The main feature of this phone, of course, is the PTT functionality. There's a separate list for PTT contacts, but since Cingular uses the same number for both regular phone calls and PTT calls, you can easily copy contacts to and from the address book. Before you can connect to someone using PTT, you have to send out a PTT invitation, which the other person can accept or reject. Cingular also offers Quick Group Calling, allowing you to place a PTT call to a group of people that you can assign on your phone. You can easily tell who on your contacts list is available by the icons next to the name. There are also icons for Do Not Disturb, Invitation In Progress, and Silent/Vibrate mode. You have to hold the PTT key down while you talk, and you should make sure not to speak until after you hear a tone. Any time during a PTT call, the call originator can convert the call to cellular by going to Options and selecting Convert to Cellular; callers need not press the PTT button to talk. Other PTT options include a Call Me Alert, which can be sent to any of your PTT contacts; voice messages; call waiting; and contact alerts, which let you know if one of your contacts is available.
The F7200 has Java 2.0 support for game and application downloads, though the only game that comes with the phone is SpaceBall. Downloadable games cost up to $6.99 per game, which is far too pricey. There are plenty of personalization options with this phone. You can customize the display with four different wallpapers (or none) with an option to buy more and change the menu style to either icon or list view. You can also customize the ring alert types with ring only, ring and vibrate, or vibrate and ring. You can also choose from three message alert tones, two key tones (beep or voice), and three slider tones, or you can turn it off altogether.There are 10 polyphonic and 10 monophonic ring tones included in the phone, as well as an option to buy more. There's also a vibrate mode and a silent mode.
The LG F7200 is a dual-band (GSM 850/1900) phone. We tested the phone on Cingular's network in San Francisco. Even though callers on the other end could tell we were on a cell phone, call quality was satisfactory. Speakerphone calls were loud and clear, while PTT calls sounded good.In our battery tests, we coaxed a solid nine hours of talk time out of the LGF7200, far surpassing the rated time of up to four hours. The rated standby time is 6 days; we got 5.5 days in our tests. According to FCC radiation tests, the LG F7200 has a digital SAR rating of 0.87 watts per kilogram.
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