Motorola W490 Phone (T-Mobile) | 
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| Brand: Motorola
Category: Wireless
List Price: $249.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 2651
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: W490
UPC: 610214614711
ASIN: B000WPFE1S
Release Date: October 8, 2007
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| Features:
| • | Compatible with T-Mobile's MyFaves service--unlimited calling to your five most called contacts | | • | Chat with your IM buddies using Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, and ICQ instant messaging services | | • | 1.3-megapixel camera with video capture; MicroSD expansion; Bluetooth connectivity with music streaming | | • | Up to 7.5 hours of talk time, up to 10 days of standby time | | • | Includes: Battery, Charger and Hands-free Headset |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Blending RAZR high style with an affordable price tag, the sleek Motorola W490 offers compelling communication features to keep you in touch with ease. With a vibrant color screen and lengthy talk-time, this compact flip phone is a handy mobile companion. In addition to text messaging capabilities, you can chat with buddies using Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, or ICQ instant messaging services. Other features include a 1.3-megapixel camera with video capture, USB wired connectivity with mass storage capability, Bluetooth connectivity with stereo music streaming, and MicroSD memory card expansion. 
With T-Mobile's MyFaves service, you'll enjoy unlimited nationwide calling to your 5 favorite people. | T-Mobile Service
The W490 operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via T-Mobile's EDGE network (which stands for "Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution"). This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go. It's compatible with T-Mobile's myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts--on any network, even landlines--without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves from T-Mobile. Phone Features
Measuring 0.69 inches thin, the Motorola W490 sports a 1.9-inch LCD screen with support for 262K colors and a 176 x 220-pixel resolution. It has a 5 MB internal memory, which can be expanded up to 2 GB using optional MicroSD memory cards. This phone can store up to 1000 contact entries (plus up to 250 stored on the SIM card), and each entry can store up to five numbers as well as picture ID. This Motorola phone includes the innovative CrystalTalk technology, which automatically accounts for background noise during a call and adjusts the audio quality based on ambient noise conditions to provide the optimal conversational experience. CrystalTalk also reduces the volume of the background noise picked up by the microphone during a call, making it possible to be more easily heard over the phone while in a noisy environment. This phone provides Bluetooth version 1.1 wireless connectivity, and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. In addition to SMS text messaging capabilities, the W490 offers built-in instant messaging with Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, and ICQ services. iTap text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for entering text on handsets, is built into the unit--a plus for mobile email and text messaging users. Other features include: - Music file support: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
- 1.3-megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom and video capture
- PIM tools: calendar, calculator, voice memos
- Speakerphone
- Java 2.0 support for app and game downloads
Vital Statistics
The Motorola W490 weighs 3.8 ounces and measures 1.8 x 3.9 x 0.7 inches. Its 800 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7.5 hours of talk time, and up to 14 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 DON'T BUY!!!!!!! November 9, 2008
Do not buy this phone at all!!!!! i bought my first one cause it was new and cool!BIG MISTAKE.............. the screen ended up turning white...called the company they gave me a new one with my warranty then the next one did the same thing!!!!! i will not buy this phone again!
 Pretty in green October 21, 2008
It works, makes phone calls, & makes cool noises.
Icons are poor, useless, & not intuitive, but was able to get almost everything up & running without reading the very thick manual. I have mine set to not show icons & just text.
Does not play WMA files, which is normally a standard feature on any phone with a built in player & all players... Why? Because you can fit 2-4 times more tunes on the same 2GB memory in WMA without them sounding too compressed or scratchy. A software upgrade to play WMA files is a must ASAP if you want people to buy this phone who like a player in a phone.
There is no graphic equalizer or other tone controls for the player. This is a must-have on any player, & is standard on other phones with players.
The speaker is adequate for speaker phone calls, but a bit too quiet for music compared to other phones, but the quality is better than expected for playing music through a phone speaker. An equalizer would help here too. People tweak up the highs & mids a little & tweak down the bass on their music to get a little more volume out of the limited power available for a tiny phone speaker.
You may not hear the ringtones ringing from across a large room unless the room is relatively quiet.
Sound through headphones of my choice sounded good & had plenty of volume. It was too loud on some songs, where the lowest setting was too loud, & the next lowest setting shuts the sound off entirely.
Don't buy a spare battery from the factory or carrier for over 35 bucks. They're only 4 bucks everywhere else. Likewise, don't get their headphones & headphone adapters for 99 bucks. They're 2 bucks everywhere else.
The battery cover in the back is plastic, not metal, like on older Motorolas. So if you change out the memory or battery often, you can expect it to wear out, become too loose & get lost. Invest in scotch tape.
Manipulating, uploading or downloading lots of files to a PC via the USB port is extremely slow compared to most & even older phones, but required no special phone software to do it (Good, because most phone PC software is bloatware, buggy, & can even crash your computer).
Inserting the micro card into a thumb reader to transfer files goes a lot faster. But I wouldn't recommend doing that too often. The slot for the card in the phone is poorly made, & really grinds the little micro card up after repeated removal. I would expect failure of the card or the slot's contacts by pulling it in & out a lot.
The SIMS card is also mounted poorly, right behind the battery. I would suspect a little banging around or dirt getting in to cause the SIMs card mounting or contacts to fail.
These are the only potential flaws I could find in the phone that could cause it to fail prematurely. Other than that & the battery cover, they seem to be solidly built.
The camera & it's quality are way below those in most modern phones, but I do like the low-light feature for taking pix in low light without a flash... taking pix without being obvious. Just make sure your hand is steady, & your subject doesn't move for a second.
Zoom feature is totally useless. It zooms the screen, not the pic. When you upload the zoomed image to a PC, it's actually much tinier than if you used no zoom at all.
Haven't tried recording movies or sound with it because my micro card is always too full of music.
Huston we have a problem August 23, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you like listening to people who have their head in a metal pail then this is the phone for you! When the volume is turned all the way up it will never bother anyone near you, but then again you might not hear it either. T-mobile should be embarrassed to carry this phone and I am insulted as a so called valued customer that they would even consider offering it to me. Even my very first analog phone had better sound quality than this poor excuse of a phone. This was my first try at a Motorola product and I must say it left a lasting impression.
Ps. why can't I leave less than one star? isn't it a bit presumptuous that all products sold on Amazon have a 20% approval rating?
Compact yet Sturdy August 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
PROS
visually appealing
not as thin and wide as the razr--more of an ideal size; fits in hands nicely
very durable. i've dropped this thing countless times--on cement, tile, wooden floors--and have only one scratch on the corner. barely noticeable.
camera phone is pretty decent in the proper lighting. it also comes with a flash and different options of lighting and colors.
the interface is simple, yet attractive. i prefer motorolas for this reason. a lot of other companies make their phones oversimplified with texts only. this thing uses pictures, which makes it easier to navigate.
keypad is flat but separated with raised lines for ease of use.
can discreetly change the ring style without opening the phone or making any noise, which is ideal when you're trying to silence it in a movie theater or during class.
CONS
while i don't regret buying this phone, the speaker on it is WAY TOO QUIET, unless you can get the other person to speak loudly enough. if they're speaking at a normal volume, even with no noise around them, you'll still likely miss quite a few words they say. i've never had this problem with any other phone. very frustrating and takes a while to get used to.
almost every, single time the phone gets dropped, the back piece comes off, and you have to go on a hunt for it.
while it has mp3 capabilities, it doesn't automatically come with enough memory for many mp3 files. i uploaded 3 onto it and reached the max. i eventually had to delete one in order to make room for more pictures.
OVERALL i think the phone is worth the purchase. that is unless you make very frequent phone calls. otherwise, if you want a phone that looks nice and feels expensive, this is it.
Horrible May 16, 2008
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
i gave it one star, because i could not give it ZERO. I got this phone because i needed an upgrade. I am so mad i got this one, after reading the features i thought it was a good investment, but for my surprise, the phone itself it is not of a good quality. after couple of weeks, a message would come up with " insert SIMS now" and besides that the number 8, would be dialing by itself. since i could not have a conversation, then i tried to hung up and turn it off. for my surprise the phone would not turn off. It is very slow and complicated to use. the only good thing is the variety wall papers and ringtones available. NOTHING ELSE, please do not waste your money.
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