p2p news / p2pnet: Is Motorola’s Razr mobile phone terrific, or just junk?

Cingular Wireless and T-Mobile have temporarily stopped selling it because of a defect that causes calls to be disconnected before users have finished, says ZDNet News.

"Motorola and its customers are addressing an issue affecting a very limited number of Razr handsets sold for GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) networks over the last four weeks," Motorola’s Alan Buddendeck is quoted as saying. "Motorola and its customers have taken steps to ensure an easy exchange process for consumers."

But, "In addition to triggering clever headlines like ;Flippin’ Phone!; and ‘That Razr’s not so sharp’," news of the disconnect problem and the subsequent halt in sales, has bloggers, "both defending the popular uber thin device and ripping it as an unreliable ‘piece of junk’," says CNET’s Blogma.

Motorola said phones that were affected were shipped on February 1 and that new phones without the glitch are now available.

Customers with faulty Razrs should contact their carriers for a swap, says ZDNet, adding:

"The problem affects only GSM phones. GSM is a cellular phone technology standard in Europe that is also used by Cingular and T-Mobile in the United States. Razr phones on the Verizon Wireless network were not affected, because Verizon uses a different technology."

Also See:
ZDNet News – Mobile operators halt sale of Razr phones, March 10, 2006
Blogma – On edge about Razr phones, March 11, 2006

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