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 Kyocera Wildcard [special edition] is AMAZING! I highly recommend it! July 3, 2008
S. Thompson (St.Paul, MN)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I purchased the Kyocera Special Edition Wildcard, not the black one. the special edition is just white, and has a speaker design inside. it is the EXACT same thing as the black one, just a different color, and a different design. That being said, I'll get to the review...
I have owned several phones prior to buying this one. One Tracfone, One Virgin Mobile, and others. This one is undoubtedly the most expensive one I have every purchased, and the nicest. I was very cautious about buying it, but after reading all the reviews and doing a lot of research on it, I enventually settled into buying it. I was hoping it wouldn't be a mistake on my part, and luckily, it wasn't. The phone was $100, and expensive. But I am defenitly getting my money's worth out of it. Their is no activation fee, no daily service fee, and it offers two plans. Pay-as-you-go, and a monthly plan. A monthly plan works the same way, but you have to register with a credit card, and each month, it withdraws money from it for whatever plan you signed up with. The lowest monthly plan costs $15 and the highest costs $99, obviously varying hugely it what it offers. You can add unlimited texting for $10, and if you have the pay as you go, you can still get unlmited texting, but for $20. I have the pay-as-you go plan, since it varies in how many minutes I use each month, and its cheaper for me to use. For pay as you go, you simply add prepaid cards [virgin mobile calls them top-up cards] and that amount of money is added to your balance. With that money, you can pay for the unlimited texting, or buy games, ringtones, wallpapers, screensavers, or just use talking minutes. If you want a texting plan with your pay as you go, but not unlimited, they offer that too. they offer a $5.00 a month fee for 200 texts [which I have] or $2 a month for 30 texts, or $10 a month for 1000 texts. You can pay for this without a credit card, and can use top-up cards, which is extremely convenient. The plans can be a little confusing with everything they offer, but you get used to it quickly.
On virgin mobile's website, you can purchase games for $5.99, ringtones for $2.50, and wallpapers and screensavers for $1.99.
Now, for the Phone. The phone is pretty sturdy, although it seems kind of cheaply made. The inside of the phone, however, is very tough, and the buttons are wonderful. They're easy to push without being to hard on your fingers, and you aren't constantly bumping them accidentaly. The external keypad is pretty much the same, but a little flimsier. The toggle key is very useful, and the buttons are easy to push. It also offers a keyguard feature so it won't accidentaly call somebody while it is in your pocket. [Though I would consider buying a $10 case if you are going to spend $100 on the phone. You don't want to make a little mistake or drop it!]
The phone is extremely fast to navigate, and never freezes. The internet is very quick, reliable, and easy to use. TO use the internet does cost money though. You can check your account to see how much money you have for free, but other than that, you have to pay. It costs 15 cents a day if you use it only a little bit, or you can sign up for the $4.99 a month for unlimited internet access [i recommend that one- the 15 cent one lasts only a little bit each day, and will cut you off of the internet if you go over a time limit!]. I really love the internet on this phone. You can access your e-mail, myspace, facebook, or any website. You can also go on your Yahoo IM or AIM, but those are the only two IM's it offers. Sorry Google or Hotmail fans...
It doesn't come preloaded with any games, which kind of stinks. It comes with three demo games where you can play them for about 30 seconds, but then stops. They want you to buy them, so they give you a demo. THe games are really addicting though! And If i could recommend one thing about the games, do not buy ANY TV/MOVIE GAMES!! on virgin mobile's website, you can buy dozens of games. they offer tons of games that are based on TV shows too. Unforunately, I bought two of them! The TV games only have ONE game in them, and when you finish, thats it! either you're done, or you replay what you just did. For example, I bought the CSI game. Their is ONE case to work on, and it was awesome! So naturally, I played the entire game straight through, and then it was done! I was so dissapointed. It's like that for all the TV games, so its a waste of money.
The two screens on the wildcard are extremely bright, and crystal clear. They are very easy to read, clean, and see. When you open the phone, whatever you were doing on the external screen will automatically transfer to the inside screen, and visa-versa. so you never loose what you were doing!
The wildcard has tons and tons of features which I love. The camera is actually decent to be on a cell phone, and I really like it. It has a built in flashlight also, which is super bright! extremely convenient. The phonebook holds up to 500 contacts too. It has a calculator, tip calculator, stopwatch, alarm clock, timer, and tons more! The back of the phone has a rubber coating on it so its not as hard to scratch.
Overall, I 100% recommend the virgin mobile phone. I really like the phone, and it has been good to me! Its awesome, great for teens, and a really cool phone too!
ALSO... Virgin mobile has amazing customer service. Somebody taged this phone with "bad customer service"?? Virgin MObile has been rated "best prepaid cellular customer service" by JD power & Associates 2 years in a row--and I agree! they are extremely helpful, and email back within 4 days. [with other companies I've been with- thats fast!]. I really like them!
 Great Phone April 20, 2008
YB Normal08 (Florida)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have had the Wildcard for about a month and it's my 3rd VM phone and the best. The 1.3mp camera is a vast improvement over my previous Cyclops and takes nice pictures provided you are outside or in well-lit conditions. The battery life is ok, but you need to have a charger around and the battery box is no big deal as others have complained. I haven't had to open my battery box since I've owned it. The keyboard is nice for messaging and all the graphics are much improved over the Cyclops. Texting is limited to 160 characters but e-mailing I haven't had any restrictions yet. Messaging ease is this phone's forte' and call quality is great. It also has basic Bluetooth capabilities, so that's a plus. The only real complaints I have had is the keyboard creaks and groans when typing, tinny sounding speakerphone, the useless flash and the ringer is not very loud when the phone is closed. Other than those few gripes, it's an awesome and reliable prepaid messaging phone and I'm not going to return it.
 Has a lot of bugs and VM help is useless December 16, 2007
Brett
5 out of 14 found this review helpful
This phone has a nice set of features and an almost usable keyboard. Unfortunately, it is new, and it is possessed. Things you configure randomly unconfigure themselves or turn off or on. I attribute it to buggy firmware, but I cannot get any useful help from Virgin Mobile after literally hours of time on the phone and numerous emails. I will return it due to the poor customer support. The camera phone is decent, but the colors are off. In comparison to the other long review, this phone does occasionally lock up and also randomly drains the battery to zero in standby after a half-day.
Finally, beware if you are new to Virgin Mobile. The signal is terrible (and I do not live out in the boondocks--think top-ten largest cities in the US). I only tolerate the dismal service because it is cheap and this is more of an emergency-use phone. Unfortunately, the extra features of the WildCard do not make up for the bugs and frustration. Considering the equivalent monthly fee, don't expect any help from VM because for a few bucks a month, they don't care.
 get what you pay for August 12, 2008
A. Stephens (Boston, MA United States)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was paying upwards of 65 bucks a month for verizon and was terrified of breaking or losing my phone, because they're so expensive to replace(the last time I ran over it with my car, thank god I had the $5 per month insurance plan, but there was also a 50 dollar deductable. That adds up!)
To be honest, I hate phones of any type. I avoid them at all costs when it's not business hours, so for someone who has it attached to their ear 24 hours a day, this may not be for you.
I looked over phones and pricing plans, this is the phone I chose because I really wanted the full QWERTY keyboard. I got it in white from best buy on sale and they honored the price of $90 bucks I found on the virgin mobile site AND i got a free CD, all in all a super deal. Throwing in an extra 10 bucks got me a coverage plan with best buy if I break the phone(but doesnt cover water damage) or it malfuctions.
After using it for a month, this is what I've got to say.
Bad things:
1. Crappy battery. I don't talk on the phone more then 5 minutes a day if that, and it barely lasts a day or two without being charged. Thankfully, I'm around a plug.
2. Also, it seems to turn itself on and off a lot. You hear it in the middle of the night making little noises because of that.
3. not very good reception in houses
Good things:
1. very easy to use with keyboard
2. nice and loud with the volume up so you can hear it ring and vibrate
3. blue tooth enabled, works good with my GPS
4. has an alarm,scheduler,calculator, tip calculator,voice memo, stop watch and even a flash light! (in tools, you hit flash light and it puts your camera "flash" on)
All in all, I'd buy it again despite it's minor downfalls. It's a cheapy phone, so if I hurt it, its not 300 dollars to replace. I also love not being locked into a contract and paying about $30-$35 bucks a month vs. $65 for more then enough minutes for $25 a month(I think I have 200 daytime and 500 nights and weekends) and 1000 texts for $5 a month, with tax its about 32. Perfect!!!
Pretty useful January 24, 2008
Veronica
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Wildcard has many uses. The phone contains AIM, a camera, and e-mail. The camera's pictures do not come out too clear but is pretty good for a $100 phone. THe calls are always clear and i always get service.
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