Don't Judge a "Book" by it's "Cover"
Written: Jul 20 '01
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Pros: Price, Features for the Price, Availability of Accessories
Cons: Little Flimbsey, battery power, antenna isn't stubby.
The Bottom Line: A great phone if you want to stick with Verizon, for a good price, with a lot more features than more expensive ones on Verizon anyway.
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| akpages's Full Review: Kyocera QCP 2035a Cell Phone |
Well after a million or so trips back to the Verizon store with my startac 7868 phone I decided to sell the startac for $200.00 on ebay and buy the Kyocera 2035a for $39.00. Ususally I don't trust the sales reps, but since Verizon in my opinion has the worst phones out of all the cell. companies and I still had a year and a half left on my contract I took this one. I was actually very sceptical since it was a 39.00 phone. I mean I paid 300 with change for my startac which didnt even last 2 months without a repair visit. Well I took the phone home and well I was surprised at first. I saw a site I havn't seen since a couple years ago with my Nokia on the SNET (now cingular), a calculator, and a game! Well I liked the calc, the tip calculator is rather simple but helpful still, countdown, stopwatch, and the game is amusing for those boring times waiting and sitting in the car. I also liked the fact that this phone had the exchangable covers that go for like 5 dollars on ebay. I bought the wireless laptop adapter kit so I can surf the net on my laptop hooked into the phone. I was mostly sceptical since I like didn't trust the name, Kyocera, didn't sound right. But I was surprised to find alot of accessories on ebay for it. I also liked the lcd with the picture menu's they add a little more "slickness" to the phone. Now for the downsides. I think the phone is a little flimbsey, like when you sqeeze it it squeeks but that not a big deal. The battery is for about 2 days standby, I believe it was advertised as 4 but thats also no biggy. The big con is that the antenna is retractable unlike the stubby antennas that don't retract in todays newer phones. However this phone has treated me well for over 6 months with no problems and I think it is a great buy, I'm happy I sold my startac because this is a gazillion times better.
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Amount Paid (US$): 39.00
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