KISS: Motofone F3
by Volker Weber
It was time to replace an ancient Nokia 6110 which was still serving its duty as "just a phone and nothing but a phone". Motorola has an excellent phone to take over this duty: the Motofone F3. High contrast black&white display for excellent readablitly, up to 300 hours standby or 500 minutes talk time. And it sells for less than 25 € unlocked. That's just 1€ short of the breakfast I had today.
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It was too simple for me: I could not figure out how to disable the key tone and how to change/set the volume of the ringtone.
I could have looked into the manual, but that shouldn't be the case for something simple as a mobile phone...
I use this phone where I fear my iPhone could get hurt ... it is ok, but the phonebook is crap. Never try to change contacts on you SIM with this phone ;-)
Writing and especially reading SMS is crap too, but hey ... it works and it was cheap!
@sebastian - SMS? You missed the requirement...it's a phone and just a phone :)
I have this phone too, it came locked but with 10euro credit for 25euros. It's useful as a good basic phone with readability, but really lacks with text messaging and phonebook.
I got it as a client support number phone, so I wouldn't have to give out my real mobile, but now mostly use it for guests that visit so they can call or be contacted while they are out.
You can't get any "just phone" phones in the US any more ... I have been looking for some but they don't exit. I ned a secondary phone for whne I go into secured clien sites that don't allow anything else and I just can't find one. I don't listen to MP3s on my ohone nor do I htink that the picture quality of phones is so great tha tI want to take pics all the time. Damn, I wish I could get that one here .....
Ours would not work since it is "only" 900/1800 MHz. But you can get one with your 850/1900 MHz specs. Same name. You can buy it online.
@Ben: I know, but often calling someone is impractical because both parties can't hear each other (loud music) ;-)
Your breakfast seems to be way too expensive: 18 € here. :-) Anyway, thanks for the heads-up. Amazon will measure up to those 25 €s without charging for delivery.
I lost a 6110 on my wedding day and I believe I payed about $140 to replace it in 1999. For this and many other reasons, I now favour the $2.99 breakfast at Bons Off Broadway
I think you can get quite a few of them on eBay Germany for a tenner after that recent "viral advertising" attempt. You might also find the odd toothbrush and razor...
@Robert: 18+7,90 = €25,90
"Für dieses Produkt fallen Versandkosten in Höhe von € 7,90 bei Vorkasse oder € 13,90 bei Nachnahme (zzgl. Übermittlungsentgelt DHL € 2,00) an."
Warum müssen so viele Shops sich den Gewinn durch die Versandkosten erwirtschaften?
I have the motofone f3 and it works perfect here in the uk and also good abroad, eg spain .
I paid just ¢10 for it and it rocks!
