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(More customer reviews)Before you read this keep in mind i've never spent more than $30 for a phone before.
I've had previous experience with both ATT go-phones and Virgin Mobile. I bought this phone to finally replace my home phone line since the Boost service offers unlimited everything for $50.oo a month, which is a pretty awesome price for a pre-paid phone.
The service:
L-o-v-e it! I mean, the talking & texting is just like any other phone, nothing special, but I like not having to keep track of minutes or texts or kilobytes in my head when i'm trying to talk to someone or do something on my phone. I stick to main roads and downtown areas mostly so I don't have many problems with dead zones, though as i watch the bars traveling around i can see how some people might.
The phone:
Little disappointed for my first phone that i paid enough for so that i be concerned if the screen got scratched or it fell in the toilet. Other than the camera, which is webcam quality at best, it seems to look, feel, and act like any other cheezy phone i've ever had. The only difference is that its got a keyboard (which is a given positive for texters). Oddly enough though (and it kind of annoys me), you know how most phones have an alarm clock and a calander built into the phone's software? Well, with this phone, its a pre-installed java app. On the up-side though, the speakerphone is rediculously loud, clear, and easy to acivate, to the point where i find myself using it for most of my calls.
Side notes:
One main thing i bought this phone for was to replace my dial-up internet (netzero) because i had to shut off the phone line and the internet service in order to pay the $50 bucks a month for the boost service. Well, this review is proof that its possible (and rather simple) to do that because i'm using the phone's internet from my computer right now to write this. Just buy the cable off amazon.com for a buck (of course theres an eight dollar shipping charge), download MotoConnect from [...](freeware), and when the cable arrives you might have to reshape the plastic part around the connecter with a pocket knife so it will stop popping out of the phone, but it works. Don't know what the exact speed is, but it loads webpages at a similar speed compared to 56k dialup and downloads files at about 2.5KBps. The computer will recognize the phone as an "iDen" modem and you set up a new dialup connection with the phone number "S=#777". The username and password don't matter and BAM! your online, no extra ISP (like aol or netzero) necessary. Whats really cool is it connects in like 8 seconds. This feature is also supposed to be possible without the cable if you have a bluetooth-enabled laptop or one of the little USB bluetooth adapters available at amazon for like 5 bucks with shipping.
I know one thing that your all probably going to be interested in is the GPS service from boost. Well, sadly, it doesn't come with the $50 a month unlimited plan. its another java app, that cost $2 a day or $10 a month to subscribe to. However, the phone has a built-in software that will tell you your geo-graphic quadinates, just no map.
All-in-all, i'd recommend the service, but the only thing that is going to make the phone worth its price is the keyboard & bluetooth compatability. Whether or not its worth the extra 80 bucks is up to you.
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