Touchpoint 2200 - full-featured, good design, less than 100% reception
Written: Aug 02 '01
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Pros: many advanced features, multi-entry phonebook, voice dialing, calendar/PIM, large screen
Cons: less-than-perfect reception, larger size/weight than many phones
The Bottom Line: In general, the Touchpoint 2200 is an above average phone with many features, and worth the recently lowered price of $149 (especially with frequently offered rebates).
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| dpeterk's Full Review: Sprint TouchPoint 2200 Cell Phone |
Sprint Touchpoint 2200 (made by Denso Wireless)
The Sprint PCS 2200 is a generally well-designed and full-featured phone. The styling is attractive and contemporary; it’s a rounded, curvy shape, a dark green color, with rubber side accents. It has a much larger screen than most phones, with an easy to use menu system, and a "mouse-like" thumb control for navigating the menu system.
The phonebook has multiple entries for each name, that can be tagged as Work, Home, Mobile, etc.
The phone has a very usable calendar, that can store scheduled appointments with reminder alarms, and can show schedule views by month, week, or day. Of note is the fact that your schedule alarms will sound even when the phone is turned off; this is a feature that seems obvious (how useful is a reminder, if you don’t hear it because the phone is turned off), but no other phone I’m aware of has implemented this, other than the $400-$500 "smart phones".
The keypad is comfortable, and the phone uses T9 text input, which allows you to type more intelligently without multiple keystrokes.
The phone also offers voice services, including voice dialing which works very well, voice memos, and the ability to use a voice recording as a ringer.
The 2200 has a jack for a headset, and it has a serviceable built-in speakerphone, useful primarily for listening to voicemail or music on hold.
Also, sync-ing software and a cable are available through FoneSync and Sprint, that allows copying of phone number and calendar data between the phone and a PC, so that you can move data from a PC program like MS Outlook into the phone, and view the phone data on a PC.
The couple of down sides to this phone are:
The weight and size of the phone are a bit larger than many of the modern small and light modern phones, although not excessively so, and not considering the large screen and speakerphone. However, the phone is not the kind that can inconspicuously fit into your pants pocket. Also, the phone reception is good, but not as good as some other phones, like Samsungs; in areas other than very large metro areas with excellent coverage (NYC/LA/SFO), you will notice frequent minor drop outs, and rarely see full signal strength.
In general, the Touchpoint 2200 is an above average phone with many features, and worth the recently lowered price of $149 (especially with frequently offered rebates).
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 135
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