Pretty good phone
Written: Dec 22 '01
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Pros: Light-weight, nice-size display, loaded with options
Cons: Can't lock keys to prevent accidental dialing, ringer not loud enough
The Bottom Line: Good phone at a good price. There's no reason not to buy it.
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| mrplow412's Full Review: Audiovox CDM135 Cell Phone |
To be honest, the only reason why I bought this phone was because it was offered with my cell phone plan for free after rebate. For a "free" phone, I think the Audiovox-135 is pretty darn good. It has some good features like vibrating-alert and a good caller ID system. The clarity of my conversations have been very good as well, and even in areas with low reception, I have been able to carry on a conversation without a problem. I don't know if that is because of my plan carrier, or the phone, but I thought it would be nice to mention nonetheless. I really like the fact that it is lightweight--I can slip it into my pocket without feeling bulky like the Nokia I used to have before this. Now that New York has hands-free while driving laws, I have purchased a hands free device which plugs into the jack in the phone, and it works pretty well. The battery-life is decent as well. Not great, but decent. With respect to durability, I have dropped it once on an asphalt parking lot, and it stood up fine without any problems at all.
Now the cons-- the ringer needs to be louder, plain and simple. If it's in my pocket, I can't hear it, so I need to use the vibrating alert. Even in the car with music on, I have almost missed calls. Also, I have yet to find a way to lock the keypad. There is some feature that asks for a password, but I can't figure it out yet. I just want something where I need to punch in a key or two and unlock the phone because in the 3 months I have had the phone, I have made 2 accidental calls with the phone in my pocket.
Despite these shortcomings, this is a fine phone. I would recommend it to a friend if they were interested.
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Amount Paid (US$): 0 (rebate)
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