Motorola w755 Phone, Purple (Verizon Wireless)

gets the job done October 3, 2008

Reviewer:  Page Turner "eenoi"  (Mount Horeb, Wisconsin USA) -

the reception isn't as good as my old w385 but other than that it's a good phone. can't beat the nice purple color. all I needed was a phone that made and recieved calls. I don't want it to play music although this one does but I don't use it. I hardly use the camera either. It's got good ring tone choices so I don't have to buy any. I miss my w385 which this replaced when I accidently sent it through the washer and dryer so I'll keep this one.

It works. November 12, 2008

Reviewer:  K. Zabliski "Kathy"  (smalltown, USA) -

OK, maybe I liked my Motorola KRZR a little too much. I really LOVED that phone. And then I lost it. Yep, could have killed myself. But, I had to get a new phone and I got this one.

The first thing it did was pinch me when I opened it. You have to be careful of that. The volume buttons on the side of the phone are in a bad place. I keep screwing up the volume when I talk. The same buttons adjust the ring volume, so I have set my phone to vibrate on more than one occasion, missing calls. The screen is also smaller, and I found the KRZR a little easier to navigate. I also liked the size of the KRZR. This phone seems clunky.

This phone does get the job done, but I expected more from it since it was made by Motorola. Somehow, it just feels cheap.

I am looking for another KRZR, but Verizon doesn't seem to have those anymore.

nice phone - works great October 1, 2008

Reviewer:  S. Kim  (new jersey, USA) -

this phone works well for me.
adding address, sending txt msg, etc - all in easy way

sound is loud enough for phone and speaker phone.

only cons - 1) the quality of speaker phone - but what can i expect from cell phone

2) when turn on the sound after putting it in vibration mode, the volume of sound is 1 or 2 (out of 5). i didn't notice it initially, so didn't know/hear when someone called me. i have to manually adjust the volume from 1,2 to 4,5 whenever i changed the mode from vibration to normal.

Nice looking - that's about it August 28, 2009

Reviewer:  megan  (Columbus, OH) -

I bought this phone a year ago to replace an old LG that I had for 3-4 years. I wanted something sleeker and more up-to-date, and I mistakenly thought a new phone would be an improvement over my old one. Wrong. Sound quality is worse, and battery life is much worse. I don't use my phone frequently, maybe 2-3 times per day for short calls. I am not a big texter, which is good because this phone is not made for texting. Even with the limited use, I have to charge it every 1-2 days. Recently, I will leave the house with 2 bars, only to find my cell phone dead 2 hours later when I try to use it. The battery life is TERRIBLE. Soon it will be a very pretty paperweight. I have been reasonably happy with Verizon, but I might switch providers just to get a better phone. I heard ATT has some nice options.....

Acceptable May 28, 2009

Reviewer:  Catlady911  (Happy Valley, MA) -

I did a lot of research before I got this phone (directly from VWireless). I still don't understand why the black W755 has much higher user ratings on Amazon, so I averaged them and decided it must be basically a 4-star phone. Wrong. I've had it for five months now and Verizon has replaced the battery once and the phone once and it still has terrible battery life.

I'm a light user and it's almost all for regular phone use. I rarely text and never use the internet. I wanted good reception, good sound quality, reliability, Bluetooth, and buttons made for phone dialing -- not texting. It's hard to find phones that don't have tiny little buttons these days. I basically got this one for free. I didn't have much choice in my "price range" but you get what you pay for.

Pros:
- Good reception. I get a strong signal almost everywhere. Dead zones on my old phone are greatly reduced.

- Nice inside display for the price range but the outside one is pretty tiny. (Guess that's a pro and a con.)

- It's purple:)

Cons:
- Battery life is beyond terrible. Be prepared to purchase an extended-life battery. I have to charge it at least every 48 hours even if it doesn't get used at all. I've had the battery go from just charged down to one bar with just a 45-minute voice, not speaker or Bluetooth, call. Forget about using the music player or you'll drain it totally.

- Incoming voice quality is poor. So far nobody's complained about how I sound but I'm not impressed with how calls sound on my end.

- Scratches easily.

- Even though the keys are big and well-lit, they're flat and have no space in between keys which means you still have to look to dial.

The rest of the complaints I have are probably true of most phones in this price range (like the camera is pretty bad) or specific to Verizon's intentionally messed-up software and sometimes abysmal customer service. The jury is still out on the phone reliability issue. It started garbling the sound on some calls and had to be replaced after four months. If it happens again I'll demand a different model.

If Verizon didn't have superior coverage I'd never stay with them. Next time I'll pay more up front and go with a no-contract plan. Getting locked into this phone and an overpriced contract for two years was a disappointment.

Motorola Razr - The Next Generation April 3, 2009

Reviewer:  Carrie "Librarian in Training"  (Georgia, USA) -

Though it's called the W755, this phone could easily have been marketed as the next-gen Razr, for that's basically what it is. This is a simple, cheap phone that gets the job done well, while looking pretty snazzy to boot.

Pros
- Cute aesthetics. With bright purple soft-paint and shiny silver accents, this phone is really quite pretty. It's more substantial than the v3 line of Razrs, with a slightly heavier feel. The flip part of the clamshell phone is sturdier than the original Razrs and doesn't feel as if it'll snap apart on you.
- Call quality. Despite the negative reviews on this phone, I feel that the call quality is very good. There are some problems with the echo effect, but I find that happens when you speak louder than normal. The volume tends to be a little low on the scale, but I'm hard of hearing and so just turning the volume all the way up rectifies this problem for me. I have had no dropped calls so far, or trouble with calls going through.
- Interface/text messaging - Again, despite reviews saying there is a lag between pressing a menu button and having that item come up, I've not seen this problem with my phone. Text messaging goes smoothly and hasn't frozen the phone once. The screen is large and clear, and there are a few display themes to choose from, which are nice.
- Music player. I don't use the music player, but this is a nice addition. You have to get a smaller headset or headset adapter, as normal-sized headphones won't work with this phone unless you have the adapter. Contrary to what people have said, you DO NOT have to buy songs from Verizon to use on this phone, or buy their high-priced music package. Buy a microSD card, and an SDcard reader (about 10 to 15 dollars), pop it into your Mac or PC, drag and drop your files, pop the card into your phone (inconveniently located behind the battery), and you're good to go. There are also dedicated touch keys on the front of the phone for the music player; this gives it a nice "faux iPod" flair.

Cons
- Speakerphone. The speakerphone is not very good in this at all. The person to whom I was talking said there was quite a bit of echo and feedback on her end when she was talking to me. I don't use speakerphone so this isn't a problem, but it might for those who like to go handsfree in the car.
- Camera. The picture quality is horrible, but it can be made a little better by tweaking settings before you take a picture. Still, this is annoying for those of us who like to have our camera on hand for a quick snap here and there.
- Bluetooth. This is not the phone's fault, this is Verizon's. Verizon makes it so that you cannot share files via Bluetooth on your phone. So if you're wanting a phone that lets you port pictures or sounds to your phone or from your phone... this one isn't it.

All in all, this is a nice phone for folks who just want to talk and text, and who may like to listen to a little music every now and then without dragging out another mp3 player.

I wish I had gotten the enV2... October 23, 2008

Reviewer:  Natalie S "ns65"  (Nashville) -

When it was time for me to upgrade, I saw this phone and decided that I needed it because it was cute and purple. I wish I had waited. While it is a snazzy phone, the reception is not as good as my older phone. I also have to charge it daily. I do a lot of text messaging and this works on the battery. Also, the battery gets even lower if I text a picture. Speaking of sending a picture, the camera quality is horrible and it takes a LONG time to send. I wish I had utilized some patience and waited to upgrade to another phone. It might have only cost my 19.99 to upgrade but I would willingly pay six times that to get a phone I enjoy using. Only 11 more months to go until I can upgrade again.

You'll want to smash it against a brick wall February 20, 2010

Reviewer:  Hannah Lee  (Detroit, MI) -

After my old phone died for good, I needed a new phone fast, and purchased this one on a whim.
I'll admit, the main reason I bought it was for the looks. It's a great looking product, and it fits in my pocket or purse beautifully.

But this phone is TERRIBLE.
The battery life is a joke. You will be charging this piece of garbage more than once a week.

The reception is awful. I live in a large metropolitan city, and dropped calls are a common issue with the w755.

The volume adjustment is stuck. My volume setting has been on 'medium high' for eons. I will go to the menu to manually change it, and yet, it's constantly at 'medium high'. To avoid the embarrassment of my phone loudly going off after receiving a text message, I'll usually keep it on vibrate.

The back battery cover doesn't stick. I'll pick up the phone and it will simply fall off.

I've had this phone since about June 2008, and it *has* worked alright for me. Sometimes. I've dropped it accidentally a few times, and the screen is still great. The phone takes great pictures, but the lack of a flash boggles me.
It's those little issues that amount into one huge headache.

The sound is NO GOOD! September 7, 2009

Reviewer:  Mimimemphis  (TN.) -

I got this phone on my contract renewal. I got another Motorola because I already had the car charger etc., and Motorola is what I had always had, so how could I go wrong. NOT! The sound quality is horrible! Everytime I would begin to talk there was a swishing sound.... WHAT ON EARTH IS THAT?????????????????? I took it back and they gave me another one.................. same thing. Got another one.................same thing! So after three phones and all did the same thing I chose the only other Motorola phone...it's a piece of junk but at least there isn't the swishing sound evertime you say something.

Love the touch screen function July 31, 2009

Reviewer:  Claire M.  (Shrewsbury, MA) -

After my 15 month old broke my Motorola KRZR, I upgraded to W755. I really love the touch screen function that I can just hold it and make it vibrate when I'm trying to put my little one down for a nap without having to open and make a lot of noise. The touch screen to turn on the bluetooth is great too. I don't have to go through so many buttons to turn it on, which is a big plus when driving. It takes good pictures, and has a nice calculator for calculating the tips in the restaurants. One of the complaints I have is the cover isn't like my KRZR that I can use it as a mirror to see if my little one is sleeping on my shoulder or use it to put on my lipstick, but it also doesn't break as easily. It seems consuming the battery a lot, so I'm recharging it almost everyday. Its number buttons are a lot bigger and less chic than KRZR, but overall this is a wonderful phone with a lot of functions and it looks cool!