what do you DISLIKE about the L7?

[xnny3x]

Post here what you dislike about the phone..what you DONT like? I hear alot of people say they dont like the VODAfone live button...Im not sure I have that so I would have to say I dont like..IM its doesnt include MSN, and thats all I use soo yeah I wish that was a bit more up to date there:wtf:

[rjm_27]

My biggest dislike about the L7 if the mic location, it's on the front but it's over by the 6 and 9 buttons. It's great if you wanna use your phone with your left hand/left ear, however if you wanna use your right hand/right ear then the mic tends to get rubs up against the side of your face. Most people don't really like that too much and neither do I! Horrible design!!

[xnny3x]

hmmm never thought about that but I hear where your coming from, I never realized that, nice...anybody else?

[Chynkinese]

I don't like how the camera doesn't have some sort of cover. Then again, 0.3MP ... not much to protect. Menus seem a tiny bit slow too. But I still love the phone :grin:

[Kivo]

I really like my L7, It's so DAMM pretty ! so fashion, so brilliant give you some sort of luxury hahaha!

[hockeyfreak863]

I dont like the Hellomoto splash screen when u turn it on

[Texas34]

Lack of A2DP....

[zeus]

the vga camera doesn't bug me much....

what i don't like is the fact that we, i mean our phones, can't read a resolution higher than that of 640x480.

aside from this resolution thing... it's one hell of a phone. it's got the looks, we mod the software, metal casing.... i love it

[xnny3x]

I dont like the Hellomoto splash screen when u turn it on

true

[xnny3x]

we thats definatly agreed, we all love our phones haha, would it be to much to say i love mine more than, say MP3 players haha

[zeus]

can't we change the splash screen?

[EdinLA44]

The keypad buttons are a bit small for me. I have to use my fingernail. After coming from a RAZR with slightly bigger keypad, this is what I noticed first. I'd also like at least a 1.3 Megapixel camera too. Other than that it's pretty nice.

Ed

[rjm_27]

Oh and another one I thought of....the center keys of the keypad are shifted down so they aren't lined up with the other keys. It can create a bit of havoc when text messaging or if you try to dial a number - especially when you might try to dial a number or text without looking at the keypad.

[b00bytr@p]

My biggest gripe about the phone is about hte design. I wish they would have included a regular earphone port, because using the freaking ear phones that came with it suck. I mean I spent $30 on a set of Sony ear plugs and can't use em with out that adapter.
Other than that, I love the clarity, brilliant display...
If someone could post a tutorial about adding LONG videos as in full movies, like the iPod... I would appreciate it. Thanks all.

[Lunaillij]

I don't like that the phone is a sensitive little b!t@h if dropped. So now it sometimes restarts on it own when I am talking on the phone. That’s a real big pain. And I also don’t like that it has a low resolution camera. But at least it does take some good pix in well lit areas. Other than that, the phone great.

[fishy]

i dont like the gprs connection i would prefer edge
small resolution of camera is a little problem too

oh and xnny3x that vodafone live button is realy anoying it is on the background in bottom right corner
if i change skin tha is not from vodafone there is just blank space

and b00bytr@p you could convert movies with WinAVI MP4 Converter
thet is what i use

otherwise is a nice looking device and it is very useful if you know how thin is it
the keypad isn t a problem too beacuse after a while you get used to

[amysandha22]

the mqin thing which i dont like in L7 is it does not have FM radio andit also does not have autolock system thats it

[magnadyne]

- No auto key lock
- I would like it there was a clock when the screen went dim.
- I wish the lights would stay on during a call, or at least the end button. At night when I go to hang up, I can't find the end call button.
- Ditto on the mic placement
- I also liked the repeating alarm function of my Ericson. You could setup what days you wanted your alarm to go off. I used it as my alarm for work, and I never had to worry about setting it. The L7 alarm is close, but it goes off every day.
- Also wish you could still use your phone when the media player is running. Surf web, text message, etc.

All together I LOVE the phone though. Especially after I found how much you can mod it!

[zeus]

there's a seem edit available for continuous background light, if i'm not mistaken it's seem 0032_0001

[zeus]

only one thing missing though, no offset. lol.

i hope our moderators can do something about it.

[magnadyne]

there's a seem edit available for continuous background light, if i'm not mistaken it's seem 0032_0001

I have seen this, and I don't want it on all the time, just during a call. I was under the impression that it turned it on all the time. This would kill the battery life.

If it doesn't work like that, let me know.

[living_sword]

the video player is a pain in ***. no forwarding/rewinding, no fullscreen, no playlist, no horizontal view.

[Cyberwulf]

This phone has it all,but I do admit the camera could have been better. It is by far the best phone I have ever owned, and I've had many!

[technicalmind]

....the L7 is not, and wont be any time soon, A2DP compliant. There is no ROM update or anything out there that will make it. To me that sux. That is my complaint

[cash7c3]

there is it is not released anywhere in public. It is a carefully guarded firmware that on ly moto employees have

[luisomtz]

So only moto employees that design the software or empleoyees that work at motorola?

[cash7c3]

does it make a difference?

[jomo]

1) cant use ringtones on mmc as ringtone
2) cant seem to save skins to mmc
3) stupid camera

4) cant use mp3 ringtones with bt headset connected

5)im scared to drop it...

i miss my nokias...lol

[jomo]

lol, just read up

6) video is a pain, no fast rewind etc etc

7) no autolock

[cash7c3]

r4513 l7's have autolock if you flash the chinese firmware

[xnny3x]

wait no mp3 ringtones with the bluetooth connected?

[cash7c3]

correct, no you can't change that

[xnny3x]

correct, no you can't change that

so if I connect a bt, and get a call, it will ring gay, omg thats gay

[xnny3x]

is this true?

[cash7c3]

yes its very gay

[apristel]

possibly the gayest

[xnny3x]

holy crap I now hate blue tooth, not the SLVR but that damn bluetooth I just ordered damn it

[Megaman7]

Lamest part is the A2DP. like seriously. I've got these useless ht820 moto headhphones right now. They're way to lame to wear with a chord, if ONLY i had read the ebay auction correctly. DAMN DAMN DAMN

[xnny3x]

Lamest part is the A2DP. like seriously. I've got these useless ht820 moto headhphones right now. They're way to lame to wear with a chord, if ONLY i had read the ebay auction correctly. DAMN DAMN DAMN

wait whats wrong with those head phones they are bluetooth right?, and what cord?

[OgreStyle]

- I would like it there was a clock when the screen went dim.


There is a SEEM edit for that. I have a clock when my screen goes dim. I can only see it in the sun or other really bright lighting conditions. It shows your signal strength, battery power, and the time.

A2DP would be nice. The mic location sucks. My directional pad's coating is fading - going from shiny to dull. The inability to use a 2GB MicroSD card sucls, too.

[jomo]

r4513 l7's have autolock if you flash the chinese firmware

dont know the # of mine but i know its european...

[Megaman7]

wait whats wrong with those head phones they are bluetooth right?, and what cord?

Look up the headphones. they've got a mic in them so you can talk, but i got them because i thought i could stream music via bluetooth from the phone. Basically im more disappointed in the phone then the headphones. I don't ride the bus, i can go to the gym with these things on, i don't have any practical time to wear them!

For sale: 1 pair of moto ht.... lol j/k GET UR OWN!

[JedixJarf]

i dont like the camera, or screen size

[swapmaster]

As stated above, I have to use my thumbnail to push the buttons and also the lack of a standard headphone jack.

[schmegs]

...is that you can't use a bluetooth headset while there are headphones (or the headphone adapter) plugged into the phone. If I'm listening to music with a cassette adapter plugged into the headphone port & I get a call, I have to unplug the adapter to answer, and then I have to hope I get stuck at a light or something to go through the whole process of plugging the adapter back in & restarting iTunes... sure would be nice if I could just answer with bluetooth...

[rjm_27]

There is a SEEM edit for that. I have a clock when my screen goes dim. I can only see it in the sun or other really bright lighting conditions. It shows your signal strength, battery power, and the time.

A2DP would be nice. The mic location sucks. My directional pad's coating is fading - going from shiny to dull. The inability to use a 2GB MicroSD card sucls, too.


What is the SEEM that shows the clock when the screen goes dim???

[Clarkey]

awesome phone, i agree about the camera quality and not many fonts available, but apart from that it looks awesome especially if you have the red one like me, mines even been through the washing machine and came out perfect, still smells of softener though

[JTX]

Lack of A2DP really sucks.

[cyberoidx]

I don't like that the phone is a sensitive little b!t@h if dropped. So now it sometimes restarts on it own when I am talking on the phone. That’s a real big pain. And I also don’t like that it has a low resolution camera. But at least it does take some good pix in well lit areas. Other than that, the phone great.

I've dropped my phone so many times, i dont even have a count of it now... its even got a nice little dent on it....

But it yet works, not a single bug...

[genetics]

I don't like the phonebook on the Slvr. I mean other phones let you set different numbers like home, mobile, and work under one name, but doesnt work like that on the Slvr.

[Megaman7]

Ya you can do that. Put in the contact information, then when ur done there's a ...MORE... menu option you can click on, and just keep filling in phone number information, try it out.

[Khemistry]

i dislike that mine's bricked....

[rjm_27]

I don't like the phonebook on the Slvr. I mean other phones let you set different numbers like home, mobile, and work under one name, but doesnt work like that on the Slvr.

I know what you mean regarding the phonebook however there is a slight work around for that problem. You can enter all the numbers for your contacts and tag them as Home, Mobile, Work....or whatever. Press the Menu button (the top middle button) and then go into Setup and then you can change the View to Primary Contacts. That will show your contacts under one name and the primary number you set up for them. But then you can hit the left or right buttons to scroll through the other numbers. Hopefully that was kind of clear and made a little sense.

[schmegs]

I know what you mean regarding the phonebook however there is a slight work around for that problem. You can enter all the numbers for your contacts and tag them as Home, Mobile, Work....or whatever. Press the Menu button (the top middle button) and then go into Setup and then you can change the View to Primary Contacts. That will show your contacts under one name and the primary number you set up for them. But then you can hit the left or right buttons to scroll through the other numbers. Hopefully that was kind of clear and made a little sense.

Nice tip! I've been using moto phones for 6 years now, & somehow I missed this!

[poetic_folly]

Nice. I hate having all my numbers on the phone, wish they'd let you do all that stuff with SIM contacts. Come on, people who make this stuff, make me happy. :D

[ReTrO]

i love every part of the phone then again im new to modding and i dont know what i could change but one thing would be to get rid of the cingular across the wallpaper