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51. display timeout
11 Nov 2007 by Ed
82%8.2out of 10
For all those complaining about 20 sec display timeout go to Settings > Initial Setup > Display Timeout. There you can increase the timeout. And for the future ... RTFM before posting stupid things.
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52. Not Happy!
8 Nov 2007 by Lynn
42%4.2out of 10
I upgraded to this phone and am very disappointed. The display times out in 20 seconds and the keys are so stiff. While you're trying to connect to the web the screen goes black. you have to keep hitting a key to keep the display on. Don't like it..plus it quite big..my last samsung was much smaller. The only plus is it has good quality sound.
I still would not have got this phone if I knew about the display. Also I don't get a good signal but I guess that's Tmobile.
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53. I love the phone so far...
7 Nov 2007 by Julie
98%9.8out of 10
No phone is perfect, I do wished the back light stayed on longer, then again I wished phones didnt break...If I had my way, I'd design the perfect phone with a coffee pot and a port-o-potty. So besides the fact that it is not perfect... I love the phone...This has been such a fun phone for me, I love the 2G chip I put in it, I had to buy an mp3 converter for my music, but that was easy to figure out, then I had a usb cable that fit the phone, it was the one from my sons PSP, I plugged in the phone into the computer and information came up for down loading the proper software for the phone. Now when I plug in my phone to my PC, a file comes up just like my flash drive with 3 folders in it, Music, Photos and Video, I just drag and drop my music in the music file, photos in the photo file (havent done video yet) and wa-laa, its that easy, all the music and photos are now on my phone, I can use the music as my Ring Tones, As my Alarm music, which by the way plays the whole song before it goes int snooz mode. I dont have to buy Megatones or HiFi ringers anymore. I love that part, I think the keys are really user friendly (lots of keys to program to do what you want them to do). I can use my downloaded pictures as the pic that comes up when people call.
The signal is great where I live, the Color is much better in real life than in the photos on the internet. Its very metalic and I normally dont like purple, but its awesome. I think for the money, its the best phone I've purchssed so far. I hope this one lasts..
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54. help xfer music to sd card for phone
6 Nov 2007 by Evet
66%6.6out of 10
hi i dont know how to do this. my friend or so i heard that i can put music on my w490 how?! i have bought a sd micro memory card. so now what? please help me..
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55. this or that?
4 Nov 2007 by addson
74%7.4out of 10
im going to get it as an upgrade this friday im thinking about this or the razr that is 10 bucks more. which should i get?
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56.
4 Nov 2007 by motouser
90%9out of 10
it's a step up from the krzr. It's much more stable and has less freezing and white screen errors like the krzr. The W490 and the krzr are practically the same phone except for the fact that the krzr has a glass housing and the W490 is more black plastic, but other than that...the battery life is excellent.
The only thing I'm not too fond if is that since I like to mod my moto phones, the W490 isn't recognized by most modding software and even with the proper drivers, the applications either freeze or don't recognize the phone, probably because it's still too new
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57. hmmmm
2 Nov 2007 by Me
94%9.4out of 10
Many features on this phone I love. I love the sound and I have really sensitive hearing, so this is a winner in this dept. I'm figuring out it's particular texting style, can't say that I love it but I suppose I'll get used to it.
One thing I hate...the front screen does not indicate that that you have a missed call or text message after a few seconds. I have to keep hitting the side buttons...grrrrrrr.
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58. Don't Do It!!!
2 Nov 2007 by Jennifer
32%3.2out of 10
It's a BIG phone...isn't small enough to fit in pocket comfortably. Plus when you try to access the internet the screen goes black after 20 seconds. The timeout delay stinks. Text messaging is difficult because the keys are stiff...maybe that will get better...I'm not a happy camper!!
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59. It's lousy!!
2 Nov 2007 by Anon
32%3.2out of 10
I was very disappointed in the display which times out after 20 seconds. I bought the case from tmobile designed for this phone and you can't even get the phone out when it rings. But the biggest problem is the display...try to sign onto the web and it goes black before you are there...this wouldn't be my first choice of phones. I should have gone to the store instead of buying online but it was an upgrade. I like my old Samsung better.
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60. COOL!!!!
1 Nov 2007 by dylan
100%10out of 10
Very nice to use and very user friendly
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