Official Motorola RAZR thread (Android version)

[Jola]

Anyway, I prefer this advertisement over the other one. So much...better.

Hmmm, I could do with one like that ! The phone, of course !

[mmmig]

Maybe they will launch the flat-rate android data with this phone

[scotty777]

I lol'd at a comment on the second ad:

"even motorola made a huge come back.... WHAT THE F**K HAPPENED TO NOKIA???"

mandatory comment: they didn't chose android

[Ockie]

Well, I think it is safe to assume that this will be a expensive phone. There simply is no way that the price on gsmarena is right I think. It is making me extremely depressed.

I wonder if my old spot at the red light down the road is still open. Think it is time to come out of retirement.

[Rosaudio]

Well, I think it is safe to assume that this will be a expensive phone. There simply is no way that the price on gsmarena is right I think. It is making me extremely depressed.

I wonder if my old spot at the red light down the road is still open. Think it is time to come out of retirement.

The price in the UK is 450 pounds.

[Ockie]

The price in the UK is 450 pounds.

ok. not too bad. But the prices in the UK might be cheaper cause they lock their phones to their networks?

[Rosaudio]

ok. not too bad. But the prices in the UK might be cheaper cause they lock their phones to their networks?

I got the price from here - http://www.clove.co.uk/motorola-razr-spyder

They sell unlocked phones..

[mmmig]

By my calculation it is going to cost over R7000 over here

[Ockie]

I got the price from here - http://www.clove.co.uk/motorola-razr-spyder

They sell unlocked phones..

Mmmm interesting. Have you used them before? We pay duties on these kinda thing I would assume?

[Rosaudio]

Mmmm interesting. Have you used them before? We pay duties on these kinda thing I would assume?

Haven't used them but they are reliable and well known in the UK. Not too clued up on duties and stuff but I would assume so, although i've had a Nokia 6500 sent over here before from the UK before without having any issues.

30 pounds shipping makes the phone cost 409 pounds (about 4500 rand) if imported over here from Clove, however I have no idea about duties.

[Ockie]

Haven't used them but they are reliable and well known in the UK. Not too clued up on duties and stuff but I would assume so, although i've had a Nokia 6500 sent over here before from the UK before without having any issues.

30 pounds shipping makes the phone cost 409 pounds (about 4500 rand) if imported over here from Clove, however I have no idea about duties.

Oh ok. Well...guess it would be wise to wait and see what the local price is also to compare.

Soul searching seems to be in the cards for me. Damn you Motorola for releasing this piece of hotness! DAMN YOU FOR TORTURING ME SO!!!!!!!

[Rosaudio]

Oh ok. Well...guess it would be wise to wait and see what the local price is also to compare.

Soul searching seems to be in the cards for me. Damn you Motorola for releasing this piece of hotness! DAMN YOU FOR TORTURING ME SO!!!!!!!

Yes indeed Will be interesting to see the cost here.

I just got a Galaxy S2 so no upgrading for me for a while

[Elimentals]

And bootloader "might" be unlocked from the get go, depends on Vodacom/MTN as well as getting ICS depends on volume of phones sold.

Motorola also noted that they are now reviewing their upgrade metrics for their current devices and are formulating their Ice Cream Sandwich update strategy, this means that the new bootloader solution won’t be broadly deployed until Ice Cream Sandwich builds start rolling out to their phones (where carriers will allow).
Christy did mention that when it comes to determining which devices will receive Ice Cream Sandwich this year, it is based on volumes, carriers and hardware capabilities. A carrier can choose not to do an upgrade to their devices dependent on their testing requirements or sales strategies. We’re all too familiar with this when it comes to Telstra and it’s “NextG Optimising”.

There was an acknowledgement that Motorola has been on the more conservative side when it comes to the handling of the bootloader solution and this could be due to the U.S. market with which they operate in. They are starting to get questions from regulators around end users being able to modify code on the phone that could affect how it accesses cellular networks. It’s something that Motorola has to be mindful of while proceeding down this path to more open devices.

So over the coming weeks we should start to see some more information trickle out about the RAZR and which carriers will allow the unlockable bootloader. This has been a great result considering the locked down nature of all Motorola devices that have been released this year and almost all we can expect from a company as large and as tied to the U.S. carriers (not the most dynamic of thinkers) as Motorola.

Source: http://ausdroid.net/2011/10/21/motor...be-unlockable/

[The_Unnamed]

Enjoy

[n3cr0]

If it stayed a flip phone, I would have definately considdered getting one.