THE SPRINT TP3000 PCS Phone is an amazing piece of modern technology.
Written: Nov 22 '02
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Pros: Outstanding features, design, and performance. Excellent PDA. Sturdy construction. Complete detailed user guide.
Cons: Not PCS vision capable. Lacks full color display.
The Bottom Line: This phone is loaded with very useful and user friendly features. I highly recommend it to anyone who could use a great cell phone/PDA device.
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| pvr8's Full Review: Sprint TouchPoint 3000 Cell Phone |
This is one incredible cellular phone and PDA combination device. I’ve been using this phone for nearly a year and I still have not used most of the excellent features this phone is packed with. Two days ago I pulled out the user’s guide for this phone and starting experimenting with some of the features. I was totally blown away by how useful this phone really is.
I have used the calculator, world clock, and wireless web features pretty often since I bought this phone, but until recently I didn’t know that I could actually use the sketch pad to jot down notes and save them in the phone until I want to retrieve the note. I think this feature is really useful and it’s so easily accomplished. This phone comes with a plastic stylus that slides neatly into the rear of this device. This stylus is used to touch various icons on the screen. By pressing these icons, you can launch different features in the PDA section of the phone. This stylus can also be used as a writing instrument. I launched the sketch pad feature and simply jotted a note just as if I was using a pen and a piece of paper. Now here’s the cool part, you can jot down multiple notes, save them, and retrieve each note individually. There is also a memo pad feature where notes can be typed in via the onboard virtual keyboard. Another great feature on this phone is the speaker phone function. You can use this feature by simply lifting the display cover and automatically the phone becomes a speaker phone. It's great for hands free talking, especially while you're driving.
The Sprint TP3000 PCS Phone has so many useful features that the user guide contains nearly 300 pages of explanations and instructions. There is a learning curve to get full use of this device, but I think it's well worth the time spent. Some of the primary features included in this phone/pda are; speaker phone, voice recognition dialing, speed dialing, contacts, date book, to do list, memo pad, sketch pad, phone book, world clock, pc sync, data/fax transmission, and wireless web browsing. I have configured my Sprint TP3000 PCS Phone to connect to AOL mail. I just hit the web button and almost instantly my email is displayed on the phone’s screen. I can then select the mail that I want to read, read it and save it or I can delete it. I can also delete any email before opening it. When I want full internet access, I connect my Sprint TP3000 PCS Phone to my lap top computer via a serial cable,( I had to purchase the wireless web connection kit separately) and the phone becomes a wireless modem. This allows me to sit on the beach, in the park , or in Barnes and Noble’s café and surf the internet, chat, or even send and receive faxes. Now one might think that a device with all of these feature must be fairly large and bulky, but this phone is not. I have seen smaller PCS Phones, but I think this phone is the ideal size. It’s large enough to be comfortable in my hand and while I’m using the PDA features, but it’s small enough to slip into my pants pocket or even into my shirt pocket, although it is a little heavy for the shirt pocket.
The performance of the Sprint TP3000 PCS Phone is incredible. I have gotten close to five hours of continuous talk time and still had battery power. The reception on this phone is crystal clear. Yesterday, I took the phone in to have the software and TRL upgraded at the Sprint phone center. The free upgrade took 30 minutes. It’s very important to have your Sprint PCS phone upgraded regularly. This keeps the phone’s performance and capabilities at maximum peak level. This phone is made of a very tough alloy material and it’s constructed well. The screen is monotone but it’s contrast level is adjustable. It’s very easy to read whatever’s displayed on the screen. I really can’t think of anything that’s lacking in this phone except maybe a full color display screen and the new PCS vision capabilities. Since some of the newer PCS Phones have color displays, this model can be bought for much less than its original price, if you can locate a Sprint dealer that has one. I bought my Sprint TP3000 PCS Phone during a special close out sale at the local Sprint Store. I got this fantastic device for the unbelievable price of $129.00. This phone/PDA is worth at least twice that amount and I left the Sprint Store, singing and dancing.
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Amount Paid (US$): 129.00
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