rfarris@serene.UUCP (Rick Farris) (07/08/90)
Greetings, I finally took the plunge and acquired a cellular phone. I needed a handheld (or at least transportable) because I bought it not for use in the car, but to enable clients to reach me when I'm working on-site at another clients premises. I looked at the Radio Shack CT-301, as recommended by various c.d.t'ers, and it certainly was attractive at $500. The Motorola 9000 (which I ended up buying) seemed much nicer but was priced $400 higher. I even looked at the Motorola Micro-TAC, (for about $1100), because the idea of being able to carry a phone in my shirt pocket was alluring. Unfortunately, contrary to the rumors that abound here, the Micro-TAC is nowhere near small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. In particular, with the battery attached, it is quite thick. As the salesman pointed out to me, the Micro-TAC was really designed to fit in a woman's purse -- if a phone is big enough that it won't fit in your pocket, then you'll have to carry it in your hand or your briefcase, and there's not much sense to pay the big premium for the size of the Micro-TAC. That narrowed it down to the CT-301 and the Motorola 9000. (Ok, there was an OKI for about $700 that looked nice, but it didn't the quality feel of the Motorola, nor did it have the battery life nor come with as many accessories. Although the 9000 was $400 more expensive than the CT-301, it came with two antennas and two battery packs and a carrying case, which narrowed the price difference somewhat. The fact that programming information is readily available here in c.d.t for the CT-301 was a big draw for it, but finally, quality won out and I purchased the Motorola 9000 handheld. So now I'm here in c.d.t begging for more information about my phone. Does Motorola sell manuals for my phone? (To the public, I mean.) Does anyone else have a 9000 who would be willing to share info about it? After my phone was delivered, I realized that they hadn't told me the six-digit security code (normally unchangeable by the user) which is used to modify the three-digit lock code and to access various other features. I called the sales office and the supervisor there told me that she was sure my code was 000000 because that is what they set them all to! Does anyone know how to change it? Thanks! Rick Farris RF Engineering POB M Del Mar, CA 92014 voice (619) 259-6793 rfarris@rfengr.com ...!ucsd!serene!rfarris serene.UUCP 259-7757