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Having traversed my way through myriad new phones only to find them all cheaply made, overpriced and having a lifespan of about 6 months, I decided to go "old school" and go back to the Treo I owned some 2 years ago. It is a solid device that can withstand the daily rigors of my travels. It syncs directly with my Windows PC (Outlook, Media, etc.), has Blue Tooth AND IR,and it offers a full sized SD card slot. And it just feels like a phone, not a toy. It uses the Windows Mobile OS, a touch/tap screen and at it's inception, was years ahead of the Mac alternative (iPods/iPhones). It resembles the Pocket PC's that I have used (and still do) and presents a familiar & easy to use interface. Battery life is excellent and changing batteries (I always travel with a spare) is effortless. Having this device may seem too old school for some- those slaves to the latest and "greatest", but if you are looking for a phone that is more like a very small laptop, I highly recommend this one. The only dislike that I can register is that it uses Internet Explorer for it's browser, which sometimes renders web pages full sized and therefore hard to read, but enough of the sites that I visit have Mobile or Phone rendered pages and this more than makes up for it.Read full review
First, I bought this phone for my father. He's 79, very hard on electronics and a smartphone is out of the question. This unit is a replacement for a similar one he went swimming with...which almost survived. It probably would have if he hadn't tried to dry it in an oven! For people who want a PHONE and just a phone, this unit is perfect. No camera, few features (which means uncomplicated and easy for a technophobe to use), decent sized screen and buttons, and tough as they come...which my dad needs. His last one held up for 4 years. No other phone has ever made it past 10 months with him, so I'm sticking with what works! PS. He loves the external caller ID display!
This is my 2nd sanyo pro 700 phone, unfortunately after 2years the screen started blinking out off and on, but I really liked the military ruggedness and I got a really good deal on a brand new one. I bought extended batteries and back covers this year for the pro 700 and my girlfriends pro 200 which she hasn't had any problems with. I don'n need a lot of features like the new phones, I will always own some type of military phone, even after these are gone. these phones run off the CDMA technology so they are better than IDEN which will eventually be faded out so I'm told. The reception is good and our new batteries can goe 9hrs staight talk time which is really important to me. If in 2 years this phone were still around and there were still fresh batteries for it I would definately buy 2 more of them.Read full review
This is my second copy. There is no camera, memory card, etc. -- it is a basic flip phone. I use it for voice and the occasional SMS (text) message. I've never used the mobile browser. I occasionally use the calendar, alarm or calculator functions. Pros: The first lasted through 7 years of abuse including innumerable drops and falls, extreme cold, high heat and even 2 trips through the washing machine. It was still working, even the original battery would still last 3-4 days, but the numbers were worn off the keypad and the rubber coating was in tatters. I replaced it because the mico-switch for the flip function was becoming intermittent. This is one very tough phone. It has a strong vibrate mode and the adjustable volume ringer can be cranked up to a surprisingly loud volume if desired. It is small enough to slip into any pocket but flips open to a comfortable size in use. The flip prevents pocket-dialing. The cons: Call quality is OK. Not as clear as a landline, but serviceable. The hands-free feature is marginal in a quiet environment and useless in a noisy one. It may drop calls in weak signal areas before many other, more modern phones. SMS text messages cannot be concatenated together. The GPS function does not work without a data plan, which would be a huge waste of money as this is a dumb phone. This phone does not use a sim card, so it is not portable between carriers. I looked at the various other phones available today and there is just nothing else that is this tough in this small a form-factor.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The phone feels fairly sturdy and possibly resistant to many environmental hazards (I really don't know, didn't come with a manual), but it looks and has the texture of rubber wrapped plastic leaning on the lightweight cheap end. It certainly lacks the sleek thin elements of a most contemporary flip phones and has a very plastic "this could be my four year old's play phone" button interface and screen size. Very much a basic phone with no bells and whistles like a camera or MP3, but it has some modest features like Bluetooth, Sprint's GPS Navigator and simple web access. All in all it's a cheap(price) phone that I suspect will take some abuse and still work for some time to come.
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