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US Mall 1 - Kyocera Wildcard Prepaid Phone (Virgin Mobile)
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List Price: $99.99
Our Price: $94.99
Your Save: $ 5.00 ( 5% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Kyocera
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Binding: Wireless Phone
Brand: Kyocera
EAN: 0836182001142
Feature: Flip open to reveal full QWERTY keyboard, dual LCD screens; includes 1.3-megapixel camera for still photos
Label: Kyocera
Manufacturer: Kyocera
Model: Wildcard
Publisher: Kyocera
Release Date: 2007-10-15
Studio: Kyocera
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Features
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Flip open to reveal full QWERTY keyboard, dual LCD screens; includes 1.3-megapixel camera for still photos
Pay for only the calling time you use with Virgin Mobile's minutes or monthly plans--no annual contract required
Send text/picture messages and chat using AOL/Yahoo! services with optional service; download games and ringtones
Up to 195 minutes of talk time, up to 150 hours of standby time
Includes: Battery and Charger
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: good phone for the buck
Comment: me and my kid each bought a phone yesterday, basically because of the qwerty keyboard. but we really like the other features that go with it. we basically needed phones for texting, and the wildcard seems like a good choice. i did goof a couple of times downloading a song i created in studio v, but when i called the 1800 number, after i got a "real" person (not alex, the friendly, but annoying computer voice who keeps you going around in circles...lol) they were helpful. we were lucky to get these phones for $39.99/ea. and if they weren't on sale, i probably wouldn't have been able to afford it. i've read a lot of reviews (after i got the thing) that were positive as well as negative, but hopefully these phones will last us for a while :)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Wild Card
Comment: This phone was a decent purchase on my part. I am 14 years old and have owned this phone now for about 4 months. It is decent quality for the money though. The thing I hate about it is that while I'm in the middle of a texting comvorsation, my phone willjust go completely blank. It will stay like that anywhere from two to ten minutes. Then it will resart itself. The other thing I dont like is that twice now, it has said I was in a call and couldn'y send out texts and use many features. The first time the "call" lasted about twenty five minutes. The second time it stayed like that until my battery died, which was quite a few hours later.....There is one feature that I love, its the flashlight on the back, you wouldn't think that you would use it very often, but I actually use it all the time. lol And lastly, I don't like my service, I dont get very good service, and it doesn't have very clear voice during calls, its all staticy.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Poor quality, fun phone
Comment: I got this phone about 8 months ago and find it fun. I don't really use it for much other than texting so I can't tell you about internet accessability or how good it is with bluetooth. I noticed I couldn't really hear any of my ringtones so I kept buying them and buying them hoping some of them would work for me but nothing. Also, the thing would freak out on me (freezing, turning itself on and off, random screens having nothing to do with what it was doing, ringtones going off for no reason) After about 6 months of this ($45 of ringtones later) I contacted virgin. They told me all new phones are under warranty for 12 months after initial activation. I asked if they could give me some kind of credit for the ringtones on the broken phone and they first said only $3 and then only $6. They sent me a "new" one the next day and I noticed it was a refurbished one (nothing too bad, no gouges or anything) and while my ringtones were loud with it, the camera was absolutely horrible and it would freak out just like the other one but not as often. I could only make out basic shapes, not even recognizable photos. My husband upgraded his basic virgin phone to one of these thanks to a very good sale and his camera is crystal clear; i didn't realize mine was that bad until I looked at his. I called them yet again and this person was incredibly helpful. I received another "new" phone (apparently they only send an actual NEW phone if it's within it's first 30 days) and so far it's perfect. crystal clear photos, no freakouts and has loud speakers. This time when I called and asked about a credit for the stuff on my phone she said she doesn't have the authority to credit the $18 for my ringtones and games but her boss did and I would get everything back within 48 hours. she was wonderful!!!
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH A PERSON THROUGH THEIR PHONE SYSTEM, HERE'S HOW TO GET THERE:
"ENGLISH", "ASK A QUESTION", "LIVE ADVISOR", "RETURNS OR EXCHANGES"
Customer Rating:
Summary: Buyer Beware (phone is locked, hard!)
Comment: Buyer beware, although the phone itself appears to be quite capable, it is locked down in the following ways:
1- No web other than what Virgin Mobile allows you to have
2- No bluetooth other than headset
3- No data cable or similar access
4- Only J2ME apps approved by Virgin Mobile
You can't run random J2ME apps, only those for sale through virgin, you can't browse to arbitrary sites on the internet (403 Forbidden), you can't put ringtones on except those for sale through virgin, etc, etc, etc. Supposedly data cable access is disabled (I'm afraid to buy and try it out).
If you were looking for a phone that does what you want it to do, keep looking. If you are looking for a basic phone that works well and has a keyboard, it's a pretty decent piece of hardware however I'd strongly recommend looking for the "Lingo M1000" hardware as opposed to the "Virgin Mobile WildCard" hardware ... supposedly the Lingo doesn't have all the phone<->PC features disabled.
--Robert
Customer Rating:
Summary: get what you pay for
Comment: I was paying upwards of 65 bucks a month for verizon and was terrified of breaking or losing my phone, because they're so expensive to replace(the last time I ran over it with my car, thank god I had the $5 per month insurance plan, but there was also a 50 dollar deductable. That adds up!)
To be honest, I hate phones of any type. I avoid them at all costs when it's not business hours, so for someone who has it attached to their ear 24 hours a day, this may not be for you.
I looked over phones and pricing plans, this is the phone I chose because I really wanted the full QWERTY keyboard. I got it in white from best buy on sale and they honored the price of $90 bucks I found on the virgin mobile site AND i got a free CD, all in all a super deal. Throwing in an extra 10 bucks got me a coverage plan with best buy if I break the phone(but doesnt cover water damage) or it malfuctions.
After using it for a month, this is what I've got to say.
Bad things:
1. Crappy battery. I don't talk on the phone more then 5 minutes a day if that, and it barely lasts a day or two without being charged. Thankfully, I'm around a plug.
2. Also, it seems to turn itself on and off a lot. You hear it in the middle of the night making little noises because of that.
3. not very good reception in houses
Good things:
1. very easy to use with keyboard
2. nice and loud with the volume up so you can hear it ring and vibrate
3. blue tooth enabled, works good with my GPS
4. has an alarm,scheduler,calculator, tip calculator,voice memo, stop watch and even a flash light! (in tools, you hit flash light and it puts your camera "flash" on)
All in all, I'd buy it again despite it's minor downfalls. It's a cheapy phone, so if I hurt it, its not 300 dollars to replace. I also love not being locked into a contract and paying about $30-$35 bucks a month vs. $65 for more then enough minutes for $25 a month(I think I have 200 daytime and 500 nights and weekends) and 1000 texts for $5 a month, with tax its about 32. Perfect!!!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: good phone for the buck
Comment: me and my kid each bought a phone yesterday, basically because of the qwerty keyboard. but we really like the other features that go with it. we basically needed phones for texting, and the wildcard seems like a good choice. i did goof a couple of times downloading a song i created in studio v, but when i called the 1800 number, after i got a "real" person (not alex, the friendly, but annoying computer voice who keeps you going around in circles...lol) they were helpful. we were lucky to get these phones for $39.99/ea. and if they weren't on sale, i probably wouldn't have been able to afford it. i've read a lot of reviews (after i got the thing) that were positive as well as negative, but hopefully these phones will last us for a while :)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Wild Card
Comment: This phone was a decent purchase on my part. I am 14 years old and have owned this phone now for about 4 months. It is decent quality for the money though. The thing I hate about it is that while I'm in the middle of a texting comvorsation, my phone willjust go completely blank. It will stay like that anywhere from two to ten minutes. Then it will resart itself. The other thing I dont like is that twice now, it has said I was in a call and couldn'y send out texts and use many features. The first time the "call" lasted about twenty five minutes. The second time it stayed like that until my battery died, which was quite a few hours later.....There is one feature that I love, its the flashlight on the back, you wouldn't think that you would use it very often, but I actually use it all the time. lol And lastly, I don't like my service, I dont get very good service, and it doesn't have very clear voice during calls, its all staticy.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Poor quality, fun phone
Comment: I got this phone about 8 months ago and find it fun. I don't really use it for much other than texting so I can't tell you about internet accessability or how good it is with bluetooth. I noticed I couldn't really hear any of my ringtones so I kept buying them and buying them hoping some of them would work for me but nothing. Also, the thing would freak out on me (freezing, turning itself on and off, random screens having nothing to do with what it was doing, ringtones going off for no reason) After about 6 months of this ($45 of ringtones later) I contacted virgin. They told me all new phones are under warranty for 12 months after initial activation. I asked if they could give me some kind of credit for the ringtones on the broken phone and they first said only $3 and then only $6. They sent me a "new" one the next day and I noticed it was a refurbished one (nothing too bad, no gouges or anything) and while my ringtones were loud with it, the camera was absolutely horrible and it would freak out just like the other one but not as often. I could only make out basic shapes, not even recognizable photos. My husband upgraded his basic virgin phone to one of these thanks to a very good sale and his camera is crystal clear; i didn't realize mine was that bad until I looked at his. I called them yet again and this person was incredibly helpful. I received another "new" phone (apparently they only send an actual NEW phone if it's within it's first 30 days) and so far it's perfect. crystal clear photos, no freakouts and has loud speakers. This time when I called and asked about a credit for the stuff on my phone she said she doesn't have the authority to credit the $18 for my ringtones and games but her boss did and I would get everything back within 48 hours. she was wonderful!!!
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH A PERSON THROUGH THEIR PHONE SYSTEM, HERE'S HOW TO GET THERE:
"ENGLISH", "ASK A QUESTION", "LIVE ADVISOR", "RETURNS OR EXCHANGES"
Customer Rating:
Summary: Buyer Beware (phone is locked, hard!)
Comment: Buyer beware, although the phone itself appears to be quite capable, it is locked down in the following ways:
1- No web other than what Virgin Mobile allows you to have
2- No bluetooth other than headset
3- No data cable or similar access
4- Only J2ME apps approved by Virgin Mobile
You can't run random J2ME apps, only those for sale through virgin, you can't browse to arbitrary sites on the internet (403 Forbidden), you can't put ringtones on except those for sale through virgin, etc, etc, etc. Supposedly data cable access is disabled (I'm afraid to buy and try it out).
If you were looking for a phone that does what you want it to do, keep looking. If you are looking for a basic phone that works well and has a keyboard, it's a pretty decent piece of hardware however I'd strongly recommend looking for the "Lingo M1000" hardware as opposed to the "Virgin Mobile WildCard" hardware ... supposedly the Lingo doesn't have all the phone<->PC features disabled.
--Robert
Customer Rating:
Summary: get what you pay for
Comment: I was paying upwards of 65 bucks a month for verizon and was terrified of breaking or losing my phone, because they're so expensive to replace(the last time I ran over it with my car, thank god I had the $5 per month insurance plan, but there was also a 50 dollar deductable. That adds up!)
To be honest, I hate phones of any type. I avoid them at all costs when it's not business hours, so for someone who has it attached to their ear 24 hours a day, this may not be for you.
I looked over phones and pricing plans, this is the phone I chose because I really wanted the full QWERTY keyboard. I got it in white from best buy on sale and they honored the price of $90 bucks I found on the virgin mobile site AND i got a free CD, all in all a super deal. Throwing in an extra 10 bucks got me a coverage plan with best buy if I break the phone(but doesnt cover water damage) or it malfuctions.
After using it for a month, this is what I've got to say.
Bad things:
1. Crappy battery. I don't talk on the phone more then 5 minutes a day if that, and it barely lasts a day or two without being charged. Thankfully, I'm around a plug.
2. Also, it seems to turn itself on and off a lot. You hear it in the middle of the night making little noises because of that.
3. not very good reception in houses
Good things:
1. very easy to use with keyboard
2. nice and loud with the volume up so you can hear it ring and vibrate
3. blue tooth enabled, works good with my GPS
4. has an alarm,scheduler,calculator, tip calculator,voice memo, stop watch and even a flash light! (in tools, you hit flash light and it puts your camera "flash" on)
All in all, I'd buy it again despite it's minor downfalls. It's a cheapy phone, so if I hurt it, its not 300 dollars to replace. I also love not being locked into a contract and paying about $30-$35 bucks a month vs. $65 for more then enough minutes for $25 a month(I think I have 200 daytime and 500 nights and weekends) and 1000 texts for $5 a month, with tax its about 32. Perfect!!!
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