Would you switch to the Motorola Cliq?

September 10, 2009, 5:00pm PDT | Length: 00:01:41
At Mobilize 09, ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz grabs his Flip cam and asks show attendees if the new Motorola Cliq is compelling enough to make them want to switch from their current mobile device.

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Would you switch to the Motorola Cliq?

>> We're here at Mobile Life 2009 where Motorola has just teamed with Android Google Android to announce the Motorola Cliq and MotoBlur. We're asking people: Was it compelling enough to make you want to switch?

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>> What'd you think of the MotoBlur and the new Cliq? Is that enough to make anyone switch from what they're currently using?

>> It's pretty interesting.

>> I'm not sure if this Motorola will be a killer applicant or device on the market but definitely one interesting one.

>> I would want see it, touch it, and feel it in my hand first. But yeah, I mean, I'm a heavy Blackberry user.

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>> So it would take quite a bit to make me switch. I just switched from iPhone, because I don't like the touch screen.

>> I think it might be enough to make somebody switch, but I don't think anything is going to kill the iPhone, but I think Android is a terrific 0S integrated platform for developers. I think that the battle has been joined. It's maybe the way I would look at it. It's just a great step forward for Motorola. Obviously, they've been struggling, and I'm excited to play with the device. I withhold judgment until I actually play with it, but it certainly looks like they've done some really good work.

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>> So it's obvious in talking to people that there is some reasons to think about switching, although a lot of people say Motorola and Google have a long way before they can become an iPhone killer. For me personally, I'm excited about trying it out. For CVNet, assumed spelling I'm Sam Peaus phonetic.

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  • cell phone reception
    It seems all anyone, corp. Mfr's, carriers, Sales care about is "bells and whistles"...sell every service whether the customer wants or needs it. But if the customer doesn't live or work under a tower he might not get any reception. If you live in the fringe or "out in the sticks" you probably won't be able to get a signal. With same carrier,then ?Alltel?, my Nokia 6255i out received everyone else regardless of phone or carrier especially out in the sticks. My new Motorola VE20 is not half as good as the Nokia. All the sales people can tell you is sign up and try it and if you don't like it try another. Not sure what they will say after you have tried all 10 or 20 phones. Almost no one can help with this issue.
    Why can't someone test (measure signal and listen to hear for understanding) these phones under identical conditions for transmission and reception. That would help millions of people who don't live under a tower. How about adding this to your testing and reviews? This would at least tell us which one had best reception under test conditions and which not to look at. I know many people who can't get a signal at home and they aren't that far out. Frustrating!!!! Is anyone listening?
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    15th Sep 2009
  • RE: Would you switch to the Motorola Cliq?
    I won't use anything that can't sychronize e-mail, contacts & Calendar with MS Outlook. I don't want any 3rd party apps that do an incomplete synch as an additional layer.....in short, heck no.
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