Motorola MPx220 Smartphone (Cingular)

Manufacturer:	Motorola
List price:	~~$399.99~~
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Motorola MPx220 Smartphone (Cingular)

Average rating: Stars

Overall unpleasant

I was generally pretty happy with the phone. It had it's short comings but it had things I needed like syncing with my Outlook etc. I've had the phone for 8 months now and the issues I've had have outweighed any good. It drops calls. The ear piece speaker is very week and I have to use a headset. Now that I have been using a headset, I can't get the phone out of headset profile mode. That means I have to have a headset with me at all times. I have called support, tried to install the software update but to no avail. I was supposed to be sent a new phone by they are apparently on backorder... very bad sign. I'm trying to Audiovox SMT 5600 Smartphone in hope that it is better. Good luck!!

Motorola MPx220 Smartphone (Cingular) - Motorola

Bad decision

This was my fourth phone over the last seven years. It does have a couple of good points. Outlook integration for contacts and appointments is excellent. However, email synching causes strange problems with Outlook on the PC and sometimes locks up the phone. I turned off the email synching and all Outlook integration problems went away. Voice dialing consistently works well, even in noisy environments.

Now the bad stuff: The phone often won't answer the call. It rings, you push talk or open the phone and nothing happens. Reception is terrible. It is definitely a phone problem becase often when the MPx220 couldn't make or receive calls I'd use a v180 or v220 from a family member and make calls with no problem. The phone would lock up once every day or two. The earpiece volume is way too low. A work around is to use the phone in speakerphone mode. Speakerphone mode turned down two notches is about the same as other phones non-speakerphone mode. Internet access is so slow as to be useless (probably a Cingular isse).

Finally, the phone died after 2-3 months. It's covered under warranty but replacements are unavailable. I can't do without a cell phone that synchs to Outlook so I'm guessing I'll go back to Nokia.

Motorola - Motorola MPx220 Smartphone (Cingular)

Very bad phone....unreliable, flimsy....so very bad!

Buying this phone was such a horrible decision. I had a basic Samsung phone with Sprint service for over 3 years before getting this Motorola MPx220 along with a family member. The Samsung never ever had a problem--ever. This phone, however, is an endless nightmare. I've had it for around 9 months so far. The battery died after 2 months, the cingular store guy was nice enough to replace it for me. The connection between the power adaptor and the phone is not secure. You ALWAYS have to wiggle the cord to get it to charge. My phone was dead again this morning. It turned out that it just did not successfully charge.

Lately, someone will call...the phone will ring....I can't hear the caller. It takes around 3 re-attempts to recieve a call. Terrible.

The "1.2" megapixel camera is lousy. It is VERY grainy. I think it probably starts out as a very small image and the phone makes it 1.2 megapixels for marketing purposes.

Finally, the phone is flimsy. It makes creaking noises when you put it by your ear. It seems so non-rugged.

The phone is packed with features, but the only ones that I care about are Bluetooth and the camera (which is terrible).

My family member agrees that this phone is junk. They've had problems as well.

I can't stand this phone anymore. I'm going to get a new one soon.