Kyocera K10 Royale

Summary: Listen up. All Virginmobile phones are a joke. They break within months. I've had maybe ten Kyocera phones from Virginmobile, and they are all cheap plastic with terrible programming that crashes non-stop. It's a kid's phone, designed for kids who need "Prepaid" because kids can't afford phones that their parents will not buy them. This phone and it's earlier predecessors are the only Virginmobile phones I've had that are any thing worthwhile. Listen further:

If you can afford a normal phone plan without worrying about contracts, then stop reading now. If money is not an issue for you, any other, 'real' phone company is much better. However, for this phone company I've found a nitch and I will explain: For someone like me, I don't have a lot of money. I can't afford plans, especially since when you get a plan, they literally have you confined within their terms of service, which are bad. First are the taxes they don't tell you about. Taxes are added on to the basic price they tell you it will cost monthly in advertisements, ALWAYS! Then there are the ways they make more money for things like internet use, which turned on in your pocket accidentally, and downloaded 5,000 bytes of internet information. When a byte is worth maybe 30 cents, or they find some way to charge you. If you can't pay your bill, they turn your phone off, and charge you money to turn it off, then money to turn it back on, and it's a nightmare. If you want to cancel your plan, guess what? That's another $300 or more, depending on what phone you purchased with your plan! I will never go back to a contracted phone company. Finally, everything about phone companies and contracts go on your credit report. (Yeah, that's right)

The Nitch: I pay monthly with Virginmobile, but I don't have a contract. I pay $40 a month for 300 any, 1000 night/weekend minutes, and 1000 txt. It's not that great, but I manage with the amount of phone calls I make. If suddenly, I can't pay that monthly phone charge, my phone will shut off from the service. Here's the nitch: I don't have to pay any BS contract fees or nothing. There are no taxes for my service, no hidden BS anywhere! If I can't pay, it turns off, and when I can pay, I can turn in on the exact same moment I desire it to be back on. Cancel my plan? Fine, just don't pay and throw your phone away. IT'S PREPAID!!! The service is exceptional. I get better service than T-Mobile living in southern California Los Angeles.

The Phone: This phone is the only good Kyocera phone, however, it is obsolete. They don't make them anymore, but you can still use em' if you find one. I just ordered two. I am not joking about the durability of Virginmobile phone, if you can't get one like this, don't get the plan. Why? The phone breaks within a month or two, and that's a monthly cost on top of your normal monthly charge. The phones are not too expensive, but why pay around $70 a month for Virginmobile service that's just not worth the kind of money? Exactly! I like this phone better than almost every new phone they come out with now. This phone is like an old Nokia brick phone, it doesn't break!! Unless you put it through the washer... then it breaks. If you drop it in the toilet, turn it off, and cover your phone in Kitty Litter, it absorbs the moister out of the phone.

One of the greatest features a phone can have: A flash light. You don't know how many times that flashlight has come in handy. Remember that one time your car broke down, or your power went out, or you dropped something somewhere when it was too dark? Does your normal cellphone light not cut it? This flashlight is the savior of the century, it is a good flashlight for it's size, and works better than the back light of a cell phone for sure.

Wrapping up the phone: It does a great job for what it does. It doesn't do spectacular things, it is not to serve your ostentatious needs! It's certainly far from showy. What happened to a 'normal' phone? This phone does it's job! It makes calls and texts, anything else is unnecessary for someone who is economical. This phone is style, let me demonstrate: This is an old universal phone. And that means, there are plenty of skins you can find online. Completely remodel the phone in a different color, or just the face plate. Or decorate it yourself, if you're really creative. I love my phone.

Finally: To summarize it up, this is a good phone, with durability, simple features that work and maintain consistency. The phone plans are mediocre, but for the squalor, it works like a dream. No hidden contract painful frenzies. Tired of the phone? Throw it away and stop your payments, it does the rest for you. Phone is hard to get, if you're a Virginmobile user, I would suggest picking it up at first glance at new, because I'm pretty sure you wont find one, but good luck and nice job if you find one! It's the only worthwhile Virginmobile phone that is reliable, I mean that with sincerity! I hope this review helped, good bye!!

Summary: ive had this a y\ear, its very durable(at least mine is) but hasa small screen. it can take a loooooooooong time to load but is a okay phone. good for talking, virgin mobile usually has good service