Item Details
Motorola Motofone F3 Unlocked Phone with Dual-Band GSM 850/1900--International Version with No Warranty (Black)
Price: not available
Technical Details
- This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported. It will not work with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint.
- International version dual-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/1900 frequencies and GPRS capabilities
- Durable, flush-fitting keypad; large electronic ink display is easily viewed in direct sunlight; stores up to 250 contacts; clock with alarm
- Up to 4.5 hours of talk time, up to 300 hours (12.5 days) of standby time
- What's in the Box: Handset, battery, travel charger, documentation
Product Details
Product Weight: 0.27 pounds
Shipping Weight: 0.50 pounds
Model: F3
Manufacturer: Motorola
Sales Rank: 209
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Customer Reviews
Need English user guide,
by L. Aksan, 2010-07-27
I got this phone to use while in Europe ( haven't yet used it). Looks like it does what is expected for the price. The only complaint I have so far is that it does not have English version of users guide. And I'm not too keen in Spanish.
GSM Scam,
by Joyce Ly, 2010-07-26
I purchased this phone to take on vacation. Jamaica, west Indies!
I purchashed the SIMS card from two different phones companies and the phone did not work on either....
NO warranty and it comes from another country! OMG!
Not unlocked,
by keylor1475, 2010-07-20
I bought this cell phone because i wanted to use it outside of the USA in Costa Rica, and it didnt work. I wrote an email to the seller asking for help to unlock it and they never replied, so as soon as I get back to the US I will set a complaint because I feel I was cheated. The advertisement in Amazon said it was unlocked and defenitely is not, to unlock it I will have to pay more money, something that is not written where the phone was found.
Great basic cellphone w/speakerphone,
by Ray D. Ator, 2010-07-17
I bought this phone to replace my Nokia that I received from T-Mobil. This phone works very well and I love the speakerphone option that I can use while I am driving.
The process was simple. I pulled the SIM card from my old phone and popped it into the new Motofone. Then I inserted the new battery (which comes with the Motofone) and plugged in the charger (also comes with the Motofone). I let it charge for an hour and then started the Motofone by pressing the red button. Voila!
One downside to this phone is that the clock does not sync up with the network and loses around 2 minutes a day. You have to manually reset it yourself. Another issue is that there is no warning tone to let you know that there are voice messages waiting for you if you had the phone turned off (like during a meeting).
Many reviewers have bashed this phone because the instructions are in Spanish. You can google the instructions from Motorola in English by searching for Motofone F3 manual. It is the fifth link down.
It's a phone,
by D. Harry, 2010-07-14
It seems a lot of people have reviewed this phone and many have complained, basically it stems from not even doing a bit of basic research before buying this phone.
There are 2 versions, a 1900/850mhz version that will work IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY with a GSM provider like T-Mobile and AT&, and a 1800/900mhz that will NOT work in the US, it is meant for use in countries that use those frequencies. If you are dumb enough to purchase the US version and expect it to work in France or whatever hell hole you visit, you deserve to lose the money.
And to the other geniuses that complained about the manual...seriously, you needed a manual to operate this? anyone can operate this, it has voice prompts. and if the phone starts up in Spanish it gives you the option to change the language.
The Motofone F3 is just a phone and text messenger. it uses an E-INK display, that you now are seeing in products like the Amazon Kindle and others, so the idiot who says "it isn't color" fails to notice the obvious.
Great little phone. it makes phone calls and sends and receives text messages, and that's about it. it does have an alarm, and you can change the ringtone among 9 presets I believe. That's it. No camera, no organizer, no apps, no web, no touchscreen.
battery life has been pretty decent, but what is awesome is the standby time. i rarely make calls and I get over a week on standby (in area with a strong signal). If you hold the phone by the bottom, the signal does not get lower.
Only things i find wrong with the phone is that the keylock is useless, the keys for 911 are still active, so if you have it in a pants pocket and the volume isn't on off or vibrate you will hear the DTMF tones going off on every step. and you might accidently dial 911 in the process.
The other thing is that i haven't found a car adapter yet for this thing.
But everywhere I bring it people ask me about it and what it can do.