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T-Mobile USA Outs the MOTOACTV W450

Only 24 USD with a contract agreement

By Florin Troaca, Communications News Editor

1st of October 2008, 15:20 GMT

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The same day when it launched the entry-level Nokia 1680, T-Mobile USA also released a brand new Motorola phone, namely the MOTOACTV W450. While the Nokia candybar is sold for 14 USD, the Motorola handset is a bit more expensive, coming at 24 USD, with a contract agreement for two years.

MOTOACTV W450 is offered in two color versions, Mandarin Orange and Canary Yellow, being targeted at users with active lives. The W450 is a clamshell dressed in a “rubberized external coating,” which makes it easy to grip.

The features of MOTOACTV W450 are quad-band GSM connectivity (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz), stereo Bluetooth, Music player, email, Mayo Clinic In Touch software, CrystalTalk technology for a good audio experience, speakerphone and microSD card support (up to 2GB). There's also a 1.3 Megapixel camera with video recording and 8x digital zoom, for the moments when you have no better camera at hand.

Motorola W450 weighs 96 grams (3.4 ounces) and, when not flipped, measures 99 x 46 x 17.8 millimeters (3.9 x 1.8 x 0.7 inches). The phone's battery, although only a 850 mAh one, is presented as powerful enough to last up to 7.5 hours in talk-time mode or up to 10 days in stand-by mode.

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Talking about the new handset, Vice President of Sales at Motorola Mobile Devices, Dennis Burke, said, “The MOTOACTV W450 is designed to meet the needs of today's mobile consumers, from the great outdoors to the corporate jungle. With its sturdy exterior and feature-packed interior, this device will quickly become the phone of choice for people with an active lifestyle.

As (almost) always, you'll be able to find the new Moto clamshell both in T-Mobile's US stores and on its official website – at this address if you want the Mandarin Orange version, and at this address if you fancy the Canary Yellow one more.

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Comment #1 by: Rachelle on 06 Jan 2009, 18:49 GMT reply to this comment

The Motorola actv w450 is not all it is written about!!! Motorola has released this phone with problems. The phone will not store phone numbers to the phone. You have only the capability to store to the sim card. They are "working" on the problem. No one knows when it will be fixed. Stores and Motorola are still selling this phone as is, knowing of the phone storage problem and no cell company will stand by the motorola vender to exchange the phone with this known problem. Beware of actv w450 from motorola


Comment #2 by: Chuck on 24 Jan 2009, 09:28 GMT reply to this comment

Completely worthless and a waste of your money. Freezes randomly. Most times, a restart is needed once it freezes. Save your contacts to SIM card, because a freeze, restart, or battery removal will delete them. Battery life remains around 6 hours at best. I know, I've had two of them. You'd have better luck with a black book and a handful of quarters for a pay phone!


Comment #3 by: Scotty G. on 05 Feb 2009, 17:40 GMT reply to this comment

I've had this phone for a couple of months. I have to agree, I am not happy. There are times that the phone has "crashed" where the menu buttons stop working but you can still see that the phone has signal. There are times when my phone list is completely blank (yes it is on the sim card) and multiple reboots of the phone are needed to retrieve the phonebook. After a reboot the phone will not pick up a signal unless I go into the network settings and choose "new network". Abot 30 seconds later it finds the TMobile network and says auto network has been selected EVERY TIME.

Also, when I go to t-zones I get a page saying that my phone is not capable of running games or apps. bleh


Comment #4 by: Mr. Beaz on 25 Mar 2009, 20:42 GMT reply to this comment

Wow...where to start? Ten day standby time. Really?

Try every eight hours. My father and law and I both received this phone and thought they shipped defective batteries.

After "customer support" "you must have got the phone wet" and arguing they sent two new batteries. Now it chirps every morning. Hey, who needs an alarm when your phone needs to be charged at 6 A.M.?
Makes sure you don't sleep in on the weekends and miss anything important.

Phone freezing? Call failed? You bet. This is a good durable phone?

I owned a Samsung that survived several decent impacts, and was submerged in the snow for over five hours. Worked like champ.

I give this phone an F for FAIL.

We will be talking soon TMobile. Oops call failed.


Comment #5 by: Giggles on 29 Mar 2009, 02:59 GMT reply to this comment

I have had the phone for 2 days and already have issues with it. I charged the phone and took it off the charger. Came back to the phone when I recieved an email and notice that my phone was still reading charging but the phone wasn't on the charger. Also the alarm clock was at the top of the phone but the alarm wasn't set. So I turned off the phone for a few mins and then turned it back on. When I did so I recieved like 5 txt msgs or more. After contacting the ppl that sent the msgs I was told that they had sent the msgs 4 hrs or more befor the time of me getting them. I decided that I should contact T-Mobile since it had only been 2 days since I got the phone. I was told to take out the battery and sim card for a few mins. Did that and still no change. I also notice the storeage issue. I have 28 msgs in my inbox none in my outbox, I've put 10 pix in my phone, and one sound clip that is only 4.05 KB. But I only have 880 KB of storage left. Before I had a moto ravr dropped it in water like 6 mos ago and it still gets all my txt msgs, I have a large amount of pix and ringtones.

If your thinking about getting this phone don't save yourself the headache. I wouldn't even get this phone for my 8 yr old son.


Comment #6 by: TotallyAgree on 06 Apr 2009, 02:32 GMT reply to this comment

I have had the phone for only a few weeks and have experienced MANY problems. Battery does not last even 1 full day. If you actually USE the phone during the day it will last only a couple of hours. I lost my phone book THREE times and reentered them each time. When I tried to take a picture, it tells me there is not enough memory for this feature, even though I had installed a 1 GB memory card. It powers off by itself.

When I tried to return it to Motorola, it took me three weeks of emailing and calling to get the correct information. And I HAD TO PAY for the shipping to return it. I am awaiting the phone arrival. I will update shortly.

Save yourself the trouble, BUY ANY OTHER PHONE for less headaches.


Comment #7 by: Beverly on 09 May 2009, 04:14 GMT reply to this comment

Ineed to know from Scotty G how you got the phone list to restore itself. I lost it again for the third time and do not have the patience to take it back to the dealer...

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