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"Looks cool, feels great to hold - really solid, but caller sounds like a subway speaker"
2.0 starson by bellaspopPros: Unique color, nicely balanced/weighted, feels really solid to hold and use, cool electronic compass, and flashlight
Cons: As cool-looking and rugged as it is and with all the nifty features it has it's still my cell phone and the call quality is disappointing
Summary: I wanted a rugged phone to replace my LG VX8300. My new every two option kicked in on July 28th. The Boulder seemed to come along at the right time. I took delivery from Verizon on-line ($44.00) on July 30. It's the first time I ever chose to be the first kid on the block to have anything. It was so new when I went to my local Verizon store to have my contacts transfered over they didn't even have the software to do it yet! The phone looks and feels great it has a lot of neat features (aforementioned compass and flashlight) - I could makes calls from my shower if wanted to but thankfully I don't need to.
When I'm speaking to someone on the phone I can't find a setting that gives a satisfying sound. A low setting sounds clear but too faint even in the car with windows closed and radio muted and a medium or high setting gives a tinny, rattled sound that distorts the speakers voice. I found the same holds true for the speaker phone option.
With Verizon's 30-day return/exchange policy I have options - it may be the Motorala Adventure V750, or the LG VX8350
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Sound is the worst. I am a ham and CB radio op and am used to bad signals; this phone is fatiguiing!
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waited for this orange beauty to arrive, read all the scattered reviews, went to verizon store and called a friend from the boulder and sure enough it was horrible, very sad that such a great looking and feeling phone slipped past to the consumer.called verizon,they aren't fessing up to the problems,asked if they will eventually recall or correct,no comment.I did notice that the speakers are on the back which on any isn't a great feature.
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