Been offered one as a free upgrade. Has Bluetooth and camera, menus seem easy to use, I used to hate the Motorola operating system but now seeems rather good.

Few questions
Durability
Battery life
Reliability
Easy to use
Accessories like headset, car mount avaliable
any other comments

I have had Nokias for the last 14 years, got a 6110 at the mo. I like the Nokia o/s but the current upgrades are boring 6310 is the obvious one but to be honest my 6110 is a pile of poo, it locks up, switches itself off for no reason and is a bit flimsy so not too keen on the 6310.

Plus side for v500 at the mo:
Bluetooth a necessity
camera nice to have and a bit of fun
Polyphonic ringtones are a laugh

Minus side of v500
I know nothing about Motorola phones

Any comments gratefull recieved.

[Edited by Paul Habgood - 12/3/2003 4:22:23 PM]

Anyone???

Paul- I've owned Motorola for 20 years without a single problem, after all said and done if you are talking serious communication and not toy town then Motorola/Vodafone is the only choice.

I have no knowledge as yet on the V500 and probably won't, due to having to change my car kits to suit, plus I've never had a phone ring yet, only vibrate, so the polyphonic gayness and the camera holds no value for me really.

Motorola though everytime. The Nokia's are unsightly in my opinion

The girlfriend has just got one of these and it's pretty good:eek:

I'am a Nokia man and even I learn't how to use it quickly ;)
She loves it and there are some great games on it.
Camera and screen is better than theat on the T68i though not tested the Bluetooth out yet.

Wish I had waited a couple of months and looked at non-Nokias before upgrading mine now:(

I want one on PAYG and can't find one!! :(

I have had Motorolas since the 80's - the Nokias have a better menu system IMO

However, my daughter wants this V500 on PAYG - she has always had Nokia up till now

So, if you can find one on PAYG (in stock!) PLEASE e-mail me!!

Pete

Thanks for the replies chaps.

My other half got one last nite (just to spite me ;)) and i like it, easy to use, great menu and all round better than i thought.

I will be upgrading today after having Nokias for 14 years.

Orange shop apparently doing the genuine Motorola BTooth headset for £ 49.99 + free car mount and car charger all in the free upgrade.

Pete, Orange Shop say's the V500 is not on PayG yet but will be shortly, not more specific than that.



Phone spec for those interested
V500
Quad band (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - supports use in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas)

Clamshell / flip phone style

65,536 colour TFT screen, 176 x 220 pixels, 4 lines of text and 1 of icons

External caller id screen, 96 x 32 pixels, 2 lines

Integrated VGA digital camera, 640 x 480 pixels resolution

Text messaging (SMS - with group SMS, chat and iTAP T9 predictive text input)

Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS with pictures and sounds)

WAP 2.0 xHTML mobile internet browser

GPRS data connectivity

Java games and applications

Email (POP3 / SMTP / IMAP4) software

USB port

Voice memo and dialling

Instant messaging software (Nokia Smart Messaging)

Personal Information Management (PIM) with PC synchronisation

Calculator, currency converter

1,000 number phonebook

22-chord polyphonic ringtones - 32 included, 32 customisable

MP3 and WAV files as ringtones (4 MP3 ring tones included)

MP3 player

Photo phonebook

Vibrating alert

Hands-free speakerphone

5Mb memory

No infra red port

Standard battery Lithium Ion 700 mAh

Talk time 390 mins, standby 200 hrs (max)

No bad for nout!

Paul

I have been searching and searching and no-one seems to have any stock ..... even on contract?

Weird?

Pete

Pete

My local Orange Shop has just 2 left from the 50 they got in Monday's delivery. I reserved one this morning just to make sure!

AHA!!

Oh, yes - you DO know that its NOT for nowt don't ya? ;)

Pete