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Kyocera Tempo-E2000
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Not at all a good phone...

Overall Rating:
1.8 out of 5
By: Mikey Berrios on Sunday, November 02, 2008
From: FT.Lauderdale, FL (United States)
Experience: 6 Months
Pros: Customizable backgrounds and banners.

Cons: Lag, Lag, and even more Lag...

Summary: I saw this phone on the Metro PCS site and I thought it was very nice so I recieved it as a birthday present. When I first got the phone, the lag wasn't bad. I called a representative and they said that the lag problem was memory issues, so I bought a MicroSD card. Memory must not have been the problem because as time went on the lag got worse and worse. I have now had the phone for 6 months and the lag is so bad that I write a text and 30 seconds later the letters begin to show up. I am very disappointed in this phone. For Christmas, I will be getting the Samsung Instinct which i know will be a better phone. I have a friend who has the Kyocera and their lag isn't as bad as mine, but still lags. Also know that this is my opinion of the phone. If your phone works properly then maybe it's just my phone. Thanks : )

Good for everything but a phone

Overall Rating:
3.2 out of 5
By: van smith on Thursday, October 02, 2008
From: portland, ME (United States)
Experience: 5 Days
Pros: Great camera for this level phone. contacts organized well.

Cons: No ability to personalize menus, etc.
if i close phone when using bluetooth or when i'm on speaker phone, it ends the call - i can't carry the phone around closed and still be using it on speaker or bluetooth

Summary: For the low cost of this phone, it provides great camera, and, if you're willing to shell out more money, you can play music. however, the features for the PHONE itself are lacking. i am going to return it because of the inability to close the phone when i'm using my bluetooth - i need to be able to stick the phone in my pocket and work and still talk. can't do that very well when the phone is open.
minor complaints: there are very few ringtones pre-programmed into the phone; the font for text messages is out-dated and ugly; i can't personalize the menu; i have to go through a couple steps to get to my text inbox. finally, the shape of the phone when it's open doesn't fit my face very well. just not all that user-friendly for the phone itself.

Don't Buy.....

Overall Rating:
1.5 out of 5
By: John laming on Friday, June 20, 2008
From: Sacramento, CA (United States)
Experience: 2 Months
Pros: Camera is nice. It gives nice clear pictures and includes flash (not a great flash but good enough)

Cons: just about everything else, made me get my ears checked (perfect hearing)

Summary: I've had this phone for a couple of months but if I had the money I would have swapped it after the first few days. The speakers are horrible, I keep the phone in my pocket and can never seem to hear it ring until the missed call beep sounds off. If you want to use the MP3 player don't expect to hear it, the speaker is not very loud for that either. it has a video camera but u can only record for 15 seconds. Battery life is awful. Reception is bad. The phone itself is ugly and the screen should be bigger.

Also, there's not very much u can customize on this phone (shortcuts, order of items, ect.)

this is melissa again

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: melissa melissa on Tuesday, February 19, 2008
From: sacramento, CA (United States)
Experience: 2 Weeks
Pros: has cute frames 10 to be exact when taking pictures. has flash. most phones dont have flash anymore. very clear camera. the phone looks so clean. nice buttons. mp3 player. easy to use. has a lot of info in the phone. has alarm clock, and a lot of extra features. has good battery life. i think i didnt charge my phone for 2 whole days and it was still on like it was close to dying by not yet. has i think one game i dont play it though. has speaker, blue tooth. everything looks nice it clear. not a

Cons: it wont let you put your music in the phones memory i think only in your memory card so you have to buy ringtones yourself. cant load our own music for ringtones. its kinda expensive but its worth every penny.

Summary: i love this phone. nevermind i figured it out as soon as you put your old memory card it just format your memory card. then now i drag everything into the memory card under the folder my music.

10 out of 16 people found this review helpful

I only had this phone a few days so far

Overall Rating:
4.2 out of 5
By: melissa melissa on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
From: sacramento, CA (United States)
Experience: 3 Days
Pros: Cute, square, good camera, with flash, lots of memory anf features, can edit photos, has cute frames,

Cons: Longest you can record video is only 15 seconds - not alot of ringtones

Summary: If someone can tell me how to use my mp3 player. Before when I had a razor all i did was drag the music in my memory card load it to my phone then listen to it. This phone wont let me open and view my meory card so its a little different. Can someone help?

9 out of 17 people found this review helpful

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