- Home
- ›
- Motorola phones
- ›
- Motorola MOTO VE240 Reviews
Motorola MOTO VE240 Reviews
1.
13 Nov 2009 by kittysaysmeow
23.3%2.3out of 10
It's a piece of poop. You get what you pay for. A cheap phone. It's a hassle to get your music onto it and when you finnally do figure it out, the volume is so low you cant hear it when you're on a subway. It freezes constantly. Mine has now frozen completely after about a year. It starts off with minor glitches and over time they become more frequent and longer lasting until finnaly the whole thing just dies on you. It's not a flip phone so don't try keeping it in your purse or pocket. The battery guage is completely unreliable. It will tell you the battery is full and 2 minutes later your phone is beeping low battery and dying. Also don't try turning off the phone when you are in a meeting and trying to be quiet. Turning it off automatically plays the annoying 'shutting down' tone on absolutely full volume even if the phone is on mute.
mp3
cheapvery low music volume
no camera
glitches
freezes a lot
unreliable battery indicator
shuts on/off at full volume no matter what you set it to
dies after a year
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
2. What a nightmare....
25 Sep 2009 by goattongue
30%3out of 10
Bought the phone off the MetroPCS website. It was being promoted along side their $30 a month unlimited plan. (which is perfect for me)
I put it together when it arrived and poked around in the menus and such. I sat down to dial *228 and get it activated and figured out I need the serial # under the battery! Took it back apart, wrote it down...then the battery cover wouldn't go back on! Spent 2 hours trying to get it back on. Even searched YouTube for any advice on it...offered my brother $20 if HE could get it on....it wouldn't budge!
Took it to a MetroPCS store the next day....they told me I had to take it to the corporate office. (WTF) Drove to the other side of town and they gave me a new battery cover.
Got home - talked to a lady who took my info to setup the phone - THEN she tried to tell me that this phone was not able to be on the $30 a month plan. I tried to give her the web address of the pages online that showcase THIS phone WITH the plan....she still said no. Told me to take it back.
I called back 10 minutes later and talked to another woman. I explained the problem and she put me on hold to "check if the phone works with the plan".....waited...waited...and figured out she had hung up on me.
Talked to a NEW guy who (for whatever reason) set me up on the $30 a month plan. (after several resets of the phone..ugh)
Now the phone seems to be able to make calls...but WILL NOT SEND TXT messages!
.....so I go to sleep tonight furious..knowing I have to call again in the morning!
Im scared to buy a micro SD card for it.....worried about that damn battery cover screwing up all over again!
It SEEMS to be able to make calls at least....The whole ordeal has left me disgusted!
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
3. FROZEN 240'S
12 Sep 2009 by darayl
43.3%4.3out of 10
I BOUGHT 2 OF THESE PHONES AS X-MAS GIFTS FOR WIFE & DAUGHTER...they like to text...these phone's had the annoying habit of FREEZING UP(have contracts with cricket,both under warranty).
had to take each one to cricket,they take the phone's and give you replacements(at $35 X 2 thats $70.00 dollars.
and then send the originals to motorola,and tell you ,you will be credited(your account $70.00)if the phones are found to be defective.
each time my account was credited $35.00 each time,so to make a long story short,bought two other phones(THAT WERE NOT MOTOROLA)and had them flashed to cricket.
with those experiences i will not even look at a motorola phone...when given a chice to choose.
because you know why ?,it's my money.and i will not spend it on inferior product's like the MOTOROLA VE 240
THANK YOU,FOR READING THIS
darayl b.
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
4. it irritated me to find certain buttons
21 Aug 2009 by kiana
30%3out of 10
i've spent forever..trying to find a stupid speakerphone button because one night it apparently turned on when i accidently must have pushed something. It will not go off, and it makes it truely difficult to talk to friends because they can barely hear me. i am very upset with this phone also because the lock pad locks, but then sometimes unlocks when u were at a point in time when having a phone on was not a good thing. it has no camera, and vibrates hysterically. i do not recommend this phone if you have issues with those types of things.
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
5. Good Value Starter Phone
29 Jul 2009 by MoboUsaN
50%5out of 10
The phone is a value phone. It is light weight and the screen may be a little small but for the money it's a good quality phone. It has a good MP3 player for the value. This is a good starter phone or for someone that is just about making calls and texts.
The battery door is tightly put on there but you would only need to open it if you need to remove the Micro SD Card. However, its preferable a battery door that wont pop out for any simple reason, so it adds security to your phone.
No camera, but you know that before you buy it, so you know what you are getting.
Im able to surf the internet and receive all my texts and calls, it does what I expected to do and the added bonus of the MP3 is great.
Good little phone for the price!
MP3
Durability
Light Weight
Price Point
Battery Life
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
6.
27 Jun 2009 by Anonymous
23.3%2.3out of 10
this would be a good first phone or a phone for a kid, since it's so durable and easy to get used to. i've had this phone for almost 7 months, and it's still working like it did when it came out of the box. it's had a lighter taken to it, has slight water damage, been dropped about 20 feet onto rocks and concrete, flung into ditches and so much more. however, saying it works just like it did when it came out of the box isn't necessarily a good thing. ever since day one, it would randomly shut off, freeze up, and lag. about 3 or 4 times a week, it will mess everything up. i'll be getting a text message from john and it says ian. the text message box will get really small and will take forever to display what i'm typing. the vibrate is reeeeeeaaaaally loud too. you can't hear ANYTHING when you're talking on the phone either. also, the person on the other end can't hear you. texting isn't too bad, but the keys were really small, which may be hard for someone with bigger fingers. also, it took some time for me to get used to how small everything on the front screen was.
VERY durable
simple to figure outno camera
small buttons
can't hear anything
crazy loud vibration
glitches TOO much
no camera
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
7. Cute enough, but...
10 May 2009 by landofthepines
43.3%4.3out of 10
This is my first cell phone and, if it worked correctly, would be great for any first-timer or a kid, since it's pretty durable, the battery lasts forever, and has all the basic features (minus a camera).
Unfortunately, though, I've had it for less than two months and it's given me trouble almost from day one. It freezes constantly - I'm talking three or more times a week, often several times in a day. Sometimes the freezing is random or when I send a text, but most of the time, it happens when I receive a text while I'm writing one. Guess it just can't handle that much at once, which is ridiculous. Also, the service is abysmal - my phone won't have service, but my boyfriend's will have four bars, and both phones have the same provider.
Much as I hate to knock it, I just can't recommend this phone.
-Durable enough to deal with a clumsy person
-Light and compact
-Has some decent features like voice readout
-Battery life is awesome, and it charges fast.-Freezes CONSTANTLY
-Doesn't get service in places it definitely should
-Removing the battery door is a fight
-No camera. Didn't think it was a problem when I got it, but it's proven to be a bit annoying.
-The key lock isn't nearly as secure as it should be.
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
8. Hmmm...
12 Feb 2009 by User1
73.3%7.3out of 10
very cool phone. good for first timers. Has great quality, features and duration.
-mp3 player
-speakerphone (easy access)
-dial commands
-small keys (not good for thick fingered people)
-mp3 chip thingy
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
9.
3 Feb 2009 by patty
36.7%3.7out of 10
Ive had this phone for a couple of weeks now and dont like it. quite dissapointing since motorola usually comes out with really good phones. I'm going back to LG phones.
lightweight
easy to carry in back pocket
seems durableback cover is hell to take off and put back on. screen size is small. tried downloading ringtones from computer but cant. it saves it to sound folder and wont allow you to use them as ring tones. the sd card is under the battery and hard as hell to slide in. the menu is hard to navigate. in order to download music from pc, you have to set the usb to mass storage, when done, go back to it and switch back to modem/com otherwise player wont work. too much of a hassle!
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
10. Really a great phone for only $50 Bucks
14 Jan 2009 by Marco Jordanian
76.7%7.7out of 10
I had this phone for about a month before it got stolen. I replaced it with the Samsung Messager. The Moto VE240 had some really cool features. One feature not mentioned is that it has the capabillity to speak digits as you dial them and it also will say the name of the person dialing you, if they are in your contacts. It states the person's name then rings. Cool! What I miss most about this phone is the excellent sound quality, and very thin and light farm factor. You could easily forget it in your pocket or purse. The VE240 also had amazingly long talk times, easily exceeding the 4hrs. listed. Things I did not like about this phone: Micro SD slot was very hard to access. It is located under the back cover, under the battery, and under a plastic support arm.Yuck! Again, Sound quality on this phone as well as through my cheap bluetooth were exellent. No drops, echos, or crackle. I sometimes got this with phones costing far more than this one, CDMA or GSM. I am on Cricket's Network in St.Louis, Mo. and CDMA sound quality is pretty good, but the verdict is still out on Cricket's Cust. Support!
Very Light and thin farm factor. Great voice and sound quality. Announces incoming callers by name. Can announce digits as they are dialed.... would probably be a good phone for sight impaired. Very long talk times between charges!Back cover flemsy and hard to attach and detach.... and this must be done to access the barried SD Card Slot. Smaaaalish Screen. Built in GPS?... I can't find it. Ports for H.phone and USB on Sides of Phone.
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
Home page
News
Reviews
Phones (all)
Carriers (all)
Forum
Phone filter
Compare
Average User Rating
Based on 16 opinions