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Summary: Never been this excited over a phone!
Review: After over a two-year commitment with AT&T, I was drained and unhappy and I was wary about making another commitment with another service provider. So I decided to shop around for options and I was beginning to warm up to the idea of pre-paid service. But let's face it, most pre-paid phones look... well, pre-paid. They're hardly flattering at all.Then I came across the Kyocera Slider on Virgin Mobile's site and after skimming through the features, I found it hard to believe it's pre-paid! I was instantly hooked and ordered for one right away. The phone's design is very stylish and cool, I've gotten a lot of looks with it and people have a hard time believing that it's pre-paid. I have to say, I have no regrets! I've never been this excited over a phone, especially when it's a downgrade from my last phone. I had a Sony Ericsson T616 with a camera and all the bells and whistles but I have to say, I actually like the Slider better! I admit, it took some getting use to. The screen doesn't compare to the crisp and clarity of a $300 phone but after a while, it grows on you. The keypad layout was a challenge at first and I found the tiny little "Back" button awkward and hard to use. Being left-handed didn't help much either. This is a great phone though and I can't stop raving about it! There are actually features on this phone that I haven't seen on high-end phones. You can even set the phone to Airplane Mode, which disables your phone's signal during take-off without turning your phone off completely. It comes with Tetris, how awesome is that? There's a Tip Calculator aside from a regular calculator, scheduler, an advanced address book and lots of other stuff. My only qualms is that the built-in wallpapers aren't exactly to my taste and I still haven't figured out where I can go to download new ones, if that's at all possible. But aside from that, the Slider's functionality competely won me over. Battery life is amazing for a color-screen phone, both talk-time and standby. And because Virgin Mobile utilizes the Sprint PCS all-digital network, I actually have much better signal with this phone than I ever did with any phone on AT&T. I highly-recommend this phone to anyone, especially people who are looking for a cool and stylish phone yet cautious about plans and contracts. Virgin Mobile has a very friendly and comprehensive service: no fine prints on selling your soul, giving up your first born or any of that hoopla. The phone is all yours, and you only pay for the time you use.
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: I got this phone for christmas....i love it! it is easy to carry and easy to use. this phone is great for kids 11-18...and everyone thinks is cool.
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Summary: coulnt wait to get it
Review: ever since i clicked the "order" button, ive been waiting minute by minute for this phone to arrive...its got a real good style...its original, and ha s abunch of options..even though the plan is kind of whack, 25 cents a minute...i still enjoy it..
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Summary: Great phone
Review: I've used virgin mobile for a long time and I'm really impressed with the slider. The features are great. The wallpapers and screensavers are cool. You can even create your own wallpaper! There's room for 10 additional ringtones that you can get from the virgin website or through the wireless browser! The service is great. I've never had a problem with it. The only negative thing I have to say about this phone is regarding the keypad. It's a little hard to maneuver. Otherwise this is an excellent phone.
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Summary: Not happy with phone or coverage
Review: Seemed like a good idea to have a pay-as-you go plan. I bought the phone, and have probably spent less than $15.00 per month on calls. But the phone is, um, unreliable. Every so often, I can't access the second level of menus -- the OK button seems to do nothing. When I asked Virgin about it, they responded that the phone was still under warranty, and it could be replaced. Fortunately, I found that I could "reset" it by removing the battery when it gets into this mode. Not exactly smooth operation. I almost lent my phone to my boss in a pinch, then thought better of it. Also, I'm disappointed in the coverage. I've heard it's through the Sprint network, and still, not as good as the coverage on Sprint network, which, in Minneapolis, is still not great. I haven't decided yet what to do. I may have the phone replaced, or I may just limp along for a while, then go ahead and get a phone from somebody else. Ironically, I choose this phone over the flip phone that Virgin offered because of the many problems reported with that model. When I looked at phones, I checked out Verizon because of my husband's phone; he's always had excellent coverage. At the time, close to Christmas, Verizon was requiring that their pay-as-you-go phones be purchased for full price - about $350.00. They have since moderated that, and I wish I would have waited.
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Summary: Glad I made the switch!
Review: I've been a TracFone user for the last 3 1/2 years. After trying to upgrade to a motorola v60i and ending up in costumer service purgatory and getting the runaround for about 5 weeks, I finally told TracFone to take a flying leap and went with Virgin Mobile instead. My only regret is that I didn't do it sooner! The phone was a snap to set up via the website and I've found it to be very user friendly and it has some great features (but then again I'm easily amused as my previous phone was a VERY ancient Nokia 918). I agree with previous reviews that the keys can be a little tough to use sometimes. I also hope that Virgin Mobile can add a roaming fee structure for those times you are out of the Spring PCS network. The fees are pretty straightforward and even though the balance isn't readily available like TracFone, you can request a balance and within 30 seconds, they will text message your balance or you can look it up the VM website and even look at a detailed call history. I'm also not a big fan of the whole *MTV thing, but to me it's not that big of a deal and the other features of the phone far outweigh the *MTV logo on the startup screen. If you you have good Spring PCS network access, want to go prepaid, and get a realy nice phone, this one is for you!
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Summary: Nice phone and yes the antenna extends.
Review: I got this phone for my wife to use with Virgin Mobile as she wasn't using anywhere near the minutes on her Sprint plan. Anyway, the phone is pretty neat! It does have a extendable antenna. I don't know where the person who said that the antenna doesn't extend got that from. It seems to have pretty good battery life although since what we have is pre-paid, it hasn't had too many phone calls yet. I did change the GPS to "911 only" hoping that would help battery life. It also seems to have good reception. It's not as good as my Sanyo 4900(on Sprint) when I compared them side by side on the "debug" screen, but it's decibel readings were not too much higher than the Sanyo. A negative about this phone is the tiny "back" button. It does takes some getting used to. Another negative is that Virgin Mobile limits you to specific websites.(although if you can find an older model VM slider you might have better luck with this aspect).
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Summary: Little phone with nice features
Review: Pros:
+ Small
+ Customizable: wallpaper, ringtones, speeddialing, add custom images to contacts
+ Voice dialing is great
+ Security to call only saved contacts (like when my previous phone was stolen)
+ GPS to locate u in case of emergency
+ Nice additional tools: calculator, voice remainder, tip calc...
+ Speakerphone
+ Easy to setup on the internet
Cons:
+ Buttons too small. the internal buttons are hard to press
+ Display when not in use is pretty dark and difficult to see at daylight
+ Battery life is not very good, but enough for a prepaid phone
+ You pay to use your voicemail
+ You are suppose to buy $20 top-up every monyh, but the minimum auto top-up amount is $30.
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Summary: I hate cell phones and the people who use them
Review: I was never going to be one of those people who have a phone plastered to the ear like a tumor. The people who are fearful of other people so they keep a friendly voice plugged into their ears at all times. The only problem was all of my friends became THOSE people. I'd sit at dinner with a friend and a phone. On those odd occasions that a phone would have been handy, my friends would say, "That's right, you don't have a phone, why don't you have a phone?" Because nobody needs to reach me right this instant, that's why. I'm not a doctor or a bail bondswoman. But alas, a couple weeks ago I needed a phone for directions, and the first two gas stations where I stopped didn't have payphones. Worse, the Walgreen's that did charged fifty cents for one call!! It was time to become one of THEM. I loved this phone at first sight, but forced myself to go home and read amazon reviews about it. Many of the other reviewers are like me: cheap and disinclined to commit to a monthly plan that won't be fully utilized. My kind of people. I bought the phone without another thought and LOVE it. I'm not one of THOSE people quite yet - I don't have the phone plastered to my ear while paying for groceries or careening down a snowy highway at 70 mph, but I do love the look of this little thing and look forward to being able to use it when I need it w/o worrying about a contract or minutes that will expire if I don't use them. This is a great deal for light phone users but such a slick little bugger people will most likely mistake you for one of THEM if they catch you with it.
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Summary: Great value in a pre-paid plan.
Review: I've had this kyocera slider for a few months now and I couldn't be happier. The service is a little spotty, but for 95% of the time it's spot on. The phone has so many great features, from the wallpapers, to the games etc. I would recommend asking around to see if your area is covered, but the maps they provide are pretty good. Overall its a great value for a great phone.
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