Today is my 18th birthday, and for my birthday my parents gave me a cell phone. This is my first cell phone, so I’m pretty psyched about it. No longer will I have to borrow my friends’ cell phone when making calls, I can use my phone.
Now since this is a tech blog, I’m sure you don’t care about my life and you want to know more about my phone choice. When my dad took me to the Verizon store he told me I could have any phone (under $100 after contract/rebate) that I wanted. I took him up on that offer, and really hunted down a good phone. I spent about a half hour at the Verizon store narrowing down the phone I wanted, and after much debate I finally settled on Motorola’s RAZR V3c.
There are a lot of things I like about the RAZR which led me to my decision. First of all, the RAZR is thin. I already carry a Palm, iPod, and various other gadgets with me, so size is a key factor for me. Second, the interface drew me in. Some phones just have very abstract interfaces that make it a pain to find things. The RAZR’s interface was laid out logically, and just made sense. Finally, the features were plentiful with the RAZR. The RAZR supports Bluetooth, MobileIM, and has a camera among other things, all which make the phone more enjoyable.
Now regarding Bluetooth, when I initially saw Bluetooth I got all excited. I envisioned my phone linking up with my Bluetooth enabled Palm and computer. Unfortunately, Verizon limits Bluetooth immensely. File transfers and computer syncing doesn’t work at all. Just about the only thing Bluetooth is good for on the phone is Bluetooth enabled headsets. While this is a downer, it’s not the end of the world.
Overall, I’m very satisfied with my phone choice. The RAZR is the perfect form factor, has a great interface, and has lots of useful features. Even without Bluetooth, the phone is perfect for me. And, if I get the urge for fully enable Bluetooth someday, I can always hack the phone.
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Happy Birthday Ron! I’m turning 18 in August, we’re both 88 born it seems.
Simran- just read your comment and got all freaked out.
You said ‘we’re both 88 born it seems’..and i start think…what the hell…I’m born in 88 and will only be 17 this year. It occurs to me that I was trying a few weeks ago to figure out how I would only be 17 this year, and somehow tricked myself into some whole year zero thing.
Happy Birthday…hope I get a RAZR this December for my 18th
So, you’re gonna be 18 then – sometime this year. Why, do you WANT to be 17? One of my friends has a thing about being 14 – even though he’s 17 too. Weird eh?
OMG. I said I was going to tell you happy birthday yesterday…and I forgot! Wow.
Happy Late Birthday Ron!!!
damn ron u beat me to it, im still doing my write up on the same phone with the same network, i was working on it at work, but got side tracked so i saved it …
man i was in 3rd grade when you were born! happy birthday mate!
Hope you like the RAZR! My dad’s got one and it’s pretty damn cool.
Hey! The oh-so-famous Paul comments here? Cool… you’re quite the celeb. in most online tech circles. Newsvine, Digg etc.
I meant to ask this before…what kind of Palm are you using??
I use a Zire 72s.
shouldnt there be a trackback on here since i mentioned this page from my page?
There should, but I don’t see one anywhere in my admin page. I checked both the moderation list and spam list and couldn’t find one. Just send the trackback again.
Good choice, although the maximum handset volume is somewhat limited in traffic and/or noisy conditions. I found a local unlocking store to boost the volume +20db for $20. Now I rarely set the volume above 50%, whereas my blackberry is constantly 90% outdoors.