Considerations When Purchasing a New Mobile Phone

Primary Problem with Sprint:

• Phone has signal yet caller is sent directly to voicemail. Phone does not indicate missed call. Call is routed via Sprint tower directly to voicemail even though your phone is on, has good signal, and the ringer volume is up. The call does not even reach your phone. This happens roughly one out of every nine calls. It is a glitch in the Sprint software, the programming used on the towers that routes calls to cell phones. Sprint does not acknowledge the issue and it does not seem to get addressed. It is a serious flaw in the Sprint technology. For this reason, Sprint cannot be recommended as a viable provider for business class use.

Look for these Features

section 1: necessary features

• No repeating low battery tone (annoying beeping that won't stop until phone is recharged)
• standard mini-USB connector for phone charger and/or data cable (no proprietary connectors)
• At least 4½ battery life for continuous call time and 7 hours stand-by
• Ability to backup contacts and upload photos to PC without additional monthly fees
  • USB to PC cable data cable
  • Software to connect phone to PC
  • Phone appears as drive letter
• Micro-SD card slot
• standard 3/32″ (2.5 mm) mono (TS) phono jack for headphones / headset
• Slim ergonomic design (no fat phones)
• Network options a)provider only b)automatic c)roam only (force roaming)
• Block certain numbers. Block text.

section 2: optional enhanced features

• MP3 player
• Video player
• Internet browser can save pictures to phone memory
• Compatible with Google Maps & GMail

section 3: legacy features

• Analog roam / handles old analog networks

 

 

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