Well, it seemed like life couldn't get any worse. 3 women in the house and 1 cellphone. We has the Cingular Wireless plan, and a Nokia - let me tell you, a DINOSAUR. All of those crazy nights where we'd have to fight about how we all needed the cell, and the discussions on who would be coming home the latest, who needed to check-in the most, and whose friends had cellphones so that they could use theres. That's why my sister and I got brand new cellphones for Christmas. My mother and father went to the Verison Wireless store, and got the Verizon wireless plan, 2 phones, for $500. That';s not that bad of a deal. My sister recieved the Motorola 120e, where I happily got the Motorola T720 silver flip phone. Dispite the issues about how jealous she is, it isn't that bad of a phone.

Features

The phone isn't that bad of a size. It's a little bulky then what I'm used to, because the Nokia was lengthy. The Motorola T720 is wide and lengthy. The measurements are 3.6 x 1.9 x 1 and it weighs about 4 ounces. Since I bought the leather case for $9.99, it's a little heavier. It's small enough to carry in a medium size purse, but it is big enough to hold up to your ear. I don't know how people can hear with those tiny little phones. I need something bigger. The phone seems pretty durable. I don't have insurance because it would be $5 a month, $60 a year, and that would buy me a pair of Z. Cavaricci's - and I'm pretty responsible. Anyway, I dropped this phone about 3 times already..hardwood floor, rug and outside in snow. I wiped it off with a papertowel and it was fine. (Get a leather case...or suck it up for insurance.)

On the outside of the phone, their is a tiny screen where you can see who's calling, the battery life, what area you are in (roam,home,etc.) and a service indicator. This is very helpful. Sometimes certain parts of houses don't recieve any service, and it is a simple way to see if you have it or not. I also love how you can see who is calling or not. (Eh - let them leave a voicemail.) :o)

When you open the phone you see a nice bright color screen. It's a nice size. You have selections of things to choose from -

Settings - You can personalize your backgroung, colors, screen saver, how long the blacklight should be on, status light, etc.

Ring Settings About 32 different ringers, 5 Vibrate options. Their is also 5 different ring settings to choose from. They are Silent, Vibrate, Vibrate and Ring, Loud or Soft. You can also download ringtone's on Get It Now.

Get it now This is where you can use your airtime minutes and get games, ringtones, pictures, and fun features. Games & other fun activities are cool to use as demos, but I really can't afford the $4-8 dollars to actually buy them. I bought a ringtone for $1.99 off of Modtones, but I'm a broke teenager, and if I buy any extras, I pay for it.

Message Center Easy way to access how many voicemails, text messages, anything else that you have.

Media Center View pictures you have on the phone and view the ring tones you have downloaded. You can also make your own MIDI files.

Voicenotes Forgetful? Press the button on the side of your phone and leave yourself a voicenote. Good voice quality and this feature has helped me out many times.

Calculator Hmm..I wonder..

Datebook Plan dates, very easy to access and to put in information. It's so quick and easy to use that I use it very frequently. My life is on a phone.

Web Browser Waste money by going on the Internet. I've used this before - I've wasted money and airtime, and it's just pointless to me. Go on a computer.

Phonebook Lucky you, if you have friends, you can store up to 500 numbers. They have a "ringer IDs" where you can set a ringtone to a person to know who is calling. I seperated mine into boys, girls, and adults.

Keypad Features
The size and places of the keys are really good. It took me a little getting used to because I was so used to the simplistic Nokia dinosaur. They have a little joystick like keypad and 3 buttons above it. One is like the "menu" button and the two other navigate around (usually to press Select or Back) Then, on the right there is a green button to start/answer calls. On the left is a green button to end the call.

Voice Quality
Going from Cingular Wireless, ANYTHING is better. On Cingular, I could never hear anything, the reception was horrible, and it didn't even sound like the person's voice. The antenna comes out easily, the voice quality is great, and the reception is great. As I told you above, you can see how it is going to be by looking at the service indicator. Even when my service indicator was very low, I still got fantastic quality and sound. Also, I have called to Florida, it works wonderfully. A in this department. I'm impressed.

Battery Life
This feature SUCKS. Let me tell you, the dinosaur won this event. I talk A LOT. I'm ALWAYS on the phone. Since I have free nights and weekends, this is my life. Standby time also sucks. If I don't make any calls, my battery is down by one level (there is three) in about six hours. My phone is dead in double. If I make phone calls, it's even worse. I really need to get the extended battery pack, but can someone please tell me why they didn't put that in there in the first place? I don't want to buy insurance, and I don't feel like buying a battery! It takes forever to charge. This is the only drawback of this phone!

Accessories
Their are many accessories. I have a leather case, I have a phone cover underneath (just incase if the leather happens to come off) and a car jack. The leather case was $9.99 on sale, the phone covers were a gift - they usually are 2 covers for $20.00 and the car jack was $10.99 on sale. They have clock chargers, battery doors, and headsets, but I am not interested, so I'm not going to tell you about them.

Overall
I'm i m p r e s s e d. I love this phone. I hate the battery, but I love the phone. No more war zone battles, the reception is great, the size is decent, the battery sucks but in the end... it's worth the money.

* The amount below - $500- is for 2 phones. Mine and the Motorola 120e. We got a deal. *







Recommended: Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 500.000
Recommended for: Stylish Trendsetters - Hip and Trendy