Oh my god - i h8 this mobile phone.
ive been trying to sell my Motorola V2288e for a year now and nobody wants it
its a really pathetic phone
motorola phones r terrible
the good points are made bad points
IF U R LOOKING 2 BUY A PHONE DO NOT BUY THIS ONE!!!!!!!!

Well, shame on any of you who have said bad things about this phone. Take it from me, it's still desirable enough to steal as mine was taken from my gym locker recently and I really miss it. The menus were clear and easy to use, the screen was good and I never had any problems with it in the 2 years I used it. Text and phone calls were great-excellent reception. I never really used the net (which was slow) anyway and I don't know anyone with a wap phone who does, but the FM radio was great. So what if it doesn't have games or millions of ring tones-that's not what I want from a phone. The radio is a much more useful feature than something stupid like a ringtone remixer, and it's one you rarely find on phones, sadly.
The phone itself looked really unusual and stylish (mine was dark grey and silver though I know others were almost white or orange) and the rubber covers were nice. Try the motorola website for accessories.
As for the people who want batteries, they are available on the net-try sites like www.mobilephonesbatteries.co.uk or firstphoneshop.co.uk, or look up mobile batteries on a search engine. Alternatively, the motorola website sells them but they're more expensive.
This was my first mobile and I think it had many years of good service left in it, but now it's gone. I'm sure as it's so unusual that it'll become some kind of retro design classic eventually. I'd happily have another one any day, if only for the rechargeable radio. You're missed, wherever you are!

At the end of the day a phone is a phone is a phone. It is the extra features which make a phone attractive, this is a make or break point when buying.

The V2288 is a basic phone, it does this task very, very well. The phone menu system is simple to use and there is a quality feel to the handset. The buttons are generous in size and have a light yet firm feel to them, you could text all day on this phone with no discomfort.

There is no vibrate alert or voice active dialling, no games or fancy ringtones. What you do get is a good solid basic phone, there is the inclusion of an FM radio; personally I found this a more appealing feature than a few games that I more than likely would never play. There is another good feature to this phone, the batteries. They are 3 rechargeable AAA size batteries, obviously you don't have the worry of running your battery down and being stuck with a dead phone until you get to a plug socket.
Simply buy a pack of AAA batteries and you are back in business.

You have the option to customise this phone via different coloured rubber/plastic sleeving, you also have a fair choice of ringtones; some better than others but for the average user who does not want the latest poorly emulated pop tune blearing out every time they get a call, the choices will suffice.

These phones are quite cheap now, I got mine last month for £25 brand new on orange. I got the phone unlocked for £5 (this tends to be the normal price for older phones). In the box I got the sim card, 2 phone sleeves, batteries and charger, phone and hands free kit and manual. So for £30 I got a new phone and sim and the facility to use any other sim I want. The V2288e is not an ugly phone at all, nor is it huge - it is just slightly bigger than a Nokia 3210, but slightly lighter.
If you are after a good solid reliable phone then this is for you, if on the other hand you want a highly complex state of the art mobile office type jukebox, look elsewhere!. I never consider WAP to be of much use really, the V2288e is WAP enabled, the screen is a good size for WAP if you desire to use it for that purpose.

I whole heartidly recommend this phone for anyone wanting a basic reliable phone.

It`s far too big but brilliant option i`m sick fed up of not being able to get games, logos and the latest ringtones. Someone tell me how i can get the new ringtones please.

I HAVE HAD THE MOTOROLA NOW FOR A YEAR NOW IT WAS OK BEFORE I FOUND OUT ALL THE PEOPLE IN SCHOOL HAD BETTER ONES WITH GAMES AND SCREEN SAVERS. I HATE THE SIZE OF IT, IT'S BIGGER THAN MUCH OLDER PHONES!

I think this phone is good for first timers.

This is my first phone and to be fair I DID actually like it until I realised all my friends had better phones than me. You have to send a text message to yourself to get the time, there are no logos, the ringtones are rubbish! A nice phone, kinda big but it's ok. Simple to use for a beginner

It is good to listen to the wap, but when you phone someone the battery runs out!!!

Not of use for professional / Business men. May be recommended for kids under 16 years.

Can any one give me the special code for the motorola v2288e so that I can change my sim card, it keeps asking for an 8 digit number plz plz send me the number

why try to keep up with other phones way out of their league with garbage like this. we want easy & reliable mobile phones with good screen grafs. dont they listen to us. this is the 3rd motorola i have had and will never buy another motorola product. after sales service is rubbish too, this phone has been repaired one and still plays up.

nokia is the best i think, that will be my next mobile phone.
i dont want the latest just a good reliable phone.

The Motorola V2288e mobile phone is not the worst.. but not the best either. I personally would give it 7.5
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I tink this Motorola V2288e mobile phone is absolute rubbish.

This Motorola V2288e mobile phone is great if u wanted a different phone and it had all of the faeatures of a nokia including wap and an FM radio, i mean that WAS cool but apart from that the novelty wore off very quickly! the covers were fiddly, the composer not that good, wap was good but it held the stereotypical old motorola shape.....BRICK! however i gave it to my kid brother and he loves it so...hey....good for a first time phone!

i would like to change my Motorola V2288e mobile phone for another motorola.

The icons on the Motorola V2288e mobile phone don't match those shown in the manual. Phone is well built and seems pretty robust. Ok if you just want a simple phone with no frills

The good points and bad points on the Motorola V2288e mobile phone speak for themself.

I would like to exchange my Motorola V2288e mobile phone for another motorola.

If anyone can tell me what's the difference between Motorola V2288 and V2288e mobile phones and if i can put v2288 software into v2288e please gimme an email.
I've never known the security code, although i bought it from a well known dealer. If you know how i can get this code pls. mail me.
thanks

I like the Motorola V2288e mobile phone but u can't get logos and ringtones on it. I would like to know if anyone has got the 8 digit special code for motorola v2288e. I want to use another SIM on an Orange Motorola v2288 phone but when i switch on the phone after inserting the SIM, it displays something like "Please wait, insert special code"

I need help, email me back at [email protected]