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The Future of Cellular.
by cromagnet | Nov 13 '04
Pros: Size, looks, fast performance, battery life, screen, email, internet, speaker, mp3, use as modem
Cons: Low Volume, rocker/joystick, 0.3MP camera; Key-lock software needs tweaks
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Got mine last week - concur with this review (Reply to this comment)
by mmartel
I got my SMT 5600 a week ago and have to say this review is very comprehensive and spot-on. The only bits I'd add are:
1. Phone is capable of shooting 10 fps video at about 170x140 resolution with mono sound. As with photos, you can then very easily send them to friends using MMS (like SMS only for multimedia) or email directly from the photo/video album.
2. There's no way to lock the default text entry mode to T9. So every time you go to enter text, it starts out in multi-tap mode. This gets irritating. I might see if I can write software to change this default behavior.
3. The built in calendar software is fine, but if you depend highly on tasks and syncing these with Outlook on your desktop, the built-in software is a complete joke. I highly recommend checking out Power Calendar from a software house called Developer One. It costs about $20 but has a great "agenda" view that combines your tasks and calendar and has much better input and display of calendar and task items than the built in Microsoft software. (I have no affiliation with them and get no commission for referrals - it's just great software!).
4. This is not a great solution for people who plan to do a lot of writing email on their phone, although if you just want to read and do a quick reply, it's adequate. I'd describe this device as ideal for someone who works with Outlook and wants to be able to carry around his or her complete set of contacts, complete calendar, and complete task list. The camera is a nice bonus.
5. Surfing the web on GPRS is very, very, very, very, very, very slow. Don't buy this phone expecting to be surfing a lot. Even when you're surfing optimized pages, it feels like 9600 or 14.4k dial-up. Err, I guess because that's pretty much what it is. Can't wait for next generation phones to integrate 802.11/WiFi chips so we can utilize wireless LANs, too.
Great review of a great product.
Too bad Cingular isn't offering this phone right now.
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Jan 11 '05
10:21 am PST
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Cromagnets Audiovox Review (Reply to this comment)
by joecotton
Excellent review with great detail and superb and clear writitng style. Thanks!
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Jan 08 '05
9:18 am PST
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Thanks. (Reply to this comment)
by cromagnet
No plan for updating the review right now, but I might, you never know. Not much more to say. Still really like the phone. If you want, you can let me know your thoughts when you get yours at cromagnet@hotmail.com or if you think of something different for this review. Happy holidays :)
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Dec 21 '04
12:46 pm PST
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Fantastic Review!!! (Reply to this comment)
by jbiglin
Thanks for such a thorough review. It really provided some information I have found nowhere else. I've ordered it. I look forward to an update on this review so I can learn other tips & tricks.
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Dec 20 '04
9:22 pm PST
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