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Motorola Pebl - Any Good?  
User currently offlineKaiGywer From United States, joined Oct 2003, 11114 posts, RR: 43
Posted (3 years 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 407 times:
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I am looking for a new cell phone, and T-mobile has the PEBL for free online. I can add another line to my family plan for just $10/month, and that way get the PEBL for $120 total.

Anybody here own that phone and/or have any experience with it?


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User currently offlineComorin From United States, joined May 2005, 2385 posts, RR: 7
Reply 1, posted (3 years 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 386 times:

I got myself a PEBL 6 months ago:

1. It's a better phone than the RAZR I had.
2. The rubberized body has a great feel to it - very cool product design.
3. Also slick is the sliding cover.
4. My only negative is that it's a Motorola - temperamental, compared to Nokia.


Overall, worth getting  thumbsup 

User currently offlineIFEMaster From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (3 years 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 380 times:

I was looking at the PEBL. I'm not in to spending a load of money on phones, I use them for making phone calls and not much else, so I don't need a lot of bells and whistles. As long as I can bluetooth my PDA to it and use it as a dial-up modem, and as long as it supports my bluetooth ear piece, then I'm happy.

I currently have a RAZR, and I like it, but it's nearly 2 years old and kinda scratched up and stuff. Perhaps I'll look at getting a PEBL.

User currently offlineKaiGywer From United States, joined Oct 2003, 11114 posts, RR: 43
Reply 3, posted (3 years 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 360 times:
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I think I'm gonna swing by the mall or Sam's Club tomorrow. See if they have the PEBL there. Check out how it works and so, and then if I like it, order it online  Smile

I know I don't like Motorola menues, but maybe I can live with that if the phone is cool.


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User currently offlineIFEMaster From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (3 years 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 358 times:

Quoting KaiGywer (Reply 3):
I know I don't like Motorola menues, but maybe I can live with that if the phone is cool.

I didn't like the menus to start with. I was a Nokia man my entire life before getting a Moto, but after a few days of use, I got used to it.

I think I will probably swing by the T-Mobile store and see what I can get. I'm due a free upgrade.

User currently offlineComorin From United States, joined May 2005, 2385 posts, RR: 7
Reply 5, posted (3 years 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 354 times:

The Bluetooth works well enough for me - I use the earpiece when driving.

Glad to answer any further questions.  Smile

User currently offlineKaiGywer From United States, joined Oct 2003, 11114 posts, RR: 43
Reply 6, posted (3 years 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 350 times:
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Anybody tried connecting to the internet thru Bluetooth using GPRS/EDGE?


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User currently offlineIFEMaster From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (3 years 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 325 times:

I currently connect to the Internet using Bluetooth to my RAZR and connecting out over GPRS. It's like a dial-up modem, speedwise, but I use it only for sending and receiving office email when I'm on the road. It's pretty good. I'm interested to try EDGE though, and see what the speed difference is like.

User currently offlineIFEMaster From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (3 years 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 287 times:

Went and checked out the PEBL yesterday. Seemed like a decent phone, but I ended up opting for a T-Mobile Dash, as I wanted a PDA phone. Nice bit of kit, if you ask me.

User currently offlineKaiGywer From United States, joined Oct 2003, 11114 posts, RR: 43
Reply 9, posted (3 years 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 249 times:
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Quoting IFEMaster (Reply 8):
Went and checked out the PEBL yesterday. Seemed like a decent phone, but I ended up opting for a T-Mobile Dash, as I wanted a PDA phone. Nice bit of kit, if you ask me.

I tried to check out the PEBL, but nobody around here seems to sell it anymore. They tried selling me the Dash as well, but I just told her I wasn't interested in a Blackberry phone. And that I'd use an iPod for MP3s  Smile


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User currently offlineIFEMaster From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 10, posted (3 years 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 248 times:

Quoting KaiGywer (Reply 9):
I tried to check out the PEBL, but nobody around here seems to sell it anymore. They tried selling me the Dash as well, but I just told her I wasn't interested in a Blackberry phone. And that I'd use an iPod for MP3s

I have my iPod, it never leaves my side  Smile. But, running a business, I need email on the go. The PDA/RAZR via bluetooth worked, but was cumbersome. After 2 days with the Dash, I love it. Glad I splashed the cash.

Oh, and EDGE is signficantly faster than GPRS. I bit like going from dial-up to ISDN.

User currently offlineThePRGuy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (3 years 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 232 times:

It looks and feels great, my sister has one.
However, like the RAZR and other MOTOROLAS for that matter, it has a shoddy OS.
Really crappy to use.
But, if aesthetics are of a higher value to you than operational ability, then its superb.
I myself have a RAZR as my backup phone - purely for the blue backlit motorola logo.
Yeah, I'm anal.

Thanks
Alex

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