Word: verizons
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...first time, the phone might make the call. Now a new class of phones is speaker independent: anyone can say a name and, in theory, the phone will call. Sprint PCS sells three such phones--the Samsung A600 ($350), VGA1000 ($260) and new VI660 ($230). Verizon Wireless introduced similar voice recognition last fall in the Samsung i600 Smartphone ($500) and this week follows it up with the VX4500 from LG ($120). We programmed the four new models with identical phone books. The three Samsungs immediately displayed a knack for recognition. Hard consonants and names with several syllables seemed...
...handset maker. Most sounds cost between $1 and $2.50 each and are added to your monthly service bill. Search beyond the Top 10 lists, and you'll find lots of oldies but goodies like Marvin Gaye's Sexual Healing (on SprintPCS Vision phones), a selection of Bollywood hits (on Verizon's Get It Now service) and 100 college fight songs (on nokia.com and other sites...
...course, sometimes the best ring tone is no sound at all. That is why Modtones, which is available on several Verizon handsets, lets you download a silent ringer that you can then assign to certain incoming callers. You know--people like that ex-boyfriend who just won't stop calling. The caller will be none the wiser, and you can enjoy a bit more peace and quiet...
Sprint and Verizon have improved on Nextel's design in at least one way. Both separate push-to-talk contacts from regular phone-book entries. To start a chat on Nextel's service, you need to sort through your phone book until you find your push-to-talk buddy. With Sprint and Verizon, a tap of the side talk button brings up your push-to-talk buddies and groups...
Neither Sprint nor Verizon did anything to improve on the chirp itself. You'd think that in the age of the ring tone you could download a new chirp, anything from a cat's meow to a foghorn, but both carriers leave you with a single, annoying alert. Your only alternative is "privacy mode." Every phone tested could vibrate instead of chirp and route sound to your ear instead of a speaker...