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| Kyocera Wildcard Prepaid Phone (Virgin Mobile) | 
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| Brand: Kyocera
Category: Wireless
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $94.99
You Save: $5.00 (5%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 716
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: Wildcard
UPC: 836182001142
EAN: 0836182001142
ASIN: B000X9IG8Q
Release Date: October 15, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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 Kyocera Wildcard [special edition] is AMAZING! I highly recommend it! July 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased the Kyocera Special Edition Wildcard, not the black one. the special edition is just white, and has a speaker design inside. it is the EXACT same thing as the black one, just a different color, and a different design. That being said, I'll get to the review...
I have owned several phones prior to buying this one. One Tracfone, One Virgin Mobile, and others. This one is undoubtedly the most expensive one I have every purchased, and the nicest. I was very cautious about buying it, but after reading all the reviews and doing a lot of research on it, I enventually settled into buying it. I was hoping it wouldn't be a mistake on my part, and luckily, it wasn't. The phone was $100, and expensive. But I am defenitly getting my money's worth out of it. Their is no activation fee, no daily service fee, and it offers two plans. Pay-as-you-go, and a monthly plan. A monthly plan works the same way, but you have to register with a credit card, and each month, it withdraws money from it for whatever plan you signed up with. The lowest monthly plan costs $15 and the highest costs $99, obviously varying hugely it what it offers. You can add unlimited texting for $10, and if you have the pay as you go, you can still get unlmited texting, but for $20. I have the pay-as-you go plan, since it varies in how many minutes I use each month, and its cheaper for me to use. For pay as you go, you simply add prepaid cards [virgin mobile calls them top-up cards] and that amount of money is added to your balance. With that money, you can pay for the unlimited texting, or buy games, ringtones, wallpapers, screensavers, or just use talking minutes. If you want a texting plan with your pay as you go, but not unlimited, they offer that too. they offer a $5.00 a month fee for 200 texts [which I have] or $2 a month for 30 texts, or $10 a month for 1000 texts. You can pay for this without a credit card, and can use top-up cards, which is extremely convenient. The plans can be a little confusing with everything they offer, but you get used to it quickly.
On virgin mobile's website, you can purchase games for $5.99, ringtones for $2.50, and wallpapers and screensavers for $1.99.
Now, for the Phone. The phone is pretty sturdy, although it seems kind of cheaply made. The inside of the phone, however, is very tough, and the buttons are wonderful. They're easy to push without being to hard on your fingers, and you aren't constantly bumping them accidentaly. The external keypad is pretty much the same, but a little flimsier. The toggle key is very useful, and the buttons are easy to push. It also offers a keyguard feature so it won't accidentaly call somebody while it is in your pocket. [Though I would consider buying a $10 case if you are going to spend $100 on the phone. You don't want to make a little mistake or drop it!]
The phone is extremely fast to navigate, and never freezes. The internet is very quick, reliable, and easy to use. TO use the internet does cost money though. You can check your account to see how much money you have for free, but other than that, you have to pay. It costs 15 cents a day if you use it only a little bit, or you can sign up for the $4.99 a month for unlimited internet access [i recommend that one- the 15 cent one lasts only a little bit each day, and will cut you off of the internet if you go over a time limit!]. I really love the internet on this phone. You can access your e-mail, myspace, facebook, or any website. You can also go on your Yahoo IM or AIM, but those are the only two IM's it offers. Sorry Google or Hotmail fans...
It doesn't come preloaded with any games, which kind of stinks. It comes with three demo games where you can play them for about 30 seconds, but then stops. They want you to buy them, so they give you a demo. THe games are really addicting though! And If i could recommend one thing about the games, do not buy ANY TV/MOVIE GAMES!! on virgin mobile's website, you can buy dozens of games. they offer tons of games that are based on TV shows too. Unforunately, I bought two of them! The TV games only have ONE game in them, and when you finish, thats it! either you're done, or you replay what you just did. For example, I bought the CSI game. Their is ONE case to work on, and it was awesome! So naturally, I played the entire game straight through, and then it was done! I was so dissapointed. It's like that for all the TV games, so its a waste of money.
The two screens on the wildcard are extremely bright, and crystal clear. They are very easy to read, clean, and see. When you open the phone, whatever you were doing on the external screen will automatically transfer to the inside screen, and visa-versa. so you never loose what you were doing!
The wildcard has tons and tons of features which I love. The camera is actually decent to be on a cell phone, and I really like it. It has a built in flashlight also, which is super bright! extremely convenient. The phonebook holds up to 500 contacts too. It has a calculator, tip calculator, stopwatch, alarm clock, timer, and tons more! The back of the phone has a rubber coating on it so its not as hard to scratch.
Overall, I 100% recommend the virgin mobile phone. I really like the phone, and it has been good to me! Its awesome, great for teens, and a really cool phone too!
ALSO... Virgin mobile has amazing customer service. Somebody taged this phone with "bad customer service"?? Virgin MObile has been rated "best prepaid cellular customer service" by JD power & Associates 2 years in a row--and I agree! they are extremely helpful, and email back within 4 days. [with other companies I've been with- thats fast!]. I really like them!
The best phone i have had in a long time June 22, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
this is the best phone I have had and i have been with virgin mobile for the past 4 years.
 virgin mobile is awful-please choose t-mobile or metro pcs instead June 14, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
You can buy a Blackberry for the same price which would be a million times better. This phone has so many design faults and the camera is awful.
The main problem is is that Virgins billing practices are downright evil. Customer service is awful (if you ever figure out how to talk to a real person after dealing with the awful automated service.) Their goal seems to be to make you pay as much as possible by hiding the truth about what you are getting. Someone should shut these guys down.
Worst company Ive ever dealt with. Avoid at all cost.
T Mobile is a much better deal or Metro PCS.
If you don't belive me read other peoples reviews at:
http://www.rateitall.com/i-22118-virgin-mobile.aspx
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/cell_phones/virgin.html
 Decent May 18, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I haven't had this phone for 30 days, and it somehow already broke on one of the hinges. Keep in mind there's no warranty, so you can't just trade in for a new phone. Basically, I have to buy a new one all over again.
Okay, as far as it goes May 10, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was a T-mobile prepaid customer, but I wanted internet access (which T-Mobile prepaid doesn't really offer). I was looking at smartphones. A co-worker was selling his Kyocera Wildcard. I've had it for 2 momths now. It's okay, as far as it goes.
Pros:
*Mobile web access. The Sprint network is pretty good as far as data goes. Access is pretty cheap: $1 per day or $5.95 for 30 days or 5 mb. It's nice to type on a full-sized keyboard. Voice coverage can be spotty. I have service at home and at work, but not at my mother's house. She doesn't live in the sticks.
*Sound quality. I don't like Bluetooth headsets, so I haven't tried it.
I used a old-school headset (looks like a pair of headphones, plugs into the phone), and I can hear people fine. They can understand me.
*Minute plans. I'm not a heavy user, so the 200-minute minute pack works for me. I'm not paying an exorbitant amount for minutes, and they roll over. I'm not a huge tetxer, but they also have texting plans.
*Size. It's smaller than a Sidekick, Blackberry, or even an LG EnV.
Cons:
*Camera. I'm a shutterbug, and the camera is terrible. The worst part is that the photos it takes aren't big enough to fill the screen. I've sent picture messages taken with my other phone, and they fill the entire screen.
*Battery life. I have to charge this phone constantly.
*Ringtones. The phone comes with 4 ringtones, and 3 are rap. That's fine if you like rap. I don't. The phone contains sound effects, like for opening and closing the phone, but you can't assign them as ringtones. If you want a non-rap ringtone, you have to pay for one.
*Backgrounds and wallpaper. The ones included are awful. Guess what you have to do if you want a different one?
If all you want is a full-size keyboard and a decent amount of minutes for a good price, without a contract, this phone will work well for you. If you want something more, like a nice camera or something you can customize, you'd probably be happier with a Blackberry or and LG EnV.
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