Motorola Evoke QA4

1/10 Not the phone it was hyped out to be.

gigaware - 07/02/09  (Edited: 07/02/09)

I waited and waited for this phone to be released and finally bought the it a few days ago. The description made this phone to be an iphone competitor. I got it home I was shocked at the garbage that Cricket sold me!! It is suppossed to be 3G internet, which I paid an extra $15 upfront and its recurring charge, and it doesn't even work most of the time. The applications it has such as youtube (doesn't work), accuweather(doesn't work), and picasa (the only way to share photos. I called Cricket atleast 10 times about this and everytime they said...we have to refresh your settings. About the non working apps...youtube for one...isnt even supported by the phone. Why waste the money on their programming of the phone and my money and it doesnt even work. When I am lucky enough to get an internet connection, it is soooo slow and freezes after a few pages. I later called Motorola about this and they said it doesn't support these features and there are no plans for a software flash. Now...about using the phone as a phone. The volume really sucks and most everyone I talk to on it, can barely hear me. Texting is a real pain because of it being so sensitive. You will find you hit the delete key to correct mistakes more than actual texting. Forget sending photos. Oh...and the phone is advertised about the 5.5 hours of battery life. Yeah right!! I understand using the camera, internet(when it works), MP3 player can drain the battery faster but yesterday I made a few calls and sent a few texts and I heard the imfamous "beep beep" low battery warning. C'mon Motorola, what the he|| happened here. The days of good quality phones like the Razor are gone?? The only positive thing I can say about the phone is the camera/camcorder. The 2MP is really nice, seeing alot of phones on the market are still at 1.3MP. The ringtones are not bad and to be able to use your MP3's as a ringtone is a plus. And ....thats it!! Stay away from this phone!! I am fighting with Cricket to take this phone back and let me exchange for something else. I have been with Cricket for almost 4 years now and this is the first time I have ever had a problem. They sell a phone that can't even use the features it was designed for!!!