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Cingular flip phones with Bluetooth?
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Posted by: InsaneBiker

I'm looking for a phone my company can buy me from Cingular but i want a flip phone with bluetooth. The only one the Cingular site lists is the Motorola V551 and the V3 RAZR. Are there any others?

Posted by: aresthoth

All the other flip/clamshell phones that have Bluetooth for Cingular are Motorola phones, such as the RAZR and the MPx-220 (some stores still sell them; plus, I think the business department--NBO--also sells them).

Posted by: AnalogTiger

In addition to the v551, RAZR & MPx220, business customers can also get the V540, which is essentially a v551 without a camera.

Posted by: aresthoth

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Originally Posted by AnalogTiger

business customers can also get the V540

Yeah, I read about that. It's another Moto too. What's up with that?

Posted by: substance12

is there any reason why the v540 is available only by NBO right now?

also, with the v551 if you have a BT earpiece, do you have to open your phone to answer it?

Posted by: hahnyc87

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Originally Posted by substance12

is there any reason why the v540 is available only by NBO right now?

also, with the v551 if you have a BT earpiece, do you have to open your phone to answer it?

because generally the people that want it (need) are corporate people so they figure they dont need it in the store

Posted by: Nick94

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Originally Posted by substance12

is there any reason why the v540 is available only by NBO right now?

also, with the v551 if you have a BT earpiece, do you have to open your phone to answer it?

Its been a while since I bothered using my BT headset, but if I remember correctly the answer is no. I just pressed the 'answer' button the headset (a SE one) and it worked fine.

Posted by: aresthoth

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Originally Posted by substance12

with the v551 if you have a BT earpiece, do you have to open your phone to answer it?

I have never used a Bluetooth headset on a flip/clamshell phone, but I positive that it works with the phone closed. With my 6682 and other past candybar phone, you just have to press the button on the headset to answer. I don't see why this would be any different with a flip/clamshell phone. I would think that it would be rather cumbersome and counterintuitive to have to open the phone with a Bluetooth headset. I would try it with my RAZR, but I just don't like the phone that much (it was a gift) or Moto's implementation of Bluetooth.

Posted by: Shadowless127

you can answer the call with the flip closed.

i own both phones and you should go with the V3. It's light years better then the v551

Posted by: quillhill

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Originally Posted by Shadowless127

i own both phones and you should go with the V3. It's light years better then the v551

I do, too, and I totally agree. The Razr is just a better phone. The only time I've even turned my v551 on was to sync the contacts and upload the photos. Otherwise, it's just become a paperweight, along with my T616.

Posted by: Shadowless127

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Originally Posted by quillhill

my v551 is still in my rotation just for the fact is supports EDGE.

Posted by: quillhill

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Originally Posted by Shadowless127

my v551 is still in my rotation just for the fact is supports EDGE.

I can understand that. I have the unlimited MediaWorks plan, but I probably come in under the 5MB cap in terms of usage each month. So, EDGE is really not a big deal for me. I think that might change if Cingular gets that HTC Wizard later this year or early next year. Or if I get a new PDA with BT.