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Summary: Very pleased with this little rubberized phone
Review: v. rugged, replaced a V.66 (Tmobile) for Nextel with an i530 to beat the Tmobile dead zones in S. FL, the i530 works beautifully and is indeed pretty rugged. Also slightly larger size than the V.66 means I can actually use and dial with one hand - The rubberized patch you flip up to recharge is a bit awkward until you get the hang of it.
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Summary: The i530 is a feature packed powerhouse of a phone
Review: I recently upgraded from the 1000Plus to the new! 530 and I have to say it is one of the more well designed cell phones that I have owned to date. The menus are clear and surprisingly intuitive. If you do not want Ashcroft types tracking you GPS can be disabled for privacy. If you purchase one for your child or an elderly parent, you may want to leave the GPS feature enabled in the event of an emergency. It's light weight rugged yet stylish in a post-cyberpunk kind of way. Yeah I know it doesn't have a camera and no it doesn't have a color screen but you know what I can actually use my phone in places that others around me cannot. If you do buy it keep in mind that Nextel will stick you with another two-year contract commitment in order to get the reduced price. Bottom line the i530 is a feature packed powerhouse of a phone for the price.
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Summary: Great phone so far!
Review: So far this is a great phone. Feels very sturdy, and good thing too, I've already dropped it twice with no defects noted. A no frills phone, gets as good as or better reception than my AT+T GSM phone. Feels good in the hand and on the belt, and is not as thick as many other Nextel phones. Speakerphone works great, and the headset volume is plenty loud enough.On to the bad. The battery life is dismal. My battery is almost dead after 2 days use, with only 30 minutes of talk time. Why can't you make folders under your personal contacts. So you can keep personal and work related contacts seperate, and not have to scroll through a whole list to find one name? On a side note, if you order from Nextel, give them a call. I got my phone down to $75, free activation, a free car charger and a $75 rebate!
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Summary: Great Phone
Review: I have had this phone for a week and it's great, very durable and no fancy features I dont need. It is very easy to use, and gets great recption everywhere. Nextel is much better than any service I've ever had. I'm very pleased with everything.... battery life is slightly weak, but plug it in and your fine.. only problem I noticed was it doesnt have an alarm clock.
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Summary: Like a good sturdy woman!
Review: She may not win a beauty contest, but this phone seems indestructible. I actually had the i730 first, and got the i530 for my wife. However, the i730 ear speaker did not seem right, and after playing around with the i530 for the evening, I took the defective i730 back and exchange it for the i530. The Nextel people thought I was crazy, but I am happier with this one: no worries about scratching up this one. Just switched from Verizon, and we both notice the better clarity of calls...and my voice mail actually shows up seconds, not hours later.
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Summary: Impervious workhorse
Review: I bought the i530 for work in order to have cell and radio in one unit. The "Military" shock rating is absolutely no joke! Before I bought my belt clip, it fell out of my pocket on a job site and bounced down a flight of stairs. The little thing never even flinched and before I got down to the bottom of the stairs, I had a contractor trying to get me on Direct Connect!
I'm telling everyone about this one - thanks for a great discount on a great phone !
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Summary: OUTSTANDING PHONE
Review: Outstanding phone. Finally a phone without all the frilly features such as a camera or games. This phone is tough as it has been dropped many times, braved the tropic monsoon's and it refuses to quit. Wish it had an external display but then again that would probably hurt the phones tough integrity. Have tried just about every cell provider and Nextel is ahead of them all.
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Summary: Don't trust what Amazon says!
Review: In Amazon's review, they say it has an external LCD screen to see who's calling before you answer it. It DOESN'T! Be warned! Amazon refuses to fix the error as well!
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Summary: Impervious workhorse
Review: I bought the i530 for work in order to have cell and radio in one unit. The "Military" shock rating is absolutely no joke! Before I bought my belt clip, it fell out of my pocket on a job site and bounced down a flight of stairs. The little thing never even flinched and before I got down to the bottom of the stairs, I had a contractor trying to get me on Direct Connect!
I'm telling everyone about this one - thanks for a great discount on a great phone !
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Summary: Great phone
Review: This is a great phone i've had my phone for about a week and i've drop this phone so many times for the little bit of time i had it I would say i have dropped this phone atleast 5 times and once i dropped it on the side walk a hour later somebody called me and i didn't think it would work but it worked it's a great phone and it doesn't have extra things on it that you will not find yourself using
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