Kyocera 2255 Cell Phone

Pros: Exceptional Features. Light Weight. Ultra-cool blue screen. Nice games.
Cons: Moderately expensive.

When you think about wireless digital phones, you often think of brands such as Nokia, Motorola, Eriksson and the like. Well, it's time to change your thinking and include Kyocera into that select list. Kyocera, makers of such products as copiers,...

Pros: Backlight
Cons: Silent mode fails to work when receiving some calls.

I admit it. I finally gave in. I bought a cell phone. Not that I needed it or had any real use for it, I just thought that they were pretty and it was about time that I got to annoy people with that awful beeping during important events. I actually ...

Pros: Blue screen, battery life, address book...goes on and on
Cons: Only keeps length of a single phone call in memory. (not always a big deal)

Ok -- this is only my third phone, but we have owned many in my family. Plus, I have had the chance to check out many phones of my friends and see what theirs could do.

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Pros: Blue screen and sailboat screensavers — Yippeeee
Cons: Antenna. 'Nuf said.

When my other phone took a nose dive into Crapville, I decided it was time to get a new phone. I had had the other phone for three or four years, so I knew it was really outdated.

I picked myself up off the couch and went to Circuit City to...

Pros: Light, small, easy to read display, tons of features
Cons: Antenna is on the weak side

I purchased this phone about two months ago, because I hated the cell company I was with and wanted to switch. I ended up going with Virgin Mobile which has a choice between two phonesm the Kyocera 2225 and the Kyocera 2100.
We decided on this one...

Pros: Small, nice design. Clear display. Inexpensive.
Cons: Dropped calls sometimes, lots of heat.

So here I am, sitting on the deck of my sister’s pool watching my kid and cousins swim. So my boy, 6, is playing on an inner tube and somehow gets his head stuck under the water while his arms and legs were still on top up the tube, he wasn’t getting...

Pros: Easy to read w/blue display, very compact, high speed data capable
Cons: Short battery life, countless problems, screen issues (Common).

If you read my other reviews here at Epinions, you will discover that I have reviewed cellphones before - the reason being is that I have owned many. I've allways been an early adopter of the "latest and the greatest".

When my old StarTac...

Pros: Lightweight and compact, excellent battery life
Cons: Flimsy antenna

My husband and I recently switched to Sprint cell phone service. He switched first, I was satisfied with our current cell phone provider. After he had his phone a couple weeks and I saw all the neat things he could do with his phone (downloading...

Pros: Attractive, compact design. Easy to see blue backlighting.
Cons: Horrible manufacturing defects that prevent phone usage after about 6 months.

The Kyocera 2255 is the first and only cell phone I've ever owned. I bought it in the fall of 2001, right when it came out. I got it mainly because of the low price and the (at the time) unique blue backlighting. I will admit the phone actually got a ...

Pros: lightweight, great lighted screen, cool features
Cons: kinda expensive and the annoyance of purchasing talk time

I got this phone a couple of months back, and I must say that it has held up well and is a great pho ...

Pros: Blue backlight screen and keyboard, built-in games,usefully built-in tools and good sound
Cons: Cheap antenna, Cheap build quality

I bought my Kyocera 2255 cellphone at my local best buy store in Pleasant Hill, CA. I paid $99.00, on which the phone had a mail in rebate for $20.00. This phone was made to be used on the Virgin Mobile pre-paid service.

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Pros: Easy to see blue screen, easy to navigate menus
Cons: No call timer, flimsy antenna, small buttons

I went out shopping for cellular service and phones, and they presented me with the Kyocera 2255. It looked like a nice little phone and it had a nice blue screen, and the display was easy to see. And, for $50, it seemed like a reasonable price.
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Pros: Lighter-weight Nice button layout Easy to Navigate Menu
Cons: Screen scratches easily Antenna bends easily

If you care about nothing but a light weight, you better be prepared to spend some cash.

This phone on the other hand is a nice weight for those who don't really. Usually sold with a Mail-In Rebate, the phone can be purchased for less than...

Pros: size, features, blue light
Cons: antenna

I got mine around around the end of July, I was very happy with it but 2 months later it died. The software became very unstable, and screen faded in and out. My cellular provider said it was a bad battery and sent me a whole new unit and battery. I...

Pros: Cheap, affordable, great customer service, no phone bill, downloads, goes off by itself
Cons: frequent misdials, not in servive bad text display, few accesory compatibility

This phone is ok. It has its downfalls like easy scratching screen, frequent mis dials, out of service for no reason, know text for no reason, low line text display, low memory, the perkiest of perk customer service, most easily bent antenna, non compatib ...