The Motorola Tundra?

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D.A Tyriel

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I was thinking about retiring my Motorola V3xx and getting me a New Tundra. Is the Tundra a good durable phone as they claim? I'm sure its a good phone its a Motorola. I really dont do anything but talk and text and thats pretty much it. Might take a few pics. Any input? Pros and Cons? Thanks!
 
I was previously looking for this phone and was hoping to get one used to test out.
Never got the chance. I remember reading that this phone has/had software problems.. I'll try to find the review.

If you're looking for a truly durable phone.. I'd suggest something like the Sonim XP3. It's supposed to be wind, water & dust proof (MilSpec)..

only thing is, if you really need 850 band in your area.. this phone falls short of that.. only triband gsm..
 
I've been using one over six months now, no problems. I haven't had any battery problems, I ussually charge every night with heavy use, but can go two days pretty easy.
The center navigation buton takes some getting uesed to, it has a raised outside edge so you have to use a fingernail.
I run Opera mini on it with no major problems, two things I don't like are it's buried in the menu and you have to go through a lot of menus to get to it. Also you can't change the permissions, so you have to "allow" it to access every time you click on a link.
It can sound tiny sometimes, not sure what causes it, but it can be like talking in a can, bu most phones seem to have that trait anymore.
It is also a bit uncomfortable to hold, it's reall a lot more boxy that it looks, handle one before you buy it and make sure you can live with that.
I'd recomend it o anyone in a harsh enviornment, I can drop it, throw it, kick it and it WORKS! Plain and simple, it WORKS! Tht is more important to me than anything!
Hope that helps some.
 
I have the Tundra and like it. You can easily go 2 days with a charge and I don't think you can kill the batery in a day if you try. I don't have to use finger nails on my keypad. I find the buttons are large and easy to use.

This phone works and has great signal and talk quality. If it sounds "tiny" you can increase the volume in the settings. I agree the menu layouts could be a bit better, but you eventually get used to it.

The phone is big and heavier than most, but I like that. Everyone who looks at my phone feels the weight and associates that with quality.

I am having a hard time to get a GPS app to work on this phone! It's marketed as having AGPS, but I still haven't figured out how get a gps app to work! This is frustrating! Other than that, it's great.

There are two Rogers firmwares for this phone. If you use the SD card slot, install the newest Rogers firmware. This allows the computer to pickup your SD card without having to open Motorola Phone Tools.

You can either flash the phone or use the motorola software updater. Be sure to backup your phone contacts and other files with Motorola Phone Tools first as flashing or updating will erase everything! It is easy to restore contacts with MPT.
 
About battery life:

Whenever I get a rechargeable device I always train my batteries to get the most life out of them! The battery cells have "memory" and to optimize the battery life, it is helpful to fully charge the battery and use the phone until it dies. Then fully charge it again and let it die again. I do this 3 times to establish a good battery memory. Then I charge the phone when I like no problem.

I don't know if the newer batteries have memory like the old nickle cadmium ones, but I don't take any chances!
 
You might want to compare it to the samsung rugby. I know a guy with a rugby and he likes it. He is a big hunter and outdoors guy. He spends most his time in bad reception areas and harsh conditions. He says the rugby is the only phone he has owned that can survive his life style.
 
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