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This phone did everything that I needed it to.<br /><br />I loved some of the features that were common at the time, but have since become something that you have to look for -- like a flash for the camera! <br /><br />The fact that you could move the lens AND protect it when not using it ... are features that STILL are not on any other phones that I have seen.<br /><br />If only I had not dropped it that one last time, I'd still be using this phone. Another family member has one ... &amp; has been using it for almost 5 years, with no intention of changing!<br /><br />Please Audiovox ... make a phone like this today!!!</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=27204#review27204 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=27204#review27204 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:12:45 GMT <p><i>shorsley submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I got this phone when I signed up with verizon in 2005 it was an ok phone....the camera lens is in an odd place and it was a pain in the butt to try and get it out and back in. I did get good reception on it though for it being an audiovox...if I had it to do over again I would have gotten the Motorola E815...I have had the E815 for over 2 years now and not had any problems out of it..as far as the 8940 the speaker phone on it was pure crap the camera wasnt that good.but what can u expect from audiovox right. but it was a nice starter phone for me though..by the time i had it swapped out because of the speaker phone problems it had so many scratches on it from just barely dropping it. and the camera lens was sticking so it was hard to close it thats why i never used the camera.</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=14257#review14257 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=14257#review14257 Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:51:31 GMT <p><i>AJH41988 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I got this phone a week ago and for what I spent, I think it was a good deal. I have a wonderful signal wherever I go and have had no dropped calls. I do, however, live in a major city (Philadelphia) so the service is usually good on most phones.<br /><br />The VCast quality IS pretty bad. I got one free month but will not get it again. I don't know what kind of quality everyone was expecting on such a small screen, but I was not too shocked to find that it pretty much sucks.<br /><br />The Internet service on the phone is A+. It is faster than my dinosaur computer and remembers my passwords.<br /><br />The design of the phone is much sleeker than most of the other VCast phones available from verizon. I looked at all of them and this one is the most attention grabbing.<br /><br />I have not used all the features as of yet but I will update more as 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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=12522#review12522 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=12522#review12522 Fri, 14 Oct 2005 06:46:58 GMT <p><i>cassie21 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This phone has been out for almost a year now with Verizon, and it's a great little phone. With its simple, yet elegantly classy curves, it's has an impeccable and understated upscale style.<br /><br />The phone is the perfect size in the hand - not big at all, and on the smaller side, but a good size. The weight feels perfect, and combined with the material, it has a very solid feel. Here's a secret: Hold the phone closed in your hand, and hold down the lower rocker switch on the side for a few seconds - a surprisingly bright LED flashes on for use as a flashlight! (As you probably guessed, the same LED is used as a flash for the camera). Flipping open the phone, it balances easily in the hand; also, notice the smooth outer coating as it helps protect the phone from scratches!<br /><br />The outer shell houses a bright color LCD screen, and it shows all the standard phone icons: signal strength, digital indicator, battery, provider, clock, date, etc. When closed, the screen combined with the stylishly placed circular button on the front, the grilled speaker underneath, and the switches on the sides, make up the phone's MP3 player! Hold down the front button for two seconds, and the outer LCD lists all your MP3 song files, which you can select with the rocker switch on the side. Press the front button again, and it plays - the same button pauses your music!<br /><br />PROs:<br />- Bright, sharp color LCDs (inner &amp; outer!)<br />- Good MP3 player &amp; features<br />- Surprisingly bright LED flashlight<br />- Loud speaker/speakerphone (at least one mine!)<br />- Good 1.3 megapixel camera<br />- Useable 15-second video recorder<br />- Super-long battery life!<br />- Smooth video playback<br />- Expansion card slot!<br /><br />CONs:<br />- Hard to install custom ringtones, pictures, videos .. but doable, if you can spend time on the processes.<br />- Wishing it had decent PDA features, which would then make this an excellent all-in-one convergence device!<br />- No analogue</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=12207#review12207 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=12207#review12207 Tue, 27 Sep 2005 22:16:16 GMT <p><i>joyjoy617 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>At first glance this phone really caught my eye. It was stylish, and had great features. <br /><br />Pros:<br />Best looking verizon Vcast Phone<br />Nice front and inside display.<br />Menu is easy to use.<br />Mp3 Player<br />SD mini-card slot<br />Great reception for a verizon phone better than the LG vx8100<br />Speaker Phone was clear yet soft.<br />1.3 megapixel camera<br />Good voice dialing recognition.<br />Speed dial memory.<br />Group address book.<br />Play button on outside that lights up pretty colors when people call. <br /><br />Cons:<br />Camera can have better quality.<br />Weird camera position, <br />Camera felt like a toy.<br />No bluetooth<br /><br />I ended up returning this phone even though i really liked it. The camera is what killed 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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=12137#review12137 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=12137#review12137 Fri, 23 Sep 2005 04:27:55 GMT <p><i>bfulton submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I upgraded from an audiovox 8900 that I was generally happy with. After a year and a half, the navigation keys started failing, and although I had the insurance, the deducible didn't mane a swap economically attractive.<br /><br />The phone may in fact be the best deal from verizon right now, but there are many problems.<br /><br />Count on downloading ring tones. The phone comes with 16 of the poorest quality midi files imaginable, and no standard ringer sounds. I think it is petty for verizon to fail to include a choice of standard ring tones. <br /><br /> The display is virtually unreadable in daylight. I had to create a blank white wallpaper just to read the phone outside. The external display is not even configurable.<br /><br />Don't count on any upgrade support from Verizon or Smith Micro on the software. I had a working cable and connection software from my 8900, and not having to buy new external software was a selling point. Sorry I bought. Verizon and Smith Micro both REFUSE to upgrade the contact manager from the previous Office Online Kit. They say I have to buy a whole new kit, even though the mobile connect and cable are compatible. It is the phone sync software that they refuse to upgrade, and so I had to look outside for something to get my previous contact file into the phone. Again, this is petty and greedy on Verizon's part. <br /><br />I did find software from Mobile Action (htto://www.mobileaction.com) that offers phone sync with outlook/outlookexpress and also cracks the limitations on pulling photos, videos and audio files to and from the phone. It's a bit quirky, but it does let you bypass the unconscionable locks Verizon places on data interchange.<br /><br />Other dings? The photo quality is poor at the highest resolution. I was hoping for better quality than the 8900 given the megapixel resolution, but the pics are pretty fuzzy even at the highest resolution and quality settings. <br /><br /><br />Caveat Emptor</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=11401#review11401 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=11401#review11401 Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:49:30 GMT <p><i>jonyboy0908 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This phone is awesome! The fact that it plays mp3's and has a mini sd card slot are just the beginning of how awesome this advanced verizon wireless device is. Not to mention the fact that it has a 1+ megapixel camera, and 15 sec. streaming video capture +flash that can be also used as a 'flashlight', as well as, most importantly, broadband access (have to live in a broadband area of course to take advantage). I marked this down to a 4.5 only because of the fact that, yes, it is true, the speakerphone sux. <br /><br />p.s.-Incase you have this phone and you didn't know, even if you are not in a broadband area you still have the ability to download the eXtremely cool broadband games with the most advanced graphics by far a cell phone game has ever had that are offered.</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=11309#review11309 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=11309#review11309 Thu, 11 Aug 2005 06:10:18 GMT <p><i>alex555nyc submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1</b> (out of 5)</p><p>What a big Joke this piece of Junk is! <br />The great design of this phone is very deceiving if you consider that this phone cannot perform as a phone first. I'm not even talking about so-called 1.3 megapixel camera and so-called live video on demand!<br /><br />PROS:<br />-Great design <br />-Ease of menu<br /><br />CONS:<br />-When you listen to someone, it sound like the<br />party you are talking to is under the water, or intentionally screaming at you sometimes <br />( either talking to low or too loud)<br />-The so-called Ev-Do video quality is horrible<br />-The camera is a joke. It is not even closely compared with Sony Ericsson s700/710a, which is the best 1.3 megapixel camera on American market (my friend has it, and it is a true 1.3 megapixel!)<br /><br />I agree with the user by the name Mike. It is probably the CDMA network , plus Audiovox is a joke too. This is my thrird different phone from Verizon ( before I used to have an expensive Samsung phone and Lg phone). Yet, the sound quality on all phones is the same sh...t. That is why I'm starting to believe Mike, that it is time to switch to GSM carrier (T-Mobile or at least Cingular). <br /><br />Big thumb down to Verizon wireless and to Audiovox!</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=11299#review11299 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=11299#review11299 Thu, 11 Aug 2005 01:31:00 GMT <p><i>mike78nycc submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2</b> (out of 5)</p><p>AS I stated many times before (but people for some reason don't believe me), AMERICAN <br />CDMA Network (used by Verizon and Sprint)<br />is the cheapest piece of JUNK and therfore the sound quality (especially after 9pm!)<br />is HORRIBLE (no matter what phone you use!)<br /><br />VERIZON: <br />at least be smart, and do not allow people to make calls from Audiovox 8940 in your stores!<br /><br />CDM 894O, just happened to have to worsest CDMA sound quality. All other connected phones ( uncluding: most expansive Samsung, LG, and others) had the same horrible sound quality. NOKIA 6015i and 6016i (for Sprint) are the only phones that manage to have a decent sound quality ( I stated it in my previous reviews).<br /><br />PEOPLE! :<br />1)Go to yahoo search engines or google search.<br />2)Type In: CDMA vs GSM or GSM vs CDMA <br /> and learn the lesson from majority of technology specialists! ( if you don't believe 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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=11208#review11208 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=11208#review11208 Sat, 06 Aug 2005 00:09:13 GMT <p><i>Nosaj74 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I've returned my phone twice because it keeps going into extended network mode and won't come out unless you turn the phone off. While in extended network you can't make or receive calls!</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=11070#review11070 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=11070#review11070 Fri, 29 Jul 2005 02:24:27 GMT <p><i>dbeforezhizzy submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I am very excited about my audiovox 8940. I've had it for about a month. It has some pros and some cons<br /><br />Cons-Limited Sd card features, Hard to hold between neck and shoulder, horrible speaker phone output, no enhanced messaging service<br /><br />pros- excellent mp3 quality, excellent camera quality, clear pictures, nice camera location and design, nice mp3 shortcut button<br /><br />All in all its a great phone, the pros weigh down on the cons and i think that it is a good choice if you are with verizon 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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=10807#review10807 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=10807#review10807 Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:15:54 GMT <p><i>CAINE2120 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This phone is unequivocally the best handset available with Verizon. I recently had the new Motorola E815 - it was AWFUL. I recommend against Motorola, their phones seem like kiddie toys compared to the other phones on the market. <br /><br />PROS:<br />Great Screen(s) - the front screen has 262,000 colors as well as the internal.<br />Good UI - there have been complaints but I like it.<br />Awesome Design - Square, classy, simple - but has received some oo's and ahh's.<br />Great Call Quality/Signal<br />Lots of Built In Memory<br />Above average Camera Quality<br /><br />CONS: (Some do exist)<br />My VCast locks up the phone and shuts it off momentarily...should be fixed soon though.<br />Small ticking noise sometime, no biggie.<br /><br />Get it! It's worth the price</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=10494#review10494 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=10494#review10494 Wed, 06 Jul 2005 22:49:48 GMT <p><i>mlrainford submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Like several others, I found this wanting. Bringing it back to Verizon after 14 days tomorrow. <br /><br />I decided I would break down and get a new phone with a camera. I take a lot of photos for work, and thought this would simplify my life. I should have trusted my own skepticism of the benefits of a camera in a phone. <br /><br />Went to 5 stores before finding a mini SD (at Best Buy)-no one at verizon really understands how the phoen works. I couldn't even get photos onto verizons website, with help from their support desk.<br /><br />I am happy with the photos, not looking for top notch pictures, but they can't be saved to a PC or printed-rendering the camera worthless as anything but a toy. I was extremely dissapointed that the technology is all in this phone to make me happy, but the crippled sd and photo functions make it worthless.<br /><br />Overall phone works fine for me, but I am not really interested in the MP3 features-the only value to having the mini sd card.</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=10403#review10403 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=10403#review10403 Thu, 30 Jun 2005 07:11:07 GMT <p><i>thom06 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>When I first saw this phone back in February, I was a little worried because it has the numbers '89' attached to its model number. I had had an Audiovox 8900 phone when it first came out from Verizon and I had nothing but problems with it so I switched to an LG VX3200 and was much happier. When I decided to buy a new phone I narrowed my choices down to the three EVO-DO phones. The biggest complaint I had about the LG VX8000 was not its size, but rather is boring user interface, I thought that the 8940 and the a890 had a much better user interface. The thing that caught my eye for the 8940, however, was its miniSD slot and mp3 player capabilities. So after shelling out full retail for this phone I put it through some pretty harsh testing and I'm pleasantly surprised at the quality that this phone has over its older brother the 8900. <br /><br />Pros:<br />Brilliant inner screen as well as outer screen, the colors are great.<br />Unique camera design, that while tedious is a good method of protection for the lens.<br />Great reception, I live in a small town in Wyoming and I was worried about the phone not having analog but I haven't had any problems so far, I've only lost one call too.<br />Camera quality is definitely the best I've seen in a phone, the VX8000 was way too grainy and the a890 seemed sort of dim.<br />Useful, 'lantern' that doubles as an LED flash.<br /><br />Cons:<br />The speakerphone is pretty weak, especially compared to my old VX3200, that was considerably less expensive.<br />Lack of picture caller ID on the outside screen...honestly why doesn't it have it?<br />Inability to transfer pics using the miniSD card.<br />The "CLR" button is really small and its hard to txt with it...and I'm not sure if this makes a big difference but the pause time between texting w/ the same key is longer than on my old VX3200 and it has slowed my texting down a lot. (I'm not sure if that is a big deal or not it just bothers me).<br /><br />Overall Impression:<br />Great phone for someone who has to have the best w/o having a PDA 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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=10053#review10053 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=10053#review10053 Sat, 04 Jun 2005 21:58:13 GMT <p><i>pamela80 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>PROS:<br /><br />Looks- I liked the look of the phone right away. It has a trendy yet expensive look. It's the nicest looking non pda phone that verizon has in my opinion (v710 is 2nd but it's too big and displays aren't sharp).<br /><br />Size- Small for such a featured packed phone.<br /><br />Display- The graphics are sharp and menus are unique looking.<br /><br />Features- It came with a lot of midi and sms tones. The camera quality is great, even indoors! It plays Mp3s and has a mini sd card.<br /><br />Voice Quality- Very clear!<br /><br />Extras- The phone is capable of free wap (even though it can be tricky for a novice), with a data cable you can put wallpapers 179x205 and ringers on it (be sure to go to get it now, connect, and close after you put them on otherwise your phone won't recognize them). You can take the videos and pictures off the phone through the data cable with bitpim (free program). So everything you've heard about the crippled sdcard has a get around! You can also change the front faceplate.<br /><br />CONS-<br /><br />-Speakerphone could be louder (only if you are driving).<br /><br />-I wish that you could make video clips more than 15 seconds.<br /><br />-No fast foward button for mp3s (but if i want to listen to a audiobook i have my ipod for that) so it's just fine for songs.</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=10025#review10025 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=10025#review10025 Thu, 02 Jun 2005 03:59:00 GMT <p><i>stacie224 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2</b> (out of 5)</p><p>i bought the phone because it looked nice should have known just from that it would be a mistake. i really wanted a speaker phone coming from the lg vx6000 i didn't have one so i wanted to upgrade. the speaker phone sucked, yopu could barley hear the person, i mean it was on my lap and i couldn't really understand them. but if you really want the phone i say get it check it out and you can always return in within 15 days. i ended up going back to lg my fav brand and got the lg vx 8000 even though it seems huge its not so bad once you get used to it. overall i like my 8000 a lot better that audiovox. plus i can change the faceplate. found a great website with cheap stuff. www.cellphoneshop.net<br />good luck to everyone whenb picking a phone<br /><br />Cons:<br />speaker phone sucked sooooo bad<br />unlike lg audiovox dosn't come with the tip Calculator(i eat out a lot and i loved my ez tip cal)<br />in the calender i couldnt set reminders such as birthday to go off every year you have to keep resetting it. what a waste of my time<br />the calls wern't really clear<br />when i held the phone my hands were always blocking the camera on back and the pix quality sucked fopr a 1.3 mpixel<br />the list could go on forever<br /><br />Pros: cute menus, letters, pix, just cute phone and bubbly allround more of a girly phone thats why i was drawn to it. plus i loved the black buttons. <br />size was small nice<br />i liked starp that attached to phone so you carry on wrist.</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=9908#review9908 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=9908#review9908 Tue, 24 May 2005 14:02:59 GMT <p><i>t_mokes submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This phone is 5 out of 5 as far as the looks of it, but all the other function got negative points, so overall, it's a 0.5 phone.<br /><br />In addition to it's crippled miniSD card, ticking noise while talking, all keys on the keypad not lighting up, beeping noise while talking, going in and out of IX mode, going in to "extended service" but not coming out of it, bad location of the volume key on the side, and takes forever to charge due to it's displays (both inside and outside) on while charging were the reason why I exchanged this phone.<br /><br />I felt like Zoolander with this phone. All for the looks and no function.</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=9661#review9661 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=9661#review9661 Mon, 09 May 2005 12:25:03 GMT <p><i>crwhiting submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3</b> (out of 5)</p><p>PRO<br />- Solid body feel, especially the hinge.<br />- Decent audio quality<br />- Good reception<br />- Huge menu improvements over older AVox's<br /><br />CON<br />- Camera always seems out of focus<br />- Plastic keys don't seem very sturdy<br />- Center rocker switch very hard to use. I accidentally hit the middle switch numerous times when trying to hit the righ-arrow.<br />- Seems bulky, especially thick.<br />- Antenna seems flimsy.<br /><br />If you are looking for a full featured phone, this is definately in the running, though I think the LG 8000 is better.</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=9051#review9051 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=9051#review9051 Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:04:40 GMT <p><i>yz450fman submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I am very picky about cell phones. I have had the V710 since it came out and the RF was amazing and the camera was ok. I was nervous about getting the 8940 due to the bad 8900 I had. I took a chance due to it being the nicest and smallest of the EVDO phones. I was not disappointed in my choice, The RF on this phone is not as good as the V710 but it is not far off at all. Very good reception and way better than the VX7000 and VX8000. The phone plays MP3s very well and takes very nice photos for a 1.3 MP camera phone. The EVDO V-cast video is incredibly clear and the Video capture of this phone works very well. Yes they have the SD card locked so you cannot take photos from the card to your computer but all you need is a cable and the QPST software and you can move photos at will. The screen is very sharp inside and out and the style and feel of the phone is very comfortable. The battery life is also very good. After getting this phone I had very heavy use of the phone for 2 days before the battery needed to be recharged. I bet under normal use the battery would be good for 3 days for sure and maybe 4. This is an honest review and I can say Audiovox did a good job. Also the speaker phone is not as bad as people say. It could be louder but a far as how clear the speaker phone is it is not any worse than the V710s.</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=605 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=9035#review9035 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=605&r=9035#review9035 Sat, 26 Mar 2005 17:54:01 GMT <p><i>stormy7777 submitted this review of the Audiovox CDM-8940:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Overall, the phone is great. <br />Like others have stated, the speaker phone is not what it should be. It is functional, but does not get loud enough.<br />The menu is very easy to use and navigate.<br />The phone has a good feel to it even during lengthy conversations. <br />Battery life is also decent as I can get a little over 3 hours of talk time.</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=605