Amazing Phone
Written: Oct 03 '00 (Updated Oct 03 '00)
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Pros: size, battery, voice dial, speakerphone
Cons: cost on the upper end of models
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| jrjohnston's Full Review: Sanyo SCP-4500 |
The time came when I needed to replace an older Sprint phone. The old phone's battery was just not taking a charge, the sounds was starting to have drop outs, and it was having a harder time locking on to the signal.
I looked at a number of new phones including the Samsung 3500, Samsung 8500, and the Sanyo 4000. I already owned a Samsung 3500 which worked great but a number of newer models had come out since that purchase and I wanted to keep an open mind.
Some of the features I had to have where long battery life, dual band, good audio, and voice dialing. Features in some of the newer phones I had on my wish list were speakerphone, enhanced phone book, and small size. Only the Sanyo 4500 fit everything on my list.
First, the Sanyo 4500 is light. It is just slightly heavier than the Sanyo 4000 which is known as a very light weight phone. Second, the Sanyo has a very long life battery. It is rated at 12 days of standby time in digital. This is a little optimistic as it assumes strong signal with no talk time used. Typically I find that I can go 5 to 6 days with 5 to 10 minutes of talk time a day. Charge time is 2 to 3 hours with a mostly dead battery.
Additionally, the Sanyo 4500 has very good audio quality. At least as good as a quality cordless phone in your home. The 4500 has an enhanced phone book able to store multiple phone numbers per named entry. This is very handy for people that have work, home, mobile, and pager numbers. No longer a need to have multiple phone book entries for the same person.
The 4500 also has a nice feature called voice dialing. With voice dial, you train the phone to dial certain phone numbers based on voice commands. For example, you can train the phone to dial your house number when you just speak "The House" or any other phase you care to use. Going along with this is a feature called voice ringer. When turned on and you have an incoming call from a phonebook entry which used the voice dial option, the phone will ring and also announce "Incoming call from The House" or whatever phase you trained the 4500 for. No need to look at the called ID to see who is calling you now!
The last feature I want to mention is the speakerphone. This is not a gimmick but a true working feature. You can place the phone in speakerphone mode, put it on your desk and use it like you would a business speakerphone. The sound is loud, from a larger speaker on the back of the phone, and the microphone picks up voices easily. Great for making group calls or when you just do not have a hand free to hold the phone.
The phone comes with an AC adapter similar to other units travel chargers. Also included are the usual manuals and Sprint guides.
Overall, this is a great phone and well worth the purchase. With promotions you can even find it cheaper than the list of $199.
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Amount Paid (US$): 199
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Member: James Johnston
Location: San Antonio, TX
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