Everything you need, nothing you don't
Written: Aug 14 '01 (Updated Aug 14 '01)
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Pros: Small, light, looks good, great battery life, excellent sound and signal quality
Cons: Does not have voice dialing, as opposed to CDM9000
The Bottom Line: Great phone. No unnecessary options that do nothing but add to the cost of the phone, and all the functions that I actually use.
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| jarhead_0311's Full Review: Audiovox CDM9100 Cell Phone |
I had the Audiovox CDM9000 with Verizon for the past year, but unfortunately it got soaked in water and died a terrible death :( I really loved that phone, but since I had the option to upgrade my phone at the promotional price and since water damage to my phone was not covered by the warranty, I decided to try the CDM9100.
First thing to mention about CDM9100 is that all the accessories for it are totally different than CDM 9000, which means that if you are planning to upgrade, you will need new car adapter(if you use it), and you won't be able to reuse the battery from CDM9000, the new battery is completely different. The only accessory that I was able to reuse was the headset (still the 2.5mm jack)
LOOKS: The phone looks basically like the CDM9000, except it is silver in color, and you can change the faceplate to personalize it. Right now I was only able to find 5 basic colors for the faceplates, but I am sure that more will be available soon. It is also a bit smaller and lighter than CDM9000. The screen on CDM9100 is capable of more lines, and in my opinion is MUCH better than the one on CDM9000. The font is much cleaner, and there is support for up to seven lines of text. The phone is not as small as the clamshell-style phones like STARtec, but it is small and light enough that I almost forget that I am wearing it.
SIGNAL: Just as good as CDM9000(which was great)
ADDRESS BOOK: Capable of storing up to 99 numbers, which may be a problem for some, but it is plenty for me, especially since I can store both home and work numbers under the same memory address. There is also an option to store an e-mail address along with the 2 phone numbers. The address book supports the new T9 predictive input, which I personally find useless, but some people like it I guess. You can still search the address book alphabetically, or by keyword. Overall, very nicely done.
WEB ACCESS AND TEXT MESSAGING: Never use it, so don't have a clue.
BATTERY LIFE: Excellent with the standard 750 MAH battery, plus you can buy an extended 950 MAH battery to get even more time out of it, and it does not increase the size of the phone. I believe that the extended battery is third-party though, so it's at your own risk.
My only gripe is that they apparently got rid of voice dialing on CDM9100, which is a bummer (it is also possible that I am just too stupid to figure out where they hid it ;P) However, I never did get it to work on CDM9000 with the headset, so it's not that big a deal for me.
Overall, I think it is a great phone, it has all the options that I need, and none of the useless stuff like FM radio (Motorola v60c). I highly recommend it.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 99
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Location: Moorestown, NJ
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