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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=322&r=37027#review37027 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=37027#review37027 Mon, 24 May 2010 15:16:10 GMT <p><i>narn3049 submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Currently I have the Samsung N330 and I LOVE that phone but I had the phone Kyocera SE44 and I liked it and also disliked it. <br /><br />PROS:<br />The phone is/ was pretty cool for it's age. the ringtones and games were great.<br /><br />Texting was easy, and the phone locked when it was shut, that means no butt dialing. <br /><br />Cons:<br />Along with a couple other Kyocera products I reviewed, this phone also has some lagness to it, when easy to text, dialing the number you were texting to was somehow inputted slowly. As was dialing a phone number, for some reason texting flew with the speed that you texted on. It also was durable. The other issues, were the battery life, It died a lot and had to be charged a lot. 2 hours every day it would have to be charged, and i disliked that, because it would die when I needed the phone during work or etc. a good investment to that phone was the car charger. It needed it! The browser was slow (but it's not a smart phone so the phone rating's not based on that.<br /><br />OVERALL- CONCLUSION:<br />If you can find the way to get this phone (as it is now discontinued) and you purchase a few extra batteries and a car charger (as the battery seems to weaken fast so that you have to get a new one.) You should consider it. The phone is good- if the lag-ness and glitches would be fixed, then the phone would most definetly earn a 5.0</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=32295#review32295 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=32295#review32295 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:27:10 GMT <p><i>jma6788 submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>the se47 slider was my first cell phone, and it didnt disapoint! being the first slide phone to hit the mass market, it was surprisingly durable. looking back on it now, its still not the crappiest phone ive ever owned, although it didnt do much.</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=29800#review29800 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=29800#review29800 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:50:48 GMT <p><i>cfordg submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Nice phone, EXCEPT that it cannot charge while in use, when it is plugged into an AC source. How did that one get by me before I purchased it? A BIG flaw, in my opinion.</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=26331#review26331 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=26331#review26331 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:08:12 GMT <p><i>goodolphone15 submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1</b> (out of 5)</p><p>When I first got the phone I wanted it becuase it was a nice little small phone and I thought the slide would be nice.Well I was wrong! After about 6 months of using the phone kept going into analog so i switched it to Digtel Only well when i did that the thing just kept saying Searching... So The next day it started working again. About a month later everytime I would Slide the phone up the screen would freeze and then turn white.I got rid of that thing and got the Slider Remix..(So much Better)<br /><br />Overall I think this is what the phone deserves. :/</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=21236#review21236 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=21236#review21236 Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:57:19 GMT <p><i>brennafizz83 submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2</b> (out of 5)</p><p>With its cute, unique design, this was the first phone I ever fell in love with at first sight...but then I actually bought one. You can't use the phone unless you slide it open. Even the buttons on the outside cannot be used for anything without giving you message that you must open the phone to use it. And, apparently, it is not capable of handling real ring tones (which I have become addicted to), the earpiece volume is not loud enough and the quality of the sound you do hear from the earpiece is not great. But, I was willing to put up with all that just because it was cute (yes, I AM that shallow).<br /><br />The dealbreaker for me was when I bought the pink housing. You need at LEAST 2 different, very tiny screwdrivers to install the housing, and you have to take the entire phone apart to do it. Looking at the housing, it's obvious that you have to take it apart, so that wasn't the real problem...the real problem was that, once you take it apart, you can't get it back together without breaking it. You have to disconnect the wiring strip, and it is near IMPOSSIBLE to reinsert without breaking the connectors. I broke the connectors and I am now out all the money I spent on the phone, the housing, and the tool kit I had to buy to change the housing...plus, I have no phone.<br /><br />If you don't mind having your phone be the same color (or if you have a steadier hand than me), if you don't mind not being able to hear real ring tones, and if you don't mind the earpiece issues, this is still a nice phone. It's just not the right phone for me.</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=18469#review18469 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=18469#review18469 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 03:50:17 GMT <p><i>Venetir submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I purchased a Kyocera SE 47 to replace my LG VX 7000. I loved the VX7000 but it unfortunately succumbed to its last fall and the screen shattered. I had a few months before I could get a new phone at any sort of discount price so I figured I would buy a used phone off of e-bay. The 47 seemed reasonably priced and the options seemed to more or less correspond to that of the 7000.<br /><br />I must say for voice calls the phone is great. The speaker phone is only slightly horrible (most cell speaker phones are,) the regular sound quality is decent, and the reception seems normal. The speed voice dialing works quite well and the contact/speed dial system is great. I absolutely love the level of organization possibly with the contact list.<br /><br />This phone's failing will be noticed by anyone who uses their phone for anything beyond voice calls. I happen to send a great deal of text messages to friends, family, co-workers, et cetera. The text messaging software is abysmal. It is possibly the worst I have ever seen. It is incredibly slow, unintuitive and hard to use. In many cases inserting a period will prompt the phone to suggest another hyphenated word, leading to the insertion a space, typing a period, and deleting the space. In addition, the phone's small keys make it difficult to use it accurately and the fact that a key press may be registered without feeling a click from the key itself is a huge problem. <br /><br />Pros: Great voice dial, good reception, call clarity, cheap price, passable speaker phone.<br /><br />Cons: Throwback to previous cell phone generations: Slow response time, unintuitive user interface, random received 'ghost calls and messages' when using browser.</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=18109#review18109 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=18109#review18109 Sat, 05 Aug 2006 15:27:24 GMT <p><i>lynnie8 submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>the only problem i had with this phone is a defective battery i called theyn replaced it and no further problems</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=17928#review17928 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=17928#review17928 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:10:30 GMT <p><i>abcmisscutie submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>it was really cool at first, i loved it but then about 1 month after i had it(from virgin) it wouldn't charge at all.</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=17892#review17892 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=17892#review17892 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:09:34 GMT <p><i>mdwebb submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>despite numerous persuasion attempts, i bought this phone almost 2 years ago. in that time i have never had a problem with anything but the vibrate mode. still has the same style as being one of the first mainstream sliders in the american market. ive been so happy with it that i plan on buying the remix despite hearing the same objections i heard 2 years ago.</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=17558#review17558 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=17558#review17558 Sat, 08 Jul 2006 22:32:59 GMT <p><i>Lecaillon submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Everyone complains too much. I can't believe people are crying about the keyboard size. (did you try it first fat fingers?) The screen is too small. (did you try it first bad eyes?) This is a great little phone. I get great reception, it's got a speaker phone that I can hear. It's durable. The price is right. If you don't like it, don't buy it. What a bunch of whiners.</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=16527#review16527 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=16527#review16527 Fri, 12 May 2006 02:58:12 GMT <p><i>MadisonUnderground submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This was the first cell phone I ever owned. For the age I was, it was a great phone to have, but that's probably one of the few things I have to say good about the phone. For some reason it would randomly restart on me or just malfunction and display a black screen. It would hide my text messages and voice mails for a couple days before bombarding me with them all at once.<br /><br />I would only recommend this phone for a teenager who wants to look stylish. It's an easy phone to use but there is nothing really outstanding about it. It did have good reception though and cute little icons for incoming calls. However, if you drop your phone often you'll hate this thing. It will crack and break easily.</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=16476#review16476 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=16476#review16476 Mon, 08 May 2006 02:41:57 GMT <p><i>truluv1990 submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This phone is one of the most durable I have ever had. I even dropped it in a tub full of water and got right back on it. It had a very sturdy design, which I loved. The only problem I had with this phone was that I could not download ringtones with word, which I think was with my carrier, Virgin Mobile, and my cousin had the same phone with Altell and could get ringtones with words.</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=16015#review16015 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=16015#review16015 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:12:45 GMT <p><i>celloffers submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This is one of those rare phones that is totally unique with no other design like it. It is very durable, works well and looks great. I think this is my favorite phone that I have ever owned.</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=16014#review16014 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=16014#review16014 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:04:38 GMT <p><i>nicomm submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Kyocera Slider is the best phone I have ever owned. This phone is easy to use and has a great battery life. I love the color screen on it. The smallness of the phone is great for a pocket or a purse.<br /><br />I hope they dont quit making this phone any time soon.</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=15960#review15960 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=15960#review15960 Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:55:47 GMT <p><i>ffeje14 submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This phone just plain and simple sucks. Here's the reasons why-<br /><br /><br />Pros-<br />-slide is pretty cool at first<br />-small<br /><br />Cons-<br />-screen is very small and not too clear<br />-buttons are very tiny and hard to use<br />-back button is nearly impossible to use<br />-not the easiest to slide open and closed<br />-speakerphone sucks<br />-slow UI<br />-very little memory i had to erase ringtones so i could download more sad right<br />-the screen is curved<br />-standard wallpapers and ringtones suck<br />-hard to text with<br />-breaks very easily<br /><br /><br />i hate 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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=15921#review15921 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=15921#review15921 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 19:21:49 GMT <p><i>NechPech submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Pros::::<br />-duyy it's a slider!!!<br />-nice screen and plastic made<br />-shortcut buttons<br />-retarded vibration<br />-good games (race 21,tetris,brickattack)<br />-paint (do ur own pictures)<br />-beautiful blue back lighting<br />-Message Shortcuts available (eg. i'll b home 4 xmas)lol<br />-loud speaker<br />has alot of choice in the settings<br />-good voice dail,, when u ain't into pressin' buttons...<br /><br /><br />Cons::::<br />-cheesy look for graphix (no cool graphix)<br />-rings tones suck ***!!!!(not enuff choice and length of ring tones, <br />on average is like 4 seconds!!!)<br />-message alert suck more ***!!!<br />-kinda chubby look!!!<br />-small 128*128 pix screen<br />-small keys<br />-stuby antenna, and its long<br />-ONLY 2 mins of voice recording<br /><br />and dat's abt. it.<br /><br />OTHERS:::<br />(in performance)<br />it's good, gets good signal (b/c of d long antenna)<br />and watever, just get a call, and answer the fone...<br />IF<br />u got anythign 2 say abt dat<br />email me at starfir2k4@Yahoo.com<br />or call me at 00-501-321-3601..<br />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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=15773#review15773 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=15773#review15773 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:50:39 GMT <p><i>IrisMG submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>The K7 certainly fit my needs, after all I needed a phone that was a phone and not a toy. However, I needed something a little more refined that didn't cost more than a TV set, and that had a wireless handsfree option.<br /><br />Well, this phone has one, struck me as being a little better made than the Nokia model that Virgin Mobile sold, and with this being a Kyocera, a lot of the same features carry over to this model from the K7. Plus, it has a speakerphone and only cost $40.<br /><br />When the phone is opened, it's actually a little longer than my K7, so I don't have to try to deal with something so small that I'd be afraid to lose it.<br /><br />The sliding mechanism seems solid, but as a caveat, it's easy to accidentally close the phone and hang up on somebody. I would say that it's important to slide it out all the way until it clicked. Anyone who's used to cell phones are used to dropped calls, and the party can always call back, but I offer that just to keep in mind.<br /><br />Now, here's the part I hate. Transferring your number from your old phone to the new one is easy. However, the address book is another story. Because these phones don't have SIM cards, you have to manually re-type your contact list. A substantial list of contacts means spending a lot of time re-entering on very tiny keys. I think that Virgin should make an online database available so that people can download address books as easily as they can ringtones, as I believe contacts are infinitely more important.<br /><br />Which brings me to the other part of the phone I hate. I realize the phone was marketed to a kid and not to a 45-year-old adult. However, I see no reason why I couldn't have kept my "Happy Cricket" ringtone that I used on the K7. There's nothing on the new one that alerts me so cheerfully as that one did.<br /><br />All-in-all, though, the phone works as a phone should, is not blue, after reading the manual is easy to use. It's a nice inexpensive step-up from the K7. I'm happy with 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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=15559#review15559 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=15559#review15559 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 01:58:12 GMT <p><i>hdayejr submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I had to replace this phone ONLY 5 times. Bought it as a pre-pay Verizon via Best Buy. Had to replace it the first time because when I went with a contract(BIG MISTAKE!) with Verizon, it wouldn't come out of pre-pay mode(Get it now wouldn't work, etc). Second phone had absolutely no reception. Lost track of the problems. Eventually ended up crashing after using Get it now applications, screen scratches way too easily, battery life is terrible. It is pretty bad when a VERIZON SALES REP. tells you that he got rid of his Slider for the same reasons. I wouldn't recommend this to a dog, let alone anybody with sense.<br /><br />What a waste of time for Kyocera to had even designed this thing!</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=15307#review15307 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=15307#review15307 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 03:30:30 GMT <p><i>abd123 submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>First let me say this is my fourth cell phone and they have gotten better each time. As some reviewers have stated the battery life does go down but after having defective batteries replaced by Kyocera I am convinced it is all in the battery. The original batteries it came with can not hold a charge for very long while the newer batteries don't need to be charged for a few days.<br /><br />I have found the phone to be very durable. There's no doubt it gets scratched but hey it's made of plastic. I've dropped it numerous times, my 18month old soon loves to play with it. He pulls on the antenna, drops it, bangs it against things, slides it open, slides it closed, repeats that a hundred times, presses all the buttons, swings it around by the antenna, etc. I've had the phone for 2 years and it still works fine. It looks beat up but it still runs fine.<br /><br />It was a hassle going through the menus to silence the phone so I setup one of the hotkeys to be the silent toggle. The speaker phone and voice dial are handy since I am usually talking while driving. The rubber flap on the ear piece did not last very long and I wound up just ripping it out.<br /><br />The keys are kind of small but really, what do you want - humongous keys on a humongous phone. I'm a 5'10" guy with normally proportioned hands and fingers and I don't have a problem dialing though I have to admit I usually just voice-dial so that I'm not looking down at the phone while I'm driving.<br /><br />So to summarize - if your battery life is bad get a new battery, if the phone isn't standing up to your abuse, maybe the problem is you and no this phone is not perfect but it is not that bad.<br /><br />Oh one last thing my wife has also had this phone for the same amount of time with no major problems.</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=322 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=14966#review14966 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=322&r=14966#review14966 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 21:02:54 GMT <p><i>love_ to_ shopQueen1 submitted this review of the Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 (Slider):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>dont waste your money on this phone. <br /><br /> CONS-<br />-- the ringtones are horrible.<br /> <br />-- the keys are so small and almost impossible to text message. <br /><br />-- The Dictionary sucks-it doesn't remember any of the words you submit.<br /> <br />-- the reception is horrible. you cant be on the phone for more than 10 minutes.<br /><br />-- the menu is horrible and cartoonish.<br /><br />-- horrible wallpapers<br /><br />-- the slider is out of date<br /><br /> PROS-<br />there are NO PROS TO THIS PHONE!!!<br /> I HIGHLY RECCMEND THE LG VX8100.</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=322