Sanyo's 4900 crushes them all!!!
Written: Oct 14 '02 (Updated Apr 02 '03)
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Pros: Ability to hold onto signal... :)
Cons: Takes a little getting used to -> but don't all phones?
The Bottom Line: All in all... I must say this is hands down, THE BEST PHONE I've ever owned!
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| altimuh's Full Review: Sanyo SCP-4900 |
Well, I've had Motorolla's, Sony's, Nokias, Samsungs (reviewed the Samsung 8500 and N200), and finally came to the Sanyo 4900.
Now I've had Sprint for almost 3 years, and I know where I do and do not get signal... this phone has virtually wiped those x's off the map!!! I can make and receive calls in prior "dead spots" and I can also hold onto calls while traveling through these sketchy areas. I live on Long Island (NY) and just the geographic nature of the island is not conducive to cell phones... get close to either shore, and forget your cell phone, you can't use it... however, this phone makes it a bit easier (a bit.. ok, maybe ALOT easier!!!)
The one feature I absolutely love about the phone is the ability to screen calls. There's 3 buttons on the left hand side of the phone (2 volume, and 1 memo/screen button). let's say you receive a call from a blocked caller ID (which I HATE!) and you refuse to pick it up... well you can hold down this screen button for like 2 seconds and it picks up the call, plays either a pre-recorded message telling the caller that you're not available and that they can leave a message after the tone, or if you choose to, you can record your own voice telling the caller that you do not accept blocked caller id's and they can hang-up and dial *82 and your number again. At any time during the "SCREEN" you can push talk and talk to the caller... it's like having a answering machine for your cell phone... (It's also great for kids when their parents call, and they want to see what their parents want w/o talking to them if necessary!)
Next thing... speaker phone! let's say you forget your "hands free" device... your driving... *ring ring* "CRAP!" are you going to risk the $45-150 ticket for talking on your cell while you drive? not anymore!!! hit the "speaker" button and "viola!" your now talking in your car w/o your hands free device... now keep in mind it is speaker phone, but the quality isn't bad at all...
UPDATE: 12/24/02
Phone worked so well, that I got the same exact one for my girlfriend! We share a Vision plan, and let me tell you, the ooohs and aaahhs over ringers, games and screensavers is awesome. To give you an example, I managed to get a picture of my girlfriend on my phone, and everytime she calls me, her picture comes up. We're currently enjoying the 3 months of free Vision. I think after the three months we'll cancel it. After about a month I hardly download ringers or other things. The internet is much nicer then it was with the old Sprint phones I've had, but I constantly have computers around me and I always have my phone so I can call up moviefone to get movie times. It's hard to chat (ie. to type "hello" on ANY phone, you have to type 44 33 555 555 666... now imagine having a conversation with someone...!!!!) i'd rather just call them instead!
You may also find my other reviews helpful as well.
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Amount Paid (US$): 49.99
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