Kyocera Slider V5 MTV Edition Phone (VirginMobile)

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Summary: this phone's so cool!!!
Review: I really like my slider phone. It is so cute and easy to use. I have to pay for the top-up cards, but the price was pretty hefty, it was something like $150 at Best Buy. However it does have a lot of cool features like MTV ringtones and voice dial (which I havent' used yet). Also I like being able to check my balance to see how much money I have left before I need to Top-up. You should check it often because I went through wayyyy too much money the first time I topped-up! No long chats, save those for the home phone. Its something like 25 cents a minute the first 10 minutes you talk. Still the phone was really easy to set up to. And I'm addicted to Brick Attack (the game)!! I think my OK button is kinda loose though...after like...4 days.

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Summary: I already had a phone but I wanted this one so bad!!!
Review: I had originally went to Virgin Mobile and purchased the VOX8610 and I loved it. It was the first real cell phone I had ever owned so ofcourse anything would do. About two months after I bought it I heard of the Slider phone and I couldn't wait to get my hands on one. <br /> Due to my birthday recently, I could afford to buy the slider. I have had it for three weeks now and I love it. I still can't say which phone (the VOX8610 or the SLider) I would raather use. I love them both. The only thing with the slider is the keys are a bit to small, and I have small fingers. <br /> It's kinda funny because I have butterfingers and my friend told me that I would break it in two weeks. I did, but I wasn't at fault!! The battery died on me. I went onto the VM website and saw that they are having recall for the SLider and Rave batteries purchsed within 120 days and activated. So go to www.virginmobile.com and check to see if your battery is on recall.<br /><br /> Love ya all lots (especially the hott guys)<br /> ~Brynn~

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Summary: One of Virgin Mobile's Best
Review: Our friend has the MTV edition of this phone and it always gets attention. The bright color screen on this slider is very eye catching. The ringtones are awesome and she doesn't pay a monthly bill which she loves. One of the top of the line phone's available for Virgin Mobile's Pay As You Go plan.

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Summary: Amazon losing credibility
Review: I'm trying to do research on this phone and half of the reviews are obviously fake...don't be fooled.

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Summary: Hasty decisions
Review: First, the service:
Around August of 04 I finally convinced my mom to let me get a phone. I had seen this phone 3-4 months before in a mall in Texas, I loved it. It just looked cool, a chick magnet if you will. I also liked the Virgin Mobile setup with the top-up cards because there were no contracts. This was supposed to be an emergency only phone which is the only scenario in which I would recommend this phone. IF YOU TALK ALOT DO NOT GET VIRGIN MOBILE!! I bought it without a second thought about it. Never again...

It was fine at first. Other than the occasional incoming/outgoing call it was never used. About a month later my first top-up card was spent. I got another one and decided that I didn't like having an "emergency only phone." My second card went in about a week and a half. The money goes way too fast compared to other companies. The only difference is you can quit without paying a fee, which I plan on doing soon.

Now to review the actual phone. I was rather upset when I found the same phone for some $100 cheaper without MTV. A pretty cool thing to have but something I rarely use. The Virgin Extras are pretty much the MTV function but its free to access. The sliding feature is cool but the exterior screen is vulnerable to scratches and cracks. I've tried but there's always more damage to the screen every time I pull it out of my pocket. The keys are small which isn't a huge hassle unless you're playing one of the games. The speaker is rather nice and the polyphonic ringtones are loud and clear. The one touch vibrate or silent is good if you have to convert it in class or somewhere where it's best not seen. The text messaging is easy after getting used to it. There's a couple different text options so you can choose whichever suits you best. I'd say there's about a 30 minute learning curve.

Thats about it. If MTV sounds like something useful to you and you have a big wallet then I recommend this phone for you but if MTV isn't really something you're after than find the much cheaper version.

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Summary: Virgin Mobile Insiders
Review: I love this phone, it is very small and light, I love the sliding effect, it protects the buttons as well. Most of all, I just like being part of Virgin Mobile. Honestly, it's the most fun phone company ever! I get free stuff all the time, and get to earn points for free top up cards, and the rates are very competitive. There are no overage charges, no long distance fees, no contracts! It's fabulous, I cannot say enough about it. Please join, you won't regret it! I promise!!

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Summary: One of Virgin Mobile's Best
Review: Our friend has the MTV edition of this phone and it always gets attention. The bright color screen on this slider is very eye catching. The ringtones are awesome and she doesn't pay a monthly bill which she loves. One of the top of the line phone's available for Virgin Mobile's Pay As You Go plan.

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Summary: I like it!
Review: I just got the phone for Christmas & I think Santa was pretty good to me. It's a really cute phone & since im gonna use it for emergancys i think its gonna work out great. I'm a college student & i don't have much money to spend on a cell so i think this will be perfect.

My only complain: the cost of xtra Ringtones! That's the only real problem I have.

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Summary: JUNK, JUNK, JUNK
Review: Not only is this phone a piece of junk but VirginMobile is the WORST company I have ever tried to do business with. I just spent 30 minutes on the phone getting through the voice menus to have a recorded voice tell me that they were busy and it then hung up on me. DO NOT BUY A PHONE FROM THEM. YOU WILL BE SORRY IF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENS TO IT. I am now stuck with a high-priced phone that doesn't work and no way to find out where to send it for warranty work because they will not answer their phone and their web site does not list warranty centers, only that same phone number that I called.

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Summary: cool
Review: I bought this phone recently and it has been a hype amongst my friends. They love the bright screen and people I do not even know have approached me, asking me about where I bought my phone. Everyone loves it! I also love the pay as you go features because it just makes life easier for me. I absolutely recommend this phone to anyone!