motorola timeport p7389 reviews | Watch This Item.

Picture courtesy of Stanciu-Lixandru Alec.

Average Ratings
Value for Money5/10
Overall rating4.8/10
37% Recommended7 out of 19 Reviews
Rate this item

19- Motorola Timeport P7389 Reviews

  • Full review by
    kart
    on 30th Aug 2004


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    Good Points: Slim in size Tri-Band Easy to use

    Bad Points: N/A

    General comments: The Motorola Timeport P7389 is a GREAT phone beacuse it works all around the world and it is very small. It is easy to use once you know how to get navigate the menus.
    kart's review and ratings     | 43 words

  • Review by
    Benzyl
    on 30th Jun 2004


    User Rating : 7
    Respect : 0

    I bought Motorola Timeport P7389 this as a cheap (second hand) mobile phone to use in the US and it did this fine, at the new price this would would have been nippy but at £10 it was sound.
    Benzyl's full review     | 52 words

  • Review by
    Snookiewaldz Rank: Staff Sergeant
    on 1st Nov 2003


    User Rating : 5
    Respect : 0

    Does not shows the name of the SMS sender when you received a text message but only a number. You have to memorize the number of the sender first and check your phone book enable to recognize who sends you the message. It's only a good thing if you do not have so many contacts on your phone book then it's easy to determine who the sender is. Cannot save the number from received SMS and calls. It's better to have a pen and a paper with you all the time.
    Snookiewaldz's full review     | 107 words

  • Review by
    Serpisor.
    on 19th Jun 2002


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : -1

    The voicenotes on the Motorola Timeport P7389 mobile phone are cool, the design is the best and i can list many others. Can someone tell me how i can del the VoiceNotes from a Motorola V50? Please mail at Serpisor@Sarpe.net
    Serpisor's full review     | 68 words | 1 comment added.

  • Review by
    Enormous Derek. Rank: Lance Corporal
    expert review Expert Review
    on 27th Mar 2002


    User Rating : 4
    Respect : +3

    Oh boy. Where do we start with the Motorola Timeport P7389? The user interface is severely pants. My biggest gripes are: * Having to navigate lots of menus to access obvious things like: Switching between vibrate+ring and Missed & recent calls. * No distinction on LCD icons of 'vibrate+ring' as opposed to just 'ring'. * Battery meter is almost useless. You only get a couple of minutes of call time once the meter has got to the bottom segment. My old Philips Savvy used to go for ages on wha ...
    Enormous Derek's full review     | 498 words

  • Review by
    agg01. Rank: Lance Corporal
    expert review Expert Review
    on 8th Jun 2001


    User Rating : 6
    Respect : +1

    Referring to the Motorola P7389, I agree with the previous reviews - except I wish to point out that the voice recognition system is dreadful; eg it cannot distinguish between "play voicenotes" & " add to sim", "credit" "home" & "garage".
    agg01's full review     | 77 words

  • Review by
    Shahar Steiff. Rank: Lance Corporal
    expert review Expert Review
    on 15th Apr 2001


    User Rating : 2
    Respect : +7

    This text refers to the Motorola Timeport P7389. Apparently there is a whole bunch of mobile phones named "Timeport". The best way to describe Motorola cell phones is "user hostile". I have been using all sorts of cell phones, starting from Motorola "Alpha", "Flipper", "Elite" then I got to the Timeport. Well - they improve... Slowly. When the Nokia 2120 had three lines of LCD text and a battery that snaps to place and remains there - Motorola still had a single LED line of text and a battery ...
    Shahar Steiff's full review     | 304 words | 3 comments added.

  • Review by
    LeatherMan.
    on 24th Mar 2001


    User Rating : 2
    Respect : +1

    The Phone Sucks. I can't believe I got sucked by Motorola's Name. Switching to Nokia 8890 . . . .
    LeatherMan's full review     | 28 words

  • Review by
    marcam.
    on 21st Mar 2001


    User Rating : 1
    Respect : +3

    One of the most unfriendly phones in the market. No quick access to names and other commonly used functions and no directory management. Motorola should hang their heads in shame. A very bad product that should never have been released. If you have one, ask for your money back.
    marcam's full review     | 75 words

  • Review by
    Hunter. Rank: Lance Corporal
    expert review Expert Review
    on 12th Mar 2001


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : +1

    The Timeport has better reception than most Nokia & Ericsson phones. The battery is good for 3 hours of talking non-stop & it doesn't take long to charge up the battery. If the Timeport had a more rugged antenna or if they could come up with one that doesn't require an external antenna, that would make the Timeport the perfect cell phone.
    Hunter's full review     | 152 words

  • Review by
    HeSave. Rank: Lance Corporal
    expert review Expert Review
    on 3rd Mar 2001


    User Rating : 2
    Respect : 0

    This phone is stupid.If you put the key lock on and press any key, it still makes a tone and the lights come on, so... when the phone is in your pocket and they keys are being pressed, the phone lights up and makes a sound, resulting in a battery that is dead by the end of the day. The voicenotes are one good feature but even that has been messed up by our friends at Motorola. You can record conversations or notes upto three minutes, but you can delete only the whole lot and not individual note ...
    HeSave's full review     | 137 words | 1 comment added.

  • Review by
    Laban.
    on 26th Feb 2001


    User Rating : 3
    Respect : 0

    just the basic usage is frustrating. Just use the directory: 2 ways to access one with the menu the other one with a "smart button": Examine the Menu access. It takes 2 strokes to get the directory, then it asks you if you want to use the voice to retreive the name, then it does not let the choice you have to use another key (this one is called the smart key!) you press this key then you are at the beginning of the directory, then you have either to key sequentially or to access by the first le ...
    Laban's full review     | 175 words

  • Review by
    Jasper.
    on 14th Feb 2001


    User Rating : 0
    Respect : 0

    TIMEWARP TIMEWARP TIMEWARP I WANT MY MONEY BACK NOW!!!!!!!!
    Jasper's full review     | 93 words | 1 comment added.

  • Review by
    Apollo.
    on 19th Oct 2000


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : +3

    Have used Nokia, Ericsson Philips and Bosch, but Motorola always much better, easier to use and less tacky. The Timeports Triband facility makes this the only of its kind on the market, it's modem makes it second only to the Cardphone. An excellent phone, easy to use, small without being ridiculous, light weight....
    Apollo's full review     | 87 words

  • Review by
    leysin.
    on 8th Oct 2000


    User Rating : 2
    Respect : 0

    I am frankly gutted at the step back this supposed quasi- next-gen phone is supposed to make. Motorola be ashamed. I'm looking for an opportunity to lose/break this phone and have contemplated walking thru bad neighbourhoods to get mugged so I can guiltlessly replace with another brand.
    leysin's full review     | 117 words

  • Review by
    Bob.
    on 2nd Oct 2000


    User Rating : 1
    Respect : 0

    I bought this phone as it was (and still is) the only tri-band phone available. This is the only reason it is selling, the user interface is the worst I have ever come across. Even finding out a missed call is 4 levels deep in the menus, no SMS address book lookup, annoying keylock. The screen on my phone has scratched to the extent where I can no longer read it and most people I know with this phone have problems with the text rubbing off the buttons. The sooner someone else does a tri-band pho ...
    Bob's full review     | 115 words

  • Review by
    David Bailey.
    on 29th Aug 2000


    User Rating : 8
    Respect : 0

    I only chose this phone because I originally bought a Nokia 6150, but then realised that it's software modem only works when it's put through a data cable. I then plumped for this phone, and I haven't been disappointed. I've used Nokias before, and the only advantages they have is a better menu system, and possibly the inclusion of games (which are pretty basic, and are only useful if you don't have anything better to do, which isn't very often IMHO).
    David Bailey's full review     | 104 words

  • Review by
    Con.
    on 15th Jul 2000


    User Rating : 8
    Respect : 0

    Overall very good value for money bearing in mind it includes three GSM bands (for use in North America), personal handsfree, plus a IR modem for use with PDAs & laptops. The software needs consiederable improvement though.
    Con's full review     | 71 words

  • Review by
    Jonesy. Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 8th Jun 2000


    User Rating : 2
    Respect : 0

    Apart from the call quality, this is the most-frustrating phoen that I have ever used. My first ever mobile was a Motorola and since then I have only ever owned Nokia and Ericsson. This time I have made a mistake. I'll going to get rid and go back to Nokia. My advice - Only buy one if you only use it for calls and you can remember all your phone numbers.
    Jonesy's full review     | 147 words


Motorola Timeport P7389 Web Sites