In spite of Sprint, I still like mine
Written: Feb 27 '03
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Pros: Excellent size, external LCD
Cons: Bad service history with Sprint
The Bottom Line: If you are going with sprint, stay away from this phone, but if you go with anyone else, this is a phone, perfect for anyone who doesn’t need many features.
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| lancekain's Full Review: LG Goldstar SP510/TP1100 Cell Phone |
When I first saw the Touch Point 1100 I thought to myself, that phone looks perfect. At 3.4" x 1.9" x 1.0", the phone combines the size and looks of a pager, but is a fully functional cell phone.
Features
Single band digital reception and built-in wireless web for text only. Vibration alert or one of 17 rings to select from. This phone was sold to me with the statement that it also has custom ring tone capability, but after 2 years, it still has three empty custom ring tone slots. The phone has a calculator, calendar, two totally horrible games, text messaging, power save mode, and caller ID. The two best features of this phone are the phone itself. The small size of this phone makes the best place for it in your pocket, making a belt clip actually more of a hindrance, and saving you money. Second is the exterior LCD. As this is a flip phone its main display is usually not visible while the phone is not in use, so the exterior display is the perfect solution. The exterior display displays the signal strength, battery power, signal mode, vibration on/off and caller ID or the date and time. The beauty of the date and time display is that the first three letters of the month are spelled out, rather than the number being displayed, as this could be confusing on days and months below the 12th. One last feature of this screen is that it scrolls your reminder text, so if you type in a calendar event and add an alarm to it you will be notified with a ring/vibration and the message you typed scrolling across the screen.
Accessories
First, the leather case. Because the phone is small enough to fit in your pocket, you don’t have to announce to the world that you have a cell phone by wearing it on your belt. The leather case actually makes the phone uglier and bulkier, so I opted to stay away from it. A big week point of this phone is the base charger. It is VERY difficult to slide the phone in and get it charging (it has to slide in "JUST RIGHT'. This problem can be eliminated by purchasing a travel charger, which slides into the bottom of the phone. I have had great success with my travel charger, until recently. After a year and a half it is starting to be difficult the get the flat plug into the slot, a minor inconvenience compared to the five minutes I used to spend cursing my base charger. I didn’t feel the need to buy the extended battery, because it is expensive and noticeably larger. After several days away from home, and without my charger, I decided to buy a Car Cigarette Lighter Adapter. The car charger is excellent, it fixes my phone every time that leaving it on the charger over night doesn’t. The Hands-Free Earpiece is actually quite nice with a very small microphone integrated onto the cord and a clip it to keep the wire from traveling too far from your shirt or mouth. Furthermore the connector is universal (looks like a headphone jack) so you can buy one for just about any phone.
My Ordeal with Sprint
First let me say that I don’t have a land phone, why should I, I am already paying $50 a month for one phone.
I bought my first TP 1100 from Radio Shack, it wouldn’t accept the programming, so Radio Shack gave me a new one. It worked great for 6 months, and then the phone started to drop calls all the time, so I took it to the Sprint store. They claimed there was a software problem that couldn’t be fixed, and that they would have to get me a reconditioned one. When it arrived I immediately activated it on to find that the microphone did not work! So I went back to sprint, and was promised a new Samsung. Big long story, I get another reconditioned TP1100. It works for two months and then has lots of software issues. I get another reconditioned TP 1100. It works for 4 months, then the alarm (for an event I had erased two months earlier) starts going off, no sooner do I shut it off does the alarm sound again. I lost every number and date in that phone. So I got another reconditioned phone, have had it for about 4 months now, and now have a backup cell phone, for the day in the near future when my current TP 1100 breaks.
To answer any questions, no I didn’t get my phone wet, use wireless web at all, connect it to anything, or even drop it. It is on 24/7 however, thus I miss some of the monthly sprint updates. The reason I got reconditioned phones is because Sprint won’t give me anything else.
Bottom line
My sister has the Verizon version of the TP1100, and has had no problems. The phone is really nice, despite my horrific ordeal with sprint. I say that if you are going with sprint, stay away from this phone, (actually just stay away from Sprint) but if you go with anyone else, this is a nice phone with limited options, perfect for anyone who just wants a phone and doesn’t need all the bells and whistles. I still like mine in spite of my many visits to Sprint to get a new one.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 139
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lancekain
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Location: Rosamond, CA
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