.
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Reviewed by Lee from wales on 1st Mar 2005
i bought this phone last october paided around £130 for the mobile
started off yeh great. next day i plug the charger in as it says above
it would not charge had to "fiddle" round with the charger to get it
to work. THE NEXT DAY I BOUGHT THE PHONE! the quality of this mobile
is disgusting! its cheap, tacky, fat and ugly. i got recommended this
phone by someone in a vodafone shop "not mentioning names" he claimed
it was the best phone around amazing graphics with camera, awesome ring
tones,multi txt messaging the usual stuff u get with a modern mobile.
right now my camera pictures are fuzzy. the phone crashes when typing
texts out. it wont send texts and yes i do have credit! it send 1 message
but dont send another. what else hmmm.... oh yes cannot change the main
ring tone very embarresing walking in the middle of a shopping center
with your mates having a laugh all of a sudden HELO MOTO spot light
on yoo! i dont like to be center of attention but come on you might
as well we ar a pair of your grand dads old pants on ur head with milk
bottle glasses aint a good mobile i would never ever buy a moto-rola
again absolutly disgusting for the price and quality disgusting! also
might i add extremely slow to my command example texting! im half way
through a text and the mobile is still on the first few words. in a
call the mobile freezes cant hear anything wont disconnect then it swtiches
its self off and wont come back on. this is the worste mobile you could
ever even dream of! plus i still complain about the ring tone pain in
da a*#!
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Reviewed by niclas from uk on 28th Feb 2005
Not gonna go into details, every bad thing that has already been said
(and other things) are completely true. Do NOT buy this phone, it is
absolutely dire. "Hello moto"? No no no definately goodbye, forever.
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Reviewed by Mateo from Croatia on 27th Feb 2005
I dont konw what is happening to yours phones but my v525 is excelent!!!Nice
camera everything working fine!!!Except the sms storage for incoming
sms is small but everything else is excelent. I have it 8 months. And
i have the problem with charching but i gave the phone on service and
they fixed it:NO OTHER PROBLEMS!!<<<<<<<<
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Reviewed by Somebody from UK on 24th Feb 2005
Absolute garbage. I HATE this phone. Rubbish ringtones, rubbish menus,
rubbish picture quality, volume changes itself at random, crashes at
regular intervals and dont even get me started on Motorolas PC620 tools!
Buttons all backwards etc... etc... would never touch another MOTO again.
Good ridance!
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Reviewed by catherine williams from north wales on
22nd Feb 2005
I loved this phone when I first got it and stil do.. although I have
had one problem with it which was the I couldn't hear anybody when I
rang them or if they rung me so I had to send it off to be fixed and
it took ages!!! The picture quality is quite good though and the colour
is amazing! especially on the games.. and its really easy to text people.
I'm not bored of it yet. but the blue tooth doesn't work very well which
isn't very good...
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Reviewed by Olly from Edinburgh, Scotland on 21st
Feb 2005
Have had the V525 for over a year now... Overall a good phone, with
sexy styling and the best method of texting that I have ever come across.
Some serious issues with it though: the Bluetooth is NOT full Bluetooth
- ie it works with headsets and SOME other phones, but doesn't communicate
with all phones or any computer. The outbox jams up and crashes the
phone every time you try to access it, and the storage capacity is poor.
The camera lens gets very dirty very easily, and the pictures are not
actually that good quality. The whole phone quite often just freezes,
requiring the battery to be removed before it can be restarted. The
charger is very delicate and the phone will only charged if wedged in
a certain position. Hope this helps.
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Reviewed by Greg from U.K on 18th Feb 2005
Up to now the 525 is 5* plus for me. I have owned several models of
PAYG phones from the best to the rest and this one so far is one of
the best. All models of all things have their problems, if you get a
bad one it is obvious that your feedback will be negative, but one bad
one will not mean another if you persist. This colour screen is great
and the reception is fantastic from land lines to all different service
providers that I am in contact with mobile numbers, even in underground
car parks!
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Reviewed by george from england on 18th Feb 2005
hi i hav had this fone since it came out!!for the fist couple of weeks
it was excellent but then it kept on freezin wen i was tryin 2 send
txts nd yesterday i dropped it in a little puddle on the grass bi accident
ouch so now i mite get it fixed or upgrade
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Reviewed by Rob from UK on 17th Feb 2005
Having read the other reviews I am wondering if they have been unlucky,
or I have been lucky with this phone. It has not, in over a year of
service, frozen or crashed requiring the battery to be removed; the
software has not been difficult to understand or bug ridden; the phone
has not changed it's volume or gradually dropped to a whisper and reception
has been better than three different Nokias and two Samsungs. I can
get a signal whilst most others can not, on the same network. It does
what it's meant to do, act as a phone and in this respect it works well.
Battery life is good (another complaint which I can't understand) 8
days on standby as well as a good 2 hours talking/ringing before it
needs charging, ten times better than my wife's Sharp. As to the scratching
of the phone I find a £10 case means that the phone is in the
same condition in which it was bought. Overall my phone has been consistently
good with no problems and not only would I recommend it to friends but
when I need to upgrade I will almost certainly buy another Motorola.
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Reviewed by Mally from England on 16th Feb 2005
Had this phone for a year now. Have had a few problems with it like
the screensaver not working.Other than that i LOVE the phone it is easy
to use and very stylish.I would recomend this phone to anyone.Cheers
Mally....
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Reviewed by landon from england on 12th Feb 2005
simply outstanding!the best phone i have ever seen in my life.amazing
camera,bluetooth,mp3,quadband...its got everything.
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Reviewed by patric from uk on 10th Feb 2005
hi have had it for a while now, its fine and works very well, with good
battry life, it does freeze sometimes but not for long. easy to use
and text with.scratches easily, probably wouldnt get another one but
so far its been reliable and has loud ring tones which is good and clear
screen.
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Reviewed by Glenn from Ireland on 9th Feb 2005
this phone is ok if your in a business but when your not its useless.
the signal on it is very poor. i thought that it was broke when i couldnt
hear anyone on the other side of it, so i took it to a mobile shop and
the manager said that there was nothing wrong with it, its just not
a good mobile phone
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Reviewed by lucie from england on 8th Feb 2005
At first i loved this phone but then started to hate it. The picture
quality seemed to get worst when at first i thought it had the best
around! The good things about this phone is that its quite easy to use
and the graphics on the games (although i hardly ever played them) where
excellent! The reason im gettin rid of it now is because i've had it
11 months and within 3 it was badly sratched and looked about a year
old! Also, if you have a lot of texts, or like keeping more than 60
messages, then this ISNT the phone for you. It has quite a low memory
i think and sometimes it just cuts out and switched itself off whilst
im doing something! its a good phone all in all but just has a few faults!
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Reviewed by Markie from Scotland on 8th Feb 2005
This is the fisrt and last time I will ever but a Motorola phone...
This phone changes volume when in your pocket, turns its self off on
a regular basis and freeze's at least once a day. Ive had it back to
Motorola (postage at my expense) and they say its sorted... NO ITS NOT...
Its still does everything Ive said above... DONT BUY THIS PHONE... Im
back using my old Nokia till my contract expires and as usual trusty
old nokia still keeps on going... I guess my new phone will def be a
NOKIA!!
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Reviewed by BECCI from PONTYPRIDD on 6th Feb 2005
BOUGHT THIS PHONE BACK LAST YEAR, IT SWITCHES ITSELF OFF FOR NO REASON,THE
VOLUME CHANGES WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE, THE CAMERA NEEDS CLEANING EVERY
MONTH!! AND THE PICTURE QUALITY IS POOR, IF THE PHONE RINGS AND U PICK
IT UP AND PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE SIDE BY ACCIDENT YOU CUT THE INCOMING
CALL OFF! PLUS U CAN'T HEAR THE BLOODY THING IF ITS IN POCKET OR YOUR
HANDBAG!! NOT GETTING ANOTHER MOTOROLA PHONE EVER AGAIN AS MY OTHER
MOTOROLA V600 WAS EXACTLY THE SAME!
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Reviewed by Paul from Romania on 2nd Feb 2005
Three hours ago I got a Sharp GX20 . But before that about 4 months
I had a V525 . The phone is extraordinary and I can' think of a number
of phones in any price range larger than the number of my fingers ,better
than this one . It's easy to use , looks very nice , excelent contact
point , simple menu and the picture quality is more than reasonable.
I'd reccomand it to anyone ! (and for those who wonder , yes , we do
have phones in romania , we have TV's and cable and we don't live in
trees). Buy one !
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Reviewed by Hussman from England on 1st Feb 2005
The V525 is hardly 'fiddly' Timothy (31st Jan 05'), it's a quality little
phone, easy to use, looks good........ Ain't you got nuttin' better
to do than sit there texting all day ?? Not a student by any chance
are you ??
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Reviewed by timothy from england on 31st Jan 2005
fiddly to use and poor text set up i would rather go for sony ericsson
k700i a much better phone
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Reviewed by Darryl S from UK on 27th Jan 2005
If there was a rating of -10 this phone would get it. Had three replacement
phones all had different problems. First and last motorola I buy.
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Reviewed by david tyler from england on 26th Jan
2005
When i first got it i thought it was cool but then soon found out its
not as great as i first thought!!! Hard to use, cameras not all that,
battery life sucks, stay well clear & dont bother getting this phone!!!!
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Reviewed by kelly from uk on 22nd Jan 2005
I have had the v525 for a year now, when i first got the phone it was
great and i was really pleased but after a couple of months it seemed
to go faulty, it randomly switches itself off, i could leave it sitting
on the table switched on and when i return half hour later to get it,
its turned off!! If your txt msg is sorta long it always runs into two
messages! the battery goes dead quite quick and it takes about a year
to get into the pictures. Although i think the camera is good compared
to some phones, also the layout and style of the phone. If your going
to buy, id look else where unless you wanna see for yourself! Im getting
a new phone next week anyway and reading another review- it does NOT
have a radio (wish it did)
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Reviewed by Simon Scholey from England on 21st
Jan 2005
I've had quite a few phones now and this has to be easily the most disappointing
one I've owned. I've had mine for just over a year now. When I first
got this it was really good having a camera and MP3 ringtones etc. After
just a few months I was on the phone to Motorola reporting a number
of problems with it. They said I should send it back but they couldn't
guarantee that they would be able to keep all my numbers etc. I didn't
have a way of backing them up so I didn't bother sending it back. Good
points about the phone: Makes phone calls Sends normal text messages
MP3 ringtones Looks quite good Bluetooth The mirror on the back so you
can aim the camera right Cut and paste when writing messages Bad points
about the phone: Heavy Ariel sticks out Slippery The alarm doesn't always
switch the phone on Some of your words disappear when writing messages
Can't send MMS messages with it (facility there but they never arrive)
Buttons on the side are badly placed/hard to use Rubbish games! Battery
life is pathetic Very slow when writing text messages Using cut and
paste slows the writing down even more In summary: Its not an awful
phone, but its not far off it! I will never buy a Motorola again.
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Reviewed by linda from uk on 20th Jan 2005
Dont bother wiv it. I bought it 2nd hand and glad i did!!! The battery
takes for ever to charge,and then while its charging the light stays
on it! Once charged ,it can stay on 3bars then plumpet right down to
1 bar.Reception is a joke at times too. Its scratching easily,and when
texing a msg the phone has frozen up on me loads.The multi media album
section you try to activate and it comes up fatal error.Ive taken back
to the store and they say its a fault with my handset,but my freinds
is exactly the same and she bought hers new. Wouldnt bother with a motorola
again,
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Reviewed by lisa from uk on 20th Jan 2005
Reading the last review i beg to differ the motorola does NOT have a
radio!!! It is a nice little phone.I find problems linking bluetooth
to the pc,and the camera could be alot better. Ringtones at mo im finding
, are only available via downloading,(£3 a time !) as tried to
send from pc but with no luck. The case is scratching easily too. Sometimes
i also find (whether it being a flip phone)The reception is not what
i call brilliant.Ive had it 5months but is now thinking of buying the
sharp GX15,as my son has one and it seems alot better.
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Reviewed by from on 16th Jan 2005
I think the Motorola V525 is quite good as a frend I know bought 1 the
other day. Camera is excellent!!!!!!!!!!! The fone even has a built
in radio! All in all, this fone is amazin cos u can change the covers
on it! Go 4 it!
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Reviewed by Richard from UK on 15th Jan 2005
Had the phone a year now and first one was faulty but was replaced free
of charge, then next 1 lasted 11 months then ear piece went faulty,
all fixed by vodafone free of charge!!! Reception pick up is very good
and the phone has a lot of features for its age, when i bought mine
it was simpily the best in the price range, okay newer phones are better
but it copes very well against the rest, still a good phone!!!
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Reviewed by Anders from England on 14th Jan 2005
Reasonable Phone Firstly I got this phone because I like the blue and
silver styling but also because it seemed a good phone and came with
a damn good deal from Vodafone. The camera was great but is now in the
shadow of newer phones, the sms system is pretty good and the bluetooth
works well with a headset but thats about it. I think Vodafone have
monkeyed around with it a bit, including horrendously shortening the
number of characters one can put in a single text message but giving
no indication until after sending that your message has spilled over
into a second message. The battery life is a joke, firstly with it being
way too short - coupleof days max with average use plus the battery
meter can stay on 3 bars for 2 days before plummeting to empty in the
space of a couple of hours standby. Then theres times when it gets confused
(especially regarding GPRS) and you experience button lag and basically
nothing happening. Charging is a nightmare, when you eventually get
it to start charging, the exterior screen sometimes stays on all the
time or sometimes even the main screen when the phone is closed. Recently
when trying to access my sms outbox, the phone turns itself off which
it does of its own accord pretty often anyway. However the 5MB memory
is pretty good for phones like it as are the mp3 ring tones which are
one of its few saving graces. Overall, a disappointing phone with one
or two redeeming features (mp3 ringtones, bluetooth, looks) which has
sort of put me off motorola now.
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Reviewed by ravi from england on 12th Jan 2005
dis fone iz sooo cool!!i got it the oda day and its da best!iv had like
six fones but dis one beats em al!!u have to get!!believe me
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Reviewed by Sara from England on 11th Jan 2005
I got this phone back in March last year on the Vodafone contract and
found it to be an excellent phone. The picture quality isn't as good
as some phones, but the features make up for it. Especially the truetones
which the phone is able to support. All in all, a great phone!
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Reviewed by Edd from UK on 10th Jan 2005
Probably the worst phone on the market today. Its huge, heavy and incredibly
difficult to use. If you flick through the menu too fast it crashes,
meaning the battery has to be disconnected to allow the phone to reboot
- which becomes suprisingly embarissing. Be prepared for the buttons
on the side of the phone to press themselves in your pocket, and change
your ring setting from SILENT to LOUD. Was is really a great idea to
have the loud option directly after silent? At least if the phone decided
to change itself from silent to vibrate who would get a bit of notice
before the Simpsons theme tune blares out at your next board meeting!!
Overall this phone is riddled with faults and bugs. Thats probably why
Motorola replaced it so quickly. Avoid this phone like the plague.
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Reviewed by hello from englang on 9th Jan 2005
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzzzaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Reviewed by mobile phone expert john roberts from England
on 9th Jan 2005
i think that this phone is one of the most easiest phonews to use.I
am a chief executer of a phone generator factory and i say that this
phone is absolutely outstandig!!the camera quality is excellent and
the phone itself lokks very stylish.its quite quick for a motorola which
is another good feature.overall this phone is excellent.BUY IT!!
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Reviewed by Jodie from England on 8th Jan 2005
I at first was attracted to the V500 because of the excellent deals
available. However, in was in high demand and so I made do with the
Motorola V525. When I used it I found everything eaasy to use, the buttons,
the camera, the ringtones, the internet and the predictive text. It's
main features were excellent quality and was worth spending more. The
camera is a very clear and I have had no problems with it yet, there
is alot of memory available compared to the V200 and so you can enjoy
using the camera for at lest 5 months without deleting any pictures
or moving them onto your computer (with a usb sold seperatley). The
battery life, amazingly, stayed for a while even when the phone wasn't
in use for a few days. The charger which came with the phone is stylish
and less bulky than other motorola chargers. The internet is superbly
cheap and quick and easy to use. Of course there are the odd packages
which cost a pund but they inform you brfore you try it. The colour
screen has a high resoulution pointing out every detail on a wallpaper
or a picture that you've taken. The sound is excellent, the phone itself
is v.v. stylish and is what you would want for a camera phone used for
the average person who uses txts, and the internet for catching up on
news, wheather, gossip or sport. I hope I have been a help and so I
hope you consider this phone as yours
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Reviewed by Lisa from UK on 8th Jan 2005
i ad dis wen it first come out!At first i was ova d moon wiv it!! it
was gd! den after a few weeks i got bored! ye d camera quality is brilliant
n d zoom is useful but d fact dat usin d camera wud make d batry go
down from full 2 2 bars-after chargin!!! and dat it kept frezin on me
like everyday was pretty frustratin, i cudnt go through d menu or even
set a alarm on wiv out it freezin! whoeva thinkin bout buyin dis fne
i wudnt!!
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Reviewed by Brendan from Ireland on 3rd Jan 2005
If you need a phone for business purposes or any kind of grown up activity
STAY AWAY from the 525. Battery is terrible, software is completely
clumsy and see all comments from Mike below. A bad purchase - I'm going
back to Nokia. I'm losing business at this stage because of this damn
phone!
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Reviewed by meeeez from uk on 2nd Jan 2005
this phone is not built very well if you go throught the menu to fast
it freezes plus its a bit too bit when in pocket so if i was you look
around for anther phone
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Reviewed by Melanie from Texas on 21st Dec 2004
Yo guyz!! im here to giv a review so i better get cracking. My m8 has
got dis fone n i fink it is good it isnt de best but i have seen worse.
As i'm lookin for a new fone n i gotta say motorola is de best make
of fone u cn get so i've been tryin out phones n i see dat dis fone
has gotta be one of da worst by motorola. The Motorola v550 which isnt
included in dis sight is de fone im gettin it is sound man!!!!! Motorola
v525: The choice of style is great that is de only good thing i cn say
everything else has room 4 improvement. The display of the pictures
by the camera r often turned out blurry or too bright n this is not
hte holder of de phones fault. It takes too long to open messages and
it isnt user-friendly. to find de camera n java games n ringtones is
literally inpossible. a wide selection of ringtones, screensavers, awallpapers
r included wid de fone but they are crap if their gona giv u these things
y don't u giv us good pics that we cn actually use without bein embarassed
n dull. the shell of de fone is great a blue n silver colour co ordination
is nice n modern and very different to other borin phones. Motorola
v550: only 4 words would explain dis fone n that is - Gotta Get dis
Fone!!!!!! It is literally amazin! Superb quality pictures, amazin speed
of openin messages n turning on/off!!!!! Truly the ideal phone 4 a teenager
or adult!!!!!!! i'd suggest dis phone 2 ny1 the motorola v525 is a let
down to the motorola name i have always thout that motorola phones were
de best but v525 has really let the company down n if they don't watch
out companies such as samsung and sharp are creatin amazin n outstandin
phones of great quality!!!!! cheers guyz!! Mel xxx
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Reviewed by Caoimhe from Ireland on 21st Dec 2004
Got this phone for my birthday in March and it is still working perfectly!!!!
It looks cool too!!
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Reviewed by tomm from england on 14th Dec 2004
great
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Reviewed by tom from england on 14th Dec 2004
very cool! the best fone evr. ur all stupid if u think its rubbish coz
ur rong
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Reviewed by Gil Machado from Portugal on 11th
Dec 2004
I just bought this phone a few days ago and i think it is really cool!
The camera is amazing and is totally easy to use, unfortunately there
is no video recorder and thats why it doesnt take the five stars. The
phone is really easy to navigate and the java games are great. If you
think you dont need a video recorder camera, believe me, BUY THIS PHONE!
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Reviewed by jodie from england on 10th Dec 2004
hi people, i love this phone it is my first ever flip and i have got
it for christmas i have allready tried it out tho and it's so FAB the
games are great my phone came with three games my favrouite two are
stuntman + monopoly they are very addicting once i got on them i couldnt
get off them i would give all the three games 10/10. The camera is very
vibrant colourful and clear once you have took the picture you can use
it as your background on your phone i will give the camera 10/10 too.The
ringtones are cool too i listned to six of them at www.hellomoto.com
thats where i got all my information from i will give the mp3 and polythonic
ringtones 10/10. But i eventually got it from the carphone wearhouse
and it came with £10.89 FREE airtime and i got a discount i got
it for £1.40 (i love the phone)...i first saw it in the argos
book but it was £169 pound i thought that i could get it cheaper
from the carphone wearhouse.i really like the picture phone book too
i theink that tha t is very useful. The buttons are also very stylish
and very easy to press i would give the picture phonebook and the stylish
buttons 10/10 too the looks on the motorola are cool too the blue fornt
with the shiny silver gives is a very smart and stylish look the arial
is cool and small and it dosent stick out of your pocket 10/10 for the
arial.the small clam shell desighn is cool aswell it isn't big and fat
like the sharp gx10,gx10i and the sharp gx20 they are massive i was
going to get one but when i saw them they looked horrible!!!!it is allmost
scratch proof too my mate hasent had one single scraatch on his exept
when he dropped it the camera smathed and he had to get it replaced
it wouldn't have smashed if it wouldnt have been on concrete my overall
rating of my motorola v525 is 20million stars because i love it so mutch.
it is way better than the nokias camera because the nokas cameras are
all blurry. i hoped you engoyed reading my reveiw and i hope it has
given you a b etter vision of the motorola v525 all the best of getting
a phone :-)=-/
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Reviewed by phil from mecrackin on 9th Dec 2004
good looking and stylish. picture display is very poor. takes a long
time to get on to the wap. but over all i think quite good. xx
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Reviewed by joe from Australia on 9th Dec 2004
Great phone. Easy to use and navigate. Bluetooth is really handy.
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Reviewed by Olly from UK on 7th Dec 2004
Exactly as Mike below says .. rubbish, especially the reception !
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Reviewed by Boiled Octopus from UK on 7th Dec
2004
Dreadful. Had it for almost a year. It seems mobile phones are becoming
disposable items these days and hence not enough care is put in to ensuring
they work properly, especially with the V525. Earpiece volume is awful
and had to send it back twice to be repaired, still doesn't work properly.
Plus other glitches I can't be bothered to mention. I would not recommend
it, but that's just my opinion.
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Reviewed by Mike from England on 6th Dec 2004
I was taken with the great look, which reminded me of a Star Trek communicator,
so I upgraded to this phone. This is the result of using one of these
phones for a year. The outstanding features are: The battery lasts 1
- 2 days on standby -tops. Recharging takes ages, and the cable won't
always connect. Caller sound got weaker and weaker until I could only
use it with a earpiece or on speaker. It seems impossible to send pictures.
It takes 5 minutes to set any alarm and uses about 8 screens. Reception
is weak. The clam shell is difficult to open with one hand. The phone
freezes or goes dead and you have to remove and replace the battery
to re-boot. The feature button activates while it is in your pocket.
The software is beyond belief - if there's a wildly stupid, counter-intuitive,
LONG way of doing something then that's how it will be done. You cannot
find anything by thinking it through (like you can on a Nokia) you have
to look it up in the inch thick manual or stumble onto it after about
10 minutes hunting. Once you get past the fact that it has a camera
(2 or 3 days) and that you can download the "Buffy" theme as a ringtone
(which you then realise isn't suitable for business situations anyway...)
it does the business of being a phone very poorly indeed. I've concluded
that this is only any good as a young girl's posing accessory, and for
sending occasional texts. Business users, or just grown up people, should
avoid it at all costs. Me - I'm going back to a basic Nokia again.
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Reviewed by Bruno from UK on 5th Dec 2004
This is an amazing fone! I just snapped it in half stupidly yesterday
after having it for a very happy 10 months! (I dropped it while open
then stepped on it by accident with my very heavy boots!) So i shall
be upgrading, but this fone really is a gem! Aswell as it's sexy look,
the picture quality is amazing during the day (although pointless at
night) and on my fone has stored almost 250 photos which I found to
be very remarkable! It can store a vast amount of mono, poly and real
tones which play crystal clear! One thing which I love about it is the
battery life; perfect! I only had to recharge it every 3 days and considering
I take many photos and look at them all the time that's pretty cool!
Games; fantastic, aswell as the games already on there I downloaded
5 other games, one of them being Rayman 3 which plays in EXCELLENT quality!
The menu is extremely easy to use and navigate and can be rearranged
to your preference as can the soft key! It records voice notes which
can be very handy if you cant be bothered to use the quick notes section
in the text messaging zone! Oh! Another thing which I think is great;
take a photo - apply it straight away as a wallpaper or screensaver
or contact, or all three! It's fantastic colour an photo quality, crytal
clear sound and many features are all well worth it! the only drawbacks
is the weight of the phone, it's not that heavy but hey the battery
life makes up for that! BUY IT!
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Reviewed by Heidi from UK on 5th Dec 2004
This phone seems to have really polarised opinion-you either love it
or you hate it-a bit like marmite really!! Anyway, I love it! I'm not
a very demanding user, which may or may not help and my previous phone
was a Nokia 3410. I do like the camera function. Even my husband says
that it isn't bad quality for its resolution-and he's a professional
photographer. I find the menus surprisingly easy to use and the ringtones
are certainly loud enough for what I need. I can hear my phone ring
above traffic noise, which is an improvement on previous phones that
I've had. It seems to have been quite reasonably priced too. When I
bought it in September, it was £130, reduced from £200.
I haven't seen many comparable phones substantially cheaper, although
I gather that some places are now selling it at around £100. I've
found 2 slightly negative points. 1. Battery life. I've now got into
the habit of charging it up every night and have bought an emergency
charger-only £5.95-just in case. 2. I didn't find the instruction
book overly helpful. I've learnt more by trial and error.
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Reviewed by tommmmmmmmmmmmm from england on 3rd
Dec 2004
the phone is wicked but don't buy it its is my phone all my
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Reviewed by lisa from england on 29th Nov 2004
ok where do i start this phone is rubbish ive had it for about 6 months
and it no longer works the battery used to run out of life in a day
it never used to charge and systems like the camera always used to crash
if you want a basic phone with a camera then it is ok but nothing else
the functions ae poor and boring and dont always work i sent my phone
back to vodaphone and they said they couldnt fix it so now im stuck
with a broken £150 phone its not worth the money honestly
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Reviewed by Joe from England on 24th Nov 2004
I Have this phone and it so rubbish the camera is so slow. when you
try and take a picture the camera actually takes the picture about 3
seconds after you press the button. i seriously recomend you to not
buy this phone.
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Reviewed by Ricardo from @ on 24th Nov 2004
I had the v600 but then i swaped it tp v525 and i have to say i'm happy
with my choice the only thing the v525 is missing is the video player
but other than that it's much better
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Reviewed by dave clarkson from england on 17th
Nov 2004
i must have had about 12 phones over several years and being totally
honest this is the best ive ever had.nice shape phone,very easy to navigate
menu,quad band,real tones,a plethora of functions,good quality built
in camera x4 zoom,bluetooth etc.very loud ring,good vibrate,quality
crystal clear calls,long standby time.if there has to be a negative
its the lack of predictive text ,works on i tap instead which takes
a bit of getting used to if youre a novice but overall i would recommend
this phone to anyone.well worth the money. i am really pleased with
this phone and might take some parting from it.buy it you wont be disappointed.
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Reviewed by ? from ? on 16th Nov 2004
this phone is cool.the camera is great!
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Reviewed by Kenndel from United Kingdom on 15th
Nov 2004
This phone rocks!! i just got it today for my birthday on friday. The
screen is amazing quality, the camera is brilliant and the ringtones
are cool. The only problem is i dont really know how to put pictures
onto contacts it says i havent got any contacts can someone help with
my question?! !:O its really annoyinh. Plus the battery life isnt great
but hey who cares! this phone is the phone of 2004. I recommend it to
everyone!!! lol Kenndel
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Reviewed by Ronai from Paradise on 12th Nov 2004
this phone is wicked.I've had it for a year and it's really cool ok
sometimes the screen freezes and it could be quite slow but there's
no such thing as a perfect phone cuz all phones have a fault but come
on be realistic!it's cheap looks great ,has good games {better than
most phones like nokia and samsung i heard they have pathetic games}the
ringtones could be better but once again better than nokia my mates
r always complainin'about their r-tones.Shame it hasn't got a video
player like v600 but it looks way better!
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Reviewed by A from england on 9th Nov 2004
well, where do i start, at first you think, ye gr8 fone, but then after
bout 4 5 months it does any of the following: randomly turns off, battery
is ****!, sumtimes wont even charge, sumtimes u cnt even turn it back
on once off. taken it back 2 times to get it sorted, now been given
brand new one, still doing the same fings! cnt wait to get new phone
nxt pay day!
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Reviewed by koolkow from uk on 6th Nov 2004
great fone but the fone has a tendancy to crash if u send more than
1 mesage at a time!!! kool games and great sounds!!! worth the money
just not great wen ur tryin to send mesages to multiple amounts of people!!!
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Reviewed by STEFAN from ROMANIA on 5th Nov 2004
I JUST BOUGHT THIS PHONE AND I'M VERY HAPPY WITH IT!BUT CAN EVERY ONE
TELL ME WERE CAN I FIND THE DRIVERS FOR USB CABLE?THIS IS THE INCONVENIENT!I
CAN'T FIND IT!
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Reviewed by Jay from ******** on 4th Nov 2004
This phone is so cool , if u don't agree then get ya head tested cuz
it had boom looks and slamin' games an' tones plus it's quite cheap
too!
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Reviewed by Donna from England on 3rd Nov 2004
When I first got this phone i was so happy it's cool with great looks
and fab games my mates were so jealous but then i noticed some bad things
about it like the way the screen freezes and how the backlight keeps
going off after 60 secs but other then that it's a wicked phone
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Reviewed by bob from uk on 29th Oct 2004
i had this phone for aobut a year and i have had to send it back twice
due 2 problems the battery loses power after about 1 day and it keeps
crashing and doesnt charge dont buy!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Sally from England on 28th Oct 2004
I love this phone. My boyfriend has got this phone and i just love it
i think it is great the way that you can take pictures and then you
can save them as your backrounds i think this phone is absolutly fantastic
i have had many phones (14 10 of which have been camera phones) and
as soon as i get paid i am going out to get this one. Plus my boyfriend
only paid what... £149 and then £10 credit on top of that and i think
that is a great deal. Buy It its well worth the money
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Reviewed by David from UK on 25th Oct 2004
Well, it seems you either have a good one or a bad one. I have a good
one as does my other half. No probs in functionality, reliability or
durability. I keep mine in a pocket or sliding about on the dash and
it still doesn't have any scratches. It does switch ring style if you
stuff your keys etc into the same pocket so guess what? I don't do that
any more. D'oh!
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Reviewed by Toby Wright from England on 22nd Oct
2004
I have had this phone for 9 months now. At first this phone seemed excellent
with a good camera and nice features (although the bluetooth function
is bad; you can't transer ringtones with friends as ringtones are locked!)
but after about 7 months it started generating faults, I know about
6 people with similar phones (v525, v500, v300 & v600) and their phones
seem to be doing the same. I am very dissapointed with this phone and
i shall never buy a motorola again (at least until I know that they
have sorted all these faults). Here is a list of all the faults my phone
has generated: >It switches itself off >The date keeps changing back
to 00:00 January the 1st, and you can't set the time yourself as it
is done automatically so you are stuck with the wrong date and time!
>The screen goes blank >It plays ringtones when nobody is calling me
>The earphone is too quiet to hear >People on the other end of calls
can't hear me >When I plug it into charge it either doesn't charge or
switches on >It makes random bleeping noises >When you close it the
buttons scratch the screen. Nice idea but very badly thought out and
made. I would never reccomend this phone ar any motorola for that matter
to anybody, infact I would tell everybody not to buy it!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Dani from America on 20th Oct 2004
Ilove this phone IT'S SO COOL
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Reviewed by Sam from England on 20th Oct 2004
Stunning looks, wicked games , one of the best phones around
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Reviewed by DJW from UK on 18th Oct 2004
Disappointed with this phone. Mainly to do with the functionality and
menu system - headed back to nokia. Stabilitywise I have only had 3
or 4 crashes in the last 10 months. The casing is looking a bit tatty
now. Games available are limited. Camera is good. I must admit the battery
performance seems to have improved over time??? Annoyingly easy to mistakenly
access GPRS and long time to disconnect.
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Reviewed by Mr.moto from Ireland on 16th Oct 2004
I got this phone about a few weeks ago. At first when you get it, it
looks so stlish and cool. sometimes the key's can stick and the responce
from the phones system is slow but I have to say the camera is the best.
The games that you get free with the phone are 100 per cent medeoker.
the phones battery life is just about ok. I got this phone at a vodafone
shop and it cost me 320 euro. All in all the motorola v525 is ok. But
the price is not. If you wanna ask me a question about the phone please
e-mail me at thetanker2003@yahoo.co.uk
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Reviewed by leanne from england on 26th Sep 2004
at first when i brought this phone i thought it was brilliant but afta
about a week i got bored of it it is really heavy and chunky and afta
a while doesnt look stylish at all the outside scatches really easily
and ive been having trouble charging it i put my charger in and it keep
saying unable to charge i have to hit it a couple of times to make it
work i need to buy a new phone the motorola v525 is not worth the money
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Reviewed by jimbob from wmahahahahahahahahahahahahland
on 5th Sep 2004
fandabidousy phone great camera easy to use bright screen great ringtones
got loads for free wasnt supposed to u were ment 2 pay £1.50 for them
hehehe good games
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Reviewed by razzzaewas hehehe from england on
25th Aug 2004
its real cool
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Reviewed by Steve from Uk on 24th Aug 2004
Listen guys, this phone is really good value for money at just £100
now in many mobile phone shops. The nasty reset bug can be fixed by
flexing the phone with the latest software, and also flashing the phone
with the latest firmware. Although mine had a newer firmware in so I
just flexed it with the v600 software and now I can also play videos
on it like the v600, also load more new hidden features and options,
inc a techie menu for those of u out there who are into messing about.
If anyone would like there phone updating then ring me for details on
07863 232359
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Reviewed by steve from england on 20th Aug 2004
Not to happy with this phone had it for 3 months now but i have had
two of this phone, firstly the first one crashed and wouldnt turn on
so i had i replaced, but being on contract you can only have the same
phone if your currunt one breaks, the second one , battery life is very
poor a day if your lucky, the back screen keeps turning on when it is
closed, (wasting my battery more), the screen scratches well easy, camera
when dusty is impossible to clean so once its dusty then your pictures
wont be as good anymore,and it takes ages to close from GPRS. other
than all this the sound quality is well ....quality, the signal is second
to non, the funky lil aerials that flash are rad, is easy to use, looks
great people always wanna play, and even though i have had all these
problems is still worth the hassle. thumbs up but really needs to be
looked at before releasing anymore, for instance the way it shuts off
as it closes doesnt work properly so i think that needs to be addressed.
buy this phone but dont be let down if it f***s up.
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Reviewed by lisa from scotland on 16th Aug 2004
it is junk exactly what the girl said it cuts out and switches itself
off randomly, the screen freezez and does a matrix effect,it scratches
easily and looks like a piece of junk in about a week and the batterly
life is astonishingly bad! On the other side the camera is really good
- sometimes!
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Reviewed by sarah from uk on 15th Aug 2004
i adore this phone !!!! i have had it for a month , and i have to say
it is the easiest phone to use ... ever ! the picture quality is excellent
and the screen size is good !! i am a very happy motomate !!!
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Reviewed by peter pan from neverland on 11th Aug
2004
This phone is great!!! I don't know why people are so horrible about
it!!!
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Reviewed by ILoveMotorolas from England on 5th
Aug 2004
This is my first phone!! It's not as bad as u think! It has everything
you want in a phone except for video and a mp3 player, but the price
is pretty good so you should get it if u dont want to spend too much
on a phone. Positive features: Camera-Excellent better than all my mates'
Screen-Nice and clear Looks-Great and modern Use-easy Negative features:
Locked to Vodafone Can't seem to setup GPRS, MMS, or email :( have to
go to a vodafone shop Overall it is a very good phone for its price
and is one of motorola's best phones.
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Reviewed by avi from New York on 1st Aug 2004
the worste phone!!!!it freezez, while you are in a conversation, it
will drop and the phone will crash, you need to wait sometimes 50 seconds
untill the call diconnects, anoying!!!!!! call failed, it gets stuck,
response slow to my comends, a real piece of shi#!!!! do not ge that
phone, maybe just AT&T stincks... a possibility,hate motorolas, but
i like flips, what can i do?
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Reviewed by A from UK on 1st Jul 2004
Wazzaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Motorola V525 "handy hints"
Submitted by becca from USA on 13th May 2005
look, i just want to say where you ALL CAN SEE that there IS, i repeat
THERE IS a way to have multiple numbers or phonebook entries UNDER ONE
NAME. PRIMARY CONTACTS. find that in the settings, and then when you're
in the phone book, you just hit left or right to see the different numbers.
i have 3 different work numbers in my phone, ALL UNDER ONE NAME. it
doesn't say my company's name 3 times. only once. this is on all of
the v series phones. i am SICK of reading about people complaining about
this when it says in the manual how to change it!
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