Philips EXP201P eXpanium Portable CD Player with MP3-CD Playback and 45-Second Antiskip

Philips EXP201P eXpanium Portable CD Player with MP3-CD Playback and 45-Second Antiskip
Manufacturer: Philips
Product Type: CE

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Product Description
The new improved eXpanium EXP201 has a smaller size, new design, and a bigger display to make portable MP3 playback even better than before. You will be able to read your MP3 tracks on the larger display as you play CDs that can hold over 10 hours of music.

Average customer rating: 3.5

Great phone, horrible Verizon software
Not a great phone made unusable by Verizon OS
Looks can be deceiving with this phone...
Good phone
Sleek phone design but HORRIBLE battery life and unfriendly menus

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Motorola KRZR K1m Phone (Verizon Wireless)

Manufacturer: Verizon Wireless
Product Group: Wireless
Binding: Wireless Phone
ASIN: B000JL35SO
2006-10-10

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Amazon.com Product Description

Following in the footsteps of the revolutionary RAZR phone, the new ultra-sleek KRZR K1m introduces a new standard of stunning style and innovation. Sharp and sophisticated with a luxurious finish and detailed craftsmanship, the KRZR K1m is the definitive handset for those who have an appreciation for cutting edge designs. In addition to great design, you get Bluetooth wireless technology, an integrated music player, a 1.3 megapixel camera, and support for MPEG4 video capture and playback. Verizon customers, your new phone has arrived.

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Reflecting the design language of the super-slim RAZR line of handsets, the KRZR K1m exudes pure luxury with clean lines, precision detailing and premium materials shrouded within a distinctive metallic gloss front finish. A 1.9-inch color screen on the inside of the flip brings images and videos to life, while a small supplementary color display on the outside cover keeps tabs on your incoming call information and more. The 1.3 megapixel camera is housed above this display. Below the display, you'll find unique touch-sensitive music controls. The KRZR K1m features an internal antenna, so there's nothing to snag or break off, and a MicroSD slot adds ample storage space to store content. A mini USB port is provided for data synchronization.

Calling Features
From L.A. to Lisbon, the KRZR K1m connects you effortlessly with friends, family, and your favorite content. The phone supports voice activated dialing, as well as Bluetooth wireless headsets, so you can cut the wires and talk hands-free. Polyphonic ringtones are supported, and there's a speakerphone for those times when you want to talk while doing other things. Picture and ringer IDs allow you to set photos and ringtones to identify incoming callers.

Messaging, Internet and Tools
The KRZR K1m supports all the messaging tools you need, such as MMS, SMS, EMS, and IM messaging capabilities. With support for the EV-DO high-speed data standard, the KRZR K1m is fully compatible with Verizon's V Cast service. With V Cast, you can download and stream high-quality video. Need news and weather? Get the latest Accuweather forecast delivered right to your handset, or stream CNN news headlines. ESPN sports updates, entertainment news from E!, and even Sesame Street content for the kids, are all available. V Cast also serves as a portal for enhanced 3D games, allowing you to have more fun with a new breed of realistic titles.

Verizon's music service is another EV-DO-powered service that makes the KRZR K1m all the more desirable. With V Cast Music, your phone is a music player, letting you jam out wherever you are. It's also a music store, and you can download songs instantly to your phone wirelessly. Save your songs to a memory card with a capacity that's right for you. You can even pause to take a call without missing a beat.

The KRZR K1m ships with a number of handy tools including an alarm clock, a calculator, a calendar, and a voice recorder. It supports the Sync ML data synchronization standard over Bluetooth or USB.

Imaging and Entertainment
Fusing superior form with rich functionality, the KRZR K1m houses a host of premium multimedia features. The ultimate all-in one device for extraordinary imaging, the phone lets you capture your latest jaunt to Cape Town via the 1.3 megapixel camera, or via video capture and playback capabilities. And don't forget that with a removable MicroSD card slot, there's always room for all your favorite music files. The phone supports playback of music in AAC, MP3, and AAC+ format.

Vital Statistics
The Motorola KRZR K1m measures 4 x 1.7 x .6 inches and weighs 3.6 ounces. It operates on the CDMA 850/1900 frequencies. Battery life is rated at 4.17 hours of digital talk time and 440 hours of standby time. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews:

Great phone, horrible Verizon software.......2007-06-03

Phone looks and feels great. I get excellent battery life. The only issue is the lousy Verizon software. Buy this same phone from T-Mobile, Sprint, or Cingular.

Not a great phone made unusable by Verizon OS.......2007-05-30

!!!THIS REVIEW ONLY APPLIES TO THE VERIZON WIRELESS MODELS!!!

As a former owner of this phone, and several others, I know that this phone is terrible! In fact, all Verizon Wireless Phones today are terrible; and I am waiting for my contract to run out to switch. I am currently using an old used phone I bought off E-bay to hold me over.

1. This phone is very fragile; my old phones I could accidentally drop many times before they became un-usable; this one fell once (from no more than 3 feet) and that "beautiful" face was cracked from side to side; thank god I had insurance.
2. All Verizon Wireless phones have the same operating system/interface now that is terrible! You can barely customize anything; some of the worst things:
a. You can only customize one or two of the 4 shortcut keys on the front page; the other two are "locked" by Verizon to use features that cost money!
b. The two soft keys on the front page are not customizable anymore
c. There are only 3 or 4 alarm clocks and none are rename able (for reminders)
d. Using the calendar; if you need to reschedule an appointment for the next day you'll have to create a whole new event and delete the old one as you cannot just roll over the date of the current day to tomorrow.
e. For text entry the iTap (predictive text) is not the default and most importantly cannot be made the default. This means, that if you need to type out a text message or a calendar appointment you'll have to switch each time to the iTap entry mode.
f. You cannot change the color of menus; you're stuck with the ugly red and black theme everywhere
g. Basically, if you are used to and like the Motorola OS/Interface you're SOL. This Verizon OS really is just a small step above those phones with 3 or 4 buttons that your grandpa or child would use in emergencies; it is dumbed down and handcuffs you. On purpose I'm sure; read about the class action lawsuit regarding the Motorola v710 (a phone that I also owned and was very familiar with); this Verizon OS makes that v710 seem look like a super computer.
3. I went through 4 phones before I went to an old one. Every single one would work for a few days and then the ringer would not ring or the earpiece volume would drop to near in-audible. I suspect this is thanks to the shabby Verizon Wireless OS/Interface

About the only thing this phone is good for is for teenagers (and those who refuse to grow up) who waste their time and money using this phone as a crappy MP3 and video player or poor quality camera. Oh and I believe even the typical Motorola options for the camera are crippled by the Verizon OS; oh and did I mention that if you DID want to use this phone as a crappy MP3 player you'd have to plug in an earphone adapter that takes up the phone charging port? I wonder how many songs you can crank out of it before your phone needs charging; especially if you use Bluetooth like I do.

This phone and every other Verizon Wireless Phone (with the exception of Smart Phones) are worthless! They are crippled by the Verizon Wireless OS and I do not recommend them to anyone. It is a shame because Verizon has very good coverage; at least in my area.

Looks can be deceiving with this phone..........2007-05-23

I got this phone...well actually two, one for me and one for my girlfriend, and BOTH experience the same problems; short battery life like everyone says, the phone freezes at random times FREQUENTLY especially when trying to send a message and then you got to take the battery out and turn it back on, frequently will say "failed delivery" while sending a text even when you have a good connection, it randomly shuts off every couple days. I took both phones in for repair and explained what was wrong with them and they still have the same problems.

Basically the only thing good is I've never had a dropped call yet, but a lot of times it's hard to place a call too even when you have the full 8 bars. So anyway, if I were you I'd get the LG Envy instead. I wish I did.

Good phone.......2007-05-22

This is a very good quality phone. I have had it for two months and have not had any problems. I live in a rural area and I could never get reception on my other phones but I get full reception on this one. The features are quite advanced and take some getting use to but are easy once you get use to them. The speaker on this phone is very good. The music plays very clearly. My only complaint is that this phone is advertised as a music phone but to play music you have to by a memory card and a music transfer cable. The memory card will set you back about $40 and the transfer cable with cd about $25. Once you get these you are good to go.

Sleek phone design but HORRIBLE battery life and unfriendly menus.......2007-04-27

The phone is very aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Looks sharp, fits nicely in my pocket. I really like the fact that, unlike my previous LG, if it is in your pocket and the buttons get pressed by keys or anything else in your pocket, it won't change volume settings, take random blank pictures, etc. The buttons don't do anything when the phone is closed. That was one of my biggest pet peeves with my previous LG flip phone.

This phone is very comfortable to hold, call quality is great, and the volume is actually pretty loud. Speaker phone works fantastically also. I love the bright, crisp LCD screen. VCast video looks awesome on the small screen.

People gripe about the fingerprints and smudges that easily show up all over the mirrored finish, but that is to be expected. People get this phone because of the unique mirrored finish. If fingerprints that wipe off easily bother you, move along and get something else.

Now for the CONS, which I have a few to gripe about.

1) The battery life is horrible. I don't know what all these people are talking about with long battery life. My wife and I both just got these phones about a month ago, and we're both charging just about every day. I hardly even use my phone, so I don't understand what is draining the battery excessively. If I go more than 2 days without charging, it's dead.

2) The menus are not well organized. This is more Verizon's fault than Motorola, but it is extremely frustrating. There are no shortcut buttons. On my LG, I would simply hit Menu, 3, and then 7 to get to the calculator. Or Menu, 3, 2 for alarm clock. This phone has no hot key availability to quickly navigate through the menu... so you have to hit menu, scroll over to settings and tools, scroll down to tools, and then scroll all the way down to calculator or alarm clock. It is really frustrating and time consuming.

3) It makes NO sense to me why Motorola would charge you an additional $30 for the software to connect your phone to your PC. You need to buy a special USB cable, not just a standard USB A to B cable, and special software to be able to use 3/4 of the applications this phone has available. Why put all of the bonus features on the phone that 99.9% of people aren't going to use because it's not worth forking out the additional $30.00? It's absurd and this material should be included with the phone. It's akin to buying a digital camera and then having to purchase drivers, software and a cord separately to be able to connect it to your computer. Or buying an iPod and having to pay for the software and cord separately.

4) The camera quality is relatively poor.

All in all, I like the phone for it's aesthetics and call quality, but hate the battery life and everything about the bonus features. Either I can't use them because I can't connect to my PC, or they are a pain to get to due to lack of shortcuts.

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