Phone Scoop - Kyocera KX440 / KX444 Info

User Review: OK phone but ....

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:22:47 GMT

fpmurphy submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 2.5 (out of 5)

I like my KX444 except for the fact that the software is definitely not intuitive IMHO and the screen is very difficult to view in direct sunlight.

PROS
Styling
PTT
Rubber grips
Not a clamshell

CONS
Small screen
Difficult to view screen in sun
Small keys
Poor software UI (User Interface)

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User Review: SO-SO

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:27:37 GMT

flmmac submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 3 (out of 5)

I have owned this phone for a year {ALLTEL)
Pros Great battery life
Ruggard construction

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User Review: The Truth about this phone

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:45:53 GMT

audiodell submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

I am a customer with Alltel and when this phone and it's previous model was made available to me I decided to try them. My wife has a camera/flip phone which holds all her cute little widgets and gadgets....this phone doesn't have any of those features..ie.. camera, mp3 or blue tooth for that matter, however I have never owned a cell phone, except the old bag phones from yesteryear, that had the reception power that this phone has. Yes I read what others have said about reception and all I can say is mine has no problem! I work at a hospital and I am constantly receiving calls throughout the building. My co-workers must go outside to get any signal at all while I am getting 4 bars. I have the sportclip which is exactly what the doctor ordered(no pun intended) and I am constantly bombarded with requests and questions. " Can I use your phone?", "where can I get one of those?".
Unfortunately Alltel, in their infinite wisdom, decided to discontinue this phone in their lineup, so I had to go to the manufacturer to get a second one so that my wife and I can use the PTT (only feature hers doesn't have..go figure) so when we go on vacation we can communicate quickly without the extremely loud ringing that this phone provides. She has been converted, she clips the phone to her purse and off she goes, hasn't left it or lost it yet..
Sometimes I do wish it were bluetooth capable but I can live without that feature as long as I can get a strong signal.....That is the Truth about this Phone !!!

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User Review: So-so --Verzion Firmware - bad

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:55:11 GMT

ricosuave submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 2.5 (out of 5)

pros
-rugged
-decent voice quality
-nice key layout

cons
-verizon taking away hot keys as usual in attempt to nickel and dime you
-verizon ptt lag
-reception not as good as motorola v series ptt phones - slightly better than vx4700

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User Review: Awesome Phone, PTT service questionable

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 04:55:24 GMT

Nitro169 submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

This Phone Is the Best phone I have ever owned. I own a small buisness, and I use about 4000 minutes a month, I also travel to REMOTE locations, where 90% of other phones have no signal, but this phone does.

The Volume level Is the best I have seen...I work in a noisy enviornment, and other flimsy "flip" phones just won't cut it.

Durability is up there.....not as good as NEXTEL phones, but much better than all the other phones verizon offers.

Speaker phone is great, and I love the DEDICATED button for the speakerphone.

Battery Life is wonderfull....I can talk several hundred minutes a day, and only need to charge it about every other day....The phone does get VERY HOT after 30 or 40 minutes on the phone.

The PTT service pretty much stinks....
1) You have to set it all up via the verizon web site, and you can't do it through the phone!

2) When you "alert" someone the first time, it can take up to a half a minute or more before they receive the first alert.

Once that person answers, and you are "connected", the delay is about 4 to 5 seconds each way......so that adds up to 10 seconds of "dead" air between each user......definitely taking away most of the "efficiency" that push to talk is all about.

Summarry.....I will gladly pay the extra $5 a month (ptt fee...that i rarely use), so I can use the ONLY VERIZON phone that is NOT A FLIMSY FLIP PHONE, IS LOUD, RUGGED, AND HAS SPEAKERPHONE......

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User Review: BOOOOO!!!!

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:50:42 GMT

868279 submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 1 (out of 5)

ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT I AM DEFINITLY NOT PLEASED WITH THIS PHONE. It was a supposed to be a great phone, but it definitely hasn't proved its self. I am disappointed with the so called color display, when it is exposed to daylight, it fades. If i could go back, i definitely wouldn't buy this one. Thanks

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User Review: Ok lets be real, not great, but useable

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:45:42 GMT

dashingemt submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 2 (out of 5)

Well to start off...I read some reviews in here and you can smell the obvious reps pushing their product. Cant blame them. But seriously this phone has some problems.
This phone is very cheap (meaning price) so give credit where credit is due, for the cost its semi acceptable. But for what I needed I was forced to spend more money on a much more reliable phone.
First the positives. Good speakerphone. Good build (dropped numerous times and still works) Decent battery life. I like that the charging port is the standard barrel plug.
Now the negatives. Bad BAD TERRIBLE reception. I am in central Ca and we have decent but not stellar reception normally. This phone does not. I drop nearly 60% of calls over 10 minutes. This is not a 1 phone issue since I replaced my phone twice so I believe its universal. I'm also un-impressed with the sound quality of the phone when using it normally (holding the phone up to your face) The receiver speaker is very weak. I am a no frills person so camera's internet and all that other junk is irrelavent to me so I wont bother talking about the lack of it. But the menus are the hardest to navigate of any phone I've owned. And now the worst part of all. PTT. Any review where it says its comparable (or even better) than nextel is a bull faced liar or a VZW rep. Where I am PTT response is 4 seconds at best. When I talked with my companies rep she said that normal response is 3-7 seconds. They are very aware of the PTT weakness and they dont try to tell you otherwise. They cant, because they know if they promise something they have to deliver. If you ask a VZW rep straight out they will tell you PTT is a "work in progress" and make no promises of "1 second" responses. But in all fairness that is a VZW thing not KYC. If you want a in expensive phone that you need for emergencies or infrequent calls this is a decent phone. If you are like me and spend 75% of your day on the road and on the phone, look higher in price to get what you need

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User Review: Good, basic fone

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:56:28 GMT

rabsparks submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

Pros:

Good software set

Battery life: seems to meet specs

PTT equipped: not using it, so can't comment.

Overall quality: appears well built

Signal Strength: Stubby antenna does as good as my older Kyocera 2325's extendable.

Screen size: large enough and clear even with my "baby boomer" eyes.

Accessories: may be compatible with older Kyocera models like the 2325. Check with Kyocera before using them as polarity might be changed on a particular charger.

Software features:
Restricted calls-let's you prevent someone else from calling numbers not in your phone's directory.
Flexible speed dialing: you assign speed dialing locations to numbers already stored in your directory.

GPS equipped and you can restrict GPS location to emergency services only.

Speaker phone: good quality and clear/loud.

Keys: not the largest, but acceptable.

Vibrate mode: not the strongest vibration, but adequate.

Ring volume escalate: Increases ring volume on successive rings. If you don't hear it the first time, you will soon.

Cons:
Potential issue with headset jack: Hope Kyocera changed the design. My older 2325 had problems after two years' use.

Older 2325 had voice memo: KX 444 doesn't, and I miss it.

No games, not even the basics like Tetris. Guess Verizon wants you to pay for any when you d/l them.

Having had the 2325, I was familiar with the software set. But features are often found deep in the menus. You have to know where to look... at least until you get used to it.

Ring tones: good luck finding one that's like a normal phone. Even at lowest level, it's a bit too loud.

Menus: Can't rearrange the entries, e.g. PTT is first but I don't use it and would prefer to have "Contacts" first.

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User Review: Universal Holster

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:52:52 GMT

Dago Redd submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

Friends . . . if you need a great "holster" for your cell fone, try your local Radio Shack. We've been using same holster for our third fone running now, purchased at the shack. It's heavy-duty black mesh cloth, has a belt clip and an included car clip accessory (we never used that) and a velcro-sealing cover flap. Nice, simple, durable, a real bargain.

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User Review: Pretty Good

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 19:57:32 GMT

Schwartz submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 4 (out of 5)

My wife and I retired our old phones and picked up a pair of these from our local Verizon store. We previously had a Moto T720 and a Kyocera KX414.

Having used the phone for a few days now I am pretty happy with it. Here are a few of my thoughts on the different aspects of this phone:

It seems to be almost as good as my T720 and better than my wife's old KX414 at signal reception.

The screen is smaller than my T720's was but it is large enough to get the job done. We didn't want phones with cameras or anything like that. I have a real camera for things like that. So the small display doesn't hurt anything and works well.

The volume on this phone is insane as was my wife's old KX414. I usually have mine turned almost all the way down. If you need a phone for use in a noisy environment this is probably the phone for you.

The battery life seems to be good. I have only had this phone for 5 days and have been using it heavily playing with ring tones, PTT, and just getting familiar with the phone in general. I have only charged the phone twice including the initial charge and it looks like it will last me 3 or 4 days and maybe longer before I need to charge it.

The PTT service works like others have said. I am very happy with it and have no complaints.

My only real complaint at this point is the available choices of belt clips. My phone came from Verizon with the extended battery standard. There is only one leather case from Verizon that has a belt clip which I bought with the phone. I would rather just have a plain belt clip or clip on holster without a case. The extended battery doesn't work with the standard belt clip like my wife's old KX414 because the battery sticks out. I have so far found no other alternative other than the sport clip which I really don't want. I am hoping that Kyocera or someone else makes a clip or holster for this phone that works with the extended battery sometime down the road.

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User Review: Can u hear my PTT NOW....GOOD!!!!!!!

Tue, 15 Mar 2005 02:23:19 GMT

TheBugJr22 submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

Can u believe it!!! It works it actually does work and great to,look out nextel.Well i have had the ptt since its re release on Feb 21st.I started with the lg 4700 cause thats all i ever owned and ended up with the kyo cause the ptt was slower,speaker is not as clear and oh the dreadfull alert tone that NASA and i don't even think a dog can hear from the lg and boy am i glad i did after just one day.For some reason this kyo has the best clarity in speaker and is the fastest in ptt and i may add is the loudest of them all.My buddy's and i have ptt phones at work both lg4700's and kyo's and its just mind boggling on how much better the kyo performs.The phone is so loud when i recieve a call that i have to keep the ring volume on one otherwise my ears start to bleed.The ptt alert is great i can hear it from the other room.And oh i forgot the battery life holy smokes i can't kill this thing in one day,the phone actually tires me out where i need a recharge.By the way thank you kyocera for caring bout the customer and being the only ptt phone where u don't have to spend the extra buck for a bigger battery because they give it to u included,first time i ever experienced that,lol.And to top it all off all of these pros come from a straight job phone,who knew? The screen size is kinda small but hey its color and it does the job.There is only a couple things that are a little ruff to deal with but i am managing because everything else makes up for it.One is that when ur texting its a little slow when u use the predictive text and if u mess up forget it u better just start over cause to go back and correct its like a torture chamber.And second is that it only holds approx. 200 #'s, i need more sometimes.To sum it all up this kyo kx444 ptt is the way to go yeah its not flip but after u use it and compare it to the others u will not be dissappointed TRUST ME.

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User Review: Awesome Phone

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:27:51 GMT

funeralplanner submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

Way to go Kyocera.

Great phone. Love the size. Great RF despite the stubby, very impressive other stubbys never worked well for me. How did you do it????

PTT is fastest with this phone. I traded in my LG for this phone, and I'm glad I did.

Speakerphone is probably better than the V60P.

Amazing sound quality.

A+++++++

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User Review: KX444 is the One!!!

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:07:48 GMT

BioVader submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

I just picked up two KX444's phones yesterday for me and my wife. We've been having a ball using the Push to Talk feature and now I can't even imagine even making a regular phone call now with it. It's so convenient to use once you have everything set up. Go to http://www.vzwpushtotalk.com/ to set up your PTT contact list for your phone. That is the only thing the sales person didn't mention.

I do want to mention that we were a little skeptical about the service working the way it was supposed to in our area and now we are just blown us away with the results. Even in areas where we think that our phone won't work we are shocked to find that the PTT still goes through. It just seems that it takes a few more seconds for your phone to be located on the initial contact. Once that's done we're grinning.

Now I know I'm only talking about the PTT feature but that the only reason why I've bought this phone. I didn't buy it for anything else. The speaker volume is surprisingly loud. I've never had a phone that I could use the alarm clock setting to wake me up out of bed� This phone it my new baby!!!

Pros:
PTT works great
Speaker volume is loud and I think it has better quality then the other 3 PTT verizon phones.
It looks cool
The rubber grips are a plus
Downloadable ring tones
Raised easy to find rubber buttons
Car and home charger from my CDM-8900 work with this phone.

Cons:
Screen is small and probably second to the new LG phone. (same size screens though)
It should have came with a carrying case of some kind or belt clip.

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User Review: This PTT is the real deal.

Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:22:23 GMT

VZW Fella submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

Overall, I must say that this puppy is great.. The color screen could be a little better. I have not missed one call and have had over 2 hours of PTT conversations. The speed is wonderful (1 second) for PTT connections. Verizon Wireless has made a real effort to become the total business package with this durable, user friendly and the best speaker phone I have ever heard. Viva the VZW!

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User Review: WOW! So much better than the first go around.

Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:50:38 GMT

Backtothemac submitted this review of the Kyocera KX440 / KX444:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

Ok, I am blown away. The new PTT from Verizon is so much better than the first go around. This phone's RF is unreal. In places I normally drop calls, this phone has four bars of service. Had a PTT conversation tonight that lasted for almost two hours! That would have been impossible before.

Pros
Battery Life
Ease of Use
PTT! (actually works now)
Size
Rubber sides
Did I say the PTT actually works now?

Con's
None so far that I can see.

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