All of the Motorola phones Cingular currently carries can be set to vibrate on calls, incoming text messages, voicemail notifications, alarms, data calls, fax calls, etc (V180,V220,v400,V551,V3)
The vibration is strong enough for me, but my dad, who also has a motorola says the vibration isn't strong enough for him, so your best bet is get a working model in your hands to see if you think its strong enough.
Does anyone have a recommendation for Cingular compatible phones with vibrate alerts for both phone calls and text messages? I'm having a tough time finding specs that actually confirm that this feature is available for text messaging.
As well, I'd like the vibrate to be strong enough that I recognize the message has come in. A friend of mine has a Samsung (don't know what model) that seems to do a good job. Another friend's Ericson (sp?) is pathetic --- I'd miss all my text messages!
I appreciate any advice offered.

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