Motorola C261

  • Released 2005, Q3
    91g, 14.9mm thickness
    Feature phone
    5MB storage, no card slot
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    128x160 pixels
  • 0.3MP
    No video recorder
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  • 820mAh
    Li-Ion

Motorola C261 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800
  GSM 850 / 1900 - Motorola C257
GPRS Class 8
EDGE No
Launch Announced 2005, Q3
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 109.9 x 49.9 x 14.9 mm, 74 cc (4.33 x 1.96 x 0.59 in)
Weight 91 g (3.21 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size
Resolution 128 x 160 pixels
 Downloadable wallpapers, screensavers
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook 100 entries
Call records 10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Internal 5MB
Main Camera Single VGA
Video No
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth No
GPS No
Radio No
USB No
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes
Java No
 iTap
Currency converter
Calculator
Stopwatch
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 820 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 280 h
Talk time Up to 7 h 30 min
Misc Colors Black
Price About 50 EUR

Motorola C261 - User Reviews

  • My very first cellphone in 2005, I miss it so much.

  • such a great phone, i lost it to a thief, miss it very badly : (

  • I did many experiments on this phone as this was my first phone..opened it many times & once removed a reflective layer of its Lcd but it is still in working condition with dim light display. Most reliable phone..

  • MMS your pictures to any other phone.. Copy your contacts on a blank sim card and paste over other phone via sim card.

  • The C261 phone camera is so much better than my new android. I think android manufacturers have flooded the market with excess and we will have parts of pollution island hitting our shores. I want my own 2G network so I can use this phone.

  • Still using my C261 after 8 years with tracfone, friends beg me to upgrade but I watch them with their faces buried in their phones constantly, slaves to social media, rude to people around them, more concerned with what will get them likes than with what they like, giving up every bit of personal privacy online... Wow, look at how much people have changed in such a short time.

  • Can Any body tell me how data can be transferred from and to this cell cause it has no BT and IR

  • I can say only It's very nice mobile, I'm using since 2007 and still running very well. Thanks....

  • It was and still is my second phone and still going strong. I lost it in a storm where the rain and wind pounded it into the dirt. Guess what, it never stopped working. Love it and intend to keep it.

  • it is my 1st phone n it is still runing. i love motorola so much

  • just got a C261 it keeps locking on me automatically when not in use is there some way i can stop that please driving me mad

  • this is my first handphone, its so cool to have it.

  • i have mi C261 yet... and i play his football game, is one of the most hard phones i ever seen, actually i have xperia mini pro, but mi 261 is the favorite...

  • love this phone! had one for years and it worked perfectly till it slipped out of the pocket of a new coat one night. Just bought a used one that looks perfect. hope that i can keep it for a long, long, time!! Thanks for the birthday present rp...it was super sweet of you to track one down!

  • once used this durable,reliable phone cam quality r unexpectedly brilliant,like its looks >3< c261 even u r only my 2nd phone

  • this was my phone from 2006 very good pic quality,strong batry i like i like i like it

  • no. it's very old phone =)

  • can this phone connect to wifi?

  • it is a very best phone inthe world

  • how can i send pics to other phones from c261

  • I have motorola c261 and of course in good condition

  • this is the best phone that i ever seen

  • I LOVED this phone!!!! It was my first and Favorite. I am still looking for another one Because My old one broke so good luck if your trying to find one.

  • dude even ialso still looking for it 2

  • Where can I get this phone housing because mine was tear and i like this phone. please help

  • hard keypad

  • At first,before buying it,i thaught,it's nice.but now i can say it's a bodra phone.

  • to send an image to your email address, simply create a new MMS message. attach your photos and type your email address as recipient. finally, send the MMS. make sure that your GPRS is on by checking the icon located on your status bar. hope this helps. ^_^

  • I'm using this phone for 2 yrs but, there is a problem with battery.

  • is it true?

  • me too.. i have some picts i really want to send them to someone's email or mobile:(:( please help!!!

  • i have c261 but some messages are auto delete while the option of cleaning message is none

  • I tried sending photos via email and its not being sent! what should I do?

  • You can send your pictures in the camera to an email address or another cell phone. To do this go to your main menu. Select the lower left icon for multi-media. On the Multi-media menu select the pictures option. Scroll through the pictures until you find the one you want to send. With the picture hi-lighted in the list press the centre menu button. From the pictures menu select the first option "send in message". In a few seconds your picture will be displayed. Then click okay. You should then see the send menu. From the send menu you can select new entry or one time entry and enter the email address where you wish to send the photo to. You might already have email addresses included with each phone number if you entered them before. Then click send and voila, after 30 to 60 seconds your picture will be send to the email address. As you can see there are a number of steps involved but it definitely works I've done it many times myself. If you have any other questions email me at "[email protected]"

  • You can send your pictures in the camera to an email address or another cell phone. To do this go to your main menu. Select the lower left icon for multi-media. On the Multi-media menu select the pictures option. Scroll through the pictures until you find the one you want to send. With the picture hi-lighted in the list press the centre menu button. From the pictures menu select the first option "send in message". In a few seconds your picture will be displayed. Then click okay. You should then see the send menu. From the send menu you can select new entry or one time entry and enter the email address where you wish to send the photo to. You might already have email addresses included with each phone number if you entered them before. Then click send and voila, after 30 to 60 seconds your picture will be send to the email address. As you can see there are a number of steps involved but it definitely works I've done it many times myself. If you have any other questions email me at "[email protected]"

  • i have several of my pictures which i want to download but i don't know how to go about it, please help me with procedures

  • how does the IM feature work on my phone???

  • can any1 tell me if i can download the software from any wedsite?coz i hav the usb but i lost my cd.

  • Those errors you mention are a network error, it means that your phone mightn't support the downloads.

  • Yes this phone comes with a USB cable and a software CD so you can transfer the pics to the computer or transfer new wallpapers/screensavers to the phone

  • u mean it has a Usb cable? i bought my unit in 2005 its still in good condition but i it dint come with a USB cable

  • i can download wallpapers,and animated git,and also ringtones, but i connot download a game it stated tha http error 404 not acceptable or 406 not found. what do you mean by these. thank you!

  • can i use it as Pc internet modem?

  • I have a C261 phone, but it doesn't have a usb connection to transfer my pics, which has been on the phone for 18 months. I would like to know how you do this. Cheers

  • In order to send a pic to another phone or email u must send it as MMS. Not SMS/EMS!!!

  • how cani transfer my picture to PC

  • when i'm about to open my Motorola C261 it will boot but there are no ringing tone and no screen display.... help...

  • do you have a software of this unit of motorola? or do you have a websit for a software? can you help me for this? tnx/.. happy new year..

  • I bought one in 2005. Still using it and in good condition. Battery survives for evry 3-4 days charging. I transfer the photos using the USB cable and the driver software installed in my PC , which came along with the phone.

  • I bought one in 2005. Still using it and in good condition. Battery survives for evry 3-4 days charging. I transfer the photos using the USB cable and the driver software installed in my PC , which came along with the phone.

  • Just hold the red phone button down for a couple os secs you goose.

  • I just transferred my sim card into one of these but can't seem to switch it on. Any suggestions?

  • can anyone please let me know whether we need to upgrade the firmware?If so from where? Thanks !

  • i also have tis phone the good thing is it works. it has no use of camera and the gps also doesnt work the keypad also doesnt work properly now i am only carrying this phone because i dont have money to buy another phone and also cannot sell this because noone buys it.

  • This is a basic phone for everyday use. It shouldn't have camera anyway, it sux and you can't transfer the pics on PC, only through MMS on another phone. It has good battery life and is almost unbreakable. I have one for 3 years now and still works good. Only problem is the battery contacts, phone will consume battery very fast (1-2 days) until you move the battery a little.

  • keto'e ono usb'e deh

  • i cant download any thing like ringtone with the phone

  • matlab bahut badhiya set tha. hm 2 kharide the or dono kharab ho gaye fir milbe nai kihin. mile to batayo ?

  • i iweyhify

  • i am fed up with the inbuilt browser, can i use any other browser, and is it possible if its not java enabled?

  • I just have 11 Mb internal memory, not 5Mb. there aren't have a bluetooth, And how can I save my photos From Phone to my Computer.

  • I followed your fine instructions to the letter... a couple of times, to be sure. Each attempt failed to send the pic to my email. I am certain of the email address... and I attempted to send the pic to an alternate addy also. Message appears,,, "Message failed Send from Outbox" Every time. I just don't get what the problem is, and Why it won't send the pic. Any Help on that error? Thx Much

  • hi i got motorola c261 and there is not 5 mb memory my mobile has, 1,1 mb internal memory that all the specs are not correct

  • I lost my charger for this phone, and i have some pictures i need off the phone, and I have striped a usb cable where do i put the ends of the usb cable on the battrie? so i can charge it ?

  • I hate this phone, I'll buy a new one because the battery deads after one day... And it's old and can't hear music...

  • no power ON. When I press the power to ON it continuos to ON and OFF? What is the remedy for this?

  • i have software and set coneted with data cable but there were always conection faild what i do"?

  • I am Motorola Model c261. i have got it but it is not possible to use with sim card in my country( Cambodia. So. How can i use it with my need work and sim card? Pleas tell mne way to do ?

  • I Am Using Motorola C261: Its Not Have Longer Battery Life. Only 820Mah Capacity. And There Is No Mp3, Video, FM,' So You Better To Go With Nokia Phones.

  • Trick To Download A Game From Motorola C261' In To Setting, Put Cyber Trust Off. Put Off Globel Sign. When U Have To Download Keep Pressing 5'

  • I Have Used This CellPhone For Two Years. Its Really Boaring Phone' We Can't Download Hand On This Phone' And Its Battery Life Is Also Not Good (820mah). It Has Only 2Mb Memory. Totally I Am Not Satisfied With This.

  • This phone absolutely sucks, my dad bought it for me because off of ebay for 80$ which is obviously a rip off because i saw it in dollar general for like 15$. Never buy this phone, it has no features, the camera sucks, the buttons dont always work, the only good thing about it is that it's almost totally indestructible ive submerged it and dropped it hundreds of times and it still works, so I finally sold it.

  • terrible terrible terrible... i had it for like 3 months. soooo bad. don't buy it

  • Go to the motorola website and find their c261 options, which one of them is the manual. Enjoy!!!

  • Put your photos on a mms messaging and send it to your mail address, then will appears in your inbox. good luck...bye

  • yeah,you are all right guys..this phone looks good outside,it has camera but you can't transfer it to your pc even thru MMS..it really sucks.. the only good thing in this phone is that it don't easily break even if you throw it for many times..i have this phone now for 2 yrs and it's still working.

  • I have this phone and I love it to beats, I had it for almost three years and it never dissapointed me. If a charger dies buy a new one, the memory thing sucks but you can survive.

  • Driver soft Motorola C261

  • its true if you download a thing from your phone..yes it download... it will take your time much ...but later you will notice its error... it sucks actually...meaning: you cant download anything ..ohhh by the way even pics forward from mms..it wont work aswell...

  • hola dont be fooled by the speaker this phone dont play mp3. you can only play polyfonic tones.the most irritating thing is when you browes the net on this ophone it allows you to doenload a track and then later gives you an error message FILE TYPE NOT RECOGNISED

  • how do you delete individual photos

  • worst phone EVER! i hated it. good thing i lost the charger... oh ya and mine couldn't vibrate

  • How do u activate silent mode?

  • How can i get music from this fone?

  • it is my 1st phone that given by my uncle! after been hands-on. it gt a poor battery life. and other is oso poor! bt i like da camera!

  • I would like to lock my phone for other users now and then but dont have my manual anymore nor the code. What to do now?

  • is now complete one year i started using this phone but i will tell you, this phone is ok in appearance but the memory, battery life is very low. how can one use nice phone like this without been able to down load music on it. no infrared, no bluetooth. please add some memory so people can download music,transfer and use the phone at least up to a week without any problem of battery. thank you.

  • what is song formate for this. pls tell on [email protected]

  • You can find the data cables easily.. some are more expensive but well worth it since i download songs and crop them and send them to my phone via the data cable. here's the link for the phone you were talking about! it's on ebay so if it's already gone by time you read this. just search for another.. there's more on there...

  • you can download your pictures on the computer.. for mine, i download it at the website of my provider and that;s how i email the pix and post it on online..

  • i cannot evern find a usb to down load my picture i have on puter yes you are right i love to throw this aways but i loose all my picture i lookand look for a usb cable it has to be very very small pin hole kinda iffin i dont find it soon out the window it goess i feel for ya it does make ya very mad i been theer and still there

  • i have a c261 trac phone motorola you cannot buy stuff to down load your picture i try every where and it wasnt cheap phone either

  • i use a c261 motorola and i think its not the best of all fones 4 a price like that...... i think i should of got a better mobile fone but it is a nice looking fone and its very easy to use....but all am saying is just that they shold of put more acessories

  • I've had the net 10 version of this phone since june of 2007 ..The reason i like net10 is because you get 300 minutes right off the bat , have'nt had no trouble w/ it i think the pictures are great , i think they could put more downloadable ringtones on it though other than that its a good phone

  • yeah, you are right!! i really hate this phone.. it always make me angry that i want to throw it away. all my pictures there was really likeable but i can't transfer it to my pc.. ahhh, hate it so much. i tried to send it through mms but it still dont work.. pls help me.. ohhh..

  • HI, I've got a generic Cable for C261 on ebay, pone connects to PC. but i don't found any software to download photos

  • Hi. I want to transfer photos to my pc. Can you tell me what kind of cable i should buy, so i can do it?. thaks

  • Hi all, i've got a C261, I'have a genric usb/serial cable to, connect it. What are the sofware to transfert pictures, files ... i've try the one from Mobile Action, but i don't succes to connect. I don't know if it's a usb driver problem : i don't find the one from Mobile Action Does someone has the solution ???

  • I have had this phone for over a year and a half and haven't had one problem with it, even after going through a full washing machine cycle.

  • I had this phone given to me as a gift and let me tell you nothing but trouble from day 1!!! The first phone I had was ok then the battery seemed to last a short period of time(would come to wish that I had just kept it), anyway called net 10 and they sent a replacement batt. but that shorted the phone out or something and didn't work long at all and when it did the same problem short batt. life, called they said they would send another and send a package to send old phone back. So I thought problem soon solved sent old phone back new phone didn't work long either, so they sent another batt. again, so I'm thinking it's just one of those things(yeah, right), ok then batt. shorted phone out right away and never worked again. They offered another phone same kind again( even after I asked for another model), so to bring the never-ending story to a close after another phone and batt. which didn't work either, I just gave up and bought another net 10 phone the nokia 1600 which was a great phone just no bells or whistles at all but great batt. life and so on, so I tried tohave the minutes transfered from the old phone to the new phone I had just bought after staying with them on the phone 45 minutes to an hour gave up on that too (had to get to work that day)... So my first couple of months with net 10 was not good but their so doggone cheap on prepaid minutes I've stayed with them and bought another phone an LG don't like the echo on it probably going back to nokia 1600 after the minutes run out. Summary: net 10 is great if you don't have any problems with their phone, but if you do look out!!! They might never get it worked out. Thanks for your time

  • i liked it the only prblem is that the screen cracked when i fell on it skating but other than that i loved it it was cheap and worked fine

  • the battery sign doesnot progress like other phones..keep the phone for charging for 2 hrs and u'ii see its been charged...dont b worried....

  • this phone doesn't meet my expected specs

  • Me 3 this mobil is The Best . NOT . this mobil sucks i want to get a samsung u700 . or any other phone that will repleas this moto c261 or whatever its could. man i will sell it for $5 am for reel.

  • you are telling long life battary?? compaird to a life time of a mosqito or what??

  • I like this phone very much, this is a very good model. It has long life battary. I am telling all these lies because I want to sell my C261

  • Same here...pics are ok.,clear captured but I cannot further transfer it to my friends coz no bluetooth and infrared access...hmp!

  • Hi all, I am Edmund from Malaysia. Before I purchase SE phone, I was using Motorola for 5 years. Including E398 and C261 this handset. In my opinion, C261 is ok for SMS, CALL only.No entertainment when u are boring.Furthermore, it's short battery life is a bit trouble too. Like E398, it has problem when u intend to charge your C261 handset. Anyway, sms input method is awesome and this is what Motorola strong at. Keep it up and remember this phone is having no function at all... Haih.

  • I have been using this phone for the last 2 years..I did not have a single problem while using this phone.Its MMS option works fine. It also has a very fast WAP browser than many other MOTOROLA phones..Overall it is a fantastic phone with its fantastic Picture quality & other features over its price range. The only problem is,it has no USB port.

  • How do you get to share pics,tones with other phones without bluetooth feature or infrared??

  • can this phone send mms trough email?

  • I am using this set for 3 years.It serves me wonderfully.I think,if MP3 was included in this set then it will be more popular.

  • i can't still send pics to another phone through MMS.why? and so with the computer?

  • moto c261 is one of a beatiful handy phone made by moto but i've encountered problem with this phone;when i received call my the phone say "ACM HAS REACHED ITS VALUE" what does it means?ho to avooid it?aled my num for the second time so that we could talk thoroughly

  • why when i send a massage the massage cant send????is that problems with my phone???????

  • hello Im surya? iwant ask question motorola c261 support java or not? if support how to activated it? please answer

  • Hi! Eureka!!finally can transfer all pics from C261 to computer!!you have to click "File Manager" and enter it to download pics to computer NOT from "Album" mode---the bug is that in Album mode it says download success---but rather it should say "please use file manager to load pics to computer" will Motorola please correct this bug and remove the confusion?

  • I having problem with my MotoC261, when my battery got low (red colored battery signal) and I chraged it. The phone tells, its charging however the battery does not progress. What is the problem, my battery or my charger? Note that I have changed my battery but it still a problem. I will also try to change my charger. If this will be problem again, what I'm going to do?

  • Does this phone have a calender??

  • thanks for the info--why do Motorola give data cable and CD along with the phone when you cant transfer any pics from phone to computer? i bet everybody bought this C261 on this assumption!!there must be a software code to do it---

  • thats not true. you can use the ^octopus data cable^. its hard to find, but its worth the effort.

  • i have heard its great and ill be gettin 1 soon

  • Hi people i got motorola c261 and i love moto phones but this my one has very dark camera i can take only photo day time at indoor in house even when i swich light is dark i set up picture menu but it same can receive mms and has internet but no enough memory but looks nice i had couple of different motorolas z6 v3 v3x and other models this is just basic phone and it simple 4 everyday use i have a sony eric. K 500 i it also great mobile and has more staff i had many phones and all was ok same motorola c261

  • You can transfer pictures only by MMS to another phone. That's it.

  • it is not possible to transfer pictures from the C261 to a computer as our official software (Motorola Phone Tools) does not support this particular model. The C261 camera is basically for pictures that can be sent in messages (MMS) or used as your wallpaper.

  • Hi! the cable and software CD comes with the phone in the box from where you purchased it.

  • Really? Mine has bluetooth and its a Tracfone! is something wrong with mine? however it doesnt hav infared.

  • does someone wanna actually answer the question that everyone is asking? how to get pictures from phone to computer

  • Hello, Can anyone tell me where to get the data cable and software to transfer my pictures from my motorola c261 to my computer? Thank you

  • Hi!I have the data cable and software but the pictures from phone wont load to the computer even tho the phone screen say "Success"--can anyone please tell me whats wrong? Thanks

  • motorola c261 is wery nic but pls tellme anyone how could i get pics frome phone ,,

  • hi is there anu usb cable that is available in transferring pictures to my computer?

  • where do i find a transfer cable and software to transfer pics from phone to computer?

  • i just ordered one in the mail a couple of days ago... it was a great deal, i refurbished C261 and 120 tracfone minutes for $30 + shipping. i have just one question... does it cost units to take pictures?

  • where do i find a transfer cable and software to transfer pics from phone to computer?

  • plz suggust me where i can download usb driver of motorola c261

  • Yes C261 Mobile battery dies after few hours,I have replace with orignal one but problem still there,Bye bye MOTO

  • I just destroyed the screen on this phone. All my phonebook entries are stored on there, and I need to get them to my sim. Could anyone tell me the sequence of buttons that must be pressed to copy my numbers from my phone to my sim?

  • were do i find a transfer cable and software to transfer pics from phone to computer?

  • This phone is terrible. The battery dies too fast. I changed the whole cell phone 4 times during it is one year warranty but finally I throw it into the garbage bin. So ridicules. Don�t go for it.

  • I think this is a neat little phone. It takes great pictures and it is pretty sleek. I am not a big time cell phone user so this was perfect for me. I bought a double minutes card and I pay less than 8cents/minute. Like I said..it takes goos pictures and I just send them to my e-mail. This is a greta phone for people who do not use a lot of minutes and want something stylish and useful

  • re:-02-10 08:43 P@di -- sir, i did try your suggestion, sending it thru email but still failed? whats ur email ad agen? hope anyone can assists me in this common issues? thanks

  • DO you think that this phone would do well for someone that dosen't talk much on it maybe 1 unit a day. I already have one and have looked around and this looks like the best deal, is it really that crudy?

  • HI! many ppl have confusion on how to download pics to computer--well i got data cable(type SKN6233B) and software CD with my phone--first you have to insert the CD in the DVD Rom drive and download the software--then it asks for the data cable connection which you then connect to USB port of PC and handsfree port of phone--click Album icon on PC screen and follow instructions--thats it

  • invalid batteri

  • i got this phone under the tracfone service...and i was wondering y i couldnt go on the internet. plz help...thnx

  • I got problems with it after 1 month use. Battery didnt last even 4 hrs. It's the second Motorola with problems I. If you want a good phone, don't choose low/medium Motorolas! They are PAIN!

  • how can i change the settings on c261 so that when i recieve the sms the name of the person reflects and not the person's number only because at the end of the day i end up checking who has send me the sms.Please help

  • guyz i have this mobile its a gift as everybody saying it does bluetooth and IR does it have more options or wht ??????

  • i have one big question? how do you transfer the pictures from the phone to the pc? pls help me..thanks

  • hi,,u cannot find a cell phone of any other company having same qualities and price of moto c261. its the best cell phone.

  • I have this phone and I hate it...suddenly it says no service and when u restart it puff there is...it a very cheap model no bluetooth nor infared ...well, its all I can afford...it's nyc

  • In response to the two questions below me: Send the picture to your email. To do this make a phonebook entry, but make it email instead of number. Fill it out and save it. Then go to your picture you want to send, press the menu button and press "Send In Message" Type your message (if you need one) press "Ok" go through your phonebook until you get to your email address or number you want to send the picture to. Fill in the rest like the subject, and press send. It takes a while so don't freak out. Hope this helps. (P.S. I did this with this phone in front of me so its accurate.)

  • ok, somethings yall should now about the motorola C261 and Tracfone. The Motorola C261 and most other GSM (sim card) phones have really cruddy reception. U can send picture messages, and if u cant u dont have at least 3 bars, AND U MUST ENTER the area code and the number, no matter if u and the phone u are sending the picture (or text message) to have the same area code. And yes, tracfone has a mobile web browser, but you can ONLY visit tracfone's website which is your home page. I got in a couple of fights over this, I called them 20 times (I counted) about the mobile web browsing, and 12 employees (who need to improve their English speaking skills) said that i could visit any web page, and 8 others said I could only visit tracfones. One person transferred the call to their "supervisor" so many times it ended bak to her again, and she told me they just transfer the call to any available representatives. At least she was honest, but I no longer participate with anything related to tracfone. I would syggest if you are going to go prepaid, stick with net10, and if they say no service in your area, it does not matter, net 10 phones have free roaming, so you will still be charged 10 cents per minute. Or, what the most resonable choice would be, is switch to a CDMA carrier (who have WAY better signal strength than GSM) such as alltel (i think) and U.S. Cellular--- im with them. visit the web page at . Another great option to check out is Helio. But if you want cheap great prepaid, go to U.S. Cellular. although they do not support roaming with prepaid, you can still text while roaming. Email me, anyone, if you have any questions with any mobile device, with any carrier and i'll be glad to assist you ASAP. Thanks, and have a great day. E-mail me @ [email protected] (not hotmail)

  • My daughter has the the same problem that all the users advertise here.She took photo but cannot send it me please advise how. thanks Essie

  • I've had my phone for about a year (through Tracfone) and I love it. I am just now replacing the battery. Yes, it takes pictures, but there is no way to transfer the pics because there is no internet service available with Tracfone (that I am aware of).

  • the phone was totally disappointing

  • i got this fone about the 13th of january and i hate it already i expected more from a camera fone it dosnt have bluetooth or infered thats a type of fone i wanted

  • hi..im using this phone...act wana ask about how to send a photo thru this phone....i dont know how ...cause it dont have bluetooth and aslo infrared....can anyone tell me how?...thank u

  • I love it! It has more in less rate i think its the cheapest camera mobile its just superb

  • I have this fone and I honestly enjoy it. I'm getting a new one with a QWERTY key so I can text though. I hate texting with it. And I didn't like that it didn't have any way to get music unless I recorded it as a voice record and saved it as a draft. The way I sent pictures to my PC was that I sent it to my email. I stored it as a contact. But I'm sad to let go of this fone. It's been with me through a lot and it never broke. Best fone I've had so far for the price!

  • i didn't get the data cable . what should i do?

  • ahm..i have a question..wat if i waish to have a bluetooth and a video on my c261..wat shud i do?wer her in the phil can i ask for help...thanx....

  • what if, you want to print the pictures, what should i do???? plz. answer me..tnx!

  • i luv this mobile ...so cute n nice...always work properly.suprb

  • the worst thing i had in my whole lyf! the only reason that im still using it right now is because it was a gift from my father!!

  • terrible phone. very slow with everything. bad reception everywhere. keys break very easily. and of course, the speakerphone is terrible. overall...terrible!

  • i have also this cell the motC261. But to tell u all frankly i haven't enjoy it totaly. I was got mad and angry with my myself why i buy this kind of cell. If i only used my brain this kind of ugly cell will not be me coz lots of cells in anywhere are good and more chepper than this hated c261. I cannot download any games and already wasted loads of attempting in downloading games. i hate it!!!!!!!!!! why i buy this one!!!!!!! but anyway its my fault naman eh!!!! so to all costumer dont buy this one.u are only just wasted ur money...ok

  • i cant download wallpaper from the internet to my phone. is there any oter way to downlad stuffs from the internet to my phone? help! asap!

  • This phone is kinda great for the price to pay. I love the design, so slim and black, and the display is great.. love it! But some problems are, you cannot send your picture anywhere because there are no usb, infrared, etc :( then the phonebook is not enough (I always have to delete someone so I can store another person). Overall is good for the price!

  • I'd like my phone to be upgraded. Is there any way that it can have a bluetooth and MP3? I cannot post pic in the internet.

  • this phone is good for nothing, i cannot download any game, i am bored from the default ring tones, i lose all my msgs, whenever it restarts,memory is of no use, 1 mb ,, what can we do with that, i dont know why its camera phone, i think the designers of motorola have done a lousy work. it is quite heavy, iam tired of its weight, can any one help me in downloading game, i receive error 406 whenever i download screen saver or games, i want to get rid of it, please help in my problem of downloading, my cell number is 0307 6713775,my e mail is [email protected]

  • hello...i hav load my pic to my pc with my c261 use usb...u can try it also..easy..but i dont hav that usb..c257 hav...:(

  • i m so bored because it does't hav a mp3 player..n bluetooth...please upgrade it...

  • how can i send the pictures to the computer?

  • i cannot hear while calling

  • is there anyway to put my pictures into my pc?how?pls reply asap.........

  • how can i get tone ringtones in my c261.and is there any way to download my phone pictures int o my pc..can u tell me da

  • This phone is a boon for the students and is smart in looks and has got nice simple features which are an ease for the daily cellular use. It is good

  • i want to ask somebody....how can i open the GPRS of this motorola C261... can u send ur answer in this [email protected] & i couldn't send MMS to oders, tried many tims, but failed.. plz help me. thnx

  • i want to ask somebody....how can i open the GPRS of this motorola C261... can u send ur answer in thid [email protected] you very much... i love this phone...

  • i think this fone is just perfect for scholars its not too expensive and as a parent you wont feel like u r ova spoiling the child . da camera is kinda lousy though...but i like it bcoz its compact easy to use n lite in weight :-)

  • i love and i hate this phone in the same time! coz this phone is so wired!

  • This phone has great reviews and so does its camera I am getting it for christmas I can't wait!!!!!!!!I WANT IT SO BAD!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Why do they put even a vga camera on a fone with memory that could hardly accomodate pictures. I'm mean, isn't that a lousy thing to do? These could have been a more acceptable fone without the camera. at least, u don't have to feel bad every time u look at ur camfone, try to shoot and then get pissed becoz ur unable to save the captured pics..

  • you can't have more than 100 messages sorry

  • I have motorola c261 and the true is that I hate it!!! It has only 1 mb and you can have more than 100 messages on it!!! Also when it turns off you lost all your messages and that gets on my nervs!!! Don't buy it!!!!

  • this phone is really useless!

  • Good phone...MOTOROLA should make a key protection such as a sliding piece over the keys because the phone dials in my pocket and I don't like to manually LOCK phone. AFter buying the phone I realized it had NO Schedules (CALENDER). :-( JOE (MONTREAL)

  • i am using motorola c261 i like it very much.......in this phone u can access the internet very easily and download your desired contents,......my cell number 03459139480

  • is there reminder facility in this set.please answer

  • my motorola c261 is working fine but sometimes it shuts off automaticaly

  • I use a motorola C261 but battery charge can't operate the mobile a day. Its should recharge in a day 2/3 times. So I feel very bad. Ho can I recover from that? Please help me out.

  • yeh i agree with these ppl it's just a phone for if u want sumthin simple and in-expensive not the phone to get for features the only thing good about this phone is the colour resolution and camera is clear n it's small that's about it.

  • hii can i downalod music on a Motorola C261 and can i acces 2 the net for free plz leave a note by

  • this mobile is very bod when i use this mobile i think t through it in dustbin because it is very falted set now it;s button are comming so hard and very very bad please help me

  • In my opinion not a good phone. Since new the batery didn�t last the same although I used it in the same way (browsing & talking basicaly), and it got worst. I don�t like the way you have to write messages, specially in the @ function... it�s a waste of use of the screen. Don�t like also the register of lost calls. For the rest is a strong phone and you can use and abuse it(not too much of course).

  • is there anyway i could send mms im using smart as a network and i already cofigure this phone and it still won't send or recieve any pictures Help me please...

  • the most millionth class phone ever! if you want to punish any body gift this handset to him

  • This phone is so great. It was my first phone and I still use it today. I must say it is very durable since I am a young derelict teenage boy. I have thrown, kicked, drop, smashed, etc... to this phone and it still works like a charm. So I really can't complain about something that works after all of that abuse. Sometimes we play frisbee with my phone at school, and lets just say no one knows how to catch.

  • Omg! this phone is like a Razor, exept it dosent flip! It's great to get for kids who want a phone! Free caller Id, That you can attach pictures to. The Only bad thing is the games. one called crazy is confusing, space is boring. football (soccer) is plane and so classic like pong

  • never buy this mobile

  • its a nice phone i saw it from a friend and i fell in love with it . now am going to buy one for myself .

  • Terrible phone. It doesn't have a Calendar, and the WAP browser (this particular Openwave version) is one of the worst I've tried out.

  • it is a terrible phone.it has lowerthan specified standby time and the battery heats up when you browse for extended periods

  • Its really a good phone. I 've 2 set in our home... But both 've lost usb connectivity recently... I cant find solution of this... Can anybody help me...?

  • you must be mad to buy this again

  • Its so cute! I just have to buy one! :)

  • i hate this mobile.i cannot play music,i cannot connect it to my pc.people who wanna bye this phone dont even think about it.

  • When I first bought this phone, I was just crazy about it. Cheap, beautiful, not heavy, can fit into my pocket and with several 'intelligent' functions, I knew I got it right buying it. About 3 weeks after I bought it, it rang in a bus on my way to work. Someone sitting in front of me looked over his shoulder. I lost my beautiful C261 to pickpockets that day. Do you konw what? I'm about to buy another one.

  • When I first bought this phone, I was just crazy about it. Cheap, beautiful, not heavy, can fit into my pocket and with several 'intelligent' functions, I knew I got it right buying it. About 3 weeks after I bought it, it rang in a bus on my way to work. Someone sitting in front of me looked over his shoulder. I lost my beautiful C261 to pickpockets that day. Do you konw what? I'm about to buy another one.

  • hi peeps! im going to buy this phone and i like it too coz of its size and weights, i want to ask only one thing that my main purpose of buying this phone is for texting coz i usually do text alot.. can i go for it?? is it a nice deal? is doing text easy on it? Thanks in advance!!

  • This is cute phone but other than that, it SUCKS royally.

  • this is the first time im having a motorola fone esp. that i'm always a nokia user. nokia is very user friendly.well, i had this fone for a year now. its been ok and fine for a couple of months but as of now.. the keypads are hard to press. my fingertips soar esp when texting. i had to bring it to motorola services for check up and im not yet sure if it will function just like before.

  • I want to by this phone but I'm not sure about the Idea. Does it have a good camera? Can it record sound? If you know the answer please email me. thanks!

  • can i still use a usb cord to get my picture out of the phone?

  • My phone cannot open, and what is a CPU exception MSG?

  • i can not configure my gprs settings on my motorolla c261 phone.y?

  • One nice feature of this phone is that if your local carrier (AT&T for many Tracfone users) supports SMS gatewaying, you can email yourself MIDI files and use them as ringtones for only the cost of receiving an SMS message.

  • In the US this phone is red and sold exclusively by TracFone as a prepaid phone. The WAP is locked to a tiny handful of TracFone approved RSS feeds which charge subscription costs for accessing the feeds' links. While the camera resolution is selectable, the lossy compression is aggressive often resulting in blurry images. Unlike earlier Moto phones, it does not have an auto-on/off clock setting to preserve battery life. According to Moto, data cables do not exist for Tracfones and the internal platform is customized enough to be unrecognizable to most data management software. It is an excellent phone for people needing basic functions, but minimally customizable and a closed platform.

  • Yeah.. The phone really rocks. It just performs more than its cost. Still having some problems is that the keypad which sometimes irritates me during messaging. Then above all this it is somehow worth of using it when seen with its cost.. Still can do better...

  • i have this phone c261 for 1 year and i find the product nice for texting for its very soft keypad when pressing it,the other i still discovering how its done or what other good servise it can give..its nice at the firts time.ty

  • i bought it yesterday, i like it. But i don't think there is radio on it.

  • i love the phone coz it can stay on me for hours... the battery can stay long even though i got lots of calls.. very happy that i bought this phone. cheap and very useful...

  • I have had this phone since May and Last night it went through the washing machine and the dryer in my pant pocket and it just turned ona couple minutes ago with every single picture and contact i had!

  • Ok, for thos of you that want this phone to play music, you can forget that right now. The only sounds that this phone can play are really bad polyphonics. There is also only 1.1 mb of memory and downloading takes forever with its slow cdma network. This phone isnt even good for texting. I had this for about a year and the buttons got all screwed up. Now the number 1 button has to be pushed several times before it actually registers on the phone. The same problem occurs with #4 #7 and the star button. This phone is also really bad because it is for tracfone in the united states. It is a horrible company and they charge you to browse their own website on the phone. This phone is a complete rip off. The only cool thing about it is its design. It can easily pass for a moto slvr. So overall, do not get this phone because there is no memory or any good multimedia functions.

  • i personally really like this phone:) its worth more then it costs

  • i just got this phone last 2 days.. can i record a voice on it? so i can record a song on it for a ring tone.. this is just the first time i visit this site.. tY!

  • i want to know how to set up the multimedia so as to browse and download some music,pictures and games

  • Phone is very nice. but how many songs (video) are loaded. How Much Memory is stored how to down load the songs.

  • Ok its easy to add games to this phone, all u need to do its setup an account in Gamejump.com and download games its easy and cheap to it only takes a MMS price

  • You can transfer picture or ringtone (midi file) to computer using cable data or by sending MMS to your email. It can transfer back to C261 but I still don't know how to add game / application to this phone.

  • can i transfer the picture to my phone, how can i put a mp3 song?

  • can i download a MP3 to my phone and how can i put the pictures in my computer?

  • This phone is good. Just wondering to some people who sent their opinion regarding to this phone, they're asking how to download for songs but as i've red the full specification of this phone then, i found out that this phone has no mp3 player that's why i,m not expecting to have a list of songs here......

  • can somebody tell me how can i tranfer my pictures to the computer Please i really need to know if there is a posibility

  • How can I download songs

  • Is this possible to use yahoo messenger in Motorola C261 model? is possible let me know how can i use messenger. Rgd Robin

  • Motorola C261 is a very good phone but the one I am presently using is having pad problem. i.e. you have to press the pad very hard to make call and the caurse of repair I was told not to change anything but to continue to use it like that. aside this fault being experienced, it really worth more than its cost.

  • your not supposed to be able to dl games on this phone.

  • how do i get the codes for wap d phonesstrong point is its shock resistant vertually indastructable

  • I like this phone but i cannot download games each time i browse with it, besides the battery is another problem.Please someone,Company help

  • dont lyk it cuz it doesnt av IRDA no bluetooth n d lyks.

  • Best feature, name appears with text message

  • worst phone ever i faced a battery problem & the compony was so irresponsible in handling the problem ,this set is a waste of money/////////

  • Looks like a great basic phone with all the features to last for school :D I can't wait to buy it on www.tracfone.com

  • are there games for c261?can i get games on gprs to this phone?

  • it is one of the best phone i have ever used

  • i cant delete a some ringingtones and pictures

  • ok...i got this new phone...and i really like it...the only prob is that i cant down load the songs that i want..like i find a song on the net(from the cell) but then when i click to down load it...it says it is downloaded...but then when i go to cheak it ...the song wont appeer...and how on earth do i even find the song that i wanted to download...plz sumone help!?!?!?

  • I am trying to download the manual but the C261 does not appear on the drop down list. How can I obtain the manual?

  • how come I can't send and receive somebody help me please

  • I luv this phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • its will be superb with bluetooth, mp3,n loud sound effects. bt without these it isn't too good

  • my friend is trying to send me a ringtine from moblie17.com, the phone wont download it , or it will, but it wont play it, and is using up all of my min! how do i download the song so that it works?

  • One last thing...The camera stinks! It only takes acceptable pictures in full light. Then again...Who cares...It's a cheap phone. I have an 8.2 MP camera for real pictures anyway. If you're looking for a phone that takes good pictures, this is NOT the phone for you!

  • Also...The battery lasts a super long time. It's just a basic phone, but it does the job in style.

  • The MOtorola C261 is a basic phone with an excellent design and quality components. The screen is excellent...much clearer and brighter than other phones in the C261's class. The speakerphone feature is great...It doesn't look like a clunky speakerphone. Internet could be better, but it's there. This is an inexpensive phone that looks better than the other phones in it's class. The Motorola c261 is a basic phone, but it does the job very well and looks great for little money.

  • is it possible to download the pictures taken with the phone?

  • is it possible to download the pictures taken with the phone?

  • Sbch this is phone for people who want to make calls, write sms'es mms'es browse web and that's it. It is well build, with good quality materials (not like LG for example) has fast menu, it is just perfect bang for buck. You have problem with yourself dude, what you want is a l7e(i) for price of c261. If you can't afford a better phone then simply shut up :)

  • I have this phone, hate it. Its a practical phone for old folks for sending SMS and making/receiving calls. Dont spend 30 euros or more on this phone.

  • Ok, i just got it couple hours ago * menu does not lag * witting sms'es is quick (comparing to w220) * display is bright, clear and has good contrast * ringtones are loud, but could be louder * phone feels solid Very happy :)

  • I havent goten mine yet but i was hoping someone would tell me if its good.answer on opinion thingy like i did.

  • ok.. i want to know if you can download ringtones on this phone. I really like the phone.. and would like to get it. But if i cannot get ringtones then im not going to buy it. Can someone please email me [email protected] and tell me if you can download ringtons. Thanx alot

  • xlnt display and nice camera. too bad does not have enough memory and that is the reason for no bluetooth, no usb, no mp3 and no video

  • Please how can i download games?. Motorola C261 is portable and simple to use.

  • have used this fone for two months,its really cool for its price, $56.3, NIgeria.

  • nice phone but how can i download games and applications in it?? is it possible or not??

  • Assalam-o-Alaikum. I live in Karachi. Can any one please tell is the data cable of Motorola c261 available in the market.If yes then from which market because if have asked about the data cable in many markets but havent got it. hope someone would reply.

  • hi im buying this phone on wendsday and i need to know a couple of facts 1. i am going with a fido prepaid plan in canada, so i wish to know is it true you must pay to receive texts? 2. Does the camera operate well?

  • hi every one there realy appreciate thih mobibe i bought it in tanzania for $100 some how for the country like tanzania it is reasonable cost

  • This is my secind cel phone. I lost my first cellphone. Both of them were from Tracfone which i love. I am totally in LOVE with this cell phone especially the camera and ringtones. There is nothing weird or wrong with this phone.

  • Ladies and gentlemen,lets face the facts.The motorola c261 has perfect software,in addition to hardware features.It has GPRS that's fast & detailed on top of it's wonderful large display.Only one thing I do not know.Is there a way of making it to support the true tones?Please do assist.But if you want to get a phone,get it.

  • One of the best cell phones i've had , i can say that.. i've got the net 10 version little more expensive but hey still worth it ..You know when i hear people say oh this is just another entry level phone. No, i dont see it being entry level because its tracfone and net 10 s first camera phone but when i've been reading some of the posts here and seeing people complain about not having bluethooth , well you might have to wait on another tracfone or net 10 ..I would like to get a flip phone soon ..I do like bar phones but sometimes they can be a nusense because if you have your phone in your pocket you may accidently dial a wrong number ..this is the best bar phone i've had

  • Myself. I like this phone.. I purchased it for $40.00 US and on the first day dropped it into a bucket of Automatic Transmission Fluid. Yes it survived. Not a thing wrong with it. It has good features for a low price. MMS transfers work fine. Takes good pics if you have strong lighting. Sound quality is awsome. I have even uploaded pics and ringtones to it.. any polyphonic Midi will transfer. I have 3 full songs on it. Overall It's a great phone for the price.

  • You get what you pay for if you are lucky and don't get ripped off.You can't expect the works for a few quid.Do research and read reviews before you buy instead of moaning it hasn't got this that or the other after purchase I am waiting for my C261 to arrive after careful research and study and know what I will be getting for my money and that this phone is a better buy than many for the same money

  • This cell is good and it's inexpensive. I want to buy one but it doesn't have mp3. If you can't read this comentary, I'm so sorry, i speak in spanish.

  • This cell phone slim like a razar without fliip design stylish and for kids

  • I just wanted a basic phone for making calls. It's easy to navigate and I like not having to flip or slid anything to access the keypad. The camera doesn't take very good pictures but I rarely use it for that anyway. It's inexpensive, simple to use and nice looking.

  • Where we switch the data cable i didn't got the one.:(

  • i am provided a datacable and software with da phone n da software is awsome. ican upload and download photos n ringtones from my mobile very easily. so why worry about data transfer?????

  • I want one

  • I grabbed the phone couple of weeks ago, and I really like the stylish as well as expensive look of this handy.. But it has only small memory capabilities..

  • Dis was my cell wen i am 8 yrs. old up to 13 yrs.old!!! But when i am 13 i will buy a SLVR L7 Phone!!!!! Did you know L7 is very very wonderfull to use!!!

  • I got this phone 3 days ago and I love it! I am in middle school and I txt all the time to my friends and the keypad is really easy to type on. The camera is pretty good quality and it doesn't really mater to me much about Bluetooth or data transfer. The other problem is the small memory size. The speaker is nice. I sent a picture message today and it was very slow, which was a little dissapointing, because it took about 1 and 1/2 units to download. (I have Tracfone so you might get different results) Overall if you aren't crazy about Bluetooth or data transfer, than this phone is good for you.

  • this phone looks really great! but the thing i cant accept is it doesnt have bluetooth and mp3 ring tones... the two exact things i wanted my phone to have.. and unluckily... i bought this phone.. i was really disappointed when i discovered that this phone doesnt even have the capability to transfer photos to pc..!

  • well i like the phone but the camera resolution is weak

  • best cell phone brought into the market by motorola what if it doesnt have bluetooth its looks makes every1 crazy n its looks totaly diff than other crll phones i love my cell n will never cell it

  • i think the phone has a good price given to its features. Yeah the camera isn't clear enough. but thats what you get when you buy a cheap phone

  • it's inexpensive and the resolustion is good not bad if you want a basic phone...for who is looking for blue tooth and other hi-tech feature go get you're self a much expensive phone

  • This phone basically does what it is set out to do with a little extra such as the VGA camera. It looks slightly like a SLVR which is cute. Please people do not complain like little boys and girls because the camera is not what you expect or it is missing the bells and whistles you are accustomed to on higher end phones. This is an entry-level GSM. Be glad you can make and receive calls. Is not that what a cellphone was meant for in the first place??????

  • amm..this phone is nice but this phone is none bluethooth

  • Hello all, have anyone used this phone in GSM 900 network? Thanks!

  • Ey, why people complain when buying things? why not see the features and specifications first, and then you decide whether to buy or not, if you want the 10 in one phone then buy that.

  • this phone sucks it doesnt have bluetooth,infrared,they tones r stupid

  • i need to create my own tones using voice record.

  • Try these codes #09#,#02# still figuring out how to enable the bluetooth if there is such a thing in this set!

  • this phone is for a person that likes a brick for a phone because i thought i would try it out so i did...I hate it the buttons are way to small and thr ring tones suck! If you are planning on getting this phone think twice and get the flip phone!!!!!

  • this phone has no connectivity whatsoever. The only way you can download your photos is through MMS. Very limited, indeed.

  • Bought the data cable for the C261 but now I can't locate the software download that enables me to transfer. Help greatly appreciated. I read through all 19 pages of input on this site and the download that I did find didn't work (PC user here). Please don't tell me I am now out the price of the cable :(. Thanks.

  • Bought the data cable for the C261 but now I can't locate the software download that enables me to transfer. Help greatly appreciated. I read through all 19 pages of input on this site and the download that I did find didn't work (PC user here). Please don't tell me I am now out the price of the cable :(. Thanks.

  • apperance wise its a very nice phone ....i am a die hard motorola fan but what let me down this time is the camera isnt good, no bluetooth(bluetooth is most important) , there is not data cable, no video recorder or player and no mp3 ringtones.

  • Really guys, quit complaining about the no MP3 ringtones, AND GO GET AN iPOD! Sheesh..

  • I GOT IT AS A christmas gift the camera stopped working a week after that sucked but i enjoyed when i had it now i own a nokia 1600 lol downgrading huh ?

  • i bought this phone in sep 2005.this is a very nice phone in a very good bugdet you can afford a camera phone megapix doesn't matter for me but nowsday m facing the problem with battery n its keypad n i didn't received the earphones.can some one tell me from where i get this earphone? thanx in advance

  • you can send your pick, at a small cost, to your own pc. The cost depends on the quality settings in the phone you chose. From a unit to a unit and a half, not exact.

  • My C261 takes only 1.5 sec for taking picture. Hmm, it has a USB cable. Any question?

  • i bot 1 4 my b-day and its a good phone and all but its still a bit lame because it dosent have bluetooth

  • i want to print my photos from moto c261.so....how can i do it?by usb or what?please reply to my email....according to the sites,moto c261 have no usb cable..but in another sites,they said that moto c261 have an usb cable....which is the right one?

  • does it cost minutes to take pictures? please post a comment.

  • I have had my phone for exactly a week. I love the camera and everything, I have very few complaints. Mostly I just have a problem with it costing to recieve texts, and the fact that it wont let me send picture textss or recieve them, it just gives me an email address to go to to see them. And that just makes me mad because Its a camera phone that wont send pictures... so yeah... thats about my only problem, otherwise its an AMAZING phone that is deffinately worth the buy. Have you seen how much Razors are and stuff? like 200 dollars. this one is nearly as good for 1/4 of the price.!

  • A BAD BUY. Very very limited. Camera is low resolution, NO MP3 RINGTONES, and battery life is very low!!!!! The keypad is also very annoying because sometimes you have to press extra hard for the numbers/letters to appear onscreen and the SMS editor is VERY SLOW. I regret buying it.

  • its good phones but the camera is not clear the weight is ok too, pls try to add bloutheth to it.

  • hoe can i load pics from phone Motorola c261 to pc?.. i have cable but it always apears on the screen dat i have to instal a software.... can't i download the software from the internet?

  • I ordered it for my birthday and I will be getting it in a few days... I'll prolly write my review then... its a small phone and seems to be very good. Although people are getting mad because they dont read the fine print to find out that there is no bluetooth and MP3 player .plez upgrade to MP3 player as soon as possible and inform us.

  • I ordered it for my birthday and I will be getting it in a few days... I'll prolly write my review then... its a small phone and seems to be very good. Although people are getting mad because they dont read the fine print to find out that there is no USB, or bluetooth. I dont use either and I am happy with never taking my pictures off my phone... so its a good deal for me since I'm a Junior in high school and not exactly loaded with cash...

  • it is nice and attractive just that the absence of bluetooth and infrared media doesnot serve much purpose.

  • its nice but has no features i thought it would have mp3tones its all so very slow, very slow

  • its nice but has no features i thought that it would have mp3tones and more downloading pictures and its slow very slow

  • I need this phone to send a tone to open a security door. It worked at first but now it seems to send no more tone. It works other than that. There doesn't seem to be anything on the menu about turning on and off the tones during calls

  • I like my Motorola C261 but it do not have mp3 ringtones , I hope next time please put Bluetooth ,and 1.3 mega ,Mirco SD , and the memory too small Anyway Thanks

  • I got this free from my service provider but the battery is bad and the SIM sometimes is not working properly on this phone. I do not recomend this to anyone.

  • A good phone!

  • It sucks> too slow to do anything sms editor slow processor and poorly designed menu generally everything sucks in it whatever it is u want

  • program ton& puchar

  • I love the phone, but dissapointed can't play mp3 ringtones. Oh well maybe they will come up with a way to. I hope.

  • Its a slick looking phone and affordable but the battery span is rueful. Something ought to be done about the battery for sure, otherwise quite a smart looking phone.

  • I have this phone for almost 4 days now and I can really say that this is a trendy cost-effective phone! However I noticed that my battery has a short span so I always need to have a charger with me :)

  • I had purchase c261 before four month & in 4 month iam service this handset in two time but my hendset not work properly today iam also send this set to delhi. my set problem is idea sim not working in theset & another is network seting I am requsting u to send me a new set my set IMEI-357398000738119 AND this set set is motorola service senter Jaipur branch

  • the motorola c261 battery gets drained often.

  • the motorola c261 has a headphone port. The USB data cable should be connected to this port. Then we can transfer data between PC and the mobile

  • I just got motorola c261, ive been using it for 3 days now and i noticed that the battery gets drained right away (im not a heavy user of the phone). Should i return it to the shop where I got it or is this normal with motorola c261? Please help!

  • Hi. I am thinking about upgrading my tracfone because it is dying daily and it used to stay charged for a full week without me worrying about it. I drive to school and back and need a reliable phone. I've been hearing this phone is great and I am thinking about buying it but I was wondering, Is it true that you have to pay to recieve texts on this phone? How well does the battery stay charged? And overall, how good is the phone? If soneone could email me the answers I would greatly appreciated.... thank you.

  • what sites are these cables for the c261 found i cant find one for the life of me

  • can i download my pics on my pc from my mobile motororal C261. if is it possible. how can i do.

  • can any1 tell me how to 4ward pic2r to my pc pls? and any1 also know how to activate the web browser in my c162 phone pls..I will appreciate your concern...thanks a lot

  • Please can anyone tell me how I can turn down the volume? It's so loud and I have to hold the phone away from my ear, when someone phones me. Thanks so much, regards B

  • plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz i need usb cable which converts my pics to my pc n i can download n upload tell me what can i do

  • i got a usb cable that connects thru the headphone jack in the phone to a usb port on the pc. comes with software to edit contacts.. ringtones.. pictures.. even tho the sites say theres no cable for the phone i got one. donno if its an official one but the software says its for that phone. n it works.

  • iTap Calendar Currency converter Calculator Stopwatch MP3's USB Cord Java Bluetooth Video None of that. Still love it.

  • If you can live past, no calender,no photos to pc,no mp3, 4 day of battery, no bluetooth but a headphone cord, usb cords, it's a great toy of a phone. Slim, has that easy look to it, its simple and it mets my standerds. all those other things the people are complaining about, you should own a completly diffrent divice for anyway "ipod,digital cam,calender,etc." It comes in red but thats hard to find. Im a little interested on what the diffence with the C257 & C261 insted of the coler but this phone matchs all my needs. People down it because its Tracfone, but i couldn't care less, it gets the job done. You never see it anywhere anyway so you'll be the only one you know to have this special, cheap, fone! I recommend. Im done.

  • phone havd no features ,need improvement like bluetooth

  • I Bought Motorola c261 and had a usb cable but it doesnt detect my mobile..So io am having a problem about the software...Is this problem to every body...If its so then whats the use of usb data cable just throw it.

  • I LIV THIS PHN>>>i got this phn recently....in compare wid othr phones it works much better as a cheap one.

  • Nice Design.Can Any 1 Tell me how 2download its software from wap.getjar.com?i hav the browser settings on but unable to download compartible software.does it support Mp3?how?kindly help,thanks.

  • its a nice phone...really cheap,cute and slim...i like it but mp3,true tone and many more not available...whatever it's,i still like it...

  • Please help me, how to activated my mms, i did not send the picture to the cp.

  • can you help me on the possible ways how to print or send the pictures captured on my c261 motorola phone? please post a reply on this... thanks.

  • .. can i use USB ob this phone?. if i will buy a Usb what will I buy?.. can u tell me something about it... is it tru that i cnt download a MP3? anyone?. please

  • Please someone must know how to remove the date from the home screen!!! Its really annoying me. I'd truly appreciate any advice!

  • two cons, short battery life and no calendar organizer.

  • is there any method or way how can i transfer photo in computer?

  • hi i am saif can u tell me that i can download game in this phone if yes so how can i download game

  • it is a good phone but the cam is not much good because it was so dark.

  • Please be careful how you copy your contacts from phone to simm sard ,i have tried to copy my contacts from phone to sim card and i have lost all my contacts number, my phone was almost full so all my friends contact numbers are gone

  • It is a USB CABLE (From C261 Headphone to Computer USB)... Motorola brand, made in china ^.^

  • For those who have the usb connector of C261, what is the name or type of the connector?thanks...

  • i saw this phone and it is a copy of the motorola l6 and l7, without the expensive things like usb, wireless conection. It has a speaker for hand free use and camera (so you cant download it buecause has not usb) It s only design, a fashion phone (very black, very good looking) but i cant forget mi motorola c115!

  • i just bought my c261 today. unfortunately the manual was in russian and i know nothing in russian. how can i get an english manual - hardcopy or on the net so i dont have to return it to the shop [email protected]

  • I have C 261, it,s great and cheap that why it,s make it great,.. is there a way to know from the cellphone unit the built of product of C 261?? please e-mail me [email protected]

  • nice phone, user friendly.

  • I have had this phone for over a month, and I am pretty satisfied with it. There is only one thing I am unsure about... is there any way to get a small clip of ACTUAL music on the phone? I read somewhere that you can get 2-4 mp3 files onto the phone, but I have no idea as to how. Does anyone know? Thanks alot, if yoou do, email me please!

  • I just bought this Motorola C261, its work really FINE. So simply but pretty slow i guest @@"... but i got it only for RM270 (original), a box, USB cable, Charger, CD, hmm... so nice & cheap ^.^ My Voting, (all out of 10) Design => 8 Features => 7 Performance => 6 * The only thing i hate is the camera. B`coz is so poor. * In 0.3MP (VGA) world, I gave it 3 out of 5

  • The C261 I got has no bluetooth. Some reviews said it does. The package I got came with a usb connection via handsfree port to usb port. And the software that came with it is provided by www.mobileaction.com, which works pretty fine for me. VGA capture is fine if you know how to set the light setting well. I experimented a few times with different light setting and the results were remarkably different. What I think about the phone overall? Good solid feel and pro.

  • good Handphone...i really like the shape of this phone..nice n cute..

  • I had a choice of C261 or Sony E K310 for $50.00US and opted for the K310 with cable. For sure, I got more value for my money and am very happy with my choice. Why bother with the C261 when there are other options!!

  • The 250h stand-by is wrong.

  • for those that are having trouble with the gprs. your subscriber or the phone company you bought the phone from is the one that can activate it from there end and then they will tell you what to do, which is to save the settings to the phone when they send it.

  • ive enjoying use this phone but somehow i cannot use my gprs connection. i should turn off and turn on this phone for me to have a gprs connection. what may be another way? pls help me. tnx

  • I bought this stupid phone also, it�s nice and red, the company that I bought it from said that there is no data cable and I should send the pics as a mms to some one who has a data cable to get the pic�s he said this only after I took back the phone complaining that I can�t do a thing with it. Any how looking on line on ebay someone is selling a serial cable that connects at the back on the cpu is that what u have? I don�t want to buy it and it doesn�t work. Can u give me info on the data cable, like where to get it the brand etc. thanks.

  • please help me to block this set. Motorola c261. imei:359416-00669411-6 model No:se5624ae7u1 msn:f18wgw2f70 seq:65111020 thanks

  • pls give the correct information about GPRS connection in my motorola c261 phone. I call customer but they give the information but my phone not connecting the GPRS.They have inform u go to internet they will give the setting of GPRS connection.So pls give the GPRS connection settings. MY mobile number is 9480045768 motorola c261 student sim. Thank you.

  • Write given cables MobileAction for с261. Write results of the test for a code #02#

  • if data cable can works, which type data cable who can i use to my c261 ?

  • PLs the phone can download music and any time i connected it to PC it will tell me that it can can work propely why so put me through how this phone will work as download.

  • I'v purchased this phone and by the performance and the design, this phone should have at least a video or a bluetooth.

  • Hey C261 data cable works ...you can connect your data cable to computer and u have to put that thing in hansfree slot...i have used it and data transfer thing works..

  • Write to me the letter, that you have cable Mobile Action for moto c261. I shall receive the letter, I shall set a question.

  • the motorola c261 is my first camera phone and i really enjoy using it can someone tell me how to delete some of the preloaded ringtones ? thanks

  • i bought the phone about month ago and feel quite disappointed.i can`t do anything even transfer the picture to the computer.i heard that this phone have the cable but it`s useless.

  • OK. Money returned and looking for a new model as the Sony Ericsson K310 is not in stock... Maybe Nokia 3220 will be my next cell phone. Nokia is the best!

  • I've gotten the USB cable with my phone when I bought it

  • Hi. I will go to the store and try to return this cell phone and buy the Sony Ericsson K310 which has camera, video and comes with a USB cable. Other option is Nokia 3220 but some people will find it's design annoying.

  • I was thinking of buying this phone basically for taking pics, and downloading thanks for the advice. Can anyone tell we which one to buy.

  • SO, what is this cable about? Could this be our salvation? It's a shame Motorola has done this to the customers: a cell phone with camera but unable to download them... a shame! (BTW, I am aware that using MMS the pics can be transfered to an email but this is not the best solution. Besides, it costs!)

  • The phone a cheap price but atleast add on bluetooth or infared need a little upgrade

  • Good phone camera was not that great i wish it was in the center of the phone...

  • well i just bought this phone and i have to say im a little disappointed i thought a usb would work on it but it doesnt and that was the whole purpose why i wanted a camera phone can anyone tell me how to download the pics and send them to my e-mail i guess that is the only way i can do it e-mail me at [email protected] thank you

  • How do you remove the date from the phone's home screen? I feel there must be a way but I can't find it

  • i have one i got it for christmas 2006 anyway does anyone know the gprs connection give me a email ok....

  • can we use the cell as a modem to browse net

  • I think its a very good phone, there are some down sides but still its a cracking phone.

  • well to be honest...watever's on this phone stays on it and u cant put anything more on it. no usb capabilities :(

  • It's a nice little phone, it has a very good screen for the price, too bad it doesn't have at least an usb cable connector, the lack of a way to transfer the files to the computer makes the camera useless. I don't want to spend money sending MMS to my email to get the pictures, for this reason I don't even use the camera...

  • it is a pretty good phone.(considering its cost) but the memory is too low... someone please help me..the photos on my pc are not getting updated on my cell(all are under 80 kb)..even if successful download takes place my mobile cannot view them saying 'its too large to open'..

  • well i just purchesed one of these phones from Net10 (A tracfone company) for 89.99 on there website but i got a 3 day wait till i get it (evan fed ex is slow) but i hope it is as good as i am hearing about it.

  • how to transfer images? does it have a cable or something? because it doesnt have bluetooth and infrared right?

  • its a good phone..the resolution is nice and its really quite good..i got this for free for sun cell postpaid service,(im from the beautiful country of the philippines!!!)and ive got no regrets in choosing this phone.im very proud for the reso that my phone gives me....thanks moto yahoooooyyy

  • hey any one know which file we can use for mp3 song for this device..... i think this device only support .mid file....??? any one has idea....please reply me...

  • hellow dears... i have this device i want to know how to add the eyerphone cable in this device. i get only charger hole and datacaber tranfer hole there is no any connector for eyerphone and also i m not getting any eyerphone... any one have idea about this....

  • I just bought this Cell phone yesterday 12/26/06, and am so far very impressed. it is small flat colorful and smooth. overall this the best tracfone in have ever had and seen.

  • I really enjoy this cell phone. It's a major step up from my last one. I beleive it's the best Tracfone they have and I'm so glad I bought it. It's cheap and had a clean design with an impressive screen. I wish the pictures were bigger but that's the only let down so far.

  • I brought mine last saturday and it seems ok. the white round thing next to the charger input is a signal. whan the phone is charging the white thing turns red. It's just to a light. there should have been bluetooth for easy downloading but i understand that we can't have everything for that cheap price. Finally all i can say is BRAVO!

  • it sucks! it has no video no mp3, and NO bluetooth!

  • You must install the software and hook the usb cable to the pc so that you can transfer image and songs

  • I have this phone and have read all the posts. This is what I have learned. 1.) There are data cables listed in the posts but they will not work. There is only an earphone and a charging input. You must send and recieve photos and ringtones via the message system using your email. 2.) The phone supposedly has bluetooth onboard but it has been disabled via the software. There is a white plastic plug next to the charging receptacle. Perhaps that has a function but has been plugged. Read link.

  • how do i get the data cable for this cell phone so that i can upload pictures to my pc

  • its a good set but it is so better if we share the pictures n ringtunes from Computer if any body have any information abuot it or software data cable etc plz tell me about it

  • does this mobile have a bluetooth??/

  • I brought the c261 for my son for xmas its quite good I brought it at carphone warehouse for �20 with �10 top up with vodafone. You can only download music on a music website I have found one site its brilliant cost �4.50 for wallpaper/tunes etc. www.mobilefun.co.uk

  • motorola c261?ohhh!it's nice!i bought too!i like everything to it,but i have a problem with the battery...

  • i think that c261 is a very good set.specially its colour display and camera reult is very good.but it has no infarared and we cant share our picture to our pc from infarared .otherwise it is n 1 set.

  • how can some download music on it.

  • there are a lot of pictures which originaly in the phone memory which i don't need it. Does anybody know how to remove it. it can save some space in the memory.

  • I bought the phone few month ago. it's pretty good but lately the battery life can't last long.anything wrong with the phone or battery?

  • What is the white rubber plug next to the charger input. It has a what appears to be a small electrical bolt insignia on it. I tried to remove it but I gave up.

  • Does anyone know how to get rid of the date being displayed on the home screen?

  • check this website guys who wants to have their motorola c261 to have data connectivity between cellular phones and PC. hope this would help.

  • How do you email a pic from youor phone to your email address. I can't find it in the manual.

  • actually the performance of this mobile is quite ok...but the problem is though this mobile have GPRS it doesn't work.why is that happening..is it because it cannot support?

  • Sorry the previous post could be erroneous but I found this one in Britain and it looks like the real McCoy as it has a jack that fits into the headphone jack.

  • The data cable for the Motorola C261 can be found at this site Hope this helps everyone who's looking for one. DW

  • pile of crud.never attempt to install a twin-sim chip.or any chip for that matter!

  • anybody tell me about all this of this phone i want to know this is good looking very chip and with camera but whts it sms and phone no storage capacity

  • i buy this phone bcz this is a camera phone when i goto buy phone i see that and buy immedietally but i know today that in this i got only 100 phone no storage capacity

  • even i posses c261. ive put pictures. but i don know whether we can install games though that cable they have provided. but we could find softwares available for this model too. some one please clarify my doubt na.

  • they dont charge us for recieving texts down here in trinidad so i dont have any problems.the only things i dont like is no bluetooth,no infrared,no usb cable well u can imagine how frustratin that is but other than that its alright but i still dont like tha battery life:tooooooooooo short

  • HI!!! I think this phone is somewhat kind of boring because it doesn't go with the new trend of phone. also, it does not have any connectivity features like a usb port, bluetooth, and infrared. it is worth expending using the mms as you know. can someone send me a message with regards to the hidden features of this damn phone.

  • Why is it that when someone calls me, their number shows up and not their ID? It's impossible to recognize who is sending me a text or phone call. Does anyone else's do that? Or can someone help me fix it?

  • thus motorola c261 had really 5 mb shared memory? I already purchase it and it has 1311 total mb shared memory only. tnx..

  • Just like a lot of you guys, i was wondering if the usb cable or software for the c261 was just a myth or if it was real, i found a website that can answer a couple of your questions: i hope this help you

  • i have this phoneand i like it pretty good except the picture part that isnt very good and itis stupid that it costs to get text messages but it is a pretty good phonne and oh yea the pictures u have to have a lot of light for them to turn out good...

  • I purchased the Motorola C261 from Tracfone and haven't recieved it yet.....I was wondering if this phone has the option of setting the network to the 900/1800 network....on the Motorola website the manual say that it can ( under the Menu's " Settings > Network > Band Selection > 850/1900 or 900/1800.....not sure if TracFone blocks these settings so it can only be used in the USA... Thanks

  • La dee dah geniouses. The specs for this phone say NO USB, so why some of you are still holding on to the belief there is one?

  • for some reason i cant get my SIM to work right in this phone. i put it in and turn it on but it always says, insert SIM. and a few days ago it was working. and ideas?

  • There must be some Usb software out there for this phone, pretty much all phones do. But there's a catch, you'd have to find a cable with a 5mm jack, the size of the headphone jack. That's the only other way to get pictures onto or off of a computer, but I haven't figured out where to find it yet. If anyone has any other questions, don't hesitate to ask; I have this phone and have been with tracfone for about 5 years. =)

  • does really exist the usb for this cellphone or is just a myth?

  • can anyone plz tell me is there any data cable available for this mobile and can the pics and ringtones downloaded in the computer. plz reply

  • is there a way i can get pictures into my computer without sending them as mms? if you do know, plz email me at [email protected]

  • Can someone please tell me if a data cable and software exists for this phone in order to download pix directly to a computer. And if so, where I can purchase it. The problem is that there's only a 2.5mm input. Not a mini USB. Currently the only way to get the pix is to e-mail them to a computer, and TracPhone charges 1 unit per pic plus the download time. Anyones input would be greately appreciated.

  • i want to download more music and moere games . How can i do this when there is no ifrared or bluetooth , please let me know if there is any possible solution to my problem.

  • about the question on phonebook capacity ... the phone's own internal memory holds 100 numbers (Aunt Mary's home, cell, and work numbers = 3 numbers, etc.). The SIM card holds and additional 250 numbers .... so there are 350 total number slots available. The numbers stored on the phone's internal memory can be used for picture caller ID and some other identification features (but the SIM cannot). Of course the numbers stored on the SIM card have the advantage of being transportable to a new phone, etc. since you can just remove and insert the card.

  • Why the mobile phone motorola c261 was not equipped by connection nircable like bluetooth or infra red..?? And how about the data cable? Was not also?

  • well right now with fido in canada i think i pay 10 cent per outgoing text but i didn't think it was charged to get a text. i want to now if it changes with a different phone cuz that doens't make sence to me.

  • I hope we are talking about Fido in Canada.If so its 0.15 cents per message

  • TracFone charges 0.3 units per text message. I have no idea about fido. Battery life- on any cell phone is partly dependent on signal strength- a weaker signal(fewer bars) will reduce battery life for talk or standby time. Signal at my house is weak, 1 or 2 bars, sometimes fades out completely. For standby only, phone left on wiith no talking, game playing, etc, I get 2 1/2 to 3 full days. Your time may vary. ;) My old Nokia from Alltel would last about 3 1/2 to 5 days under these same conditions.

  • does it really cost money to get taxt messages with fido or it that just for other cell phone companies? and is the battery crapy or is that just some poeple not knowing how to charge it?

  • Text messages: cost is 0.3 units per message, to send or receive.

  • hi,any one tell me about memory.it's realy 5mb or not

  • I am looking at buying this phone, and I am a tracfone customer. So if it's true it actually costs to receive texts, is it still only 0.3 units? or is it a full unit? Just wondering. Thanks!

  • Its really a good cellular machine,by which we meet with relatives,friends & new people .............................Azan

  • the phone is cheaper and it has a smart look.good to use with larger screen.but short memory and low battery......

  • I bought this just a month ago. There are few good features like the phonebook features where you can categorize the entries. I'm from the philippines, but sad to say this model has too little support from my network. Can anyone tell email me if this unit can view operator's logo?

  • A wonderfull phone but can anyone tell me if there is a way of installing java into it? I need more games.is there also a way one can delete the embeded ringtones I need more memory. pls email me if you can help.

  • is this phone has a trybond in it.

  • I bought this phone yesterday from Carphone Warehouse as my previous phone was dying. Really an excellent basic phone, just what I wanted to get me operational quickly. Good build quality and you have a 640x480 pixel camera + a few other goodies. MULTIPLE SIMS? Just a note that if you have multiple SIM cards, it takes a little getting used to removing the Li-Ion battery as the engineering is quite tight. Additionally, the SIM card goes in at a slight downward angle. But once you've removed the battery/SIM a few times you'll get the hang of it.

  • Haven't checked up on here in a while. As some of you know, I like to help with whatever anyone needs to know about this phone, i have it and have been a tracfone customer for over 5 years so I know al lot about it. Anyways, yes its true that it costs units to receive text messages. Inconvenient, but still a good phone and service nonetheless. Anyways, I have a question of my own, for if ever "raqib" sees this, what software is for this phone? Like the usb transfer software, you say you have it. If you could let me know the name of it and where you got it, it would be greatly appreciated.

  • can u send me some pictures how diz cell is used by connecting data cable and how to download the songs through diz cell plz......

  • A good phone. Looks mch more xpensive den it is. got it for 4950 TK. with a years warrenty. It comes with data cable. Now users oppinion.. The cam as mch appreciated isnt dat gr8 actually my cx65 wz way better. Batt dies in 1 day abt 2 hr of talkin and min use of other apps. Mine dosnt hv da IM app. Ring vol is on da low side. vibra is ok.. mostly felt. screen is very good. but i dnt undastnd y afta a min nothn is on da screen looks as if da fone is off. i kno nd used alot of color screens nd kno dis isnt normal. but evn unda sun da display is visible. ders a red light whc lights up wen chargin. full chargin takes 3 hrs!!

  • short battery life =(

  • If you want more tweakings on this one, better get the E398...

  • omg i love this phone!!!

  • It's a great phone .

  • the one having prob with da data cable must have the software to upload or download pics and ringtone.u should be provided with a CD.da data cable should be inserted in the HEADPHONE point.i am using it.the software is really cool and ez to handle.The only prob is the low memory

  • I'm interested in buying this phone, but read somewhere in a review that on this phone, it actually costs to receive text messages unlike other tracfones. Is this true?

  • Hve anyone figured out how to activate bluetooth....how to download pictures...and all...how to use USB and whats the use of it....plzzzz tell me....byeee

  • Sam, the TracFone version of the C261 certainly works well in my area of the USA. But the TracFone version is available only from TracFone, a USA-based prepaid service. With TracFone, she can probably talk from the USA to you in the UK and only be charged normal minutes- this is a great feature of TracFone. They still offer the phone, 600 minutes, one year, for US $130. There may be other C261 offers in the USA right now from other providers, but I'm unaware of them. If interested ck out www.TracFone.com- you'll need her zip code to see if it's available in her area.

  • Can this phone take Mxit? Plz���..084 0503 983 It�s real important.

  • How about the phonebook?what is it really only 100 names?

  • Does anybody know if this phone actually works in the USA. I want to buy it as a present for my nice but I live in England. Cheers!!

  • bought the phone today... i must admit, it's pretty neat for a cheap cam-phone. i really don't care that there isn't a calender, i never use that darn thing anyway. as for the camera, it's top quality. i really would like, tho, if i cud have realtones, but i guess i cant be too picky. on the other hand, it's a looker so if u like style, then this fone's got it. it's great!

  • hi friends,I just wanted to know if I can download any ringtones from the system to my mobile..Please some one do tell me naa.

  • How will i display the logo which my network has sent me? I already read the manual but there's nothing about displaying the logo. Can this unit display a logo? Please reply ...

  • Does anyone know if i can geta data cable for the c261???????

  • OES, I sent you the C261 Owner's Manual as an email attachment, check your email & see if it came through. It's in PDF format, ~2.6 MB, you will need Adobe Reader to open & read it. Good luck, please let me know if it came through or not. ;)

  • I bought a Motorola C261 mobile phone whose instruction manual in in a language other than the ones I can read or write. I am not able to key in contacts nor am I able to write sms with the phone. It is almost becoming worthless and my frustration is almost at its peak. please how can you help me? I speak English Language and would like to get a guide in English. I have tried downloading this from your website but has not been able to make it. Olease help me. ThanKs OES

  • EEk. I messed up on my last one. The ringtones on the tracfone site aren't free. they cost 1.49...which isn't bad cuz thats not a lot at all.

  • To get free ringtones, if you have a tracfone model, go to From there, enter your esn or imei and choose what you want.. To get sounds, go to new message, and insert recording, and record 20 seconds of anything, and to get it as a ringtone, I believe it would work if you would message the sound to someone, and have them send the same message back to you, and then you can upload it onto your phone and use it as a ringotne. I believe that's the only way to get real sounds. Hope I could help!

  • c261 is a cool brand,the pix resolution and colour combination are great,i'm glad i picked it.can someone tell me how to get sounds online?

  • where find a free rington in this phone,

  • I don't have this phone, but I'm pretty much a cell phone expert. For anyone who needs advice...Well, for one, the phone doesn't have real ringtones, only polyphonic; which isn't so bad because there are downloadable ones. It has internet access, and for you people who want to connect through usb, I don't know where to find cables, but they connect through the headset jack I believe. Backlights are supposed to go off, its like, going on standby, you could say. There's nothing wrong with the phone if this happens. And of course it doesn't come with bluetooth or infrared, but thats what prepaid is all about; no high-tech features, basically for the simple people who only want the basics. But whoever buys this phone should consider themselves lucky because most prepaid don't come with any special features, and in this phone, you get almost everything you could ask for. I don't mean to brag, but I've been a tracfone customer for about 5 years, anything else anyone wants to know, feel free to email me. Hope I've been helpful.!

  • I have got this problem in my C261....sometimes when I switch off my cellphone and turn it on again, the messages which are saved to phone get deleted. PLzzzzz someone help me regarding that:( Thanx in advance!

  • My intention is not to open old wounds, but its because I did not get a satisfactory answer to my previous query I think the C261 is quite a good phone; though I have some reservations. I had a few problems with the phone. When I contacted Customer Care I was asked to provide certain information about the phone, which I did. Unfornately at the end of it all I was asked to go back to the dealer, who is in South Africa and I am in Zambia. The cost of getting to South Africa is not worth the both. The main the problems I had with the phone were the low power retaintion. You need to re-charge the battery every other day; the other is the screen; when the phone lights are off you cannot read what's on the screen I was also provide with the USB which I cannot use to download picture because, I told, the phone has no provision for that. I wonder why I was given. I gave up the phone Regards M. Mbewe

  • hey iam from trinidad, west indeis we have this phone ass well and its great, just want to find out how to do douwn loads, plz call @ 18687050135..

  • Hi everyone, just bought this phone, seems to do a great job for the price. Only problem is, I can't get the handset manager software to work. The phone came with a USB cable (which plugs into the headphones serial jack at the device end) and a software suite with the necessary drivers. After installing and plugging everything in, I started the app. The phone apparantly receives some signal as it lights up with a "Connecting..." message, but then inevitably reports "Failure!" I've turned off all the firewalls, A/V protection etc. on my computer, but still no dice. It wold be really cool if i could get download/upload pictures and music. Anyone having the same problems/ got any ideas?

  • Khalifa- when it displays Emergency, I think that means: 1. registration is not complete yet, or possibly 2. it detects a signal, but not from one of its carrier affiliates. Mine displayed "Emergency Only" for a short time during registration, & I think (1) was the reason. Battery charge: when new, on *any* cell phone, it's important to fully charge & discharge the battery several times, even with lithium ion batteries. When it says fully charged after only an hour or two, don't believe it- charge for at least 7 to 8 hours(longer won't hurt & might help) on the AC charger the first 10 times or so. Also let it run down until the phone turns itself off whenever possible, at least at the first. Short version: charge it all the way up(overnight), then run it all the way down(phone turns itself off). Repeat several times. This is critical to getting full battery performance for both talk time & standby. USB cables- does anyone know of someone successfully using a USB cable, in the USA, with a TracFone C261? Even better, are *you* successfully using a USB cable in the USA on a TracFone C261? Camera- it has quite a few settings & special effects for a cheap VGA phone-camera. Yahoo offers free image upload to your Yahoo Photos account in the USA from certain carriers, might be worth setting up a Yahoo email account. Haven't tried it yet myself, but plan to soon.

  • If you just want a phone with a clear strong voice and a decent camera feature for in-phone images ... this is a good phone. Unfortunetly here in Mexico they are ripping off people by selling it for $110USD when its value is more like $60 ... almost double the price. Mexico always sells older technology at premium prices ... the WTO need to rangle their butts a bit I think!

  • it's hard to find a usb cable for this phone.. but my friend found someone who owns this unit that has usb.. it's inserted at the ear jack...

  • my mobile c 261 it is not work and show me in the screen emergancy what that mean and how i can solf it

  • It arrived today via FedEx. Charged it a little over 2 hrs, it read "fully charged". Jumped through all the hoops & got it registered online- the TracFone deal expires Oct. 23, may be too late to get one in time now. But after registration, it now has 620 minutes air time, & expires Dec. 15 2007! Took a few hours to get the new cell number via a call from TracFone, but it finally came through. Made a couple of test calls to it- very weak signal readings here at home(varies from 0 to 3 bars, seems to come & go), but it rang! It's *Alive*! ;) Leaving it on the charger overnight, gotta pick up a car charger for it tomorrow at WalMart- they're closing out some Motorola car kits for the C-155 phone. I checked, Moto sells the same car charger for both the C155 & C261, so for $6 I'll get a car charger & earbud headset that fit the C261- plus a leather case that probably will be way too big for it. Fatima, thanks for that link. I'm tempted to order that cable kit & see if it will work on a USA market C261. Sure would be nice to upload pictures into my computer without using up all that airtime. Thanks again to MotoMan, Fatima, & all the other helpful people who have posted here. I'll try to return the favor, & post things here as I learn them. Plan for tomorrow- how to send a picture, as a MMS, to my email acct. I think Yahoo has a procedure, just gotta jump through some more hoops! 8D

  • how do u use your USB in transfering your photos phone to PC??

  • Hey guys! I am using C261 as well....pretty good phone. But slows down when a lot of messages arrive at a time. I found this link for transferring pictures from C261 to PC. PEACE!

  • sori 4 being too ignorant...but how do u use the GPRS? what is that for?? please help...

  • mms is multimedia messaging, you can send sound and pictures to other people

  • Forgive my ignorance, but I keep seeing post saying we can send our pictures to pc through use of MMS. What is MMS and how can I get it? Can someone please help me?

  • i was unabile to browse with me motorola c261 my no 08030795239

  • How to send messages using C261

  • HUGE DISCOVERY!!!!!! HUGE DISCOVERY!!!!!! If you want music on your phone, ( unfortunatley only 20 seconds) this is WHAT TO DO!!!!!!! Ok all you need to do is create a new mms and then click on the insert button and scroll down to the voice record. The possibilities are endless from there!!! 20 seconds of your favorite songs!!!! When you finish recording, then you can name it or what ever and SAVE IT TO DRAFTS, if you want to listen to the music, then you have to push the middle button and select preview and then enjoy!! you can not apply as a ringtone, sorry, I will try to modify this stuff....

  • ok, what ever you do, do not try to send pictures to your email because it will not work, what i mean is like typing your email adress as a phone number, DO NOT do that, it will not work, i am still figuring out how to send pictures to your computer without cords, it is definatly possible, but for the mean time, my suggestion is send the picture to someone who can put it on their computer and then have them email to you. But that also costs money because it is tracfone. But untill we find a way

  • Interesting post, MotoMan, thanks! I have a C261 on the way from TracFone. question: until we can find a way to use a USB cable to upload pix to the computer, how do we get pix from phone to computer? Phone 'em in as MMS messages? How does that work? Any help appreciated.

  • hi, I will tell you everything that this phone ha to offer, it has supposively a 640 by 480 or something resolution but I think that it is much better than that, I think it might be closer to 1 mp. Also, you CAN get songs on your phone but someone who has a voice recorder can record a song and send it to you through mms. for tracfone, it will charge you 1 unit plus .5 units for every minute it takes to download. So I DO have music on this phone. just make sure that the mms is less than 100 kb because that is all it allows. There is no bluetooth but I am still figuring out how to activate it. I have found where the manufacturer put it in. Also, there are special effects to the pictures like negative film, every color is opposite and tons more. There are 3 games, football, plays just like fooseball. Then there is Rebels and that it just a space game, and last there is CRAZY and it is like the game tanks on addictinggames.com. It is a really cool phone but I wish there was bluetooth or infrared and I think there is a PC link out there but I still have to find it. If there are any questions, I will try to answer them. O yeah, 2 mb of memory. This is overall a good phone though,

  • my phone no is +2348030795239 i was unable to use the GPRS why? pls send me reasons why should be on my phone number +2348030795239. thanks

  • Battery life is shocking, despite the manual saying it will improve over time, I get less than 24 hours unless I leave the phone on charge for hours after it says charge complete! Next to no features, irritating menu setup, takes ages to respond to buttons being pressed. I was offered this as a free upgrade, and if I knew how rubbish it was, I wouldn't have let them pay me to take it! Avoid at all costs!!!!

  • has anybody know how to go to the internet

  • this is a great little phone, stylish and compact... but can anyone tell me if and how i can get files from my comp to my phone?

  • Found the link to pix, the first 4 were taken with the C261. Note that the first two were taken from a moving car, the next two were in poor, tricky light. The other pix were taken with other cell phone(s). Also remember that like any small light camera, it takes practice to hold them steady enough in dim light. OK, link:

  • Found pictures on i-net late last night, said shot with C261, looked pretty good- but I can't find it today. Will post link if I do find it again. I ordered one from TracFone yesterday; in much of the USA, get C261 camera phone + 600 min for 1 year for $130, + shipping & tax. USA only, I think. Will post with first-hand impressions after using it a few days- reception poor at my house, interested to see if it will work at all here! ;)

  • how about the camera?its ok?clear or not?any disadvantange about this phone?can anyone tell me please

  • nice phone, with very good shape and colour, but very little functions, which makes it boring

  • hi every1 the fone is easy to use

  • Mobile is very nice. but mobile performance is very low. if user access picture,ringtone that is take time. Thank You Satyendra

  • To enter the GPRS setting to difficult .

  • I like this phone becuse it gives lot of benefits within less price and it is so smart that u cannot imagine...Thanks Motorrola

  • Hey Everyone, I just recently bought the new Motorola C261. It does not contain Bluetooth,IR or most of the important features. But OH WELL its only a phone and a really nice one too. I recommend it for people who want a nice good looking phone. If you want a extreme phone, buy a god damn IPAQ or a freakkin PDA or something. Quit wining about it, its a mad phone. Thanks

  • The TEXAS INSTRUMENT DATA CABLE MAY FUNCTION IN C261 Cell phone check it out....

  • hi i just purchase a c261 can i get to know how do i set the clock as because im afraid i tried my best but didn't find anyway and on the maual book itself all written in foriegn language wherelse im from malaysia should u have any enquaries mail at the above mention email add vs,kishan raj

  • hey i find that the motorola c261 is a good phone . but i'm havivg problems setting up the internet. if any one knows how to do it pls email me

  • i've been using this phone for three months. unfortunately, during calls or sending group SMS messages, sometimes, it turns off then turns on automatically, somewhat like it's restarting. this problem started 3 days ago. i'm very disappointed. although the phone has a nice body and display, the battery life and absence of bluetooth and lack of USB support from motorola really sucks. please be noted that the USB drivers from the internet are not authorized by motorola so it may bring problems to your C261. just a reminder.

  • How can I change from CELL C to MTN network.I tried it before But I can not use my mtn sim card.

  • My dad got me this phone. i was really impresed wid it , for the first time i saw it . But later i came to know that it has no bluetooth , IR , so disapointe. I read Below that u can transfer photos through the cable so where do u get the cable and where do u connect it plzz also specify it memory space Thanks

  • Why does this phone not have a calendar? I am very disappointed!

  • hi guys,,can u help me delete the itap coz its annoying..the small letters are coming out...it seems that they are teaching what should be the next letter...ty

  • i got the C261 mobile manager from and i connected it to pc through USB. But this site reviewed it has no USB. So dont trust everything here.

  • If u have any knowledge about enabling Blue Tooth in Motorola C261 kindly let me know.

  • Bluetooth is actually present in this phone in hardware but has been disabled in software to prevent unwanted competition with the more expensive phones. There is probably a hack somewhere on the internet to enable the bluetooth.

  • I just have bought a new Motorola C261 but I have found that the only way to get connectivity from and to the phone is through out GPRS that in the general cases is provided by cell operators as a paid service. In my personal opinion I don't recommend this phone, please try with other ones that provide direct connectivity and connection to your PC as an OEM feature. Regards, Jorge

  • all u guys who wanna send pics from ur cell to the pc, just email it to ur ids via gprs and recieve it from ur comp! thats so simple!

  • can anyone please teach me how to upload pictures, or even how to print them, from motorolla 6261?

  • It is really a good phone. its gprs is faster than the nokia phones and its camera is really nice ,this is true the screen is bit bright but the picture taken by the camera are very very good on pc,and u can print the photos for sure of better quality. This is my personal experience. It has polyphonic tones.But not good at ring tone volume,its lesser.I did not tryied it for internet connection but i will do it in two days.If any one want to buy this phone ask for the data cable to connect to pc and the cd .the file transfer is also fast .Its battery back up is very poor.not true as mentioned in the specification page.

  • Hallo GSMArena... the memory of C261, is it true 5MB? Thanks.

  • hey every1,i honestly hate motorola's but this one is so cute and for such a low price im thinking of getting it pretty soon!

  • Unfortunately, it has no USB, infrared, or bluetooth function. So if you want to transfer data (e.g. photo) in your phone out to another device, you would have to send it via MMS. Motorola could at least offer infrared which is a cheap technology to manufacture.

  • this is an amazing phone!! and i cant believe what a cheap price i got!!! it has a great picture quality and i love writing messages in the sms. it is really amazing. especially as it predicts the text that you are writtng.. i would definatly reccomend this phone!! it is truely 5*

  • i'm thinking of buying this phone lately. i'm normally a nokia user but i thght tht this phone is gr8 compared to its price. but i really need to knw whether i can connect the phone to my pc to transfer pictures.if anybody has the answer, please let me know.

  • Can I use this phoneto browse the internet connecting to my Lap top.

  • Does it support MP3? Mail me

  • Set is good but the battery timeing is not good, as u mentioned on the gsmarena website.Also took a long to charge the battery. i m a nokia user and i purchase motorola first time but i m not satisfied with the battery timing and charging timing.

  • it is a very nice phone, but where is the mp3 cause we need it and the bluetooth.

  • umm... ijus wanted to know if anyone knows of there is a way that you can install bluetooth cause its an excellent phone but it doesn't have some features that are really important Thanks

  • its good phone for a photographer. 1>it has 4x zoom. 2>it has 6 diffrent shades of it. but... but plz can any one tell me how can i trasfer pics on pc.tanks in advance.

  • i like the phone, but is there anyway that i can record a song and use it as my ringtone? ive been sent some voice clips on picture messages and i would like to set them as my ringtone, and i have had NO LUCK! please help!

  • Can anyone who has this phone tell me what is the size of the memory available to user.

  • i have a question.. is there a way to transfer my pictures in my pc from motorola c261? email me..

  • Its a Great Phone!. I like the Camera Resolution is Exellent. But its a shame it does'nt have any connectivity to my PC (Atleast USB) I dont know where get new ringtones (Im from Dominican Republic''between Cuba and Puerto Rico'') Also I like the size of this handset wow! its really good! And this celphone got good features but doesnt have a CALENDAR. I give a 8.5 out of 10 for this Handset its very beautiful and good for my personal use. I Recommend this phone for ppl like me **Just Simple** thats why I have my V60i for along time cause I only needed to dial/recieved calls and send messages. PS: Humayun I noticed that you have the same problem like me. When I first saw the backlight went off and I got scared, but thats normal on the phone, so your phone is alright no need to worry.

  • my motorola c261 handset has bright display when backlight is on. but after the light off i cannot see anything on the on the display, it is quite dark. it is not possible to see whether my handset is on or off. pls give me solution if possible. is it natural for all motorola c261? or problem for my handset? please response me early thank you Humayun Kabir computer Engineer,Dhaka, Bangladesh.

  • i have a question.. is there a way to transfer my pictures in my pc from motorola c261? email me..

  • the memory is not 5MB it's probably 1 or 2

  • Is its memory really 5MB ? Reply...

  • Motorola c261 is a good phone.i like it because... 1)it has large,bright,TFT-65k color LCD. 2)scratch proof body& keypads are large and easy to press buttons. 3)it has GPRS,MMS,WAP browser facility. 4)camera is VGA but camera quality is super and LCD resolution is wonderfull. 5)it has speakerphone & have photocaller facility. 6)moto gives you cable or PC componement along with c261 only at 3899 Rs. only..wow.. amit soni (M.D.O)-Bharti teletech-+91 9829530662,working in Kota(Raj.)-INDIA

  • It's nice and cheap, but it's pretty hard to find any guides for the ringtone maker.. could have been nice with something like IR or Bluetooth to..

  • i was gonna get this phone but i have a few questions about it. 1. does it show the contact's name when they call you? 2. does it have real music ringtones? 3. is the phone slow when loading wallpapers, screensavers, messages, etc.? 4. can you hear the phone ring clearly when outside? 5. is the phone a good quality buy overall? please email the answers & thanks a lot

  • looking into buying a camera phone. Can anyone tell me if its possible to send text messages and pictures to Europe (specifically the U.K. and Ireland) with this phone ? Thanks in advance. Please email me.

  • I bought this phone because I just liked it, but after it was a total disappointment as there was no organizer, NO CALENDAR, constantly see miss calls and never here it ring or vibrate, can't donwload anything on it, it's worse than my last phone which was heaven compared to this............

  • I agree the vibrate feature is very weak on the C261. I like the the red color and the speaker phone & camera. It would be nice if it had a calendar, bluetooth, MP3. Please e-mail me about any upgrades. I paid 85.00 and it should have the above three features I mentioned. Thank-you

  • Great little phone...

  • Bunnee, You have to ad a 1 and area code, or just an area code, or it won't display the name, because calls come in with an area code, regardless of location

  • i bought this cute little black thing coz i thought it would satisfy my need to have a simple phone, yet not "too simple". few days afterwards, it started to give disappointments, like the battery life aint last as it should, it takes a while just ti open the pictures, sms inbox and once i tried to change the wallpaper, it just went hang...gosh! the last motorola that really satisfied me was V60. this C261 dont have calendar and if you're quite a busy person needing to be reminded of what you're gonna do ahead..then forget buying this phone!

  • i found this cell quite interesting. But one problem how can one transfer the pictures from the cell to a desktop computers or use them for the printing purpose since it has no data connectivity options. So I would be glad if some suggestions were provided.

  • i would like to have a phone like this some day is i could get it please help me . it's a good phone and a good deal, i love it .because it's so cute and small.

  • I love it, but one question: Why doesn't the name of the phonebook entry show on the screen when that person calls (yes, they're in the directory)? When they call, their number displays, along with "unknown." To "link up" with the phone book entries and display, ie, that the call is from that party seems pretty basic to me. Unless I have to program something and haven't.

  • I love it! I have had it for a week and Have had a great time. Good Pictures, Love design easy to use and activate. best Tracfone so far.

  • hav'nt bought yet beause 1.no ir,bt,cable connetivity 2.no calender,which is a very basic thing 3.no organiser 4.vibrator is ineffective 5.speaker phone not effective i read opinions and got above mentioned facts

  • What i must do for connect my handphone to wireless at home for internet.And why i openwave and it say erroe:network down?

  • I bought this phone about 2 weeks ago. It's great 'cause it's cheap but looks way cool. I haven't been able to get many good pictures out of the built-in camera, but maybe I just have to play around with the settings a little more. The WAP browser works perfect. The only bad thing is that it doesn't come with a data cable for hooking it up to the PC. It seems like that cable is very hard to find. The only practical way to get your photographs out of the phone (other than having the cable) is via MMS. I recommend it.

  • My internet doesnt work on this... it says 'Error: Network down'. Does anyone else get this?

  • I bought Motorola C261 becasue i liked it very much its size and its figure.. I just used it 4 months and after 4 months its screen was blank there is no color at all just white background, even it does not show dialing numbers on screen.. its screen became blank and blank color is white.. Can any one tell me what should i do?? thanks

  • im gonna get this phone in two weeks and i want to know if the ringtones for it are polyphonic ringtones or are they real music ringtones. thats what i want to know, can anyone help me????

  • Hi! I'm thinking of getting this phone because it is now offered as a tracfone. It seems like a great phone, but I've heard the camera isn't the best.

  • I think tracfone has better coverage than net 10 for this phone

  • don, i got mine from tracfone and net 10 and tracfone are basicallty the same service

  • This is the COOLEST PHONE!!! It has sooooo much!

  • can we upload application onto this phone? -TIA-

  • does this phone use net10 or tracfone?

  • I like this phone, but can anyone tell me that whether this phone saves the text messages permanantly in its outbox because in most of the motorola phones the outbox messages are lost as to take the simm out of the phone. i've not yet purchased this phone but if i get this query answered i will buy it.

  • I think I just found the phone I want!

  • I like this cellphone. It's really nice the resolution of the photo is great and the calls are clear. an the internet is good

  • i can't connect the cellphone to the computer, i don't know what is the cable that i have to use. can someone help me?

  • A colour screen second-to-none, decent photos and fine looks to boot. No outlandish features, just a decent basic phone.

  • I believe the C261 is WAP 2.0 not 1.2 as listed in the specifications. (source:

  • I think it's great lol! I'm getting it on Thursday & it's really cool. I had 2 compromise with my mum and dad 4 a camera, so i looked for a cheap one that looks cool & has a camera - it's brill!

  • this phone is really nice. i have been using it since last month and i can say that it performs very, very well. i thought that the battery charge lasts only for less than 2 days that's why i was very bothered while using it for the first two weeks. but, as of now, the charge lasts for 3 days. i think that continuous recharge and discharge sessions make the battery's performance better (as also indicated in the manual). the display screen is also very cool (128x160 pixels; 65536 color TFT-LCD). this is the only cheap phone which offers TFT-LCD (other cheap phones, such as sony ericsson's, features color STN-LCD (which responds slow unlike TFT; read more about LCD types at wikipedia.com).

  • i think this is a very good phone pocket friendly actually and it has a very good keypad iv had it for 3 weeks and so for iv had no problems with it i like3 all the features as well.simple phone i should say.

  • at its cheap price, do not expect it to feature bluetooth.

  • eish this phone is so clever i like it.and another thing is not expensive.internet is fine,speakers also fine.the only problem is that it can't play mp3 and doesn't have video but otherwise i really like it.

  • y doesn't this fone have bluetooth??????? darn it

  • i bought it 6 months back and no problem so far it is a very nice phone but oone problem ringtone sound is not that good . how to increase the sound ? even after enhancing the sound to 7 please help and is there a calendar

  • hi everybody, i've just bougt this phone 2 deys ago, just to keep it 4 only 2 weeks I don't like so much motorola, but I goota say that this one it's really nice, very good price, the resolution of the display it's too good to be a cheap phone, I think it's the best compared with others of the same type, the camera has too many options to set up, it has auto regulation of the contrast that woks too well, in day light works perfect, not recomended 4 night pictures, you can send pictures to PC by MMS, and it has basicals functions, do not spect it to be a super smart phone... if your lookin' 4 something cheap and with good options this is the one, I really recomendit, TONY FROM VENEZUELA.

  • does it come in any other color besides red and black???

  • Is it slow in inputing the text in english predictive mode?

  • Wow. Looks so much like an E2 ROKR...Could it be that...

  • Can I Download Ringtones Or Pictures On This Phone?? I'm with Digicel..

  • Livs, could you tell us what software is used together with the data cable? and if could you send as a picture of the cable? It will very useful for us. Thanks

  • can i connect my phone to a pc

  • It is a data cable that u can connect to hands-free jack, to download your photos.

  • Can I connect mobile phone to PC and download pictures to computer?

  • i love this phone, it much better than most [hones and brands i've used. My question is can i add music from my pc using the provided usb cable?

  • can i connect my phone to a pc

  • there is a usb cable available for this phone (as i have read from a forum thread). please visit this website:

  • is there a usb cable available for this phone? where can i buy it? thanks!

  • The camera is great!!! also able to use my usb cable though the battery does not last

  • Does it support JAVA?

  • I've been looking at this phone as a cheaper option to otheres as it seems to have all i'll even require in a mobile. If it makes calls, sends texts and takes the odd photo, that'll do me. My question before I buy one though is; Are there any/many ringtones, message alert tones and wallpapers suppied with the phone, without the need to download? I'm totally uninterested in downloading stuff or attaching a phone to a PC, therefore if it is supplied with a few tones and alerts, that'll do me. If you have any info, just send me a mail. Thanks guys.

  • Does this phone have games?

  • it is the cheapest of all camera phones (5000 pesos which is equivalent to USD 90-100 here in the philippines). the camera is nice, although you need to adjust the settings for desired brightness. it has 4x zoom. each camera shot has sizes ranging from 40kb up to 70 kb that's why its memory does not get easily full (1.1MB). the screen is also the best when compared to its price range competitors (128x160 pixels; 65k colors). do not expect perfect features from this phone. just be thankful that motorola offers this one to "can't afford" people for them to experience something extraordinary which are only found in expensive phones.

  • i've bought this for about a month ago at first i find it very enjoyable but afterwards i found out that i wasn't satisfied in the phone's features, it was really boring there are no phones nor mp3, however i was really impressed of the resolution of the camera it was really clear compare to the other brands.

  • the phone is somehow nice, but i cannot find anywhere to download ringtones or to compose mine. Vibration is low, cannot find the calender(if it has one) so pleas if anyone knows how to download ringtones in it ..please mail me. Much thanks

  • You can get a User Manual at this site:

  • The phone does great for its price range in some areas but lacks some other features completely. Besides, the screen is great First the bad part.. there is NO Java (gamers beware), NO cable and NO calendar. Plus, the battery only lasts about 3 days with medium usage (around 40 to 60 mins/day active duty). However, one can use GPRS/MMS for data transfer so i don't miss the cable too much and as I don't play games i can survive without Java. The screen is very nice, and the camera has plenty of features. So if you want a cheap phone and enjoy the candy bar design, go for it but only if you're not the gaming type.

  • I just got this phone. Its colors, camera and slimness made me decide to buy this phone. However, I thought it has MP3 ringtones and a calendar. But compared to other phones which have such features, I could say that this phone is just reasonably priced. I just wish they could find a way that MP3 ringtones can be uploaded to it. Thanks!

  • i only got the phone 2 days ago,and i already think its brilliant,you can do a good amount of things,and i only got mine for �50.39.Now thats a great price for a brand new motorola. i really like the phone,its excellent.but can it voice memo? if any one has got the phone and knows if it has voice memo,please let me know,thanks

  • Can anyone tell me how to transfer the data from my computer to the handset with the help of data cable? I tried installing the software through the CD provided along with it but did not find any results. Please help me out I liked the model a lot, specially its colors are lovely and its really affordable.

  • Can I use a picture that I took with the camera on my phone to put as my screensaver?

  • the composer is in sounds / imelod

  • does exist a data cable? where can i found ringtones to compose in the cellphone

  • I�m interested on using the music compositor and I found some key words for different melodies but I coul�dn�t use them because the manual doesn�tmention how to do it. Somebody can hel pe, please? Thanks.

  • does it have a voice grabator like the sony ericsson t260?

  • I want to know what can i do to download the photos from the cellphone to my Pc.

  • This a stylish slim mobile phone.I like it but its memory is very limited and I can't take captures freely because of limited memory.But basically it is a beautiful designed fone.If you provide some technical support for the memory it will be the best product.

  • does anyone know the exact resolution of the camera? like... is it 310k pixels, or 1.3 megapixels?

  • where is the calendar? I can't find it.

  • No Downloadable games and java applications...

  • i bought c261 because it is cheap and it has vga camera, but i fell dissaponted because i can't connect it onto the PC. where is the calendar and the cable data?

  • where can i found the calendar?

  • i buy this kind of phone it is because i can download direct to the computer using the USB wire...but sad to hear that there is no instruction found in the manual...abd i am asking to you how to use the ISB wire?and also how to used the WebAccess?i just hope you will answer my comment so that we can apply in my phone thanks!!!!

  • where is the calendar?

  • i bought this phone bacause it is very cheap compared to other camera phones, yet, tell me where will i put the usb cable?... if anyone knows... where is the callendar?... the manual says there is a callendar.. where is it?...

  • In Argentina, is cheap , and it has all funtions than the expensives

  • Here, in Romania it's a great offer.The phone is free and you have to get an post-payd sim card (9 Euro/month)

  • purchased c261 today in crete greece but unable to get english user manual online or anywhere.

  • overall,it's a good phone.I'm one of the few in Singapore who is having it.Its an export model over here.It's b'cause we are carring e L6 and L7.It's more or less similar in functions.I paid $175 for it.Very good deal.It also came with a software and usb cables.It has calculator and all other functions.Except infered red,bluetooth and video rec.I will rate it 8/10.I wouldn't mind paying $800 if it came with video rec,bluetooth and a memory card.Then i'll give it a perfect 10.

  • just like Nokia 5110

  • is there a reminder on this phone?

  • to those who don`t know how to record on this phone,perhaps you can.justchoose messge,create,mms,insert,voice record.but only for 20 sec.thought you know before me.to save it,put it in the drafts.

  • No standar USB or IR conection Poor memory! No calendary!!!!! =(

  • its a good phone nice shape but there are lots of down sides to this phone. 1. no USB cable 2. cant record sound/video? 3. not much games 4. no bluetuth 5. not much memory on the phone ps. if any one knows how to rocord on this phone pleas tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • This phone is just fine, especially for those people(like my 60yr old father) who only grasp the concept of answering the phone and dialing numbers....!

  • this cellphone is good but motorola would have done better because this phone cant be pimped

  • The WAP is not the 1.2 version. It is the 2.0 version!

  • Its Really Good n Economical phone But with no Infrared, Bluetooth or USB ... Atleast 1 thing must b in it ... otherwise it is Zero ...

  • Curious about the USB cable for C261? Read here at : (for the webmaster please don't delete the link)

  • Joey.. Does this mob has calender or not?

  • i am going to sell this phone its beautiful!fantastic! iw ould definitely recommend this phone

  • I just downloaded some ringtones from the internet...but now I cannot find where they are stored...I searched them in all the folders...but I could not find them...I would be very glad if someone tell me WHERE THE DOWNLOADED RINGTONES ARE STORED BY DEFAULT?

  • i do really want this kind of phone.....it's cheap enough...

  • I think its perfect if i consider its design but if i talk about its features at least it should have bt or infrared anyway i love to have it its great.

  • I read it on a technical site, that C261 has Blootooth hardware in it, too bad they disabled it by the software. If anyone has the schematic diagram of the data-cable or knows where can I order a cable please send me an email. (I have checked at mobileaction.com, but they didn't say they product supports this phone)

  • Does this mobile has calender?

  • I just love that phone because the colour is BLACK FADE.The camera is so clear although when zooming.I think u better check it out ur self about this phone....

  • hi! the first time i saw this phone i fell in love with it. I love the design and color i researched about this fone and compare it with other motorola fone and i was kinda disapointed with some features.My first concern is the camera...there's no zoom features and no video playback. no bluetooth or infrared maybe the moto people should atleast put any of the two features in this phone... im sure alot of your consumers will appreciate it..All in all i still love it and i still consider purchasing this phone

  • I �ve just bought a Motorola c261 it�s a nice mobile phone, but i dont�t know why the battery lasts just 2 o 3 days the technical specifications said about 10 days in stand bye and 7hours talk time what would be the problem with it?

  • Great Phone for only Rp870.000 !!!

  • Hi there, I've bought this mobile today for my birthday (sunday 26 march)and i really can't get my hands of it!:P It's a B-E-A-UTIFULL mobile and haves a 'good' camara. Buy this phone!

  • This is a great phone. Ive had it for a month. The camera is really great. Anybody knows why i didn't have the usb cable or a Cd in my box. I really need then to put stuff o the phone. and IR port would have been great

  • This phone is a beauty,but I don't know why the guys at motorola inc. didn't put on this phone an infrared port or a bluetooth.

  • I got this phone and it looks real good. the body casing is somewhat of a rubberized material. the only thing i don't like about it ; it doesn't have bluetooth. if that would be fixed, this phone would be a blast.

  • I like this phone, cheap, n I like the color. I can use USB cable to upload image n midi file... I buy for onlu Rp. 930.000 or $90 - $93

  • fantastic mobile,reasonable price,mindblowing camra result,its a very good mobile,beautiful shape,there is no data cable in box.i download tunes with help of mms but i dont know how to set them.plzz some one guide me.

  • hi everybody,i really like this handset,but i was wondering how is the quality built of the phone?? is it solid?

  • I just bought it 2 days ago,here in indonesia for Rp 975.000(less than US$ 97)the package is including a usb cable and software CD(from Mobile Action),guess where we should plug the cable on the phone?get surprised!on the headphone hole!i also didn't believe it when the salesman said it has a usb cable.But too bad the phonebook is only 100... :(

  • Everything is more than OK with the phone. However, the vibration is too soft. Besides, the speaker phone (of my set?) does not work well. The person on the other side often complains that (s)he can hardly hear me or that the signal is disrupted. The screen is big and vivid. The most important thing is the price was great though I got it as soon as it was available on the market here.

  • i am so happy because it can't be possible to this rate.and latest news its price less upto Rs.500

  • I saw on some forums that c261 has "hw" support for "bt" but sw disabled?

  • im already used many camera phone but this mobiles picture quality is better then any other mobiles. every morning u can get new wallpaper , screensaver, gprs and lot lf facilities. u can buy it with close ur eyes.

  • Motorola C261 has the, wel, almos perfect design. I would give it a 9 out of 10.

  • I heard that Motorola Manufacturer will include blue tooth leter in C261. Is that true? please sombody inform me.

  • Could any one tell me if this phone has any feature to be conected to PC? Answer me as quick as u can, plsss. Thanks!

  • i am attracted to its design and form. i love black because its sleek and elegant. a 32 chord channel polyphonoc support, quite fine for a phone like this. it has a large TFT screen which is important for a cameraphone like c261. but the problem is that: 1. poor connectivity, it doesnt have bluetooth or infrared or usb, though it has MMS which is preferable when you wanna send a picture to a friend far away, but what if you have a friend beside you and wanna share those pictures or tones you have? 2. the memory isnt that enough to store high resolution images or full length mp3 song. thats why it doesnt even have video record/playback. that would be a poor phone if u want to consider entertainment in that sense...but as long as it has a camera, a nice screen, as long as it can send an sms or call thats fine. theres nothing wrong with considering the affordability of the product but what i wanna point out is that i was not satisfied that much.

  • it is a good mobile but lacks some functions

  • the phone is recently available in pakistan the phone size is little long the display is good but lacks organizer infra red calander the black colour is not good only appeal to people want cheap mobile gprs should class 10

  • Acceptable functions for the given price, but come on: What an ugly design!

  • 1.is it c261 possible to cover changeable? 2.have voice dial fuction? 3.wat is the ringtone format that c261 support? 4.c261 have voice record?n also the ringtone composer?

  • Super mid rang mobile no problem what so ever pictures snaped produce excellent result on p.c send by MMS. Available every where in middle east, asia pacific etc.

  • pls update this page: where i am, it's already here. on sale, good price too! it's a good phone for its price & specs.

  • Although small memory yet it is a sobar hand set. Length, width, are perfect while it is slim as well. Good mobile in resonalbe price.

  • I was estimating it as low end mobile but is not so, a little bit more memory could makde it higt end mobile due to its good shape and LCD and very good VGA camera, better than all other VGA camera in other sets.

  • Among new model motorola have released c261 and L7 both have excellent LCD. Vivd and bright good job Moto.

  • its a good unit for its cost. would somebody tell me if they got it w/ data cable.

  • It is nice cool set, vibration including all new sets from any company is not good as old sets had.

  • i have purchased a moto c261..its nice ..but can anyone tell me about the vibration feature of this set? my set reports a very poor,almost no vibration ! if anyone knows how 2 improve it please do mail me..asap...ty..god bless

  • very nice phone. display is outstanding,good sound,picture quality is good over all good choice in its range

  • A good basic mobile having VGA camera, good bright LCD, good pictures result on LCD as well on P.C. that had sent via MMS to my email. Over all a good mobile in reasonable price.

  • Motorola C261 is a good hand set. If it had little bit more memory about 10 MB and bluetooth or infrared it would have been far better than L6. Still its LCD is excellent as compare to 262 k mobile.

  • I have examined Motorola's three hand set closely, there are L7, L6, and C261. The reslation LCD wise L7 is no.1,C261 is no.2 and L6 at no.3, Camera wise all three are same while C261 has vivd LCD pictures you take are clear and bright on C261. Memory wise L7 of cours on top, while L6 has 11 MB and C261 about 3 MB. The lenght of L7 and L6 is bit long due to there slimness they do not give good look, C261 is perfect in lenght and gives good look. The menu and software is not much different from each other. If you want common use of mobile haveing camera and games and other normal applications then I will recomend C 261 and if for MP3 song L7 while L6 is just ordinary to me.

  • can i get usb connictivity?

  • I have purchased this hand set for $110. These are new effort by Motorola to produce slim and smart hand set. I will rank it like razer family as it is also slim and compact size set. There is no different between L6 and this hand set apart from blue thooth. Rest it LCD is TFT 64K while L6 LCD is STN 64K bit poorer that C261. Both have got same batteries, but L6 has mini usb port while it has not. It is clear that Motorola,s slim set are major breakthroug in smartness and slimness of mobiles. well done Motorola

  • C261 has got smart body black colour look porety good, LCD is of good qualtity. Memory is about 2 MB. VGA camera has same result as L6. No mini usb port.

  • Where's the memory. Please confirm the detail spect abaout the memory like Moto C65.

  • hey...are there any voice recording option in the phone?

  • haho??!! where is the java??? what a bad miss..

  • its great design and smooth

  • please specify internal memory.and convey motorola no to concentrate on screen type only

  • Nice and easy basic model