Motorola V600

If you want the phone real bad call this guy on his cell, no fee to this guy at 1-718-473-6358 and he will direct you to the store that is selling the v600 for $299. and $100. rebate. Now that is cheap. Call and set it up i did and have my phone, the best way to go. But you do have to chose a 1 year contract. 😁

*sigh* Why not just post the address and number of the store?

Yeah DIZDOR, why do you have to call "some guy" that will tell you where to get it... why don't you just call the store? Doesn't sound lagit to me at all. I wouldn't trust that one bit. Call some guy to get a number to a store... that's just wierd.

This guy lives in NY right by the store and i live in NJ. And he knows the people so every person he gets he gets a percentage from the sale. 😛

I'm sorry, but paying a guy $100 to point to a store that he lives right next to is damned shady. Hell, if I was foolish enough to actually pay for that, I think I might refuse to tell anyone the address and phone number of the store, too... if for no other reason than to rationalize away the fact that YOU PAID SOMEONE $100 TO POINT AT THE SHOP HE LIVES RIGHT NEXT TO! And he also gets a cut of the sale - what a scam! But then, I'm an ethical guy that doesn't get a cut of that pie either. So then, why are you defending this guy? You don't get a kickback, do you? Why not get $100 worth of enjoyment out of trashing his scam and just tell us where the store is?

I did not pay any money out to anyone except for the owners of the store. And because i went to them i got a really great price on my phone and i am damn happy. 😁

I call this guy and he wants $100 dollars just to take me to the store. Not cool

how about a group of us get together, call this guy, schedule a meeting, get there and just beat the living piss out of him.. I'm so sick of internet scammers.

To both of you squabbling over audiophile systems, all I can say is one name in audio.... Bang & Olufsen. Bose is fine if you want to look special, but don't have the money for a TRUE audiophile system. Don't get me wrong, Bose sounds "ok", but they are definitely not in the class, or even the same school as B&O.

And you do this and you'll have your asses in jail so damn fast your head will spin, jerk off.

Is this the same scam?

Yeah it the same scam . Maybe we should give this number to the New York Police crime unit or The Internal Rvenue service for unreported income. The guy on this phone wants to charge $100 to take you there. After you meet him and give him the money he then gives you an address where you will wait at a phone booth for further instructions.

waiting in a phone booth? Dang...it seems definitely sketchy, and even if the whole ordeal was legit....I don't know if I'd want to go through all of that.

You guys should consider the plemix.com website. Also on howardforums there is a thread detailing different web sites selling the v600, there seems to be one that is cheaper than plemix from the UK.

Hey dude it's not a scam and he is not asking for 100 bucks. He is doing a favor for the guy at the wireless place. he will give you the phone number and address.

hmm ... why not just give the direct phone # for the wireless place if the middle guy's not getting anything out of it? 🙂

Cassie

Because he is helping the guy out.

So why can't you help the shop out? 😛

And didn't you mention right here:

https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?fm=m&f ... »

that the guy gets a cut of the sales?? Sorry, but that's sneaky as hell.

No it is not and the guy is not asking for money at all, he will direct you to the wireless place for free. So give it a try no scam or anything. Call for yourself. 😁

It's true that Motorola switched V600 screen suppliers at some point last year, and the new Sharp screen is slightly better. It doesn't mean that a phone will have it just because it's O2. According to this article, all new V600's are being produced with the Sharp screen now. So regardless of provider, a recently-produced phone will have the Sharp screen.

http://mobile-review.com/review/motorola-vx00-en.shtml »

The firmware (as opposed to the FLEX) on new phones is typically whatever the latest production FW is coming out of Motorola. The firmware is the computational heart and soul of the phone, it's what really controls how the phone behaves. Usually it's provider-independent, and when bugs show up or get fixed, it's all in the fi...
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So here's a question on the FLEX. If you buy an OEM/unbranded version then you neither have the AT&T FLEX or the Cingular, or T-Mobile either.

Can you then not use features specific to these companies, such as mmode for AT&T? What features (if anyone knows) would I not be able to use on AT&T? Cingular? T-mobile?

I should be able to get voicemail & text messages eith any version of FLEX on any carrier, right?

If somehow you were able to get the AT&T FLEX flashed on one of these phones then it would become "locked", right?

Any thoughts on when the phone will be released in the US (at&t version)?

Good question - Not so sure about mMode, but it is possible to set up T-Zones on the V600.

Voicemail and text messages are possible on carriers' FLEXes. I'd be shocked if any didn't.

As for the FLEX / locking question - nope. Phones are locked by the carriers themselves before hitting the stores. Flashing a phone with a carrier's FLEX will not lock it.

If could have a choice between the an AT&T version or an unlocked version, which one would you choose? Provided that your provider is AT&T, of course.

How much do you think the AT&T released version will retail for?

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

panga go plango - thank you for responding with such detail, you are a very nice person to do so.

Well if I knew that AT&T was going to be my carrier for a couple years, I'd get the AT&T version, especially if I could get it for $300.

As for the AT&T release / pricing info, here's the Wireless Week news article -

http://www.wirelessweek.com/index.asp?layout=documen ... »

Panga_go_plango - how in the world do you know so much!

Do you know if you can flash a particular carrier's (specifically AT&T) FLEX? I assume it must be possible. Now the big question, how do you go about actually flashing the FLEX? Can you do it with a data cable? Must you go to an AT&T store? Must you give an offering to the mobile phone gods?

Would it bother you if you keep the unlocked V600 oem FLEX, if you were unable to flash the new AT&T FLEX?

Given the $300 price with a 2 year contract, I'm guessing the retail price will be something around $450. Perhaps, it would be better to spend %575 to pick up an unlocked version. Any thoughts?





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I just read everything I can get my hands on. 🙂

Yes you can flash any FLEX meant for a V600 onto any V600 - although some FLEXes may require certain versions of the SW and vice versa. Usually hackers who don't mind taking risks go in and try to find these dependencies. Here's a site you might find useful -

http://v600.cjb.net/ »

Basically yes you'll need a cable (any V60 / V66 / T720 cable will do) and PST, Phone Service Tools. Loading new SW and FLEX is as simple as starting the flash program and hitting the GO button. Again, there's risk of screwing up the phone beyond repair, but the large majority of people doing it have no problems with it. And yes you will need an offering to the phone gods. 🤣

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I've been looking at some other Motorola's and I have been unable to figure out why this particular phone is priced so much more than the other Motorolas....V690, V525, etc... Can anyone give thoughts on my this phone versus even the V690 (which currently eBay's for less than the V600)


What I ABSOLUTELY need is bluetooth, but other than that...it's because I want it be pretty cool and one that I would want to have for a lengthy period of time. The v600 must be awesome is what I figure, but I wonder if there are any specific reasons why.

How about the Motorola V80? It is supposed to come out in Q2 of this year, with so many high-end phones coming out...is there a particular reason why everyone is high on the V600?

I feel like I am ready to buy an oem v600, but I guess I just want one last confirmation that this is the right phone and will last plenty of time before I want the greatest phone out there.

The V690 and V878 are Motorola Asia phones, and a completely different tech platform than the "Triplets" - V300/V500/V600. (The V400 is basically a bluetooth-castrated V500, the V303 is a V300 in a V500-esque case, and the V525 is the Vodafone-branded V500.)

To compare with the Triplets, here's a pretty good review of the V878:

http://www.mototone.co.uk/reviewsdetails.asp?reviewid=6 »

The V80 looks cool - it appears to use components similar to the V600, like the camera and the screen. But I think it's tri-band? Not sure.