Motorola StarTAC

Windows device driver information for Motorola StarTAC

The Motorola StarTAC is a mobile phone which was released by Motorola in 1996. By that time, it was the smallest mobile phone available in the market and the first phone to support the vibrate feature. The phone is reputed for its good battery life- has a standby time of seven days, and has lots of accessories. The phone itself is light in weight and small, hence not bulky to the user. The phone also supports wireless internet access giving the user the option of mobile internet on the move. Phone book capacity is 99 names and the phone menu is also easy to operate. The phone also features an individual timer that enables the user to keep track of the minutes they have used on the calls. Motorola StarTAC operates on the 1,900-MHz CDMA network and automatically roams to analog service when the user is out of the network’s digital range.

The Motorola StarTAC weighs 87 grams and measures 46 by 87 by 20. The earlier version of the phone used Lithium ion batteries when most of the phones in the market did not have this feature. Most of the phones instead used lower capacity NiMH batteries. The phone has 11 ring tones and short message service (SMS) capability. Newer versions of the phone have been introduced into the market and are able to store multimedia at broad band speeds in the 4 Megabyte internal memory. The phone also features polyphonic ring tones and a 26 color TFT mobile screen display. The phone’s resolution is stated to be at 128 by 160 PX. The phone’s advanced models include; StarTAC 3000, StarTAC 6000, StarTAC 6500, StarTAC 8500, StarTAC 8600. in the StarTAC digital range, the recent models are; StarTAC 70, StarTAC 75 - GSM 1800 , StarTAC 80,StarTAC 85 - GSM 900 , StarTAC 130 - GSM 900 , StarTAC 7000g - GSM 1900, StarTAC 8000g - GSM 1900. the phone also comes with interchangeable colors which come in many varieties of color. It is highly recommended you run a free registry scan for and Motorola StarTAC errors before installing any driver updates.