Panasonic Does It Again!
Written: Mar 23 '02 (Updated Mar 31 '02)
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Pros: Durability & small size
Cons: gets warm when using, no built in belt clip
The Bottom Line: This phone confirms, once again, why I love Panasonic so much. As I said in a review on my cordless phone, they are great!
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| Chip89's Full Review: Panasonic DuraMax EB-TX220 |
**Don't try this at home!**
While I was at work recently, I was throwing some trash into the huge compactor we have. After about 10 minutes, I realized that my cell phone was missing. As I looked all over the store for it, I figured that the only possible place it could be was in the compactor.
I was concerned because I knew that not only would I have to climb into the compactor & pry around inside it, but that the chances were very good that the phone was ruined.
Knowing the compactor had been run 4-5 times since I had used it didn't help these thoughts. At the time, it was compacting at a rate of about 1000psi.
I opened the gate and climbed inside. Using a claw hammer, I began ripping into the mangled mess inside. After about 10 minutes of digging through it, I saw my phone laying by my feet.
As I picked it up, I couldn't believe what I saw...a cell phone that was in perfect condition. Although it was a bit dirty, nothing was wrong with it. To say I was amazed is an understatement.
After cleaning it off, I made a call & found that it was working just fine. How it survived is beyond me.
Another testament to it's durability is the fact that as of this writing, I've put 846 hours on it (that's hours, not minutes) & it's still going strong.
The features of the phone are easy to navigate through and the address book gives you the ability to store a persons first & last name, up to 4 phone numbers, e-mail address & a distinctive ring for each entry.
Depending on the service you have, you can send & receive test messages on the phone as well.
Even though you can't download additional tones from the Internet, the phone does has 20 different ring tones you can select from & you can adjust the volume of them or turn them off and just use the vibrate mode. This is great for when I'm at work or in a meeting & don't want everyone hearing that I have a call coming in.
It also has caller ID to see who is calling before you answer it or you don't have the phone with you & miss a call. It stores the last 10 incoming and missed calls, as well as the last 10 you've made.
You can select a different tone to let you know when you have a voice mail message or a text message too.
The clarity on this little gem has been great. The only time I've encountered any problems with it has been because of the service, not the phone itself.
I love the rubberized coating that Panasonic put on the phone. I've seen people drop other phones and have the case break, not the DuraMax. This is like the Timex of cell phones.."it takes a licking and keeps on ticking"
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 99.00
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Chip89
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Member: Chip K
Location: Southern California
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