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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[I second the motion]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen V]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2007 11:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[I looked at WirelessImports and this phone goes for $65 but is specifically marked as not for use in the US. Is that a technical issue (ie its not a SIM phone) or a *technical* isssue (ie the FCC)??]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freiheit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2007 12:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[Freiheit, there are two versions of the F3: a 900/1800 version for most of the world and an 850/1900 version for Central and South America. We tested the 850/1900 and it worked great on AT&T, but you'll need to have it imported. Just make sure that the version you're purchasing is 850/1900 and you shouldn't have any issues.<br><br>Chris]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2007 12:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[check out tiger direct. They had an 850 listed for 49 bucks. Not bad for e-ink.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 1st 2007 12:48AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[I purchased (impulse buy) one of these from Tiger Direct for $49.  It's a 850/1900 version and I'm using it on T-Mobile.  I've been using it for a couple of weeks now and I'm happy with it.  I bounce back and forth between a Treo 650 and the F3 depending on what I'm doing at the time.  I have to say I admire it for its simplicity.  Battery life, sound quality and reception all seem commendable.<br><br>Gary]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Roberts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2007 1:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[Woot!  I've been wanting one of these since the first time I heard about them.  I didn't know they had US bands!  And I definitely didn't know I could buy one on Tiger Direct.  Thanks a million.  Buying one right now.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[robert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2007 4:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[wow thanks for the tigerdirect reference. it is 39 before shipping. fantastic. just ordered one, after ordering a 800/1800 for oversea relatives two days ago.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[YSC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 3rd 2007 2:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[Great.  Three weeks after I buy mine, they lower the price by 20%.  Call my lawyer.  Who do they think they are, Apple? :o)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Roberts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 3rd 2007 3:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[This may be a dumb question, but does the charger that comes with euro model (850/1900) on tiger direct work with US AC outlets?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 5th 2007 2:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[Alan,<br>Yes it does.  The charger has a US plug and no other adapters.  It's also fairly compact.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Roberts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 5th 2007 1:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[:) thanks Gary! I may order one in the near future.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 5th 2007 9:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's too big!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fernando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2007 1:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[I live in Costa Rica, and we've had this phone for a while.<br><br>The only reason i didn't buy one (to carry it instead of my HTC p4350), was that reading SMS was impossible. The text didn't fit in the screen, so things looked like this:<br><br>Engad<br>get mob<br>ile is<br>a grea<br>t site<br><br>Trust me, that's annoying.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DrNeuralgia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2007 7:56PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[I agree with DrNeuralgia, we have had this phone in Australia for months and I have lost count of the times customers have bought one and then returned two or three days later wanting their money back. We sell it for $39 AUD, but the real problem lies in the fact that at this price point the biggest buyers are the teens who can't afford anything else and even with prior warning about the text message continue to buy this phone. I can say that I like this phone as coming from the industry I can see what a great piece of engineering it is. But for the average consumer it is more than basic and does not succeed in doing simple tasks.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2007 9:27PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[exactly... the phone is nice looking, with basic features.<br><br>if it had a smaller font I'm 100% sure I would get this one unlocked as my "spare phone".<br><br>I know this is only ONE con, but a HUGE one, since Text messaging is now a MUST in everyphone. PRO's: all the other things this phone does are great.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DrNeuralgia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2007 11:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[I bought one on a recent trip to the UK for $20 (10 gbp). It's an excellent idea. Basically you can treat it as if it was disposable.<br>Voice quality was great. Breattery life was great. Txting sucks balls. No frills. But great for travle internationally.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[trez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2007 9:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[I picked up this phone in India for about $25 only. This phone does its primary task, making calls, commendably. The battery life was really a surprise as I didn't expect it to last longer than one day. However, it goes for over three days on a single charge and that too in poor signal conditions as I travel a in Mumbai. The only jarring aspect is tha alarm clock. It sounds like a Siberian crane on heat. Really, its very very effective in making you wake up in the morning.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[chandan42]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 1st 2007 1:29AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[and WHY don't we have it here? Is it really set that moto won't market it here? Apparently they market it to third world countries first, but does that mean it'll trickle "up" to US and europe?<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[YSC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 3rd 2007 2:27PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[I order one from Tiger Direct.<br>I hope it work in the US. Its just what I need just a phone.<br>They won't bring it to the US because they can make more money with there higher end models and help the service providers get more people trying to get them.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[xin1one]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 9th 2007 12:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[Just Got it from Tiger Direct.<br>Worth every penny and then some.<br>Sound quality is great and works with t-mobile just like they said it would. Finally a phone for adults and not a super cool, over priced multimedia unit that no one really need.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[xin1one]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 12th 2007 10:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[I just ordered one =x<br>I can't wait 'til I get it :)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Soul]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 9th 2007 1:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[Had the F3 from Tiger Direct for about a week. 'Tis a gift to be simple. Excellent reception. Nothing but the very basics.<br><br>Interface takes some getting used to, but there's not that much to learn. The calculator-like display is a bit disorienting when a call comes in, but you get used to it.<br><br>Oh, and four people over 50 went crazy about the big text and not having to pay for all these features they will never use.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[stan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 15th 2007 10:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[<br>Yep, this is a great phone for basic stuff; even text messaging becomes better after you use it for a while.<br><br>Wanna see something funny? Look't this page, those bozzos claim they have ringtones and color screensavers for the F3! hahahaha:<br><br><a href="http://www.ring-tones-ringtones.net/motorola/f3.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ring-tones-ringtones.net/motorola/f3.html</a><br><br>Long life to the F3!...<br><br>P.S. I think Motorola thinks the F3's too cheap for americans, but it's just so convenient and sober...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Orber]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 17th 2007 6:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[I just got this phone and live in the States, has anyone been able to get the voice mail icon to display using that ATT network, phone works great except that and no call waiting :(]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 18th 2007 10:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[Same here....no voicemail waiting indicator on AT&T. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 22nd 2007 8:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[Actually, the phone is now gone from Tigerdirect.  Anyone know any other place to get this phone for use in the US?  What about the F3c (CDMA)?  Anyone seen one of these for use in the US?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[gb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 31st 2007 4:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have two. My son dunked the first one in a pool, so I bought a replacement that arrived today. I pulled the SIM out of the old one to put in the new, replaced the battery and whod'a thunk, but the old one came back to life after a week or so of drying out!<br>Pretty cool. I'll be sticking with these.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 3rd 2007 7:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Motorola: give us the F3]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/30/motorola-give-us-the-f3/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hi every one. I bought this one in Colombia, i have to tell that is a really really great phone. Very affordable and well designed (looks pretty expensier). It has a great speakerfone (works great in the car, for example, or when busy in the kitchen, etc. -press TWO times up the 'action' key, when in a conversation). Here in Colombia i just had to pay us$16 -and a 'prepaid charge' of five bucks for TIGO operator-. <br><br>It also works with some codes,  but Motorola does not provide them all. Anyone had discover the one to turn off the backlight?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[juanpa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 14th 2007 12:48AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>