Hands Off and Thumbs UP
Written: Feb 24 '01
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Pros: Lightweight,looks great,hands free
Cons: None
The Bottom Line: Looking for hands free clarity with a myriad of bonus features...look no further.
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While searching for a new phone to replace my two-year-old heavyweight, I began my quest by touching and feeling all the new models at my local Sprint store. I would also be remiss if I did not mention that along with holding each phone, I reviewed many epinions from the many talented authors. In the end, I purchased the Sanyo SCP-4500.
This decision was based on the need for a hands free, lightweight phone with clarity and ease of use. The SCP-4500 offers this and more. First off, the dimensions of this phone are 5.31 X 1.73 X 1.11 and weighs only 5.0 ounces. Frequency of this phone is PCS CDMA at 1.9 GHz, which really does not mean a thing to me, but what is important is almost all my experience has been near perfect. The final point was hands free operation both from dialing and speaking.
The features listed above were the selling point, but this little communication piece offers a myriad of other bonuses. The standard battery (included) runs up to four hours of talk time and twelve days of standby and charges to full capacity in about three hours. The buttons are sized correctly and offer easy navigation. The phone book can hold up to three hundred entries and each entry can hold up to seven phone numbers, e-mail address and/or web addresses. You can program the optional speed dialing for the eight most frequent numbers that you call which allows you one button dialing. Need to leave yourself a note….the phone also allows you to record up to 10 thirty-second messages.
The display is easy to view and in backlight mode it can be read from a fair distance. Navigation through the fourteen menu options is simple and painless. A large button on the face of the phone quickly allows you to scroll through all the following menus; Call History, Messages, Phone Book, Roaming, Wireless Web, Calendar, Environment, Sounds,Display,Security,Setup, Special,Voice Service,Keyguard.
It should be obvious what the first few menu options do for you, but let me explain some of the others. Wireless Web, yes you can surf on this phone, but why. Calendar, wow I can program appointments, tasks, and other information, well I use my handy PDA. Environment, this feature allows you to design how your phone responds to different settings. You have five options, Normal, Silent,Meeting,Outside, and Custom. Each of these options lets you program the volume and ringer from LOUD to vibrate allowing you to not get stared at during those times where you shouldn’t be receiving calls. Sounds, well have fun choosing from about 15 different ringer types. Display, you can edit the display contrast, brightness and greeting. Special, well the phone contains a few games and a calculator. Keyguard, is one button locking of the phone to prevent calls from going out. It should be noted that you can always receive calls in keyguard mode and disabling the keyguard takes only three seconds. I saved Voice Service for last as this is my favorite. In this menu you program the phone to recognize YOUR VOICE to dial numbers, leave notes, and record voice ringers.
Hands free and loving it. Yes, once you program the phone, dialing a number is as simple as touching the speaker button and saying “home”. Once the phone dials the number you are now able to speak and hear the other party by means of a clear speaker and microphone. I have tested this feature many times and as long as the world around you is of a normal level, you can speak into the phone from a distance of approximately three feet. The speaker on the phone is located on the back so you will not have a good experience if the phone is lying down on your car seat, I suggest the optional clip to hang the phone from the dash in your car.
Overall programming this phone takes about an hour, depending on your phone book entries. All in all I started my phone with 27 phone book entries, 8 speed dials, 7 voice dialing, and 3 reminders in the calendar. I must admit, choosing the ringer types is the most fun, but once your done playing I think you will opt for a fairly normal ringer.
Bottom line, this phone has been wonderful. The clarity and connectivity has been superior and the style somewhat of a fashion statement. Do yourself a favor, if you want to keep your hands on the wheel and make others on the freeway think your talking to yourself check out this phone. Thumbs UP!
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Amount Paid (US$): 179.00
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Member: Sal
Location: CHICAGO, Illinois (Northwest Burbs)
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Chicago native, married with three daughters,Siberian Husky & a stang in the garage.
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