Blackberry Bold Touch 9930 Verizon CDMA GSM Unlocked Phone with Touch Screen, 5MP Camera and Blackberry OS 7 - Unlocked Phone - No Warranty - Black

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165 of 167 people found the following review helpful.
Defining the word "Quality"
By E. Byer
I've been through hell and back with phones, so forgive me for being pessimistic when I'm standing in the Verizon store wondering what's wrong with each phone they had. I was ADAMANT that my next phone was going to be the iPhone5 because everyone has jump ship to buy one of these, and quite frankly I love how smooth and responsive my iPod Touch 4g is. Well to backtrack, I have suffered through the BB 8320, BB 8330, BB Tour....got fed up with how underpowered and outdated they were with TONS of lockups and LONG resets, went to G1, DroidX, Fascinate....got fed up with just soooo many glitches in Android phones I can't believe anybody actually believes they like them...and believe me....as hesitant as I was...I purchased the Blackberry Bold 9930. Why? Why not the iPhone5? For the following reasons:

1. IT HAS AN INDICATOR LIGHT! This technology is so dated that it's CRIMINAL not to include one on every phone manufactured. If you are like me who is always in quiet environments and can't have ringtones or chimes going off all the time, then this is extremely valuable to you. With the samsung fascinate I felt I had ADHD constantly checking the damn thing and actually used more battery turning the phone screen on and off. Also BB has the best notification lights on their products hands down! DroidX had one but it wasn't very visible. Love BB for this!
2. The BEST...and I mean this....THE BEST BB Keyboard I have every used! It's soft to the touch, easy to press, extremely responsive, keeps up with you, and is wide enough for my big fat fingers. BB...if you ever touch this keyboard and change it I will personally come to your headquarters and slap the CEO. This is the best one ever! I am so SICK and TIRED of these virtual keyboards I can spit. I have more errors than I or the device can count, and I spend MORE time correcting one word than typing a new word.
3. The screen. This is where I think people need to wake up and truly assess the screen size. It's absolutely stunning. It looks better than a retina display imho, it's 2.8" but not just that...it's touchscreen....something that I begged and pleaded from BB for as long as I can remember (I think the G1). Now I can just tap on the icons and simply tap on whatever I choose without a mouse cursor. Also I thank you BB from the bottom of my heart for keeping the touchpad because you are the ONLY company that I can actually scroll into the middle of a word and delete and replace letters. I can't stand those stupid touchscreen-only devices when you are typing a text message or web address and you miss a letter and you keep pushing with your index finger trying to get the cursor wedged between two small letters on a small screen. NEVER AGAIN. Also people argue "well you can blow up pictures bigger and view web pages longer." Very true. But in portrait view, the BB now offers the SAME width as all the other phones...go ahead and compare. Sure you get some more real estate in Landscape...but to me it's still a 3.5 - 4" screen and I wouldn't trade a BB keyboard for anything in the world!
4. FAST. I MEAN...FAST. This thing keeps up with every button I press and every icon I tap.
5. Battery life is good. Honestly I'm not jumping out of my seat saying "I can't believe how long this lasts." It does last a long time (I'd say about 6-10 hrs depending on real usage) but no better nor worse than the competitors. Gotta power that gorgeous display somehow right ;).
6. 5mp Camera is nice. The flash is great to have, but the pictures aren't as natural as a real camera flash. I'm being picky, but I tell it like it is. I really don't know what the iPhone camera flash is like, but I do know the pictures are crisp and clear on that phone. These pics seem great to me as well, but I have yet to send one to someone to see how it looks on their phone.
7. Design: Quite frankly I don't know what everyone is bickering about on the blogs, but apparently this Bold "look" has been replayed for a couple of years now. What I say to that is: If it ain't broke don't fix it. It's the most popular selling BB phone RIM sells next to the AT&T Torch, it looks gorgeous to me (I love the metal all around the sides and the carbon fiber look to the back cover), so they could sell me the same looking phone in 6 yrs and I'd still buy it. How many times do you watch your favorite movie over and over again knowing it won't change when you watch it? What about the iPhone? Black front, shiny back every time...still looks gorgeous (can't fault them for that).
8. Speaker, speaker, mic, and vibration: You have to hear it to believe it. The speaker on this phone is very loud and clear up to 85% volume (I notice more distortion past that). I dare you right now to go find a speaker that beats this...go ahead...I will wait. I have had one too many phones in my day and this one is the loudest and "clearest" relatively speaking of the bunch. The way I test a speaker volume is to try it out in the store in a noisy environment. If I can still hear the music AND it sounds good, then that is a good speaker. All the devices out there can't match it. Sorry but it's true. The next speaker is the earset. Sounds crisp and clear. Something my Samsung Fascinate apparently knew nothing about (muffled, crappy, distorted). The mic picks up my voice very well and people have commented ever since I got the phone that I sound clearer. The vibrator on this phone is adequate and noticeable on a desk, but I still have trouble with it in my pocket (like every other phone on the market....they were meant to be worn on belts).
9. Comes with a leather case...and a high quality one. I always loved buying a BB for one of these. It has the swivel clip so you can orient it on your belt as you please.

I could go on and on about this but I'll stop here. I RARELY write reviews unless I am in love with a product and THIS is a product I love. I highly recommend it and if you have any questions my name is Ed at optomechesst@aim.com.

112 of 124 people found the following review helpful.
Buyer beware...Check 1 Star reviews before you buy!!!
By E.K.
I ordered a new BB 9930 GSM unlocked phone from seller. When it arrived I bought a temp AT&T sim card to test it before leaving for Africa. Glad I did, since the BB had many problems like the keys sticking, international apps did not work, and very poor connections with the GSM. I emailed the seller for a return and refund. Seller said OK. Seller received the phone on a Monday and signed for it at the post office. Then on Wednesday the seller says I need to send him the tracking number since he had not received it yet. I filed an insurance claim with the PO and later that day the PO where seller lives called me up to say seller indeed signed for the package on that Monday.

Since it was a week now without a refund I filed a complaint claim with Amazon. Seller was now forced to refund my money...he did minus 15% restocking fee of $54.45. I said to him and Amazon that is not fair since the phone he sold me was defective. Apparently Amazon A to Z Garantee Program really works...in the end I got back my $54.45 along with the $45.00 I paid for overnight shipping.

Thank you Amazon for helping an old and satisfied customer out. Next time I buy I will first look at all the 1 Star ratings a seller has...1Star reviews hold a wealth of information about the product and the seller. Forget those glowing 5 Star reviews and concentrate on the 1 Star...you'll be glad you did.

49 of 53 people found the following review helpful.
Step in the right direction for RIM....
By Quentin Gerlach
I feel for you Verizon customers who have been waiting to upgrade your Blackberries - especially if you wanted a touchscreen BB. Since RIM never released the Torch 9800 for CDMA users, you guys never got to experience that goodness. Surprising since the Torch is (was now, with the release of the Torch 2 and the new 9850 for Verizon) one of the few decent releases from RIM in the past couple of years. Anywho - with the 9930 Bold, those who were left out finally have a reason to upgrade their phones.

For those of you who are wondering - this is NOT the Monaco phone that RIM plans on releasing soon. That phone is fully touchscreen - designed to replace the much hated Storm and not too much better Storm 2.

Ok, so some list of changes that RIM brought about:

- With the release of this Bold, RIM decided to nicely go back to the old style Bold 9000 keyboard. The keys are a bit bigger, so for those of you whose fingers might have been too big for the Bold 2 that was released for Verizon, I urge you to give this phone's keyboard a try - you'll be pleased. Some of you may notice the dimensions of the 9930 and the 9700 are very close, so you might wonder how they got the keyboard bigger. Well, they did it by getting rid of the plastic lining around the sides of the phone. Yes - both the keyboard and screen are now flush with the edge of the phone. I'm not sure I'm a fan of this, as it makes it a whole lot easier to crack/break something important, but it seems to be a direction most phone manufacturers are moving in, so we'll see....

- This phone is the first to have the new 7 OS - which is nice, but I think I'd rather have the QNX OS, thank you very much... Haha - but it is a good OS - for those who are interested, it takes up less space than 6. If my calculations are correct - about 15% less. This OS also supports NFC (near-field communication), so it'll be interesting to see what kind of apps developers create to take advantage of it. (For those who remember it - NFC is how Google Wallet works) Voice search also works particularly well with this OS, and two new business apps are included, called BlackBerry Protect and Balance. Protect allows your business to remotely monitor, configure and wipe, if necessary, a remote smartphone so when the phone disappears, your whole business life doesn't disappear along with it. And Balance separates business tasks from personal stuff on a BlackBerry, which helps avoid the possibility of confidential data accidentally being sent to all those shady contacts.....

- Yes, the screen is touch capable. It's actually pretty slick - especially considering how small the screen is, comparatively speaking, so it is usable in day to day operations. It especially works well with the browser - for all those times you need to move the page around, or zoom in on something, or zoom out to get a better view of the entire page. Are you going to play games with it?? Most likely not. But it is a start.

- "Liquid Graphics Technology": there's been alot of talk about this, and what exactly does RIM mean by it. Here's what I can tell you, from my research and usage of the phone: RIM basically put a separate graphics processor into the phone, which means that any of the graphics stuff should be a whole lot smoother and cleaner, since there's a distinct chip handling all of it. From what I've seen, it is pretty fluid, but it still does get hung up at times - especially when it comes to certain web pages. But overall, definitely an improvement. I heard it's also designed to support 3D animations and games...

Alright - enough of that. Time for the good stuff - is it worth it??
Short answer - absolutely.

Pros:
1) Battery life rocks. I feel for all of you iPhone and Android users whose phones die in like a day. This phone still keeps kicking after 2 days - without plugging it in once. Add to that the ability to actually change your battery, and that I tend to carry a spare just in case, and I can go practically a week without having to charge my phone. Incredible....

2) Faster processor. Thank you RIM, for finally adopting a processor that breaks the 1 GHz marker in a phone! Actually RIM upgraded a bunch of hardware - like the memory, along with the ability to do NFC communications. Thank you for reaching the 21st century RIM - we're happy to have you!

3) Global phone - this phone supports both the GSM and CDMA networks, so it can be used internationally - a big plus for our corporate employees. If you happen to travel internationally alot - don't worry, this phone's got you covered.

4) Hotspot capable - this phone I believe is the first BB to natively support hotspots. Yes, there are apps you can download for the other phones, but you usually have to pay a decent amount (the cheapest I can remember is around 35 - 40 bucks) This supports personal hotspot right out the box, and it does support N-type speeds.

Cons:

1) Apps. Actually - it's not what you think. It's not about the amount of apps - it's that quite a few don't work with OS 7 right now. Though this will be corrected as the OS matures and becomes more available.

2) Screen resolution - which still comes in at 640x480 pixels and 287 dpi. It's not bad - but I was hoping to get a qHD screen on a BB soon....

3) No 4G - this does annoy me greatly. 4G, especially on Verizon, is starting to get decent, and to not have that ability on this phone?? I get the fact that it's a battery hog, but with BB battery life's so good as it is, I can't imagine it detracting from it that much.

Honestly - what's been holding RIM back is their lack of upgrading the hardware. They always seem to be a year behind the phones of the present. They finally do some catching up with the 9930.
I'll update this review as I use the phone more - feel free to ask questions or correct me, since I'm sure I forgot something!!

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BLU Studio 5.5 D610a Unlocked Dual SIM GSM Phone (Grey)

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful.
great phone
By easmith9140
okay first background:
coming from an iPhone 5c to this. (nothing wrong with iPhone except that it died and i needed a less expensive alternative)
i am in college, do a lot of emails, web browsing, app usage, messaging, and using maps(cuz i can never find anything in this town)
first off look at the specks- this phone is huge compared to an iPhone but very similar in it's build to a samsung galaxy. so if you don't want a big phone then this isn't for you. i didn't look at the size before ordering and was very mad at myself until i opened the box. this is a sleek phone with a bit of a grippy back casing; like what you would get with an incipio case. it is not heavy at all compared to it's size and it's very thin and well built. no rattling and no squeeks anywhere. back stays on well. screen is nice and bright and very clear. i honestly can't see a difference between this display and my iPhone. i have used the camera and the pictures come out fine; i don't use a phone for a camera religiously though. this is an android based phone which i love. the voice command and voice to text application come built in and are WAY BETTER than siri ever was for me. (the voice to text is an option while in the message screen) the phone volume is loud, music is crystal clear even in head phones and also in my car aux. i haven't had any issues yet and it's been about a month. if anything happens I'll update.

so pros:
good sound
light but durable
clear screen/good display
good software (easy to learn since I've never dealt with it)
easy to set up and work
easy to text/ use touch screen

only con: was the size until i got use to it. (so easy to read on this phone and i can actually watch videos. i was so close to sending it back but i love it now)

so in conclusion: great phone for the price. i really don't have any issues so far and I'm very pleased with my purchase. i got more than expected and i am pleasantly surprised.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful.
Great Off-Brand Phone! You won't regret your purchase!
By Gerren Jones
Ok, I have to say that I am super impressed with this phone. If your reading this review, you are probably just as skeptical as I was when considering buying an off-brand phone. I don't write many reviews, but I always rely on others reviews so I want to help others with their hesitation to purchase this phone. I switched to T-mobile to save a little cash from being a Verizon customer for many years. First, the shipping was really fast, which was one of the reasons I got this phone after looking at other unlocked phones; this was available for Prime shipping.

Now for the meat and potatoes...once I turned the phone on, it started the normal Android first use process. And since I was going from a Note 2, I already had Google information. The phone was set up with my info in about 3 minutes and started downloading the apps I had on the Note 2. Then went to T-mobile to purchase a sim card ($10). They entered my info activated the sim card and the phone was up and running in about 2 minutes. Full bars and 4G!! I've been playing with the phone for about 2 days now and everything is good to go with no problems. Only problem I had was transferring my number from Verizon and that had nothing to do with the phone itself, but the process of porting a phone number between companies.

If I had to give any dislikes, I have 2...which isn't a deal breaker to me. One is that the phone doesn't have a lot of storage, but I added a 16gb micro sd and that dislike is solved. This phone will take as much as a 64GB micro card by the way. And the second dislike would be the camera. And I'm only comparing it to the Note 2 since that what I switched from. But like I said, not a deal breaker for me. This phone says 5.0 mega autofocus on the camera.

Overall I'm very happy with this phone and I don't think I'll get a name brand phone ever again when I look at the cost comparison. This phone works about 98% as good as my old Galaxy Note 2 and I love Samsung products. Just not Samsung prices. If you have read this far of my review, go on and buy the phone. You won't regret it.

38 of 40 people found the following review helpful.
Bang for your buck!
By Bradley T.
I am posting this after using the phone for 24 hours:

Looks: Straight out of the box the phone looks like a name brand phone. Sleek, subtle, and straight to the point.

First Use: I put my (AT&T) SIM card into the phone and booted it up. I went through the 3 minutes Android/Google setup and viola! everything was working. I just had to add the settings to get my multimedia text working. Everything else worked automatically, even data. (I had read from another reviewer that it didn't get 4G speeds but I don't think he understands the difference betweeen 4G and LTE. I am very happy with the (data) speed of the phone.) The screen isn't super clear but it is very nice for what you pay. The camera was also sub par but once again you get what you pay for. The quadcore processor is very responsive and leaves very little time for lagging.

Overall: I paid $170(something) for an unlocked 5.5 inch (screen size) Android device and can not complain. If you want a replacement phone without renewing your contract or paying $500+ for an unlocked device, this is what I would purchase. Before reviewing the phone remember that you are reviewing a $170 phone, not a Note 3. If anything changes over the next few weeks I will update the review but has of today I am extremely happy.

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AT&T EL52200 DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone, Silver/Black, 2 Handsets

AT&T EL52200 DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone, Silver/Black, 2 Handsets..

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133 of 135 people found the following review helpful.
AT&T EL52200 Phone
By Eric Trefz
Phone was easy to install, only (1) phone jack is required for the main unit. Second unit just needs a power outlet. Sound quality is good, no distortion with great range.

I also like that you can listen and delete the voice messages from the handset.

No problems with the caller ID.

Nothing bad to say about this phone.

142 of 145 people found the following review helpful.
Great phone for the price!...
By R. Phillips
I got this to replace an older Panasonic I liked a lot. This phone seems to have every feature that phone had, but with a lighted keypad, smaller footprint and no ugly antennas.

The range seems pretty good. The sound is loud and clear, not extremely loud, but better than I've heard on many cordless phones I have trouble hearing on. The phone can be wall mounted. All the functions seem to work reliably. The clock / calander sets itself with caller ID info the first time you get a call after a power outage.

I've seen reviews stating the ringer can't be turned off. That is false. The base ringer can be turned off using the volume controls on the base and the handset ringer can be turned off in the menu. You have full volume control over both ringers and there are many ring tone choices.

There are a couple complaints about shortish talk time on the battery pack. That may be true. The phone uses a battery pack made from 2 NiMH AAA cells rated at 400mAh. Decent cells are rated much higher these days. I'm going to make my own pack using 1000mAh cells, which should more than double the talk time, but will also increase the charge time from empty.

All in all, it seems like an exceptionally nice phone at a bargain price. But, it may not be for you if you tend to have long phone conversations, unless you replace the battery pack with a higher capacity one. There are higher capacity battery packs available for this phone, just search the model number and add the word battery. I saw several 750mAh packs that would almost double talk time over the stock battery.

EDIT: I did make my own battery pack using two 1000mAh AAA NiMH batteries and the connector from the stock battery. I recently did a 2-hour phone training session using the phone and the battery wasn't even half drained. So, I can now say for sure talk time is beyond excellent with an upgraded battery. Not sure how long the stock battery would last because I replaced it soon after buying the phone. Still like this phone very much!!! It's probably well worth the price, even if you have to upgrade the battery. You may have noticed there are few other phones in the price range that even work properly and many are getting horrible reviews.

92 of 94 people found the following review helpful.
Great working phone
By Jan
Needed a phone to replace our old GE. Does what it is supposed to do. The speaker phone works great and since my husband isn't the best when it comes to hearing, he hasn't complained yet when it rings.Easy to read.Has a lot of features. The answering machine is very clear and easy to understand. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend for someone who isn't into all the high tech.

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Samsung Galaxy Centura Android Prepaid Phone (TracFone)

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289 of 294 people found the following review helpful.
Upgraded from a LG 840g and I'm not looking back.
By PepperPot
My prior phone was the LG 840g. Although the LG served its purpose providing a mp3 player, a better GUI experience, easier texting and a touch screen in comparison to my Motorola flip phone that preceded it, I was growing a bit weary of the limited software available and was anxiously waiting for tracfone to offer an android phone. I also admit I have been obsessed with the sony smartwatch and its not compatible with any Java tracfone. Anyhow, after 4 days I can say I am more than satisfied and, no, it has nothing to do with the watch. I didn't buy it yet. The most difficult issue I had was transferring my contacts from my old phone. Eventually I just transferred them phone to phone using bluetooth which was super easy after I figured it out. I went to the tracfone website to complete the transfer myself and it was easy. The transfer itself took about an half hour after I completed everything.

Things I like:
1) Multitasking - you can browse the web, play a game or access an application while you're on a call. Smart phone users might read this and say "welcome to 2011". However for tracfone users transitioning to android, its a mind blower.
2) Text messaging arrangement - No more going back and forth from your outbox to inbox just to see a full conversation. It's rite there on one screen. Your texts are on the right. The recipients response is on the left.
3) Triple Minutes - nothing new to LG 800 and LG 840g users BUT you get triple minutes for calls, text and web each. In other words 20 min are actually 180 min divided 3 ways. Have fun with it while you can. Someone is going to realize they made a mistake and change it. Just a Note; my LG 840 automatically utilized wifi when I was in range for the web. This phone will use your minutes if you don't turn off Mobile data under settings -----> data usage. Thanks to C. Overhulser for pointing this out.
4) Phone looks good and feels solid. Looks much better in person if that matters to you.
5) No issues connecting to Wifi.
6) Google Play - the software available on android is more than enough for anyone. I downloaded a free call and text app that I can use to make calls over wifi instead of using the minutes I paid for. That means I can do what all my friends love me for, which is listen to their relationship issues. Lucky me . . . I think.
7) Bigger screen - not in comparison to the current phones on the market but enough over most tracfones.

Things that I'm so so on:
1) The learning curve if you are transitioning to Android, could be a bit challenging. I went through hours trying to figure out how to transfer my contacts. At first, when I tried to connect the phones via bluetooth it didn't pick up. Under Your centura bluetooth menu select "only visible to paired devices". That switches it to pick up devices that are not paired. For some reason none of the tutorials I found on the web mentions transferring contacts phone to phone via bluetooth. Save yourself the trouble and pair the phones.
2) I don't like the tracfone app. Unlike the LG, its not real-time. You basically refresh the app through the web. No web, no update. It was automatic on the LG. No internet needed. The widget is also huge, but considering the info it provides I understand the size.
3) My 3g signal has only reached 2 bars, but honestly, I'm not even sure what that means and if it relates to me specifically.
4) The psychological transition - how do I explain this? Tracfone users like myself see a phone for what it is - a phone. The extra bells and whistles are a convenience, not a necessity. The smarter the phone the more personal it tends to be. For example, I synch'd this phone to my email which automatically makes this phone almost as important as my wallet. For me, its a bit uncomfortable. Of course you don't have to synch your email or any of your accounts but the whole idea behind upgrading to an android is to take advantage of what a smart phone has to offer. That can be a good thing and a bad thing. It's something "dumb phone" users like myself never had to worry about. It basically means your phone may contain sensitive information which makes it more than just a tool to make calls. In other words password protect it.

If you're on the fence I say give it a try. Overall, I'm happy with this phone. The price was not even a question for me. It's worth it. I took advantage of a deal on ebay that offered 200 minutes which broke down to 600 minutes each. It takes what the LG 840g does to a smarter level. I would also urge anyone looking over reviews or writing reviews to take a second to distinguish if the faults are a software or a phone issue. For example, although it was resolved, there was talk there was no way to view your remaining minutes. I can't hold samsung responsible. That is an android/tracfone issue. If you are new to android and your issue is software related, it will be an issue regardless of the phone you buy if its on android.

202 of 208 people found the following review helpful.
I like it
By Daisy
I saw a lot of people complaining transferring the current phone number and service through customer service. I did it by myself through website and followed steps exactly. No problem at all. After two hours it's done. I got my 1010 minutes, 1010 min text, and 1010 megabyte. It's very nice to have text and data megabyte. When I logged in using my existing GMAIL account, since I have another android phone used same GMAIL account, amazingly it will install and download all the settings and applications matching my old smart phone. I didn't do anything, but I saw my contacts, my games(candy crush, soduku,...etc)and my applications(whatsapp, skype, wechat,...etc.) are already on the new phone. Of course some is missing, I need to reinstall again. I saw one people from HSN site complaining all his data megabytes are gone, it may be caused by this auto updates, so make sure you use WIFI when you set up the phone. For me, I had the data usage disabled and wifi enabled all the time.
For this new phone, if you send out a short text message, it will deduct one minute. Not like LG840, it only deduct 1/3 minute. If you make a phone call, the timer is started when it rings. If you hang up early, you will see your time in your call log already and feel like it has used your minutes, but it may not. I called one friend which has longer waiting ring and hung up early, it didn't charge me. But if I call the friend with 3 waiting ring, and I hung up after 2 rings, I got charged. you can check your balance from the phone. Click on the web browser, the first item in the list is for balance. It will use your 3G data if you connect to 3G. Every time you check your balance from your phone, you will receive a text message showing the left balance, this is nice.
My son played the game on my phone, and he said the phone is nice, he likes it too.
One thing I don't like is the signal strength. I got the phone, no signal bar and "x" on signal bar which means no service around. I have to go upstairs (showing one bar)to make a phone call to have it activated. After activated, I saw the "x" has gone but still no signal bar when I am in downstairs. I was very upset. But somehow my phone still rings, I can call and answer the phone. I went outside driving around, the signal bar is always weaker than LG840. I was told the phone uses verizon network, it suppose should be better.

I just found out if you use your left hand to hold the cell phone, it will weaken your signal reception. It can drop 1-2 bars comparing if you use your right hand. And when I connected my phone to PC to copy music to it, in the middle of transferring, I got a text message which caused rest transferring error. I have to set the phone to airplane mode to complete my copy.

I bought a ZTE valet tracfone and used it for one week now. Comparing the two, my recommendation is buy Samsung Galaxy Centura.
1. Samsung Galaxy Centura's screen color is better.
2. Samsung Galaxy Centura screen responding is better.
3. Samsung Galaxy Centura's signal strength is better(both wifi and mobile network). I stay outside of my house, samsung is still connected to my wifi, but ZTE is not. Make sure using your right hand to hold the phone.

Found out another interesting thing. This is about MMS message. If you want to send and receive MMS message, you have to enable mobile data plan. If you only have WIFI enabled, you can't send/receive MMS message. Your received MMS message will tell you "can't download".

90 of 91 people found the following review helpful.
Track your minute usage - easy!!
By william n reitz
There is on an app for that!
Go to "play Store" search "tracphone app"
Download it. The app will display your account, minutes remaining, texts remaining, data remaining, and service end date. You can also add minutes from a link.
Even easier - it will create a widget that you can place on one of your home pages.
Problem solved!!
I don't know if it uses data every time it opens but I have my data turned off and this will update me only when I am on wifi- so no extra charge.

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Samsung Galaxy Young S5360 Unlocked GSM Quadband Cell Phone Touch Screen International Version/Warranty Black

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184 of 193 people found the following review helpful.
Good Phone!
By ricky
In short, I am very happy with this phone. When I got it, I was a little surprised to see that it came from Europe, as it had a European charger. There was an EU to US power converter inside the package (but outside of the actual phone box). Another thing that is important to know, is that this phone IS unlocked. For some reason, amazon doesn't make that very clear on their website. I took a gamble and assumed that it was unlocked, and ordered the phone. The phone works great with my t mobile sim card! very happy!

218 of 230 people found the following review helpful.
So Happy!!!
By elito
So far this is the best purchase I have made in quite some time. I was so tired of paying so much for my cellphone through "Big Red" AND constantly worrying about having a charged phone. I decided it was time to switch to something smaller, more simple, and hassle free. You see, I'm kind of weird: I seem to use my cell phone for calling and texting. I don't need to run 1000 high-speed apps and play all the latest games. I need to make calls, send texts, and occasionally look something up on the internet or use a quick app like for Redbox or something. I can do all that with this phone, and get this; my phone lasts for 5 days without having to recharge. Love this phone! And no contract; I can swap out SIM cards, take it overseas, etc. Buy it!!! By the way, I "downgraded" from a Droid 2 Global.

39 of 41 people found the following review helpful.
Great Value for the Money!!
By SBjork
I am not giving this phone 5-stars because it's the best phone ever. I am rating based on the value for the money. This phone is for my son since he had an older feature (basic) phone that finally died. This Galaxy 5360 is a Andriod Smartphone with WiFi and GPS. It is unlocked so it works on my AT&T network without a data plan. I have the HTC One X, a great phone; however, I cannot find anything that this Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 can't do that my 5 times more expensive phone does. It surfs the net, downloads apps and data, has GPS navigation, a camera, music, voice dialing, fast processor a newer OS (2.3.6 vs my OS 2.3.5.) messaging, video, music, etc. Sure it's smaller and lighter but better for him. It starts fast, long battery life, clear screen and works on any GSM network. I use AT&T 850 in California and he has no problems. Watch Netflix with stereo headphones in Hi Definition and clear audio, YouTube, video games, conference calling, voice to text messaging and email,....everything the big phones do. I can't believe what a bargain it is. It came fast and when I started it the default language was Serbian/Slavic. The owner's manual was written for Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro. No big deal, just pop in the SIM and the battery and fire it up, choose the language button on the right side of the screen, (not the obvious emergency button) and choose American English or any language you like and that was it; Now its an American Cellphone; we were off to the races. It connected and was ready to go. The wall charger is the European variety but came with an adapter for U.S. and an additional typical Computer USB to (micro-usb) phone cable connector. It did not come with headphones.The headphone jack is the standard 3.5mm type, available anywhere. It uses the standard charger/data cable Micro-USB type and connects to the computer to charge and modify so I use the same charger as my HTC or Blackberry. Like all new phones it ships with the smaller SD card that is only 2GB so I suggest buying a 16GB or 32GB if you want to fill it with photos, videos and music. In this respect it has the same storage capacity as any of the best androids or iPhones. All the features of an expensive phone for 1/5th the price. I am very pleased and so is he. Two thumbs up!

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LG OPTIMUS L7 P705 (BLACK) ALSO KNOW AS P700 International Unlocked GSM Phone No Warranty

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful.
Smartphone Ok, but does it have to come in another language?
By ABGfsu
I received this smartphone in excellent condition. I extensively reviewed it in various serious GSM smartphone review sites. It needed to have 850MHz band, Wifi and GPS. So, this one had all of it and more. I received it in a retail box, not a brown carton like some others, which was fine. Once opened, surprise! The only mini manual is in Chinese language. I had to go to the LG website from Australia to get the manual in English! I charge it and waited. Put it in my mini-sim card and started it. Surprise! It started in Chinese! No English counter part, all Chinese scriptures! I had to figure through some trials and errors to put in in English! So the Australian manual helped quite a bit. Finally I got it started, recognized my cell service provider, OK, so far so good. When one reviews the apps one finds besides what was expected, another surprise! Lots of Chinese apps which meant nothing to me, except most were for gambling online! I had to go on Settings and erase all of that junk from my phone. It is now clean, with my data service, and rid of all those junk gambling apps, I hope. I easily loaded apps from Google Play, such as SkyMaps (Maps was included), and other apps I need for my work and hobbies. So, it's OK. Here the same phone with contract goes for $300, so I am satisfied with my LG. I have an older LG, the GT540, which still works fine. For the price and the capacity it is a fine purchase, but please, the seller must include an English manual-user guide and set the phone in English or multilanguage, customers will appreciate that.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
From Venezuela, I recommend this phone
By Miguel Peña
Excellent phone as fast and light, its performance is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy advance and is cheaper, I recommend

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful.
Loved it
By Lorena Martin
When my Samsung Galaxy s3 got stolen and I wouldn’t spend that much money in a phone again so I went with this option and I am very satisfied. Is a wonderful phone, is fast and has a good style (and I am comparing it to the Galaxy s3) the camera isn’t the best but its pretty good at the end. The thing is: its a great phone for the price you pay!

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Panasonic KXTG7873S DECT 6.0 3-Handset High Quality Phone System with Answering Capability

Panasonic KXTG7873S DECT 6.0 3-Handset High Quality Phone System with Answering Capability..

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237 of 241 people found the following review helpful.
Two Great Features
By Anthony R. Pagano
Notwithstanding the complaints of others this phone works great out of the box. The handsets are easy to hold, easy to read, and the volume is more than adequate for those whose hearing isn't as good as it used to be (like me). And while this phone system does have a large number of features the paper manual has a well laid out matrix for locating the features you need to set up or access. Now for the two great features I've never had:

1. When you let the answering machine pickup an incoming phone call you don't have to jog to the base station to monitor the message being left by the calling party. You can set up things up so that all remote handsets can monitor the message being left as well.

2. And the most important feature in a world of unwanted, unsolicited and mostly unstoppable robo calls is the BLOCK CALLS feature of this phone system. I've found that the "Do Not Call" list mechanisms provided by the gov't are almost universally ignored by telecall centers. And complaining to the government agencies is even more useless. Before I dropped my Verizon Landline service I could only block 5 telephone numbers and when I switched to my cable provider's phone service I could only block 20. Luckily this phone system allows you to block up to 250 different phone numbers. You can also set the phone to "no ring" when a blocked number is received. My home phone has been blissfully quiet. I only have to add a few new annoying numbers each week. This feature alone is worth the price of the phone.

82 of 84 people found the following review helpful.
The crucial missing link when going completely wireless
By Wood B. Hermit
I have had this latest incarnation (2013 model) of the Panasonic wireless phone system with three handsets and link-to-cell feature for about two weeks now and am quite pleased with its overall functionality.

After ditching my standard land line telephone and going to Vonage in 2004, I finally (June 2013) also dropped this broadband VOIP service provider since the rate plans being offered were completely unrealistic and simply did not meet my usage needs. Why spend nearly $30.00 per month for the cheapest Vonage offering which includes several hundred or even unlimited monthly minutes when my home phone line hardly got used at all? No truly low-use plans were available, so bye bye Vonage!

I have now gone completely wireless with two different cell phone lines and this Panasonic phone system has proven to be the crucial missing link in optimizing the use of my cell phones when I am at home.

Both my cell phones pair easily via Bluetooth with the base unit of the Panasonic system which can link up to two cell phone lines. If possible place the main base of the phone system in a location where you have the best cell phone reception to optimize your results. At least for me, cell phone pairing seems to work better when the cell phone(s) are near the base.

Once this is done, I can essentially completely forget that I have cell phones when I am home. Everything with regard to making and receiving telephone calls is accomplished using the Panasonic phone system.

NOTE: The link-to-cell pairing functionality (as do many other functions on this telephone system) require that non-intuitive numerical codes be entered via any handset (not via the base!) at the appropriate time (e.g., for link-to-cell Enter [MENU]#6241 or [MENU]#6242 for cell phone lines 1 or 2 respectively). Therefore, always be sure to keep the detailed Operating Instructions, which truly do cover everything you need to know, readily available. I simply keep mine near the base of the phone system. If you should lose them, have no fear. They are more than likely downloadable from the Panasonic Web Site or available elsewhere on the Internet.

Receiving a phone call on either cell line works seamlessly; just answer the phone using any handset. When making an outgoing going call you can easily select which cell phone to use on the bright paper white display on any one of the Panasonic handsets.

A land line of any sort is NOT needed to use this Panasonic phone system. You can use one if you like; the capability for doing so is there if you need it.

If like me you are going completely wireless (1 or 2 cell phones only!), then be sure to select the appropriate set up menu option for doing so (see the detailed instructions provided) and not only will you get rid of the annoying constant reminder on the handset displays to check you land line when you don't have one, but you will also activate some additional time-saving features specifically pertinent to cell phone use when pressing the various buttons on the Panasonic phones (e.g., you can directly hit the green phone button to answer instead of first having to select cell phone mode when you also happen to have a land line).

What I especially notice and like when using my cell phones at home in combination with this Pansonic phone system is the greatly improved audio quality available through the Panasonic handsets. There is a day and night difference in clarity when using either of my cell phones directly versus first processing the pertinent audio signals via Panasonic's DECT 6.0 technology. A noise reduction feature is also available when needed.

It's also pretty nifty to have what essentially amounts to spoken caller ID included with the Panasonic phone system as it not only displays the incoming number on its big, bright and clear display, but also reads out the numbers individually in an easy to understand female voice. If the incoming call/number is for an entry already found in the phone book (can hold 3,000 entries) of the phone system, the voice will also identify the caller by name, if appropriate.

Speed dial capabilities are also available on this phone system, as is the capability of setting a time of day when you would like the Panasonic KXTG7873S not to ring/answer incoming calls such as when you are sleeping. This is definitely a feature that I am using; who needs a wrong number at 3:00 am! Ditto for the call block feature that lets you eliminate up to 250 annoying, repetitive callers permanently from your life! It also includes the ability to block all callers who do not display a phone number such as "Out of area" calls, etc.

You can obtain very effective additional assistance in blocking telemarketing and similar unwanted phone calls by subscribing to the free Internet service called NOMOROBO which is not yet available for all telephone service providers. Check their Web Site for more detailed information and to see whether you qualify. If you are able to subscribe to the NOMOROBO service, you can use it to do the initial grunt work of screening calls. Anything unwanted that still manages to get through then can be specifically and quickly blocked by the Panasonic phone system itself.

There are many more optional features available with this phone system, most of which I am certain that I will never use. However, some of them may of interest to other potential buyers. If there is a specific indispensable feature that you are looking for, this Panasonic phone system very likely has it. Nevertheless, be sure to do appropriate research in this regard either here on Amazon or the Panasonic Web Site on the Internet before purchasing.

This purchase so far has been well worth the asking price and I can recommend this cutting edge Pansonic wireless phone technology without reservations.

UPDATE IN FEBRUARY 2014

I have in the meantime once again acquired a land line - specifically a Vonage VOIP line on 50 Mbps WiFi - in light of the fact that Vonage offered me a very attractive monthly rate of only $9.99 (forever with no contract!) as a former customer of many years duration.

This works out to about $13.00 to $14.00 monthly after taxes, etc. which is a big improvement over the $30.00 monthly plus taxes and fees that motivated me to leave Vonage in the first place.

The aforementioned Pansonic phone system has continued to function flawlessly both with my 2 cell phone lines and the new VOIP line - no problems whatsoever using 3 lines.

78 of 89 people found the following review helpful.
Great idea, mediocre realization, gets better with use
By J. G. Hancock
Edited May 30, 2013. Pushing up to 4 stars, simply because it's a great product once you get the hang of it, but there are still issues you may encounter that aren't intuitively obvious without having the manual at hand and/or playing with it for a few days. Also, the audible caller ID feature is proving to be both annoying and fun, and it may help in your decision.

OLD: I'd give 3 or higher stars if I'd never used a Panasonic phone product. I'd give it 2 stars if this product was something I had no experience with. It's very good overall, but it sucks in the details.
EDIT: I'd now call it 4 stars after some experience with it, but still, the instructions and all the possible programming problems you may encounter are concerns. Some reviewers and commenters have cast aspersions upon other reviewers and commenters who have pointed out issues, as if those with the issues are somehow not very bright. That being said, if you've read this because you're not that bright, you aren't the only one. Basically, what the unit tells you it will do out of the box isn't what it will necessarily do FOR YOU until you set it up.

I bought the 4 handset version to replace an older Panasonic cordless array, based on the specs and the very few reviews I could find. For the most part, I'm happy with the units after a week, but caveat emptor: some of the claims in the advertising are a bit exaggerated and some of the instructions in the manual are either unclear or unhelpful, and I haven't been able to contact Panasonic during their help center hours to figure out if my solutions are the recommended ones (and you may want to consider this: I've tried to contact the help phone line and the online help more than an hour before they officially close at 9:00 PM Eastern--I get nothing). At this point, I think I'd be very happy with this product if I'd never used a previous version of Panasonic phone products, and I'm a bit irate with them since I have used those previous products. I'd still recommend it.
EDIT: I did get through to Panasonic's help line, just to see if I could. They are slow, somewhat helpful, but seem to be reading from the manual, so if a lack of clarity in the manual is an issue for you, talking to them may not help.

On the plus side: the sound quality of each unit is great; changing phonebook settings on one unit changes all the others; pairing with an iPhone is easy but with some funny issues not covered in the manual nor on the Panasonic website. This unit also doesn't have a problem with WiFi or microwaves for sound quality. The speaker phone is fantastic. The handset has no protruding antenna, and is fairly small. The keys are also large. After a few days, the basic operation will be obvious, and you'll probably love it.
EDIT: This part is why I've rated it higher, and modified my review. The sound quality and inter-unit communication is great. Notifications on the units for an incoming call on a paired cell is fantastic, though takes some getting used to. Calling from the unit via hardwired landline OR cell is easy and works great with the paired cell nearby. And, recognition of the cell after pairing is very quick: the unit recognizes my cell when I walk into the house.

On the minus side: there are quite a few things I'm annoyed with, the first being that the manual is required for doing anything beyond just shoving the cords in; some of the features and programming require you to reference the manual for either handsets OR the base unit; and some of the simple descriptions in the printed manual as well as what I see on the Panasonic website as of 5/10/13 don't help with the problems you may encounter. This product somehow combines user-friendly setup with arcane and tortuous fine-tuning.
EDIT: nothing different here.

FIrst: don't throw the manual away. There are many programmable functions that you'll only find by reading the manual, and its index is adequate but sparse. The Panasonic website information for this product is horrible at this point (5/10/13).

Second: if you have an iPhone 5 (not sure if this is true for earlier versions): pairing via Bluetooth is easy (scarily so), and sending contacts from the IP5 to this unit MANUALLY can't be done. What I found is the following, which will probably only make sense once you get the thing:

1. On your iPhone, if you want to transfer phone numbers to the Panasonic with MOST of the information, set up those numbers in your Favorites list on the iPhone.
2. Set up the contact transfer on the Panasonic once the pairing is done; select AUTO for the phonebook transfer (since MANUAL doesn't work, or didn't for me as of this writing): allow a few items to transfer, then CANCEL it. Then, go back to your iPhone, and look under SETTINGS and BLUETOOTH. Find the pairing for the Panasonic unit. There should be a list of address books the unit will try to pair with. Deselect everything on the iPhone except the Favorites (where you've put your transfer data).
3. Then, return to the #618 "phonebook transfer" on the Panasonic, select AUTO, and the contact numbers you put in your iPhone Favorites will be pulled into the Panasonic system.
4. Then, even if you've followed the manual's instructions about setting up international, you'll find that the imported numbers probably don't include 1 in front of the 7 digit numbers you pulled in. At that point, you have to edit each imported number to make it dial correctly.
5. My experience: even if you set up the international/country/domestic settings before import of the numbers, you'll still have to go into the Panasonic handset and fine-tune and/or change what was imported.
EDIT: 6. You may not have the same issues if you have only one address book in your iPhone (I had 4, some corporate, some iCloud, some shared).

Anyway, if you only need a few or a few tens of numbers pulled in, the mediocre method used by the Panasonic unit means you'll have to edit some numbers instead of putting them in from scratch. It's not that big of a deal, but it's not what Panasonic advertised.

Third: read carefully and test the "benefits" like audible caller ID, paired Bluetooth text notification, and cell connections. These are all selling points, and can quickly become pains in the ass. You can change how the Panasonic units handle these things. I thought it would be neat to have each Panasonic unit notify me when I have a text message on my paired cell, until I actually did it. Turns out that can make you suicidal.
EDIT: the audible caller ID is even more annoying (or enjoyable) if you get calls with strings of consonants or vowels in the caller ID name line, or calls from names that the phone recognizes but can't really pronounce. I'm leaving it on, just for giggles, since the voice announcement does some creative things with abbreviations and multiple letter strings that aren't simple words (e.g. a call showing up as coming from "ATT" is announced as coming from "at"; a friend whose last name is French was announced using some sort of diphthong-speak transliteration). I've found that such announced calls are more enjoyable if I've been drinking, and if you have callers with names recognized by the system who have names that include strings of vowels or consonants that sound a certain way using the correct pronunciation, you may want to use the audible feature just to see what it will come up with. I'd love to know how the audible caller ID works in Poland, Wales, or France.

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Brother FAX-575 Personal Fax, Phone, and Copier

Brother FAX-575 Personal Fax, Phone, and Copier..

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438 of 444 people found the following review helpful.
Great for home use
By okiemunchkin
Bought this to have a fax machine at home. It was easy to set up. Doesn't take up much space on the desk and you have a built in phone with caller ID, too. The copy machine part of fax makes nice clean copies, too. This wouldn't be very cost effective if you are going to receive a lot of faxes or make a lot of copies. It is great for someone like me who has to fax stuff for work occasionally and doesn't want to drive to the library and pay $2.00 a page.

458 of 479 people found the following review helpful.
You get what you pay for. Be warned.
By D. Wieringa
I actually picked this fax machine up at a local retailer when I saw it in a weekly advertisement. It was 30 bucks after rebate. I thought it would be a great value since I occasionally (but not often) need to fax for the business I run out of my home.

I'm very technical, so I was pleasantly surprised by all of the features backed into this inexpensive unit.

I'm highly skeptical of any inexpensive printing device, since manufacturers usually get your money on the replacement ink cartridges. I had no intention of using this machine for printing anything -- only SENDING faxes.

I was aware that fax resolution is always low compared to resolution of scanning a document or photo copying it. But, I figured all fax machines would be equally "low resolution". How tough can it be to hit a low standard?

The first thing I did was to send myself a fax by directing it to an incoming fax service I use (j2.com). I was disappointed. Upon digging into the specs of several fax machines I noticed that most decent fax machines provide 300x300 resolution (that seems to be the max...but is also very common). This fax machine provides less (note fax and copy resolutions are different).

I also noticed fax speeds are different: This fax machine advertises 15 sec per page. HPs I've looked at range from 3-6 seconds per page. HPs also handle color faxes. Entry-level HPs seem to run about $99 retail.

I also noticed that when I picked up the chinsy plastic handset I had static/noise in the background. Not obnoxious, but noticeable.

All in all, I'll pay a little more for something better. But if you don't care about fax resolution or speed, this may be fine for you.

117 of 121 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent value for the money
By Xuruev
This fax is perfect for the home. Takes up little space, inexpensive to operate and very reliable.

It is NOT a business machine on any level. As with most things in life you get what you pay for, and this fax provides great value for its price.

Pros: plain paper, small footprint, easy to use

Cons: transfer cartridge annoying to replace. We rerolled it twice and it is still good (cheap, I know, but then I bought a cheap fax...)

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AT&T 210 Corded Phone, White, 1 Handset

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250 of 254 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent for what it is
By A Customer
I'm amazed by the number of people these days who own nothing but cordless phones. Now, I like cordless phones; they're an indispensable part of modern life. But, unlike a simple phone like this Trimline, most cordless phones don't work when the electricity goes out. This phone requires no battery or AC power, and has a lighted keypad, and a ringer on/off switch--all of which make it a nice bedroom phone for emergencies. The sound quality is good, and the volume is adjustable.

173 of 183 people found the following review helpful.
Good phone if it's actually working
By Kathy Connolly
I have two. I was pleased with the first one for a year and a half, but now the ringer works only when it is in the mood to. I have tried reprogramming it and double-checked that the ringer is switched on. Some days it just won't ring. The second one, I picked up a few weeks ago. It would be great if that one would allow me to dial the number nine, especially since the one number I want to be able to dial quickly from any phone is 9-1-1. I am not happy. Also, sometimes when it's on touchtone, it will only dial via pulse, so when I tried to do telephone banking, I had to run to another phone. No amount of toggling back and forth will get it to switch over to touchtone.

I was suspicious about the quality of this phone when I noticed the tricky marketing ploy: the phone has the AT&T logo - from the old American Telephone & Telegraph from which we could expect better quality, but AT & T has licensed its logo out to "Advanced American Telephones." These "American" telephones are made in China likely under the sorts of working conditions that would explain the shoddiness. I miss the days of quality manufacturing.

BTW, when I went to request a return number from DynaDirect (the company that ships this product), I was not pleased that the form that needed to be filled out was not a secure form. It asked for way too much personal info not to be an https site. I can't return the phone since after a week I threw out the box only to then discover that I had not yet dialed a number that contained a nine in it.

91 of 96 people found the following review helpful.
a very good phone--especially at this price !!!
By Matthew G. Sherwin
I recently bought this phone after several two more expensive models failed; his telephone by AT&T and Lucent works better than the other phones I bought when I had to get a new phone for my home. The construction of this telephone reflects great engineering; and it's very, very reliable for a price that's very inexpensive these days for a phone. Yes, it is corded; but when all you really need is a basic phone this really does the job. Besides, the fact that this is corded means you'll never misplace the cordless handset!

The phone has back lit buttons which are desirable for those of us who are elderly or in any way sight impaired. The buttons could be brighter but the back lighting does improve upon no lighting. The phone offers well known features including "last number redial," too. The phone has a mute feature, adjustable ringer volume and more. These functions never disappoint me. It also has a small knob that lets you switch between touch tone and pulse (rotary) dialing. I use touch tone dialing as most people do. I am particularly impressed that a phone in this price range even has a twelve number memory feature for speed dialing. Cool! However, as another reviewer correctly notes, when you program the phone to remember frequently dialed numbers, you need to actually dial the number--so hang up fast if you don't intend to speak with that person at just that moment! I don't care for that so I will take off one star for this.

If you want to take a nap without the phone ringing, just turn the ringer off by using the knob at the base of the phone. That's an incredibly useful feature!

I highly recommend this telephone for people who merely want a basic, inexpensive phone that still has a few "frills" to like including memory speed dialing and mute. The extra features give you all you truly need to make this a well constructed telephone at a rather inexpensive price. Sure, the back lighting for the buttons on the phone could be brighter; but overall this is still quite a good phone for the price. The phone takes up little space and it can even be wall mounted to completely save counter space in a kitchen or any other room.

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VTech LS6425-3 DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone, Black/Silver, 3 Handsets

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147 of 152 people found the following review helpful.
My Review - VTech LS6425-3
By Buyer99
At first I was kind of hesitant buying this, but after comparing prices to some other sets, this one just seemed to do the trick....

Loaded with features! Excellent phone system!

Call quality is 4/5. It isn't perfect, but still very good. Of course, the closer to the base, the better the audio will be. Really, no complaints here, as the quality is more than sufficient.

Each phone acts as a walkie-talkie (you can select a specific zone or all zones to initiate radio contact)
Good for if you want to talk to someone in a the living room from bedroom, or if you're out in the backyard cooking.
Just press the little button on the side of the phone, and select a zone, and talk away!

Audible caller ID - hear who's calling you before you pick up the phone...
*Caller ID from your phone service required

Easily store names and numbers of your contacts. Also, easily speak to them.

Each phone displays the number of voicemail messages.
You can listen to your voicemail on ANY phone! It automatically switches to speaker when you do this.
Just press Select 2x and it begins playing the voicemails.
You can also manage the voicemails from any phone.

Each phone as a speaker button, and the phones have a very good volume range, on both the earpiece and speaker.
Also, each phone has a mute button, so you can prevent the other person on the line from hearing you talk.

Multiple ringer options.

Date and Time displayed in each handset. Also battery life indicator.

The voicemail base lights up a red text showing you how many new voicemails.
As I said, each handset also displays this number on the screen.
The base offers easy managing of voicemails.

Super easy to set up. Just plug it in, and you're set. You can also give each phone a name, so you know where they go to.
For instance, Bedroom, Kitchen, Living Room.
This comes in handy when using the walkie talkie feature, so you know which zone you're trying to talk to.

The phones light up neon blue. Very sleek, modern styling.

Conclusion:

For the price, you will be extremely satisfied with this purchase! This is the best home phone system I've ever had, bar none. If you're considering a system, I highly recommend buying this.

124 of 131 people found the following review helpful.
The LS6425 series phones have a lot to offer, but HD Audio is misleading
By Darkev
I use this phone around my home. I love the talking caller id feature. The phones are lightweight and I find the buttons are big and clearly marked. The system uses energy saving technology.

I had a cheap cordless phone that worked, but friends would sometimes complain about the sound quality. I went hunting for a new phone with my number one priority being the sound quality. I chose this phone because of the advertising of HD Audio. What is HD Audio? My take is that VTech is using HD to mean superior sound, because high definition does mean high quality resolution for video and it should mean robust sound for audio if it's going to be used. After using the phone a few times, I find the sound is tinny, and at high volume (levels close to max) it distorts both when using the speakerphone or normal phone. I'm not very impressed with the sound quality on this new model phone by VTech. Even adjusting the sound using the built-in equalizer doesn't help much. Sound to the caller is very good. I called my voicemail system and left a long message to myself using both the speakerphone and the regular non-speakerphone. I played the message back using a corded phone, and the sound quality was fine. It's the speakers inside these phones that appear to be lacking quality, not the mics.

For the price I think it's an ok phone. It's definitely not the best cordless phone out there. If the sound quality was better I'd say it was the best cordless phone system out there.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful.
Amazing Bang For Your Buck - Sensational Phone System!
By Peter Suslock
As a long time Panasonic fan, I've stuck with their phones for decades.I had tried a Vtech in the past but that was many years ago. I found the phone sub par on virtually every level, returned it within a few days - and went back to a Panasonic.Three years ago, I bought a 6.0 multi handset Panasonic for $179 but after the first year began to experience, static, poor voice quality and problems related to the distance from the main base which included dropped calls.

Batteries were replaced, our lines checked out fine but the problems continued. After reading many positive reviews on this model, I gave it a shot and am sure glad I did. First off, the design of phone is stunning - it's elegant, modern and sleek. Add to that exceptional build quality and equally exceptional performance - and you have a winner.

There's A LOT of bang for your buck here:

* Superb call/voice quality that's crystal clear, all the time - every time.

* Great range. Great quality even a good 3/4 acre from the base.

* Voice announce or silent Caller ID.

* Intercom.

* Fully customizable, sound, volume, outgoing message, Ring tones - and more.

* Silent or custom ring tone transfer of incoming calls to voice mailbox.

* Excellent quality Speaker Phone.

* Thoughtfully designed handsets. Good weight, large back lit keys.

* Large bright LED screen on each handset.

* Built in mini equalizer in each handset.

* Built in phone finder in each handset.

* Superb HD sound quality ( sounds like the other person is right next to you)

* Expandable system for additional handsets should you need them.

The light blue back light, complements the silver and black of the system - for a terrific look that's upscale and very high end.
Set up is a breeze.Included is a quick start guide and users manual. As someone who detests user manuals I have to give kudos to Vtech here as well. The manual is well written and easy to follow. An excellent index will take you right to the issue or function you need to learn about or address.

If there's one con here, it's that the charging bases could be heavier. But this is minor compared to the benefits, bells and whistles you get for your money. Not that long ago a three handset phone with half of these features ran into hundreds of dollars - and some still do. For $59? it's a no brainer. Most anyone is just bound to love this phone system

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