http://www.phonescoop.com/ Phone Scoop is a comprehensive resource for mobile phone enthusiasts, professionals, shoppers, and users. This feed contains status updates and user reviews for the Audiovox CDM-8500. en-us Copyright 2013 Phone Scoop. All rights reserved. http://www.phonescoop.com/img/rss_badge.gif http://www.phonescoop.com/ 88 31 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=22454#review22454 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=22454#review22454 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:21:54 GMT <p><i>tszefr submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This is the most wretched pile of dung I have ever owned. Not only is it horrible, I paid an outrageous price for it, something like $150 several years ago. I would trade it for a $20 Nokia and be far ahead.<br /><br />Bad points:<br />* Absolutely unusable keypad. Extremely touchy trying to use the middle button in the 5 way, and you really need to use that.<br />* Volume not usable. Single control for ringtone volume and earpiece. If you get ringtone loud enough to hear, the phone will blast your ear.<br />* Lousy non-intuitive interface.<br /><br />Good points:<br />* Wheee! Silver flip phone!<br /><br />Probably the highest and best use was suggested by Virgin Mobile themselves after I took it down: Gravity testing! Onto concrete from at least 10 stories. This is truly not much more than electronic scrap. If someone offers to give you one, run!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=13962#review13962 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=13962#review13962 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:50:51 GMT <p><i>ad RI an submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This is (was) a great phone. Although it is sorta ancient, it truly is a really good phone...<br /><br />PROS:<br />-Simple. None of this high tech stuff<br />-Very small. Far from big and bulky<br />-Never broke. I had this phone for 2.5 years and i never had ONE problem<br /><br />CONS:<br />-Sorta old. Pretty much it.<br /><br />So, I mark off .5 of a point because its old. Otherwise....pretty good phone. However, it doesn't really "fit in" with the phones of 2005...going on 2006...lol.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=12921#review12921 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=12921#review12921 Sun, 06 Nov 2005 03:21:04 GMT <p><i>pahylah submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Decent phone if you want something that will make a call and doesn't have too many features. The size is the primary selling feature, still one of the smallest flip-phones I have ever seen even compared to more modern tech. Different colored backlights, but not a full color screen. Sometimes gets bad signal compared to other phones on same network. Lots of them had problems with "searching", or giving up on even connecting to the network; so be VERY wary if purchasing second hand.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=12079#review12079 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=12079#review12079 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:03:07 GMT <p><i>vampregrl submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I have had this phone for about 2.5 years now. I realize that no one is going to buy this phone anymore but I just had to put my two cents in.<br /><br />I have read many of these reviews and I can't understand why some people are complaining about it not having a camera or games. It's a phone. You use it to talk to people.<br /><br />I have had no problems with this phone for all the time I've had it up until about a month ago. <br /><br />It just seems to shut off on it's own. It isn't a battery life thing. I'm not sure what it is. A few days ago (while it was on the car charger) i would turn it on and then it would shut off, this happened three times in a row. Again, this is just a recent thing but my phone is getting up in age.<br /><br />This phone has done me well. I'm looking at Samsung a860 right now, but I'm going to wait a bit for reviews. <br /><br />This phone has been great. I would recommend it to anyone who just wants a phone without all the extra gimmicks.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=10310#review10310 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=10310#review10310 Thu, 23 Jun 2005 22:11:49 GMT <p><i>Afro Thunder submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This was my 1st phone (last year) with virgin mobile and it was so awsome i miss it so much<br /><br />pros:<br />-large screen and clear<br />- 7 diff background colors<br />-2nd lcd screen<br />-easy to use<br />-small<br />- l o n g battery life<br /><br /><br />cons:<br />-little rubber piece easy to loose for charger<br />-easiest colors to read from for screen are girl colors<br />-animations are girly<br />-no color screen or camera<br />-paint chip easily w. holster<br />-SCARY clown on the from lcd display when turning on and off<br /><br />this phone was awsome... but a little hint, DONT bite the antenna the replacemnt ones are horrible</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=7344#review7344 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=7344#review7344 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 20:02:53 GMT <p><i>littlegirl0825 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Good Phone</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=7170#review7170 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=7170#review7170 Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:28:57 GMT <p><i>matt1sev submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I recently upgraded from the Audiovox 8500 to the Flasher V7, using the Virgin Mobile Service. The Audiovox was a pretty cool phone, being that it was one of my firsts, and I didn't really know what else was out there.<br /><br />As soon as I upgraded phones, I realized that the 8500 really wasn't anything special. Don't get me wrong, it is a really nice phone, but the features don't quite cut it.<br /><br />Pros;<br />- The design is a really nice one. It appeals to the more fashion-consious tyoe.<br />- The backlight colors. When the phone rings, the front display flashes all of it's colors.<br />- The keypad color. I really loved the blue.<br />- World clock, calculator.<br />- Downloadable ringtones.<br /><br />Cons;<br />- Phone quality service. When ever i'd call some one, it's really hard to hear. Could be that I'm living in a less densley populated area.<br />- Service. I hardly EVER had service. I couldn't do anything, without a full bar of service. <br />- When theres no service, the clock dosn't appear, along with that date on the screen. Instead, it says 'roaming', so you have to get the clock manually, which is a pain, considering you just wan't to check the tme.<br />- No games.<br />- Calender, and the events manager wasn't very easy to manage.<br />- The graphics are REALLY girly... Sunflowers, clowns with hearts, teddy bears.. None for guys.<br /><br />So, overall.. It's a nice little starter phone if you've tried none other. Hopefully you'll be living in a larger city to get the full service that is expected. I enjoyed my time with this phone, but sometimes its just better to move on :)</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=7103#review7103 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=7103#review7103 Thu, 09 Dec 2004 03:57:34 GMT <p><i>sms81 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I've been a Virgin Mobile customer for about a year and I'm very happy with the service. I've recently upgraded phones, but kept this one as well. Pros: It's very small and lightweight, has a long battery life, and has great reception (even in buildings). On more than one occasion I've dropped it, gotten it wet (it's even fallen into snow/rain puddles) and it always works fine. Their website (virginmobileusa) is very interactive, very easy to use, and I've only once needed to call customer service about my phone (for something that wasn't even a problem). It's great not to have a contract, and although it's not exactly my primary phone, I love it. Cons: The ringtone can be a bit hard to hear sometimes and I keep it on both ring and vibrate so that I'll be more likely to hear it.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=7074#review7074 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=7074#review7074 Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:16:05 GMT <p><i>ChelleLynn02 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This phone is a decent phone...But, I love virgin mobile, they absolutely rock! You don't have to pay a bill or anything, you just simply top up! This phone itself is very very dependable! I literally have dropped it over 100 times and it still works perfect!! Hehe, I guess that isn't the best way to describe it, but it really is made well. The reception is great, and the features are awesome! Virgin mobile offers a lot of really cool things like MTV Ringtones that you can download right from your phone in seconds. I love my phone, the only thing better would be if it was a color screen and took pics, but it's an older model, so what can you do? THANKS VIRGIN!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=6690#review6690 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=6690#review6690 Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:38:47 GMT <p><i>renethefox submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>0</b> (out of 5)</p><p>At first it was a great phone. I accepted that the ringer was very quiet and that the phone i *just* bought needed a software upgrade. However I found the signal indicator to be going up and down like a yo-yo. Sometimes calls never made it to my phone. My carrier used cdma technology yet there was problems with calls so often that I stopped using my cellphone. ( I live 2 blocks from a tower ). The caller often sounded tinny. If I used the phone for more then 15 mins, it started to burn my cheek - this shouldnt happen!<br />I *LOVE* to text message. I think i send over 50 a day. This phone cant even txt m essage properly... I refuse to use T9 entry, so I set it to Alpha mode... often enough when i would enter jkl 2 times to get k, i got j twice or id get jk. Often if i chose to reply to a txt, the phone would send it to someone who sent me a message and was in the inbox. (This should never happen).<br />Dialing was another problem. I was dialing a 1-800 number when suddenly it started to speed dial. <br />Oh and the phone didnt even know how to use the battery properly. Id hang up the phone and suddenly it would beep and warn the battery was low, ( the level was at 2 bars), then it wud just turn off. when i power it back up, it had 3 or 4 bars (and it was freshly charged).<br />I refuse to ever buy an Idiotvox phone again, and I tell everyone what a crap-phone it is. I now have a Samsung sph-a600 and i love it ( for now ). We'll give this new phone some time before i review it.<br />One thing i do feel the need to say in Audiovox's defense about people who whine this phone doesnt have a cam.. its a *PHONE* Not an mp3 player, or a theatre system, or a palm pilot, a toaster or a camera. If you want such a device, then *buy* one!!! It's a phone, and thats all it is so don't get mad that your phone is just a phone.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=6665#review6665 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=6665#review6665 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 21:44:14 GMT <p><i>carlos14 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>if you are the kind of person who just wants a phone to talk to people this is the phone for you. when i had this phone nothing ever went wrong it was always there for me. the bad thing about this phone is that it's simple no games and such. but other than that it a damn good phone and a cheap price. if you are the kind of person who wants to play games, take some pics, have cool ring-tones i suggest going for another phone. this phone i think is mainly a business phone it's a very good phone</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=6424#review6424 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=6424#review6424 Tue, 02 Nov 2004 15:51:20 GMT <p><i>LiLpRiNcEsS007 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I had this phone for about a year now. This is my first phone EVER! It started off OK. Here's what I think about this phone...<br /><br />PROS:<br /><br />* Good Price for pre-paid<br />*2nd Display<br />*Speaker phone<br />*Size (small to put in pocket)<br /><br />Other than that the phone has,<br /><br />CONS:<br /><br />*Bad reception<br />*No color screen<br />*No games<br />*Bad ring tones (unless you pay $2 for a good one)<br />*No Camera to take pics<br />*Personally, I don't like the set up of the phone book<br /><br />In conclusion, I don't like the phone and I'm ready to switch to another company. I rated this phone a 1.5 because it only a good phone for making calls and texts. I would like something more high-tech.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=5876#review5876 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=5876#review5876 Sat, 02 Oct 2004 20:54:37 GMT <p><i>bolan submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I've had this for 10 months with Virigin. The form factor is great, I haven't had any mechanical problems, and the battery life seems reasonable. But, the reception has become terrible. My wife has a cheapo Kyocera from Virgin, and hers picks up strong signal where this one does not. Even in our house, in urban Minneapolis, this one does not pick up signal. It picked up signals for the first few months, but it has gotton progressively worse. Now I effectively use it as a pager. I called Virgin to replace the phone, and the phone rep told me they've had lots of problems with this phone. She recommended buying one of the Kyoceras or the Audiovox 8610, but they wont swap mine. But I hesitate to throw $$ at Virgin, since they know this problem and they're still selling this phone....</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=5530#review5530 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=5530#review5530 Thu, 09 Sep 2004 10:59:08 GMT <p><i>boostmobile i730 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>THE AUDIOVOX IS NICE AND I AM VERY HAPPY WITH IT IT IS WORTH THE MONEY IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CHEEP GOOD FLIP PHONE THE AUDIOVOX IS THE ON TO GET I HAVE IT WITH THE VIRGIN MOBILE SERVICE AND I LOVE IT THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS ABOUT IT LIKE THR SPEAKER PHONE GREAT IF YOU NEED TO DO STUFF WELL YOU ARE TALKING ALSO THE SCREEN HAS DIFFERENT COLOR BACKLIGHTS WHICH YOU CAN CHOSE FROM AND THE EXTERNAL CALLER ID IS A VERY NICE FEATURE IT TELLS YOU THE TIME,DATE,BATTERY LIFEAND SINGAL STATUS. BUT THERE ARE ALSO SOME BAD THINGS LIKE THE BATTERY LIFE IS NOT THAT GOOD I HAD THE PHONE FOR 2 YEARS AND I JUST BOUGHT A NEXTEL I730 AND THE BATTER LIFE IS NOT ANY BETTER. ALSO THE RINGTONES ARE CRAPY BUT IT IS A LOT BETTER IF YOU DOWNLOAD SOME RINGTONES.AND ALSO THE PHONE DOES CHIP EASLY. BUT OVER ALL IT IS A GOOD PHONE DONT FORGET IT IS A CHEEP PHONE ONLY $70.00 BUT I LOVE IT NONE OF THE LESS AND IF ANYONE ASKED ME WHICH PRE PAID PHONE TO GET I WOULD SAY THE AUDIOVOX 8500 WHICH IS OFFERED BY VIRGIN MOBILE, METRO PCS AND LIBERTY WIRELESS</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=4894#review4894 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=4894#review4894 Fri, 30 Jul 2004 22:59:04 GMT <p><i>neverknew submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I've had this phone for about 8mths now and I do believe that it has done its time. When I first received the phone I was excited about it speaker phone option which I used often and the voice services were wonderful. I also liked the text messaging capabilities and the polyphonic ring tones were just what the doctor ordered so to speak. I never had a dropped call and many times I would have service when most people around me did not. <br />Within the last two months the phones creaks when I open it and use the menu option button and sometimes said buttons chose not to respond no matter how hard or how many times I push them. I am dropping calls left and right and the signal choses to come in and out as it feels. The vibrate is not even a light tickle anymore is just a slightly audible hum and I find that talk time has decreased to about 60 mins. <br />Summation?...This phone does not stand the test of time and will not last. It is a pity because I got so comfortable with it and now I have to switch. I cannot afford to buy a new phone every eight months.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=4824#review4824 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=4824#review4824 Sat, 24 Jul 2004 19:54:26 GMT <p><i>cloak submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I've had an 8500 for about six months now, and its certainly not bad for what you pay for it ($79 US). First off, it looks great, and the dual-LCD display is convenient, especially if you use your phone as a watch as I do. Wish it had a color display, but for the price I'm not going to complain, and the multiple backlighting colors are a nice touch. <br /><br />Also, its a tri-mode CDMA phone! The more expensive color 8610 that came out after isn't... kinda a shocker.<br /><br />Another convenient thing about it is its size- its quite small and handy. I also like the fact that its a flip phone, since that keeps the antennae and battery farther away from your head- yes, I know, they tell us there's no health problems associated with heavy-duty mobile phone usage, but its a technology that's gained mass popularity only relatively recently, so who really knows?<br /><br />The only cons that I can see are that its 'average' in a number of areas- average battery life, average sound quality- but I thnk the latter is more the phone's fault thatn the network's... on the Sprint network (what Virgin uses), I've never dropped a call... maybe once. My friend on AT&amp;T Wireless sure can't say that.<br /><br />True cons? Oh wait... the vibrate function could be stronger... it seems set on 'light tingle' rather than vibrate, and you will sometimes fail to notice it if there's a lot going on. Other than that, for the price, its pretty good, especially if you want a tri-mode phone that looks good. <br /><br />It also has a lot of features like speakerphone and voice memo, though I seldom/never use 'em. But its good that they're there in case I do.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=4414#review4414 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=4414#review4414 Sun, 20 Jun 2004 10:23:45 GMT <p><i>jrhix submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This is my second flip phone. My first was a Kyocera 5135. I don't think this phone is as buff as say a Nokia 5180 but it does a decent job as long as you are gentile with it. I miss games. Mine is also driven by Virgin since I have grown weary of the USA's cellular markets "contract" mentality. Europe doesn't embrace this contract system and their cellular industry is quite strong. Coverage is O.K. Prepaid rate is acceptable but if cellular becomes a big part of my business again I'll have to go contract-UGH!:( Wish tones were just a little louder and vibrate a lil stronger. I've owned cels since the old 800 and 400(radio telephone) mghz days and on a scale of 1 to 10 I give this phone a 7.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=3839#review3839 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=3839#review3839 Thu, 01 Apr 2004 12:25:04 GMT <p><i>Kookla submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>0</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This was such a bad buy. I always missed my calls due to the volume of the ringer not loud enough, battery life very low charge up and dies the next day, Always almost always lost a call I would be talking to someone then the signal would be lost. The phone gave me problems front the begining and when taken back to dealer they agreed and knew about the problems. But too late for me. Oh well . But I just thought to warn all else who are thinking of buying this phone. Do Not</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=3758#review3758 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=3758#review3758 Mon, 22 Mar 2004 19:24:31 GMT <p><i>mzkandigurl submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Ok I was pretty excited at first when I bought this from through Virgin Mobile. It wasn't very long brfore the phone's trye colors began to show. First, this phone is average at best with below average features, at least I can say the reception is good (a big plus for this phone)<br />To summarize:<br />Pros: Good reception, speakerphone, compact size<br />Cons- not enough faetures for the money i paid. No games at all and u can't download any<br />I got this as a prepaid phone so I constantly had to buy minutes</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=3742#review3742 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=161&r=3742#review3742 Sat, 20 Mar 2004 19:14:37 GMT <p><i>Ace2525 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8500:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Overall this phone is halfway decent. It is very small and has alot of extra features like voice activated dialing and speakerphone. I'am using it on the Virgin Mobile Service,nothing special, but its good for a prepaid service. <br /><br />PROS:<br /><br />SPEAKERPHONE<br />VOICE ACTIVATED DIALING<br />SIMPLE MENUS <br />SMALL<br />EXTERNAL ID<br /><br />CONS:<br /><br />BATTERY LIFE<br />NO GAMES<br />PAINT CHIPS WHEN U USE THE BELT CLIP<br />ONLY LIKE 2 of 7 BACKLIGHT COLORS ARE DECENT<br />BAD RINGTONES ALTHOUGH THE DOWNLOADS ARE GOOD<br /><br />The phone is great for the infrequent user or a teenager but when it comes to making calls indoors on Long Island, GOOD LUCK!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=161