V220 or V400??

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I am on an expired contract. Great plan, so I don't want to give it up, but
am not happy with my phone (T720) I am tossing up the decision for the V220
or the V400 as my choice for a hardware upgrade.
1) I live in the sticks, so I need 850MHz
2) I prefer Motorola
3) I prefer the external antenna (peace of mind I guess...)

Can anyone share their experiences with the 2 phones? Which is the better
of the two??

Thanks

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Thanks for the insight...
"MooCow" <xmoocowx@vceen.bc.ca> wrote in message
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> Charlie Chuckles <2deep2noticeYOURBRA@yourpantiesgmail.com> wrote:
>> I am on an expired contract. Great plan, so I don't want to give it up,
>> but
>> am not happy with my phone (T720) I am tossing up the decision for the
>> V220
>> or the V400 as my choice for a hardware upgrade.
>> 1) I live in the sticks, so I need 850MHz
>> 2) I prefer Motorola
>> 3) I prefer the external antenna (peace of mind I guess...)
>
>> Can anyone share their experiences with the 2 phones? Which is the
>> better
>> of the two??
>
> Never tried the V400, but I have the V220. It's not bad, but the screen
> isn't as good as the V300 - and I can only program 5 numbers to dial by
> voice. It's a plastic casing, though, so it feels fragile.
>
> It DOES come with Mini-USB port - so it's possible to connect to
> computer. HOwever, I haven't found software for it.
>
> I haven't had problems with dropped calls (I'm in Metro Vancouver area),
> but RECEIVING calls - the speaker seems to be a bit quiet. not loud
> enough.
>
> One beef I DO have is that when I set it to vibrate and ring, it VIBRATES,
> then rings, then VIBRATES.... I find that annoying.
>
> Overall, though, since I only paid $60 for my phone, I'm happy with
> it. But if something that's slightly better comes along, I would probably
> think about paying just a bit if the quality of the phone was
> better.
>
> --
> MooCow