Sanyo 4500 Brings A New Meaning To Cell Phone!
Written: Mar 14 '01
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Pros: Speaker Phone, Tons of Gadgets
Cons: Price
The Bottom Line: The Sanyo 4500 crushes it's cell phone opponents with a variety of gadgets. The phone is a luxury among communication today.
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| marvienhill's Full Review: Sanyo SCP-4500 |
Do you have a cell phone? Well, I’m not sure about you (yeah you with the funny looking eyes), but almost everyone has a cell phone nowadays. You see people talking at work, on the bus, in school, around the house, and even while driving. I was at an intersection the other day and I watched for the secret little conversations. Out of ten cars, four people were chatting on cell phones. Now as cell phones become more and more popular certain problems arise. What is the best cell phone for my money? Should I be concerned with talking and driving at the same time? Will this phone even work where I live? These are just a few of the concerns I’m sure many people face when they begin to shop around for a new cell phone. In this review I will be reviewing one of my favorite phones, the Sanyo 4500.
This phone has been out for a few months now, and is becoming quite a popular one at that. Now I’m going to start off by telling you that the most common price for this phone is around $179. Yes, you can get phones for a penny, but if you’re looking for a real phone don’t waste the penny.
So, just how big of a phone are we talking about here? Well, you don’t have to worry about carrying those bricks around anymore. The Sanyo 4500 weighs only 4.9oz, and is around 5 by 1 inches. The phone is primarily light gray with a chrome ring around screen.
Digital/Analog Phone (Dual Band)
Battery Life: This Lithium Ion (vibrating) battery is truly one of the longest lasting batteries out there today. In your digital mode the phone can last up to 4 hours of talk and can last an amazing 12 days of standby time. In the analog mode the phone will hold up for 1.25 hours and 10 hours of standby time. Now, there are always special cases when it comes to battery life. You have to take care of the battery in order for it to perform properly. Leaving your phone in the car over night or during the day can kill the battery. The heat will prevent it from keeping a charge. You should also run the battery all the way down at least once a month to keep the battery in full performance.
Speaker Phone: One of the most amazing features on this cell phone is the built in speaker phone. This is a great feature considering all of the cell phone related accidents we hear about today. The speaker phone is even voice activated, so all you have to do is hit one button and say a name to dial. The speaker phone works like it does on your home phone system. You hit the button and start the conversation. I’m sure many of the upcoming cell phones will opt to have this feature.
Personal Info: This phone is full of space. It allows you to keep vital dates on it’s very on calendar, voice memo’s, and written text. If you need to leave yourself a memo either type the message in or record the message into the phone.
Voice Activated Dialing- Turn the phone on and say a phrase to call someone
Vibration/ Ringer Options- Allows you to have the option of a variety of tones or vibration. The vibration is great for school and meetings. The ringer options included incoming calls and messages. Let’s you select a different ring for messages and incoming calls.
VoiceMail- one touch and your messages are here
Games- Crab catch and slot machine
Phone Book- can store hundreds of numbers
Wireless Web- You don’t have to be near a computer to be surfing the web. Get your e-mail, look at the final scores, talk to some friends, and even check out the local forecast. Wireless Web does not include all websites.
Caller Id- Whenever you receive a call the number will appear before you. If you have the number stored in your phone book it will appear under that name.
Voice Memo- leave yourself a daily memo
Keyguard/Security- Put in a password to keep others from using your phone. You can also use the keyguard feature to keep your phone from calling by mistake (hitting the keys while the phone is in your pocket).
Power Save Mode- Keeps your phone from wasting away your battery.
Call Log- Helps you recall incoming, outgoing, and missed calls.
Area of Use: Now you’ll probably want to know if this phone can be used in your neighborhood. You can use the phone anywhere in the Sprint PCS calling area. The phone is a dual band phone, so you can pretty much use the phone anywhere. You should be aware that roaming charges will occur if you use your phone in the analog area. You should try to stay in Sprint’s digital calling area. The phone will allow you the choice of cutting off the analog mode, and at anytime turn it back on. This is what I usually do to avoid the large phone bills.
Accessories Available: Leather Case, Car Adapter, Data connector, Headset
Well, is there anything wrong with this phone? For many of you the price is certainly a problem, but if you are really thinking about purchasing the phone I’m sure the price will eventually drop. Some may be taken back by the silver look of the phone, but you can easily cover this up with the leather case available. I have seen a few of these phones with cracked faces which can point to weak casing or reckless owners. Other than this I am unaware of any major problems with the phone. I must say that I’m impressed by the quality and performance of the Sanyo 4500.
Marvien with an “E”
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Amount Paid (US$): 179
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