Audiovox Vox 8610 user reviews (Virgin Mobile)

2.0 stars

"get the slider instead" on September 1, 2004

Pros: - nice color display - exterior display - good tactile buttons/layout - seems more durable than slider

Cons: - no voice dialing/activation - vibrate/silencer mode is always reset after phone is turned off ... annoying - super polyphonic ringtones are expensive and not very loud - exterior display is only monochrome - color display is difficult to see in sunlight

4.5 stars

"Solid basic phone" on October 4, 2006 by metamerman

Pros: Charging, outside display, easy to use

Cons: Weak built-in ringtones

Summary: Got this as a replacement for an Oystr (avoid Oystr's like the plague!) It's a solid phone although with minimal features. The display is not quite as bright as some newer phones, but it's still very easy to read. Good battery life, excellent charging (fast, and red/green indicator light on outside shows status), and good signal and voice quality make it a good (and very popular) choice. Virgin's auto-top-up prepaid plan is best, and we've looked at them all (and tried several that we found lacking).

1.0 stars

"This phone is the worst phone ive ever had.Crappy service too.Get a razr-be a man!!!" on November 14, 2007 by tahoe075

Pros: Ugly and out of style

Cons: Suckie and crappy

Summary: This phone left me stranded without anyway of getting a hold of my parents.It suks!!!It cost tooooooo much for what you get.

5.0 stars

"Better than many more expensive Virgin phones" on May 29, 2007 by UNCMAN

Pros: great keypad layout, great texting software, VXtras loads faster than VXL, intuitive tools, vibrant color screen- no really, the screen looks better than the Cyclops camera phone!

Cons: no downloadable games, although Magic Hexa is pretty fun, no multimedia messaging

Summary: This phone is made to such a better standard than any other Virgin Mobile phone I have had. This is the only one that hasn't had a creaky navigation array, a sticky #4 button, a creaky #2 button, or a noisy and shaky battery door. This phone also has the highest quality keypad, because it is well laid out,backlit nicely, and doesn't have overly stiff keys. The screen is vivid, something I didn't expect from a basic phone. I recently replaced this phone with the new Kyocera Cyclops, and unfortuately, to be a camera phone, the display on the Cyclops doesn't compare. The Vox's display is larger, more vivid, and with a much more pleasing menu interface. Downloadable real music ringtones ( superphonic )sound great, better then the incredibly hard to understand noises coming from the Kyocera Oystr, the muddy sound coming from the Nokia Shorty, or the extra shrieks coming from the Kyocera K10 Royale. This phone also has excellent voice quality, though the volume is just a tad low. The only cons on this phone are no downloadable games (although Magic Hexa is fun), no web browser ( I use this as a computer replacement on trips-it works in a pinch), and no multimedia messaging, especially because pictures would look good on the excellent display. This phone is $10 more than the Oystr, Marbl, Shorty, and K10 Royale, but the difference in quality is huge, and therefore the Vox 8610 is easily the best of the basic Virgin Mobile phones. Besides, if you read some reviews, it is the only one that doesn't have any glitches, like an auto shut-off bug, shutting off displays, or battery life problems. If you are in the market for a basic prepaid cell phone, get the 8610.