Sanyo 9000 initial hands on, questions, comments, reviews, ect.

[tbakergobuck]

I just got the phone today but if anyone has any questions feel free to ask away. :)

I like color on the sides of the 9000 but they don't come off. I like the feel of the bottom of the flip better than the 5600. The phone feels solid but kinda top heavy. With each new high end Sanyo model they keep improving on the earpiece sound quality. Speakerphone and AAC ringres sound great and can be very loud. When the flip is closed you can push the camera button on the side of the phone when the key guard is off and and launch the camera, camcorder or voice recorder. There are 4 different vibrate patterns that can be set to pretty much anything. Hopefully someone else that I know gets a 9000 so I can try out the voice sms. The low light pictures are improved but still not the greatest. The QVGA is really nice and I'm impressed with EV-DO speeds. Most of the time it loads the page almost instantly.

[tj2nis]

is it smaller than the 5600?

[tbakergobuck]

is it smaller than the 5600?

I think the 9000 is a little smaller in length compared to the 5600. The 9000 seems to fit better than what my 5600 did in a pouch that I have. I just sold my 5600 the other day so I can't compare them.

[NikkiRox1]

I just got the phone today but if anyone has any questions feel free to ask away. :)

I like color on the sides of the 9000 but they don't come off. I like the feel of the bottom of the flip better than the 5600. The phone feels solid but kinda top heavy. With each new high end Sanyo model they keep improving on the earpiece sound quality. Speakerphone and AAC ringres sound great and can be very loud. When the flip is closed you can push the camera button on the side of the phone when the key guard is off and and launch the camera, camcorder or voice recorder. There are 4 different vibrate patterns that can be set to pretty much anything. Hopefully someone else that I know gets a 9000 so I can try out the voice sms. The low light pictures are improved but still not the greatest. The QVGA is really nice and I'm impressed with EV-DO speeds. Most of the time it loads the page almost instantly.

Are you saying that this new voice SMS will only work if you are sending it to another phone that has the same capability? I thought the Voice SMS was just using your voice to send an SMS message to another SMS capable phone irregardless if the phone has voice SMS? Please tell me that is not what you are saying?

[SL-10]

is it smaller than the 5600?
To me they are about the same size vertical and horizontally speaking. The thickness of the 9000 is a hair thinner than the 5600 tho. And the 5600 battery fits the 9000 perfectly.

[tj2nis]

im also curious about nikki's question

[SL-10]

Okay, here are my thoughts on the 9000. The graphic menu UI is bland at best the icons are semi-animated and lack color unlike what the 5600 has on its graphic UI. There are 3 background colors titan silver, marine blue, high contrast, no orange like the 5600. EVDO is like crazy fast on the phone. I tried the music store app that is built into the phone which gives you 5 free downloads (when you subscribe of course) to a Mini-SD this works great. The tower (signal) icon list like 10 bars, overkill here I think. Ready link is the same as the 5600 not much difference in performance with both phones. You can force digital roaming (Roaming Only option) on the 9000 and it doesn't have analog. I downloaded Opera Mini onto the 9000 and Jesus H. Christ was it fast in page loads. WOW! The 9000 does have a night/dark mode for night pics it works okay better than the 5600 for sure. The download memory is about 15 meg. The cache or heap memory is 4 meg. There are actual looking folder icons in the SMS section...

[Sanyo77]

Played with the voice SMS on the a840 in our store the other day. I sent it to my 5600 and at first nothing happened. Then THE NEXT DAY, I got my test message as a message to call a california number to listen to it. Maybe it is better from one Voice SMS phone to another...But otherwise it sucks.

[SL-10]

im also curious about nikki's question
Voice SMS is basically a voice recording sent to other phones that have the Voice SMS client also. If a voice SMS is sent to a non Voice SMS phone then a prompt gives you an 800 number to call to hear the recording.

[SL-10]

Played with the voice SMS on the a840 in our store the other day. I sent it to my 5600 and at first nothing happened. Then THE NEXT DAY, I got my test message as a message to call a california number to listen to it. Maybe it is better from one Voice SMS phone to another...But otherwise it sucks.
I agree... I mean this is how RL works to a point.

[tbakergobuck]

The tower (signal) icon list like 10 bars, overkill here I think.

I'm not sure what you mean but if it's just the signal meter bars I haven't seen anymore than 5 at one time on mine. It's usally flucuates to 1 to 3 on mine. I have a good signal where I live. Do you hear any noise when you open shut you phone? I hear a noise when I wiggle the flip. :irked: It's not a big deal just wish Sanyo would do a better job with there flips.

[tj2nis]

damn, i thought voice sms let me talk to the phone and it sent the txt from my voice...does the samsung do that?

[amishpatel]

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yea the samsung mm A800 does that... kinda like voice reconiziton you speak it and it types it for you

[Carterism]

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yea the samsung mm A800 does that... kinda like voice reconiziton you speak it and it types it for you

I've tried it on the 800 and it's REALLY SLOW..............

you............have..............to............... speak..................slowly

[SL-10]

I'm not sure what you mean... Do you hear any noise when you open shut you phone? I hear a noise when I wiggle the flip. :irked: It's not a big deal just wish Sanyo would do a better job with there flips.
In other words the signal strength indicator spreads half way across the screen like 10 bars wide to the EVDO indicator. No hinge issues that I have noticed. Mine is solid and no creaking whatsoever.

[tj2nis]

I've tried it on the 800 and it's REALLY SLOW..............

you............have..............to............... speak..................slowly

the 940 is supposed to have that too right? if so maybe they tweaked it to be lil quicker...i want the 9000, but i thought it had that technology too

[jockinmystyLez]

aw that voice sms sounds crappy...i thought it would type out the words you are saying...whats the animal on the "my buddy"?

[SL-10]

the 940 is supposed to have that too right? if so maybe they tweaked it to be lil quicker...i want the 9000, but i thought it had that technology too
The 9000 doesn't have "Speech to Text" feature only Samsungs have this feature.

[SL-10]

aw that voice sms sounds crappy...i thought it would type out the words you are saying...whats the animal on the "my buddy"?
It has the 5600's "My Buddy" rat.

[e-dub]

what comes in the box? is there a no guidance mode like on the 4050 (where there aren't labels for the soft keys on the screen)? does it come with an sd card? and what are premium messages?

eric b

[SL-10]

Btw, I had to do an AAP to my account to activate the 9000 cuz there was no way to activate an EVDO phone on a grandfathered vision code. When the store rep tried to ESN swap my primary line to the 9000 RMS errored out. Come to find out my codes on my account wouldn't allow the 9000 to activate, cuz of the EVDO part of the phone. So, I will be returning the 9000 within the 14 day period. I ain't changing my plan. Also there WILL NOT be any grandfathered EVDO on older vision plans. So says Sprint.

[franky1012]

Gives us more detail! What color is the phone? What color are the buttons when they light up. Is it loud when it plays ringers. Record a video showing the phone please and post ASAP! Oh yeah I just saw some 9000 on ebay and there is a blue colored 9000. Here the link http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Sanyo-MM9000-MM-9000-9000-EVDO-like-5600-8300-7500_W0QQitemZ5823843770QQcategoryZ64355QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[r0fl]

blue??? um are you sure you aint counting the blue plastic wrapper thats on the phone??

[StarFury1]

Oh yeah I just saw some 9000 on ebay and there is a blue colored 9000. Here the link http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Sanyo-MM9000-MM-9000-9000-EVDO-like-5600-8300-7500_W0QQitemZ5823843770QQcategoryZ64355QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


A buy it now price of 550? damn 200 dollars more than its real price, are there really stupid people that pay that price?

[SL-10]

Gives us more detail! What color is the phone? What color are the buttons when they light up. Is it loud when it plays ringers. Record a video showing the phone please and post ASAP! Oh yeah I just saw some 9000 on ebay and there is a blue colored 9000. Here the link http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Sanyo-MM9000-MM-9000-9000-EVDO-like-5600-8300-7500_W0QQitemZ5823843770QQcategoryZ64355QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
A1: The color of the phone is like a silver gray with kinda like a soft black on the front sides. A:2 Keys lite up blue but seem dimmer than the 5600's keypad. IMO. A3: Same as the 5600 in the loudness dept. Other details are it has the newest T9 software and it can be customized thru the menu interface.

[SL-10]

blue??? um are you sure you aint counting the blue plastic wrapper thats on the phone??
My thought exactly. lol.

[SL-10]

what comes in the box? is there a no guidance mode like on the 4050 (where there aren't labels for the soft keys on the screen)? does it come with an sd card? and what are premium messages?

eric b
I have no idea what preumium messages are yet. Contents in the box are the same as the 5600: 16 meg Mini-SD, phone, battery, stereo headset, USB cable, etc.

[tbakergobuck]

I think the 9000 will be a great phone. It probally will be the best phone for surfing the web for some time depending on how the Samsung 900 does. I played with the 940 yesterday and the design is way cool. :lol: I'm going back to the Sprint store today to play with the 940. I really don't want to give up a QVGA for a cool design but I might just for something different since I had a 5600.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/9000frontlicense1.jpg


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/sugeneral1.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/9000menu1.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/9000boat1.jpg

[jimmy82]

When the store rep tried to ESN swap my primary line to the 9000 RMS errored out. Come to find out my codes on my account wouldn't allow the 9000 to activate, cuz of the EVDO part of the phone.

Maybe that's why the sales rep took about an hour to do my transaction still couldn't get it to work, so i just left. I still want the phone.

Did either one of you have trouble with ev-do. The sales guy told me i had to get power vision and leave it on my account or the phone would be locked if i cancel my vision and cs would not allow me to cancel vision either. Odd?

[jimmy82]

I think the 9000 will be a great phone. It probally will be the best phone for surfing the web for some time depending on how the Samsung 900 does. I played with the 940 yesterday and the design is way cool. :lol: I'm going back to the Sprint store today to play with the 940. I really don't want to give up a QVGA for a cool design but I might just for something different since I had a 5600.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/9000frontlicense1.jpg


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/sugeneral1.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/9000menu1.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/9000boat1.jpg

I say keep the phone. I played with both in the store and didn't like the a940 too much. I just hate it that you have to turn the screen around everytime you use the camera. Kind of annoying sometimes if you ask me. Also, if you can live without bluetooth, this phone is worth getting over the a940. How is the speaker? It sounded to me that the a940 was louder.

[skooter]

One question i have about EVDO on the phone is can you recieve a call while data is being transfered to the phone? Or will it role right to voicemail like regular vision does?

[tbakergobuck]

I should've put these pictures for the first post.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/9000h1.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/9000h2.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/9000b1.jpg

[tbakergobuck]

One question i have about EVDO on the phone is can you recieve a call while data is being transfered to the phone? Or will it role right to voicemail like regular vision does?

I called my phone 5-10 while the EV-DO symbol was active and no calls came through. 3 or 4 calls went through when the page wasn't loading but some didn't. I did receive a voicemail pretty quick I think when the page wasn't loading. I'm not sure why I didn't get the calls when EV-DO was active. Maybe EV-DO is not completely ready?

[cproaudio]

Is the speaker phone full or half duplex? also does it have DUN?

[SL-10]

Is the speaker phone full or half duplex? also does it have DUN?
Half duplex. And not sure about DUN, never tried it being I have a Sprint EVDO Data Card. It is suppose to have it and you have to get the $25 for 40 meg option to use the 9000 as a modem that much a store rep told me.

[SL-10]

I called my phone 5-10 while the EV-DO symbol was active and no calls came through. 3 or 4 calls went through when the page wasn't loading but some didn't. I did receive a voicemail pretty quick I think when the page wasn't loading. I'm not sure why I didn't get the calls when EV-DO was active. Maybe EV-DO is not completely ready?
EVDO is like vision and will forward the call when the data icon is in use. It is EVDO Rev A that would allow voice calls thru when data is active.

[Sprint4EverBaby]

im also curious about nikki's question

Yes, I though Voice SMS only works to other Voice SMS phones & to my knowledge there may be like only one or two other models. Again, to my understanding, it gets transmitted over the network to the other parties phone and stored in its memory. It almost seems sorta like voicemail but without the need to dial into voicemail to send it or call the party and they do not have to dial anything to retrieve it. Of course, I could be wrong so correct me if I am. lol

[chuquita]

how is the camera quality are the pictures brighter better ,do you think that between the 5600 and the 9000 are a lot of diference or almost the same besides the evdo

[tbakergobuck]

This is a picture of the 9000 service screen. 63.8dbm never changes, even when your on a call. Will reception be better with EV-DO or is the service screen just different?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/signal1.jpg

[Invader J]

"EVDO is like vision and will forward the call when the data icon is in use."

Whoa hold up, we had this massive thread months ago about whether or not when EV-DO is in use, calls would go through. IIRC, the consensus was that YES, the advantage to EV-DO was that calls would come THROUGH even when you had a data session going, but that you would NOT be able to use both VOICE and DATA simultaneously...

[G-Unit_4900]

can u post pix of the mp3 player.

[Msdav16]

Does the 9000 have drivers mode that allows the phone to speak to you or voice activated calling. I know the LG's have this function. This feature will either make or break my descion to purchase the phone.

[KAT]

Does this 9000 support the Flash GUI, like the a900 does?

[jschu22]

The 9000 does not support flash GUI, neither does the 940. I was always under the assumption that a call would NOT interrupt a data connection so this is no surprise to me.

Baker, what was the question you were asking me to answer?

[brazil5376]

awwwwwwww mannnnn

[PhoneJunkie]

Is there any improvement with the camcorder on the 9000 or is it about the same as the 5600, 7400? Also how many speed dial locations?

[tbakergobuck]

Is there any improvement with the camcorder on the 9000 or is it about the same as the 5600, 7400? Also how many speed dial locations?

Same 9 speed dials. :irked: I've only taken a few videos but there pretty good. Video has 7 different modes just like the camera which are: normal, beach/snow, scenery, soft focus, mirror image, night/dark. Video also has fun tools (color tone, fade shot).

video quality/length:

economy -30 sec
normal -20 sec
rich -15 sec
rich -120 min miniSd

[dmx434343]

does the phonebook hold more than 300 numbers? please god say yes

[VibrantRedGT]

My question is easy.

The same flat or barrel charger is the same as the other Sanyo phones? I ordered my 9000 last night and I got extra car and home chargers.

Also you mentioned having to change Vision plans due to EVDO. What's the minimum monthly charge for EVDO? I pay $5 a month for Vision right now.

[tbakergobuck]

does the phonebook hold more than 300 numbers? please god say yes

This is from the 9000 phone guide.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/500contacts.jpg

[tbakergobuck]

My question is easy.

The same flat or barrel charger is the same as the other Sanyo phones? I ordered my 9000 last night and I got extra car and home chargers.

Also you mentioned having to change Vision plans due to EVDO. What's the minimum monthly charge for EVDO? I pay $5 a month for Vision right now.

The 9000 comes with a travel charger which isan't the pin hole one connecter. I guess the pin hole connecter causes more problems. I like the pin hole one better because it's easier to use but I didn't know that it can cause a problem after some time. I'll still use the pin hole connecter in the care.

[skooter]

When playing songs in the media player with the flip closed can you change songs or pause/play with the side buttons?

[tbakergobuck]

I took videos of jim rome, college game day (sprint tv) and surfing sprintusers on ev-do with my digital camera but how can I post them?

[Jshaff15]

I get my 9000(s) on wensday...cant wait to get rid of my 5600

[Clash]

I took videos of jim rome, college game day (sprint tv) and surfing sprintusers on ev-do with my digital camera but how can I post them?

Hmm.. here are some FREE hosts...
http://www.putfile.com/ (Possibly my favorite hosting... a 10mb file limit per upload...)
http://www.jusspress.com/ - This one just mentions a limit of 2 minutes per video files and a max of 10 videos..
https://upload.video.google.com/ - Google's video thingy... goes through their approval process.

//Offtopic
I get my 9000(s) on wensday...cant wait to get rid of my 5600
Haha! Wanna give it to me? I'll pay for the shipping! :D

[SL-10]

Just an FYI: I just returned my 9000 today. Nice phone for those folks that don't mind losing any grandfathered goodies. I, for one would love to get it again if and when Sprint changes there pricing policy in regards to EVDO add ons to existing plans that have vision core codes like my $85 plan has. Until then my 5600 will do.

[tbakergobuck]

I'm impressed with the quality of the video and how smooth it runs on ev-do but ev-do might be more $$ than I'm willing to pay.

videos of the Sanyo 9000

http://media.putfile.com/MOV0253225 kirk herbstriet
http://media.putfile.com/jim-rome15
http://media.putfile.com/sprintusers showing sprintusers on ev-do

[tbakergobuck]

Not sure if this has been answered but can you use a ev-do phone and just use the regular vison? Last night when I was surfing the web I noticed the 5600 web symbol on my 9000 not the ev-do symbol. It wasn't as fast as ev-do but still pretty fast.

[ssaifull]

played with the 9000 at the Sprint store today (Westland), was VERY impressed with the phone and especially Power Vision. And this is coming from someone who ditched the 5600 after only two months. Vision was extremely fast, Sprint TV Live was crisp and clear... Just wish Saginaw had EV-DO, I would definitely get this phone.

A940 was there but the battery was totally dead.

[Clash]

Wow! Sprint Users was pretty darn fast! I'm also fairly impressed with the frame rate... I can't wait until I check out one of these phones in person! :D

[james2K]

yep, the speed of power vision looks excellent. those clips look to play way smoother than on regular vision. who wants to buy my old phones?

[chuquita]

how much is it that they are charging to be able to download the music,wallpapers and be able to use the evdo on the phone how much are the packages that sprint have for the phone if anybody knows I'm talking about the packages that you need to get to be able to use certain features on the phone

[He Love Me]

I'm impressed with the quality of the video and how smooth it runs on ev-do but ev-do might be more $$ than I'm willing to pay.

videos of the Sanyo 9000

http://media.putfile.com/MOV0253225 kirk herbstriet
http://media.putfile.com/jim-rome15
http://media.putfile.com/sprintusers showing sprintusers on ev-do

Very nice and thx for the peep show.

[Ronkh]

Not sure if this has been answered but can you use a ev-do phone and just use the regular vison? Last night when I was surfing the web I noticed the 5600 web symbol on my 9000 not the ev-do symbol. It wasn't as fast as ev-do but still pretty fast.


simple answer. yes

[VibrantRedGT]

Got another question.

I bought a 1G mini card on Amazon for cheap. Now I'm looking for the 9000 extended battery. The Sanyo website has them for $59.99 which is the only place I've seen on the web. Does the 5600 share the same battery as the 9000? Sprint doesn't have them either.

[TeddyLeg]

I'm impressed with the quality of the video and how smooth it runs on ev-do but ev-do might be more $$ than I'm willing to pay.

videos of the Sanyo 9000

http://media.putfile.com/MOV0253225 kirk herbstriet
http://media.putfile.com/jim-rome15
http://media.putfile.com/sprintusers showing sprintusers on ev-do

Thanks Tbake!!! You rock!! :headbang2 :clap:

Those videos were unbelievable, especially the speed of thee sprintusers one!! I'm going to lose my mind waiting for the Blade!!! HURRRY UP I'M LOSING MY MIND!!!! :bang: :scare: :irked: :haha: :scare: :bang: :lol: :indiff:

[TeddyLeg]

TBake, if I could trouble you for one more thing (since you are ALREADY "the man"), could you tell me how much battery life you use by watching Sprint TV? Could you watch it for hours at a time without blowing out the battery? If you had to guess (or if you could even test it!), how long would you say you can watch Sprint TV starting with a full battery before it's completely out of juice?

As always, ANY insight you can provide would be greatly appreciated! :clap:

[tbakergobuck]

TBake, if I could trouble you for one more thing (since you are ALREADY "the man"), could you tell me how much battery life you use by watching Sprint TV? Could you watch it for hours at a time without blowing out the battery? If you had to guess (or if you could even test it!), how long would you say you can watch Sprint TV starting with a full battery before it's completely out of juice?

As always, ANY insight you can provide would be greatly appreciated! :clap:

From my experience with different manufactures sanyo batteries hold there charge better than any other manufacture. I've been playing with the 9000 all the time and the regular battery seems to be fine for me. On a full charge I think you could whatch sprint tv for a few hours a day but I'm not sure. You can always get a exstended battery and I think it will give a hour or two more battery life but will add size to the back of the phone.

[tbakergobuck]

Just an FYI: I just returned my 9000 today. Nice phone for those folks that don't mind losing any grandfathered goodies. I, for one would love to get it again if and when Sprint changes there pricing policy in regards to EVDO add ons to existing plans that have vision core codes like my $85 plan has. Until then my 5600 will do.

You didn't want to just use the 9000 with regular vision?

[SL-10]

You didn't want to just use the 9000 with regular vision?
The 9000 only defaults to vision if EVDO isn't present and my plan's core vision code would have to be change, meaning I would have to change to a whole new plan just to use the 9000. The vision code known as a CSL on my account prevents the 9000 from activating onto my primary line. Until Sprint changes the EVDO codes. I am not willing to change my $85 plan. People that have add on vision codes could change to a EVDO plan and phone without much problem and they would LOSE any grandfathered goodies AS WELL. Plus I need analog support being there is no digital services up in Colorado's high country. The EVDO phones being released have no analog abilities. So, my Sierra A580 aircard will surfice as my EVDO experience and my primary IP connection.

[SL-10]

Got another question.

I bought a 1G mini card on Amazon for cheap. Now I'm looking for the 9000 extended battery. The Sanyo website has them for $59.99 which is the only place I've seen on the web. Does the 5600 share the same battery as the 9000? Sprint doesn't have them either.
The 5600 battery fits the 9000 perfectly and IMO looks great on the 9000.

[tbakergobuck]

The 9000 only defaults to vision if EVDO isn't present and my plan's core vision code would have to be change, meaning I would have to change to a whole new plan just to use the 9000. The vision code known as a CSL on my account prevents the 9000 from activating onto my primary line. Until Sprint changes the EVDO codes. I am not willing to change my $85 plan. People that have add on vision codes could change to a EVDO plan and phone without much problem and they would LOSE any grandfathered goodies AS WELL. Plus I need analog support being there is no digital services up in Colorado's high country. The EVDO phones being released have no analog abilities. So, my Sierra A580 aircard will surfice as my EVDO experience and my primary IP connection.

Ok I'm more confused now..:lol: I just asked the question a few posts above if I could use the 9000 with just regular vision and shut ev-do off. I thought Ronkh said I could. I'm want to keep ev-do but I don't think it's worth it unless sprint takes care of the grandfathered users.

[SL-10]

Ok I'm more confused now..:lol: I just asked the question a few posts above if I could use the 9000 with just regular vision and shut ev-do off. I thought Ronkh said I could. I'm want to keep ev-do but I don't think it's worth it unless sprint takes care of the grandfathered users.
Your post to me was, "You didn't want to just use the 9000 with regular vision?"

[SL-10]

You can shut off EVDO on the phone itself, but that would defeat the purpose of having an EVDO phone? You would still have to have an EVDO option on an account tho, even if EVDO was turned off on the phone. Sprint has their system set up this way with the 9000.

[tbakergobuck]

Last night I saw the old web symbol on my 9000 when I was using the web and it seemed faster than the 5600. Just want to get this straight. I can't use my grandfathered vision on the 9000 if I shut the ev-do option off and just pay $10. I just like the 9000 but don't want to give up my grandfathered plan and pay more. I'm not sure if I'm going to keep my 9000 but sooner or later if we want a new high end phone were going to have to get a ev-do phone right?

[SL-10]

Last night I saw the old web symbol on my 9000 when I was using the web and it seemed faster than the 5600. Just want to get this straight. I can't use my grandfathered vision on the 9000 if I shut the ev-do option off and just pay $10. I just like the 9000 but don't want to give up my grandfathered plan and pay more. I'm not sure if I'm going to keep my 9000 but sooner or later if we want a new high end phone were going to have to get a ev-do phone right?
The EVDO option would include EVDO usage and vision usage, if EVDO wasn't present. The regular vision code itself is useless with EVDO headsets cuz EVDO is a separate service then what vision is. Got it now?

[jockinmystyLez]

It has the 5600's "My Buddy" rat.

aww man the same rat

[Ovaltine224]

i wish they would put a different animal on there. or mayb even a nude model

[h8te_cstmers]

if you guys find the right representative in customer care they could add the evdo casual rate plan with your grandfathered vision. when you call up ask the if they can add EVDO CASUAL RATE. thats the name of the code

[SL-10]

i wish they would put a different animal on there. or mayb even a nude model
A nude model? Nah, not a good idea there. lol.

[SL-10]

if you guys find the right representative in customer care they could add the evdo casual rate plan with your grandfathered vision. when you call up ask the if they can add EVDO CASUAL RATE. thats the name of the code
Not a bad idea there. But, at .002 cents a kb I can see my phone bill now.. Being that EVDO pumps kbs like crazy my bill could range from an extra $80 to $100 a month with that code. No thanks. Thanks for the insight tho. :)

[chuquita]

They have the phones on the sprint website the samsung a940 and the sanyo 9000 both I'm in are code 10458 check it out the 9000 to be such a fast phone I wonder why is cheaper than the 5600 I have to get my money together I have a friend that told to wait at least a month and I'll be able to get it cheaper I might just do that I like the a940 but I know I will miss the ready link but it has other really nice features

[harris]

Wirelessly posted (MM7400: Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone MM-7400/US/1.0) NetFront/3.1 MMP/2.0)

On vision sprint tv frame rate is 15 fps and the picture is grainy. What is the frame rate on EVDO and are the images still grainy?

[tbakergobuck]

I know I already put this post in a QVGA thread in the general section but just want evryone to see it.

I use the web a lot on my phone and I really liked using the web on the 5600 and the 9000. I want to try the 940 for the cool design but I don't think I want to give up my QVGA. I think the web font size on the 940 is to big. The pictures below show the difference between the displays on the 940 and the 9000. You can see at least a few more lines of text per page on the 9000 and this allows you to surf faster. Pictures were taken at the Sprint store with my 9000 macro mode on. The quality is not that good but shows the point.

940 Cnn article (same as below)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/940cnn1.jpg
9000 Cnn article (same as above)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/9000cnn1.jpg
ESPN Top News
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/9000940espn1.jpg

[a_c_s]

The 9000 only defaults to vision if EVDO isn't present and my plan's core vision code would have to be change, meaning I would have to change to a whole new plan just to use the 9000. The vision code known as a CSL on my account prevents the 9000 from activating onto my primary line. Until Sprint changes the EVDO codes. I am not willing to change my $85 plan. People that have add on vision codes could change to a EVDO plan and phone without much problem and they would LOSE any grandfathered goodies AS WELL. Plus I need analog support being there is no digital services up in Colorado's high country. The EVDO phones being released have no analog abilities. So, my Sierra A580 aircard will surfice as my EVDO experience and my primary IP connection.

that is not correct...you are being given misinformation...I have the $85 plan from 2002 with free vision and all the goodies on all of my lines...I bought the 9000 from telesales, activated it, and am now using it at EV-DO speed on my OLD plan...nothing whatsoever was changed...there were no codes added to make EVDO work and nothing was changed on the old plan...I printed out my plan page AFTER hooking up the 9000 (actually 2 days later) and it still looks exactly as it did before...this is not to say that Sprint couldn't yank my EVDO at a later date, but so far so good... :fingers:

[MsRandall]

I followed your lead :haha: printed out my account page too

[onceler]

I have the 6700 (pda phone). I got it a couple days after it came out at the end of September. I am on my grandfathered Vision plan & EV-DO works.

[sel1965]

that is not correct...you are being given misinformation...I have the $85 plan from 2002 with free vision and all the goodies on all of my lines...I bought the 9000 from telesales, activated it, and am now using it at EV-DO speed on my OLD plan...nothing whatsoever was changed...there were no codes added to make EVDO work and nothing was changed on the old plan...I printed out my plan page AFTER hooking up the 9000 (actually 2 days later) and it still looks exactly as it did before...this is not to say that Sprint couldn't yank my EVDO at a later date, but so far so good... :fingers:

I posted this on another thread, but I found out yesterday by asking the question, at the end of my month of free power vision, will I still get power vision or will I go back to my basic vision service? The response was that I didn't need to add power vision but if I were in an EVDO market then I would be charged per KB for power vision. After checking out the different plans I chose the 20 dollar pv plan it comes with a lot of extra things the only item I will be paying extra for is text messages which came down to 5.00. So I will be paying 5.00 more than I was paying before. I changed my plan to one of the new free and flexible plans that also now includes roaming so I saved 5.00 there. Not bad and I think this will be a keeper for me.

[ssaifull]

I followed your lead :haha: printed out my account page too

MsRandall, i've read that you've ordered the A940... what are you gonna do if/when the BLADE and RAZR are released in the next 6 weeks or so?? What are all you 9000 owners gonna do when the A920, and the BLADE and the RAZR are released and not to mention the 7500 and 9050 (5700)?

[blacksr]

that is not correct...you are being given misinformation...I have the $85 plan from 2002 with free vision and all the goodies on all of my lines...I bought the 9000 from telesales, activated it, and am now using it at EV-DO speed on my OLD plan...nothing whatsoever was changed...there were no codes added to make EVDO work and nothing was changed on the old plan...I printed out my plan page AFTER hooking up the 9000 (actually 2 days later) and it still looks exactly as it did before...this is not to say that Sprint couldn't yank my EVDO at a later date, but so far so good... :fingers:NO. in order for the phone to activate, "evdo casual rate" must be present on the plan. this is what allows you to access evdo. with this code present and no power vision plan, you are charged 2 cents/kb for data. evdo casual rate will not work with vision codes...it will cause a compatibility error. your plan page is not going to show evdo casual rate because its not a plan or add on, its only evdo capability/access that you will be billed for when you use it. my advice to you is to call and add a power vision plan and see if you get a competent care rep that can back date it for you. if not, your evdo usage will be charged /kb on your next bill.

[blacksr]

I posted this on another thread, but I found out yesterday by asking the question, at the end of my month of free power vision, will I still get power vision or will I go back to my basic vision service? The response was that I didn't need to add power vision but if I were in an EVDO market then I would be charged per KB for power vision. After checking out the different plans I chose the 20 dollar pv plan it comes with a lot of extra things the only item I will be paying extra for is text messages which came down to 5.00. So I will be paying 5.00 more than I was paying before. I changed my plan to one of the new free and flexible plans that also now includes roaming so I saved 5.00 there. Not bad and I think this will be a keeper for me.
you did it the right way.

my opinion on the 9000 is as follows...

PROS
camera is much better
evdo is way fast, i dl'd some songs from music store in about 20 secs
good reception and battery life
playlist capability in music store player
price

CONS
speakerphone still sucks
can't ff songs in music store player
no bluetooth
inability to skip songs with flip closed

[megabandit]

CONS
speakerphone still sucks
can't ff songs in music store player
no bluetooth
inability to skip songs with flip closed


I'm not sure if it works for the Music Store player, but when you're using the phone's media player, you can skip songs with the flip closed by using the speaker and camera keys on the side.

[pacman9900]

hey I want to buy the sanyo MM9000 tommorow and thats payday! my check is 1,293 and dat feels good! but in the metropolitan area(MD DC VA) they arent for sale is there I way I could find out with out calling every store in the world?

[a_c_s]

NO. in order for the phone to activate, "evdo casual rate" must be present on the plan. this is what allows you to access evdo. with this code present and no power vision plan, you are charged 2 cents/kb for data. evdo casual rate will not work with vision codes...it will cause a compatibility error. your plan page is not going to show evdo casual rate because its not a plan or add on, its only evdo capability/access that you will be billed for when you use it. my advice to you is to call and add a power vision plan and see if you get a competent care rep that can back date it for you. if not, your evdo usage will be charged /kb on your next bill.

I guess nobody is 100% sure on what is going on with EV-DO right now...I can tell you this so far...my plan looks the same online...I also called a business rep this morning to verify my plan, and she read back the same old grandfathered RL/Vision/Pics plan with unlimited SMS that I had before on all of my lines...there were no changes made to my plan over the past few months, even when I switched to the 9000 last week...in addition, she did not see any casual use EV-DO or any other EV-DO codes on my line, nor did she see any accumulating data charges...I should also throw out there that I do not have access to any of the premium streaming content that is available on even the most basic new EV-DO plan...as of now, I am crossing my fingers I can somehow get grandfathered to EV-DO the same as how I was grandfathered to Vision when that first came out...

in addition, I bought the 9000 from Telesales with no strings attached...I was not told that I was getting free EV-DO for a month, and did not ask for it...nor was I told I would be forced into doing anything one month after activating the new phone and using EV-DO...I will not change my plan, so if Spring wants to force my hand, they can either deactivate EVDO on the phone, or they can buy it back from me since I will already be past the 14 day return window by the time any problems would arise...

lastly, since we can all agree that nobody is 100% sure how this will play out, I have a note in my Palm to call Sprint every Fri to make sure that my plan has not changed, no codes have been added or deleted, and that I am not being charged for data usage of any kind (EVDO or vision)...I will be making that call for the next two months...at that point, if all is the same as it is today, I think I'll be able to safely assume the best...if not, at least I won't have to fight them over a full month's worth of inaccurate data charges...

and remember, Ms Randall, who was also a Sprint rep, checked her own plan and did not see any new codes for EV-DO usage, and she is in the same boat as me... :fingers:

[pakman963]

how much does it cost?

[tbakergobuck]

Sprint TV movie preview "Jarhead" on the 9000. I saw the movie today and was a little disappointed. Not enough action. :irked: The bad quality is from my digital camera.
http://media.putfile.com/jarhead45

[KAT]

The 9000 looks fine indeed, but now I'm wondering if any one can shed some light on a issue that I read in another thread...... is this phone being discontinued in Dec? Please someone confirm this is false, I can't get a any kind of rebate until Feb or so, so unless I go and buy one now, at full price, I'll be out of luck? Just doesn't sound right.

[blacksr]

I guess nobody is 100% sure on what is going on with EV-DO right now...I can tell you this so far...my plan looks the same online...I also called a business rep this morning to verify my plan, and she read back the same old grandfathered RL/Vision/Pics plan with unlimited SMS that I had before on all of my lines...there were no changes made to my plan over the past few months, even when I switched to the 9000 last week...in addition, she did not see any casual use EV-DO or any other EV-DO codes on my line, nor did she see any accumulating data charges...I should also throw out there that I do not have access to any of the premium streaming content that is available on even the most basic new EV-DO plan...as of now, I am crossing my fingers I can somehow get grandfathered to EV-DO the same as how I was grandfathered to Vision when that first came out...

in addition, I bought the 9000 from Telesales with no strings attached...I was not told that I was getting free EV-DO for a month, and did not ask for it...nor was I told I would be forced into doing anything one month after activating the new phone and using EV-DO...I will not change my plan, so if Spring wants to force my hand, they can either deactivate EVDO on the phone, or they can buy it back from me since I will already be past the 14 day return window by the time any problems would arise...

lastly, since we can all agree that nobody is 100% sure how this will play out, I have a note in my Palm to call Sprint every Fri to make sure that my plan has not changed, no codes have been added or deleted, and that I am not being charged for data usage of any kind (EVDO or vision)...I will be making that call for the next two months...at that point, if all is the same as it is today, I think I'll be able to safely assume the best...if not, at least I won't have to fight them over a full month's worth of inaccurate data charges...

and remember, Ms Randall, who was also a Sprint rep, checked her own plan and did not see any new codes for EV-DO usage, and she is in the same boat as me... :fingers:
in the pos system we use, that would be impossible. however, in p2k, you may be able to get around it. since everything is so new and most everyone still doesn't know what needs to be provisioned for correct operation/billing, you may have lucked out.

[Sanyo77]

The 9000 looks fine indeed, but now I'm wondering if any one can shed some light on a issue that I read in another thread...... is this phone being discontinued in Dec? Please someone confirm this is false, I can't get a any kind of rebate until Feb or so, so unless I go and buy one now, at full price, I'll be out of luck? Just doesn't sound right.


The end of life documentation our store has received :deal: put the a940 and 9000 at a predicted end of life date of December/January. (Think about how short a time the 5600 was available) This end of life date is when Sanyo stops making it and shortly after when we can no longer order it, usually with Sprint stores still selling it until stock runs out. This changes if demand is high, but even with everyone one this page who is interested, high end phones are not where the money is. Sanyo (I guarantee) is making more money off of the 200 and 2300 than they ever would on the 9000.

Sanyo might have another EV-DO phone along those lines by then though (besides the 7500 :snore: , and perhaps with Bluetooth), The 9000 seems like a quick fix with Sprint demanding an EV-Do phone for launch and Sanyo just retooling the 5600.

Long and Short of it: You might be fine with that date, you might just have to have them ship one from another store (ask, if you are an upgrade they probably won't offer to do that) or they might have a different Sanyo EV-DO with a memory port (5700? :fingers: )

[a_c_s]

in the pos system we use, that would be impossible. however, in p2k, you may be able to get around it. since everything is so new and most everyone still doesn't know what needs to be provisioned for correct operation/billing, you may have lucked out.

I hope you're right :fingers: pray for me...

[Polaris044]

MsRandall, i've read that you've ordered the A940... what are you gonna do if/when the BLADE and RAZR are released in the next 6 weeks or so?? What are all you 9000 owners gonna do when the A920, and the BLADE and the RAZR are released and not to mention the 7500 and 9050 (5700)?


Isnt the RAZR cingular only? Never heard of it coming up for sprint release...

[Spunks3]

if the new EV-DO phone has a memory port... (5700)... u think it will still be miniSD, or do u think they will switch to microSD (transflash)? i just bought my 1GB miniSD waiting for my contract to end in dec so i can get a 9000... ohhh mann

[NASCAR14FAN]

The 9000 dosen't take SD right?

[NASCAR14FAN]

And will the speakerphone work with the phone closed?

[a_c_s]

The 9000 dosen't take SD right?

of course it does...same as the 5600...I have a 1gb mini SD card working in mine right now...

[pakman963]

stop ignoring me god i asked a question how much does it cost?

[RUSS]

stop ignoring me god i asked a question how much does it cost?

The phone is currently $379.99 and on backorder.

[pakman963]

*** is a backorder?

[NASCAR14FAN]

*** is a backorder?

Backorder means that the phone is not in stock!
How can you not know what backorder means?

[NASCAR14FAN]

*** is a backorder?

Watch your lanuage! This is a family forum! :wavey:

[RUSS]

*** is a backorder?

According to Telesales, the warehouse will get some in on or before friday.

[soldavini69]

i have the samsung a840 with voice sms, if i send a voice sms to a non voice sms capable phone that person gets a 408-???-???? number to call, if you call the number from a landline its a Sprint voice SMS blah blah blah.....have to wait and see but im pretty sure it would be billed as a PCS-PCS call. its not an 800 number

[abishai]

Wirelessly posted (AU-MIC/2.0 MMP/2.0)

Can you get the EVDO plan that charges per kb then just turn EVDO off so you just use regular vision and not get charged?

[scott_walker]

Wirelessly posted (Sanyo PM-8200: Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone PM-8200/US/1.0) NetFront/3.1 MMP/2.0)

With all the cool stuff that this new phone does, has sanyo upgraded the battery to keep up with all the power that's needed? Am also curious if the phone gets got during long calls.

[Nimdock]

I wanted this phone so much, now with all the talk about losing the Vision plan or options like the unlimited SMS; I don't know anymore...

[a_c_s]

I wanted this phone so much, now with all the talk about losing the Vision plan or options like the unlimited SMS; I don't know anymore...

talk is just that, talk...if you read other threads, there are MANY people that just did an ESN swap without changing there plans at all, and now have functioning EVDO...I have the old $85 plan with free vision/RL/pics/SMS on all of my lines, and did not change a thing when I switched to the 9000...I don't get the premium content channels included in the pay packages, but I do get EVDO internet speeds where available...

it all depends on your situation...if you buy the phone in a store or try to use a rebate, there is a very good change they'd ask you to change plans...if you pay full price through Telesales and just ask for a basic ESN swap (and be sure the rep is knowledgeable) you will hopefully be OK...

[metro44060]

Wirelessly posted (Sanyo PM-8200: Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone PM-8200/US/1.0) NetFront/3.1 MMP/2.0)

With all the cool stuff that this new phone does, has sanyo upgraded the battery to keep up with all the power that's needed? Am also curious if the phone gets got during long calls.
my battery life sucks i wonder if it is defective I give it a full charge for example i charge it at 12:00 noon and now its 5:20 and have only one bar left i have made about 20 min of calls and 10 min of internet browsing any one else have this problem???

[tbakergobuck]

my battery life sucks i wonder if it is defective I give it a full charge for example i charge it at 12:00 noon and now its 5:20 and have only one bar left i have made about 20 min of calls and 10 min of internet browsing any one else have this problem???

no...I think it might be defective. My battery on my 9000 is pretty good. I put my phone on a charge before I go to bed so when I wake up in the morning it has a full charge. I usally don't talk that much on my phone but I take pictures and use ev-do a lot. I might have one or 2 battery blocks left before I go to bed. I think Sanyo batteries hold there charge a little better than other manufactures. Not sure how big the exstended battery is but I think it adds another couple of hours talk time.

[Nimdock]

it all depends on your situation...if you buy the phone in a store or try to use a rebate, there is a very good change they'd ask you to change plans...if you pay full price through Telesales and just ask for a basic ESN swap (and be sure the rep is knowledgeable) you will hopefully be OK...
Mmmm, yep, that would be one of my problems; I'm elegible for a $150 instant rebate and I wanted to use it....

[a_c_s]

Mmmm, yep, that would be one of my problems; I'm elegible for a $150 instant rebate and I wanted to use it....

see if you can apply it with telesales...not sure...I think us guinea pigs took a risk adopting this phone early and not really knowing how grandfathering would be handled...I think those who wait till the official EVDO launch might see loopholes closed and have a harder time getting what earlier adopters got...this is of course assuming the early adopters were in fact grandfathered properly and do not see charges in month two...so far so good on my end though...and there are others on the forum noting similar results...

[NikkiRox1]

This is what is holding me back from getting either of those phones. I do not want to lose my 100 txt msgs, Picture and video mail. I pay $10 for Vision. I just bought the Samsung A880 on Tuesdsay 11/8/05 because I was afraid to get one of the EV-DO phones. I would exchange it for a Sanyo 9000 (within my 14 day period) if I knew for a fact I wouldn't lose my current vision plan. I like it the way it is. I called a Sprint rep today and that Rep told me yes I would have to sign up for a EV-DO plan if I wanted to upgrade to one of those phones. I really don't know what to do.

[Misu]

I lost my unlimited sms text messaging when we renewed our 2 year contract by adding a 3rd line. I called back because I saw they were charging me 15 bucks a month for unlimited. I called and told the rep that I was grandfathered in, and she was like "Well, you apparently lost it. You want me to take this off?" So now I'm stuck at 100 messages. That sucks, because I happen to text a lot. Or should I say I USED to text a lot. :( I've tried several times to get it back, it's a no go. And I don't have a new EVDO phone yet.

[pacman9900]

Hey can someone help me please! i subscribed to AIM application $2.50 a month on My MM9000 which comes equiped in the section that says IM & EMail but everytime I connect it say Communication error Please try again or check your settings! what the hell do I gotta do to sign on I dont wanna use the crappy way thru VISION and portals I baught the app to use someone must can help me if you can tell me the directions and im not online hit me mmccallum24@pm.sprint.com thanx cause im never online I knwo a whole lot about cell phones I even work for sprint but I cant figure this out!

[Sirlawrence]

I just got the phone today but if anyone has any questions feel free to ask away. :)

I like color on the sides of the 9000 but they don't come off. I like the feel of the bottom of the flip better than the 5600. The phone feels solid but kinda top heavy. With each new high end Sanyo model they keep improving on the earpiece sound quality. Speakerphone and AAC ringres sound great and can be very loud. When the flip is closed you can push the camera button on the side of the phone when the key guard is off and and launch the camera, camcorder or voice recorder. There are 4 different vibrate patterns that can be set to pretty much anything. Hopefully someone else that I know gets a 9000 so I can try out the voice sms. The low light pictures are improved but still not the greatest. The QVGA is really nice and I'm impressed with EV-DO speeds. Most of the time it loads the page almost instantly.
Thanks for your initial report. I'm thinking of getting this over the Samsung A940.

[a_c_s]

This is what is holding me back from getting either of those phones. I do not want to lose my 100 txt msgs, Picture and video mail. I pay $10 for Vision. I just bought the Samsung A880 on Tuesdsay 11/8/05 because I was afraid to get one of the EV-DO phones. I would exchange it for a Sanyo 9000 (within my 14 day period) if I knew for a fact I wouldn't lose my current vision plan. I like it the way it is. I called a Sprint rep today and that Rep told me yes I would have to sign up for a EV-DO plan if I wanted to upgrade to one of those phones. I really don't know what to do.

you were given incorrect info by that rep...if you pay full price for your phones, you do NOT have to change anything whatsoever on your plan...I have all add-ons free on my old plan and they remained that way...I use the 9000 with EVDO and still have my old vision plan, unlimited texts, pics, etc...I have been using all of them...no changes and no charges...every week I check my plan online and it was never touched...I also call Sprint to ask about data charges and there is nothing...I am still in my first billing period, but am not on an EVDO trial and do not have EVDO coded onto my account, yet I have been using it for 3 weeks...

[tbakergobuck]

I tried the 940 for a few days but I miss the QVGA display to much and went back to a 9000. I might try a 6700. I was impressed with the design and the build quality of the 940 but I was disappointed in the camera and battery life. Also I didn't think the camera placement wouldn bother me but it did. If the 940 had a camera as good as the 800 and a QVGA I probally would have kept it. Don't get me wrong I think it will be a good phone just not for me.

[SL-10]

I tried the 940 for a few days but I miss the QVGA display to much and went back to a 9000. I might try a 6700. I was impressed with the design and the build quality of the 940 but I was disappointed in the camera and battery life. Also I didn't think the camera placement wouldn bother me but it did. If the 940 had a camera as good as the 800 and a QVGA I probally would have kept it. Don't get me wrong I think it will be a good phone just not for me.

I guess Sanyo has you in their power... Come to the QVGA side, young jedi... :lol:

[tbakergobuck]

I guess Sanyo has you in their power... Come to the QVGA side, young jedi... :lol:

Yep.. If only Sanyo had some of Samsungs desingers. :lol:

[lgmayka]

I took my new Sanyo 9000 on a road trip today, and was very disappointed to find that this phone handles signal transitions (between 1xRTT and EV-DO) very poorly. In the extensive areas of transition between EV-DO and mere 1xRTT, I got various Proxy Authorization Required messages, network failures, etc. I often had to restart various applications multiple times in order to revive the phone's data services.

Shall we pray that Sanyo/Sprint fixes such a major bug in this reportedly lame-duck model?

[VibrantRedGT]

I took my new Sanyo 9000 on a road trip today, and was very disappointed to find that this phone handles signal transitions (between 1xRTT and EV-DO) very poorly. In the extensive areas of transition between EV-DO and mere 1xRTT, I got various Proxy Authorization Required messages, network failures, etc. I often had to restart various applications multiple times in order to revive the phone's data services.

Shall we pray that Sanyo/Sprint fixes such a major bug in this reportedly lame-duck model?


Sounds like more of a network issue than the handset to me.

[a_c_s]

I took my new Sanyo 9000 on a road trip today, and was very disappointed to find that this phone handles signal transitions (between 1xRTT and EV-DO) very poorly. In the extensive areas of transition between EV-DO and mere 1xRTT, I got various Proxy Authorization Required messages, network failures, etc. I often had to restart various applications multiple times in order to revive the phone's data services.

Shall we pray that Sanyo/Sprint fixes such a major bug in this reportedly lame-duck model?

I have been in and out of EVDO coverage without ANY of the problems you reported...I am on a high floor in a concrete building at work and actually go in and out of EVDO coverage sitting at my desk...no problems at all...I stream Sirius while this is happening with no loss of signal...I have never (in the 3 weeks I've had the phone) even seen a proxy auth error or network failure...I'm wondering if there were tower issues where you were traveling, because in my experience, this is not a handset issue related to the 9000...

[a_c_s]

I tried the 940 for a few days but I miss the QVGA display to much and went back to a 9000. I might try a 6700. I was impressed with the design and the build quality of the 940 but I was disappointed in the camera and battery life. Also I didn't think the camera placement wouldn bother me but it did. If the 940 had a camera as good as the 800 and a QVGA I probally would have kept it. Don't get me wrong I think it will be a good phone just not for me.

you are too much :lol:

how many times did we have the "grass is greener" discussion before you switched to the 940...once you go QVGA, you can't enjoy high speed browsing without it...

[tbakergobuck]

you are too much :lol:

how many times did we have the "grass is greener" discussion before you switched to the 940...once you go QVGA, you can't enjoy high speed browsing without it...

I got some serious cell phone issues. :lol: There is a problem with my video on my new 9000. I might swap it out for a 6700 and pay the difference. I'm really tired of switching phones. lol

[lgmayka]

I have been in and out of EVDO coverage without ANY of the problems you reported...I am on a high floor in a concrete building at work and actually go in and out of EVDO coverage sitting at my desk...no problems at all...I stream Sirius while this is happening with no loss of signal...I have never (in the 3 weeks I've had the phone) even seen a proxy auth error or network failure...I'm wondering if there were tower issues where you were traveling, because in my experience, this is not a handset issue related to the 9000...
Your report is actually good news for me. I was afraid that this phone model had a significant bug that might never get fixed. Your report indicates that my problem lies in Sprint's network management in my area. I can at least hope that Sprint will eventually fix the problem, then.

[Sprint4EverBaby]

Sounds like more of a network issue than the handset to me.

I concur. I know there have been a lot of Vision/PV issues over the last several weeks.

[SingSongBird]

I put my hands on the 9000 and the 940 ... And as much as I LOVE sanyo the 9k is a loser. My 7400 is way better. The phone is too lightweight, the cam is s-o-r-r-y, the voice quality is weak. I was very disappointed.

[MsRandall]

I put my hands on the 9000 and the 940 ... And as much as I LOVE sanyo the 9k is a loser. My 7400 is way better. The phone is too lightweight, the cam is s-o-r-r-y, the voice quality is weak. I was very disappointed.

Tell us how you really feel... j/k

I havent seen this phone yet. My local store didnt have one last time I was there :scare:

[SingSongBird]

Target is right next door and I'm in good with the techs, so they pulled both of them for me on 11/11. Told me that they could not sell them until this sunday 11/20, and if I had to have a phone right NOW. *oh god tu-tu would love to hear me say this* I'd prefer the ...uhhh... the.... the.. *shaking it off like Mariah* SAMSUNG...:scare:

[a_c_s]

I put my hands on the 9000 and the 940 ... And as much as I LOVE sanyo the 9k is a loser. My 7400 is way better. The phone is too lightweight, the cam is s-o-r-r-y, the voice quality is weak. I was very disappointed.

I want whatever you are smoking...the 7400 is not even in the same league...not a lot to argue...voice quality on the 9000 is BETTER than the 7400, and unlike you I've used both phones...let's see, 18MB internal memory vs 2-3mb, better camera and shot options on 9000, memory card slot, EVDO...not to mention the QVGA screen...as for the 9000 being too light weight, that is a first :rolleyes:

In any case, enjoy your 7400...you'll never know what you are missing...

[mew2]

I have question for anyone with a 9000. What do you press to start a new paragraph when typing an e-mail? On the Toshiba 4050 there was a symbol you could select that would start a new paragraph, but I don't see it on the 9000.

[RemusRM]

i wanted this phone and after getting the a940 i think is not worth it. the damn phone is a cingular phone, everting points out to the thier site etc... to much damn branding... this really sucks.. waiting for the 4930

[b_rad_w]

So after seeing everybody's 5600's I was throughly excited when I heard an exact duplicate with EVDO called the 9000 was coming. However when I got my phone today, I was a tad disappointed at how much I paid for it.

Frustrations:
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Inside Flip Speaker -- The people sound kind of muddy? I have only talked to 4 or 5 different people, some sounded fine... we'll see what the free weekend minutes bring.

MP3 Ringtones: What the hell? They totally disabled the ability to set MP3 files on your miniSD card as ringtones - why did I want this phone again, I ask myself.

Music Store: They make you buy everything through their gay Music Store -- and I still don't know if you can set your purchased tones as your ringer.

Phone-As-Modem: Okay you can read everything totally awesome about it later below, but one thing i was a little peeved about was the fact that Sanyo gives you the "Bar Style" home charger, and then their USB cable is a "Bar Style" too.... and GUESSS WHAAAT -- it doesn't provide a charge to the phone?! What the heck... so I guess don't plan to be on the internet for very long phones... oh yes, and if you were smart enough to go: "Oh, I could just go to RadioShack and get a pin style charger." TOO BAD, they made the USB cable so damn big only the metal pin could fit in... any plastic casings around the pin charger just wouldn't fit... SMART Sanyo :irked: ..not

DURRR!?>!? -- As they are becoming more like user friendly, they are making the phones more stupidly easy... If i wanted that I could buy a Samsung. Seriously, they left out instructions on EVERY SINGLE ONE of the phones cool tweaking features. There's this mysterious "PC Sync" that isn't even in the unhelpful Sprint Manual?! Sadly, I'm seeting that Sprint is becoming more and more like Verizon - Shunning away 3rd party media and making everything propriatery and dammed expensive!



Things that are KICK ASS about this phone:
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EVDO - WOW FAST POWER VISION... the browser is super fast.

Phone-As-Modem: Sprint gives you the software to gain access to the internet, AND they include the USB cable for you (a Sprint first?). I know many people griped about the MM-8300 and the fact that you coudln't use it as a modem. The speeds are PHENOMINAL: Using the online free speed tester set rate it against "Cable Connections" my phone downloaded their 1meg file in 3.4 seconds at a rated 2.5 megabits per second...my managers phone, the VM4500, rates at 700ish kilobits per second.
Using the internet I went to download.com and I was downloading from their server at a steady 136 kilobytes per second! FAST!

Speakerphone: Once again, Sanyo's legendary speakerphone prevails - playing my MP3's from my miniSD card it sounds absolutely crystal clear and amazing.

QVGA = Kick ass resolution! The screen is just amazing crystal clear!



Overall Take
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I'd have to give this phone a 7/10... although I'm sure some would think an 8 or 9.. I really bought this phone so I could have my MP3's as ringtones... who knows maybe once i figure out this mysterious PC Sync crap. It's dissapointing to see that Sanyo and Sprint are going easy, dumb, and proprietary. But otherwise a Feature rich phone compared to the rest of 'em. Make it a $169.99 phone and call it fair.

[keepzero]

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i love this phone. now with the ev do posting on this forum is not even a hassle. this phone blows away my 7400. no question

[keepzero]

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Hey guys just for you su people who are wondering about the mp3 function on the 9000 it is awesome. when im at work or working out i turn my phone into power save and on a full nights charge the phone never dropped one power bar for 6 strait hours. it probably would have lasted even longer but i was done and turned my power save mode off and made calls. also suprisingly enough when your listening to your own saved songs you can still recieve calls so you wont miss anything. also the 16 mb card provided with this baby is enough to hold 11 to 15 songs from the sprint store. the one thing i dont like about this phone is you have to log the sprint music store to listen to your songs you have downloaded. but with the phone flipped down and stereo earbuds in you can still control your tunes. the big silver r/l button skips to the next song in your order and the arrow buttons control volume. also the songs just keep looping until you stop it. but the earbuds sound great and i love the crisp sounding speaker

[lgmayka]

also the 16 mb card provided with this baby is enough to hold 11 to 15 songs from the sprint store.
You do realize that you can simply copy your own MP3 or AAC (MP4) songs (e.g., ripped from CDs that you own) from your computer directly to the memory card, and then play them on the Media Player? In fact, you can also copy MPEG-4 video (no larger than 176x144 pixels) to the card, and then play it on the Media Player.

And needless to say, much larger miniSD cards are available at reasonable prices on the Internet.


What do you mean by Power Save mode? Do you mean Airplane mode, which turns off all radio transmission?

[lgmayka]

Music Store: They make you buy everything through their gay Music Store -- and I still don't know if you can set your purchased tones as your ringer.

Phone-As-Modem: Okay you can read everything totally awesome about it later below, but one thing i was a little peeved about was the fact that Sanyo gives you the "Bar Style" home charger, and then their USB cable is a "Bar Style" too.... and GUESSS WHAAAT -- it doesn't provide a charge to the phone?! What the heck... so I guess don't plan to be on the internet for very long phones.
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There's this mysterious "PC Sync" that isn't even in the unhelpful Sprint Manual?! Sadly, I'm seeting that Sprint is becoming more and more like Verizon - Shunning away 3rd party media and making everything propriatery and dammed expensive!
1) Why do you need to buy from the Sprint Music Store, beyond the 5 free songs? You can load MP3 or MP4/AAC songs directly onto the memory card, and you can download MP4/AAC ringers (that you create yourself from ripped CDs that you own).

2) I use a USB cable that does provide some charging simultaneously with data. I understand, though, that it is not entirely safe to use such a cable as a regular charger--it merely gives the phone a boost during data transfers, which presumably are battery-intensive.

3) Many Sanyo phones have had a "PC Sync" option. As far as I know, it has never actually done anything. It looks like it was meant for some proprietary Sanyo software that was never written.

4) Sprint does not shun 3rd-party media, it embraces it. The Sanyo 9000 can play 3rd-party songs and videos, download 3rd-party ringers and screensavers (and even applications like Google Mobile and Opera Mini), and even stream 3rd-party video and audio. Have you tried

http://www.zoovision.com/mobile.html

http://www.pod2mob.com/mobile

on your phone's browser?

[keepzero]

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Yes I Know that but sadly my computer doesnt have an sd slot but my new one will. i was trying to give some info on all the original hardware. well i call it power savemode but i simply turned off the key pad and both screen back lights. i am going to a store today and buying a 1 gb card. i still cant get my computer to recognize my data cable on my windows 98 or my friends xp. can you transfer files through that. or is it just for pic bridge. also can you use the phone as internet only on laptops. or can you use it on pc.

[lgmayka]

Yes I Know that but sadly my computer doesnt have an sd slot but my new one will. i was trying to give some info on all the original hardware. well i call it power savemode but i simply turned off the key pad and both screen back lights. i am going to a store today and buying a 1 gb card. i still cant get my computer to recognize my data cable on my windows 98 or my friends xp. can you transfer files through that. or is it just for pic bridge. also can you use the phone as internet only on laptops. or can you use it on pc.
1) Your computer need not have an SD slot. You can transfer files through the USB cable provided with the phone, or you can use an SD card reader/writer.

2) Yes, turning off all the lights is a kind of power save. Putting the phone into airplane mode would save some more, but of course would prevent you from getting any calls or text messages!

Do you really need to turn off the lights? Can't you simply close the phone and let it play songs while closed? Aren't all the lights off in that case?

3) At a store, a 1GB miniSD card may be expensive. Besides the Internet, the least expensive miniSD card might be at a TigerDirect outlet store, if one is in your area.

4) On Windows 98, you probably need the USB mass storage driver, a driver that lets you connect a mass storage device (like a memory card reader) to the computer as if it were a disk drive. Windows XP should not need such a driver, but keep in mind that whenever you connect your phone to the computer, the phone presents you with a choice as to whether you want PictBridge, mass storage, or modem. You have to make that choice before the computer will actually recognize your phone properly.

If your WinXP computer still doesn't recognize the phone, you must have some other problem. Have you tried connecting directly to a USB jack on the computer, rather than on a hub? Do other USB devices work properly on the WinXP computer?

5) You can use the phone as a modem for any computer, laptop or desktop. However, you will need a driver (downloadable from Sprint as the PCS Connection Manager). I must also warn you that ordinary Vision or Power Vision does not cover use of the phone as a modem. (There is a separate add-on to your service plan for that.) It is unclear exactly what Sprint is going to do about people who go ahead and do so anyway. If you try this at all, I suggest you do so only rarely, for small amounts of data transfer (e.g., light browsing or checking email for a few minutes).

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I have question for anyone with a 9000. What do you press to start a new paragraph when typing an e-mail? On the Toshiba 4050 there was a symbol you could select that would start a new paragraph, but I don't see it on the 9000.

I Belive its the down key

[keepzero]

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i do major web surfing on my phone so i was just wondering if any one else had trouble with websites and pictures. i get sometimes a restart browser too much... you know but coming from the 7400 on the same pictures i didnt have to worry. is it the browser cache. my phone even did it loading tbakers phone images here on the su forum.

[keepzero]

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Thans Igmayka i have a wireless logitec keyboard and mouse and i connected my phone directly to the usb post on my pc. the sprint store rep told me that print doesnt charge on any overages on data as a modem for 3 months so by then im sure sprint will have some unlimited plan. but my pc says new hardware detected sanyo phone but then it needs more software.

[lgmayka]

i do major web surfing on my phone so i was just wondering if any one else had trouble with websites and pictures.
Do you realize that the browser built into the phone is not a full-blown Web browser? It's sufficient for Sprint's purposes but rather limited. If you want a full-HTML Web browser, download Opera Mini into your phone. For instructions on downloading Opera Mini, read the last couple of pages of this thread:

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72613

Basically, you download the program's .jar file, then use the Java Midlet tool on this page

http://rumkin.com/tools/sprint/

to send a hyperlink (to the .jar file) to your phone. You then use your phone's text messager and Web browser to download and install the program, which becomes one of your Applications.

[lgmayka]

but my pc says new hardware detected sanyo phone but then it needs more software.
That sounds like your PC is detecting the phone as a phone/modem instead of as a mass storage device. You do have a Sanyo MM-9000, right? And the computer is running WinXP, right? (Remember, I said that Win98 would need a specific mass storage driver in order to transfer files with the phone.)

When connecting your phone to the PC, keep the phone open. As soon as you connect everything together, your phone should bring up a menu entitled USB Connection. It should offer three choices:

1) PictBridge
2) Mass Storage
3) Modem/Standby

You need to choose Mass Storage if you want to transfer files between PC and phone.

The only other glitch I can imagine is in the Tools menu. Select USB Connection, and then set Mass Storage to Yes.

[jaw3net]

okay, a coupla stupid questions:

1. I bought the 9000 recently and still have over 200 contacts on my 7400. how do i save the contacts from the 7400 on my pc and then transfer to the 9000? is there a way to save ringers that are currently on my 7400 and transfer them to the 9000?

2. besides going to a sprint store, how do i get firmware updates for my phone?

3. on the 7400, when i entered the last 4 digits of a contacts number, it would automatically dial, but on the 9000, it 'asks' for the name of the person rather than autodial. is there anyway to do this on the 9000 like the 7400?

4. voice command on the 7400...is this NOT available on the 9000?


any help would be greatly appreciated.

[lgmayka]

1. I bought the 9000 recently and still have over 200 contacts on my 7400. how do i save the contacts from the 7400 on my pc and then transfer to the 9000? is there a way to save ringers that are currently on my 7400 and transfer them to the 9000?

2. besides going to a sprint store, how do i get firmware updates for my phone?
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4. voice command on the 7400...is this NOT available on the 9000?
1) Download the latest official version of Bitpim and Sprint's Sanyo USB driver. Bitpim explicitly supports the 7400, and you can tell Bitpim that the 9000 is an 8300. This works at least for the address book; I don't know whether it will work for ringers. When writing the address book to some phones, the phone will actually display a frightening message like "Service required"; but then the phone power-cycles itself and everything is fine, including the new address book.

I've only tried Bitpim once. I'm sure others here are experts and can give you more help.

2) The Tools menu has an Update Phone selection. It often fails--you have to keep trying, perhaps late at night or early in the morning when it isn't so busy? To get a PRL update, you have to ask Customer Service to flag your phone for one.

4) Press the upper button on the righthand edge of the phone, and say something like

Contact...John Smith...Home

and the phone will call the home phone number of John Smith from your address book.

[jaw3net]

1) Download the latest official version of Bitpim and Sprint's Sanyo USB driver. Bitpim explicitly supports the 7400, and you can tell Bitpim that the 9000 is an 8300. This works at least for the address book; I don't know whether it will work for ringers. When writing the address book to some phones, the phone will actually display a frightening message like "Service required"; but then the phone power-cycles itself and everything is fine, including the new address book.

I've only tried Bitpim once. I'm sure others here are experts and can give you more help.

2) The Tools menu has an Update Phone selection. It often fails--you have to keep trying, perhaps late at night or early in the morning when it isn't so busy? To get a PRL update, you have to ask Customer Service to flag your phone for one.

4) Press the upper button on the righthand edge of the phone, and say something like

Contact...John Smith...Home

and the phone will call the home phone number of John Smith from your address book.


thanks lg...what com port do i tell bitpim to look for the 7400 on? and where can I get the Sanyo driver from?

in regards to the update, i've tried the update option in the tools menu and it says that there are no updates available. the software version is still 1.007sp on the phone and the prl is still 20216.

[lgmayka]

thanks lg...what com port do i tell bitpim to look for the 7400 on? and where can I get the Sanyo driver from?

in regards to the update, i've tried the update option in the tools menu and it says that there are no updates available. the software version is still 1.007sp on the phone and the prl is still 20216.
1) The Sanyo driver is bundled with PCS Connection Manager, downloadable from here:

http://www4.sprint.com/pcsbusiness/support/downloads/index.jsp

Choose Windows XP, and then download version 3.01.007 for USB Cables.

2) Bitpim should be able to find the port automatically, I think.

3) You may have to try Update Phone late at night or early in the morning, or who knows when. It took me many tries to get it. :( But it still beats visiting a store and leaving the phone for an hour.

The latest version for the Sanyo MM-9000 is 1.012SP.

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I Belive its the down key I'm
not talking about text that's already typed. I found it when your typing a text message, it's the last symbol, but it doesn't appear in the browser like on the 4050.

[mew2]

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i do major web surfing on my phone so i was just wondering if any one else had trouble with websites and pictures. i get sometimes a restart browser too much... you know but coming from the 7400 on the same pictures i didnt have to worry. is it the browser cache. my phone even did it loading tbakers phone images here on the su forum. I have that same problem on my 9000 when using regular vision. Sometimes like only half the page loads, and then I have to go back and click the link again. When using EVDO I hadn't seen that happen.

[b_rad_w]

1) Why do you need to buy from the Sprint Music Store, beyond the 5 free songs? You can load MP3 or MP4/AAC songs directly onto the memory card, and you can download MP4/AAC ringers (that you create yourself from ripped CDs that you own).

2) I use a USB cable that does provide some charging simultaneously with data. I understand, though, that it is not entirely safe to use such a cable as a regular charger--it merely gives the phone a boost during data transfers, which presumably are battery-intensive.

3) Many Sanyo phones have had a "PC Sync" option. As far as I know, it has never actually done anything. It looks like it was meant for some proprietary Sanyo software that was never written.


1) I was just making a point that proprietary music stores that won't even let you listen to your "Purchased" without your vision connection -- however I have not tried "downloading" my music onto my computer, then somehow making it an mp3 on my 1GB miniSD card

Luckily I figured out that Focus uploader on the Sprint Users website.. so I can upload my ringers onto my phone... silly that they can't be on my miniSD Card though...

2) Where did you get this usb cable that provides power? I'd like to have one..... :-D

3) That's quite amusing that they haven't written the software for it yet. Just as smart as their production plans for the 9000..... :-P

[lgmayka]

2) Where did you get this usb cable that provides power? I'd like to have one..... :-D
Here is one, but there are many other sources:

http://www.gomadic.com/sanyo-mm-5600-retractable-power-hot-sync-and-charge-usb-cable.html

Do a Google or eBay search for keywords like

Sanyo USB cable charge

[keepzero]

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has anyone else had trouble with the load time while trying to access their online album on the 9000. i noticed that it took longer than on my 7400. i tested it on against my g /f 8300 and hers loaded faster. i was even on ev do. every time i try to access it (always on ev do) it seems like it takes twice or three times as longer as my 7400. any help would be appriciated.

[AlphaWolf]

Does this phone let you play MP3's or watch videos when it isn't getting a signal? I have heard of some of these mp3 phones that actually block this when there is no signal, and I want to make sure that this one isn't one of them before my 14 days is up.

[Wizard64]

Hi guys... I just picked up my Sanyo MM-9000 from Radio Shack the other day (all the sprint stores couldn't keep'em in stock) and I have one initial question that I'm hoping you studs can help me with... WHERE can I get the EXTENDED BATTERY for the MM-9000??? I've searched and found many references to a 1650 mAh battery, but can't find it anywhere to buy. Also, a desktop charger for the spare battery would be cool too. Anyone... Anyone..??

Thanks,

Scott

[lgmayka]

1) If you put the 9000 into Airplane Mode, which turns off all radio transmission and reception, you will see that the 9000 is still able to play songs and videos from the miniSD card, including those previously downloaded from the Sprint Music Store.

2) Multiple posters assert that extended batteries for the 5600 will fit and work properly on the 9000, though they may have a different color (black instead of silver?).

[Wizard64]

1)

2) Multiple posters assert that extended batteries for the 5600 will fit and work properly on the 9000, though they may have a different color (black instead of silver?).

Thanks Igmayka, being a newbie to this group and to the MM-9000, I hadn't picked up on that yet. Thanks bud. I'll look for extended batteries for the 5600 now.

Scott :headbang2

[AlphaWolf]

Does anybody by chance know what the resolution of the secondary LCD is for this phone?

[AlphaWolf]

Anybody know if it is possible to get this phone to play videos in a full screen through the media player? If not, does the possibility exist that some third party programs later on down the line could accomplish this? Or does the phone limit the ability of third party programs to access the video/audio hardware directly?

[MizzSprintPCS]

:wavey: I was concidering buying the Sanyo MM-9000 next week and also I thought about the Sanyo MM-8300. I like both of them,but I am concidering the price of both of them. The 9000 is $100 more then the 8300 but I also will get $75 off either one of these phone when I purchase them. I wish that I could get a bigger discount or some kind of saving. Hey what is that Lockline thing everyone is talking about? could someone tell me something or help me out........... :clap:

[MizzSprintPCS]

Is it worth the price? I really like that phone. It seems like it has a lot of features on it. One thing does it have the animated screensavers?

[fl00d_pr0z]

Yes and Yes

[MizzSprintPCS]

Does the Sanyo MM-9000 have conference ability on it? Or does any of the Sprint phone have conference ability on them? :)

[MizzSprintPCS]

In other words the signal strength indicator spreads half way across the screen like 10 bars wide to the EVDO indicator. No hinge issues that I have noticed. Mine is solid and no creaking whatsoever.
Hey what does EV DO mean. Iknow that it has something to do with the Sanyo MM-9000. What does it do?

[RUSS]

Hey what does EV DO mean. Iknow that it has something to do with the Sanyo MM-9000. What does it do?


Source phonescoop.com:



(EV-DO)

Part of a family of CDMA2000 1x digital wireless standards. 1xEV-DO is a "3G" CDMA standard. EV-DO stands for "EVolution, Data-Only".

EV-DO provides data rates over 10 times faster than 1xRTT, the previous data technology for CDMA networks.

[AlphaWolf]

:wavey: I was concidering buying the Sanyo MM-9000 next week and also I thought about the Sanyo MM-8300. I like both of them,but I am concidering the price of both of them. The 9000 is $100 more then the 8300 but I also will get $75 off either one of these phone when I purchase them.

They have some kind of special plan that can only be setup for a limited time which somehow or another actually *reduced* my monthly rates by $15 a month by *adding* an additional fifth line. And also, when I activated that fifth line, I was able to get the $150 discount as well. You might try the same thing if you are in a similar boat; I just called telesales and they informed me about that deal, I didn't see it advertised anywhere, and I am not sure if it has any specific name.

[MizzSprintPCS]

Hi guys... I just picked up my Sanyo MM-9000 from Radio Shack the other day (all the sprint stores couldn't keep'em in stock) and I have one initial question that I'm hoping you studs can help me with... WHERE can I get the EXTENDED BATTERY for the MM-9000??? I've searched and found many references to a 1650 mAh battery, but can't find it anywhere to buy. Also, a desktop charger for the spare battery would be cool too. Anyone... Anyone..??

Thanks,

Scott
How much does it cost? That what I am trying to find out........ Really thinking about purchasing it.

[fl00d_pr0z]

Go to Sprint.Com and it will tell you.

[MizzSprintPCS]

Go to Sprint.Com and it will tell you.
Would it be the same price in the store.............?

[Briannbmore]

On page 93 of the Manual it mentions setting Reject Numbers. Has this feature been taken out of the phone? I cannot find it anywhere

[heliosnine]

Does the 9000 have the same connector as the 4900/5300/5400/5500 etc series phones? I am very interested in getting the 9000 and I currently have a Sanyo 5300 and would like to be able to still use my old cables and accessories with it. Any first hand reports are appreciated.

Also, do the Sanyo USB drivers for the 4900/5x00 series still work for the 9000?

[lgmayka]

Does the 9000 have the same connector as the 4900/5300/5400/5500 etc series phones?
...
Also, do the Sanyo USB drivers for the 4900/5x00 series still work for the 9000?
Yes, the connector and cable is the same. No, the 9000 driver has to handle EV-DO and is hence very different.

[AlphaWolf]

Does anybody know how to check how much of the internal memory you have used on this phone?

[AlphaWolf]

Nobody?

[fl00d_pr0z]

The only way I know of is when you delete an app or something, it shows the amount you have left. *Shrugs*

[SusanMarie]

go to the menu where it shows ringers, screensavers, ect and press options then view memory

[fl00d_pr0z]

Menu - My Content - View Memory
Yep, thanks :D

[AlphaWolf]

Wow, this phone has 18 megs of internal memory? I thought it was only 3 like the 5600. Whoda thunker :D

And here I was about to try to hack my way into running .jars from the minisd.

Lots of free space available once you delete all of the demos too.

[fl00d_pr0z]

Yep :D That's what I did.

[AlphaWolf]

Yeah there are a lot of "features" that I would actually like to remove on this phone actually. Namely, the "music" icon for the sprint music store. Who needs that when you have a minisd card?

Then there is the on demand stuff. Who needs that when you have opera mini? Just use the bookmarks and you get even more information, with quicker access, for free.

Then in the my content stuff, it would be less cluttersome to remove the "get new" and "my content manager" links. Not only am I not interested in what they have to offer, but you have to pay by the month for it (hah!) and you can't even preview it first. It's so much better to just download your own pics from your favorite sites on the net, upload them to the minisd, and then copy over.

And don't get me started on the IM and email apps. There are so many other ways to do that for free from the phone, or better yet with gmail-mobile. Nevermind that gmail provides you a nice free 2gb *anywhere* storage to boot.

Not that I am complaining though, this is a great phone. Just it seems to me that there must be a lot of suckers out there to actually merit them cluttering up the UI on your behalf.

[guy2]

So would you recommend this phone to others?

[Taniya]

Is the MM9000 heavy ?

[SusanMarie]

No, at least i dont think so

[heliosnine]

How well does the mm-9000 work as a mp3 player? Like sound quality thru headphones and thru speaker? And how much battery life does it use up? I also noticed the 9000 doesn't have front player buttons like the samsung blade, so can you use the mp3 player when the flip is closed? Can you ff/rew, adjust vol, etc? If the mp3 player is too basic, I may never use it.

[hoopz108]

How well does the mm-9000 work as a mp3 player? Like sound quality thru headphones and thru speaker? And how much battery life does it use up? I also noticed the 9000 doesn't have front player buttons like the samsung blade, so can you use the mp3 player when the flip is closed? Can you ff/rew, adjust vol, etc? If the mp3 player is too basic, I may never use it.

I think the quality is excellent and doesnt use too much battery power if using the headset. You can adjust the volume and skip to the next song while the flip is closed.

[tbakergobuck]

Is the MM9000 heavy ? To me I don't think it feels heavy. I have the A900 and the 9000 and the A900 kinda feels heavier even thought it's not. I guess it's cause the metal?

9000 is 4.6 oz.
A900 is 3.9 oz.

[Taniya]

Thanks

[keepzero]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone MM-9000/US/1.0) NetFront/3.1 MMP/2.0)

Has anyone found out what the recycling bin is for on this phone. i posted this question on another thread i started but no one has replied. hopefully some one else has experienced this. thanks!

[KAT]

To me I don't think it feels heavy. I have the A900 and the 9000 and the A900 kinda feels heavier even thought it's not. I guess it's cause the metal?

9000 is 4.6 oz.
A900 is 3.9 oz.
Since you have both these phones, could you give me your take on the ease of navigating thru the menu's to get every where on these phones? I was always partial to Sanyo's way, everything just seems more 'intuitive' and user freindly. Some of the 900 threads seem to suggest the 900 is almost a horror to do the simplest tasks, having to learn things from scratch, and not really being 'user freindly' at all. Also, if you were forced to spend 5 straight hours surfing the web, which of these phones would you choose to do it on? Same with all the MM stuff. Thanks

[Phone Home]

What a phone! Bravo/Sanyo! Small, comfortable, light weight, high-quality! Crisp, clear, large, display 240 x 320. Sound quality is excellent, menu navigation is easy and intuitive, and the camera/camcorder quality is above what you might expect.

I have already downloaded pictures, MP3s and movies into the phone with no problem but, I am having a hard time finding out how to import my phone numbers and ringers.

The future dial software worked fine for the new MM-8300 (after the update for the new phone model) but future dial does not support the new MM-9000 yet. "But one might think you wouldn't need third-party software to add and edit phone numbers and ringers to an advanced phone like this".

Does anyone have any ideas?

[a_c_s]

What a phone! Bravo/Sanyo! Small, comfortable, light weight, high-quality! Crisp, clear, large, display 240 x 320. Sound quality is excellent, menu navigation is easy and intuitive, and the camera/camcorder quality is above what you might expect.

I have already downloaded pictures, MP3s and movies into the phone with no problem but, I am having a hard time finding out how to import my phone numbers and ringers.

The future dial software worked fine for the new MM-8300 (after the update for the new phone model) but future dial does not support the new MM-9000 yet. "But one might think you wouldn't need third-party software to add and edit phone numbers and ringers to an advanced phone like this".

Does anyone have any ideas?

the 9000 is not yet supported by most software...take both phones to a sprint store and they should be able to transfer the data for free or a small fee...as for the ringtones, try using the focus uploader or gtoal.com/pcs...you basically end up using vision instead of a cable to accomplish the same task...

[lgmayka]

With patience, I was able to convince Futuredial SnapSync to load my Outlook contacts into my Sanyo MM-9000 phone. I had to repeatedly tell SnapSync which COM port to use (the Sanyo serial port, COM16 on my computer), and which phone model to assume (I told it I had an MM-7400). Even then, I ran across a significant problem:

Every contact that SnapSync loaded into the phone was given a null ringer!

The MM-9000 has the ability to ring distinctively for a given contact. After SnapSync had loaded all my contacts, I discovered that none of them would ring the phone at all, because each had been given a null ringer. I had to go through every contact in the phone and reselect the normal ringer.

[Brandon]

Just curious, does this phone have that rainbow light like the vm4500 and i guess the 5600?

[jes]

Just curious, does this phone have that rainbow light like the vm4500 and i guess the 5600?
Yes

[renizay]

what rainbo lite is this ur talking abnout? i was actually in the sprint store, and i played wit the 9000 ( that ill be getting MONDAY!!! ) and i saw u can make it so that the LED has rainbo, one color 2 color etc... and i donno what that means or is... can someone please explain? i LOVE colors so im excited bout this, even tho i donno wut it is lol

[Brandon]

If you look at the Sanyo vm4500, when it rings the LED lights up in diifferent colors. It also flashes different colors while your calling someone.

[Bralgar]

I've read almost every post in this thread and didn't find an answer to my question about the 9000, but it was asked in here but also no answer. My question is this, would a car charger for an 8100(my previous phone) work on my 9000? I hope so, since they have the same connector. Since the phone is so new in my area no local stores cary 9000 accesories yet, and I can't wait for one to be shipped from online. :fingers:

[lgmayka]

My question is this, would a car charger for an 8100(my previous phone) work on my 9000?
Yes, and in fact either kind would work. As you know, most recent Sprint phones can accept charge both through the multi-pin data port, and through a standardized charging jack. The data port on the 9000 matches that of the 8100 and even the 5300. So, whether your old car charger plugs into the data port or into the standardized charging jack, it should work properly with your 9000.

Indeed, a USB data cable for the 5300 or 8100 works properly with the 9000 (for tethering to a laptop computer).

[Bralgar]

Thanks!! I just wanted to make sure, because, I didn't want to hook it up to try and end up frying my phone from some silly thing like a voltage difference, or pinout polarity.

[AlphaWolf]

Here is one, but there are many other sources:

http://www.gomadic.com/sanyo-mm-5600-retractable-power-hot-sync-and-charge-usb-cable.html

Do a Google or eBay search for keywords like

Sanyo USB cable charge

These ziplink cables are thin, are they reliable enough for sustained data transfers?

Also, does this post apply to just PDAs or regular phones as well:

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65897

[lgmayka]

Also, does this post apply to just PDAs or regular phones as well:

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65897
Lithium ion batteries have their own built-in protection. It is difficult for me to understand why a charging USB cable is any more dangerous than a typical "travel charger," which appears to have no protective circuitry either and which charges the battery through the data port also.

Nevertheless, since handset manufacturers do not expect their customers to charge via USB and therefore probably do not test that configuration, I do not recommend that anyone use USB as a primary charging mechanism. Rather, I think the charging capability of a USB cable should be used only to power the phone while actively transferring data--e.g., to avoid running down the phone's battery while using it as a modem--and not while the phone is idle.

This is merely my own opinion and practice, of course.

[MizzSprintPCS]

I just got the phone today but if anyone has any questions feel free to ask away. :)

I like color on the sides of the 9000 but they don't come off. I like the feel of the bottom of the flip better than the 5600. The phone feels solid but kinda top heavy. With each new high end Sanyo model they keep improving on the earpiece sound quality. Speakerphone and AAC ringres sound great and can be very loud. When the flip is closed you can push the camera button on the side of the phone when the key guard is off and and launch the camera, camcorder or voice recorder. There are 4 different vibrate patterns that can be set to pretty much anything. Hopefully someone else that I know gets a 9000 so I can try out the voice sms. The low light pictures are improved but still not the greatest. The QVGA is really nice and I'm impressed with EV-DO speeds. Most of the time it loads the page almost instantly.

I was thinking about getting this phone and would like to know more about it. I just got the MM-8300 a month ago. But I have a few days to think about changing phone. Could you let me now what is the advantage of having this cellphone. What kinds of features does the MM-9000 has that the MM-8300 does not have. Please explain the difference. ;) Is it worth the extra money?

[MizzSprintPCS]

On page 93 of the Manual it mentions setting Reject Numbers. Has this feature been taken out of the phone? I cannot find it anywhere


The Sanyo MM-9000 have conference ability on it? Or anthing like that? :cool:

[AlphaWolf]

Lithium ion batteries have their own built-in protection. It is difficult for me to understand why a charging USB cable is any more dangerous than a typical "travel charger," which appears to have no protective circuitry either and which charges the battery through the data port also.

Nevertheless, since handset manufacturers do not expect their customers to charge via USB and therefore probably do not test that configuration, I do not recommend that anyone use USB as a primary charging mechanism. Rather, I think the charging capability of a USB cable should be used only to power the phone while actively transferring data--e.g., to avoid running down the phone's battery while using it as a modem--and not while the phone is idle.

This is merely my own opinion and practice, of course.

Yeah, the primary reason I want this cable is because it is a retractable zip cable and it supports data. The charging feature is just an added bonus. The main concern of mine I guess is how reliable this cable is for data transfer.

The included USB cable is just not something I want to carry around in my pocket, but a zip cable is a whole different story.

[aatm]

I did a search on this thread for "external" and "watch" and didn't find the answer to my question, so I was just wondering, can you watch media/sprint tv on the external LCD like on the samsung ev-do phones?

just curious

[lgmayka]

What kinds of features does the MM-9000 has that the MM-8300 does not have.
The MM-9000 is a full generation, or perhaps two, beyond the MM-8300. But before I briefly explain why, I must point out that the MM-8300 is considered much more stylish (if that is important to you). The MM-8300 is smaller, lighter, sleeker, and--perhaps most important of all for fashionable women--accepts trim/accent plates in over a dozen colors, so that a woman's cell phone can match her outfit. Why do I know this? Because I am giving my niece an MM-8300 for Christmas. Her parents think she will like it all too much. (Reportedly, my niece often runs late due to excessive accessorizing.)

The MM-8300 also has the advantage of analog roaming capability (which the MM-9000 does not have), very useful for those trips into rural Kentucky and the deserts of Nevada.

But we now come to the MM-9000. It is truly a gadgeteer's dream. Its primary advantages over the MM-8300 are:

1) EV-DO speed in transferring data. Somewhat noticeable when surfing the Internet or watching streaming video.

2) Ability to act as a high-speed modem for a laptop computer. But if you do this more than rarely, expect Sprint to demand that you switch to a special service plan that includes this.

3) 240x320 screen, instead of the 176x220 on the MM-8300. Text can be clearer and smaller, so you can read more of a Web page without scrolling.

4) Slot for a miniSD flash memory card. A 1GB card (costing about $65) can hold 5 full-length movies (at 176x144 resolution) plus many songs and photos. The MM-9000 can connect to your desktop or laptop computer and access the card for you as a drive letter.

5) With some effort, the MM-9000 supports a GPS locating program that costs as little as $1.49/mo. On the MM-8300, the least expensive GPS program costs $9.99/mo.

[lgmayka]

The Sanyo MM-9000 have conference ability on it?
All cell phones support 3-way calling and call waiting, if that's what you mean.

If you mean a multi-party walkie-talkie capability, then yes, the MM-9000 does support ReadyLink, if you are willing to pay the $$ to subscribe to it. But ReadyLink does not interwork with Nextel's such capability.

[lallen3]

I'm not sure what you mean but if it's just the signal meter bars I haven't seen anymore than 5 at one time on mine. It's usally flucuates to 1 to 3 on mine. I have a good signal where I live. Do you hear any noise when you open shut you phone? I hear a noise when I wiggle the flip. :irked: It's not a big deal just wish Sanyo would do a better job with there flips.


My old 5600 made a creaking noise also, when the flip was open and you talked on it. Annoying. I used graphite power to correct it.

[MizzSprintPCS]

All cell phones support 3-way calling and call waiting, if that's what you mean.

If you mean a multi-party walkie-talkie capability, then yes, the MM-9000 does support ReadyLink, if you are willing to pay the $$ to subscribe to it. But ReadyLink does not interwork with Nextel's such capability.

No when are on one line and your other line beeps can you add the other person to your converstion that you are having on the other line. :cool: What is a rainbow lite that I have heard thatis on the MM-9000.

[kyuubi]

So heres my question. Got my father a headset for his 9000, but it doesn't have an answer/end button on it so can he use any of the buttons on the outside of the phone to answer and end a call without having to flip open the phone?

Can't find the box the phone came in, otherwise I'd take a look in the manual.

[Brandon]

No when are on one line and your other line beeps can you add the other person to your converstion that you are having on the other line. :cool: What is a rainbow lite that I have heard thatis on the MM-9000.

The LED light on mm-9000 is six-colored and its just used to notify you of a call. And its also the phones flash.

[lgmayka]

[B]No when are on one line and your other line beeps can you add the other person to your converstion that you are having on the other line. :cool:
You seem to be describing an unusual combination of call waiting and 3-way calling.

Ordinarily, 3-way calling means that while you are in a call, you can initiate another call and then conference the 2 other parties together with yourself. Call waiting means that while you are in a call, if another call comes in, you are beeped and can switch between the 2 other parties. I have never heard of the ability to conference all 3 parties together in this second situation (in which you are beeped). I think it would require new programming in the mobile switching office.

Keep in mind that most cell phones do not actually have two lines (phone numbers), only one. That's why the handling of 3-way calling and call waiting requires support from the switching office.

[sel1965]

I have to admit the 9000 is a pretty darn good phone. Everything worked right away phone vision pic mail no waiting no nonsense. I like that. I just wish sanyo pics would come out landscape like samsung. I really enjoy that on all my samsung phones. It looks like a real picture not a cell phone picture, you know what I mean. Oh well this phone will last now until the 5700 comes out. I have heard that phone is going to pretty nice. It is currently being tested so we will soon see what it's all about.

[KAT]

I have to admit the 9000 is a pretty darn good phone. Everything worked right away phone vision pic mail no waiting no nonsense. I like that. I just wish sanyo pics would come out landscape like samsung. I really enjoy that on all my samsung phones. It looks like a real picture not a cell phone picture, you know what I mean. Oh well this phone will last now until the 5700 comes out. I have heard that phone is going to pretty nice. It is currently being tested so we will soon see what it's all about.
Do you, or anybody know what the form factor will be with the 5700? I'm hoping it will be a flip, but then there's also rumors of a Sanyo slider.

[sel1965]

Do you, or anybody know what the form factor will be with the 5700? I'm hoping it will be a flip, but then there's also rumors of a Sanyo slider.

I heard it would be a flip.

[KAT]

Came across this about the 9000
http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80239&goto=newpost
Sorry, wrong link above! Click below
http://business.bostonherald.com/technologyNews/view.bg?articleid=117694

[MizzSprintPCS]

Could someone tell me about the MP3 player on the Sanyo 9000 how does it work how much music does it hold. :rolleyes: I really like to get to know more about this phone. Because I want to purchase it. I want to know the good advantages with this cellphone.

[Bralgar]

Could someone tell me about the MP3 player on the Sanyo 9000 how does it work how much music does it hold. :rolleyes: I really like to get to know more about this phone. Because I want to purchase it. I want to know the good advantages with this cellphone.
The 9000 can play standard mp3's and aac's (which can be encoded by itunes from your cd's) it will not play any DRM music files or WMA's. The amount that it can hold depends on the size of memory card you have (can handle up to a 1 gb minisd) A 16mb minisd comes packed in with the phone but it is not near enough for mp3 use, but is sufficient for the phone's 1.3 megapixel camera(most pictures taken at high quality are under 100kb)
Other than the phone not having built in BlueTooth, I have not found any negatives to this phone, it is the complete package, it does it all.

[rquinn19]

Is it possible to randomize music from seperate folders?

[Bossier330]

I don't care what anyone says about the MM-9000. I just got it today, and I AM IMPRESSED!!! This phone is the absolute best at everything it does! Haha yeah well it's cool!

[MizzSprintPCS]

I got it the Sanyo mm-9000. :clap: :headbang2 It was a hard decision but I finally made up my mind. Right now I am enjoting the phone and trying to learn all the feature on it. I need to learn more about the MP3 player on here. How do I set it up to work can someone help me out please

[Bossier330]

Yeah...whatcha need?

[lgmayka]

I need to learn more about the MP3 player on here. How do I set it up to work can someone help me out please
Flip open the phone, connect it to your computer via the included USB cable. A menu will appear on the phone; choose Mass Storage. The computer will then recognize the phone's miniSD card as a drive letter. Copy .mp3 (or, better, .m4a) songs to the card's Media folder.

The above assumes that you have already installed the miniSD card in the phone. You can also write files directly to the card via an SD card reader.

[Girlcanrock]

I currently have the Sanyo8300, and i am obsessed with taking pictures. Sadly i didn't see how bad the pictures were until i got home. Im looking to change phones to the Sanyo9000 because i heard the camera is better and its in the price range im looking for, but im interesting in seeing what the pictures look like uploaded...so if anyone has any pictures they have taken with this phone can you please upload and show me? It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.

[KAT]

I currently have the Sanyo8300, and i am obsessed with taking pictures. Sadly i didn't see how bad the pictures were until i got home. Im looking to change phones to the Sanyo9000 because i heard the camera is better and its in the price range im looking for, but im interesting in seeing what the pictures look like uploaded...so if anyone has any pictures they have taken with this phone can you please upload and show me? It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.
There's a few threads that already have what you're looking for. Try a search in the search box for '9000 pictures'

[Girlcanrock]

There's a few threads that already have what you're looking for. Try a search in the search box for '9000 pictures'

Sadly i can't find any. I see some that people have taken OF the phone, but i want to see some that people have taken WITH the phone. I'll keep looking.

[tbakergobuck]

Sadly i can't find any. I see some that people have taken OF the phone, but i want to see some that people have taken WITH the phone. I'll keep looking.

I put "9000 pictures" in the search box and this thread came up on the 3rd or 4th page. ;)
http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80216&highlight=9000+pictures