Cell Phone on a Budget
Written: Mar 12 '02
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Pros: Small without being too small, features, Lithium Battery, internet
Cons: Features (read Internet) require extra fees.
The Bottom Line: This phone fit my needs perfectly. Read the review and decide for yourself if this is the phone for you.
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| androoos's Full Review: Kyocera QCP 2035a Cell Phone |
I've had my Kyocera (Qualcomm) QCP-2035a for a year now and its been a great purchase. I go to college in the middle of nowhere and I have to drive through the heart of the Adirondack mountains to get here and to get home to Albany. Four years ago when I started college, there was no cell service in the mountains, so having a phone was useless until I came to civilization. Once cell towers started to pop up in the mountains, I decided getting a cell phone would be a smart move for safety while I'm traveling. This phone hasn't let me down yet.
The QCP-2035a is small, but its not so small that it would get lost between the sofa cushions. That was a big deal for me because I tend to lose small objects. A flip-phone was out of the question.
As far as memory goes, this phone seems to have plenty to store my phonebook. I probably haven't used much of it up yet, which will be nice for when I have a lot of names and numbers to put in it.
The phone's menu has the following options:
Web Browser
Contacts
Recent Calls
Settings
Tools
Messages
Phone Info
In each of these menu items, you will be able to change virtually anything you would want to on this phone. There are several ring tones, from generic to extremely irritating. You can choose to have the phone vibrate, ring, or vibrate then ring. Very nice features indeed. The phone also remembers all the calls you've made recently, which is nice if you can't remember last night for whatever reason. Other options in the Settings menu are:
Silence All
Keyguard
Sounds
Display
Security
Call Information
Network
Extras
Accessories
These settings control everything about your phone and there are a lot of options, too many to list.
The Tools menu includes a calculator, timer, tip calculator (for those dinner bills that stupify you) and a game that is just like the old Pong game for Atari.
This phone is compatible with both Analog and Digital signals. Its reception is very good. I've never had a problem hearing someone on the other end and I haven't had any complaints about how I come across. I have a feeling that this phone will give you a good reception or no reception at all. The range seems to be adequate as well.
This phone has decent security measures as well. I have it protected by a keycode that I have to type in each time I turn the phone on in order to use it. That way someone can't charge long distance roaming fees to Turkey to my account.
Battery life is very decent. I am not sure how long the Lithium-Ion battery would last while talking on it, but there have been times where I've turned on the phone and forgotten about it for two days only to find it with still some battery power left. I was impressed.
One of the nice features for all of you trendy teenagers out there: This phone is so popular that you can find all different color faceplates for it just about anywhere that sells faceplates. I've upgraded to a slick polished aluminum faceplate...it looks really nice.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 85.99
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