Comments on: Motorola’s Napoleon begins to trickle into the wild, still not headed for carrier shelves

By: Gadi

Gadi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:54:41 +0000

I have owned many phones and I think this is by far the best (maybe, with the expection of the startac). If you can get one with the proper hardware and firmware, get it.

It is not the same size or shape as any other Q, so it will be tough to find accessories.

By: Gadi

Gadi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:52:36 +0000

Try this for activation.

http://www.everythingq.com/forum/moto-q-9n/activating-on-verizon-31042.html#post288939

By: hey ya

hey ya — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:17:26 +0000

I know it’s not getting release, but the one in my hand right now is looking mighty fine.

It’s a damn shame this one got the axe. As WinMo devices go, this one’s the cream of the crop. If you can get your hands on some good hardware, I highly recommend getting one of these bad boys.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:09:16 +0000

lol, at the coffin comment. Moto needs to step up their game, they apparently got into this rut with the RaZr series of releasing the same phone 5790932 times. The RaZr folk moved onto the iPHone Moto, this strategy won’t work anymore.

By: Matilda444

Matilda444 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:20:53 +0000

FWIW: I received the phone from eBay seller “campodirect” in TN. At this time I am unable to activate the phone as the S/N is unknown to Verizon. Waiting word from eBay Seller.

By: Mike M.

Mike M. — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:18:16 +0000

My guess is, by the time this comes out, epic fail yeah ?

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:52:54 +0000

D.O.A.
And oh look – it’s already in a nice little coffin!

By: TimeBandits

TimeBandits — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:09:18 +0000

The Verizon Saga would be the persfect handset if it had the square keys of the Napoleon. This handset is just too little too late. If you have ever played around with the optical mouse on a WM 6.1 Pro device, there is no substitute!

By: Weapondrift

Weapondrift — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:21:26 +0000

Im in the process of getting the money to buy one…Ive seen 1-2 for sale one on Craigslist and the other from the seller who im negotiating with.

By: wega

wega — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:31:22 +0000

its just you… This was out way before bold.

By: John

John — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:15:11 +0000

There are still a few to be had (I have 2). Check out the Nap forum at everythingq.com. The H/W version to look for is 3.2 (or 3.2 b or 3.2 c). The firmware on these is either 1.30 or 1.31, both are solid and generally speaking the devices can be re-flashed.

This is without question the best phone I have ever had (going back to the pre smartphones: Casio e105, IPAQ 3630; & Samsung i600, i730, Moto Q, Q9c, Samsung Saga.

The specs include: battery: standard 1460 mAh, extended 2240 mAh; 128 RAM / 128 ROM; CDMA (EVDO Rev A); GSM; WiF; BT 2.0; aGPS; biometric finger print reader; 2 mp camera; cool custom homescreen; the width of the device is closer the the Q9C rather than the Q9H – meaning its a little more narrow.

By: TRV$

TRV$ — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:14:09 +0000

@BG

Is that because eBay dings the sellers for $$$ when they sell something?

By: G_Money21

G_Money21 — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:39:13 +0000

careful, i just did some reading on qforums, there are only a few hundred of these. If they are running firmware 3.1 or lower it is a junk prototype phone and will have issues. 3.2+ you are ok. Also batteries arent the same, so good luck with replacement batteries. Its a nice phone, wish they hadnt canceled it, and vz needs a nice winmo pda. Guess I’ll wait it out.

By: Matilda444

Matilda444 — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:18:37 +0000

I’ve crossed my fingers and snagged one from an eBay Power Seller with a 100% feedback rating. Will this use any of the accessories of a MotoQ9c? I’m thinking dock and belt clip thingy.

By: The Boy Genius

The Boy Genius — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:14:22 +0000

@Matilda

It quite possible that someone is illegally using one or more of our photos, but BGR has never and will never sell anything on eBay.

By: Jordan Brown

Jordan Brown — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:49:18 +0000

It’s Bold mostly in the keyboard. But the Q9 keyboard is along the same lines as this phone, and it was out before the Bold.

By: craig

craig — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:58:29 +0000

is it just me, or does that thing look alot like the bold?

By: robert

robert — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:49:28 +0000

@TRV$

Think I found one *bids before you do*

By: Matilda444

Matilda444 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:30:15 +0000

There’s one on eBay that’s got your watermark on the picture. Is that yours?

By: G_Money21

G_Money21 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:18:17 +0000

I wont front, this phone does look good even with windows mobile.

/runs to check ebay/

By: TRV$

TRV$ — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:40:32 +0000

Damn, was just checking out the photo gallery from teh original post last year. Where in the name of O.J. Simpson can I get that OS for my Q9h, it’s f–in KILLER!!

By: Penetrode

Penetrode — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:59:51 +0000

resembles the blackberry bold…a little too much.