Motorola Razr2 V9m on Verizon Cell Phone Review - Messaging
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Alfredo Padilla Published on September 12, 2007 Comment on this |
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Supported E-mail Services (0.0)
Like the Sprint version of the Razr2 V9m, Verizon has chosen to eschew a built-in e-mail client and instead use Web-based e-mail access. Although this is a reasonable solution for those who just want to look at their inbox occasionally, it just won't work for those who need a serious e-mail client. We don't award points for Web-based e-mail clients, so the Razr2 V9m will receive a zero in many of these sections.
Push E-mail (0.0)
See above.
Multiple E-mail Accounts (0.0)
See above.
HTML and Attachments (0.0)
See above.
E-mail Customizations (0.0)
See above.
Time to a New Message (0.0)
See above.
E-mail Usability (0.0)
See above.
Supported IM Services (0.0)
Verizon included its standard IM client on the Razr2 V9m, which provides access to AIM, MSN and Yahoo! instant messaging services. Like all other Verizon handsets, use of this IM service will cost you a text message for each instant message sent or received. As always we feel anyone with an unlimited data account should not be charged in this way, and as such we do not award points for it. MMS Support (7.0)
The Razr2 V9m's MMS support is about what you would expect to see from any phone. You can easily send an MMS from the camera application and album, or you can create one from scratch from the Messaging menu. Like most phones, creating an MMS is separate from regular text messages, which is too bad. We prefer unified messaging solutions that allow you to easily turn a text message into a multimedia message. Still, this is a minor issue and we are otherwise happy with the Razr2 V9m's MMS support.
SMS Smiley Face Interpretation (0.0)
Like the Sprint version, Verizon's iteration of the Razr2 V9m does not turn smiley faces into graphical representations, instead leaving them in standard text format. It also lacks any way to easily insert smiley faces, although you can insert some fun animated faces.
SMS/MMS Ease of Use (6.0)
We found the SMS/MMS interface on the Razr2 V9m from Verizon to be good. Unlike the Sprint version, which separates MMS and SMS into two different folder structures, the Verizon version has a unified inbox, which we like to see. When you go to create a new message you are asked what type of message you want to send. We were impressed to see support for signatures in both MMS and SMS messages. When you go to your inbox you are shown a list of messages, with the newest on top. You can resort this list by read/unread status, priority, and size. The left soft key is assigned to erase the selected message, while the right soft key opens a menu with additional options. We found the interface simple and easy to use. We especially appreciate the unified inbox, which obviates the need to back out of one inbox to see the messages in another.
Time to a New SMS Message (3.76)
| Cell Phone | Time (sec) | Score |
| Razr2 V9m (Verizon) | 2.66 | 3.76 |
| Helio Fin | 3.40 | 2.94 |
| Razr2 V9m (Sprint) | 3.52 | 2.84 |
| Razr V3m | 4.58 | 2.18 |
| LG Chocolate VX8550 | 2.61 | 3.83 |
| Apple iPhone | 2.62 | 3.82 |
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