Pay-As-You-Go Cell Phone Open-Face Style Features: Built-In Flashlight, 1-Touch Dialing, Voice-Activated Dialing, 2-Way Text Messaging to Send and Receive Messages Talk Up to 3.5-hr. Before Recharging Up to 180 hours Standby Time Audio Features: Superphonic Ringtones Play Real Music Clips, Downloadable Ringtones Display Features: Full Color Screen Additional Features: Palm-Friendly Styling, Preloaded Games, Rubberized Grip Includes Battery Charger Dimensions: 4-1/3Lx2Wx1D "
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: cute phone Comment: I have carried this phone for over a year. I have NEVER had a problem with it. Its very palm friendly and easy to navigate. The flashlight is great and really comes in handy, something I will miss on the snapper I just ordered. Believe me I am NOT careful with my phone, its been dropped, stepped on, shoved in places only god knows about and its still works fine. Only thing is the rubber is peeling a bit, also its difficult to find face plates other then what vm offers. I would recommend this phone Customer Rating: Summary: Be very careful with Virgin. Comment: I've had Virgin Mobile for about a year. I used the top up feature where I could top up from my phone and it would bill to my credit card. One day I was checking my credit card statement and found many duplicate charges from Virgin. When I called customer service the first rep told me that when I would attempt to top up and the transaction didn't work (which was about half the time)I had still been billed. He said he'd figure it out and get back to me. After 10 days I called again, got a different rep, went through all the bills for the last year and he told me that the "broken transactions" the first rep told me about had never happened on my account. When I asked for copies of the transactions he told me it would cost $[...] to see my past bills. I'm switching to another vendor this week. Customer Rating: Summary: Bit more complicated then the K7 Comment: I upgraded to the colored version because the phone was free on the Vmobile site BUT i think it might have been a mistake. Unlike the K7 this phone actually has to connect to the web to get balance information and games are not included free. The navigation menu is more complicated than the old phone. Only perks is the rubber grip and obviously the color which neither is that big of a deal. Fortunately its VERY simple to switch your phones and literally takes about a minute to do. I also notice some people call this phone "cheap" but don't be fooled. Light and small does not = cheap. I have dropped the K7 phone a thousand times and even in TUB OF WATER, and it still works like new. I still love the flashlight which is on both models, i can't see having a phone without the light, its so useful. Payments are simple and they always offer tons of free minutes. Of course if you are always talking on your phone then you are better off getting a subscription but for me, i hardly talk that much so this payment plan works great. I don't have to spend a fortune but am still able to communicate with people while on the go. Overall i love Vmobile, never had problems with them and even when i needed to call customer service to change phone numbers, there was no wait and it was so simple. Only dissapointment is i may return to my old K7 since it seems easier to work with. Customer Rating: Summary: Good deal for low volume user Comment: Right now Virgin Mobile is having a promotional offer: you get either the Kyocera K10 Royale or Nokia Shorty for free with $20 air time purchase. After reading the reviews for both phones, I decide to go with the K10. This phone will be for my teenage son who has been calling us from school on the pay phone when he needs to talk to us - it's time to get him his own cell.
Also, Virgin Mobile has lowered the no-monthly-fee minute to minute plan from $.25 per minute to $.18 per minute, so this is even a better deal than before. Free phone, low cost plan - perfect for what we need. Haven't really used the phone yet but I'm giving 4 stars for the value.
I imagine this is a holiday promotion only, so get one before it ends.
Merry Christmas to all. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent basic phone - though it makes you wish for the K9 Comment: The good:
It's inexpensive.
It has reasonably sized buttons.
It's got a great flashlight.
It is pretty simple to use.
The bad:
It's cheap. But not overly cheap.
It has a color display (black and white displays, like that on the K9, are easier to read in sunlight. And if you're getting a basic phone, what do you care about color?)
My experince:
I bought one for my mother (really).
I also have been buying 1-2 per week for resale. So far so good.
Retire the crystal ball. You don't have to predict your future habits when you pay as you go with this mobile phone from Virgin. Get chatty for 3-1/2 hours or use standby for 7-1/2 days before recharging the battery. When it comes time to power up, use the included charger. Enjoy such luxuries as 2-way text messaging, 1-touch and voice dialing, a built-in flashlight and 2 pre-loaded games. Plus, get a grip with the rubberized, palm-friendly styling. Imported. 3-1/2 oz. 4-1/3Lx2Wx1D".
