Motorola C139
{{Short description|Cellular phone}}
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{{Infobox Mobile phone
| name = Motorola C139
| image = Motorola C139-1170.jpg
| screen = TFT, 65K colors
| exterior screen = 96 x 64 pixel display
| ringtone = Monophonic
| memory = Up to 100 names and numbers
| size =
| volume =
| battery =
| weight = 85 g (3.2 oz)
| released = 2005
}}
Motorola C139 is a cellular phone designed and manufactured for Motorola by an Original design manufacturer.{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}} It addresses people with basic needs,[http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phoanes/motorola-c139-at-t/4505-6454_7-31973621.html Motorola C139 (AT&T) Review] and has limited features.[http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=857 Motorola C139 Specs & Features] This phone has been offered on AT&T's GoPhone service, TracFone, Cellular One, and Net10. It is primarily focused for prepaid plans,[http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/6888.html Entry-level Motorola C139 lands in Cingular's pre-paid lineup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218073255/http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/6888.html |date=18 December 2007 }} by Ben Patterson, infoSync, 11 July 2006, Retrieved 3 October 2007 and was claimed by a PC Magazine review to be the cheapest unlocked GSM handset.[https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2104043,00.asp Motorola C139 (Review)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625061720/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2104043,00.asp |date=25 June 2008 }} by Sascha Segan, PC Magazine, 14 March 2007, Retrieved 3 October 2007 The Motorola C139 is supported by OsmocomBB.
Design flaws
[[Image:Motorola C139 LCD screen glare.jpg|thumb|350px|A demonstration
of the Motorola C139 screen glare, and unreadability with the backlight
off.]]
This phone is designed so that the LCD screen is only readable with the backlight on.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2104043,00.asp |title=Motorola C139 - Reviews by PC Magazine |access-date=5 September 2017 |archive-date=19 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019194559/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2104043,00.asp |url-status=dead }}[http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=857 Motorola C139 Reviews (Phone Scoop)]
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111029054905/http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-EN/Consumer-Support/Mobile-Phones/C139_Default+US_Loc:US-EN Motorola's C139 Support Page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160504233222/http://www.tracfone.com/Common/English/Digital_Assets/DAPC1002~10.pdf Motorola C139 Manual]
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