Tough, good service
Written: Dec 14 '00
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Pros: Durable
Cons: a little awkward
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| extra_medium's Full Review: i1000plus Cell Phone |
I used this phone for two months in NY City in a public art project, I picked this model phone for one reason: The speaker part is LOUD...originally when I was looking for a good phone to use, because I would be interacting with the public, I had thought about wiring in a speaker and small amp to a speaker in the phone itself, but this was way louder than I expected even in the middle of the sidewalk in NYC during the day. Basically I mounted this phone into the side of a cow for Cow Parade NYC 2000 and with little or no waterproofing it sat there protected only by a speaker grill drilled into the side...I mounted a couple of buttons on it to speed dial a number in the phone I carried around with me and the first night I put it on the street I turned it on and thought it needed to charge first but I it was still charged from when I finished the piece a month earlier so people were calling me right away...I recorded many of the conversations at:
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~featuringjason/
So many rainy nights I was worried it was just going to get soaked and give up, not that that many people called in the rain, but I wanted to keep the piece going. I really welded it in there good, expecting never to get it out again and if it survived, physically, it wouldn't ever work again, after what I put it through.
Needless to say two months later at the end of the summer, I pulled the phone out and the only casualty was the wall charger which must have gotten damaged by the elements, much to my surprise when I tried to charge it in the car it worked again fine and I kept the phone and the service. The phone looks all messed up now, but it's been through everything NY could offer and came out fine...I will definately get another nextel if I decide to get rid of this road warrior phone....
I never used the internet option only because it's probably fairly expensive, but the range was great, very clear calls and a charge lasts quite a while. The flip up style is cool and the front is clear you can see who is calling without even opening it and that turns it on anyway, but you could easily use it hands free in a car and while it is charging.
It's very small and I could carry it around with me everywhere, these days its surviving my bag which isn't much nicer than the mean streets...
Recommended:
Yes
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Epinions.com ID:
extra_medium
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Member: Jason Dean
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