Message Center
Message center is the main console for sending/reading
SMS, MMS and email messages (IMAP and POP).
Both MMS and SMS messages are stored under one box. Feature that I used to
like when I was using Motorola as my primary phone is the ability to scroll from
one message to the next after you reach the end of the first one.
The MMS capability allows you to send and receive image, text, audio and
video messages to compatible phones (only to users with the same provider as you
have) or PCs. The maximum limit of a MMS is around 100kb, reached when you
attach around 3 pictures taken with the V600 camera at 640 x 480 pixels
resolution.
The predictive text input method as in all Motorola phones is iTAP.
Predictive input can be done in English, French or Spanish. The newest version
of iTAP offers some new features that make it probably as good as the
overwhelmingly used T9 software. For example,when you are typing, just as
you would with T9, iTAP tries to complete the word and shows its suggestion as
grey letters after the cursor. If the suggestion is right, you hit the UP key on
the directional keypad and you can continue with the next word.
Settings
Settings menu allows you to
personalize your phone, change connectivity settings, Network, Security and
more.
Personalize:
From here you can change the clock (analog or
digital) and re-assign functionality to the soft-keys and the four directional
keys. Additionally, you can change the color style, re-order the main menu
items, select different wallpapers or screen saver.
The phone can be personalized with 5 different ring styles loud, soft,
vibrate, vibrate and ring and silent. One thing that I truly hate about all
Motorola phones is how they have carried out the vibe & ring solution. Once
you get a call, the phone will start to vibrate first for several seconds, and
then it will start ringing. By that time, I have only several seconds left to
get to my phone. Why the phone can not vibrate and ring in the same time?
Motorola, please do something about this!
From Ring Styles you can also
change the color of the Moto "Situational light" and you can turn on and
off event lights. Event lights is simply using Moto logo light to show different
event status for example when Bluetooth is connected to the phone, the Moto
logo light starts to glow blue.
Connections item managers the Bluetooth connections and the
remote synchronization feature. Keep in mind something about Bluetooth
connection in case you want to send an image from your V600 to a different
phone, you will have to select COPY since there is not send function. I've
seen some reports stating that Motorola V600 can not send images / ring tones
via Bluetooth. This is not correct. I've done it and it works perfectly fine.
I tested the Bluetooth operation with my Jabra BT200 headset. The setup
process was very easy and problem free. The audio quality was clear and the
connection held up with moderate distances. The phone supports both the
hands-free and the handset profiles.
