Cell Phone Razr Views
Motorola relied too long upon the RAZR and its derivatives,[8][9] being slow to develop new products in the growing market for feature-rich touchscreen and 3G phones,[10] so the RAZR's appeal declined while offerings from rivals such as the LG Chocolate, BlackBerry, and iPhone captured consumer attention, and Motorola eventually dropped behind Samsung and LG in market share for mobile phones.[4] Motorola's strategy of grabbing market share by selling tens of millions of RAZRs led to them slashing prices, cutting into margins which resulted in heavy losses in the cellular division.[11][12]
The first pink version was released in October 2005, and as of June 2006, was available in the USA from T-Mobile (as RAZR V3 Magenta, after the T-Mobile—and its parent, Deutsche Telekom's—corporate color, but called RAZR V3 Pink in other countries, including other T-Mobile networks), Verizon, Cingular Wireless, Suncom Wireless, Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems (each in a different shade). It was available in Canada from Bell, Rogers Wireless and Telus, and in the United Kingdom from T-Mobile and the Carphone Warehouse. $25 of sales from the Rogers pink V3 went to Rethink Breast Cancer. It was also available in all Movistar-serviced countries and Claro (Telcel).
Since its release the RAZR has become identified as a 'fashion' product and an iconic cell phone.[31] The RAZR has since been used in several television shows and featured in several movies. One notable occasion was the season three finale of the TV series Lost, in which a character's usage of a RAZR is the viewer's first hint that scenes seemingly happening in the past are actually happening in the future, as the series' characters were stranded on an island prior to the RAZR's release (The phone in the episode is actually a Motorola KRZR K1m). Contestants on the NBC adventure reality show Treasure Hunters were given RAZRs for communication with the host and each other throughout the season.[32] The Product Red edition of the RAZR was launched by Oprah and Bono for charity.[33]
Pros: The Razr may be out of production now, but itg's still an excellent choice if what you want is a basic phone appliance. The one that I received was branded ATT and includes their software and menus. I use a T-Mo prepaid card with it without issue. Came with a Motorola charger and a Motorola battery with a Japanese cell, assembled in China, with a late 2009 date code. Sound quality during calls is quite good, as is signal strength and stability. Bluetooth functions as expected for transferring .jpgs for wallpapers and .mpgs for tones. I havenE't used it for a long period of phone talk yet in order to gauge battery usage, but standby time is quite good in terms of number of days before the battery meter ticks down from four bars.