The UTStarcom CDM-105 has a 500-name phone book, with room in each entry for four numbers and an e-mail address. Contacts can be assigned to groups or paired with one of 27 polyphonic (32-chord) ring tones. There's no photo caller ID, but it doesn't really matter, since the phone doesn't have a camera or an external display. Other features include a vibrate mode, text messaging, a voice memo, an alarm clock, a scheduler, a countdown timer, a memo pad, a world clock, a stopwatch, a calculator, and a unit converter. A voice recorder and a speakerphone were unexpected finds, but the speakerphone can be turned on only after you make a call, and it takes two clicks to do so.
You can personalize the UTStarcom CDM-105 with a variety of wallpaper, animations, greetings, and clock styles. There are also a number of function and alert tones, which fortunately can be turned off (particularly the long and annoying power-up tone). Surprisingly, you get two Java (J2ME) games--Eggman 2 and Jungle Boy--but as previously mentioned, the small display isn't conducive to game playing. More downloads are available over the WAP 2.0 wireless web browser.
We tested the dual-band, trimode (CDMA 800/1900; AMPS 800) UTStarcom CDM-105 in San Francisco using Sprint's service. Call quality generally was good, with little interference or static. Volume was also sufficient for both regular and speakerphone calls. Although callers could tell we were using a cell phone, they didn't report any significant problems on their end.
The UTStarcom CDM-105 has a rated talk time of 3 hours and a promised standby time of 5.8 days. In our tests, we got 2.5 hours of talk time and 12 days of standby time. According to FCC radiation tests, the CDM-105 has a digital SAR rating of 1.39 watts per kilogram.
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