MrMobile [Michael Fisher] | When Phones Were Fun: Motorola V60 (2001) @TheMrMobile | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated September 22 2023
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[WHEN PHONES WERE FUN: MOTOROLA V60]

Everyone remembers the Motorola RAZR. But few recall the ancestor that laid the groundwork for its ascendance. And that’s a shame, because the Motorola V60 is a phone worth remembering. On this episode of "When Phones Were Fun," Michael Fisher takes a look at the famed "mini metal moto" from 2001 – the phone that blended style, features and performance so well that it spawned seven sequels and lasted well into 2005!


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[ABOUT WHEN PHONES WERE FUN – MOTOROLA V60]

This is the twentieth in a series of MrMobile videos exploring the mobile tech world's most vibrant period in design and experimentation. In “When Phones Were Fun,” Michael Fisher re-reviews cellphones from the golden age of mobile, the decade-long span from the turn of the century to approximately 2009.

When Phones Were Fun: Episode 20 features a variety of Motorola V60 and V65 handsets contributed by a MrMobile viewer, as well as several V60 devices purchased by MrMobile.

Portions of this video were filmed during a Motorola press briefing at Motorola headquarters in Chicago, for which Motorola provided travel, lodging and entertainment to members of the media (including MrMobile).
However, Motorola was not given a preview or the ability to edit or approve this content before publication, nor did it provide compensation in exchange for this coverage. The lone sponsor of this video is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States.


[LINKS]

RadioShack Catalog 2001 [RadioShackCatalogs.com]:
https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/2001_radioshack_catalog.html

All Motorola V60 variants [PhoneScoop]:
https://www.phonescoop.com/search/jump_search.php?q=v60

Review of the Motorola V60g [Steve Punter’s Southern Ontario Cell Phone Page]:
http://www.arcxsites.shh.net/MotorolaV60g.htm

Nokia 3310 Faceplates [Apex Cellular]:
http://www.apexcellular.com/covers3310.htm

Jennifer Lopez – All I Have [YouTube]:
https://youtu.be/yeSJ2YdhG5k

"The Book of Joe" by Jonathan Tropper [Kindle]:
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Joe-Novel-Jonathan-Tropper-ebook/dp/B000FC1B4C

Verizon takes aim at Nextel with PTT launch [RCR Wireless]:
https://rcrwireless.com/20030818/archived-articles/verizon-takes-aim-at-nextel-with-ptt-launch

When seconds count: PTT players address latency issues [RCR Wireless]:
https://rcrwireless.com/20030908/archived-articles/when-seconds-count

Motorola V65p Hands-On [PhoneScoop]:
https://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=20&p=1425#gg=1732&gp=17020

Motorola V60s Antenna Replacement [iFixit]:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Motorola+V60s+Antenna+Replacement/1740

Mercedes-Benz First To Offer Motorola V60 Hands-Free Car System [auto123]:
https://www.auto123.com/en/news/mercedes-benz-first-to-offer-motorola-v60-hands-free-phone-system/23572/?page=2

An odd and obscure version of the Motorola V60, the v60v from Sprint [Reddit]:
https://www.reddit.com/r/vintagemobilephones/comments/k5r3if/an_odd_and_obscure_version_of_the_motorola_v60/

Motorola to Return to Sprint Lineup [PhoneScoop]:
https://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=727


[MUSIC]

"Airport Lounges" by Nu Alkemi$t [Soundstripe]:
https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14743

"Arcade Fire Red" by Reel Life [Soundstripe]:
https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/12869

"No One Around" by Strength To Last [Soundstripe]:
https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14529


[CHAPTERS]

00:00 Death to Cheap Plastic
01:17 Small Phone, More Features
03:04 Many Metal Motos
07:40 Color Screens!
08:30 PTT and the V65
10:43 End of the Line


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