Motorola is back with their new low end handset the EM326g slider. The phone features a 1.3 Megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, dedicated music keys, a 3.5mm headset jack, and microSD card support, other than that there is no more information available as yet including pricing. Stay tuned for more updates! [UnwiredView]
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I bought this phone last night. It’s ok, but it is SOOOO easy to hit the browser button and use minutes you didn’t want to loose. I don’t want to get on the internet with this since I have a computer. Otherwise it’s an ok phone.
Just so everyone knows, the 2 quick function keys can be changed. They should be “Menu” and “Browser” by default, on my old phone I had them set to “Alarm” and something else. I’ve been using net10 for about 4 years already. This phone seems to be the best net10 phone so far, but apparently you can’t connect to a PC through Bluetooth. WTF ???
Another great feature about this phone is the ability to lock features, notably the browser. To do this, go to the following menus and submenus on your phone: Settings >Security >Lock Application >Browser. This phone is really the best Net10 has to offer right now.
ALSO, it says on the Net10 website that you can’t connect to your PC using a USB cable, but this is actually untrue. You can connect with a standard mini-USB. Bob, Bluetooth connection also works just fine for me.
This is really a nice phone. The camera takes sharp pictures, it can record audio, the finish on the plastic makes it so you don’t leave fingerprints as much as normal with black phones, and the games (while draining on battery) are really quite entertaining.
I was wondering how long does it take for the phone to lock once its closed. thx
can you download real ringtones not only the poly ones?
You can download real ringtones from the Net10 Browser for 1.0 unit of airtime for each minute of access and however long it takes to download the ringtone, plus a charge of $1.99 per downloaded ringtone. A $1.99 ringtone will charge your NET10 phone 19.90 minutes.
If you want to bypass the charges incurred to download, you can transfer music from your computer to your phone. Buy a microSD card and a card reader/writer (amazon.com has that combination for under $10… copy and paste this into the Amazon search bar: Sandisk MicroSD 2GB (SDSDQ-2048, bulk) & BlueProton USB 2.0 Card Reader Writer (Translucent).
Thank you all soo much i just bought this phone and was about to send it back because i thought it was only me having these problems.. but you all have helped me especially the one where i can lock the browser so im not using all my minutes up
I just got this phone. Not sure how to use the browser. Can it go to any site or only certain ones. I put in a site address and it says http error: forbidden. The sites I’m trying arent’ anything bad. I’m I not using it right?
where can i buy this phone in rochester New York??
This is the best phone i have ever used. I enjoy all of the features of it. But can anyone tell me how to download music from my computer? If so that would be highly appreciated.
first of all bill your not doing anything wrong mine does it to when i try using the browser… and cj there is a little slot in the back of the phone in the battery place where a micro memory card will fit u can use that to put on music
oo and nana you can by it on net10.com but i would put in ur zip code to make sure that the phone will work where you are at
Well april, I bought a mini sd at the same time i bought the phone, But it wont download any music from my media player. I even found a file the phone created when it plugged into the computer and sent music from my media player to that file and it still wont show up on my phone. It will however say on my media player when i plug it in that it has allof my music on it…
I check with Net 10 about the browser – it is restricted to only the Net 10 sites. You can’t use it like a regular browser. Bummer cause I wanted to link to yahoo to get my email.
Does anyone know of applications that they can get for this phone? In the games and apps section it looks like it can take java based apps.
hmm well cj i dont know what to tell ya i havent gotten a mini sd card yet so idk
Alright thanx april.
Is there a way to remove the word (HOME) from the main screen? I already removed from the main screen the (MINUTES/EXPIRED DATE).
cj when u get sd card put the lock button on the adapter in the middle and it will work i had trouble with that to
mr 47 i want to do that sme thing but dont know how to
When I try to put music on my motorola em326g and it always shows up as removable disk. How do you show it to be removable device? Please someone tell me I want to put music on it so badly
first u have to have a usb cable Patrick and u can get one at kmart for $3.99 then attach it to ur pc or mac then go to LIMEWIRE and transfer the sons to u playsist and wh la ur music is on it.
Mr. 47, unfortunately, the settings on this phone don’t allow you to remove the word “Home” or even change the default text.
Patrick, until I inserted a microSD card into mine, it showed up as a removable disk and no amount of changing properties would allow me to use it in any other way. I recommend buying a 2GB card for it. It should work correctly then.
I was wanting to know about how many pictures can you take and save on this phone, i have the motorola w375 and can only get around 15 to 20 on it, or can you take more with the memory card added, or is the memory card only for songs?
ocia – i think you can save more with memory card
also if you add pics to the mem card, will they show up on the phone? like can i use them as a background?
another question about the songs, if i put songs on the card can i use the songs as ringtones?
how can i download songs on my phone,everytime i try 2 it says please insert a removable disk,and theres is no switch on my micro sd card,i have no card reader ethier,i tried to format it 2 but it still doesnt work
I’m about to get this phone. Does anybody know where to get free games for this?
I’m ordering the Motorola em326g now but net-10 doesnt have any accessories for it where is the best place to buy accessories? Thanks
Shane: is there something you need? Or do you just want to waste money?
Ocia, without a card and using the highest megapixel setting (1.3), my phone says it can take 43 photos. You can change the settings to make it hold more if you don’t want to purchase a memory card (change the megapixel number to a smaller one). I recommend purchasing a microSD card, however. Most people will need them in order to connect to their PC and/or add music and extra photos to their phone or vice versa. If and when you buy a card, you can indeed choose to save photos to the memory card instead of the internal memory. To do this, insert the microSD, go to Menu > Settings > Phone Status > Storage Devices > Memory Card > Format. After this is finished, your card has been formatted, which means your phone now recognizes it as a storage option. Now, to set your phone to store photos to the card, go to your camera, then Options > Switch Storage > Memory Card.
In short, yes, it can be done.
Joshua, I must have missed your comment… Yes, to both of your questions. The pictures will be stored on the card, but you can use them as backgrounds and view them on your phone, just as you would be able to if they were stored in the internal memory. To use the songs stored on your card as ringtones, press the music key, go to your library, choose the song you’d like to use, then go to Options > Apply As > Ringtone, then select an (Empty) spot. It will automatically set this as your new ringtone.
i set a song as my ringtone, but when someone calls me it plays the default tone how do i change this?
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Want a cheap but good bluetooth head set and I notice in a earlier message you can connect the phone to pc for adding music if thats so I would need the usb cord.. And a question for Stephanie You mention a micro sd card for downloads of music from pc with a card reader writer.. My computer has the several slots for cards my question is do I need a writer or will the pc write to the cards? Thanks
does anyone know where to get games for this phone, preferably free?
Alex, [from a previous comment that got stuck in moderation, sorry if this one goes through twice, but better twice than not at all], did you format your card before plugging it into your computer? Also, did you switch to using your card as a storage device after this? To do so, go to Menu > Settings > Phone Status > Download Location > Memory Card. If it still doesn’t allow your computer to recognize it has a removable disk, you may have to update your drivers. You can try this by turning your phone off prior to plugging it into the PC. From there, you can follow the on-screen instructions. If, finally, your computer doesn’t recognize the storage device, you might have to cave and buy a card reader. I recommend the BlueProton microSD card reader from Amazon. It’s the least expensive but works perfectly fine (it’s the one I use for other purposes, and I’ve had no trouble with it). Good luck.
Joshua, I don’t know what the problem could be, if you set it as a ringtone already. Make sure you went here: Menu > Settings > Ring Styles > Loud Detail ( ___ detail, depends on current setting) > Ringing Tone … then choose the ringtone.
Shane, if your PC does already have a slot for microSD cards (these are really small, a little larger than a pinkie nail), it will most likely function as a removable disk, which is the same way a flash drive works… You will be able to drag and drop to the Music folder. I’ve never seen a computer that has read-only slots, but if it doesn’t have a microSD slot or it won’t write to the card for some unknown reason, a mini USB cord can be used to plug the phone to the PC after you’ve inserted and formatted the card (either way, you’ll need to insert and format the card in your phone for the Music and Photo folders to show up). These are pretty common and standard sized, so you may already have one that can be used. Camera cords or mp3 player cords might fit.
does this phone,have a jack that i can use reg.head phones like for a ipod or mp3 player or do i have to use a blue tooth head set
Eric: It has a 3.5mm port (normal headphones).
Cell phones commonly use 2.5mm.
does anyone know how to set the lock fet.up,when i bought the phone new i didnt know the code and when i try to reprogram the number it ask for the org. number,i dont know how to find the org number thanx
does any one know how to change or move the browser button, so its not so easy to waist mins.
Wow, all this talk about this phone is making me want to buy it
does anyone know what the phone lock code number is when it is sent from the fact. new.i got this phone today and dont know where to retrive the code at
try 1234 unlock code
hey i got a sd card when i got the phone when i loaded the card i did whith the lock pos. in the middle like the guy said, and the music loaded on the card, and is says it loaded on the card, but my phone isnt reading the card,everytime i try to act. the music, the phone says its empty, what do i do to fix the problem
thanx mat that worked fine
I am on my second SIM card in a week. The screen says “Insert SIM” every time I turn it on. It took 40 minutes on the phone last week before she said they would send a new SIM card; it just arrived but the phone has the same problem. I think the cards are probably fine; I need a new phone. What do you think?
when i try to black an application it asks for a password, and i don’t know any password and i never set one. can someone please help??
Twain, I am having the same ploblem with my music and micro SD
does anybody know how to get perfectly free games for the phone. i really want more games for it
plZ SOME ONE TELL ME HOW TO GET FREE GAMEZ FOR MY PHONE
Today my phone was on lock mode for about 8hrs. and when I attempted to make a call all I got was CALL FAILED, and anyone trying to call me all they got was my VOICEMAIL.When I got home I called Net10 Technical Support from my home phone and they told me to turn off the phone then turn it back on, that will reset it. After doing this it worked fine. Has any body else experience this problem?
Bought me a set of sony ear buds in the phone accessory section and the phone does not recognize them when i plug them in. Is there a preferred set I need to be buying instead?
Jeff: Have you tried any other headphones? Are you trying to play music while you use the headphones? I am 99% sure that they will not work for anything other then playing music.
Does anybody know if you can set animated pictures (gif) as the background?
Dizzle. I tried using the FM radio and it states to put the buds in. Had no luck so I gave them to my son and they work on his ipod. Will have to try a different pair.
Eileen, I had the same problem with my SIM card… and this may sound silly, but when I rec’d my original phone from the factory, the SIM card was installed the wrong way. I pulled it out, turned it around and slid it back in… everything worked perfectly after that. Good luck!
Algoan – you were so right! The sim card came from the factory facing in the wrong direction. When I tried it the other way, it worked! Wish I’d thought of that sooner. Thanks for your response.
I have tried 4 different 3.5 mm male jacks plugged into my em326g and only one of them, a cheap crappy pair of sony headphones works. My Sennheiser, airline el-cheapo headphones, and a high-quality gold-plated audio cable do not work.
Maybe my unit is defective or maybe there is a design defect. I just know my unit is very fickle. Can others comment on success they’ve had using different headphones with their em326g?
Thanks!
Yeah Tizom, I am on my second pair this week with no luck.
Thank You Stephanie I just locked the Browser Button ! Your the Best ! Thanks for the Tip. Also the person disclosed it is really not a browser anyway just a few sites Net 10 choose. Love the Phone now !
OK, so I just purchased this phone and it’s Great, the only problem is I have a Nokia blue tooth and I was told that it is not compatible. Would anyone tell me which one is compatible that isn’t to expensive. I spent about $39.00 for about a year ago and now I am stuck. This site is very informative, I have learned a lot. Thank you.
How do you set the bluetooth to listen music? I have the Motorola H500 and is not reconize for the music player.
August 17, 2009
First of all I too had trouble figuring out that the sim card has to be turned around to work right. Now the important thing… To lock the browser
I went to settings, security,lock application, then all i see is phone lock code,
no choices for lock browser. I just got the phone so did they take the lock browser option out of the new phones to make more money?
Also is there a way to have ring tones set for different incoming call numbers?
I figured for what the phone cost you should be able to do that.
Thanks
Dave, I called about this and when you see the box to put in the code just put in 1234. You will then get a list. The guy said it should work and it did for me.
I’m am going to check into the different incoming ring tones also, that is something I would like to have on my phone too.
How do I change the (browser) Soft Keys?
Thanks Gilda. I was able to lock out the browser button
Can I use any Bluetooth headset with this phone? There are some really nice ones on the Motorola site, but I don’t know much about this stuff, and I wasn’t sure if all of them would work or not.
how are picture taken with camera? downloadable to computer or not
what does it take to download pictures from the phone onto the computer? we bought a usb and when i connected to the phone and the computer it says it’s “charging” on the phone??????????? Did we get the wrong usb? It says it’s for a digital camera, doesn’t say it’s specifically for a phone.
ok…i figured out you have to have a memory card…hey, i’m a technodummy okay…but now i need to know how to get the pics out of phone memory – i sent all the pics there when i was messing with the camera function and now i want them back so i can copy them to the memory card and put them in the computer. Help!
so cool, it a great cell phoen,
Anybody know how to load and use java apps on this phone?
Nancy to move pictures to your card memory just open the picture and then push the “Options” button, then scroll down to “Switch Storage”. Then you can choose your memory card.
Have fun!
I was wondering how you can get the ringtones that you downloaded on the SD Card to work or something like that?
can anyone tell me how 2 download music from itunes 2 the motorola em326g
Please tell me how to play music with the built in speaker. both the fm radio and mp3s
Melissa Hopkins–After you’ve formatted the SD card by putting the card into your phone, going to Menu > Settings > Initial Set-Up > Format Memory Card (be sure you do this first or it won’t work), put your mp3 files onto your SD card, go to Menu > My Folder > Music Library > All Songs, highlight the song you want as a ringtone, then press Options > Apply As > Ring Tone. It will automatically set it as your ringtone, though you can change it in the Ring Styles menu later on.
Babs–Mp3 songs will automatically play through the built-in speaker if you don’t have headphones plugged in. FM radio can play through the speakers, but you must have headphones plugged in anyway (they function as the antenna for the radio). To play FM radio through the speakers, open the radio application (with headphones already plugged in), then go to Options > Use Speaker.
I just bought the Motorola EM326g from Net10 and I transferred my number and everything from my old phone to the new one and everything was fine, but now when I try and call out and when I get a call it only rings once and then goes to the busy signal and a message saying “CALL DIVERTED” pops up. I’ve been through everything in the phone and in the manual and there is nothing about this.
Has anyone else had this problem?
D. Troy, for that kind of issue you need to call Net10 phone support. You’re probably gonna have to call them several times to resolve the issue. I’ve had several issues in the past, the worst was when i transferred everything to a new phone but was unable to set-up my voicemail. I had to call them twice then the problem got fixed for me. Good Luck.
Is there a way to temporarily turn off your voice mail?
Thanks for all the questions and answers.
I really do love this phone very much. it has a great camera, great games, battery, ect. i love it so much. theres one thing though and i really hate this about myself but i get so dispointed when theres scratches on my stuff. theres a scratch on my screen the first day i got it about a week ago. i hate that i get so dispointed about stuff like tht but it drives me crazy. the scratch is pretty bad. like if the screen shows something bright like the menu or the flashlight or even taking pictures its like a little rainboy lookn line on it. *sigh*. is there anything i can do to get rid of it? i tried toothpaste and i dwidnt work
JP:
Expensive cameras have some sort of solution that you rub on and it takes scratches out.
got the usb cable, still can’t download music to phone from limewire or music folder. please assist?
got the usb cable, still can’t download music to phone from limewire or music folder. shows up as usb device and recognizes cell as modem. Please state how exactly to download to cell w/o micro SD cd.
thanks!
how do u get more apps???
alex do u have a adapter forf ur micro sd card?
I just bought a 8BG SD mini card for my Motorola em326g. Every time I plug in my new SD card the phone tells me to “please remove card and insert card”. I looked to see if the phone recognizes the card by varifying the storage and it is the same wether the card is in or not. I read in the comments that someone else had the same problem.
Any ideas on how to fix this issue?
Is there a Motorola em326g manual out there?
it can only recognize memory cards with 2GB or less. hope this helps.
I got the phone last week and like it.
Net10 sells a Universal Accessory kit for 14.99 but if you order it separately you have to pay 4.95 for 3 day Fed Ex shipping.
I suggest you download the Motorola manual available at the Net 10 site with the phone.
The phone only takes up to 2GB memory micro SD card. May not recognize larger. My 2GB works fine, though then there are housekeeping problems between choosing Sim memory, Phone Memory and Card Memory.
I too have had a problem with the 3.5mm phone jack. Took my first back to Walmart. Will try some old ones later.
One thing though the phone will play through it’s speaker the music.
Just go to folders choose music and then when you have the song, press the OK button (center on toggle) It loads everything up.
Note use your computer to download songs through a miniusb cable to the phone.
You can go to ringtones, and detail, and scroll down to an open slot, and then select a song from your memory card. Then press that same magic center OK button to make it your ringtone. The normal select function isn’t displayed.
I suggest if you can edit the (mp3) ringtone to make it smaller and get the select part of the song you desire. (I won’t try to explain how to do that, but if you want to you can find out how.)
There are lots of parameters to set for picture taking.
1. where it is to be store.
2. size up to 1.3 meg
3. resolution
4. and something else, I think quality.
Then you can edit the thing.
Lots of bells and whistles for pictures ans music. Oh I said mp3, but it plays many other kinds as well.
What I didnt’ see on my first try was a way to mail pictures. It may not have that and I got to go so good luck.
Jim
just i want to know if posible to flash this phone?
darwin… you and the metro pcs business???
jim… open camera, take a picture, look on the bottom to the right where it says send? yeah, select it. Type ur message, done? center key. Then select a contact with the center key, or add new number/email address, then select the left function there you have it, mms picture message, 1.3mp deducts 5+ min same with email. You can also do this in the gallery (My Pictures) Options menu.
nah you can’t flash it because its impossible to flash a phone that uses sim cards. trust me i wanted to flash it too. if u want to use metro pcs..get a samsung messang2er 2. thts wht im doing
APRIL and CJ, you have to unplug your phone from the computer, then go to your music folder and press options then press refresh and it will find your music from your pc.
I just purchased a 2009 Nissan Altima w/o navigation, but Nissanusa doesn’t list the EM326g as being bluetooth compatible. Before I invest in this phone, can someone tell me if they are compatible?
Hi everyone ..once again!!
So my sms messages are full. Crazy as it sounds, I dont want to delete them all but would like to somehow move them out of phone memory to sim so I can keep them. sim is selected but the messages arent saving there but in phone memory itself. Anyone know any service command or anything of the like to allow me to keep these messages? Can i move them to storage or maybe even increase capacity from 750 sms’s?
Thanks
over this phone. good for about 2 months then you realize why prepaid companies make so much money; they should have a text messaging discount, its hard to text fast on this phone too.
So I too have the Motorola EM326g and the ear piece that they sent doesn’t fit, nor do the adaptors! So I e mailed them…we’ll see what they say. Now my question is, can you empty ring tones to add ringtones? Or is there a way to get more empty slots?
Also is there a place to get faceplates or skins for it?
FM Radio Ear Buds… Had 2 at home that didn’t work. On To Walmart. Picked-up Maxwell Model #PL-1/Item #190610. Works great. Price pretty salty. $2.47. Thinking about getting a few more for spares.
I use Motorola PhoneTools on my PC to keep my schedule and phone book which I can download into my RAZ. I’m considering switching from AT&T to Net10. This phone is the only phone listed that connects to a PC. Wondering if anyone knows if I can keep my schedule and phone book on my PC and download to the EM326g. If not, are there any phones for Net10 that will accept the PC download of a phone book and calendar? Thanks for your help.
how do you set a lock code so that you can lock your phone
I bought this amazing phone for just 51.99 dolars with 2gb memory card but when I connected to the phone the phone said ” Memory is full ” so i try to format it but it lock the memory so i can’t put my music. Some please help!!!
Does anyone know the clarity of the screen? Is it a bit under par compared to other cell phones, or is it nice and clear?
Help!
Lotsa knowledge on here, so please answer this=
I have the phone (lovin it), trying to drag songs from iTunes into the folder on my SIM card called “Melody”, cause I assume that’s where the phone would be lookin for em… doesn’t seem to work… I tried using “refresh” on the phone, but it sees no songs. Is the music format in iTunes wrong? Is there a way to do this, simply to drag my tunez into the folder on the card and away I go, or what?
Please be specific if you know how, and thanks!!! Marty Moose
Marty Moose: pretty sure iTunes puts DRM (digital rights management) on it’s songs.