I was forced to purchase a new wireless phone when the one I had seemed to short out and die. My current provider is Verizon and I had very little choice when I went to purchase a new unit. Some looked to cheap and some were just way over my budget. Some were just plain too bulky....

I finally settled on the Audiovox CDM9000. The price was not out of the water (only $80 since I had a plan with Verizon) and it was really just the next coming of my recently fried phone. For the most part, this phone is the same as my old Audiovox phone. The biggest difference is that this model is web enabled.

At first, I thought it would be a neat little addition to add the web option (only $7 or so a month). A month later, I cancelled the web service because it just was too impractical. In fact, I never was able to even set up my username and password. I spent a lot of time typing in a user id, password, phone #, email address, etc etc etc, trying to set up my account -- it was just too much of a hassle. It takes too long to type things in on a phone keypad -- I am sure it is true for any other web enabled phone. I couldn't imagine trying to write an email to someone on this thing! Besides, if I need to get in touch with someone THAT badly, I can use the PHONE!

Anyway, the sound and connection seem to be a little better with this phone that with the previous model, so if you can get a deal on it, you cant go wrong with this phone. Battery life is pretty good and the menus are relatively easy to navigate. As a phone, it is pretty convenient -- as a web browser and emailer, its not worth the trouble.

Recommended: Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 80.00