The phone that grows
Written: Dec 06 '00
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Product Rating:
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Pros: size without extra battery
Cons: size with extra battery
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| jlamb76049's Full Review: Qualcomm QPC-860 Cell Phone |
Well first let me start off by saying that I took a new job with Alltel communications. I received this phone to use as a demo phone. The phone was used and returned when I received it, therefore there may be other problems that present themselves in the future.
Phone Size
This phone is a great size, that is in fact if you just want to use the internal battery. The phone that I received has the maximum capacity external battery on the back. This adds considerable size to the phone, although I must admit that I do love not having to charge my battery every night. The phone automatically changes between the external and internal batteries. This is a good feature because you don't have to worry about the battery charge during a call. The regular battery should be fine for most people.
Features
My demo line comes with the free wireless internet. The phone has a built in web browser so that you can surf the internet if your service provider supplies the service.
The menu system is operated by two buttons below the screen. The phone has menu options that are located at the button of the screen, you can easily navigate the menu system by pressing the button that corresponds to that option.
The phones internal phone book is behind in the times. The phone only stores up to 99 numbers, and there isn't an easy way to check your stored names and numbers. By saying that I mean that there is no scroll button from the main menu, you have to press the menu key once to get into your phone book.
I have noticed one problem. I get an error message sometimes when I hold down the key to check my voicemail. The phone then powers off and I have to turn it back on. I have only noticed this problem when I hold down the key, it doesn't seem to happen when I just hit the send button.
Signal
The rest of the employees use the StarTac. When comparing the two, I see that my phone gets a lot better of a signal when I'm in the building that I work in. I only wish that they would have made a fixed antenna instead of using the long and flimsy pull out antenna.
This phone is only a dual band phone therefore it only receives one digital and one analog signal. Qualcomm did just make a phone that is a tri-band model, I just wish that they would have included that in the model.
Price
Alltel charges $69.95 for this phone under a two year service agreement. You can also sign up for a single year but the price goes up to $99.95. I found the easiest way was to just get a job for the company and get a phone and service for free.
Recommended:
Yes
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Member: Jeff Lambert
Location: Naples, Fl
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