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Good Phone
Pros
Speakerphone, lower price, voice dialing
Cons
Needs longer battery life
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Give this phone a try. The speakerphone and voice dialing are its best features.
I just want to start out saying that my decision to buy the 9155 was based upon some limiting factors. I wanted to get Verizon's America's Choice plan for its long distance coverage and I could only spend about $100. These are factors that you will have to deal with based upon your needs. Now that you know the conditions under which I made my choice I will go over some of the features.
My favorite feature on this phone is the speakerphone. I use it often with few problems. I can hear just fine and the other person can hear me well too, but you need to find a good location for it within the car so that it does not move around as you drive. You have to get creative with this and unfortunately Audiovox has not made any simple adapters for this purpose. I hope some day they will. The voice dialing is also very useful and I use it on a regular basis. The phone has never misunderstood me unlike my wife. Another problem I see with these two features is the effort it takes to activate them. I like to be able to simply operate the phone without looking at it and with little concentration. Both features operate with a single button push, but you need to know where they are. I wish that there was a little bump on the buttons so I could feel them like brail and know that I am hitting the correct button. I do not know how other phones perform these things so you might want to check it out. The menu system seems fine to me and I have learned to navigate without any problems. The sound quality is like that of a land-line when your signal strength is maxed out and starts to get tinny when it is not. The only real detractor is the battery life. I wish it was longer. I can get about 2-3 hours talk time. The standby time is only a couple of days. I normally turn off the phone whenever I am home or at work in order to prevent running down the battery. You have to keep in mind that this is somewhat expected because of the small size of the phone. I would just prefer a longer battery life.
I like this phone and I think you should give it a try. It may not be the ideal choice, but you always have to factor in your calling plan.
My favorite feature on this phone is the speakerphone. I use it often with few problems. I can hear just fine and the other person can hear me well too, but you need to find a good location for it within the car so that it does not move around as you drive. You have to get creative with this and unfortunately Audiovox has not made any simple adapters for this purpose. I hope some day they will. The voice dialing is also very useful and I use it on a regular basis. The phone has never misunderstood me unlike my wife. Another problem I see with these two features is the effort it takes to activate them. I like to be able to simply operate the phone without looking at it and with little concentration. Both features operate with a single button push, but you need to know where they are. I wish that there was a little bump on the buttons so I could feel them like brail and know that I am hitting the correct button. I do not know how other phones perform these things so you might want to check it out. The menu system seems fine to me and I have learned to navigate without any problems. The sound quality is like that of a land-line when your signal strength is maxed out and starts to get tinny when it is not. The only real detractor is the battery life. I wish it was longer. I can get about 2-3 hours talk time. The standby time is only a couple of days. I normally turn off the phone whenever I am home or at work in order to prevent running down the battery. You have to keep in mind that this is somewhat expected because of the small size of the phone. I would just prefer a longer battery life.
I like this phone and I think you should give it a try. It may not be the ideal choice, but you always have to factor in your calling plan.
