Amazing phone for the money!
Written: Dec 25 '03
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Pros: great reception, cheap, good service
Cons: size, buttons stick
The Bottom Line: This phone is great for standard use. It allows you to determine how much you want to spend, be it for emergences only or for regular chats.
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| psyche17's Full Review: Kyocera Mita Virgin Pay-As-You-Go Mobile Kyocera P... |
I picked this phone up originally from Circuit City, for $40. The pay-as-you-go plan appealed to me, and it's hard to find a phone that cheap without signing a 1- or 2-year contract to go with it.
Virgin Mobile (the "plan"):
The best part about this plan is that there really isn't a plan at all! When you buy any Virgin Mobile phone, you automatically get $10 of starter airtime. Each minute of talk time costs 25 cents. There are no catches based on the time of day--plus no long-distance or roaming charges! After ten minutes of talk-time, your charge becomes only 10 cents a minute. Text messages are free to receive and 10 cents to send. More time can be purchased with your credit card via phone or internet, or you can purchase a Top-Up card at several vendors which gives you a pin # to enter. In order to keep your phone number active, you must add at least $20 every 90 days. All minutes roll over. Along with great reception, Virgin Mobile offers caller ID and voice mail for no extra charge. Also, setting up your phone is quick and easy and can be done online or over the phone.
The Phone itself:
The "Party Animal", as Virgin Mobile calls it, is a Kyocera 2119 phone. It weighs 4.5 oz. and has dimensions of 1.9" x 5.1" x 1.0". The phone is bigger than most, but is easy to handle, easy to hear, and not heavy enough to weigh down a purse or pocket.
The phone will remain charged for over 6 days of standby time or 4 hours of talk time. To completely recharge the phone takes approximately 4 hours, though it is easy to charge for portions at a time. The phone does come with a charger and a car-charger can be purchased separately.
The backlight is great, and the screen is very easy to read. However, be careful--I've heard it scratches easily, though I have not had a problem. Navigation through the menus is easy, mostly using the up and down arrow keys. The phone will store up to 200 contacts, and for each you can have several phone numbers, an email address, and an address. However, sometimes the buttons stick (especially after changing faceplates), but the phone has substance.
Along with all that, the phone is entirely convenient. You can simply switch between a ringer and vibrate mode, adjust the volume or lighting, or turn on the keyguard. Other features include 2 games (a simple version of Pong and another game which involves shooting space ships), a calculator, stop watch, alarm, tip calculator, countdown timer, and all pay-per-use "VirginXtras" such as downloading new ringtones, horoscopes, and MTV/VH1 news.
One of the things I like best about this phone is how you can set it to beep at the 50 second point, so you know you can wrap up a conversation if need be. You also are sent a message when your balance is getting low.
Recommended:
Yes
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