If you haven't seen it yet...It looks like the earlist the V710 will come out is sometime in August or September. I say this because if you go to hellomoto.com and click on "motochicago" and then click on the bottom right of the page where it says "check out prizes", you can read that they start giving away the V710 in August. But if you click on official rules in the upper left of the screen, you can read that the sweepstakes #4 is the first time they give away the V710 and the contest starts on 9/3 - 9/5 and the winner will be announced on 9/13. I thought I would share that with all of you since those of us with Verizon are all in the same boat.

 

Unreal, it never ends. Looks like we'll be lucky to see it in 04. Makes me think about dropping Verizon.

 

Just pick a provider who has SIM cards and get the v600. I got an unlocked/unbranded v600 for $250 for switching to T-Mobile from AT&T. AT&T didn't charge me a fortune for leaving early either because I just had them terminate my contract once its up and change my plan to the cheapest one in the meantime.

 

The problem with other providers other than Sprint and Verizon is that I can't make calls from my house in Nassua County. I've tried T-Mobile, Cingular and AT8T GSM, all are very unreliable from my house. AT&Ts regular system works O.K, but it's lousy in general and doesn't have bluetooth.

I'm stuck with Verizon or Sprint.

 

I live in Nassau County and make calls from my house all the time.

 

So you had to become an AT&T customer to get the phone, then went to t-mobile for service? Sorry for the questions, I'm just not sure how this works.

Thanks,
EZ

 

With GSM phones, you can buy them unlocked and use them with whichever provider you want or unlock them yourself. I never realized it would be so late for the V710. I guess they got more bugs to fix. I heard/read it was going to be sooner than August.

 

Gailforce

Did you get the v600 unlocked from the T mobile store? They won't unlock it for me!

 

Keep in mind that signal strength can vary from mile to mile let alone block to block. My son's friends can't make reliable calls from my house with TMobile or Cingular. I live in Plainview, so it's certainly not an isolated area.

 

Alright, quite a few questions to answer.

First off, I bought the cell phone unlocked from a cell phone store, thats how they sell it.

Next, I used to use AT&T and if I wanted to just buy out the phone, without new service, and use my AT&T SIM card it would have cost 500 bucks. Instead, I started a NEW plan with T-Mobile and got the phone for $250 since they credit the retailors who sell their plan. You don't NEED to be any customer of any service to get the phone, you just don't get a discount unless you switch to another provider.

Finally I really have no problems with T-Mobile. I always have close to full service. I used to have AT&T and the service was horrible.

 

Heh heh - I dumped Verizon last November when I bought my TL. As VZW and/or Motorola just keep on dragging this introduction out longer and longer, it just reinforces my decision to dump them. I switched to Cingular; I have yet to notice any difference in the quality of the service compared to Verizon.

 

My contact at verizon seemed certain the v710 would be released July 1st, this info obviouisly isnt concrete but it gives me hope.

 

Theres a guy on e-bay who claims to have 10 v710's in stock. He's selling them for $399 USB wire, wireless USB connection, Wireless head set, and Wireless speakerphone. The only thing that makes me nervous is that he says the phone will be shipped from Euroupe.

THOUGHTS?

 

Does this guy on ebay have an aol account? I was trying to get the V80 and this guy
was from europe and wanted western union 300.00 bucks. I said no way as he didn't sound legit. If you do buy from him let me know if you get ur goods.

 

I dropped verizon for cingular to get a bluetooth phone.

 

You did well, grktl!

One very common scam on E-Bay is for a foreign individual to require a Western Union Payment only (not Pay-Pal).

With the Western Union payment, your money's just gone - with no recourse. It's almost as if you're sending the dude/dudette a free gift. Their ad gets pulled a day or two later, but if they hooked someone while the ad was running, they win! Kinda like fly-fishing ...

 

I thought my prayers were answered...guess not

 

I just called motorolas customer service and the rep said that Verizon should be ready to release before the end of next week...If I have to wait longer than that I'm gonna kill somone!

 

Does the incoming calls display the person's name if you have the number setup in your address book. I have a Siemens S56 and even though I have people's names/numbers programmed- incoming calls only show the number on the MID display. Just wondering if other phones work different.

 

I have never owned a phone that didnt show names rather than numbers! As far as the v710 is concerned I dont think anyone has the phone yet...cant answer for sure.

 

There's one on ebay right now - bidding started at $499 and is now up to $810!!!!

Sorry, no phone is worth that as much as I would like to have Verizon.

 

a little off topic here, but is there any info of the V710 being released under AT&T also? Or is it exclusive to Verizon only?

 

Verizon only.

 

and the representative told me that the phone would likely come out before the end of the year...FUCK THEM!!!
VERIZON

 

Much information about this phone and the testing it is undergoing on phonescoop.com and howardforums.com.

It looks like it is slated for a July 6th release. Of course that is subject to change...

 

I'm giving Verizon another month to get their act together then bye,bye....it's BullS$#@t that they're dragging their feet so long on this bluetooth issue. They're just affraid that the bluetooth may cut into their 'get it now' scam.

 

I tried to give Verizon 6 months and then I went to 3 places. One place said May, One Place said Sept, and the 3rd place said to be Honest doubt it. So bye bye Verizon Thanks Cingular.

 

What Bluetooth phone did you get from Cingular?

 

Just got off the phone with Motorola support.

DC600 adapter supprts HFP and is due out by the end of July.

V710 is not due out until the Fall.

The hold up is not on the Verizon end of things.

 

What's the DC600 adapter - Which 600 phone does this attach to? Not the V600 since its already HFP. Little help. I tried phonescoop.com but no info on a DC600 adapter?

 

Why is it that we continually get different dates about the release of this phone?

 

That's how phone manufacturers and carriers are. They will change dates in case they see any error in their product and most of the time, they push back dates to fix errors and go from there.

 

HERE ya go, straight from Motorola.

 

For DC600 info, go here:
http://commerce.motorola.com/consum...ucts/DC600.html

God, this thing is hideous

 

I really want to stick with Verizon, but I want BlueTooth. It seems that the dealys with Verizon will not end soon! Is there anyone in the DC, MD, VA area that is having any look with a carrier other than Verizon?

 

I had a Verizon family plan with two Kyocera 3035 phones. Just got our 2004 TL's [two, one for me the other for my wife ] and I dropped one of the phones from the Verizon family plan and picked up a Cingular plan [went into a Cingular store] and purchased the Motorolo V600 phone. There's a $50 mail in rebate till July 31, 2004 so the phone cost $219 at the Cingular store and then I should get $50 back by mail. I also saw that the phone is available at Best Buy a little cheaper but I wanted to be sure it would work with the TL before I bought it and the Cingular store let me check it out in the car first .

I don't have enough experience with the phone yet to tell you about reception in the MD-DC area [I live in Hyattsville, MD] but the phone did partner easily with both of the TL's and the signal bars [with the phone laying on the seat of the TL] is 3 or more. Cingular is an option if you want a bluetooth that works in the TL but all the carrier coverage comparisons I've seen in the Washington Post [for the MD-DC-VA area] put Verizon coverage as the best. Nevertheless, I decided to try Cingular and see how it works in this area and then down the East coast to Florida [Miami area] this late fall.
I can post more information as I gain more experience if you'd like. Let me know.

Jim Kirk

 

... or you could have purchased it through Amazon for $49.99 (AT&T) or $99.99 (Cingular).

-josh

 

My wife and I have Sprint (T608 from Sony Ericson) and have had no issues. I switched from Verizon 4 years ago and could not be happier with the service. I live in Hughesville and commute daily to Mclean and beside a weak signal on 231 outside of Aqusco there are no bad areas.

 

I called verizon today, apparently the Treo is now available, with Bluetooth, but they had no updates on Motorola bluetooth :sqntfawk:

 

The V710 is on the back cover of the new playboy. I hope this points to a release sooner than later.