Cell Phones : Motorola Q Silver

i have had over 12 cell phones in my whole life, ive had palms, flips, regular, sliders, every single type. this phone is amazing, super fast technology, lots and lots of memory, and its just amazing that you can have internet, mp4, everything in such a tiny phone. the only bad thing is that is too slim, like every time i go to like starbucks and i place it on the table, when i try to leave i can never really grab it, it is so slim. just like the razr, which i have. Hide Full Review

From Verizon's website, if you compare the features, you'd have to expect that this Motorola Q is virtually identical if not better than the similar PDA Phones like Palm's Treo 650 and 700w. In fact, I didn't see any discerning difference, and Verizon doesn't really mention that the Treos have Touch. They look VERY similar too. Alas, this version of Windows Mobile 5.0 has some major features removed: there is the Pocket Office Suite, except for Pocket Outlook (now called Outlook Mail. Using ActiveSync over the net to your corporate MS Exchange 2003 server, you can get excellent E-mail support. Other mail types are also supported, like POP3 and HTML mail, so if you don't have an Exchange server, you can still enjoy a robust mail client.
Better than the Treos and similar units, the Q sports full blown STEREO, and adding additional memory via miniSD cards, the embedded Windows Media Player 10 makes for a heck of an MP3 player too. Media Player supports the major audio AND video formats, although the speed of display for video is frequently not quite good enough. Choppiness is to be expected in qvga sized clips.
They've tapped into the scrolling wheel that many email pro's adore on the Blackberries, but it's really not a substitute for a stylus. Windows Mobile 5.0 has been adapted to use a navigational pad, the scrolling wheel and additional 'soft' keys.

As a PHONE, it's quite difficult to use, unless you're an extreme techie or have used other Windows Mobile phones. You DO eventually realize that it's Windows acting like a phone. Heavy use of Internet Explorer, Multimedia AND Phone will get you a lockup here and there, requiring a battery pull.

Most of the difficulties in using this unit are due to lack of quality documentation. Everything says Windows Mobile 5--it is, but it's stripped in several areas. Any documentation you find on Microsoft's site will generally reference the full blown Windows Mobile 5.0. Enough has been changed up that confusion and inability to locate features will have you scratching your head again and again.

Even though the screen isn't as big as a laptop computer, it does do a very nice job of adapting standard web sites and pages--even those that aren't "Mobile Optimized." The 3 main views allow Single column (where the whole site is vertically stacked to fit the width of the display at a very legible text size); Desktop View (pretty much unaltered, you'll do alot of scrolling, left to right, up and down), or DEFAULT, which compresses is slightly in the width, generally not allowing a web to go more than two screens wide, AND vertically stacking.) The speed of display updates and the ability to scroll quickly and smoothly, the text and picture viewing speed is spectacular. On large web pages built for 1024x768 or better resolution, it's not terribly quick to move around, but certainly surviveable. As typical in other smart phones/pda browsers, you'll still find the frequent glitches in how embedded Java and other 'advanced' web elements function.

There's a fairly useless built in camera 1.3 megapixels, and 6x digital Zoom. It's no replacement for a standard point and shoot camera, but it's there in a bind.

Since the device comes with a USB data cable, you can connect it very easily with the included Active Synch software. This is the same package of software that started out on the original Windows CE PDAs--remember the Cassiopia? Given, version 4.2 of the current ActiveSync has much improved over the older versions. Using Windows on your desktop, you can 'explore' your Q just like a PDA, there's the typical Windows Folder, along with Documents, etc.

You can add software packages, just like PDAs. Odd though, Windows PocketPC/Mobile software is somewhat tougher to come by than the Palm OS stuff of days past. There certainly isn't t Hide Full Review

I think this phone is perfect for anybody who knows how to use techonology. I do have the unlimited data function and I'm loving it. Once you buy this phone, you'll discover there are actual online comminities of geeky guys like myself who exchange ideas and discoveries of what the phone capabilities are. Your manual gives you a basic idea of what you can do, but the truth is that this phone can do so much more than what's on the owner's manual. You can also download additional software to make your phone a little powerful machine.



I have never purchased a phone that's left me more satisfied than the Motorola Q. Now, it's not "perfect" but the truth is that this phone gets close enough to perfection for me. Hide Full Review

i recently purchased this phone from verizon because im tired of having my cellphone deleting the harddrive on my ipod.and i am very pleased. i dont use the email or internet feature because they want 40$ a month for unlimited data usage. I already Pay more than that for my internet at home (thanx alot comcast) but thats not what i bought it for.



It works great for music and videos, also runs emulators at a nice speed. the external speaker plays loud. ive walked to work with the phone playing in my pocket, sounded real nice. the blue tooth headpones would go perfect with this. ive had lots of fun watching music videos, and playing my favorite retro video games but this phone is not perfect

The stock battery only last a day or two, you will probably want a extended battery from verizon.

And last but not least, Windows mobile sp. this os will not run mobile word or mobile powerpoint. you can view the files but not edit them. the media player is soooooooooooooo choppy. its like a scratced record. either buy a new one ( media player program) or convert the the video files in low quality. just likes windows, this phone will probably crash some times. ive already picked it up to find it turned off. i turn it back on and the key pad is still locked...very strange but hey, almost all smart phones and pda's have windows mobile so either way you look at it, microsoft owns you.

i still love this phone and would recommend it to any wanting a new toy. ps buy a memory card Hide Full Review

This phone looked so awesome when I was looking for a new phone. After getting it I think it looks much like a calculator then a really stylish phone. Overall it works well though had to buy an extended battery since the battery life is just horrible. Hide Full Review