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Reviewer: Sarah Greenwood - UK
Date: 18th Jun 2010

I've owned this phone for just over a year. I really like the features on this phone, but one day my battery life just suddenly died. It only lasts a day (compared to the 7 days it used to last) with almost no actual use. I've changed the battery & this did not improve the battery life. The case at the hinge has also broken. Also 90% of the time I turn the phone on, it glitches & does not load up properly. As pretty as that phone looks, I wish that I hadn't bought it.

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Reviewer: Mindy - UK
Date: 13th May 2010

I have had this phone for 2 years & it is great.

The battery life is brilliant, I love the features & the sleek operating system. This operating system is much better & more intuitive than the cheaper Motorola flip phones. Going from this to a cheap Motorola is quite a shock as the menus on the cheap ones are just rubbish.

I have a 64MB memory card in mine & I am able to save lots of pictures & about 1400 text messages. The external screen is great for checking the time etc.

I can't comment on the music player as I have never used it. I am just not the kind of person who listens to music on my phone. Setting an MP3 as ring tone & text message alert was very easy.

Due to the speaker being on the back the ring can sometimes be muffled if left on the couch etc but it's no big deal.

Also the earpiece volume is great. I have had other phones where the earpiece volume was so poor taking calls whilst in a car on the motorway was useless. This phone does not have that problem, the earpiece volume is good.

Downside , there are only 2 downsides to this phone & they won't apply to everyone.

Firstly the flat keypad. I have fat thumbs & am constantly pressing the wrong keys at the same time as the right ones. It does annoy me a great deal.

Second downside. After 2 years of much use the hinge broke on the flip & that was the end of my U9 :( It didn't break through force, I just opened it one day to answer a call & there was a loud cracking sound, I look & the hinge is all busted. Such a shame :(.

I got 2 years good use out of this phone & would have carried on using it for many more had the hinge not broken.

This may have been a freak occurrence, & I am so impressed with the U9 I am buying another one to find out :)

Seriously don't bother with the cheaper Motorola flips if you want a high res screen & intuitive menus. The U9 delivers & the battery life is brilliant.
I highly recommend it.

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Reviewer: Ashley - UK
Date: 24th Jan 2010

Had this phone for about a year before it snapped & had to get a new one. Its a good phone if you have patience, as it always used to freeze for me, & it would randomly turn itself off. But the features are good, & I suppose if you change your phone a lot, then this is the phone for you.

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Reviewer: Niamh Garter - UK
Date: 20th Jan 2010

I like the design of this phone, but it is constantly freezing, chipping, the back won't go on even though I haven't done anything to it, I can't access my messages but I can access other things, the themes are OK but not my thing, & when it does freeze, I end up clicking the same number over & over but then it suddenly snaps into life & I end up calling someone random on my phone list. I am always having trouble with this phone & I just want to get rid of it!

If I was to buy another phone, I'd go for the Genio Touch on Vodafone (because Orange is rubbish where I live & I have no signal).

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Reviewer: Sumir - New York, US
Date: 19th Dec 2009

I got this phone last week. I have read the reviews of this phone, people say that it has many bad things but, I think it is perfect the good things are:

Good.
- Touch screen.
- Amazing speakers.
- I love the fact that you can take pictures of yourself.
- Great camera.

Bad.
- You cannot use it while it is charging (if anyone can do this please tell me).

I have lost 3 phones but I will never lose this one!

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Reviewer: Jan - Bristol, UK
Date: 9th Dec 2009

I loved my phone, had it for over a year, loved the feel & colour & it was so easy to use. It had an accident somehow got dropped & it chipped. I found a site on eBay that sold new cases (only £5.99) with the tools to fix it too. Took weeks to arrive from China & no instructions, consequently it's now in bits & I am in tears because the insurance cannot find one to replace it. I am now going to have to find one because I don't want to live without it.

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Reviewer: Barbara - Warrington, UK
Date: 21st Oct 2009

I've had this phone for about 15 months & have been happy with it. It did freeze though when I put a memory card in but since I removed it everything has been fine. However a piece has broken off near the hinge which makes opening the phone very difficult, I don't remember dropping it so don't know what happened. Does anyone know where I can get a new back cover or complete case? I don't really want to have to buy a new phone if this one can be successfully repaired without costing a fortune.

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Reviewer: Joanne - UK
Date: 9th Jul 2009

I love this phone but am onto my second one. I am an avid texter & after about 6 months use the keys do not operate consistently, in particular the 3 & 4 key. They either do not register being pressed or give you 2, 3 or 4 letters from that key, very annoying as I have to retype words sometimes 3 times before it gets the word right. I have had the blue & red screen of death from this phone, very scary the first time it happens. It regularly freezes whilst being operated & the only way out is to remove the battery & reboot. I use the calendar to organise my life so it is important that it operates properly. It is slow to respond sometimes, which I have adjusted too, but as the memory fills then things slow down even more. I also found that if you had left the game paused then ALL operations would be very slow. Always best to finish the game & close it down fully. Putting a picture onto a contact also slows down operations, particularly the calendar function as it shows persons picture on their birthday. This often causes it to crash or it takes a couple of minutes to load the picture. Annoying when you are trying to arrange an appointment. I am disappointed about the choice of animations for the outer screen. I have never fully understood how to get pictures I've taken off the phone (I end up getting my mate to Bluetooth them off & sort it for me). My other Motorola was much easier & intuitive.

Having said all that I do like this phone, I prefer clam type phones, I think the camera is quite good, contacts is well designed & allows all info you need about a person to be put into one place. I like the noises it makes (when I have them switched on, which isn't often). I started off with a purple phone & now have a black one & each have attracted admiring glances. The outer touch screen music thing is very cool & being able to receive & read & quick reply to a text without opening the phone is very cool too.

I have been in touch about the texting problem & this might mean that I have to say goodbye to the phone & choose another, but where to start?

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Reviewer: Laitz - UK
Date: 23rd May 2009

I love my phone :). I have it in purple. Looks absolutely amazing! Probably one of the best looking phones I have ever had. I love the external touch screen!

I think its bad points are.
- Memory (without memory card).
- Can be very slow when there are lots of media files).
- Only 2 themes on there.
- Doesn't have a converter.
- Chips extremely easily (had it for a day & already had 2 chips on :S).
- You can easily accidently press send using the green, send, done button when texting, therefore, sending lots of half written text messages (which can be so annoying).

Good points.
- Looks beautiful.
- Cameras good.
- Lots of functions.
- External touch screen reacts well.
- Can be used as a mirror (external front)

I know I haven't put many good points, but trust me, its amazing :) & I think the way that it presents itself makes up for all the bad points :).

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Reviewer: Nelle - Birmingham, UK
Date: 5th May 2009

I haven't got this phone yet but I am getting it soon. My friend has it & she says it is really good.

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Reviewer: Samantha - Huntington, US
Date: 13th Apr 2009

I absolutely adore this phone. It has a great battery life & the music player is so easy to use.

The camera is very nice on the phone too, sometimes even better than my digital camera.

All around I think this phone is just great, & I would recommend this to just about anyone :).

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Reviewer: Ss - Abad, India
Date: 24th Mar 2009

I have bought Motorola U9 mobile phone a week back. It was love at first touch when I hold it. However after using it for few days I am not satisfied with the feature & software (inbuilt) that I got with it.

- In any possible way an upgrade will help me use the external buttons for more purposes?

- There is no media player in the phone. I cannot jump to tracks from external screen & even with lid open I have to open Moto music or file manager. Only way I can jump to sound track is by forwarding or reversing.

- I can open camera from outer screen with voice command but can't capture anything. That is real pity. Many of the voice functions can be improved such as opening media is not available which I believe can be done.

- Bluetooth is doing a great job but while receiving file from another device. Even when making my MOTO U9 discoverable only for 3 minutes. While receiving it bonds with other device & then I have to manually turn it off when I am done with the file transfer.

I think these are just some software issue which can be taken care of without much effort. HOPE Motorola guys come up with software upgrade that will make this phone more user friendly.

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Reviewer: Coco - Russian Federation
Date: 5th Feb 2009

This phone is great, the touch music keys, I prefer the red edition, it is a perfect music phone.

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Reviewer: Jamie - Aberdeen, UK
Date: 10th Dec 2008

I love this phone so much, it's the best I have ever owned (& I have owned a lot) mine is Black & it looks great. It does everything I want to, it plays music without a problem. I have a 4GB memory card in the phone & it doesn't cause any problems. I gave back a blackberry storm because I like this phone better. The ultimate fashion phone :).

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Reviewer: Victoria G - Greenland
Date: 5th Dec 2008

I am about to get this phone as my first proper phone for my birthday. I have experienced a Motorola, a Motorola V3 before but not one so popular & expensive. I need to find out other people's opinions of this phone so I know if I should get it & what colour to get it in a swell. My friend has this phone & after borrowing it every now & then I think this phone is the phone for me. Please someone tell me their opinions of this phone!

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Reviewer: Miiss Fayyee - Essex, UK
Date: 9th Nov 2008

This phone Is A Stunne, Love It , the Style Is Gorgeous, the one Thing That I Don't Like Is the Amount Of Memory. I Got This phone A Few Months Ago & I have Already Run Out of Memory, I Take Loads of Pictures, But I have Only Got 11 or so, thats the only problem.

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Reviewer: Joe - Rugby, UK
Date: 4th Nov 2008

This phone is a stunner. Mine was in black & it looked fantastic! The outer screen is absolutely fantastic too. However, as soon as I inserted a memory card, it froze more frequently & listening to music became fairly frustrating with the amount of time it took to just change song. Also, listening to music via Bluetooth was just impossible!

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Reviewer: Kenenna - Hammersmith, UK
Date: 2nd Nov 2008

I can't transfer files from another phone to the U9 via Bluetooth it pairs with the other device pass code & all then the other device never connects to it! I am really getting annoyed with this phone.

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Reviewer: Paddy - UK
Date: 1st Nov 2008

Good.

- the touch screen is easy to use & convenient.
- There is a designated key for music.
- Battery Life is good.
- Looks great.
- During calls voices are very clear.
- Predictive text is more useful than most others.
- Menu's are well organised.
- Headphones & USB are included.
- Headphone clarity is great.
- Music player has a mini version much like windows media player.
- Camera is nice quality

Bad.

- Menus are sometimes sluggish
- Memory is bad without SD Card.
- Texting is confusing & I have sent around 3 half completed texts.
- Not many features like games etc.

All in all a great music phone with only A few faults.

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Reviewer: Lucy - Mansfield, UK
Date: 11th Oct 2008

I have had this phone for about 2 to 3 years (since it came out) & on the whole I must say that it is a rather good phone.

It's light & very appealing.

The one thing wrong is the memory. Like most Motorola's they have a lack of memory but this is the only down point.

I would recommend buying it for a first to third phone :).

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Reviewer: Emily - UK
Date: 7th Oct 2008

I have had the pick Motorola u9 for about 3 months now & overall it is quite an appealing phone. It is very stylish & I love the colour. The outside can get slightly scratched easily but I use a phone sock to eliminate this problem.

The touch screen for music seems to work well & the sound quality is very impressive. Putting music onto the phone through the USB cable is also easy but you do have to buy the cable separately.

My problem is that I can't seem to get pictures from the phone or memory card onto the computer. Does anyone know how to do this or if it is even possible? This is slightly annoying.

It does only come with one game which is slightly disappointing but does not bother me that much. It has the usual calculator, alarm & world clock so these features are good.

It does not have a flash on the camera or a general light but the picture quality is pretty good. It also comes with some very pretty preset wallpapers.

Texting is good & easy but I did accidently send half wrote texts when I first got it due to the cancel & send buttons being close together but you get used to it. You can also read the texts flipped down on the outside screen.

Overall, it is a good phone. Up points are the colour & style, outside touch screen & easy to navigate menu.

Some people have had problems with it crashing yet I have not had this problem. Touch wood it won't happen to me. Some people have also said they cannot use it while charging but I can do this too so no problems there.

Downsides are the fact it does not transfer pictures from the phone to the computer & could get scratched easily.

If anyone has any info about this, please let me know.

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Reviewer: George - UK
Date: 3rd Oct 2008

I am a big Moto fan, & after reading all the problems people are going through, I think people should take & test before buying a Motorola. They are so easy to use, predictive text is different & better than other phones.

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Reviewer: Jase - Barnsley, UK
Date: 24th Sep 2008

I've had this phone for about 6 months now. At first it was OK, a bit of a pain having to buy cables & memory card but no big issue there.

I also invested in a set of Bluetooth headphones to use the wireless music option as I listen to the music whilst riding my motorbike. This was the first issue I had, the phone just cannot sustain an entire song, it frequently stops & buffers the music or just pauses whilst the Bluetooth connection resets itself.

The headphones are Motorola S9 so should be more than compatible.

However after buying a wired adaptor to 3.5mm the music is perfect.

Issues with the phone, the removal of the 1 hand open mechanism, having previously owned a PEBL U6, the lack of single handed easy open mechanism is a big disappointment.

After a couple of months the phone for no reason started to get slow to respond to menu selections. Then shortly after started to turn itself off & back on again. Whilst this hasn't happened during a call yet I find it rather annoying.

It has also started recently to flash with a red screen when opening.

Occasionally the phone also OVERHEATS, to the point where I cannot hold it in my hand, & it's so hot it physically hurts my leg when in my trouser pocket & I have to remove it. I then have to remove the battery & allow the phone to cool down. This is happening more & more frequently & I don't think the phone will see out the year. i.e. the next 3 months.

Overall I would be pleased with the phone as it does the job well, when it works.

I had been hoping for a firmware update to stop the restarts but have seen no support from Motorola available since it was released & I am starting to think there will not be any as this isn't a flagship model.

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Reviewer: Amanda - Trinidad And Tobago
Date: 17th Sep 2008

The flap squeaks like an old door when opening & closing the phone. I was very disappointed & returned the phone to the local supplier for a refund.

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Reviewer: Joanne - UK
Date: 17th Sep 2008

I bought this phone in April this year & have had nothing but problems with it. I purchased the phone because like others I thought it was a gorgeous looking phone. Big mistake!

Main problems I have found are,

- Whilst texting & an incoming text is coming in, the phone totally freezes for minutes making it unable to either continue with text or read new text. Have to take back off & remove battery very often.

- Whilst in the menu of the phone if there is an incoming text coming through the phone freezes.

- When I now receive an incoming call I can't hear the caller. I have to put the loudspeaker on in order to have a conversation!

- While texting the phone misses out letters & then you re type & it gets it wrong, again! I am an avid texter & therefore know it isn't my mistake, especially when I am watching the phone make the mistakes.

- Memory very small unless memory card is purchased separately, 1 or 2 songs maximum held, considering this is hyped to be a music phone I found that quite bad.

- the photo quality is poor.

- There is a repeat reminder if you have not read a text message, I enjoy this feature, however I really dislike it when it beeps every 5 minutes to tell me I have an unread message & when I check there is no message there! Again the battery has to be removed in order to remove the beeping!

My good points with the phone are that it is nice to look at. Well, the experience of owning this phone has taught me that looks aren't everything! I would avoid this phone at all costs. I am buying a replacement phone today & trading this piece of rubbish for it. Returning to Samsung as Motorola has failed to impress me on this occasion.

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Reviewer: Fiona - Scotland, UK
Date: 11th Sep 2008

NO NO NO NO! Do not buy one of these phones, yes they are lovely to look at, but that is it. The cable to link the phone to your computer, & the phone tools disk do not come with the phone, neither does a memory card which believe me, you will need as the phone will only hold one song otherwise. That all costs nearly £40.00 on top of the price of the phone. But I have had two of these both, first one did not link with my computer at all, & the second one just goes off mid phone call or text. I have been assured I will be getting the refund for the second phone.

However the extra items I have had to purchase, Motorola will not refund me for, even though the items are useless to me without the mobile. Motorola gave me the name of the company & said they were the only company to sell these items, but are refusing to take any responsibility whatsoever for the fact that the phone won't do what it is supposed to without them & they themselves told me to purchase the items from this Company.

Avoid Motorola Customer Services at all cost. I will not be buying a Motorola phone again!

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Reviewer: Tracey - Sunderland, UK
Date: 10th Sep 2008

I got this phone just over a week ago after going through 3 different phones which I did not like. Well what can I say I love it so much feels nice in the hand sleek looking. Lovely display user friendly & just fabulous. Also I would like to say I HATE predictive text but this phones predictive text is great & very nice to use. Speaker is lovely & loud too :) camera hmm it's OK would of made the phone outstanding if was 3MP & flash but it does take good photos if in good lighting.

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Reviewer: Rebekah - Belfast, UK
Date: 1st Sep 2008

Got this phone a couple of months ago after my Samsung was squashed LOL. Not into Moto phones but liked the look of this phone & loved the colours & design of it. Got it & it was great. All was going well. Then phone started to turn itself on & off, screen kept going mad colours, it was really slow & froze all the time. When writing text messages it would miss out letters then when I retyped it the letters would all come up (very very annoying). Started vibrating for no reason & wouldn't stop. Took ages for messages to send & receive. When battery was dead & you charged it the phone wouldn't turn on for ages. Took about 10 minutes for everything to load up.

Overall very very disappointed in this phone. I would not recommend it to anyone. Only good thing about this phone is its looks.

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Reviewer: Adele - UK
Date: 1st Sep 2008

This Phone Is Great. Really Easy To Use. Great Sound. Great Music Touch Buttons On the Front Completes the Phone! Great Phone. Must Have Fashion Accessory!

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Reviewer: Ellise Hardy - Watford , UK
Date: 17th Aug 2008

I love the look of this phone it is so gorgeous, Why do people Keep slating it? ! If it scratches get a sock or cover for it, why would it come with a USB the Walkmans don't come with that & with the battery Look at the box & see how long you have 2 charge it For People have to start using their brains & look after their phone, this isn't the 19th century anymore it's just going to get bigger & harder to use.

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Reviewer: Ben White - Fiji
Date: 13th Aug 2008

I haven't even had this phone for two months yet & I want a new one! It's slow, occasionally it freezes & the screen goes red, it scratches easy.

Overall I can live with it but it's not very good.

I wanted a Motorola but I have learnt that Motorola's aren't all their cracked up to be I think next time I will go with a Sony Ericsson.

By the way I am not really living in Fiji I live in the UK but I couldn't find it in the country thing.

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Reviewer: Joshua Pilsworth - Tamworth, UK
Date: 9th Aug 2008

Good points.
- Very stylish.
- Good technology.
- Very well designed.
- Very handy features.


Bad points
- Very slow phone (takes like a minute to access music player).
- Even though the camera is 2 mega pixel the quality is very bad & I found it quite blurry.
- Not very user friendly.
- The front screen scratches very easily so don't get it if you expect to keep it a nice glossy phone because it doesn't.
- After a couple of weeks my software on my phone started playing up like saying I have one bar of battery left even though I charged it the night before so.

Quite good for price but I probably wouldn't recommend it.

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Reviewer: Jade - UK
Date: 5th Aug 2008

I have had this phone for about 3 months now & I am looking for a new one. This is because, this phone keeps freezing & it very slow, also the MP3 is slow.

At first I thought it was because I had too many messages but once I had got rid of them all, it was still slow.

I have had a Motorola before & that went funny after a year or so. I think now I am NEVER going to get another Motorola as they are not worth the money.

If you are OK with a slow phone, buy it. But if you're like me, don't get it. You may get the problems I have got.

Apart for the phone itself, the design is nice. When I have it in my pocket it feels like it isn't there.

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Reviewer: Shan - UK
Date: 4th Aug 2008

I am going to get this phone this weekend & most of the reviews seem positive so I am not having any second thoughts as the design is stunning, I quite like the touch screen, the animated screensaver looks cool & it's no problem about the USB I can just get that off eBay.

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Reviewer: Barbara - UK
Date: 27th Jul 2008

I've had this phone for a week & am very happy with it apart from one niggling thing that the alarm keeps going off at midnight. I have turned the setting to OFF to no avail. If anyone has fathomed out how to turn the alarm off permanently I would love to know.

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Reviewer: Bethany Natalia - UK
Date: 26th Jul 2008

I haven't got this mobile yet but I am asking for it for my birthday next month. As you can see by my ratings I think it is an excellent phone. I am disappointed by some of the comments because it doesn't have a USB cable with it. Although I can easily buy one off eBay. & I will buy a memory card because I want to use it as a music phone.

I really want this phone. & I love the fact that its touch screen on the front so I don't need to flip it open to change a song. I have a Sony Ericsson W300i at the moment & it's always freezing on me. But from my research I would recommend this phone.

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Reviewer: Afifa - Lebanon, Lebanon
Date: 19th Jul 2008

Beautiful design, the camera is really good & the music player is just great.

I Love the colour & the screen that appears when the phone is closed, but it has little memory.

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Reviewer: Aj - UK
Date: 18th Jul 2008

I love the fact that you can touch the front of the screen & change your music. I love Motorola's, I had a RAZR & it was great. But then I changed to a Sony Ericsson on it was rubbish. I am very pleased with the way that it has come out & I am more than happy to recommend it to anyone. I have mine in purple as the pink was a bit too girly.

Overall I love my new phone (have had no problems).

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Reviewer: Andrew K - Gibraltar
Date: 16th Jul 2008

Great phone, design is sleek, yes it's a bit girly & I am a fella so what?

I have a big problem however as I can't sync any music from my PC. I bought a USB cable on eBay but when I plug in nothing happens. I've tried it on my PC & laptop at work still no deal. Any ideas?

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Reviewer: Hk Bikerbabe - Hong Kong
Date: 16th Jul 2008

My U9 has been working very well until this week. Its freezing & I can't get it unfrozen! I keep taking out the battery. Pushing every little pin hole on the phone hoping to reset it, but the M logo just sits upside down on the cover & the inside screen is blacked out. None of the keys work. Can anyone help me?

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Reviewer: Noha - Cairo, Egypt
Date: 13th Jul 2008

I've had this phone for almost 2 months now & so far it's doing great. It has only crashed once & I believe it was because I made it operate several functions at the same time, my laptop always objects in the same way:). My only problem is that I can't find any themes, software or games for it anywhere. I used to have the Z8 & I had both my MSN & Gmail accounts installed on the phone with millions of themes & games. Can anyone help?

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Reviewer: Beca - Kent , UK
Date: 12th Jul 2008

I love this phone it's the greatest.

The camera is really good & the music player is just great to play my favourite tracks with expandable memory I am loving it :).

I'll recommend this phone to anyone, & even my friends are asking where I got it from.

Overall it is great value for money too. What more can you want :).

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Reviewer: Roger - Kent, UK
Date: 2nd Jul 2008

Just bought mine over the counter at Vodafone shop. Basic price £60. No USB cable but got one on eBay for about £4. Quite happy so far, case marks easily so found an old soft spectacle pouch which fitted great. Having problem getting correct format for opening video clips on my laptop but I'm sure I'll work it out. Good value overall.

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Reviewer: Emily - US
Date: 30th Jun 2008

Love Motorola, love the phone! It's very cool, & if you have a Mac just can just sync it to your computer via Bluetooth. All my friends are jealous.

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Reviewer: Nj - UK
Date: 25th Jun 2008

I am looking for a decent price or deal on this phone in black (sim free) anyone have any ideas? I have read a few of your reviews & noticed some have purchased for £100 I am only finding a price range of £140 to £150 seem, please help!

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Reviewer: Kellyb - London, UK
Date: 25th Jun 2008

I love my phone, it is a lovely colour & shape, although it does have some scratches on it now.

I am having a problem with the voicemail. I thought it would automatically be set up but have found out that it isn't.

Does anyone know how I can set this up? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Debbie - UK
Date: 23rd Jun 2008

Struggling to get the music to play, downloads fine as per instructions but just keeps buffering & not playing. Any ideas?

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Reviewer: Kn100 - UK
Date: 23rd Jun 2008

To KG.

To put the back on, Close the phones flip. You see the two prongs at the bottom of the back, line them up with the silver on the bottom of the phone, & place the top part of the back down, & then slide towards the speaker. To get it off, push the bar near the flip hinge & slide off.

I have a black U9, & it is the best phone I have ever owned. The speaker sound quality is superb!

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Reviewer: Zebra - UK
Date: 21st Jun 2008

How did you put music on it? I am having trouble getting it to play from download from media player 11 as per instructions, keeps buffering & not playing.

I returned it once as the back panel wouldn't stay on properly. Nice looking but not exactly useful for the features it says to have that I can't get working. Anyone has any ideas?

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Reviewer: Liz Steel - UK
Date: 19th Jun 2008

I bought the Motorola U9 a few months ago. I purchased it in Black, it has superb looks. A very feminine looking phone. Beautiful to the touch & quite easy to navigate. The only complaint I have with it is downloading games. I am on the O2 network & when I tried to purchase games from O2, to my disappointment I was told by O2 that they had NO DOWNLOADABLE GAMES AVAILABLE FOR THIS MODEL, Motorola U9. The phone itself has only ONE game provided on it, SUDOKO, which I don't even know how to play!

So after paying £109 for this model, I am quite disappointed about the games downloading (or should I say LACK OF). So for this reason alone, I wouldn't recommend it.

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Reviewer: Kg - UK
Date: 12th Jun 2008

Love the colour & the screen that appears when the phone is closed. I know people keep complaining about the fact that there is no USB port, & this is a major floor in the design the way I got music onto it was via Bluetooth. If you have an apple computer you can pair up your phone & your computer & then send whatever you wish to your phone from your computer or visa versa.

Has anyone else had problems with inserting the back that covers the battery & SIM card? I removed the back, in order to switch my SIM, but now I am having problems with putting it back. I am really annoyed because I think I'll have to take it back to the shop & get them to do it.

All in all I love the phone.

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Reviewer: Baybee Bolos - Philippines
Date: 12th Jun 2008

I was planning to buy this model but with the negative reviews, I am having second thoughts.

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Reviewer: Randall - Near Chicago, US
Date: 22nd May 2008

I picked this up in London a couple months ago. I have always used Moto phones as I travel a great deal & quad band is a must have. I have not tried the blue tooth yet so can't comment on that. However, I have been very happy with the other features.

Pros, unique look, design, size, quad band, camera, music, etc.

Cons, texting is a bit difficult, I have to use a fingernail to keep from hitting the wrong key. I have also had trouble syncing with my laptop.

The headphones are OK but would prefer an adapter to allow you to use your own headphones. I also think it is slimy that Motorola does not include a cable & software with a phone that is designed to play music.

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Reviewer: Mamajama - Greece
Date: 15th May 2008

I got it in purple & like it for the most part. I like that the front acts as a screen as well so I don't have to open the flippy top every time I get a message.

THINGS I DON'T LIKE, the phone's reaction time is a little slow, I CAN'T GET the TALKING MAN TO STOP ANNOUNCING WHO MY MESSAGES ARE FROM & when I use the voice command feature, he keeps asking me to repeat until I want to scream.

Other than that, it's great.

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Reviewer: Tracey - Anchester, UK
Date: 4th May 2008

I have had my phone for 5 weeks I really love it but it's true about the scratches but hey I should bought a sock for it anyway I put my phone in the washer by mistake & now it's not working boo hoo.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 4th May 2008

IT'S A GORGEOUS LITTLE PHONE. MINE HASN'T SCRATCHED AT ALL BUT THEN I PUT IT IN MY POCKET ON ITS OWN. I BROUGHT A 4GB MICRO CARD FOR IT (£12) & A USB cable on eBay FOR £3 & ITS GREAT.

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Reviewer: Nina - UK
Date: 4th May 2008

I just bought it last week. I love it's design. But I have 3 questions.

- I don't know how to change the wallpaper from the upper screen (the touch one).

- I set the talking phone off but it still say when SMS receive & from how, so I don't know how to rubbish him up.

- I can't find where I can download free games to it cause all the games in are demo.

Please someone to answer me.

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Reviewer: Sarah - Ipswich, UK
Date: 24th Apr 2008

I don't get why everyone has slated this phone. Why don't you look at it before you buy it. I have just got it & seems to have no problems.

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Reviewer: Laura - Fife, UK
Date: 23rd Apr 2008

This phone in my opinion is great, as you can see by my ratings however I recently purchased a memory card for it & after removing the back cover to insert the card I have found it impossible to reattach the back cover, it is just to flimsy, cannot figure out why it won't go back on so taking it to a O2 shop, if any one knows how it should go back together please post a comment back. On a whole a good phone. Cheers.

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Reviewer: Jr - UK
Date: 20th Apr 2008

It is the ugliest phone ever I think it rubbish & it kept on saying no signal & buttons don't work on it, don't BUY IT, IT'S A WASTE OF MONEY.

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Reviewer: Tom - UK
Date: 17th Apr 2008

Hi all you fellow reviewers, I have just picked up this new PEBL phone & it is much better than I expected. I love the overall look & feel, & design wise I can't fault it. Some smashing deals online with high quality service & it came in two days, worth a look, hope this helps someone out there. It is a great little phone.

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Reviewer: Passey - Oldham, UK
Date: 14th Apr 2008

Got my phone in March & love it! I agree that it's disappointing about the USB cable but got one off eBay & then got a memory card. The let down really is the games which are nonexistent & the fact that it doesn't flip like the old PEBL. Don't try buying games off the hello moto site though because it's a separate company & they don't know the phone & you will have a hell of a time getting your money back! If you buy a shiny phone you will get finger prints & it obviously needs some protection do your research before buying.

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Reviewer: Sophie - ...., UK
Date: 13th Apr 2008

OK I bought this phone today & I was pleased with it. I also bought a 2GB micro SD memory card as I have been looking at reviews & apparently it's got little memory.

People ask why doesn't it come with a lead. Well if you have a windows vista computer & on the tower it has a SD or mini card slot your fine.

I can easily copy & paste music into the file, take out the card, place it back into my phone & play the music I want with great sound.

Its difference from the other Motorola's as it's got new features & there brilliant! It gives you easy instructions how to do things etc. The battery lasts up to 3 days if you leave it on so I charge mine every 2 days for about 1 hour.

For this phone I think it's best if you buy a little sock to put it in so it doesn't scratch, I bought mine from Carphone Warehouse for £2.99!

recommend this phone to anyone my age over sixteen.

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Reviewer: Trish - Manchester, UK
Date: 12th Apr 2008

Just got this phone, it's OK but I find it a little flimsy, had lots of trouble getting the cover back on over the battery. I still think the v3i is a better phone, camera is rubbish & I can't find any games to download for it yet. Anyone else got games for there's?

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Reviewer: Leonora - London, UK
Date: 11th Apr 2008

I think it's really good, but could anyone tell me does it have a memory card?

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Reviewer: Kirsty - Manchester, UK
Date: 11th Apr 2008

I love this phone (I have the purple one) but have had a few issues. When I first got it, it wouldn't charge properly. I took it back to the shop & the little copper prongs that connect to the battery had got stuck! He managed to fix it though & it's been OK since.

The sounds on the phone went a lot quieter even when set on maximum sound. Then a few days ago my phone wouldn't make any noises whatsoever! I took the battery out & put it back in which seemed to do the trick & my phone is back to full sound!

It's a bit of a pain transferring music/photos to from my old mobile. The phone itself is quite slow at times.

Other than that I really like the phone. It's small & light & I love the main exterior screen! Its touch screen when you have your music player on, & when you close the phone up a small goldfish swims around on the screen for 30 seconds or so!

I would recommend this phone to anyone who doesn't want a top of the range quality camera. It's only 2MP but is good enough. But I mainly use my digital camera anyway!

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Reviewer: Sharon - Chester, UK
Date: 9th Apr 2008

I was so excited at the prospect of receiving my shiny new phone, & was made up with it when I took it out of its box, but in the end it was its shininess which let it down. After just one week the highly polished front cover was quite badly scratched, & that was just from light use, so I dread to think what it would have been like after 18 months living in the bottom of my handbag! It also kept freezing which meant having to remove the (extremely flimsy) back cover & take out the battery.

I never got to use the music facility, so I wait & hope to see if Motorola will bring an updated version out which is more practical.

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Reviewer: Unordinarygirl - UK
Date: 30th Mar 2008

Had this phone a matter of days, started off really slow, thought it might quicken up as I used it. Now the front screen, half say it has a message the other half is the clock, & the inner screen is bright red. Nice aye? I like the style of the phone. Just annoying.

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Reviewer: Lissa - London, UK
Date: 25th Mar 2008

Personally I think the U9 is a great phone overall.

It is great value for money, however people have been complaining about the battery life & I agree it doesn't last as long as my previous phones but charging it every night helps.

Also people have been saying it's hard to get a USB cable for the phone because it is not included with your purchase, & phone stores don't stock them.

There are loads on eBay & they are available in market shops & any store that offers services such as phone unlocking.

I give it a 9 out of 10 well done Moto!

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Reviewer: Emma - Merseyside, UK
Date: 24th Mar 2008

Got this phone at the weekend, great phone & not sure how to find out how many texts I send, any tips?

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Reviewer: Su Graham - Honiton Devon, UK
Date: 22nd Mar 2008

Lovely glam looking phone, but not a lot of memory capacity. No USB cable for a phone that advertises music in a big way is a very strange marketing idea & will put people off. Its best to buy & use for a while & return if not satisfied as retail outlets never tell you the whole picture!

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Reviewer: Chrissy - London, UK
Date: 21st Mar 2008

This phone is alright. I do agree with most people, such as. It freezing & not having a USB cable. I do think that should be optimal but on the other, no. The sound is cool! It scratches easily. I do like the screen savers, yes. They do match the phone. It's actually quite hard to communicate as the sound comes out in two different places. I think its good size a cute & sleek phone.

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Reviewer: Daniella - London, UK
Date: 18th Mar 2008

I think it is a wonderful phone & is absolutely perfect for me, & everyone else who wants it.

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Reviewer: Julia - England Herts, UK
Date: 18th Mar 2008

I love it, I wanted it, it's so sleek & I miss my old Motorola v360 that I swapped for my Samsung, I am ready to go back to Motorola.

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Reviewer: Pauline - UK
Date: 17th Mar 2008

I bought the U9 10 days ago, but found that the external key lock didn't work. This meant that if it was in my pocket, the selection for ringing, vibrating & silent could change if the side button was pressed accidentally. I contacted Motorola who suggested it was a software problem with my phone & recommended I return it to my supplier. I have done this today, only to find that as soon as I make a call on the phone, the lock malfunctions again. If I reset the settings, it locks again, but only until I make a call. Does anyone else have this problem? I can't believe I've had two phones with software problems. What am I doing wrong? !

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Reviewer: Kate - Manchester, UK
Date: 16th Mar 2008

The design couldn't be better on this phone, it's really unique & a huge step forward from the old PEBL. The memory is rubbish at first but there are micro SD cards available for less than £10. I had a Sony Ericsson which broke from water damage & couldn't be fixed, it was the W880i, the keys were horrible & small to use, whereas this is wonderful & easy to text on.

Admittedly the features are limited but if you're after a phone with countless modern features then you pay more, but for the price (I got it for £70) it's well worth the money.

It's very easy to use, especially the exterior screen, which never fails to draw attention from others. The only possibly flaw is that the menu is quite slow to load some applications, but with a little patience it is not that bad.

Overall a brilliant phone for the price, & is much better, in my opinion, than my old Sony Ericsson (that cost £180), need I say more?

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Reviewer: Sam - Leeds, UK
Date: 13th Mar 2008

Got this phone 2 days ago. Great looking little phone & the outside screen is cool. Had a Sony Ericsson k850i before but just wanted to go back to a more basic phone as I hated the Sony Ericsson.

The phone does everything I need & the music player is loud, it's a bit slow at times but Motorola have come a long way improving the menus etc. It's pretty hard to text on at first but like all phones you got to get used to it.

Overall it's a good phone & the price reflects it.

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Reviewer: Nat - UK
Date: 13th Mar 2008

This phone looks good & when I got it I was impressed however there is very little memory on it & no memory card included, it's really hard to text with, & is also quite slow when going through the menu & often freezes. Not sure if this is the case with all of them or if it is just a fault with my phone but I have only had it two weeks. The touch screen MP3 player is quite cool but that's about it!

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Reviewer: Kirstie - UK
Date: 9th Mar 2008

I got this phone a few days ago, no there isn't no USB cable in the box but I went & brought a Bluetooth adapter for £6 until I can get a hold of the USB cable. I have got a 1GB memory card & I have nearly 100 songs on it so far. The phone is lovely to text on & the screen is bright & clear. You can even edit the menu's to suit how you like it (e.g. List, grid, spinner) & you can even reorder the menus to how you like it (e.g. Features you use the most).

I like the design it feels light & unique as for fingerprints it's not even that bad but if your going to buy a phone with a mirror effect then expect that! The MP3 sounds great too & I like the way you can use any MP3 music for ringtones or message tones. I love the touch screen menu on the front it's really easy to use when you want to change music & easy to lock! The music sounds fabulous too, it gives you different options so the music can sound how you like it! I have gone through so many phones & I remember having the Motorola V3 so Motorola have come a long way since then! I just sold my Sony Ericsson W580i to buy this phone & I am really glad I did. For £90 I think this is great value & as the phones are all unlocked it doesn't have any service provider features so the phone shows its full potential with full menu features! I am very fussy when it comes to choosing a phone as it's something you use every day but personally it's a great phone. Great looks & great features!

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Reviewer: Sebastian Suarez - Bogota, Colombia
Date: 9th Mar 2008

WORST EXPENSIVE rubbish EVER SEEN, in my house, 3 people got one of these, they look like a bath soap XD, another Motorola rubbish phone, DO NOT BUY THIS THING, awful balance between functions & price, this thing is really expensive for what it does, TOO LOW MEMORY, like 11MB, NO EXPANSION CARD CAPABLE, the VGA CAMERA SUCKS! It's just another Motorola junk thing, buy a Sony Ericsson K550, great balance between cost & functionality :P, I hate Motorola phones, they're expensive, fragile, slow, poor functions, too many glitches, they just suck, I don't know why most of people like this junk, don't buy a rubbish like this just because it's nice, in the inside.

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Reviewer: Aaf - US
Date: 8th Mar 2008

I love this phone! I wish that it had FM radio & that it came with the USB that would make it a perfect phone for me. The talk quality is top notch. The feel & the sound are sensual & responsive.

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Reviewer: Suzi B - UK
Date: 6th Mar 2008

Well I thought I would quite like going back to a basic phone but I have since realised having had it for a few weeks now that it's slow going through the menus. Everything is saved to my memory card yet I tried to take a picture the other day & it said not enough memory. I can't be bothered with it now. It's a great looking phone & nice to hold in the hand etc. & has some lovely quirky features but I have gone back to using my old phone now as I have become frustrated.

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Reviewer: Purplefiend - UK
Date: 4th Mar 2008

The reason the phone does not come with USB cable is because of the cost of the phone. To market the phone at under £100 is was not feasible to enclose everything with it. I agree that as a music phone it would be better to be complete with all cables etc but the phone is surely aimed at a younger demographic that cannot afford to pay a lot for a phone.
No complaints with the phone, I LOVE IT.

Everyone should read the full spec of any phone they are considering buying & should also go into a store & ask for a demonstration of one (this includes being allowed to handle it yourself) before buying any phone. If you are not 100% sure it is the right phone for you, you will regret buying it at some point. If you purchase a phone that you love (irksome faults & all) you will not want to complain about it.

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Reviewer: Chrissie - UK
Date: 23rd Feb 2008

Bought this phone the other day, I love it but where can I buy the usb cable, no software in box, thank you.

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Reviewer: Karmakid - UK
Date: 22nd Feb 2008

Really let down by this phone, although good to look at, it shows every fingerprint, takes ages to load anything as I think it tries to do too much & is tricky to open. The new micro USB means all my other kit is completely outdated now.

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Reviewer: Suzie - UK
Date: 22nd Feb 2008

Had high hopes for the new PEBL as love Motorola but returned it after a couple of days as, although very beautiful to look at, the screen size, battery life & all round text usability was very frustrating. Sent it back.

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Reviewer: Amelia - US
Date: 21st Feb 2008

I haven't bought this phone but I've read so much about it. I am so happy you can expand the memory to 4 GB because I want to also use my phone as an MP3. The touch sensitive screen sound cool. It's got everything I'd want in a phone so I am going to ask for it for my birthday which is in a short time. Yay Motorola u9!

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Reviewer: Claire - Cheshire, UK
Date: 21st Feb 2008

I have just ordered this phone so will have to wait it looks great it's got a megapixel camera which is great the only thing I have a against it is why don't you get headphones or a USB when it's a music phone seems pointless to me really plus the memory rubbish oh well I'll have to get a memory card now.

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Reviewer: Em J - Haverhill, UK
Date: 20th Feb 2008

It great! I am getting one I love music so I think it is a great phone it is so stylish.

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Reviewer: Sassy - Newcastle, UK
Date: 19th Feb 2008

Lovely designed phone & so easy to use. But why if Motorola are marketing this as a music phone, do they not supply the USB data cable with it! If anyone knows where I can get one from I would love to be able to use the phone to its full potential. A search of the Internet has drawn blank as has the Motorola's own shop! So infuriating.

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Reviewer: Jojo - UK
Date: 18th Feb 2008

Like many others I have been waiting to buy this phone for some time, attracted by its design, colour & advertised software. I have an iPod Touch for music & net & an Ixus for a small camera, so really was just looking for a phone that was a cool design. I finally got hold of one yesterday. The design & display features do not disappoint as you can see from my ratings, but. How can a phone be marketed strongly for its external screen touch sensitive music playing, & then not include the means to get music onto it I.E. The USB data cable, in the pack? Be aware that there is also no SD card included. This is relatively disappointing for me, who wants it as a phone, so I can only imagine how frustrating it must be for those who want a multimedia piece of equipment. Clearly, it's just a way of getting more money from us, but how sad is that?

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Reviewer: Olivia Grace - Market Deeping, UK
Date: 16th Feb 2008

I was considering this phone for my birthday but when I was already to buy it I saw it & thought the pink & purple version looked awful & the look of it is one of my main factors so I had to say no :).

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Reviewer: Adele - Halifax, UK
Date: 15th Feb 2008

I have just bought this phone & so far I think it's really good. I like the design & the MP3 player is nice & loud. I got it from phones4u & it was only £79.99.

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Reviewer: Sam - Sevenoaks, UK
Date: 15th Feb 2008

I bought this phone for the design. I have had this phone for a long time & no problems have occured.

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Reviewer: Shelley - Ironville, UK
Date: 13th Feb 2008

My boyfriend has just brought me this phone & I love it, he even says he wants one when he breaks his LG prada LOL.

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Reviewer: Suzi B - Midlands, UK
Date: 13th Feb 2008

Having received this phone today, I am fairly happy with it. I've been looking for a clamshell for such a long time. One thing is to point out that it looks very nice & expensive in all the epics but in actual fact feels fairly cheap & it is very lightweight. The features are okay but it has everything I need on it such as email. It looks nice but I do find I quite awkward to text on it. There are some nice little features on it such as adding a star sign to your contacts & talking phone feature where you can choose if you want certain elements read out to you e.g. Text messages, menu readout, quite handy for driving I thought! Nice little phone but don't expect too much. The price reflects the phone.

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Reviewer: Cathy - UK
Date: 10th Feb 2008

No, it doesn't come with the USB cable or any type of memory card, so bear in mind as they will cost you extra. Bit annoying when you get it home & can't download music.

However still playing with the new phone & have replaced the faithful v3i. It does look the biz & first impressions are good!

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Reviewer: C - UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2008

Hi I am looking at buying this phone, do you get headphones & a usb cable with it?

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Reviewer: Amy - Glasgow, UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2008

This phone is available at Carphone Warehouse now, £99. I almost bought one, but went for the Razr2 V8 instead. Looks nice, very focused on music (I am not so fussed about music on my phone to be honest).

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Reviewer: Stephx - UK
Date: 31st Jan 2008

I have the old PEBL & I love it, I just really need a new one, & this looks amazing! Love that it has more memory so I can have music on it. When is it out again?

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Reviewer: Anon - US
Date: 22nd Jan 2008

The design is so rounded.

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Reviewer: Amy Campbell - Leeds, UK
Date: 17th Jan 2008

What date is release of this phone because I have ordered it from choice catalogue & they say 2 weeks until delivery

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Reviewer: Daniel Robinson - Oxford, UK
Date: 14th Jan 2008

I suppose I am jumping the gun a bit because I have owned the original Motorola PEBL since its introduction two years ago. I can't wait to purchase when available the U9. The only criticism I have of the original phone was the lack of memory capability. This would seem to have been addressed in the new model.

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Reviewer: Suzanne Wightman - Belfast, UK
Date: 4th Jan 2008

Can someone tell me where I can purchase this phone in the UK, the only place I can find is Marshall Ward Catalogue, I am on Orange tariff nut willing to buy any network & unbar. I have the old PEBL & love it.

Many thanks.

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Reviewer: Alice - Canada
Date: 22nd Dec 2007

Great phone, I need to find somewhere to buy online?

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Reviewer: Luddy - US
Date: 5th Dec 2007

I love this phone I recommend that you buy it! It is strong & I have had no troubles with it.

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Reviewer: Lucinda - UK
Date: 4th Dec 2007

I have got this phone but just the original version of the Motorola pebble. It is a great looking phone, & I would recommend it to anyone. It just doesn't have much memory! I have got 3 or 4 songs, & now I can't take any videos or pictures!

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 17th Nov 2007

I am very unhappy with this phone the screen has smashed on it & it has stopped working I liked it when I got it out of the box but now it is just a load of junk.

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Reviewer: Male - Indonesia
Date: 31st Oct 2007

It's a great phone. I love the external display, just like Sony Ericsson z610.

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Reviewer: Sohrab - Kermanshah, Iran
Date: 30th Oct 2007

This is a good mobile phone & beautiful design? I Have Not had any problem with this phone?



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