Moto KRZR Review (Verizon) 382
As we mentioned last Friday, Skatter Tech was able to get a hold of the brand new Motorola KRZR K1m for Verizon Wireless. The KRZR’s features include a 1.3MP camera, MicroSD, speaker phone, external iPod-like touch-sensitive controls, Bluetooth, and V Cast Music/Video. We had high expectations and hoped that the phone would be as good as it looked, unfortunately we ended up being quite disappointed.
Motorola KRZR K1m Specs:
- Provider: Verizon Wireless (CDMA)
- Form Factor: Clamshell Flip Phone
- Dimensions: 4.05H x 1.73W x 0.67D (inches)
- Weight / Battery Life: 3.6oz / 4hrs30mins
- Digital Camera: 1.3 megapixels
- Storage Space: MicroSD expansion (2GB max)
- Communications: Bluetooth + USB
- Others: Speaker Phone and Music Controls
- Price: $199 with new 2 year contract
KRZR Body – 5/5 stars
The shape of the KRZR is much more comfortable and natural to hold compared the RAZR. The phone is way skinnier than the RAZR, but is slightly thicker and taller. At first glance the phone looks expensive, sleek, slim, and glossy, however just as a PSP or an iPod the, KRZR’s coat is prone to fingerprints from even the slightest touch. Motorola has improvised the keypad dividing them with more natural grooves which helps finding keys, without looking, much easier.
Digital Camera – 2/5 stars
The KRZR’s 1.3 megapixel camera is pretty much the same as the one in the RAZR v3m. Other KRZR models have a 2 megapixel camera, however Verizon’s K1m has been cut down to keep prices low. Motorola has also failed to add a flash to the phone, which although not too powerful often will be handy when taking close up shots in the dark.
Display – 4/5 stars
The internal display is much crisper and brighter than that of the Motorola v3m. However it is extremely delicate and placing even the slightest amount of pressure causes the “ripple effect” in the LCD which may damage the display. The external display is a bit dull and with the fingerprints all over, it may be hard to see in sunlight.
Music Playback – 4/5 stars
Unlike the RAZR, the KRZR supports Mp3 playback as well as WMA and V Cast Music. Verizon’s Media Player is well developed and makes browsing through music easy. Users can view songs by artists, albums, genres, or search just as iPods do. The media player also offers the use of playlists, library shuffle, and even display’s album art. The #1 problem is that users must navigate through many menus before they can get their music started. (Can be annoying for people who plan to listen to music a lot.)
External Controls – 3/5 stars
The addition of external touch-sensitive music controls, which the RAZR lacks, was a good concept, but is flawed. There is no way for a user to start music playback from the external controls, the phone must be opened to do so. The controls are also sometimes too sensitive and the current song may be skipped or paused when the phone is picked up.
Speakers – 4/5 stars
The speaker phone quality is quite clear and has minimal or no static. It sounds more clear and is louder than that of the RAZR, however it is still poorly position on the back of the phone. Both music playback and speakerphone will sound muffled if the phone is in your hand.
MicroSD – 3/5 stars
The KRZR now supports use of up to 2GB MicroSD cards. The space can be used for image, video, and music storage. The card slot is unfortunately placed underneath the battery pack lid making it a hassle to get to. If you don’t have a USB cable and the drivers to sync music back and forth, it will be a pain to remove the card every time to transfer files.
Bluetooth – 5/5
Because Verizon has finally “un-crippled” the Bluetooth, the KRZR can now send phonebook entries, pictures, and other data between devices. When testing the handsfree feature with the Lexus IS250, we found that he KRZR now sends the phone’s signal strength, battery level, and other data to the car’s display, unlike the RAZR.
Overall the KRZR is a decent upgrade from the RAZR v3m. There is however a major lack of innovation. Even so, the KRZR will probably be replacing the current RAZR’s place in the market. If all you need is a phone with basic features that can make calls and looks good, this maybe for you. If you are picky and like customizable feature packed phones, there’s not much that the KRZR can offer. The phone is a bit pricy, currently about $199 with a new 2 year contract or $99 for existing customers eligible for upgrade.
DEAL ALERT: FREE Motorola KRZR K1m (w/ new plan)
Related: Verizon Wirelesss – Moto KRZR
Update: Verizon currently charges about $30 for a USB cable and some drivers, but if you already have the cable and are just looking for the drivers you can get it from the link below. Once installed, your phone will be detected as a portable audio device and you will now be able to sync the music in your Windows Media Player Library with your KRZR. After installing you may need to restart your machine. But once complete you will be able to use your computer to charge your KRZR and sync music. To start, go to Get It Now -> Music -> Sync.
Download: Moto_KRZR_Driver.zip (Note: driver found on developer.motorola.com)
Update: If the driver above doesn’t work, try installing the patch from Verizon’s site.
Download: Sync_Music_Fix.exe [Thanks for the info Elizabeth]
tags: bluetooth, krzr, microsd, motorola, phones, razr, vcast, verizon
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I have a KRZR and it is showing a white screen, does any one out there know how to fix the problem. Or where you find the little sticker in the back of the phone and what I should liik for when I find the phone? My daughter was using the phone for texting and then the phone now has a white screen that will not go away.
Laura
I’m so glad to hear that other people are having the same problems as me… I’m on my 3rd krzr, soon to be the last because I keep encountering the same issue every four months, I could almost mark it on my calander when its going to go all crazy on me. So here’s what happens, it always happens in the middle of a text, it starts to go through a cycle every 30 seconds where it freezes then says that there is no service, then it finally gets reception again but then 30 seconds later it starts all over again. This drains the battery dramatically and makes it impossible to text. I can still send and receive calls but every time it tells me that I have a new picture message, which I don’t. The most frustrating part of this whole thing is that when Verizon gives me a new phone, which they should be credited for doing, I lose all my pics and ringtones. I just want a phone that isn’t going to freak out every 4 months…
These phones are HORRIBLE! I have went through three of them in less than a year. The first one just stopped working, the second one had something wrong to where i couldn’t hear what people were saying when they called, and they couldn’t hear me. The third one’s screen just stopped working. Sure it is a nice looking phone for the first week, until it gets fingerprints all over it. I would not recommend this phone to anyone.
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Quick question, do any of you use your “car” charger more than the “wall”? The reason I ask is because of a problem I had with the battery. Apparently the car charger is to powerful and “explodes” the battery. The phone would charge in a matter of minutes and die in a matter of seconds. I was advised NOT to use a car charger, at all. Unless you want to keep replacing batteries.
Oki,
I recenlty purchased a KRZR K1m, actually I recieved an awesome deal so than I decided to get it. Without the deal, this phone would’ve been my last choice. Here’s the situation, I realize I need a “micro-SD card” for music and such, however, all I do is place the card in the appropriate place, connect to PC thru USB, and that’s it? My phone and computer will automatically detect the card and storage? I have the updates and am able to sync from PC to Phone..am I good to go?
ANOTHER QUESTION…
Okay, I am with the Verizon network, and recently switched from an older LG model to the Moto KRZR K1m. I find that I need to save the “area code” before each phone number in my contacts in order to get “caller i.d.”. I have never had this problem on any other phone. Am I being charged additional fee’s from Verizon because of this? (I am on the Nationwide calling plan) Also, what needs to be done in order to save just the number (i.e. ***-****) for my redial and callier i.d. to work?
Can I view my texts from the front screen on my krzr? If so , how?
I recently subscribed to Napster for unlimited downloads and transfers to my media players. I can get the songs to sync to my MP3 player but they will not transfer to my krzr. I connect using a usb cord, the napster software reads the phone but when I attempt to transfer I keep getting a transfer error. Any thoughts?
I’ve read that some player will not suppport subscription rights and downloads. Is that the case with the krzr? Will it not support downloaded music with subscription rights/properties?
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Best bet is to buy a mini sd card and a sd card reader and transfer to it via that method. The other is a power and most of the time doesnt work as well.
My KRZR won’t play any ringtones or alarms. I have the volume set at high but it won’t play anything when a call comes in or i try to listen to a ringtone. But the buttons still beep when i push them. If anyone has had this problem or know how to fix it will you let me know.
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Will it play the factory ringtones?
No it won’t
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Hmmm can you actually go to your ringtones and just play them manually? Or even attach them to the alarm clock?
I can’t play them manually and it doesn’t work for the alarm clock part either
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Have you taken it back to the carrier to reset the phone? How old is the phone?
it is almost a year old
I just got a KRZR for free since LG phones wont work sending txt in my area. It seems that the reception is not as good as the lg. When I hold it in my hand, it looses a bar. When i set it down it will gain a bar back. My lg never did that and the lg also had 3-4 bars in my area. The hinge squeaks, and when the music player is off and you hit a side button, the <|| >> buttons light up as long as the screen is lit. Other than those few problems, call quality is excellent! Is there any fixes for these problems?
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So it hasnt worked since you owned it… hmmm so when you go to the VCast and my ringtones, and push play it doesnt play? (I know redundent). Also when you push the volume up and put it to highest setting and push set, can you still not hear it? Last thing the factory ringtones have a lock on them correct?
i can play the vcast music…..it is just the ringtones and alarms that wont play….it did work when I bought it
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Any new updates from Motorola? Did anyone do a custom hack to your phone? And also in the vcast section, is My Ringtones, and you will see the factory one, But you say that when you try to play those you cant hear them play. Hmmm but worked before? I am sorry for all the same redundent questions. But if you can play vcast music… Hmm can you play mp3 music from the mini sd card?
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The hinge issue call it a factory related your gonna have to deal with it issue. The button on the side, you can set your screensaver on the front to turn off quicker and it should turn off. And as for reception, these are not the best in the world, mine even at times drops bars then comes back strong, and i didnt even leave the spot i was in… But other than that it is a cool phone, I only got it originally because it was cool looking :))
This phone is awful. Haven’t even had mine a year and verizon has had to replace it 4 times!! Finally they gave me a new battery cause i couldn’t use it for 5 minutes and it would die! Today I opened it up and half the screen had gone blank. Verizon is replacing my phone with a Razr…and i’m glad to be done with the Krzr!!!
yeah it will play mp3 songs but no ringtones.
I bought a practically new unlocked Krzr K1 and put music on the memory card. I was listening tho the music and arranging playlists the whole time and then it stopped playing through the ear buds and now will only play through the speaker. When I first played music it automatically played through the speaker and when I plugged the ear buds into the mini-usb port it automatically switched over. I can’t get it to play through the ear buds now at all. Please help. Thanks in advance.
I just got a new unlocked krzr k1m and I want to be able to switch between SIM cards. Where is the SIM card located on this phone and how can I get to it
Where can I find the SIM card on the krzr k1m?
cricket k1m is the best. Just plug it into a usb on any pc and tranfer music to your memory card. Make sure you save it to the mobile folder and not the motorola folder. I made a new folder in the mobile folder and save all my songs to it. I can now use them as ringtones and on my mp3. After you save and disconnect from pc, you save any song from storage device to your phone.Turning your mp3 into ringtones. This also lets you send in text.
I suggest buying a universal card. This way you can use it on cameras or psp or even pc if you have a slot. Difference in price is very little. Go to cricket or best buy.
reach me at lopez.james77@comcast.net
Ive had a krzr for about a year and i must say it isnt the best phone ive every had. . . but yesterday it wouldnt receive or send txts, saying that the memory was full. . . also i had about 500 messages in there so i deleted THEM ALL and then some more stuff in there i didnt need but still everytime i try to send a message it says the same thing. . . HELP PLEASE!!!!
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If your trying to text and find that when you click on new message, and it tells you that memory is full, and there is like nothing in your in or out box. Here is the way I got it to get around the memory full issue.
Click on Message
Then Settings
Then All Messages
select auto erase —> it settings should be defaulted to Off, click on On.
Once you do this the memory full issue is gone. Now what else does it effect, well you will need to keep checking to make sure it is not causing other ills.
This could also be the reason for the screen going white and going so slow to read and send messages.
This worked for me, it might not for you but worth a try.
Hi, I have a krzr 1 and I need someone help. when I open the phone to make a phone call the screen is black, it does not displays numbers or anything and it is not broken. what can it be?
Hey Guys, solved the KM1 issue with the picture id and/or default ring. You need to use the area code when you put the number in contacts. By default verizon detects the area code so without the phone is not recognizing the contact. Tried this several times worked with the area code every time.
External Controls – 3/5 stars
There is no way for a user to start music playback from the external controls, the phone must be opened to do so.
this claim is incorrect you can start you mp3 player without openng your phone. you press and hold the button which is right next to the volume control (the speakerphone button). just press and hold that button until the player pops up on the screen. if it says player error than you have no music for it to play
I have the Verizon Wireless K1m and I am having trouble getting the music to play! I transferred directly to my microSD card but when I try to play I get a “Music is not available” player error. I also tried to connect via USB and sync with PC but the driver will not load because it says I already have a newer driver installed??? Tried to connect to Motorola Phone Tools and it also won’t connect via USB but it does fine with Bluetooth and can sync Phonebook and Calendar. The phone just doesn’t seem to recognize that there is music on the card. Should the music be in a special folder and can there be subfolders, etc. I am not going to buy the Verizon Music Tools software just for transfering Music!
I bought a 2G micro sd card. It was working fine until I getting some songs
via bluetooth and now my krzr can’t read the card. Just freezes then it goes
back to the main menu. Any solutions?
I wrote a review of the MP3 capabilities and I’m not sure how this review concluded a 4/5. IMO, the MP3 player is a total non-starter with serious flaws that would prevent it from replacing an ipod in terms of usability.
I realize that getting this phone through Verizon means it is the CDMA version, because Verizon phones do not NEED a sim card to work. However, does this mean the phone has been modified to not take a sim card at all? Or is there still a sim slot, just with no card?
Thanks
Have you tryed charging it every night. I did it and now my cell holds a charge.
Whats up everyone. Save your songs to your micro sd card. Then go to your sounds and choose a song from your storage device. Then choose to move it to your phone memory . Once moved, you can choose a contact and edit to use as ringer ID.
You can use a camera usb or even a psp usb cord. Only, I suggest connecting it to the back of your computer usb plug. This way it charges your phone at the same time.
If you have the opportunity to get cricket, get it. They have the option of unlimited web for only $5 a month. Which gives you free ringtone, pics and screen saver downloads from http://www.mobile9.com at no addn’l cost. ( no airtime fees) .
Either way, it works. Also, the storage on your video can save and play music videos. I have many and they play just fine. Just save to mobile file on sd chip and mak a video file to save in. feel free to ask @ lopez.james77@comcast.net
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if you press the bottom button(speakerphone button) and then hold it for 5 seconds it will start the player
METALMEGS,
the EXACT same thing keeps happening to me, right down to the ‘receive picture message’ while making calls. the phone tells me I have no service exactly every 3 to 4 minutes and the screen freezes constantly. I cannot text longer than a minute with out it freezing and shutting itself down, and it barely stays charged. I’ve only had the phone a year and I’m at my witts end.
I have no idea what to do besides shell out the money for a new phone (I usually do the upgrade every 2 years).
Hello. Just bought a Verizon Wireless K1M and am using it in Guam but not through verizon as we do not have that carrier. The phone was unlocked somewhat and I am trying to use the music I have dowloaded through the Vcast music manager as ringtones. I have tried everything with no luck and am wondering if there is a way to use these songs as ringtones? I cannot purchase ringtones through Vcast as we cannot connect to it fom Guam since it is a local carrier. Anyone know of a mod or something I can do to getsome better ringtones than the stock ones? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Jason
omg..im so very disapointed with this phone..no thats putting it very mildly. i hate it. sadly my old phones went completly kaputs and i was forced to get a new cell ASAP as i work on call…so i got this phone, it looked nice and they said it was very durable!! haha funny since now i read that the glass cracks easily. but i have not experianced this yet thankfully! SO ive had this phone for alllmost a month now, ONLY a MONTH :S and the alarm clock works RARLEY, and when i send TXT mesages…this is the part that drives me nuts…the txts do not even get recived, and wheeeen they do, people get them days later!!! and the txts from others, get to me days later if at all as well…AHHH… i haate hate haate this stupid phone…*sigh* and sadly at the time couldnt afford a protection plan.. so im basiclly screwed.. $100 right down tha hole… DO NOT GET THIS PHONE! the phones sound quality also i must mention is totally crap.. i feel like im 80 witha hearing aide trying to understand what the heck people are saying….oooo i wish i still had my old phone :(!! yesterday, i actually ran into the girl form the store that sold me the phone from the store and she said that just days after i got it she heard how horrible it was, and felt bad she even sold me it. she was so nice, to bad the phone wasnt
I hate this phone! Everytime I try to send a text message it says the memory is full and I deleted everything!!!
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If your trying to text and find that when you click on new message, and it tells you that memory is full, and there is like nothing in your in or out box. Here is the way I got it to get around the memory full issue.
Click on Message
Then Settings
Then All Messages
select auto erase —> it settings should be defaulted to Off, click on On.
Once you do this the memory full issue is gone. Now what else does it effect, well you will need to keep checking to make sure it is not causing other ills.
This could also be the reason for the screen going white and going so slow to read and send messages.
This worked for me, it might not for you but worth a try.
What I have noticed that with some Verizon Phones it won’t have the memory full issue but after 50 texts it will auto delete. Now I did an update to my phone via Motorola and I can keep texts over 50, once I had over 400 in Sent and Inbox. Try it and see what happens.
k i give up..how do u transfer music? lol i dont have verizon i have cellular one..help please
I agree this phone is a piece of junk. I got my KRZR in November and already I have had to send it in to be fixed because the screen went completely white. I have also had a problem with the life of the charge on the phone. I charge it all night and maybe 4 hours after taking it off the charge it says low battery. Did I do something to the battery or is this normal? the guy at the us cellular store said that the battery really doesnt last that long anyways
i have a krzr phone and when i was texting it just froze and the screen went blank. Thats how it is now i dont know what to do!!
IMPORTANT!
Please, do not buy this phone!
NO matter what! Do not buy this phone!
I bought the phone in March of 2007.
One day later. It broke on it’s own.
I had to pay full price for the phone,
So luckily I bought insurance.
I got a new one, which lasted for a year and a month.
Then, a few weeks ago, it broke.
Im not sure how.
But it was impossible to be fixed.
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!
I had to pay full price for a new phone.
Not the best day at the Cellular Store I might add.
Having a similar problem with the battery life. Bought the phone around January 1. I can charge it up in the evening and it is beeping low battery at 4 am, without being used at all. Doesn’t happen every day. Took it in and they upgraded the software, told me the software was several versions behind. My daughter’s is several weeks newer and has not had problems.
I have ringtones on my Motorolla K1 KRZR, that i have received via bluetooth but I can’t apply them as ringtones for incoming calls. Anyone can help me with that.
Oh my god. Permanent white screen. This phone SUCKS!
i hear ya ive had this phone for a little over a year and i just now got the white screen it sucks so hard
I have a KRZR and there aren’t many things i dislike about it but I really think the camera needs to be improved and the speaker needs to be a little bit louder, Ive had it since December of ‘07 and i haven’t had any technical problems with it.
There is no way for a user to start music playback from the external controls, the phone must be opened to do so. That is not true. If you hold down the speakerphone button while the top is closed it opens v-cast.
Yeah, not a huge fan of this phone. I’ve had it for a year now and haven’t had as many problems as most, but I also dealt with the “memory full” (when the memory was not full!) issue (which is actually why I’m on this site, haha. all fixed now!!), and I’ve finally lost my center button. I had a similar problem with battery life, but I got a new battery on ebay and things were better for a while. It’s started getting bad again, though. There was a time when I couldn’t talk on the phone for 15 minutes without it dying. Lame. All this to say that when its time to get a new phone, I won’t be getting a Krzr again (and probably not a motorola at all).
Bernet,
To use your MP3’s you need to transfer them from your card to your phone. This worked for me, I hope this works for you.
Hi, My lcd screen has broken and I was told that it would cost about $65 to fix but since our two years end in November, I do not want to pay that much so soon to when I could get a new one. All I need is somehow a guide to what buttons I push to get to my music so I can still listen to music and buttons to push to get the talking phone settings so I can hear the names on my contact list since I cannot see them. Any other guiding to other important functions would also be much apreciated. Thanks!
1. to correct the statement about the external controls. There is a way to start music playing without opening the phone. Hold the little button beneath the volume control
2. I have a problem using ringtones, all of them have a red lock over them and Don’t work. My phone is forced to be on vibrate. I can only preview them if I use the earpiece What’s wrong?
i just got a MOTOKRZR K1m phone is there a sim card in it and can I switch it with my sim card from my nextel Motorola phone i530?
I just purchased the MOTOKRZR K1m and after receiving only 5 texts, the screen stated ‘messages full’. I cleared all of my messages using the ‘clear all’ however this has not worked. What should I do???
Also, I loaded 5 songs onto the phone (without purchasing any memory cards from the store) and it will not load any more. Will I need a memory card to upload more songs?
I need help!!
my phone keeps saying that first it is working then a minute later it will shut down, turn on again, shut down!!!!! what do I have to do? please help!!!my email is herrineagles@ymail.com. email me if you have any ideas. thanks. -Steffani. (pronounced: Ste-FOH-ne)
I just bought the new Krzr but what i wanna know is how do you download music on this thing???
Yes you can! To the left of the phone, on the side, second button down, close your phone and hold the button in. It’ll beep then the music player starts but it plays all your music not one particular playlist.
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!!!!!!! It sucks the front screnn cracks very easy and everthing stops working one by one for example for some reason my camera wont open at all. Overall horrible phone!
I have a KRZR through sprint, this is the biggest piece of CRAP, its always freezing then going back to the screensaver, the batt dies so fast, im on my third one (lucky i bought the insurance) Iv had about every issue with this phone, my two years just ended and now im getting the Instinct, fingers crossed it wont be the nightmare this phone was… dont buy one, i will never buy a motorola again, im sticking to Samsung they have always been great
Worst phone I ever had. Worked very slowly when I first bought it. Updated software and worked better for a while. Now lose calls constantly, screen goes white and have to take out battery to get it to come on again, battery doesn’t last long. My wife has same phone- first one the number 9 on keypad did’t work right out of box. the replacement worked for a while but now the battery doesn’t stay charged for even one whole day.
does anyone know how to shut the music player lights on the front screen permanatly?
I loved my phone up until recently,
it vibrates for no reason, and my screen cracked !
Does anyone know how much it would be to replace the screen ?
or would it be cheaper to buy a whole new phone ?
Fragile, buggy, slow. The only good thing is the clear sounding speaker and good looks. I’ve gone through 2 phones now. First one’s earpiece speaker went out so I couldn’t hear people talking to me. The second one was permanently frozen showing only a white screen. I don’t drop/hit/throw my phones. They are just so fragile.
This phone is pretty much garbage. Mine just recently just decided that it would freeze up for about 20-30 seconds, interrupting whatever I do except a phone call, says no service and then goes back to saying it has service; it’s very annoying while trying to send text messages. Front screen cracked very easily also.
I ditto all the above comments. I too was an idiot for getting talked into this p.o.s. The battery only lasts a couple hours, and that’s when I’m not even using it. If I talk for more than 10 minutes, the battery starts beeping. At least three times a week I’m woke up at 4am with the annoying pa-dink sound saying the battery is shot. I go to Verizon and just get the runaround. They say, yeah, the battery power don’t last long. Lemme sell you a new battery. Ya think?? This phone is only a few months old, and I’m stuck with it for another 19 months. Ya live and learn. DON’T GET THIS PHONE! JUNK!
I bought my phone on october 25 from koodo. when I got it the battery was already almost dead they told me this wasnt normal and to take it home and charge it and if i had problems to bring the phone back in, well i charged it when i got home and i found it weird how it charged so fast, well it stayed charged for 3 hours and it wasnt even used. no calls/txts nothing! so i took it back and they gave me a whole new phone. a week later. i bought it bcuz my parents always had motorolla phones and nvr once had a problem with them so i thought it was a good idea. well new battery, and i got the new one two days ago, and ive charged it 3 times since then. does the battery power just suck in these phones. my old phone i even used my mp3 on it for the gym and i charged that once every 3-4 days. so far.. im not impressed! AS well i downloaded a ringtone, and have no clue where it went to in my phone, where it is saved to n where to find it and set it up Can anyone help???
I got this phone in december of 2007 and it is terrible! i am incapable of taking phone calls or making them. I charge my phone all night take it off in the morning and five minutes later it’s beeping low bat!!!! Just today every single button stopped working on my phone and is refusing to even turn on. WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY!!!
I had similiar issues with the battery but Verizon replaced it for free. My wifes does RING weird. The rings are slow then fast, not sure what it the problem is.
Can anyone out there help with the download for saving music to this phone??
Please email to my address bapd108@yahoo.com
i just got mine in Nov and have had two major problems so far. the first time (after one month of use), my phone just suddenly freaked out on me when it started dialing the number 4 repeatedly by itself. i didnt even touch the keypad! i tried to turn the phone off but it wouldnt let me so i had to remove the battery. when i put the battery back in and turned the phone on again after a few minutes, the same thing happened again! so i removed the battery once again and waited some more before turning it back on. later that night, no problems. then last night, while my phone was still on, i opened the flip to try to use it and it froze. i removed the battery and after i turned it back on, it told me to insert the SIM card. it was already in there. so i kept turning it off, turning it back on, removing the SIM card several times and still it tells me the same thing. i’ve had it with this crappy phone! i cant believe i spent so much money on this garbage. don’t buy it!
yea im pissed. my krzr has every-single one of the problems you guys have talked about, the white flashing screen, no time display when closed, memory full issue, it wont keep a charge but i tried the battery in another krzr and it worked fine..yea so the way to fix all of these problems is to take your battery out, hit it with a ballpeen hammer, take your krzr and smash it against a rock, preferebley a sharp rock, and go buy a new phone hope this helped
I bought my krzr on october 23th 08 , and about 2 weeks after i bought it, it fell on grass and the screen smashed.. its junk. now it is febuary 09, and my ringer stopped working for calls, it just vibrates, i call bell and they say theres nothing they can do about it because the screen was broken , even though the ringer worked after it broke, so basically my message is to NOT BUY THIS PHONE , it is a waste of money.
So… Ya. I cant wait to get a new phone. I cant stand this one any more!!! Lets just say, this is my 4th Krzr! And omg!! Each one of them have really really let me down! I love the looks and the size, shoot even the music player and camera work fine for me. Its just the never ending Freezing it does and like i have seen on here, it will freeze for about 30 seconds then go white then have to basically restart itself. Now, for the really fun one: Recently my phone had been 100% worthless. I turn it on and off over and over again, taking the battery out doesn’t help, but the screen is permanently black and the main screen is permanently white… WHY IS THIS!!!?? Grrrr! P.s. DONT BUY THIS JUNK!!
i have a krzr k1m and have had it since dec of 07 and i think it a really ok phone it does what i want it to and it does it well. the speaker is very good and is nice and loud. i also put in a memory card so it now can hold even more than it could. speaking of holding it can also hold allot of msges on it. most of my friends that have different phones say that theirs can only hold 100. but my krzr can hold like 860 its so great. the only bad thing is that if you leave to many msges on it it can reall slow down the phone. another bad thing is that since the top is glass it gets fingerprinty and breaks easily. i should know because i dropped mine and it just kind of shattered. i have had to get another one now. but i soon get to get a new phone.
ok I have read all these coments and i have had all the same problems plus more. the screen, white and frozen, oh and a way to fix that is when the problem starts open and shut you phone over and over again until it comes back., also it vibrates on its own, the ringer stopped for incoming calls, but i have also had where all my messages stop showing who txted me and just showing a little mail box on the top of my screen, the camera rarly even opens, and before the white screen came in my list of problems the screen would go colorful and in different patterns and some times the screen would turn upside down. this is just a small amount of anoying problems with this phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i HATE this phone and i advise nobody to by it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this phone is ok. but it does have a problem of freezing up once in a while. and coverage is pretty bad. i got mine from verizon. but my main problem with the phone is that i cant find a driver that works to transfer songs to it. ive looked everywhere. and i found one that was supposed to work but didnt. and i am big on taking videos but without a memory card you can only record around 8 minutes. but the phone is kinda crappy. but decent looking.
Do not buy this phone. After a month with this phone the battery refused to stay charged and would die after less then and hour. So I bought a new battey and the same thing happened again. Also, it likes to shut off whenever it wants to.