As we mentioned, the PN-210 is a basic entry-level phone with not much in the way of features. It has a 500-entry address book, and each entry can hold up to five numbers, two e-mail addresses, and a picture ID, and the entries also can be organized into groups and personalized with one of 15 64-chord polyphonic ring tones. Because the phone doesn't have a camera and there isn't any way to download clip art into the phone, the picture ID feature doesn't seem to have much use. Other features of the phone include text messaging with enhanced messaging support, a speakerphone, voice-activated dialing, a voice memo, a vibrate and a silent mode, a calendar, a scheduler, a notepad, a world clock, a calculator, and a stopwatch. You can customize the phone with a few preloaded wallpapers, screensavers, display themes, and alert tones. You can download more options by using Verizon's TXT Download service that lets you purchase graphics and ring tones and send them to yourself via enhanced text messaging.
We tested the dual-band (CDMA 850/1900) Verizon Wireless PN-210 in San Francisco using Verizon Wireless's network. Call clarity was fantastic, and though callers could tell we were on a cell phone, they could still hear us loud and clear and vice versa. Speakerphone quality was not as good, but it was still easy on the ears.
The Verizon Wireless PN-210 has a rated talk time of 3 hours and 35 minutes and a rated standby time of 7 days and 15 hours. Our tests indicated a talk time of 3 hours and 27 minutes. According to the FCC, the PN-210 has a digital SAR rating of 1.3 watts per kilogram.
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