Awesome phone, great features!!
Written: Apr 23 '02
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Pros: Small, lightweight, caller id outside of flip, multi feature, comes with hands free
Cons: No custom ringtones, average reception
The Bottom Line: More than you expect for the price. Great phone, i highly recommend it.
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| johnnyrad's Full Review: Sprint TouchPoint 1100 |
After owning a Nokia 5190 for several years, I decided to upgrade. I'd always wanted a flip style phone, so my choices were limited, especially being with Cingular which only had an Ericcson phone as a flip, which was not appealing at all. I decided to switch to Sprint PCS after hearing several good things about them.
I chose the Touchpoint 1100 for a few reasons. First, it was the smallest phone available, yet looked very sturdy, which it has been. 2nd, it had a Caller ID screen on the outside of the flip, which is excellent. (This also displays the time, date, signal strength, batter power, and scrolls any alerts you have set up in your calendar!). Third, the display screen inside is very large and easy to read. And finally, the phone offered several more features than my old phone, which I'll talk about a little later.
The phone easily fits in the palm of your hand, and is so light weight it is incredible. You really feel like its a modern piece of technology. Occasionally this works against you, if you try to cradle the phone between your ear and shoulder, forget about it, it's just too small. But Sprint saved the day by providing you with a hands free earpiece/mic combo for free with the phone, which I've been using more and more. It is very convienient.
Having the outside display has been amazing. It doesnt get any more convienient than just glancing at your phone to see whose calling, and deciding whether or not to open it up and accept the call. As well the Date & Time are prominently displayed, along with signal strenght and battery power. All a seconds glimpse away for this info.
I'll add here also that the battery has been great. The power lasts quite awhile. And even nicer is with the Lithium Ion battery, it can be recharged anytime, where as with older style NiCad batteries, you were only supposed to charge them after they were fully drained. The charging time on the LiIon battery is about 2 hours, half of the charging time on my old phone. Definate thumbs up on the battery.
The inside display screen is great. The bottom half is your menu, showing 3 selections at a time. (Phonebook, calender, etc., or a list of names if in the phone book, etc.). Its easy to see, and the lenght of time the backlight comes on can be set up in the phones options.
Speaking of options, wow! I'll just start off by saying the only option I'm missing is not being able to download custom ringtones at all. That being said, the phone has terrific options. Call History, Messages, Phone Book, Calendar, Wireless Web, Sounds, Display, Security, Setup, Calculator and Games are your choices. The highlights are: Phonebook - can store several numbers for each name. You can store 99 names. Wireless Web - this was much cooler than I thought. Access your stocks, traffic, news, sports, whatever. Sounds - there are a lot of tones stored in the phone, and they are all pretty good. Games - it has Blackjack!!!
What can I say - it's been great. It had alot more than I was expecting, and I've been nothing but happy with the phone. Treat yourself... don't cheat yourself!!!
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Amount Paid (US$): 129.000
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