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Motorola Evoke QA4 Reviews
1. Liked it but had to return it
11 Sep 2009 by bishop
50%5out of 10
I bought this phone, didn't talk on it because I wanted to be sure I liked it before my 30 minute return limit was up. Good thing, They claim it does e-mail but if you have e-mail on any .net carrier it doesn't work. Only on .com so it doesn't support the biggest carriers here like comcast ATT or bellsouth.net. I guess you have to have some freebee e-mail to work. The YouTube worked fine, I didn't have a problem with the full query texting key board but who 's goin to pay and extra $15.00 a month for e-mail and webb that won't work. MIne never froze up either but the battery seemed to drain quickly while I was on the phone for 6 days talking to every tech support foreigner that Cricket had and nobody could make it work. What's worse, they charged me a restocking fee to return a phone that didn't do the features they advertised and I was out of service for 6 days while they tried to figure out the problem. OH, yea, Cricket corporate told me they'd talk to the Motorola rep and let me know what they found out before I returned it. No return calls of course!!
Loved the phone if it would do e-mailgood idea, didn't work!
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2. Evoke is Ajoke
11 Sep 2009 by Tiffany
40%4out of 10
I just got my Motorola Evoke QA4 yesterday, September 10, 2009, and I have had so many glitches on this phone that it isn’t funny! I’ll turn my phone sideways to activate the QWERTY touch screen and when I’m finished with my message and I go to tap the green check mark to send, it freezes up and I’ll push the main button that’ll take you to your app’s and somehow the main screen with be tied up with my text message that I tried to send. THey’re both froze together and then I have to take that battery out and put it back in and turn the power back on and wait 2-3 minutes for it to surface. I do love this little phone, but it had WAY too may glitches and I’m considering returing it just for that matter. No one wants a phone that doesn’t work correctly, right?
Touch screen
small and sleek
regular dial padFreezes up TOO many times
Turns off and on when ever it feels like it
No screen savers or wallpaper choices
No SD card
It looks like it has app's, but it's the same tools that are on every other phone so don't be suprised!
Did I say that it freezes up WAY too much???
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3. I love it. :D
8 Aug 2009 by leevygahgah
96.7%9.7out of 10
Most people have been saying this phone sucks, but I love it! I've had mine for about two months now and I've been using it constantly. It's only froze about, twice. The texting it great, sometimes it'll press a letter didn't press, but that's no bother. And the web browsing is amazingly fast! Maybe I just got lucky and got a good one. :) Haha, but I love it. I hardly ever use the keypad. Unless I'm dialing to someone I don't have saved. But overall, this phone is amazing!
Pretty much everything.It can sometimes freeze.
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4. Not as "cool" as you may think
7 Aug 2009 by boomotoevoke
30%3out of 10
This Phones is a pain in the ***. its too small to be a touch screen, if you txt a lot this is NOT the phone for you-- i spend a lot of time re-writing my messages due to the touch not being accurate. Tends to freeze, no mms--- for it to be a touch screen phone it's other features are extremely basic, looks like a cool phone but dont waste your money on it cause it's functions arent as "cool" as you may think.
touch screentouch screen is'nt accurate
very basic
NO mms
freezes
cant add customized ringtones on it
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5. HUNK OF JUNK
3 Aug 2009 by aychelsay
13.3%1.3out of 10
I gave up my blackberrry for this thing. It is rediculous. There is NO good thing about it, at all. It freezes, sucky battery, just shuts off for no reason. I know your thinking its a defective phone, but i've went thru 2 of them in one week. its not worth it, at all. don't waste your time.
Semi-smallun resposive screen
freezing
cuts off
not a good battery life
slide is loose in ALL of them
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6. Motorola Evoke
3 Aug 2009 by 12nwcollins
70%7out of 10
I have had this phone for about 2 1/2 months now. It is a decent phone. I was very excited when I first got the phone. I upgraded from the Motorola Hint, and I do miss the physical full QWERTY. The virtual full QWERTY on this phone is extremely innacurate, especially if you have large fingers. There is a youtube application preloaded, but the phone does not support youtube videos. The camera is decent, but the Motorola Hint's camera was better. In my opinion, there needs to be a calibration option for the screen, because most of the time the screen is completely innacurate. I hardly ever use to web browser. Even when I have full service the browser is extremely slow, barely useable. It has bluetooth, but does not support file transfers. I pay an extra fee on my bill so I can send MMS, but this phone does not support picture or video messages either. Despite all of these cons, it has been one of my favorite phones, but I miss my Hint.
Touch Screen
Keypad
physical lockYoutube app doesn't work
Hardly anything is customizeable
SLOW data
No Bluetooth File Transfer
No MMS
Innacurate screen
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7. Evokes Pleasure and Pain
3 Aug 2009 by William
70%7out of 10
This phone did excite me when i first learn of it's arrival. After purchasing, I can say I'm pretty much pleased with it's overall performance. There are times when some applications run way to slow for me and my expectations are severly challenged. Especially when I experience a phone freeze......uuugggghhh!
Most of the time the phone responses well and I am Happy. Please continue to improve on the builds and services and you will have a winner!
Nice looks and compact design. Good apps layout. text conversation fully displayedsometimes apps too slow, sometimes phone freezes.
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8. I wish people a stop Hating & Bitching.
24 Jul 2009 by jayyblackheart
80%8out of 10
I've had my evoke since tuesday,and i'ma say first hand this phone is pretty good,Surely like alot of people say it does'nt have MMS,but at the same time.Theres alot of work arounds if you wanna get your pictures and media to someone else you may know.The phone is kinda slow somewhat,But hey,people you keep forgetting,Its not a Godly phone that could be comparible to a IPhone or HTC touch,its a basic touch screen per say.Most of the features on this phone you wont even find on most TouchScreens or normal phones.The internet is pretty great,Myspace,youtube,rss feeds,along with the weather widget loads up pretty well for a 3g since this is my first time being on it.Then to find out if you own a laptop you can flip the phone to be use a a modem,so i would assume you could use the 3g connection to grant a connection.Now how many phones from cricket or attel let youdo that?The design is pretty lovely,only thing i could honestly say that kinda tripped me out is that you cannot use a stylus of any kind for it.Even if the sensitivity is set to high it still wont go.Picsa is kinda a joke to me,but at the same time,you could upload your pictures to your email address if you a myspace user you could still create you a email for your myspace and have your pictures uploaded from the phone which is pretty quick.Being able to put your own ringtones on from a laptop itself just drag and drop is always a plus for me,lets face it people,We do not wanna just go on myxertones and just find something we may not want.We would wanna make our own.If you got mixcraft and some cds,then you're very well on your way.Texting is pretty quick,When i was on boost,sometimes when i sent texts they either aint go thru or if someone send me a text in reply,i would'nt get it till prolly 12 hrs later,no problem with this phone.This phone pretty much got it all in my opinon.It aint no Iphone or Iclone,but it sho as hell get the job Done.I can give props to motorola.Its a start.
Fast Internet
Stable OS
Gmail/Hotmail Intergrated
Good Picture Quality
Nice DesignOs Is a lil slow sometimes
Picasa Could OF Been Kept
Speaker Could Be A Little Louder
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9. I HATE this phone.....
18 Jul 2009 by Scott Strang
46.7%4.7out of 10
..and here's why. It is by far the most sluggish, incredibly frustrating phone I've ever had. The reason I bought was due to my Z6 Rokr faceplate falling off. I loved that phone otherwise. I was able to import mp3's and use them as ringtones all without using Phone Tools. I was able to edit a song down to a few seconds using Cool Edit Pro 2 and import the file into the Z6. Can I do this with the QA4? Not hardly. Why did Motorola choose not to support the QA4 in Phone Tools including all updates so far? It's the only way to make custom ringtones.
Then there's the speed of the device. It never responds quickly then when it does respond it has "stacked" every command you may have tried to get it to respond. It will then execute them one after another.
The touch screen is a joke. It will run a command that I did not instigate. And why the hell does the screen lock after placing a call.
I'm telling you I've really had to hold myself back from throwing this phone against a brick wall. I may do just that before it's over.
I've played with I-Phones before and they have NONE of these issues. If Apple can make a phone that works well surely Motorola can.
If you want frustration and have to exercise self control then buy this phone.
Nice Package and layout.Everything else.
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10. Run, not walk away from this Phone
13 Jul 2009 by Sherryluv
26.7%2.7out of 10
All the things from prior reviews is absolutely the truth. Here's my take:
Before I start with the bad, I'll give credit for the good. The speaker and clarity features that are a given on Motorola phones is still there, as well as outstanding screen quality. The threaded text messaging is very nice and I enjoy the newsfeeds. However, for everything that is good, there is even more that is bad. Speed dial should be a given on any numeric keypad phone. Voice dial does not work well at all, and typing part of the name brings up everything but what one is looking for. Speed dial was a key feature for me as I often need to make a quick call to family while driving and 'one key' and bluetooth allowed me to keep my eyes on the road. The ability to sideload personal ringers for contacts (my own created) was also a needed feature as I am not always near the phone and it allowed me the discretion of choosing whether to answer right away, or give a call back later. If I want ringers now, I must pay for each one and not get the ones I want or need. I would gladly trade my you tube access for features such as these.
This phone is being promoted as the touch screen for the "average Joe"; it's everything but. The most important features have been omitted. I have been reading through many threads and noticing how customers are hoping for improvement. Replies have been aimed at "future smartphones". Well I say, what about those of us that just dropped over 300 dollars for this phone? In a recession that does not come easy and we are expected to upgrade and spend even more when Motorola improves it's new models. I absolutely loved my Razr V9m which is what gave me the incentive to save up for this phone.
I have Googled this phone on every forum I can find, and widespread it is being blasted for the same issues. Since this is Motorola's first attempt at a true touch screen phone, if they not make some modification to this model (and not wait for future releases), the succession will be over before it begins. I plan to rid of this phone as soon as possible. I will admit that I will keep it in the back of my closet for a reasonable amount of time just in case Motorola comes to it's senses.
My challenge to potential buyers: Do a websearch for a positive user review for this phone and see how many you come up with!
Camera
Nice Sound on Ringtones
Threaded Text Messaging
Bluetooth Stereo
Nice look
Bundled with usb cordNo speed dial
No MMS
Overpriced
No Calendar Backup
Incompatible with Motorola Phone Tools
No ability to use personal Ringtones from card for Contact Ringers
Less Features that Prior Motorola Models
Increases monthly service charge $15 for Cricket Users
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