PANTECH P9070 BURST UNLOCKED 4G ANDROID TOUCH 5MP CAM 16GB PHONE BLACK for $99.99 w/FS

Price now up to $110. Guess you get punished for trying to do a little research. I'm out...

Quote from michi098 : Seeing this is a quad band, it should work fine in other countries, correct? I'm somewhat tempted, but there do seem to be a lot of compromises. Debating between this and getting a Blu phone for a $100 more.

well it won't work on non-reframed t-mobile. LTE chip won't be much use since LTE is basically all over the place as far as frequencies go. I am considering a used one of these because it looks like it is going to take forever for my exhibit to get an unlock code (damn t-mobile). If you are going to go out of the country a pentaband phone like the blu is definitely the way to go if you plan on doing more than just talking.

Quote from buzz86us : well it won't work on non-reframed t-mobile. LTE chip won't be much use since LTE is basically all over the place as far as frequencies go. I am considering a used one of these because it looks like it is going to take forever for my exhibit to get an unlock code (damn t-mobile). If you are going to go out of the country a pentaband phone like the blu is definitely the way to go if you plan on doing more than just talking.

Thanks, I am overseas several times a month. Using a crappy Nokia E75 with no data right now. Have been tempted for a while to get a smart phone and some limited data over there. I think you're right, the Blu will probably be the better option for me.

Quote from michi098 : Price now up to $110. Guess you get punished for trying to do a little research. I'm out...

Increased to $110. What's the screen resolution for this phone?

Quote from michi098 : Price now up to $110. Guess you get punished for trying to do a little research. I'm out...

Damn I purchased just in time then. Went up just a few minutes after I bought it. Either that or they increase the price base on how many are currently sold.

Quote from truelies : Increased to $110. What's the screen resolution for this phone?

Wvga (800x480).not bad, considering the phones price point

Once this will be $89 - ill bite, these last minute mark ups are annoying - so fuk em.

likely dumb question here - I have no interest in the phone capabilities for the time being, though eventually would like to set it up for international use (when I travel occasionally).

Have wanted to get away from Apple ipod touch for music, occasional pictures more so due to the higher price for those products (lower resolution unless I pay more).

So, ST use for music/photos, how does it fare?

And, can I use it for wifi only without setting up a contract on any provider?

yeah i went back and forth on impulse buying this, would probably make a nice little backup phone/pmp. but the price has jumped up twice now. F em.

Quote from deal_master : Your above description tells me that this phone is not worth for the money, specially if you are giving it to your mom. I pity your mom that you gave her this kind of phone with such headaches.

lol what headaches? She was using a fliphone before and doesnt use google voice or google music or the camera so none of this phone's weaknesses matter yo her, quit being a drama queen.. she doesn't even use a data plan since she thinks its a waste of time to surf the internet on hour phone when out and about.. she just likes using it to text and get gmail at home and make wifi calls with talkatone which it works great for..

I pity your mother for having you as her son.

Quote from Invisiblemoose : Wow that is terrible.

i never charged it more than once a day, and i work in a building with awful reception.. i did have it on wifi when possible though.. if you have LTE on where the reception is bad you'll eat your batteries and a common mistake is to leave GPS on since it hunts for satellites until it runs out of power.

Turn off GPS unless you're using it and battery life is very good

Quote from Invisiblemoose : Wow that is terrible.

You do get used to it - mine appears to run out of power faster than the one I bought for my GF.

I have a charger in the office at my desk, one in the car and one at home, so I'm seldom without charging options.

It might simply be that my battery is at the bottom end of the scale compared to others.

I suppose it's not that big a deal to buy a spare battery or two on eBay if you are out and about for the whole day.

My GF is saving about $35 per month since getting this phone and using Straighttalk Unlimited compared to her "limited" plan with Verizion and a "free" phone.

Compared to my old Samsung Galaxy Apollo - battery life is horrendous - it only needed charging up once per day (at night) and was used most of the day.

Looking at the battery use on the Pantech today here is the breakdown of power use:
Bluetooth = 23%
Cell Standby = 23%
Phone Idle = 22%
Maps = 10%
Gallery 6%
Camera 6%
Etc..

I've not actually used it, apart from going to the settings so far

Quote from baphomet58 : I switched to android sg3 from iphone and it was a great regret. If you're thinking of doing it, stick with a jailbroken iphone. The 'freedom' they say android phones have is a joke. Yeah, there's great freedom for developers, but none for the user. I could customize and tweak the iphone to exactly how I wanted it, but with android you're forced with the decisions the dev's decide upon with their own roms.

I'm not sure why you would say you can't customise an Android device - I used to do that in the early days of android but now I just use the standard layouts as they "just work".

I've never had an iPhone, so really don't see what the major differences are other than cost..?

I can take and make phone calls..
I can watch videos
I can surf the net
I can download files
I can video conference
I can do OBD testing of my car via BT
...etc., etc..what am I missing out on with an Android device?

Verizon is typically more expensive. I pay just under $45 (including taxes and discount) for my share of the family share plan on Verizon which includes unlimited unthrottled 4glte. I have limited minutes, but never come close to it, and use Google voice for texts.

Quote from gtd2000 : You do get used to it - mine appears to run out of power faster than the one I bought for my GF. I have a charger in the office at my desk, one in the car and one at home, so I'm seldom without charging options. It might simply be that my battery is at the bottom end of the scale compared to others. I suppose it's not that big a deal to buy a spare battery or two on eBay if you are out and about for the whole day. My GF is saving about $35 per month since getting this phone and using Straighttalk Unlimited compared to her "limited" plan with Verizion and a "free" phone. Compared to my old Samsung Galaxy Apollo - battery life is horrendous - it only needed charging up once per day (at night) and was used most of the day. Looking at the battery use on the Pantech today here is the breakdown of power use: Bluetooth = 23% Cell Standby = 23% Phone Idle = 22% Maps = 10% Gallery 6% Camera 6% Etc.. I've not actually used it, apart from going to the settings so far