Juice-less Wonder
Written: Jan 22 '01 (Updated Jan 22 '01)
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Pros: Nice features, vibrate alert, stores 200 contacts including snail& email addresses
Cons: Surprisingly poor battery life even in digital mode.
The Bottom Line: A phone with nice form and features significantly handicapped by dismal battery life. Light users only please!
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| xrayme's Full Review: Kyocera QCP 2035a Cell Phone |
Cool features: 200 contacts including addresses is nice. Available Connectivity (see web address at end) kit lets you load/edit contacts from your PC and lets you use the phone as a CDMA wireless fax/modem.
The interface has its pluses and drawbacks. I agree with other opinions that scrolling to find a name is clumsy --initially. On the other hand, this phone lets you group all information about one person together so that when you find their name, you have their home, cell, work phones plus e-mail and regular addresses at your fingertips. Very handy.
The ability to store/recall email and regular addresses is very helpful on the road or just at the post office.
Speed dials 99 contacts, not 8 like the Nokia 5100 series.
Wireless web works fairly well but Verizon makes it expensive.
The Keyguard feature is great. It can be set for 15, 30 or 60 seconds after last use so it locks the keys against accidental dialing in your pocket or purse.
Call clarity/reception is fine. Phone does sometimes drop calls even where Verizon's network indicates 4 signal bars (strong signal).
Lots of choices for ringer tone. Allows ring or vibrate or both when receiving a call.
The voicemail feature is intelligent: It uses the #1 key, but when you push it, it only dials the voicemail if you have messages waiting. It will show "no messages" if you dial when none are present, saving you an airtime minute here and there.
It's a darned shame the battery life is dismal if you talk. Lots of standby time but even in Chicago, with only digital network use, I've never gotten above 45 minutes talk time. I've changed the battery to no avail. Light talkers will be fine. Others need the car cigarette charger ($24) or a second battery ($69) from www.kyocera-wireless.com. No extended life battery available for the 2000 series phones.
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Amount Paid (US$): 50
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