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Summary: Needs brighter display, BETTER BATTERY LIFE!!!
Review: I've had this phone for 3 months, and Nextel for 3 years. I like the service, but inability to roam can be bothersome when traveling. For emergencies, I remedied this with a tracfone(.com) and just buy a 1 year card each year.Now, for the phone....It's got close to as sensitive reception as my old i1000 plus, which had AWESOME reception. The speakerphone on this model is EXCELLENT, definitely an improvement over the other Nextel models. Battery life is STILL on the "fairly horrible" end of things...charge it every night or you'll run out in the middle of your workday on the 2nd day, especially if you use data features a lot like I do. Luckily, recharge time is VERY quick (under 2 hours with mine) with included rapid charger. As a delivery driver in Michigan, I'm out in all types of weather, no problems yet with this phone, but I wouldn't suggest using in a downpour! (Nextel does have models specifically for those types of conditions...) The screen tends to be too dim to read in bright, direct sunlight, and the light "sensor" seems to add to the problem. A non-reflective coating would have been nice on the display. Very useful 600 entry contact list, which can store ALL of a contact's info (home#, work#, cell#, fax#, email, etc.) Phone has a handy notepad and will take vocal notes, also. Calculator, games, etc are included on phone. Wish it had an alarm clock (if it does, I haven't found it yet..I'll keep looking) for those long drives. The little disco light is kind of funny, too (almost a disco party in your pocket!). Interface is maddening to get used to, if only because it's similar enough to the i1000+ (which I had for three years) that it can get confusing, as it's not the same. Color display is sharp. All volume levels can be set from whisper quiet to LOUD LOUD! Minor gripe: waaay too easy to hit the direct connect button in its holster...make sure you've switched "one touch direct connect" OFF if you're moving around a lot, and once you've finished using DC, hit the STOP button (on top in the middle) to get it back to phone-mode, or you'll have to be apologizing all the time for accidentally two-waying somebody! EXTREMELY handy is the "profiles", which allow individual volume, behavior and wallpaper settings for different situations, i.e., "Truck" "Work" "Meeting" "Movie" or what have you. All in all, a very good phone, especially with all the customization you're able to do with the feature settings. ADDENDUM: another minor gripe: the "stop" button in the center top position of the phone is too easy to bump when removing the phone from its holster-I've accidentally ended several incoming calls this way. **********NOTE: instead of always buying a new car charger for your latest, greatest cell phone and adapters for your newest laptop, simply buy a power inverter which plugs straight into your vehicle's cigarette lighter. Make sure it has a built-in surge protector. Voila! Vehicular power utilizing your "home" charger (cell) or plug (laptop). The best plug directly into the cigarette lighter socket without a cord (the units can get hot, a cord can allow the unit to move all over in the car.) Can power many other things, too...can't find one labeled "surge protector" on amazon, but BB sells them.
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Summary: i730 a great phone
Review: The Good.
1. Good reception in the greater L.A area (actually Nextel is overall pretty good service provider anywhere from what i hear). But what you do get is signal everywhere. The great thing is I'll be talking 2. Sturdy construction. It simply feels like a solid phone. This phone is however not tiny like many of the phones offered by Sprint or T-Mobile. 3. Speakerphone option is great. Also digital 2-way with Nextel. Bad (not so bad)
1. Battery Life. I had the Sony-Ericsson T68i before this phone and that thing would go days before dying. This phone is about 1.5 days of standby with moderate use. You just have to charge it more often I suppose 2. Small screen size. But then again, I don't use a phone for games or taking pictures. For me, those are for PS/2 and digital cams repectively. 3. No vibrate and ringer at the same time.
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Summary: The Best Phone I Ever Owned!
Review: One of the best phones i ever owned! I have owned a Nokia 3390 which was a piece of crap I had to get it fixed 9 times untill i said this is crazy just buy another phone. So then I purchased a Samsung r-225-m and honestly that was a pretty good phone thinking how bad the Nokia was. All of the Nokias are crap except for the Nokia 5165 that was one of the phones that were the best of Nokia. All the new nokias suck. After i purchased the Samsung a year later i have bought a Motorola v60g and that was by far the best phone I had yet. A year after that I purchased a Motorola T720 which was a nice feature phone but my Motorola v60g was a better phone. Then a couple of my friends had Nextel and they have great service so then i switched from T-Mobile to Nextel and that was the right move. the best thing i did. I got rid of T-Mobile because they are the worst cell phone company ever right up their with AT&T wireless. I never got good service with T-Mobile. I would highly suggest everyone to stay away from T-Mobile. Nextel has the best servioce in my area that i know of. Verizon has good service also but not as good as Nextel. So when i switched to Nextel I purchased the Motorola i730 and that phone is even better then the v60g! I would highly recommend this phone to anyone! Its a great phone.
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Summary: It doesn't suck
Review: The phone is much slimmer and sleaker than the other phones that Nextel offers. The speaker quality of this phone is outstanding. Also, the disco light is a neat little add on that makes this phone fun. The quality of the reception is good and the features of the phone are very cool. The price is high, but I think it was worth it.
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Summary: Great Phone
Review: This is a great phone. I had AT&T and switched to Nextel. I was not sure about the phones since Nextel does not have as many phones to chose from as AT&T. Well I love the i730 phone. I have had this phone for over a month. You can upload midi and wav files for ringtones. Customize the wallpaper. The price is high but if you do the rebate it is well worth it.
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Summary: Nextel is garbage!
Review: Nextel's customer service is the worst ever. They aren't open on the weekends and close at 9 PM CST everyday. Hold time ranges anywhere from an hour to a couple of hours. Their service is not great at all. The phones are bulky and expensive. Verizon and Sprint offer walkie talkie as well. I think Verizon is a better buy. Nextel even costs more. Nextel is TRASH!
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Summary: i730
Review: I received the new i730 as a gift for Christmas, one of my many impulse wants :). LOL I have to say the phone is GREAT, I LOVE IT!!! It has many cool features, like GPS, assigned ringtones, light up front and much more. Another thing I noticed is that the speakers are a lot louder compared to the other phones. I also feel like I get better reception with this phone opposed to my i90. There's nothing really bad to say about this phone. If you are a nextel user I'm sure you can agree it is much better than the i90 and the i95. The only thing that I dislike is the way nextel runs business. I think it is ridiculous that they will not cut an existing user the same deal as they would a new user when purchasing the phone. Any other company you go to will honor the same price for an upgrade as they would for a new contract. Instead they think that they are giving you a deal by making you sign another 2 or 1 year contract, and you'll receieve the phone for $250-300 instead of $400 with no contract. It's just something you have to deal with if you want to upgrade the phone and stay with the service. Just something to prepare those who are thinking about signing up with Nextel.
As for the service itself, it's pretty good, I never really had a problem with it except when in wooded areas. A plus to this service is also the nationwide direct connect. You can get chirped(walkie talkie) from someone a different state. I say if you have the money get the nextel service and the i730, it's fun to have, but a little pricey :) I LOVE TO LOVE MY I730!! :)
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Summary: battery life
Review: is anyone having problems with battery life?
the most standby time i ever get from this phone is about 12 hours. im not a happy camper. except for that, the phone is perfect.
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Summary: very happy
Review: Other than the high initial cost (I got it before they put in a promotion, duh), i really love this compact and stylish phone. It's the best Nextel has offered yet, although there's rumor that a camera phone is coming out soon. If you can wait, wait a bit longer, otherwise for walkie-talkie style cellular, Nextel is the best. No delays like with Verizon (up to 30 seconds!) or Sprint (10 secs). Walkie-talkie that actually works where there's coverage. I'm a happy customer.
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Summary: Great Phone, Amazon unreliable!
Review: I busted mine up while biking and ordered a new one from Amazon, well it's been 5 days and it still hasn't even been shipped. I'm discovering the hard way that Amazon doesn't really care about customer service as they have not answered any of my email inquiries as to where my phone is. I receive items like cd's via USPS, so in other words they get left at my doorstep and stolen by the first dishonest person to walk by. I wish there was an alternative to Amazon with the same selection but used more secure means of shipping. Oh yeah, the i730 is the greatest phone for you Nextel users!
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