Audiovox CDM 9500 Cell Phone
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- Performance: Dual Band
- Design: Mobile
- Style: Clamshell
- Network Type: CDMA 1900 AMPS
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Nicely done, just a few complaints
Pros
Big bright screen, solid construction, easy buttons, intuitive operation
Cons
no side buttons, a little thick
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
A phone worth committing to because it performs today's best technology excellently, and will serve you well until major advancements arrive and prove themselves.
You are reading the words of someone who has had virtually every new wireless device that's come down the pike, so believe me, I know what's out there----and I feel comfortable saying that this phone is the foundation, a solid beachhead for the next generation.
I mean that it's not just another attempt, or a half-baked effort to make a little progress. This phone represents a commitment to be the best at this important time in cell phone technology---right before true and complete smart phones are here for real.
I had the Kycera 7135, and finally gave up on it (read my epinion review) when Kyocera demanded I give them $700 UP FRONT before they would provide warranty service. That phone was the leading edge of smartphone techology, and it is a dismal failure.
So, you go one step back and you find the best phone at the end of the NON-SMARTPHONE GENERATION, and this is the phone I belive in. It is not an organizer and does not have a Palm OS. What it has is:
-an amazing big colorful screen
-a finally designed case that opens and closes like an expensive car door
-solid, tactile buttons
-back lighting on every key that matters
-easy and fast access to the web
-vivid intuitive operating system making very good use of soft keys
-decent battery life, excellent considering the bright, big screen
-very well thought out navigation, with great buttons that give you instant control over ring/vibrate, voice mail, speaker phone and voice-command.
There are two negatives.
First, there are no side controls, which is really a big flaw because you cannot control anything related to a call in progress without taking the phone away from your ear . For example, you can't control the headset volume while you are talking or listening. I'm always amazed that these engineers always have one fatal flaw that you would think had been instantly recognized by them or anyone who tested the phone.
Second, the phone is a bit thick, not so much that you'd avoid it, but 1/4-3/8 inch shaved off would have made it perfect.
The actual size of the phone is wonderful---not a little bitty thing like the Motorola 60 series, but a serious device that looks and feels like it belongs in the hands of a professional.
Battery life, complained about by other reviewers, is no problem. I use the phone extensively, over 1000 minutes a month, and have never run out of juice during a day. And you can always carry an extra battery, although you can't charge it outside of the phone, another silly oversight.
Voice activated dialing is pefect, easy to program, although you do have to input the voice, then go find the name to attach it to, an extra step you wouldn't think is necesary, but no big deal.
Speaker phone is fine for office-type environments where you can hear easily.
The antenna is great because the stub is totally solid, unlike the Motorolas, which constantly break off. You can extend the 9500 antenna and it is well-sprung and secure, but I've never noticed a difference, so I don't ever extend it.
I think this is a professional device which is the best of its breed. I'm sure I'll replace it within 6 months as the new Nokias and Sony Erricson's start arriving, but especially for those who buy something because it works well and they keep it a long time, this is the phone worth committing to.
I mean that it's not just another attempt, or a half-baked effort to make a little progress. This phone represents a commitment to be the best at this important time in cell phone technology---right before true and complete smart phones are here for real.
I had the Kycera 7135, and finally gave up on it (read my epinion review) when Kyocera demanded I give them $700 UP FRONT before they would provide warranty service. That phone was the leading edge of smartphone techology, and it is a dismal failure.
So, you go one step back and you find the best phone at the end of the NON-SMARTPHONE GENERATION, and this is the phone I belive in. It is not an organizer and does not have a Palm OS. What it has is:
-an amazing big colorful screen
-a finally designed case that opens and closes like an expensive car door
-solid, tactile buttons
-back lighting on every key that matters
-easy and fast access to the web
-vivid intuitive operating system making very good use of soft keys
-decent battery life, excellent considering the bright, big screen
-very well thought out navigation, with great buttons that give you instant control over ring/vibrate, voice mail, speaker phone and voice-command.
There are two negatives.
First, there are no side controls, which is really a big flaw because you cannot control anything related to a call in progress without taking the phone away from your ear . For example, you can't control the headset volume while you are talking or listening. I'm always amazed that these engineers always have one fatal flaw that you would think had been instantly recognized by them or anyone who tested the phone.
Second, the phone is a bit thick, not so much that you'd avoid it, but 1/4-3/8 inch shaved off would have made it perfect.
The actual size of the phone is wonderful---not a little bitty thing like the Motorola 60 series, but a serious device that looks and feels like it belongs in the hands of a professional.
Battery life, complained about by other reviewers, is no problem. I use the phone extensively, over 1000 minutes a month, and have never run out of juice during a day. And you can always carry an extra battery, although you can't charge it outside of the phone, another silly oversight.
Voice activated dialing is pefect, easy to program, although you do have to input the voice, then go find the name to attach it to, an extra step you wouldn't think is necesary, but no big deal.
Speaker phone is fine for office-type environments where you can hear easily.
The antenna is great because the stub is totally solid, unlike the Motorolas, which constantly break off. You can extend the 9500 antenna and it is well-sprung and secure, but I've never noticed a difference, so I don't ever extend it.
I think this is a professional device which is the best of its breed. I'm sure I'll replace it within 6 months as the new Nokias and Sony Erricson's start arriving, but especially for those who buy something because it works well and they keep it a long time, this is the phone worth committing to.
