A High Quality Phone, Worth Buying, but Not For the Speaker Phone Feature
Written: Jan 28 '02
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Pros: Battery Life, Durability, Phone book (the way it stores entries), Display light, sound clarity
Cons: Speakerphone not loud enough to be used outdoors or in a car
The Bottom Line: A great phone, I would buy again, but do not buy it for the speakerphone feature.
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| voltasonic's Full Review: Panasonic DuraMax EB-TX220 |
I would like to add to the reviews in this section, saying that I am generally in agreement with the opinions presented on the phone thus far. I purchased this phone 1 month ago and have used it in Los Angeles, New York, and Las Vegas, and have found the sound quality and battery life to be impressive. Also the phone book is nice as it stores all of a contact's numbers under one record. (I do not use the speed dial feature, so please refer to other opinions posted here on that) The phone can be programmed to ring differently for any contact you wish, which is another neat feature. It switches to vibrate silent mode effortlessly by pressing and holding the # key, unlike my old Nokia 6160, which was a big production to change to silent and which had no vibrate feature.
I, like some of the others in this section also like this phone because it is not too small, and yet is light enough to carry around in my pocket. The factory car charger has an input on the side for the earpiece, so you can have both plugged in at a time, unlike on some other phones. The charging system for the battery seems very smart as well- a red light goes on at the top of the phone as the phone is charging and shuts off when the phone is charged. I imagine this is good for the battery, so as not to overcharge it.
Now the news that is not so good - I was in the market for a new phone and purchased this because I wanted the speakerphone feature. I am disappointed that the speakerphone is not loud enough to be heard or used in a car or outdoors on the street. It works fine inside on my desk, but the sound quality is such that I have received complaints from my friends.... "where are you calling from - hell?", "do you have me on speakerphone? I can't hear you"
The speakerphone feature is good only to use on people who call you and ramble on - you can just turn it on and leave it on your desk and mutter some reply every once in awhile.
Generally I would recommend this phone, but do not buy it for the speakerphone feature - if that is important to you, get a NEXTEL or Sprint Sanyo phone - I have heard them and the speakerphone can actually be used. Were it not for the speakerphone disappointment, I would give this phone 5 stars.
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Amount Paid (US$): 149
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Location: Los Angeles, California USA
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