Originally posted by: RICKWAVER
I just traded in my Timeport for this phone. Paid $149.99 with $100 rebate once they receive my old phone. Verizon gives you a pre-paid envelope to mail it in....What a waste of time and money...just give me the cash! The 720 is nice with loads of features. By the time I figure them all out I'll need a new one. Had to re-up for 2 years but around my area Verizon has the best service so no big deal.
Originally posted by: Soybomb
I'd like to hear usability details from anyone who has it. Reception, build quality, etc? I've looked at it and I'm tempted to say the v60 series phones look a little sturdier but I haven't gotten to play around with either long enough to really make a positive guess.
edit: The phone I'm using now is a smartphone with a broken lcd...I hope they'll give me a rebate. Its broken..but working
130 minutes of talk time seems to be pushing to the low end too....hmmmm
Originally posted by: FunkmasterT
Originally posted by: Soybomb
I'd like to hear usability details from anyone who has it. Reception, build quality, etc? I've looked at it and I'm tempted to say the v60 series phones look a little sturdier but I haven't gotten to play around with either long enough to really make a positive guess.
edit: The phone I'm using now is a smartphone with a broken lcd...I hope they'll give me a rebate. Its broken..but working
130 minutes of talk time seems to be pushing to the low end too....hmmmm
My friend has this phone and she likes:
-the friendly user interface
-memory for 32 custom ringers
-cool UI animations
-voice activated dialing
-40 note polyphonic ringers
-will accept ringers in MIDI format, no need to convert to SMAF
She dislikes:
-battery life REALLY sucks, this is her biggest complaint
-even though it's a TFT screen, it does not look as nice as Samsung S105 (another friend has this one)
-the UI is overlayed on the wallpaper ALL THE TIME, there's no way to disable that...so you can hardly see your custom wallpapers
-not as customizable as the Samsung phones
If she had to do it again, she'd wait for the Samsung V205 coming out in January.
hope this helps!
Originally posted by: avhokie
I just went from Sprint to Verizon and got this phone. My first was absolute junk. I couldn't believe how bad it was. I went back and traded it for a new T720. Both of them had version 19c software. The second one is better, but still not great.
- User Interface is the model for now NOT to design a UI. I have a 2 year old phone that has a better UI than this. It's completely ridiculous and backwards.
- It is also SLOW. Takes time to move from one line to another.
- It has bugs. It's rebooted on me. The ringer only begins to ring 4 seconds after the vibrate starts. The screen turns on by itself sometimes, draining the battery.
- The vibrate is too weak to feel. I work in sometimes loud conditions, so vibrate is essential for me. I have yet to feel the vibrate on this phone while it is in my pocket.
- Sound quality is not as good as my old phone on Sprint. I don't know if this is the phone's fault or Verizon's.
Anyway, I'm going to take this back and get the Samsung. If that doesn't work any better, back to Sprint I go (uggggg).
Originally posted by: LedZeppelin
I went into my local Verizon store here in CT, and inquired about this phone, since I saw the ad's for it being $150, with a $100 mail in rebate. Well, the associate said that ended after Christmas, now the phone is $179, but still has the $100 rebate. I told him I wasn't going to pay that much for it, he in not so many words agreed and told me about 3 times to wait until after the new year to see what deals they were going to have for this phone. So, my guess is that the phone will again drop in price. I'll wait until I get my tax refund and see what's going on with it then.
Originally posted by: RishiS
Originally posted by: LedZeppelin
I went into my local Verizon store here in CT, and inquired about this phone, since I saw the ad's for it being $150, with a $100 mail in rebate. Well, the associate said that ended after Christmas, now the phone is $179, but still has the $100 rebate. I told him I wasn't going to pay that much for it, he in not so many words agreed and told me about 3 times to wait until after the new year to see what deals they were going to have for this phone. So, my guess is that the phone will again drop in price. I'll wait until I get my tax refund and see what's going on with it then.
I believe the current Verizon promotions end on the 12th, and supposedly the new promotions will start soon afterwards, according to a Verizon rep. I talked to in-store. I decided to hold out, tho' I did like the 400 peak min. for $39.99 plan.