SLVR Phone

[hobo05]

Just picked up the SLVR phone. I like it. Not much bigger than a nano.
Yes I know it only hold 100 songs but remember its primary use is a phone. It took maybe 10 minutes to transfer 100 songs out of iTunes. I didn't think it was slow. Sleek design. cool back lighting on the keypad. Nice color screen. Lightweight but sturdy. I used my nano ears phones and the sound was very good. The ear buds that come with it were too big in diameter to be comfortable. This will replace my shuffle.

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[moe_4eva]

It looks pretty cool. I'm just turned off from the line due to the RAZR, and how cheap it looked (and turned out to be). Hopefully it will serve you well.

[neosonic2k]

So, technically it's exactly the same as the ROKR E1, but with a RAZR look?

...I dun like that kind. Too fragile. ...unless someone can prove it's sturdier than a ROKR E1, I'm gonna buy it (the ROKR) at the end of the month.

[VR4]

Originally posted by neosonic2k
So, technically it's exactly the same as the ROKR E1, but with a RAZR look?

...I dun like that kind. Too fragile. ...unless someone can prove it's sturdier than a ROKR E1, I'm gonna buy it (the ROKR) at the end of the month.

No. The ROKR is exactly the same as the Motorola E398 but it's branded with iTunes. The SLVR L7 is a quad band phone and I've heard it supports EDGE although that might just be a rumor. The L7 is a superior phone, though. Like I said, the ROKR is based off the E398 and I've owned my E398 for two years now. The L7 is only about 6 months old.

[neosonic2k]

...yeah, but is it sturdier? It looks like it could easily snap under pressure. And before you say, keep it in a beltclip, I dun use belt clips, it has to stay hidden in my line of work, in my pocket. That's my main worry. I dun mind sacrificing some new features. All I care about is the music, and the phone, and its durability. ESPECIALLY its durability. Has to last for 2 years. U know, the contract.

edit: and the bluetooth :P

[VR4]

I'm like you - my phone has to stay in my pocket and from what I hear, this is a very sturdy little phone. The main complaint I hear about it is that the keypad is too small for people with rather 'robust' fingers If you're in the market for a new phone, I'd definitely say go with the L7 over the ROKR (and this is coming from someone that basically owns the ROKR)

[Zap]

i get one this summer, or at least i plan too

[superman56]

Originally posted by moe_4eva
It looks pretty cool. I'm just turned off from the line due to the RAZR, and how cheap it looked (and turned out to be). Hopefully it will serve you well.

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i like the razr good design fits with the black ipods but thats just me...

[Jknation]

i wonder what moto's new razer might look like. i mean they can't improve that much....

[iPoptosis]

I just got one of these phones a couple weeks ago, and so far I'm very happy with it. I keep mine in my pocket and it seems very sturdy.

I've been using it with a pair of black Griffin EarThumps. Definitley better sound than the included earbuds.

The 100 song limit is OK for a phone, and the upload time is much shorter than the 50 minutes I've seen thrown around for the ROKR. Besides, once you load it up the first time, you're probably only going to be changing a few tracks at a time.

One thing I really like about the phone is that I can put my own MP3 ringtones, wallpapers, even 3GP movies. It always kills me that providers charge more for ringtones than iTunes does for the whole track.

You can't use tracks from the iTunes library as ringtones, but you can always burn the track to CD, re-rip as an MP3, and then upload it to your phone.

[VipFREAK]

Originally posted by hobo05

Not much bigger than a nano.

Umm... wow, that's pretty small. I think I might be heading toward this one, I am really tired of these ####ty ### verizon clamshells. My plan ends in Dec. so hopefully there's some other new bandwagon phone that comes out to make people want it and drop the prices of this phone. lol

Does it happen to do voice recording? and if so for how long?

[Anselmo]

Quick Question about SLVR:

I just got a Motorola SLVR as well. I do not think I have a Itune application in my SLVR. Do you know where to download it or where exactly is the application in the phone? please help. Thanks.

In addition, what is the best way to sync music from Itune with the SLVR phone?

[LukeA]

Some SLVRs don't come with iTunes.

I personally don't need iTunes on a phone. It's a phone, not an iPod. I plan to get the iTunes-less one for $50 less.

[ccutlip]

Originally posted by neosonic2k
...I dun like that kind. Too fragile. ...unless someone can prove it's sturdier than a ROKR E1, I'm gonna buy it (the ROKR) at the end of the month. [/B]

Well, I don't have one, but my rich friend does (I'm so jealous). I have him in my PE class and my opinion of the SLVR is that it's pretty cool and definitely sturdier than I thought it would be.

The only thing that I'm gonna say I didn't like about it was that it's speaker is located on the back of the unit. Also, you can't use iTunes music as a ringtone (but that's the same with the ROKR).

Back to the sturdiness: as I said, this guy is loaded so he isn't too careful with the phone. In fact, I've seen him drop it from about five feet onto concrete about five times. Still, the only damage that was done to the phone was an almost imperceptible scratch on the bottom. I would've expected the thing to break in half (it's almost as thin as the nano), but it held up.

Overall, it's pretty cool. Anyway, it's definitely better than the ROKR.

[tom22n]

try googling the 1000 song itunes hack for the motorola slvr, then you can max out your memory card with as many songs as possible (some people have used 2gb sd cards and it works a treat)