ooo…  8)

Just got one today.  First impressions:  Amazing.

One of the few metal phones out there.. the finish makes it worth the money all in its own.  The phone is very slim, a bit wide, but I think it’s a fair trade.  I think it’s really sexy looking and it goes nice with my S360.  I’m switching carriers and I’m hoping to get my SIM card tomorrow - the phone is pretty well locked until you put the SIM card in - so I’ll report back tomorrow with additional info.

Here’s some pics in the meantime - pics taken in dark room, so they’re not that great.. will take some more tomorrow with natural light.

Beautiful :drool:

Is this offered in a CDMA version? I’m stuck with Verizon til January…  :x

This was the only one I was able to find:  CDMA RAZR .  A tad steep, price-wise, though…

My old carrier was CDMA only as well.. pissed me off.  I had one year left on my contract, but I was able to buy them out for $100.. so I’m free!

I’m waiting for the RAZRberry , myself.

Cool, I was actually wanting to buy one but i don’t like the fact razrs are glorified V600’s.  I’d buy it for its style but i’m not willing to pay as much for just style without enough substance.

Im trying to hold off and getting a Samsung D500 because i like the slider style, but i’m tempted to buy a silver SE K750i right now and get it flashed into a W800.  I’ll probably end up with both eventually but with tuition and paying my car insurance this month it’ll be near impossible and also with the xbox 2(screw 360!) coming up in a couple months i’m more inclined to hold off on cell phones and start saving up some extra cash.

The razrberry looks cool but I need more info on it, the supposed candy-bar style versions of the razrs looked cool when I saw them a couple months back but yet motorola still hasn’t released them.

I’ve played with a few RAZRs.  Really like the style but hate the software.  I’m sticking with SE’s for now

thats right! fetched one last week and im still amazed by it ...

btw liked the silver finish razr v3 better…

Silver was nice.. figured everyone would have silver though.. (at least everyone who bought the V3).  It works for my purposes - which is to be flashy.  Was looking at the Audiovox SMT5600 as well, but decided I already have a Clie - no point getting another PDA for my phone as well

T-Mobile finally got the original silver RAZR . In other news, cavemen discover fire.

haha I said that a year ago! But honestly Nokia has taken a backseat to Motorola and SE IMO.  After my 8290 and 8850 I never bought another Nokia again.  Although the N series has been looking better, the N90 is pretty cool except for the size.  I felt Nokia was regurgitating the same phone design over and over for soooo long.

I still see the benefit to clamshell designs.

1. The screen is protected.
2. You can flip open to answer, flip close to hangup - much easier then searching for a button.
3. The phone instantly becomes smaller.

My all time favorite phone was my Motorola Vader phone:

This thing was very small for it’s time (actually still smaller then most cells).

Erik

Personally, I find the silver RAZR nicer; it’s classier, IMO. I just had to decide between that and the D500. The latter won out, easily.

[quote author=“tifosiv122”]I still see the benefit to clamshell designs.

1. The screen is protected.
2. You can flip open to answer, flip close to hangup - much easier then searching for a button.
3. The phone instantly becomes smaller.

My all time favorite phone was my Motorola Vader phone:

This thing was very small for it’s time (actually still smaller then most cells).

Erik

I would add that clamshells tend to eliminate the need for phone locking and accidentally calling either the first or last person in address book and having them cuss you out in your pocket every time you use up their minutes unknowingly.

Personally, I find that flipping the phone open to answer a call is much faster and effortless with my clamshell. Also, ending a call is easy. I just close the phone and put it in my pocket. It can be done with one hand with ease and there’s no “mistake” of accidentally pressing the wrong button and I don’t have to lock the phone before putting it back into my pocket.

Clamshells also have a better ergonomic effect in terms of opening up to give you a greater surface area to hold the phone. This makes the phone easier to use and hold against your neck for those times you need to talk for a while and you’ve forgotten your handsfree kit.

Lastly, due to the design of a clamshell, you tend to have larger, more readable screens since they have more room for a larger LCD.

Just so you know T-Mobile peeps know, according to a sales rep you can simply buy the phone for the special $199 price if you’re already a T-Mobile subscriber and you don’t need to re-activate or sign up for a new deal.

[quote author=“Anonymous”]“The screen is protected !”
Not sure if that is really a major matter for selecting a clam phone, if you don’t want your screen scratched, don’t put it face down on a bar next to your car key fob in an attempt to get people to say, “Ooooh nice phone, can i see it?” .

I currently own the Treo, and when I place it down, I do so screen down. Why? Because the ringer is on the back, so I set it back face up so that I can hear the call from a distance.

I never use a protector for my phone, so I slide my Treo in my pocket unprotected. I loose that pocket because it has an exposed screen and I can’t put anything else in it. When I had my clamshells I would put my keys in as well, never worrying about the screen.

Groovy is right about the accidental hit buttons. My treo turns on all the time by mistake when I get in and out of my car…I hear a pressed button making a sound and I pull out the treo and it’s unlocked.

I loved my old Clie because it was clamshell…it took abuse better then any Palm i’ve ever owned.

I would love to have another clamshell, but I didn’t like the Samsung PDA phone and the Treo is only available in bar form.

Erik

[quote author=“gr00vy0ne”]Just so you know T-Mobile peeps know, according to a sales rep you can simply buy the phone for the special $199 price if you’re already a T-Mobile subscriber and you don’t need to re-activate or sign up for a new deal.

Unfortunately, since I’m on a relatively cheap voice plan, it would cost me $329 or $269 with re-upping for a year. At least that’s what it says on the website when I went to the phone upgrade page. If I have time this weekend, maybe I’ll see what I can get out of them at a T-Mo store.