National Geographic Motorola Razr V3 – Low international calling rates

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National Geographic Motorola Razr V3 offers cheap international calling rates. The phone also comes unlocked without a contract.

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National Geographic Motorola Razr V3 is a limited option. It has few themed contents and some features.

Inside the Trunk:

Technology: GSM
Band: quad-band of GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Phone Design: Folder Type
Caller ID: Yes
Other Features: Bluetooth, world roaming, A-GPS

The Whiz Kid Speaks:

National Geographic Motorola Razr V3 is a rugged cellular phone. It has two displays – external and internal. The external display has a resolution of 96×80 pixels and 2.2-inch internal LCD display has a resolution of 176×220 pixels and 262,144 colors.

Motorola Razr V3 has 0.3-megapixel digital camera that features CMOS optical sensor and 4x digital zoom. The still image resolution options are 160×120, 320×240 and 640×480. The Razr V3 supports J2ME and Java MIDP 2.0 platforms and WAP2.0 protocol.

National Geographic Motorola Razr V3 has XHTML Web browser, mobile email client and data/fax capability. The messaging features include text and multimedia messages, SMS chat, instant messengers and support for SMTP, IMAP4 and POP3 accounts.

The additional features of Motorola Razr V3 are Class 10 GPRS, Bluetooth and A-GPS. Supported speech codecs are AMR, HR, FR and EFR. The digital video playback format is MPEG4.

Razzle Dazzle:

National Geographic Motorola Razr V3 has rugged construction and is a folder type phone. It has satin metal finish, deep indigo hue and signature design. Our test model had cosmic blue. It is 3.9 inches tall, 2.2 inches wide and 0.2 inch thick.

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National Geographic seems like a good theme for selling travel oriented phones. Cellular Abroad is its service partner, which is running on leased spaces from AT&T. The organization has selected the Motorola Razr V3 as the handset. As an alternate, you can purchase a National Geographic SIM card for $69 and use it in your own choice of GSM cell phone.

We agree that Motorola Razr V3 continues to be a good seller even four and half years after original Razr model. The Razr V3 has VGA camera, few extra features and latest design. The other choice is Motorola C1389, which is a basic phone. National Geographic is appealing the budget-minded users who need an affordable and basic phone. On the bright side, Motorola Razr V3 is also being sold unlocked for $199 without any contract.

National Geographic Motorola Razr V3 has small external display located on the lid. It has a resolution of 96×80 pixels. You can flip open the phone to access the keypad and internal display. 2.2-inch internal display has 176×220 pixels resolution that supports 262,144 colors. We were disappointed that the internal display is small and has low resolution.

The basic feature set of Motorola Razr V3 includes speakerphone, voice recorder, call timer, polyphonic ring tones, alarm clock, calendar, financial/business calculator, currency converter and vibrating alert. Its advanced features are quad-band based global roaming, intelligent typing (iTAP), video recording, melody composer, MPEG4 video playback, voice dialing, conference calling capability, and Bluetooth.

National Geographic Motorola Razr V3 does not exhibit any signs of National Geographic from outside. However, it offers a good selection of themed content inside. You can select wallpapers of world travel spots and animals, but they do not look good on low-resolution display of the Razr V3. There is also a series of travel and animal themed ring tones like Calypso music and lion’s roar. We would prefer to have some themed game or photo library. It has inbuilt GPS application and music player.

The messaging features of Motorola Razr V3 include email, multimedia and text messaging, and support for SMTP/POP3/IMAP4. The phone also has XHTML browser. You can download wallpapers, screensavers, ring tones, games, themes and video files from Motorola Store.

You will get some free talk time and other services on purchasing National Geographic Motorola Razr V3. After that, you have to pay additional charges for getting same services. The domestic call rate is 15 cents per minute, which is less than 5 to 20 cents per minute of Virgin Mobile. Still, the National Geographic (Cellular Abroad) has more charges than 10 cents per minute of AT&T, T-Mobile and Boost Mobile. On the bright side, Cellular Abroad does not cost $1 each day for using the phone, unlike T-Mobile and AT&T.

The international call costs 17 cents per minute for various countries including United Kingdom, Canada, Portgual, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, Australia and Mexico. The charges will be more for other countries. Text messages cost 10 cents per received and sent messages for both international and domestic.

We made few calls through quad-band based Motorola Razr V3 via Cellular Abroad, which works on leased space through AT&T. The overall call quality was good. We received clear sound and strong signal strength at our end without any distortion. The callers also received good and clear sound at their end, yet they could tell that we were using cell phone. Moreover, both of us received low volume.

Overall the National Geographic Motorola Razr V3 is an appealing combination of good quality, rich mobile experience and beautiful design. It is the latest must have factor for wireless fashionable users.

Nitty Gritty:

National Geographic Motorola Razr V3 offers affordable rates for international calling. If you need a phone for low international calling rate, then you can buy the new Razr V3 phone.