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It's thought that Andrew was born with built-in Bluetooth. When he talks, radios make that strange buzzing sound usually associated with network interference and there are rumours that he has an alphanumeric keypad implanted in his back. Some think he's going change his name to Phone Boy.
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Thursday 29 March 2007, 3:53pm
Motorola Motofone F3: First impressions
After being told by a Motorola representative at 3GSM that the Motofone F3 was coming to the UK, I couldn't control my excitement. No, really. So when I saw an advert in the Metro that said that Phones4U were selling it for £15, I rushed to the nearest branch and picked one up.
The handset costs a mere £15, but you have to buy it with £10 credit so it actually costs £25 altogether. It's also locked to T-Mobile, so don't expect to use it with your current non-T-Mobile SIM card. My first impression was that the Motofone F3 looks fantastic and also feels quite sturdy.
Unfortunately, the user interface, which is supposed to be really easy to use, takes a while to get used to and you'll definitely need to read the manual to adjust certain settings. This is because the display blocks out letters like a calculator, rather than using pixels like a normal mobile. Dialling numbers and searching through contacts is relatively easy, but reading text messages is awkward, especially if they contain long words.
Of course, I'll wait until I have a proper go with it to make my mind up completely, but overall I'm not sure this will suit everyone.
Update: A full review of the Motorola Motofone F3 is now live.
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I find the new Motorola F3 difficult to use, mine is a week old. A wrong number was installed in phone-book & in spite of thorough use of the manual, It will not be deleted, in fact it seems nothing, not even used-up texts will be deleted. I am frustrated. Can someone help me?
Posted by Rita Tadman on Tue 25 September, 2007 11:26 AM
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scroll through the message and past the date/time info and a little bin appears above the arrow disc. press the up to delete.
Posted by Anonymous on Sat 1 December, 2007 7:42 PM
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i am not able to use some of the functions especially when iwant to save a number, sometimes it does'nt work for me.
Posted by virginia dube on Fri 7 December, 2007 8:58 AM
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My 67year old mum has just got a Motorola F3. There aren't any instructions with it. Has any one got an idiots guide to making calls, and storing phone numbers. I wont blind her with the science of texting just yet Thankis in advance
Posted by Mags on Thu 3 January, 2008 12:25 PM
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My F 3 is very sensitive. Even I have it in a leather case. It´s always talking. Than one day it was locked. There was a lock Symbol. I looked up every website and my manual, but it was nowwhere displayed. Finally I took the SIM out and the battery. It came of. Any suggestions?
Posted by Jurgen Janz on Mon 7 January, 2008 3:10 AM
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can anybody tell me how to make the font smaller for texts I am having difficulty reading them
Posted by tara on Thu 10 January, 2008 5:27 AM
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i have just bought a motorola f3 this morning ,and there is no instructions with it, it is set to silent mode so i cannot hear it ring and i havent figured out yet how to work it so that i can put new numbers into the phone . if i can get hold of a manual i will hopefully do the things correctly.
Posted by Anonymous on Mon 14 January, 2008 1:42 PM
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I tried to use a sim card from my motorola v500 on the f3,however the phone works fine,but wont allow me to access my phonbook,it just displays my own telephone number.I have followed the instructions ie push the phone book button and then scroll. Any ideas?
Posted by antony on Wed 16 January, 2008 11:57 AM
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To adjust the volume press the top arrow on the navigation button. Holding it down will turn on the vibrate mode. Use bottom arrow to do opposite
Posted by Paul on Mon 28 January, 2008 7:40 PM
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My beloved grandson bought me a nice F3 mobile for Christmas but the instructions were accidentally discarded with the wrappings. Can I buy a new copy please? Maria K.
Posted by Anonymous on Mon 28 January, 2008 10:24 PM
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just got f3 mobile..but with no instructions for use. Very large letter appear...battery lasts only 24 hrs.because of spoken instructions. can anyone forward a print out instructions...bit of a pig-in-a-poke really. manual
Posted by doreen on Fri 1 February, 2008 7:42 PM
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dude, this phone really sucks. everything is in spanish. like i thought it was going to be sweet just like every one who got it. im so mad i spent $40 and its the worst 40 ive ever spent.
Posted by jimmy on Thu 28 February, 2008 9:46 PM
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