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My cell phone plan offers me a phone upgrade every so often, and this time around I have a choice: I can either get a standard new phone for free, or I can pay $25 to get a slick-looking Razr phone.

Does anybody around here have a Razr? Is it worth it?

I don't have one, but it might be worth it if you have a pretty small purse and a thinner cell phone would make more room for your keys.

My cell phone plan offers me a phone upgrade every so often, and this time around I have a choice: I can either get a standard new phone for free, or I can pay $25 to get a slick-looking Razr phone.

Does anybody around here have a Razr? Is it worth it?

I'm looking for a new phone, but a Razr at $25 to me is worth it!

I do like how it looks, and it would be nice to have something thinner to slip into my pocket, but I'm worried that it would be more flimsy or prone to breaking.

I'm looking for a new phone, but a Razr at $25 to me is worth it!
Well, but I could get a standard color-screen camera phone for free. That's what has me right now...if the Razr were free too, I would try it, but I don't want to pay an extra $25 for a phone that ends up being crappier than the free one I could have gotten.

I have the Razr, the older flip model. It sucks. Honestly, you'd be better off with a beans tin and a really long piece of string.

My cell phone plan offers me a phone upgrade every so often, and this time around I have a choice: I can either get a standard new phone for free, or I can pay $25 to get a slick-looking Razr phone.

Does anybody around here have a Razr? Is it worth it?

Yes. My plan gave me one for free. They actually have tops audio quality for a cell. That's the main thing.

For $25 get it, you won't regret it.

Get it, it's good stuff.
What's $25 anyway? :)

Well, but I could get a standard color-screen camera phone for free. That's what has me right now...if the Razr were free too, I would try it, but I don't want to pay an extra $25 for a phone that ends up being crappier than the free one I could have gotten.

The "candy-bar" phones are better for those who tend to drop their phones as the "flips" are more fragile because of their design. Oh, my next phone might be another "candy-bar" but the one I want is very expensive.

The Razr phone is worth every penny. I own one and it gets great reception, the camera works fine and it is not at all flimsy.

I have the Razr, the older flip model. It sucks. Honestly, you'd be better off with a beans tin and a really long piece of string.
But the tin-and-string model costs $54/month now, and the roaming charges are out of control!!!

Damn cell phones.

I find it humorus that people can be biased against something that they have no personal experiance with.

I find it humorus that people can be biased against something that they have no pesonal experiance with.
Yeah, which is why I mostly wanted feedback from people who have one. I just want to know if it holds up under regular use, because I'm not willing to pay extra just to get a crappy phone that looks cool.

I'm not a total cell phone junkie, but my cell is my only phone (I don't have a land-line at home). Whatever phone I get is going to have to hold up, otherwise I will have no phone access at all. My mother only calls me about once every couple of weeks, but god help me if my phone is broken when she does try to call me...she will have the National Guard banging down my damn door.

Plus you can get great photos like this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/Lacadaemon/tiger1.jpg

Plus you can get great photos like this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/Lacadaemon/tiger1.jpg
Wow, that's actually pretty impressive for a phone photo.

Of course, I'm a bit backwards...I'm not yet hip to all this "text messaging" and "photo sharing" that the kids are into today.

Wow, that's actually pretty impressive for a phone photo.

Of course, I'm a bit backwards...I'm not yet hip to all this "text messaging" and "photo sharing" that the kids are into today.

Pff, I don't even own a personal phone. :D

Wow, that's actually pretty impressive for a phone photo.

Of course, I'm a bit backwards...I'm not yet hip to all this "text messaging" and "photo sharing" that the kids are into today.

Actually, to be fair to the phone, other people have taken better shots.

Regardless, it's a pretty neat phone. I would definitely get pay $25 for it. Mostly I just use the camera thing for kitty shots though.

Cool beans. Thanks for responding, everybody so far...I have to run along to class, but if more people want to post their opinions on the Razr it will be much appreciated.

Hooray for market research! :)

Actually, to be fair to the phone, other people have taken better shots.

Regardless, it's a pretty neat phone. I would definitely get pay $25 for it. Mostly I just use the camera thing for kitty shots though.

Did you say it only costs $25? That's pretty fricking cheap, though that's not counting the actual service...

I do like how it looks, and it would be nice to have something thinner to slip into my pocket, but I'm worried that it would be more flimsy or prone to breaking.

It's actually remarkably sturdy. I own one and got the protection plan on it because I assumed, like you, that it would be flimsy and break easy. But I've done more damage to this phone than any of my previous ones, and it still works just fine.

Did you say it only costs $25? That's pretty fricking cheap, though that's not counting the actual service...

I really wouldn't know. I was refering to the OP with the $25. Mine was free.

It's actually remarkably sturdy. I own one and got the protection plan on it because I assumed, like you, that it would be flimsy and break easy. But I've done more damage to this phone than any of my previous ones, and it still works just fine.

Yah, its all metally.

Plus when you flip it, it is all real phone size. Greatest cell ever in my opinion.

My cell phone plan offers me a phone upgrade every so often, and this time around I have a choice: I can either get a standard new phone for free, or I can pay $25 to get a slick-looking Razr phone.

Does anybody around here have a Razr? Is it worth it?
I tried out the razr for a little while. It's ok. The reception is good, but many Nokia models are a little better in that department. Where the razr shines is in it's think shape and the large, bright internal screen.

I find it humorus that people can be biased against something that they have no personal experiance with.


Me too. Aetheists crack me up.


Anyway back on subject motorola is about to launch the razr replacement.

It has a stronger case and better camera.

Me too. Aetheists crack me up.

It never occurred to you that Atheists may have initially be theists, did it? :rolleyes:

I tried out the razr for a little while. It's ok. The reception is good, but many Nokia models are a little better in that department. Where the razr shines is in it's think shape and the large, bright internal screen.

Really? I get v-cast and shit. The reception is much better than my last LG.

I use a V3i, and it really is the best phone (of many) that I've had.

It never occurred to you that Atheists may have initially be theists, did it? :rolleyes:

LoL...stole the words outta my mouth.

I tend to find most athiests are former theists who actually started thinking for themselves instead of just blindly following what they were told... Not always, but all too often.

Back to the subject at hand. I have a few friends with Razrs. They like em. I've been thinking about upgrading to one as well...

I used to have a RAZR but traded it in for an SLVR.

To be honest I liked both of them, but i'm not a fan of flip phones so when I got the chance to change i did.

One word of warning however, a friends fiancee works for 02 (mobile phone network in the UK) and he warned against getting one as models of the RAZR used to/still have (not sure on if this has been solved yet) have number pads which weren't coated properly and tarnished after a few months due to the sweat in peoples fingers, but I guess if you are getting a new one it doesn't matter.

Really? I get v-cast and shit. The reception is much better than my last LG.
LG phones are shit for the most part. Now V-cast, that's verizon, right? I'm not sure how good the nokias made for verizon are because verizon isn't GSM. Nokia builds fantastic GSM phones. Best in the industry.

No. No cell phone is worth having. (Unless you work for the emergency services or are a doctor or something.)

One extra thing on why I would take the SLVR over the RAZR is that the slvr can hold a memory (micro SD) card up to 1GB in size that can be used as a portable HDD.

Plus when you flip it, it is all real phone size.

it's a bit wider than most too, so it fits my hand better.

and you really can't overstate the benefits of a cell that actually fits in a pocket.

No. No cell phone is worth having. (Unless you work for the emergency services or are a doctor or something.)

they have their advantages. especially if you treat them like i already treated the phone at home - it serves you, not the other way around.

they have their advantages. especially if you treat them like i already treated the phone at home - it serves you, not the other way around.

Indeed. I've found it easier to misplace my cell than my home phone ;)

they have their advantages. especially if you treat them like i already treated the phone at home - it serves you, not the other way around.

I agree, I don't have home phone any more, just my mobile and my broadband line :D

No. No cell phone is worth having. (Unless you work for the emergency services or are a doctor or something.)
Well, seeing as how I have no land-line, I have to stick with a cell :).

I agree, I don't have home phone any more, just my mobile and my broadband line :D

Unless your broadband is cable, that makes no sense at all.

On my dislike of cell phones it is simply that I can be reached anywhere I am going to be using land lines. The only times you can not reach me are when I am :
1. - Driving
2. - At a movie
3. - At a restaurant
4. - not wanting to be reached.

So why would I want a cell phone?

Unless your broadband is cable, that makes no sense at all.

On my dislike of cell phones it is simply that I can be reached anywhere I am going to be using land lines. The only times you can not reach me are when I am :
1. - Driving
2. - At a movie
3. - At a restaurant
4. - not wanting to be reached.

So why would I want a cell phone?

My broadband is just an internet connection, yet also part of my cable TV deal, but I have no phone connection.

I therefore use my mobile all the time. When I don not wish to be contacted, i leave it on silent. Besides, text (SMS) messages are my most often used means of communication and whilst at work or studying I frequently need to use them, hence need of a mobile phone as I have no land line. Plus I am not always in the same location at once, therefore one number is easier to give people than 2 or 3.

I find it humorus that people can be biased against something that they have no personal experiance with.

In other words: don't knock Nazism till you try it.

In other words: don't knock Nazism till you try it.
Been there, done that.

After my 5th "Sieg Heil!" at the rally, I realized I wasn't white and everyone just kept staring at me like I was some deranged lunatic.

I have a Razr and it is a good phone. Although, I do hate telephones and I only have one because I have to. Then again, it does have its perks.

Here in Australia it is cheaper to use a pre-paid mobile phone than a landline, provided of course that you have no friends.

But the tin-and-string model costs $54/month now, and the roaming charges are out of control!!!

Damn cell phones.


Roaming charges?!!! Who are you using. Get on the verizon plan and make sure its the one that has nationwide roaming included puerto rico, hawaii and parts of Alaska. It is a great deal. Pay about 150 a month (tax incl) for two phones. I travel all the time and NEVER get roaming charges. My talk plan is about 4500 minutes between the two phones. Only gone over by a bit over the past couple years two times.

Been there, done that.

After my 5th "Sieg Heil!" at the rally, I realized I wasn't white and everyone just kept staring at me like I was some deranged lunatic.

You know what they say - try anything once, except morris dancing and incest.

I have the Razr, and for 25$ I'd get another one :-p

Fits in your pocket, and camera is awesome. I caught a picture of some guy looking at my girlfriend's a$$. (Just randomly, I took a random picture and LOOK! Some guy, just staring menacingly at her a$$...) My was that a fun encounter (Duct tape DOES fix everything...)

check to make sure your friends wont tease you first ;) I'd be scared of buying anything that hyped up. Just get a regular cell phone and go out for dinner..

$25? Totally worth it. I got mine for Christmas, and it works great. I've dropped it multiple times, it hasn't broken yet. Good camera quality, good sound quality. A top noch phone, I'd recomend it.

The only downside I've really found is that people automatically assume that I'm incredibly rich because I can afford a Razr (I'm not - Christmas Gift). But other than this, its a great phone.