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Motorola Motofone F3 Unlocked Cell Phone--International Version with No Warranty (Black) | 
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| Brand: Motorola
Category: Wireless
List Price: $89.99
Buy New: $34.17
You Save: $55.82 (62%)
New (5) from $34.17
Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 38
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone Accessory
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: F3
UPC: 723755936003
EAN: 0411378034540
ASIN: B0013A7KMW
Release Date: January 28, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Unlocked dual-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/1900 frequencies | | • | Durable, flush-fitting keypad; large electronic ink display is easily viewed in direct sunlight | | • | Embedded polyphonic ringtones; stores up to 250 contacts | | • | Clock, alarm, speakerphone, SMS messaging | | • | Up to 4.5 hours of talk time, up to 300 hours (12.5 days) of standby time |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Combining Motorola's sleek design sensibility with intuitive and easy-to-learn functionality, the nicely affordable Motofone F3 slides easily into your pocket. Functional and fashionable, the Motofone F3 is designed to keep you in close communication with your friends, family, and business associates via voice and text messaging. It features dual-band GSM connectivity (850/1900 MHz), speakerphone, a clock with integrated alarm, and up to 500 minutes (over 8 hours) of talk time as well as up to 300 hours of standby (over 12 days). This unlocked cell phone does not come with a SIM card, and it requires that you provide a SIM card for usage with your selected service provider. 
The super-slim Motofone F3 features a unique electronic ink display with large, easily readable characters. | Phone Features
This candybar-style phone measures just 0.35 inches (9mm) thin, and it has a unique Motorola ClearVision display that helps to increase the battery life of the phone. The changeable electronic ink display (electrophoretic imaging film) is easy to read in bright sunlight or dimly lit environments from virtually any angle--just like paper. Additionally, the display is plastic, lightweight and ultra-low power, making it ideal for mobile and power sensitive applications by eliminating the weight and breakability of glass used in LCD displays. The text display contains only two lines of six characters each, and it shows a digital clock when there's no activity. Combined with a flush-fitting keypad and dust-resistant design, the Motofone F3 is especially durable in active everyday use. The Motofone F3 offers a redesigned user interface with voice prompts to guide the you quickly and easily through menu navigation, messaging, and other functions. In addition, graphical icons visually demonstrate the menu features as well as network status and battery strength. For pre-paid customers, the Motofone F3 automatically reports the status of your pre-paid account after each call or message. This phone allows you to store contacts only on the SIM card (for 250 entries), and it provides a view of the last 20 dialed/received/missed calls. The layout of the numeric keypad resembles Motorola's SLVR phones, and it includes a large navigation pad as well as send/end keys and two soft keys. Above the display are bars showing signal strength and battery life. Other features include: - High-volume for call clarity in loud environments
- Embedded polyphonic ringtones in eight voices
- Ability to download ringtones
- Silent vibration mode
- Speakerphone
Vital Statistics
The Motofone F3 weighs 2.4 ounces and measures 4.5 x 1.85 x 0.35 inches. Its 750 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 500 minutes of talk time, and up to 500 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 74 more reviews...
 NOT MUCH OF A PHONE !!!!!!! August 25, 2008
LADY SOMMERSET
Motorola Motofone F3 Unlocked Cell Phone--International Version with No Warranty (Black)
I WAS VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE PHONE AND HAVE ALREADY REPLACED IT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE RECEIVED A CALL AND IS SO VERY BASIC THAT CALLS FALL BY THE WAY SIDE. IT IS NOT EASY TO USE AND ALTHOUGH I DO NOT NEED A PHONE WITH LOTS OF BELLS AND WHISTLES, THIS PHONE IS RETRO TO THE POINT OF TRUE FRUSTRATION. GET SOMETHING ELSE !!!
 Spartan at its Best August 25, 2008
Paul Warnes (Huntsville, AL USA)
This is an excellent phone if it is what you are expecting. It has no camera, which is a plus for me; a highly readable display; good battery life; a solid keypad; good durability, and it has survived several accidents; and a decent interface.
The only two things that I see as straight up disadvantages are the lack of Bluetooth (which is to be expected), and hard to find accessories such as a headset. Other than that it is really like a phone from long ago. It has a few menu items, but most of the settings that you do not change that often are hidden away under keyed in codes.
At first you may think this is bad, but how often do you change the language or time format of your phone? I highly recommend this as an anti-iPhone.
bad sound quality August 22, 2008
Eugene Jones (Little Rock, AR USA)
The phone works, but it's hard to hear and people complain about the audio quality.
Great *simple* phone August 14, 2008
John Pariseau (Plymouth, MI USA)
This phone is good for what it is - a very basic, simple phone. It isn't mean to compete with the average fast-paced on-the-go businessman. I got it when it was first available, even though I could afford an expensive PDA phone. I'd give it a 5, but there are some issues with it -
flickery refresh issues (due to e-ink technology)
6x2-line display
mixed case texts
I think if Motorola had spent a bit more time developing the character display to be a bit more flexible (ie, use pixels rather than segments), I'd give it a 5. It displays characters in mixed case because it cannot display some characters in upper or lower case.
I like how it rings - when set to audible ring, it *slowly* ramps up to full volume, giving one plenty of time to answer before it makes itself known to others around you.
It is ridiculously thin. I believe there are thinner phones out there... but for the price it is worth it.
Finally, it just looks cool, and is very unique. It is one of the few products that uses e-ink, and for that it gets an A in my book.
Exactly What I Expected August 13, 2008
nickyskis (Florida)
This product is perfect for what I was looking for. I have a company in the Bahamas and needed simple phones for our employees as well as me to use there for local bahamaian calls. The phones are very very basic which is perfect for there. It is a no frills phone, it pretty much accepts calls, makes calls and has a phone book. I have a palm treo in the states and this phone is nothing like that, but if you want to just make calls then this phone is perfect for you. Be patient when trying to learn to use it, it can take some getting used to, download the english instructions.
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