Motorola RAZR V3a / V3s
why won't the dang razr die.
The story I heard is that this model was originally designed for markets like India and/or China, where volumes are high and price is everything.
Once Alltel other smaller US carriers got wind of a cheaper CDMA RAZR, they said they'd take some, too.
...and why not? You know there are still plenty of people who don't care about features, but would rather get a really cheap RAZR than a cheap phone from a manufacturer they've never heard of.
If it hadn't been for India and China, it would have been cheaper to just slash prices on the V3c. 1xRTT chipsets and VGA camera modules aren't that much cheaper than EVDO chipsets and 1.3 megapixel camera modules. But they are slightly cheaper, so the high volumes involved with India and Ch...
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Once Alltel other smaller US carriers got wind of a cheaper CDMA RAZR, they said they'd take some, too.
...and why not? You know there are still plenty of people who don't care about features, but would rather get a really cheap RAZR than a cheap phone from a manufacturer they've never heard of.
If it hadn't been for India and China, it would have been cheaper to just slash prices on the V3c. 1xRTT chipsets and VGA camera modules aren't that much cheaper than EVDO chipsets and 1.3 megapixel camera modules. But they are slightly cheaper, so the high volumes involved with India and Ch...
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speaking of which... nice article from cnnmoney.com.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archi ... »
(Fortune Magazine) -- In New York City last year for a meeting with News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch, Wang Jianzhou, CEO of China's largest mobile-phone company, came across an ad for Cingular Wireless that gave him pause. Touting low dropped-call rates and a vast web of base stations - "over 47,000 cell sites, more than any other wireless network" - the ad proclaimed Cingular, then the largest U.S. mobile operator, "the only true leader in wireless."
Wang wouldn't dream of making such a boast; he'd be too embarrassed. His company, China Mobile, has a network of more than 230,000 base stations and is spe...
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http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archi ... »
(Fortune Magazine) -- In New York City last year for a meeting with News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch, Wang Jianzhou, CEO of China's largest mobile-phone company, came across an ad for Cingular Wireless that gave him pause. Touting low dropped-call rates and a vast web of base stations - "over 47,000 cell sites, more than any other wireless network" - the ad proclaimed Cingular, then the largest U.S. mobile operator, "the only true leader in wireless."
Wang wouldn't dream of making such a boast; he'd be too embarrassed. His company, China Mobile, has a network of more than 230,000 base stations and is spe...
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For the price, size and durability if you use it just for what it was designed, a simple cell phone, it can't be beat. What is it now, 5 or 6 years old?
And, can't beat the price of this old phone, pratically free with contract and all others like razr v3? are just cheap imitations.
Wife had a look-a-like LG (vx?)8600, didn't last 6 months.
Most of the complaints and low rating on the v3a razr is people complaining about low battery life (may be bad signal area), no expandable mem slot (who cares). And I don't care about ring tone features.
And, can't beat the price of this old phone, pratically free with contract and all others like razr v3? are just cheap imitations.
Wife had a look-a-like LG (vx?)8600, didn't last 6 months.
Most of the complaints and low rating on the v3a razr is people complaining about low battery life (may be bad signal area), no expandable mem slot (who cares). And I don't care about ring tone features.
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