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Motorola Renew W233 Prepaid Phone, Green (T-Mobile)
$59.99
From my experience over the last 4 four months this phone has not been reliable. If it is low on battery it the sound will often just stop working - meaning I can call someone, and they can hear me but I cannot hear them. This can happen mid call as well.

It frequently drops calls even when fully charged. I will dial with the phone displaying four reception bars, I'll remain in exactly the same place and still, about two minutes into a phone call, I will stop being able to hear the person at the other end, then it will take a few seconds for the phone to actually end the call and display "Call Ended," then the phone will display no bars. However, when I try to redial, from exactly the same spot, it will successfully connect and the whole process will start over again. It is very frustrating and unprofessional.

It also seems to take an abnormally long time to load contacts/receive service signal upon being turned on.

Pro: Very affordable.

Motorola MOTOROKER E8 Unlocked Phone with 2 GB Memory, MicroSD Slot, 2 MP Camera, and Media Player--International Version with No Warranty (Black)
$299.99
I got this phone free when I signed up with T-Mobile, and have since replaced it.

Overall, I found this phone disappointing. My main problem with it is that it does not have an actual keypad-- rather, it has a flat surface that is touch-sensitive. I found this clumsy and awkward to use, and never got used to it.

The phone itself is a bit bigger than you might expect. Annoyingly, the keypad lock doesn't cancel when you're getting a call, so you still have to fumble with the hold switch when you're trying to answer the phone.

My phone gave me repeated error messages quite often because it had trouble synching to the network. The display also quickly became faulty, and the backlighting unreliable. Possibly my model was just a bit defective.

The firmware gets very laggy if you don't turn the phone off every few days, and start-up is always very laggy, even when the phone is new.

I did not use this phone for its music playing capability, so I can't comment on that.


A few nice things about the phone: You select recipients of texts by checking boxes down your address list, which makes it easy to message many people at once. Also, the phone comes with a leather sleeve and a good pair of earbuds.

For the reasons named above, I would not recommend this phone.

Motorola SX600R 2-Way FRS/GMRS Radio Pair
$39.99
I use these to contact my custodian while he is in the bldg. I was surprised that they actually worked when he was outside the bldg and I was in the bldg. Excellent for the price.

Motorola Cigarette Lighter Adapter for Motorola Phones
$24.99
I bought 2 of these phone chargers and am happy with them. Even with shipping, they cost way less than just one charger at a store. In the picture, though, it appears that the whole 'M' part lights up blue, but really only a small dot lights up blue.