By Jon Gales -- Thanks to the Apple hype machine, Motorola's ROKR E1 was one of the most anticipated mobile phones ever. After 18 months of speculation (ever since it was announced that iTunes would be coming to some Motorola phones) Motorola and Apple debuted the ROKR E1 on the same day as the iPod nano. I've spent a few weeks with the ROKR and found out where it ROKS and where it doesn't.
Besides photos, there is an included video review that shows the ROKR E1 in action.
Last week we took a look at another high profile music phone, the Sony Ericsson W800i.
| Radio | GSM 850/1800/1900 |
| Weight | 3.77 oz |
| Size | 4.25" × 1.81" × 0.80" |
| Memory | 5MB built-in plus included 512 microSD card |
| Screen | 176 × 220 pixel 262K color screen |
| Data | GPRS |
| Camera | VGA with LED flash |
| Sync | Bluetooth, USB |
| Music | iTunes mobile |
Mobile phone aficionados will recognize that the Motorola ROKR E1 is simply a retooled E398. It's a bit large, especially if you've used the RAZR or played with the SLVR, but overall it's a pretty usable design. Thanks to the Apple connection, Motorola made the included handsfree earphones and USB sync cable "iPod White" though the actual earphones look quite a bit different than what's included with an iPod.
The buttons are laid out nicely and are easy to see in low-light (thanks to bright backlighting).
Installing the memory card is a bit tricky, but since microSD cards aren't meant to be changed very often this isn't too big of a gripe. As you'll read later on you're not very likely to buy a bigger memory card because it won't help you out in iTunes.
The 176×220 pixel screen looks sharp thanks to having 262K colors. It's also readable in full sunlight which is a must for switching songs on the go.
Radio wise the ROKR E1 performs well. I didn't experience any dropped calls. The voice quality was good on my end and according to people I talked to on the other end as well. Like other music phones, the ROKR E1 has an airplane mode that turns off the radio for use on an airplane or other area that bans cell phones (like hospitals).
The speakerphone is loud thanks to its use of the same speakers used for music playback. I talk about the speakers a bit more in the music section below.
I was able to squeeze out five hours of talk time in a test, which is solid. Motorola claims the ROKR E1 can play music through headphones for 15 hours or through the built-in speakers for 8 hours. I couldn't think of a good way to test this (other than waiting around) so those numbers may or may not be inflated.
Users of almost any recent Motorola handset will feel at home in the ROKR E1. People seem to be divided if they like the OS or not, but like any it has both strong and weak points. The default behavior for contacts for example is obtuse--it displays a new entry for every number of every contact (e.g. if I put in your home, office and cell I'll see you three times in the phonebook). That can be changed, but it shouldn't come this way by default.
Another quirk with Motorola's OS is the profile system. I won't go into a whole lot of detail, but it's not very customizable and will work well for some, but leave others confused. My biggest gripe is that to get the phone into silent without making noise takes at least 11 clicks. If you use the volume keys on the side of the handset to get into silent mode you'll make a beep every time you hit the down button. If you were on a high volume this could mean many loud noises which is just unacceptable in a meeting.
iTunes is easy to get to on the ROKR E1 thanks to the iTunes button. There are no other music buttons though, so if you want to play/pause you'll have to enter iTunes. To an iPod user the iTunes mobile interface will look very familiar, except for the font it's basically a clone of the iPod software. A handsfree unit is included with the ROKR E1 in the box that also doubles as stereo headphones. If you want to use your own headphones (which I would suggest as the earbuds won't fit everyone and aren't the most comfortable for anyone) you'll need to use the included adapter to go from 2.5mm to 3.5mm. But if you use your own headphones you'll have to unplug after getting a call because you don't get the built-in mic advantage that the included earphones have.
One of the first things I noticed about the ROKR E1 was that it is very slow when iTunes is playing music. This holds true if you're inside iTunes or if it is hidden. For a phone with music features being so central, this is a fatal flaw. My unit couln't even keep the play time counter working smoothly (see video). When iTunes is playing a song menus are also slow and I easily typed faster than it could keep up with. Navigating through menus is also painful--count on a second or two after you touch a button for it to respond.
Speaking of speed, plan on about an hour to transfer a full load of music onto your ROKR E1 since it's a USB 1 connection. Because it took so long to transfer music I found myself sticking with the music that was already loaded onto the phone and not syncing it as often as I normally would. For example, with my iPod nano, I'm able to transfer 4GB of music in 12 minutes.
I'm happy to report some good news though, the speakers on the ROKR E1 sound amazing. Great quality and even bass (it has a bit of rumble when you hold it). Everyone I showed the E1 off to was impressed by the built-in speakers. The idea of stereo speakers on a device this small should be ridiculous, but they sound great. Of course you'll run through the battery faster using the speakers, but this is one thing that even the iPod cannot do.
Something else that iTunes mobile does that isn't common with other phones is display album art (if it's present in iTunes). Some people really get into album art so this could be a big deal, but it's a wash with me.
A few other gripes about the iTunes player, though these aren't Motorola's fault (thank Apple and the RIAA). There is a firm 100 song limit which means even if you get a bigger memory card you will still be limited to a mere 100 songs. This is even less than Apple advertises for the iPod Shuffle, despite having the same 512MB of storage. The second is that songs you have loaded on through iTunes are not able to function as ringtones, even if they are regular MP3 files. To get an MP3 ringtone you'll have to load the MP3 file onto the memory card or phone memory and then make it a ringtone through a confusing set of menus. It would be great if you could just select a song in iTunes and make it a ringtone.
The ROKR E1 has a VGA camera which provides shots in similar quality to past Motorola handsets (they have been using VGA camera modules for quite some time). There's not much good I can say about a VGA camera these days, especially for a phone selling for $249.99. It should at least be 1 megapixel. For comparison, the last music phone I used has a 2 megapixel camera. There is an example shot in the photo section.
While the manual makes several references to EDGE, the ROKR E1 only has GPRS data. According to Motorola this is because one of the chips in the phone performs poorly with EDGE and the engineers were unable to get it working to acceptable standards, so EDGE had to be turned off. This is the case with several higher-end Motorola phones which is quite unfortunate.
Like other Motorola devices, the ROKR E1 uses iTAP for predictive text. It works well, except when music is playing (see video.) If you've used other predictive text software before, iTAP works the same way. You probably won't even notice the difference.
There's an email client for POP3 and IMAP4 mail, but I don't get much use out of mobile email when it's not push.
On the root menu level is an IM application with support for AIM, ICQ and Yahoo! Messenger. Unlike email, IM works well for a standard mobile device since it's natively push. It works well and if you're an IM user it's a really handy app. Watch out though since IMs count as SMS messages and will be charged accordingly. If you have a big text plan this is nothing to worry about, but getting a big bill after the first month is no fun.
As I noted above, syncing with iTunes is easy but not fast. That doesn't matter for other data to sync (Contacts and what not) which can be synced either by USB or Bluetooth. Interestingly enough in iSync (Mac only), the ROKR E1 comes up as the ROKR E790 which was the rumored name of the device. It was able to sync over contacts and calendar information.
The biggest thing the Motorola ROKR E1 has going for it is the carrier deal with Cingular. Feature wise it just doesn't innovate. Overall the device isn't polished, from a USB 1 connection to extremely slow performance. Using the ROKR made me appreciate my iPod more than I did before, it is a thought out device that not only innovates but executes.
There is no compelling reason to use the ROKR E1 over a good [regular] phone and a separate music player unless you really cannot stand using multiple devices. You can get a RAZR from Amazon.com for free and snag a 512MB iPod Shuffle for $99 (or the new nano for $249 and have oodles of space). In fact, even if I bought a ROKR, I would still use an iPod to play music because it simply gives a superior music playing experience.
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Catch a peek at the ROKR in action and get a good look at the obvious lag problems it has. Music in the video is live from the ROKR (played through the stereo speakers as the phone wasn't wanting to output directly to the camera for whatever reason). QuickTime is required to play the video.
Will it play podcasts?
Clark: It will play podcasts as they are just standard audio files. And since iTuens manages podcasts it's really easy to keep them synced.
Great video! Very useful illustration of how it actually functions. Thanks.
I meant, make your video reviews available as video podcasts, since iTunes now has a section for video podcasts. In six months most multimedia mobile phones will probably be able to play audio AND video podcasts.
Can you have multiple memory card with different songs? And change them out when you want to listen to something different? Will it play audiobooks?
how do i gt the music from my computer to my phone.... ive set it all up and connected the USB cable via computer to phone....then i dont know how to transfer the music....my phone just comes up with Do not disconnect and when i open i tunes nothing happens..............HELP!
USB only goes at 1mb/sec, it doesn't use USB 2 - dumb.
Doesn't seem to be selling well either, gets returned 6 times as much as other phones.
What happens if you get a call halfway through your favaourite music? Does it gets cut off?
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First of all ,of course if its playing music its going to be slower, it doesn't have room for a better cpu, second off all you can use mp3 files as ringtones, through tampering i got it to work, i don't know about the music store's m4b files, bt if your using a mac(maybe a pc too, i don't have access to one) whick hass bluetooth(maybe it works over usb, but if i get into that i probably wouldn't rest till i found a way) but if you select the file and hit +shift+b and send it over bluetooth(which takes awhile) it starts playing and you can store it and set it as your ringtone.
First of all ,of course if its playing music its going to be slower, it doesn't have room for a better cpu, second off all you can use mp3 files as ringtones, through tampering i got it to work, i don't know about the music store's m4b files, bt if your using a mac(maybe a pc too, i don't have access to one) whick hass bluetooth(maybe it works over usb, but if i get into that i probably wouldn't rest till i found a way) but if you select the file and hit +shift+b and send it over bluetooth(which takes awhile) it starts playing and you can store it and set it as your ringtone.
-sometimes, the simplest solution, is the best.
i am having problem with connecting to handsfree set.getting voice from speakers even after i pulg the handsfree on top of the cell jack
need help
Nokia's competitor has WiFi and 4GB of disk
Come on!
YEAH! I'm waiting for the Nokia N91 I gave up on this phone as soon as I heard about it, I mean come on 100 songs? WHY!? On the other hand 4GB!!! YEAH!
Only bad thing is the Nokia is like $800-900 :/
Who needs 4gb on a phone? 100 songs is better than none. Sounds amazing out loud too.
I am having the same problem as Jim on Oct 19 - the phone simply does not show up on the i-Tunes software on my computer and I am at a loss to work out how to get it to work.
Also, since I got my ROKR last Friday, the screen has frozen twice and the phone has switched itself off once! The interface is annoying, the screen light stays on when you are charging the phone (rubbish when trying to sleep), and the central key seems to oscillate between being a 'confirm' key and being a 'cancel' key - grr...
Can anyone tell me how to apply the i-tunes stored in my phone as ring tones? There is some mention of it above, but I'm not clear on the process. Thanks to anyone who can help.
Can anyone tell me how to apply the i-tunes stored in my phone as ring tones? There is some mention of it above, but I'm not clear on the process. Thanks to anyone who can help.
I've been messing around with the ITunez transfer. Apparently I am only able to transfer to the Memory Card which is limited to 128 MB --- the 100 song memory slot is in the phone right? Why can't I transfer up to 100 songs? I can only fill up the extra memory card.
BTW, I have this SD TransFlash Adapter left over --- does this belong inside the phone? Where does it fit? Do I need to open it up? Any advice would be appreciated -- I can't find the documentation for this.
what's the name of song on there when it's doning all the lights in the dark
i need help on setting up the email to work on my phone. i need to know what info i need to put on the isp setting and account settings. i have a hotmail account. can anyone help me, i'm lost...
I have the ROKR and it's not the greatest, but it's better then having to carry around 2 devices.
The biggest complaint I have is the iTunes computer UI. First of all it's very slow . . . every time you click you have to wait 10 - 20 seconds. I've already tried it on 2 P4's with 2.8 mhz, so it's not the computers. The worst thing is that many .mp3s(not wma's) won't even copy onto the phone. When you drag the files to the Phone item, it doesn't highlight.
Lastly, it's not very intuitive and is just plain hard to use.
Please can someone tell me if its worth it, i might want it for christas but i dont wanna be disappointed..!!1
J.Holmes
does the rokr have a torch or light for taking pics in the dark
does the rokr have a torch or light for taking pics in the dark. thanks tom
does the rokr have a torch or light on the back for taking photos in the dark. thanks tom
hey..nice video...i like the ending of the video...cool lights!!
There is product i see on your website, i have interest in it, i want to buy it. I like to pay by cash. So i will need your account information so that i can pay the money to your account direct to avoid any fraud. ITEM IS NEEDED URGENTLY!
Seriously ppl!, this phone is just not as good as the SE W800 from looking at the specs!
hey...i was wondering... can you expand the memory on this phone? thanks
i noticed that the phone isn't selling well..and the price is dropping quickly
i might ask for this phone for christmas..is it worth it?
i might ask for this phone for christmas..is it worth it?
so, no one would recommend this phone. i just ordered it, and i am really starting to second guess my self. any postive comments on the ROKR??
i just ordered a rokr and i'm starting to second guess my self. is it really a phone worth getting? any positive comments about the rokr?
How many sms text messages does it hold approx? I was thinking of gettin one but im not sure after reading these comments. Is it worth me waiting to see what new phones come out in the next few months or is this phone already up to the standard expected for the newer models from nokia/SE etc?
i love that fone more than my moto razr that i have now
i read about setting mp3 as ringtones but can somoene please explain to me +shift+b is and how to do it! il really appreciate that help. thanx
I've just buyed The ROKR yesterday after reading this review. I was considering it since it has been released a while ago. I had a pretty good deal with Rogers wireless... 100 CAN$ with a 3 year contract. This is the 1st phone that actually can get a signal where i live... My father as samsung's E316 also on Rogers wireless and he can't get any signal or at least can't make/receive any call. Same thing for my old phone (LG6070 ON TELUS's network).. The phone itself works pretty well. The 100 song limit doesn't bother me much. ITunes works well on it... i have nothing to complain about the phone on the music playing side. On the other hand, the USB1 connection is very slow. The VGA camera isn't a big deal either, but it takes pictures anyway so i'm satisfied with it. The real bad side about it is that there was only a 32mb memory card in the box. But i called back... complained about it and i'm supposed to get the 512mb card that usually comes with the ROKR this week. Overall, the ITunes phone is the perfect phone to replace my old phone and old MPIO mp3 player by a 2 in 1. It definitively worths the 100$ i paid for it.
I had my ROKR for 3 weeks now. Now I am starting to miss my Nokia 7250. The features I like are: 1000 phone addresses, multiple addressees, iTap vocabulary, the iTunes and the marvelous speakers. The feature I do not like is that you cannot put voice dialing in another soft key. I reassigned my smart key to another feature and now I could not retrieve voice dialing. What the ROKR does not have, and what I need are: sending of business card (or Vcard) via SMS, infrared port, FM radio and user friendliness. I also got a 256MB memory instead of the 512MB as advertised.
Okay I work at a cell phone kiosk in Sam's Club and I just purchased the ROKR 4 days ago. The idea is awesome I actually read about the ROKR several months ago and I was dissapointed that it would be so expensive so when the ROKR dropped like a rock from 250 to 100 dollars I immediately bought it. However in retrospect it just isnt an ipod. The phone is bulky and its a pain to carry around the headphones and there is no carrying case for it as far as I can tell. The ringtones that accompany the phone are atrocious and I am extremely frustrated that I can not simply choose one of my songs to be a ringtone. I read this review of the phone and I still couldnt figure it out if someone has a method for doing this please let me know I need to get rid of this techo crap ringers which is all that it comes with in an attempt to be hip. My advice to Motorola is to make it so people can have one name and several numbers under it. Screw the speakers they arent worth the fragile risk and they make the phone too big. Also I have had a problem with clarity on the other end. I can hear them they cant hear me well and the mic on the headphones suck. Overall I would say good idea terrible execution.
Ok... for all you guys who are looking how to make an mp3 file play as your ringtones this is for you... Ive posted a reviews a couple days ago and still thinks the phone worths it. Mine work fine... I agree it is pretty complicated. At first, it is right that you cant get your mp3 play as ringtones using your computer's or your phone's itunes. The only way ive found to achieve it was by putting the mp3 file direcly on the memory card, then you have to transfert the song from the card to the phone... when this is done... you can select your mp3 to play as ringtone in your audio setting... thats the only way ive seen to do it... if anyone as a faster method... please let me know.
tried downloadin music from a cd but only bouit 20 secs worth of music fro each song comes up ...plz help am i avin a mare somewhere along ther line
i've just got this rokr e1 and i must say that it looks much greater on your hand then on picture trust me on this.
regarding the speakers they're impressive for a phone. good bass and clarity. some guy said that he can't upload music to the iTunes, it's perhaps the bit rate for your track is too high. i think the phone iTunes only accepts up to 192kbps.
yes there is a light for the camera, which motorola calls it the integrated short range light. works well as a torch, but don't expect it to shine far.
one complaint i have is the usb cord. it doesn't seem to connect tightly with the phone. a shake of it will cause the computer to inform me that it's lost connection with the phone. wondering if i should take the trouble to return to the store for an exchange.
overall, by looks, this is a nice looking phone, nicer than on the picture. white case with silver linings. if you're a music fanatic yet are lazy to plug on the earphones, then this phone will come in useful, though don't expect its sound quality and space to surpass your 'real' mp3 player. other than the camera being vga only, this phone has almost all the features it has in its class, which is commendable.
i've just got this rokr e1 and i must say that it looks much greater on your hand than on picture trust me on this.
regarding the speakers they're impressive for a phone. good bass and clarity. some guy said that he can't upload music to the iTunes, it's perhaps the bit rate for your track is too high. i think the phone iTunes only accepts up to 192kbps.
yes there is a light for the camera, which motorola calls the integrated short range light. works well as a torch, but don't expect it to shine far.
one complaint i have is the usb cord. it doesn't seem to connect tightly with the phone. a shake of it will cause the computer to inform me that it's lost connection with the phone. wondering if i should take the trouble to return to the store for an exchange.
overall, by looks, this is a nice looking phone, nicer than on the picture. white case with silver linings. if you're a music fanatic yet are lazy to plug on the earphones, then this phone will come in useful, though don't expect its sound quality and space to surpass your 'real' mp3 player. other than the camera being vga only, this phone has almost all the features it has in its class, like bluetooth and card memory, which is commendable.
why will this phone only play 20 seconds of a song from audio cd .help plz help
Pat......where are you at man? we need your help
You really need to explain to us how to set mp3's as ringtones. Step by step. for that matter anyone out there
HELP!!!!!
please.......techno sucks
So, I think it`s better to buy the e398 instead of ROKR. And sure, you could mod it to be like ROKR with iTunes fully working. Visit Motomodders.com or Howardforums.com for more information about how to modding e398 to be like ROKR.
Setting MP3's as ringtones
When you plug the phonr into your computer it mounts on your desktop and itunes. Open the disc on your desktop. open the mobile folder. open the ringtone folder. Drag your MP3's into this folder. Disconnect phone from computer. go to multimedia/sounds on your phone and scroll to the file you just transferred and hit menu. scroll to copy and hit select. then select to phone. go to settings/audio/ring details/calls and select the file you saved to your phone. this should work as long as your phone has enough memory to allow the transfer.
I own this phone, and i'm pleased with it, if you read some articles on the net, and you learn a little bit about modding, you'll be surprised on how it cand be personalised.
On the other hand, just like the Jon Gales said, it's a bit slow, but... if you change the firmware with the ones that show up on the net... you can get it to be much faster...
THIS PHONE IS NOT USER FRIENDLY AND FUNCTIONS ARE VERY LIMITED. IF YOU'RE AFTER THE iTUNES, JUST GET AN IPOD. BECAUSE YOU CAN GET ANY TYPE OF MP3 PLAYER ON OTHER PHONES ANYWAY. etc. NOKIA & SONYERICSSON WOULD BE THE BEST ONES.
my question is can u only get songs from itunes or can u get songs from other sites like limewire? i dont really wanna pay 99cents for every song i download. overall is it a good phone to have? im thinking of getting it, coz i still have the old nokia 3390. i had the phone for atleast 5 years and im due for a new one. all i want on the phone is to play mp3 music n have a decent camera.
mark forget about the moto. check out the sony ericsson k750i. Fantastic 2mp camera. Good, no-nonsense mp3 player. memory expandable to 4gb. easy transfer to and from the pc Have always been a nokia man but atfter four months of using the k750i there's no going back.
hi, just another quick question how long can the rokr record video's for. thanks
ok, i just got my rokr and love it. i do have a question. how do i change my voicemail greeting? ok, well thanks
If you need a step-by-step walkthrough on how to get your mp3 songs on your comp to be set as ringtones on your motorola rokr just email me at ohhrob@hotmail.com
can you buy more memory for this phone. mine will only let me store 2 pics.
thanks.
The ROKR ain't perfect but it is a pretty cool phone. No doubt Motorola could have done better and let's hope they do on the next one.
But I bought one cuz I really don't want to give Sony another freakin dime to pay their lawyers and lobbists that go around the world screwing over everyone including their own customers.
And Nokia...well I've had a few of those and they are just annoying (except their really old ones which worked really well).
luci, switch where the phone saves camera pictures to the memory card, not just to the phones memory, then it should allow a lot more
hi im very interested in getting the rokr. but im afraid i wont like it after reading so many bad things. i'll only be getting a bundled 256mb MMC instead of the advertised 512 which sucks.And can i like import songs i downloaded from limewire in to the rokr's mp3 player? this is going to determine if im gona buy it so someone please help.thanks.
hey i was just wonderin, im considering the e1 ROKR and i wanna know how long it videos for...
you can shoot 20 second viedos on the rork. you can store like 700 viedos, pretty good quaitly too.
i am getting a e1 for xmas i am very exited man i cannot wait 2 hear the sound and show off my new phone 2 my friends lol
I've had mine for a week and I love it. It works very well as a phone and is pretty good for music. I've been able to put music downloaded from multiple sites on it with no problem. My only problem was finding a case that didn't suck. I finally found one from Wireless Alternatives. Hopefully my opinion on all of this won't change when I try to use a music file as a ringtone (wish me luck).
I bought the Rokr Today, and I think its a pretty good phone, I read some ones comment about setting Mp3's as ringtones, and I figured out to hook it up to the computer and go to the correct folder even before I read this but I have no Idea what to do from there...Can anyone help?
How do you get the Integrated Light to work?
got it to work ... Dose it only work with the camera?
yeah, the light only works with the camera, or so i have found so far.
can you put pictures with phone book entries, i have tried, but i cant figure out how to, any input would help. oh and if anyone can help me with my voicemail greeting, it would really help.thanks!
I LOVE MY ROKR E1
take pictures while bumpin the bass on your favorite songs... take hundreds of videos and pictures! Use the short range flash as a BRIGHT light in the dark. flash also works for videos! Encode your own videos into the 3gp format and DRAG AND DROP! use the included cable to browse your 1/2 GB memory card (also included) and add any ringtones, wallpapers, themes, videos etc to the memory card. then just copy to your phones memory and your set!
i watch 30 min episodes of southpark in good quality on my ROKR! i also make ringtones FOR FREE and share with all my friends usin BLUETOOTH.
not to mention the RYTHYM LIGHTS bounce to the beat in like 7 style! awesome! 4x zoom i mean cmon a cool phone!
plus... bypass apple and the RIAA by using a SPLITTER CABLE with your included headphone connector cable. PLAY MUSIC THROUGH YOUR AUXILLARY function on your stereo.... BE THE LIFE OF THE PARTYY!! mann ilove this phone
hey dude check it out. i am planning on getting this phone and i want to know before i get it how to set mp3's as my ringtones. this one of the mian reasons i want this phone. i want to show off my ringtones to all those boost(where you at?) and nextel user that showed off theirs when i had my LG(lacks greatness).
How do we put pictures from our computer into the Rokr? I tried putting a jpeg in the pictures folder, and when I went back to the phone nothing?
How many mp3 songs can this thing actually store? This would be the main reason I buy the phone. Can anyone tell me. Thanks
is there anyway to increace the video time limit, 20 secs isnt much for getting anything filmed.
come on guys.....! if you want to store more than 100 songs buy an mp3 player, and if you want to take great photos buy a digital camera. The E1 is just a cell phone... Of course there are better phones in the market, but you have to spent more money to buy them.
i am wunderin if dis fone is actualy any gud im lookin 2 buy this fone n coz ov all these bad comments its puttin me off can sum1 tell me sum gud comments about the rokr plz
is the bluetooth any gud coz iv read in sum reveiws dat ppl av tried 2 recieve things threw bluetooth n its says connection lost sum1 plz tell me dis is a 1 off
How quick is the bluetooth for transfering vidios,pics etc from phone to phone??? o and can you send songs from itunes to another phone via bluetooth?? thanks!!
im at a loss wether 2 buy this fone or not can sum1 tell me y i shud by this fone
to luca,
dis fone has sum bad pionts and gud pionts FIND DEM OUT 4 UR SELF!!!!
to luca,
FIND DA GUD PIONTS OUT 4 UR SELF
keep 1 thing in mind when buying this phone. ITS NOT USER FRIENDLY!...i have one myself and i love it. took me a few days to get use to all the buttons and what goes where. The menu button is your best friend, u know, the button with the 4 lines.
with that magic button u can switch storage devices from phone memory to the memory card card.
if you want to put on ur own pictures and other gubberish into the phone. take that memory card adapter that comes with the phone, take that little memory card out of the phone, jam it into you computer and put them in the right files of each item, ie. pictures go into the "picture" folder ^.~...once your done put the card back into your phone and in the "multimedia" section in the menus go to pictures then switch storage device to your memory card by pressing the 4 line option button
sick or wat its betta den my razr v3 but its to bloody slow
sick or wat its betta den my razr v3 but its to bloody slow
I have the same problem as Jim (oct 19) and Lucy (oct 28). I connect the USB to my computer and the show do not disconnect but I can't see my cphone in itune, therefore, I can't copy song to it. One more thing is, itune always tell me that someone is using itune and need to be disconnected, which don't make any sense to me since I'm the only the one that is on the computer. Pls help, thanks in advance.
hello!!!! look i was goin to ask for the phone for x-mas i orginally asked for a i-pod but changed my mind in hopes that this was a good phone.. cause i use my cell phone all the time and its pointless to carry around to devices when u could just carry one and thats what i was thinking i have the motorola v400 now and i was thinking of getting this one for x-mas.. i have read all the comments on here and i have had a bit of change of heart but i need some advice on this cause i would be getting the phone for the cell phone and mp3 player reasons and im not really worried on the 100 song limit cause u can always delete and download new ones right?? well anyways can someone please give me some good advice cause like everything in the world today the makers and producers try to make it sound all good and sweet till you get it and then you have to learn the hard way after putting out 200-300$ on the cell phone so again if some on can shine some light into my heart again bout asking for the phone for x-mas much appercation to you... thanks again :) :) :)
I have this phone since more than a month... made a little review of it before on this page... After 1 month, i still really love this phone... its sometimes slow, put overall, everything work very well... i had no problem with it even if it took a couple of hard hits while falling on the ground...
The verdict: RECOMMENDED!!
I have this phone since more than a month... made a little review of it before on this page... After 1 month, i still really love this phone... its sometimes slow, put overall, everything work very well... i had no problem with it even if it took a couple of hard hits while falling on the ground...
The verdict: RECOMMENDED!!
Ok i wanna gt this phone already since i read it on the phone website and its quite cheap and since has all the funtion i have it..bt jus checking and we transfer our own video in and play it using the phone? video capture only 20 sec can extend it? all mp3 can be uploaded into the phone as ringtone and itunes?
Ok i wanna gt this phone already since i read it on the phone website and its quite cheap and since has all the funtion i have it..bt jus checking and we transfer our own video in and play it using the phone? video capture only 20 sec can extend it? all mp3 can be uploaded into the phone as ringtone and itunes?
For those of you whos phones don't show up on itunes, it has happened to me several times. Make sure you plug in the cord firmly, if that doens't work just do it a couple times and it should work, it did for me. Give it a little time before each try though. Also I need help trying to make my mp3's as ringtones, I tried transfering it on my phone like stated previously (Nathan Nov 22 2005) but the file I put in does not appear when i search my phone sounds. Please any help would be appreciated
How long can this video record?
1
How quick is the bluetooth for transfering vidios,pics etc from phone to phone??? o and can you send songs from itunes to another phone via bluetooth?? thanks!!
hi i was wondering if someone could help me itunes doesnt seem to load up on my computer it just keeps saying "itunes library can not be read because it was created by a newer version of itunes" can someone help???
i love the pink one but i dont know how to buy it please email me thank u very much
i love the pink one but i dont know how to buy it please email me thank u very much
can you use itrip for the phone or is there anything like that for the phone?
love the phone. for normal people this works just fine. for those of you who love to pick everything apart, then this isnt for you. but like i said, for normal people this is a great phone
hi finaly got a rokr today and i cant connect to itunes! i have installed everything and when i plug the phone into my computer it says do not disconect, itunes comes up and says: itunes cannot read from the contents of mobile phone f:\.any susgestions would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance to everyone that can help!!
to use mp3's as a ringtone, copy the file into the ringtones folder on the phone and then once in the phone menu you have to move the file to the phone memory not the 'trans' memory. it's working fine for me so far.
has anyone worked out how to get the screen to switch off whilst charging? i'm sick of stuffing the thing into a drawer each night.
also i can only add 50 songs, is this because the chip is only 256k or is it because the australian version has a different license agreement with apple?
okay, WHERE is this audio folder you need to transfer said mp3s into?????
ON the phone? IN iTunes?
i DONT GET IT
2 use itunes as ring tones plug in the phone to the PC and go in to my computer then open the motorola's files. Then open the file named mobile. After this step open the 'audio' file.
Add your tunes here.
Then un plug the phone
go to the main menu
go into you multimedia folder
go into sounds and the copied files should be there
hope iv helped
can u listen to music threw bluetooth headsets
Got my rokr to show up on itunes. if anyone else is strugling this is what i did: on the rokr, go to settings, phone status, storage devices, highlight transflash card, press menu, format and rename it. the rokr is a great phone with amazing speaker quality and lots of good features. by the way if anyone has any questions just ask i will try to reply quickly and with detailed answers!!
I don't know, but I can record movies with more than the 20 and 30 sec movies with the standard phone, but it doesn't seem to have a fixed limit (sometimes 40, sometimes 50, maybe 1min videos), but it's always above 30 sec.
There should be some way to hack this into getting more video recording time. Does the phone have some other internal memory where it keeps the movie, and when it is full it'll just dump it to the memory card or something?
The movies don't even get near 1MB size...
I have heard nothing but good things about this phone from people that own it. Yes it is a bit slow..but it has many many features that phones 5 years ago didn't have. I do have one question, can you upload songs from limewire onto the phone?
hi dose anyone know how i start using my picture messaging t-mobile say they dont have the settings for this phone yet
People i was going to buy this phone but the i saw Sony Ericsson W800 and it is so much better! On W800 u can put up to 2Gb memory and take 1600x1200 pictures! But on the ROKR memory is just 512Mb and there is no chance to put more there. The camera is crap too and after all its so slow. Its stupid to buy ROKR if there is SE W800! Ive been compering these phones for 2 weeks and i'll tell you what - buy W800!
This phone is great but does anyone know how to set up the picture messaging ....o2 are no help at all
Thanks
This phone is great but does anyone know how to set up the picture messaging ....o2 are no help at all
Thanks
tom i did what u sed but it after going to storage devices it only says fone and not transflash card... do i have to install something or am i missing it? cuz there is nothing else in the box please help
tommy,have you inserted the 512mb transflash card into the holder behind the battery and to the right of the sim? if you did not get a transflash card in the box you should complain.
hi ppl i gt the rokr 4 christmas i fink its a brilliant fone bt wots da longest time u can record on the video camera
i didnt get one can i buy one or should i call and complain
i just looked and the transflash card was already installed but i still cant get music on it any tips??
I have just purchased a Motorola ROKR E1 and as it has iTunes and is listed as as iSync compatible phone.
It only syncs phone numbers and duplicates the contact names in my phone for each phone numer that is listed.
The ROKR E1 does support more information per contact, so why does it not sync all or at least all phone numbers per contact into ONE contact field?
If I am doing anything wrong, I would like to know. I've been googling this problem for a day now and it seems this is not a big issue, or I am one of the few that have this problem.
I am using MacOS 10.4.3, iSync 2.1.1 (89.0), iCal 2.0.3 (1055) in Dutch on a iMac 15" 800, 768MB, 60GB, Superdrive.
ok so i looked and i took the transflash card out and put it back in and then it asked if i wanted to format it but it says format failed and ive done this numerous times what should i do
ok so i got it to work like i renamed the trans card but it still wont work any toher suggestions?
what version of itunes is on your computer? try re instaling it? does the rokr show up on the computer when you plug it in?
ive had the phone for a long time and love it
does anyone know how to have a pic of like an album cover next to the song while playing?
ive seen it on the cingular web site and other places but dont know how to do it
i think its my version of itunes but i cant update it cuz my computers messed up and i cant get any like pop ups cuz my computers broke so ill just do it at my frneds house thanks for all the help
how do i gt the music from my computer to my phone.... ive set it all up and connected the USB cable via computer to phone....then i dont know how to transfer the music....my phone just comes up with Do not disconnect and when i open i tunes nothing happens...HELP
jo,have you formated and renamed the transflash card?
yes tom, but still nothing happen. what will I do? I have 512mem card. the iTune software may cannot read the file in my cellphone. The first time that I plug this to the computer it was working fine. When I erase all files in the playlist installed from the iTune and the time that I want to put again my cellphone cannot be read by the computer anymore.
HELP PLS..
THANK YOU..
By the way Tom, How can I format the transflash card?
i have said this before on here: on the rokr go to settings phone status removable storage device format and rename the card!
Can someone please tell me how to transfer pictures that i take with my phone onto my computer. I am not sure if i can use the cable that came with the phone that puts my i-tunes onto my phone or do i have do buy another cable and if so which one?
can it play videos that you buy for an iPod video?
this phone is the biggest pile of shit ever....
had 2 already both broke on me....
good while it lasts... but even if that is only 203 weeks.... Shit!
Ryan, you're a genius, thanks for putting the ringtone description in layman's terms. This is the least user-friendly phone and manual I have ever seen. Still love the phone though, wouldn't trade it for anything!
Hi Bob, You will find that if you not be able to access any photos you take via bluetooth or USB cable. As near as I can tell you can't see any photos you may copy to the phone as well. Unless you pay for their service and email them to your self. Perhaps some one has figured out how to hack the phone so it's not locked up?
I don't know if this has been covered, but there is a way to access your phone's memory from your computer. Hook your phone up to your computer through USB and quickly go to "My Computer." Your phone should appear under "Removable Storage," but it will only be there for a brief moment. Quickly open it and you'll be able to transfer ringtones, pictures, videos, whatever.
yea man tru say, itunes iz a busta, str8 busta. i got 2 init and dey r not standard! i brought em both 4 £150 but i sold em 4 £180 each now dats standard! i went out and brought tha sony ericsson k750i with a 2megapixle camrea, now dats standard! dat mobile mac's it!
yea man tru say, itunes iz a busta, str8 busta. i got 2 init and dey r not standard! i brought em both 4 £150 but i sold em 4 £180 each now dats standard! i went out and brought tha sony ericsson k750i with a 2megapixle camrea, now dats standard! dat mobile mac's it!
I've followed directions to use mp4 file as ringtone (via transferring the file to either "audio" or "ringtones" in the memory card but the phone does not recognize it when I unplug and try to get to it is sounds to make ringtone. Any ideas for help? Please!!!!!!
you can get pics off your phone by moving them to the memory card (before you plug it into the computer) then when you go to mobile (same way you change songs into rigtones) go to pictures instead of audio and there they are just put them anywhere
Can SOMEONE help me!!!!??!??!!!
I just bought the ROKR off eBay. Really good, but can i transfer music from a CD or LIMEWIRE onto the phone???!!!
THANKS.
hey i was wondering if you can recieve picture msgs...i can send them but i can never receive them when someone sends them!?!..not sure what im doing wrong or if thats just not an option.. if its not...booo
i just got a rokr but i acccidently deleated the itunes file on the memory card and now when i transfer music on to it it takes up memory but there is no music files on it can someone help plzz?
I firgured out how to use mp3's as ringtones by manually sending them into the ringtone folder but can anybody explain the videos? I sent a video to the video folder and then I went to my phone, media, videos, and then switched storage device to memory card but it still wasn't there. Does the video have to be a certain format for it to be recognized?
Does anyone have a link to a takeapart/disassembly guide for the Rokr? I was thinking of changing the faceplate and wanted to be sure I didn't screw anything up taking the phone apart. I see there are 6 Torx-6 screws to remove, but I'm leery about swapping the AUDIO parts to the new faceplate (i.e. volume buttons on sides and especially earpiece or whatever it's called).
As others have said, uploading songs from computer to phone is SLOW, obviously because it uses a USB 1.1 cable. Question: would it be possible to use a USB 2.0 cable by a 3rd party manufacturer, if such a beast existed? Or is the PHONE's sync jack (at bottom of phone) limited to USB 1.1?
is it possible to replace the screen???
MY ROKR ONLY HOLDS 11 SONGS AND IM QUITE CONFUSED... HOW DO I FIX THIS????
I put the song directly on the memorie card then transfuring them to the phone and applying them as a ringtone but it will only vibrate when someone calls and no it isnt on vibrate and other ringtones will play correctly........HELP ME!!!!!!!!!
I put the song directly on the memorie card then transfuring them to the phone and applying them as a ringtone but it will only vibrate when someone calls and no it isnt on vibrate and other ringtones will play correctly........HELP ME!!!!!!!!!
Please help is there anyway to add mp3 file as my ringtone? or tranfer mp3 file to my the cell phone? I try to load it online and download it but it always said fail to download..please help thanks for ur time
to those having problems uploading different mp3 songs to their phone, convert them first to acc (just RT CLICK the mp3 selection after dragging them into the library, u'll see that). After converting them, just drag them to ur phone. I noticed that u can convert a 7mb song into a 4 something mb :) However, I won't suggest using MP3's as ringtones because they eat up a lot of PHONE memory, convert them first to a smaller format, then u have to copy/move it to ur phone's memory before it can become a ringtone. goodluck!
i have replaced two chargers now because they have both been faulty. Its basically been the connection it goes loose has anyone had the same problem???
hya av jus gt the fone and av put the wire in frm the fone t the comi , downloaded the itunez thing frm the cd put music in my lirary but av no idea wt t do nxt!! HELP!!
i was wondering how to make ringtones for the motorola rokr.
Bought Rokr not a bad phone but itunes wont open...service said problem with built in software ....want to take the phone and give me a low quality loaner...i paid for extended warranty plus Damage warranty(over the conter replacement) thanks Source city Calgary and Motorola for nothing!
i need to know if i can play my mp3 songs that i have in my mp3 player library that i downloaded from various sites like bearshare,morpheus and such. can i use these mp3's or not? i have to choose my phone asap so any help will be greatly appreciated!
sexy boy
how slow is the phone?
witch phone is better the motorola e1 or the sont ericsson w5501
MY ROKR E1 is ok.. but I try to open ITUNES and all it say is do not disconnect and i cant figure out what is wrong, it was normal yesterday.. CAN ANYONE HELP????
hey should i get thhis or the slver or what ever its called o i read on a site that this plays beter music then the new 1 and a kid got 600 songs on by compressing
Hey all,
I think this phone is pretty tight. Question though, anybody out there know how to get rid of the damn alpha tag on the screen? I've got a big CINGULAR on top of lovely Angelina's face!
hey should i get thhis or the slver or what ever its called o i read on a site that this plays beter music then the new 1 and a kid got 600 songs on by compressing
i just got this phone and im pretty satisfied with it but i am still trying to figure out how to get stuff to work...when i plug in my head phones the music is still comes out of the speakers and not the head phone, do i have to change this some how or is it my phone??? and when i bought the phone it come with free music on a transflash card but im having trouble playing the music on my phone, i tried following the instructions like a million times but it just doesnt work. can somebody help me with this?? thanks
anyone know how to delete the stock images/wallpapers and ringtones on the rokr e1..i have p2kman (tool) but cant figuer it out
anyone have any links to HOW TO's and TUTORIALS for the rokr e1
ok for those who want to save those pics from your moto rokr e1.
to start out dont plug in to computer until that step .ok go to menu the infamous 4 little line button next to the music note button ,then go to my media ,then go to pictures, then just move to the pic you want to save ,then go to menu , then select move,then select trans flash or blue tooth.
(for trans flash) the file is on the trans flash card now ,NOW plug in the usb (universal slow bus) cable and open my computer, open mobile device or what ever the computer names it (sometimes windows will auto play and ask you what to do then go to mobile folder and then pictures. whew it long to say or type but very easy to do . ok now reverse its not the same ! ok to put pics on phone go to menu ,then my media ,then pictures,then menu ,then switch storage device,then select trans flash and there are the pics, now select the pic and go to menu ,then move ,just remember that you have to repeat this for evry pic ,now stay in the pictures folder and select menu again,then switch storage device select phone. and your on your way! its about the same thing to put custom ringtones or videos on there just that sounds go to the sound folder and the videos go to the videos folder and so on .
thankyou
rich
ditchman
Hi...trying to download music on the phone using a new computer. the phone is not showing up in itunes source and i keep getting a message that my phone is linked to another itunes library and do I want to switch the library....i don't want to switch library....just want to use this computer to down load my itunes music!! please HELP!!!!!!!!
Hi...Have Rokr E1...I have a new computer from the first time that I downloaded music to the phone. Itunes is not showing my phone under source...and I keep getting a message that my phone is linked with another library and do I want to change libraries....which I don't!! Please HELP!!!!!!
OKAY. I BOUGHT THIS PHONE IN HOPES THAT I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH IT AND IVE HAD IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND ALREADY I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO RUN OVER IT WITH A TRACTOR AND THROW IT IN THE OCEAN. I AM HAVING SOOO MUCH TROUBLE OPENING MY PICTURE FILES TO SEND THEM INTO MY COMPUTER. WHEN I PLUG THE PHONE INTO THE COMPUTER, NOTHING HAPPENS. IT JUST SHOWS ITUNES. WHEN I GO TO MY DOCUMENTS IT ALSO SHOWS NOTHING. SO THEN WHAT THE HELL DO I DO?! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO CLICK TO GET MY PICTURES FROM MY PHONE INTO THE COMPUTER? SOMEONE PLEASE HELP...IM SO CLOSE TO THROWING IT AGAINST THE WALL RIGHT NOW. PLEASE, DONT THINK IM CRAZY, IM JUST FRUSTERATED. $300 AND THEYRE GOING SLOWLY DOWN THE DRAIN...THX MOTOROLA.
HELP ME. SEND E-MAIL TO: MMJUNEBABY@AOL.COM
i jst bought this phone nd i think its amazin i got it 4 £69 which i thought it ws a bargin the camera i thought was pretty good seeming as its only 0.3 but it is better than my other phone the sony erriccson k300i (its crap) there are the down sides like the itunes interface is slow and its very confuzing to get the itunes to work, well for me it was but once you have installed all of that its a gr8 phone and for £69 you cant argue.
i jst bought this phone nd i think its amazin i got it 4 £69 which i thought it ws a bargin the camera i thought was pretty good seeming as its only 0.3 but it is better than my other phone the sony erriccson k300i (its crap) there are the down sides like the itunes interface is slow and its very confuzing to get the itunes to work, well for me it was but once you have installed all of that its a gr8 phone and for £69 you cant argue.
Regarding Ringtones: i downloaded an mp3 cutter program (one of many) and cut a bunch of cool parts outta some good songs. to get them as ringtones, you do not put them in itunes..as it seems to have no intereaction whatsoever with your phone card. Instead, go straight to the card (through my computer/removable whatever) and find the ringtones folder on your mobile, transferring your ringtones to it. Then from your phone, you access them in sounds and copy them to your phone card (you can fit maybe 6 or 7 max), then apply them as general ringtones or apply them as custom ringtones for your buddies. It's bang on (Y)..no paying for ringtones and it's pretty easy.
agreed. i did this with my ROKR and it's fun all over again.
i even made a wikispaces guide to walk anybody through the steps to do this themselves.
http://strongfinger.wikispaces.com/Motorola+ROKR+E1
cheers,
strongfinger
to answer a few questions...
tony - you need to reset the phone (and therefore iTunes). take the back cover off and remove the battery for a few seconds. replace and try again. if this doesn't work, remove the battery and then the mem card (this is a pain to replace, i do not envy you). wait a minute or so and replace both.
tash - your headphones are grounded in a way that makes the ROKR think they are amplified speakers. i can't explain why but it seems that no powered speakers (that i own at any rate) can be used on the ROKR.
strongfinger
im so annoyed my mob wont let me put tunes on me mob through itunes it says 'disconnect UBS cable to accessmemory card from phone' wat does this mean and can any one help my please? email me at foxylady100@hotmail.com if you got any ideas!! thanks xxx
ok i followed everyones advice on how to transfer songs to make ringtones (thanx by the way!) and i dont want to buy ringtones everytime. all the free ringtone sites seem to be a scam so i just made a song sample as my ringtone. i dont know if this would work or not regarding kb's and kg's and all that stuff. so i would really appreciate it if someone would help me by telling me how to make the song less gigabites or whatever its called as to not take up space. also, do those mp3 song cutter programs cost money or give you viruses? thanx a lot
How do i reformat my E1 without being in the phone like threw my computer?
because ive insatlled a custom skin and its made the phone stuck on this white blank screen?
bebeghurl, go to google and download an mp3 editor (there's hundreds to chose from..pretty much all come in a trial version but that doesn't matter), some are sketch, and others are harder to use, but you use it to cut parts out of the song (ideally 20 seconds or so)..that way the files are pretty small and you can fit 6 or 7 maybe more on your phone card. Although you can transfer as many as you want through your computer to your phone..you'll still have to copy them to your phone card which will only fit a few.
OR!!
You can find some decent ringtones on limewire..just type in ringtones (Y) Try typing in "sphinx"..it's off the gone in 60 seconds soundtrack, it's only 20 seconds and it's right awesome!! that's one of my favorites
ive been woundering does the motorola e1 ROKR enabled to use tom tom, is it a smart phone
Alright i got some questions... if people could answer them i would be very happy
1. HOW DO YOU PUT VIDEO ON IT FROM YOUR COMPUTER?
2. CAN YOU USE I- TRIP ON IT?
i have to say that the phone is quite decent and ringtones and shit is easy to do but i would love it if people could answer my questions ASAP thanks
hey um i would like to know descriptively how to make a mp3 into a rigtone and put it in my cell phone thanks
ala mierda todos puta madre estoy buscando un maldito manual del puto motoroloa y me salen estas pendejadas pinnches putos maricones
From the review:
My biggest gripe is that to get the phone into silent without making noise takes at least 11 clicks.
You can assign shortcut to the Audio setting and then just use the joystick to change the audio setting.
In case someone asks, to assign shortcut to Audio, go to Menu -> Settings -> Audio. Then hold your Menu key down for a few seconds, the phone will then prompt you if you want to store this shortcut.
Does anybody know how to delete the locked ring tones and pictures that came with the phone?
Can't figure out how to put ring tunes in. Have my own MP3 music - want to put it on as ring tunes. Plug in cable - can't find motorola file on computer. Help please. Email me please. In Canada.
Motorola file is on the F: drive when you go into my computer
hey i bought this phone 3 months ago and the charger is hard to work and itunes dont even work anymore can you help me send email to OdeV56@hotmail.com thx
Okay, when I plugged the USB cable in today, the icon finally showed up for my mobile - drive E. Then I transfered the songs to my phone - copied it to phone. Then disconnected the phone from the computer. Next, went into menu, tools, audio, ....detail, calls, scrolled down to tune I want, then selected tune. Cool now it works..
Three Cheers....
Sorry, left out one important detail - copy files from computer onto memory card, then disconnected phone from computer. Then copied files from memory card to phone and set up. Works great. However, I read an earlier comment that says MP3 files are too large - so what format should I be using?
Thanx,
Michelle - mjiseman@yahoo.ca - email me response or post here....
hi i need help.... there is a problem everytime i try and make mp3s into ringtones. i was able to do it before but for some reason now i try to transfer the ringtone from "TRANS" to "PHONE" it just disappears. i even deleted everything off my phone and tried to start fresh but it still didn't work. can someone PLEASE HELP ME?! PLEASE.
-thanks!
can someone please help me. now my alarm sound doesn't work. i dont get it.
-mya : checkinthereal@yahoo.com,email me if you have an answer. thanks
can someone please help me. now my alarm sound doesn't work. i dont get it.
-mya : checkinthereal@yahoo.com,email me if you have an answer. thanks
hey i was wondering if any yall would know about the memory . i try to add one of my mp3 to the ringtone but it said my memory was full .would my all my itunes fill it up since it on the removeable mem card . because i have know idea about it
hey i recently received my boxwave E1 case in the mail, i strongly recommend any E1
hey i noticed covers for the E1 were really hard to find (maybe just where i live), so i looked online and found some awesome cover. I recently received my boxwave E1 cover in the mail, and strongly recommend any E1 user buy one! They look awesome, they protect the phone, and everyone's going to ask you where you got it from. The cover came out to 25$ with shipping and it was well worth it. check it out:
http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/boxwave_flexiskin_for_motorola_rokr_e1.html
Ok this is a pretty good phone, but i wanna know how to put jpg's from a webpage or whatever into the phone. The same with videos. IF i find a small video i wanna put it into the phone. I tried to go thru windows explorer and put the video into the \pictures\ directory of the phone but when i went to see the pic it wasn't there. same with video. tried to put a video into the \video\ directory, but it wasn't there. someone said i have to copy from the camera's memory to the memory card or something. please help! thanx!
hey! I got some videos to play in my ROKR! To convert like an mpeg or divx video into 3gp format, you have to download the freeware file called Super. It will convert the file into 3gp, which your ROKR can play. the resulting videos are flipping TINY files, less than 1mb, provided that you have short videos. I have yet to try a minute or longer video, just like 20 second ones, if that. It works alright. Sometimes there's a small delay in the video, but i attribute that to the low memory of the phone. The new ROKR phones, the E2's, should be out by June! They will definitely be a step up!
For now, convert some videos from websites, and put them into your phone!
HI EVERYONE.... MY PHONE DOESNT WANT TO BE FORMATTED.. I ALREADY TRIED THE PHONE STATUS-SORAGE DEVICE-FORMAT AND RENAME THING... BUT NOTHING HAPPENS, IT SAYS "FORMAT FAILED.TRY AGAIN?" I PRESS THE YES BUTTON AND SAYS THE SAME SHIT "FORMAT FAILED.TRY AGAIN?".. CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEEASEEEE
Wats Up Everybody
I just came from vacation(Puerto Rico) and my roker worked iight as a camera and video now i want to download my pics and video from my phone to my camera How Do I Do That HELP
Thanks xoxoxox
Wats Up Everybody
I just came from vacation(Puerto Rico) and my roker worked iight as a camera and video now i want to download my pics and video from my phone to my camera How Do I Do That HELP
Thanks xoxoxox
Damn the people at Apple! Does anyone else have a problem of the songs in the phone getting deleted? It happens when i put new songs into the phone. If i don't have the songs currently in the library accessable by the computer, then iTunes updates the phone and kicks out songs it can't find on any of the hard drives/flash drives/cd's/dvd's where i have them. WHY WHY WHY?????!?!?!?! They shoulda made it where the songs in the phone get UNTOUCHED unless THE USER OF THE PHONE WANTS THEM DELETED!!!
Isn't there a work-around somehow???
Steve Jobs? what a last name!! He shouldn't have his, if he was the brainchild behind this madness!!
to the answer ubove u shud install the softwere again and it might work or u shud jst ask motorola and get a refund lol and to anyone buying this phone get it from tesco its cheap (£69) and tesco mobile has good signal and all the other functions u need but you cant get the internet on ur phone but y wud u want to use it it cost loads nd you can just go on the internet at home. im happy wit my phone and i assure u tht if u buy this phone and use it properly u will enjoy it to and please if your a blond dont buy this phone its tooo confuzing :p lol no offence to blondes:)
Does anyone know how to use a jpg from your computer as a wallpaper?
I already reduced the jpg to the correct size for the ROKR (176px by 220px, 72dpi) and dropped it into the phones "pictures" folder, but cannot access it through the phone--
If anyone knows what's up let me know--
I understand that the music uploaded to your phone is only connected to one itunes music library from a pc. If you want to upload music from another itunes library you can choose to delete all the songs from your mobile and after that you can use the other library.
However this cannot be done with my new laptop!
When I plug in the USB wire, my phone doesn't appear in my itunes library and I just can't move it any other way. Who knows how to solve this?
Thanks alot mobiletracker. I was thinking bout getting this phone but when i saw the video i changed my mind. Thanks alot you guys saved me some money.
I had a quick question ringtones
how can i transfer them onto the phone
the answer to rick above, this is what you gotta do:
open itunes
connect your rokr
then on the ipod tab there should be a whole bunch of tabs
click the tabs to find one that says stuff about keeping the stuff of your ipod thats not in your library.
**this is what you do on an ipod, not sure if it will work on a Rokr but you should try 'cause i never had this problem on an itunes phone.**
i`ve had this fone 4 alomst a month now and i find dat it is great. my frends and i hav been able 2 modify the program and we tried 2 put a 400gb hard drive on it. there were 3 probs.
there was no room 4 the adapter because the port 4 the mem card is under the batt and all the functions dat the fone uses would slow down verry verry fastly and come 2 a stop and would be useless. and thirdly the batt would finish in like 2 hrs because of the humoungous amt. of power the hard drive would take
I have a question. Can I upload videos on the sd card or it is just for music and the phone uses the internal memory for pics and videos?
Hey is this phone only for cingular? I like the design of the phone.
I was wondering if you can replace the screen or the keys.
OK in regards to "ditchman Feb 21 2006
ok for those who want to save those pics from your moto rokr e1. to start out dont plug in to computer until that step .ok go to menu the infamous 4 little line button next to the music note button ,then go to my media ,then go to pictures, then just move to the pic you want to save ,then go to menu , then select move,then select trans flash or blue tooth."
When I do this my only options are Phone or Bluetooth? I don't see trans card anyplace, this happens when I try to move songs as well.
Help please.
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Hey. I'm buying this phone to replace my Sony Ericsson W550i which was STOLEN. Stupid idiot at my school Remember guys, BUY INSURANCE. It seems to me that this phone works better with Macs than PCs. Which is great, as I HATE PCs. Lol. <3 my mac.
Hmm, the bad comments haven't put me off. For £100 it seems a pretty good phone.
one thing, you can upload the pics to computer..right?
xx
fucking iTunes SHIT
can the phone play videos? like that are transferred from the computer onto the phone? i followed ditchmans advice and like cutter had hte same problem write back thanx
hi. the multimedia>sounds menu of my e398 displays EMPTY? how come... however, i was able to play the MP3 using the java application...
But still i prefer the Multimedia>Sounds because its faster to load and able to copy/send via bluetooth...
Before my MP3 only plays in MultiMedia>Sounds but not in Java App Mp3 player. Now, its the other way around...
please help, i want to play it using the Multimedia>Sounds...
Help please.
where can i buy the phone adaptor i lost mine
Tuom, I bought them at the Cingular store when I got the phone and they are terrific. My phone isn't scratched up because of them (but they don't protect the screen). I actually call them 'phone condom's'! I do wonder if anyone knows a page with directions for changing the faceplate? I've ordered one, it's not here yet, I'm hoping it shows up with directions. Ciao, GG
Itunes was recognizing my phone automatically when i plugged the data cable in but now all of a sudden it wont recognize it and the songs wont play off my phone
I need step by step instructions on how to put music on my motorola E1 rokr
i lost the cd that came with my rokr but my sis gots one, but i dont know how it works. do you haff to have the cd that came with it to put music on it. because i havent never put music on it before can somone tell me how to put it on my phone
I need step by step how to set mp3 song as ringtone on my motorola E1 Rokr.
Whoever doesn't have the phone icon come up: Install your memory card properly. Shove it right in. I had the same problem and now mine's fine.
oright i have just bought the motorola e1 off the internet to fing that my i tunes dose not work, its not a problem to me but if any one noes a way of how to get it reconnected please help cheers
oright i have just bought the motorola e1 off the internet to find that my i tunes dose not work, its not a problem to me but if any one noes a way of how to get it reconnected please help cheers
oright i have just bought the motorola e1 off the internet to find that my i tunes dose not work, its not a problem to me but if any one noes a way of how to get it reconnected please help cheers
I can't get my E1 to sync with my contacts on my PC. Anyone know how to do this?
Anyone know how to change the default contacts behavior as mentioned in the original review above?
Thanks!
Also - I can never get to my phone before it goes to VM. Can I change the length of time that the ringtone plays before going to VM?
Thanks!
Hey Guys,
Have had this mobile for a few months now and really like it. Over here in Australia it came out with a 256mb card and a limit of 50 songs. Thought i'd be able to get up to the 100 song limit like most other people i have read about on this site have by buying a larger memory card. I now have a 1gb card but still have a limit of 50 songs. Does anyone know a way of altering this 50 song limit?
Cheers!
i've had my ROKR for about 4 months now and i havent had one problem with it! this phone is for people who love music, and yea it is a little slow when the music is playing, but what do you expect!? its a phone!! if you want music and just that get an mp3 player! i love everything about this phone, and making the mp3s ringtones isn't as hard as you guys make it out to be! i'm gonna keep rockin my rokr! this phone is awesome, everyone else just likes to complain! :D
Alright I got my mp3 over into my ringtones it even shows up and plays in the sounds but when I apply it as a ringtone when someone calls it won't play my mp3 but a standard ringtone [one that i didn't even know I had on my phone] Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Also does any of the ipod accesories work for the Rokr like the itrip or fm transmitter?
I have a motorola rokr and I would not recommend buying it. It is really good for playing music but I have had to send it back to the factory twice in two months for repairs. Once for the bluetoothe not working and the other time for the keypad not working. It really sucked because I was without a phone for three weeks both of those times.
How do i access mobile internet on my rokr and access msn messenger through it.g-unithustler@hotmail.com.somebody help me plzzzzzz
turn the phone on and off ten times and youll see a video the tenth time turning it on ages 16 n up plz
To play videos- u can convert most video formats to a format your phone will recognise using sgp converter, it is free and is a great program, u can get it here..
http://www.nurs.or.jp/~calcium/3gpp/3GP_Converter034.zip
u want to go to setup and make sure the settings are as follows
3GPP+AMR General Setting
QCIF Normal Quality 15fps MONO
Once you have converted your movie file, plug in your phone using the usb cable, then open up "my computer", open your phone, then the folder "mobile" and then place the 3gp movie file into the "video" folder. I have gotten full movies to work.
To make an mp3 your ringtone u need to plug your phone in, go to my computer, mobile, and drag your mp3 into sounds or ringtone. Once you have done this you need to disconnect your phone and navigate to the sounds menu. you will need to copy the mp3 from your memory card to your phone and then make it your ringtone.
Hope this helps everyone.
ok rich ur info on how to get pics onto your compute from your PHONE was a real big help thnx for that but ur explanation on doing it the other way is a bit sketchy when i tried to do what u said it transferred yes it was in the videos folder on the computer but it never showed up on my phone plz give some help if not rich ditchman then anyone who can help if u have answers then plz email me at pink_ice79@hotmail.com thnx
hi, i have 2 questions about the motorola rokr
1. when i get a call, after about 15 seconds it goes to voicemail, is there a way i can set it so the phone rings for longer before going to voicemail??
2. setting up the email, i havent a clue how the hell im supposed to set it up lol. im on virgin mobile and i have a hotmail account so does any1 know how i got about setting it all up??
thanks
I'm the same i as you i am on virgin and i have no idea how to setup an e-mail account.Also i dont seem to have an airplane mode so what seems to be the problem.
Also to the question above, theres been a firmware been made that takes the limit of songs to 1000. E-mail me at labowl_1989@hotmail.co.uk and ill give you the site, id give it you on here but im not sure whether im allowed to discuss it.
the phone seems almost perfect..has it all, right ?!?!
i got the e1 rokr..had my eyes on this $$$ gadget for awhile..finally got it..and the joy didnt last to long..
camera is okay..my old phone (nokia3650) had a better one...
music is the best feature !!
and the lights...
but its sleek shininess slipped threw my fingers one day..hits the floor and that was the end of the phone..
all new phones have this new sticker on the inside...tells you when it gets wet...must be sensative (or i got a used phone) cause they wouldnt get me a new phone because it was just a little red...hmmmm....biggest waist of $275.00 ever.(im pre-paid,had to pay more $)..anyway...i still have all the parts but its useless with my "wont even turn on" phone..
dont waist your money...
this is why its discontinued..
its a piece !!!!!!!!!!
help!! I need to get photos off my virgin mobile slider sonic. I only want a few and the email function does not work. Please help. Need a reply in less than a day.
Hey this was very helpful, especially since I'm looking to buy a new phone and I've been reading reviews on like EVERY motorola phone to c which was best, thnx!
Could some kind person please enlighten me about a Transflash Removeable Memory Card.
I have the Motorola RAZR V3i and this card...(as mentioned above) came enclosed with the phone.
What is this card for ..?
Better still where does this card fit into ...?
I`m not very well clued up to mobile phones..just the basics I`m afraid..but this Transflash Removeable Memory Card is pickling my brain.
I have no intsructions for its purpose and to where its applied to.
Any feedback on these few problems mentoned would be very much appreciated indeed.
Many thanks.
I have the rokr and I feel it's good enough besides I got it for free on a two year contract through cingular. As for it being slow I don't think it's nearly as bad as the 233 I started out on as a kid. As for conversion of music files it's relatively easy to get it to the correct format for playback through itunes. I don't understand the complaints. Nokia is like a chevy as soon as the contract is up the phone shits out.
how can I doing to my mobiles iTunes...
I rtied by the book of phone but I can't .. please send to me the explanation to how run iTunes to my mobile bay my this mail ..thanks for all
Motorola Rokr E1 - MMS question:
I bought an unlocked Rokr from Myworldphone.com and I can send text messages, I can get to the net, but I cannot send or receive MMS messages.
After calling Cingular, the Tech rep there said that sometimes MMS may not work in those unlocked phones, because MMS has not been programmed into the phone. My question is, is there a way to GET MMS into the phone, or is there another way to be able to send pics without Cingular having programmed in the MMS?
Daza,
The transflash memory card gives you additional memory in your phone for storing pics, etc.
There should be a separate slot for it to fit in (near your SIM card slot) that is smaller than the SIM card slot. It'll be located behind your battery somewhere, so you have to take the battery out to see the slots where the cards go.
Anita,
Many thanks for your reply first of all.
I had already installed the Memory card when I purchased the RAZR V3i were you had mentioned.
But its the additional adapter that came with it that I havent got a clue about.
The actual memory card fits into a slot for this additional adapter type card. This Adapter card would be roughly the same size of card that you would insert into a Digi cam for memory.
Thank`s anyway for your feedback any further assistance is greatly welcomed.
Cheers .. Daza
i upgrade motorola e398 to rokr and eksternal 1 giga, is coolll
Maybe I'm doing something wrong, because I tried a couple of the methods listed above, to get mp3s onto the phone outside of itunes. Neither of them worked for me.
When I transfer the mp3 to the Audio or Ringtones folder, it still does not show up on the phone once i've navigated through the corresponding menus.
Okay, i'm having problems like afew of you guys. I don't know how to put SONGS from the COMPUTER onto my PHONE. can someone PLEASE HELP.
i downloaded some songs onto my phone... by connecting my phone to the computer
then i clicked on mobile
clicked on audio
dragged my songs there
unplugged my phone
went to menu
media
sounds
then i switched storage device and there my songs were
BUTTTTTT... my songs were too big to switch from trans to memory card.. how do i cut down my music?.. because i dont want the whole song.. just some parts
i mean trans to phone memory
gawddd. ... lik i bot dz phone on june 21 2006....4m germany .....umm all ok but tha camera suxx as in VGA ??? it cant open pictures which transfered to it sayin too large to open it waz a shock 2 me... too slow transfer rate...
but itz sensitivity nd connectivity rocks nd lites r gud........
hope thy come up vth a better roker... bttr camera
ok, so i left a post on here earlier about how good my phone was being, lol... umm that was a mistake! i think its gone retarded now. it turns its self off all the time, it re-sets ringtones, and on some of my address book entries, it won't let me edit them at all. it won't even bring up the edit screen! i duno, maybe its a motorola thing. i've always had nokias. i did figure out that pics and videos can be saved on the memory card as well as the phone. it gives you like 1000, thats awesome! oh well. its just a phone. i still like it, eventhough it has its moments!
hello everyone
thanks a lot for the help you've given me through the different explanations,
i'm from mauritius and i've been using E1 since december 2005, got a few problems with it but now everything seems back to normal,
i have a question please, i've been able to send the videos i did from my mobile to my computer, but on the computer it doesn't work at all even if i can see the files which have all been transferred, how can i make it work on the PC please? do i need to download a specific program? i've tried with jet audio and quick player but in vain.
thanking you all in advance
hello everyone
thanks a lot for the help you've given me through the different explanations,
i'm from mauritius and i've been using E1 since december 2005, got a few problems with it but now everything seems back to normal,
i have a question please, i've been able to send the videos i did from my mobile to my computer, but on the computer it doesn't work at all even if i can see the files which have all been transferred, how can i make it work on the PC please? do i need to download a specific program? i've tried with jet audio and quicktime player but in vain.
thanking you all in advance
hello everyone
thanks a lot for the help you've given me through the different explanations,
i'm from mauritius and i've been using E1 since december 2005, got a few problems with it but now everything seems back to normal,
i have a question please, i've been able to send the videos i did from my mobile to my computer, but on the computer it doesn't work at all even if i can see the files which have all been transferred, how can i make it work on the PC please? do i need to download a specific program? i've tried with jet audio and quicktime player but in vain.
thanking you all in advance
hello everyone
thanks a lot for the help you've given me through the different explanations,
i'm from mauritius and i've been using E1 since december 2005, got a few problems with it but now everything seems back to normal,
i have a question please, i've been able to send the videos i did from my mobile to my computer, but on the computer it doesn't work at all even if i can see the files which have all been transferred, how can i make it work on the PC please? do i need to download a specific program? i've tried with jet audio and quicktime player but in vain.
thanking you all in advance
hello everyone
thanks a lot for the help you've given me through the different explanations,
i'm from mauritius and i've been using E1 since december 2005, got a few problems with it but now everything seems back to normal,
i have a question please, i've been able to send the videos i did from my mobile to my computer, but on the computer it doesn't work at all even if i can see the files which have all been transferred, how can i make it work on the PC please? do i need to download a specific program? i've tried with jet audio and quicktime player but in vain.
thanking you all in advance
hello everyone
thanks a lot for the help you've given me through the different explanations,
i'm from mauritius and i've been using E1 since december 2005, got a few problems with it but now everything seems back to normal,
i have a question please, i've been able to send the videos i did from my mobile to my computer, but on the computer it doesn't work at all even if i can see the files which have all been transferred, how can i make it work on the PC please? do i need to download a specific program? i've tried with jet audio and quicktime player but in vain.
thanking you all in advance
hello everyone
thanks a lot for the help you've given me through the different explanations,
i'm from mauritius and i've been using E1 since december 2005, got a few problems with it but now everything seems back to normal,
i have a question please, i've been able to send the videos i did from my mobile to my computer, but on the computer it doesn't work at all even if i can see the files which have all been transferred, how can i make it work on the PC please? do i need to download a specific program? i've tried with jet audio and quicktime player but in vain.
thanking you all in advance
hello everyone
thanks a lot for the help you've given me through the different explanations,
i'm from mauritius and i've been using E1 since december 2005, got a few problems with it but now everything seems back to normal,
i have a question please, i've been able to send the videos i did from my mobile to my computer, but on the computer it doesn't work at all even if i can see the files which have all been transferred, how can i make it work on the PC please? do i need to download a specific program? i've tried with jet audio and quicktime player but in vain.
thanking you all in advance
hello everyone
thanks a lot for the help you've given me through the different explanations,
i'm from mauritius and i've been using E1 since december 2005, got a few problems with it but now everything seems back to normal,
i have a question please, i've been able to send the videos i did from my mobile to my computer, but on the computer it doesn't work at all even if i can see the files which have all been transferred, how can i make it work on the PC please? do i need to download a specific program? i've tried with jet audio and quicktime player but in vain.
thanking you all in advance
Had this phone for ages - just wanted to know if there is anyway to make the video's recording length longer? So that it's not just shooting for 30 seconds, then stopping - even though it can fit like 700 of these 30 second videos.
Cheers.
i cant transfer pictures in or out of my PC, i have the mobile phone tools software for the V3 motorazr, but it doesnt work...do i nee noew software? how can i get it? i cant make my iTunes work as ringtones, its frustrating...help!
Hey, i was wondering if anyone used the TransFlash Adapter? Is it basically extra memory? And where does it go in the Rokr?
Any help would be great! thanks!
-Grace
i have 2 questions, 1) Can i turn off the light when charging my phone, without turning off the phone???????
2) Can i extend the 1 minute time limit for videos????????
The TransFlash adapter is simply an SD-type card that is in your phone. It should be a 512mb card...yes, it is just extra memory. It is also what your songs are stored on.
I'm not sure about the lights...I am interested as well...
Dunno about the videos...
************************IF YOU WANT TO TRANSFER PICTURES FROM PHONE TO COMPUTER READ THIS NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE!!!!!!************************
1. On your phone, go to your Photos
2. Hit the Menu button on any photo (The 4 lined button)
3. Select MARK ALL
4. Back on the Pictures menu, hit the 4 lined button again
5. Select MOVE MARKED FILES
6. Select TRANS - *name of your phone*
7. Watch as the files are moved
8. Connect phone to computer via USB Cable
9. If you have already hooked your phone to iTunes, see if you can access the phone through My Computer...if not...set it up through iTunes...that should work.
10. Get into your phone via My Computer
11. Select media
12. Select pictures
13. Copy those mothers to a folder on your hard drive!!
To access your photos on your phone again...when in the pictures folder, click the menu button and go to "SWITCH STORAGE DEVICE" and click the TRANS card...you can then move them all back to the phone if you wish.
Can anyone tell me how to enable my phone for voice dialing...this function would be helpful when i'm driving (chicago has free-hands law)...thx
This a ipod and phone all in one! Ive used this phone and this more easier to use when im texting. It has light in the side just like a nokia 3220 ut has speakers in the side where the lights are. And its very clear when you play thanks the speakers, also loud. thanks moto.
Has anyone experienced this problem-when i plug in my phone to charge it, it says 'unable to charge'. And then, if i hook it up to the usb and transfer music or pics, it sometimes will charge. Very annoying and just trying to troubleshoot what could be wrong. Took it to the dealer and he tried the battery and adapter in a brand new rokr, and they worked fine, so it's gotta be my phone. HELP!!! Thanks
Has anyone experienced this problem-when i plug in my phone to charge it, it says 'unable to charge'. And then, if i hook it up to the usb and transfer music or pics, then plug it back into the wall, it sometimes will charge. Very annoying and just trying to troubleshoot what could be wrong. Took it to the dealer and he tried the battery and adapter in a brand new rokr, and they worked fine, so it's gotta be my phone. HELP!!! Thanks
HOW THE HECK DO I GET MUSICON MAPHONE WITH OUT PAYING CAUSE INO U DONT HAVE TO PAY!!!!!!!!!!! WERE DA HECK DOSE IT SAY SYNCE ON THE ITUNES PROGRAMM!!!!
ah! someone help me lol ! i have had my rokr for
I heard a rumor that there might be a "real" iTunes phone from coming Apple...again. And the Motorola RAZR v3 will have iTunes. Let's hope there's a next generation ROKR in the works to keep up with the times.
Another great video presentation! How about making them available as "video podcasts" through iTunes?