Not the greatest
Written: Jun 04 '02
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Pros: size, battery life, features, extra lcd, coverage
Cons: microphone, rebooting
The Bottom Line: good phone, bad microphone, reboot-prone. there's many better ones out there now.
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| paulchandler's Full Review: Sprint TouchPoint 1100 |
I've owned 4 sprint cell phones. Most, I haven't had many problems with (except the original qualcomm with flippable earpiece... 5 warranty replacements)
The first thing EVERYONE has complained about with this phone was the horrible microphone quality. I agree. You can't hear my voice, I have to yell and be very conscious of the phone's orientation or suffer the "what? could you speak up?".
Second, it restarts itself. It will reboot at random times when left on. The first generation sprint phones would stay on for weeks, but I'm told that I should reboot the newer ones daily. Are they running Windows CE on these things now?
Most of the time, it will turn itself back on, but don't count on it. Sometimes it will turn itself off in your pocket and you will miss calls.
Third, the phone charger. It looks nice, but uses a funky side-clip that takes a few trys to get it in the dark. I typically charge it while i sleep.
I've listed my problems with it first, but I must stress that it is an okay phone. The reception is actually quite good compared to my last. Sprint has great coverage in San Francisco, but this phone seems to drop calls almost never. Tons of features (webbrowsing, calendar, alerts, ...)
The top-mounted extra lcd is excellent. You can read the caller id & time without opening it. The volume control on the side is convenient and allows you to quickly set the vibrate mode & earpiece volume (for people that yell) The battery life is excellent.
It would be the best phone I've owned, except for the rebooting & HORRIBLE microphone.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 49
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