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13 out of 13 people found this review helpful
3.5 stars
"OK phone with a nice music player. Decent for the money."
Pros: Decent phone, nice music player, marginal camera
Cons: Weaker signal strength than other phones.
Summary: I've had my phone for about a week now, and had a chance to use all of the features. here are my perspectives:
Phone quality is good when signal is good. Reception is markedly worse that a Katana and a Sanyo that we also have on the Sprint network. (0-1 bar in my home, vs 1-2 bars for the other phones). This is annoying since I drop calls when at home. When the signal is good though, calls are clear on both ends. No gripes about the phone, other than weak reception where I happen to live.
Music player is very good. It pauses for a few seconds between songs which is moderately annoying, but the sound quality is surprisingly good and the patch cable that lets you use headphones and still take a call is a nice feature. This application was better than I expected. The speaker is a bit tinny, but not terrible given the size of the phone, and usually I'll use headphones anyway. FM transmitter is a bit of a joke though. You have to have the phone right on the antenna. It is much worse than the Griffin i-Tunes FM modulator on my I-Pod. Range is VERY limited.
Camera is marginal. Even though pictures are 1.3 MP, they don't have much dynamic range and colors are somewhat washed out. It also doesn't offer zoom on the high resolution setting. Don't throw away your other digital camera! This is OK in a pinch, but not really very good.
Other features are pretty good. I especially like the fact that you can access the flash drive via a USB connection. This means that you can download or upload music and pictures without having to do it through the mobil connection. -- A big plus! With a 2 GB micro-drive for $25 on eBay, this stores a reasonable amount of music and pictures (and can be upgraded to 4 GB). I haven't tested the bluetooth yet. Overall form/size/shape is great. It is small and lightweight, and appears less likely to break than the Razors.
I got my Muziq for $100, but I see they are now $80 a week later. Bummer. They'll be free before you know it. Overall, I feel like I got my money's worth, but there is room for improvement.Updated
I just tried the FM transmitter in my car. It actually worked really well -- as well as the Griffin iTunes adapter on my iPod. I take back my comment about this being a joke.Updated
I have a couple of updates to my post. First, I tried the FM transmitter in my car. It worked very well -- comparable to my Griffin iTunes accessory on my iPod. I take back my earlier comment. Second, I sent Sprint an email about the fact that they dropped the price by $20 2 days after I got the phone. They credited my account. --Very good customer service!
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you can also ask them to have you give them $25 invoice credit. It's one of those hidden things that if you don't ask, you don't get it. Just say like, your friend just bought the same phone and got that credit, they will happily give you that to you too. So, after all that phone will be only $55. Good Deal.. right?
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