Is there a just plain Phone / Phone anymore?

fred · 03-13-2010, 03:51 PM

Wife doesn't text, email or go online but she talks a lot, and I mean a lot ! So is there a old fashioned good phone with great reception and battery life available from Sprint like the ones Sanyo used to make ? Now using the Sanyo Katina LX model SCP 3800 and its disappointing to say the least.

*laurkar2006* · 03-13-2010, 10:20 PM

I loved my Katana II and it is a simple phone....look on Ebay

fred · 03-14-2010, 02:02 PM

You must have been one of the few lucky ones with a properly made Katana II. Most of this model were poorly made and fell apart very quickly. Ours lasted less than a week when it first came on the market. Too bad because Sanyo made the best quality phones before that.
I have been with Sprint since they started and now will have to begin to look at other carriers to see if they have a Good old fashioned cell Phone in place of the many faceted phones Sprint now supplies. Yes we are in the minority. We prefer to speak with people not text them and the web functions look so much better on a laptop than a tiny screen phone. Progress is not all good !
Thanks for the reply.

**MayoPie** · 03-14-2010, 03:47 PM

How about the Sanyo Mirro (aka SCP-3810)? Basic phone right there, free with a new contract.

**steveymacjr** · 03-14-2010, 04:02 PM

Wirelessly posted (some touch: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 7.11) Sprint PPC6850SP)

Don"t forget Boost Mobile, $50 unlimited calling and all taxes and fees included. Depending on how you look at it, you have to pay upfront for the phone, and thats a drawback to some. They have a new Sanyo as well, so give them a look, Boostmobile.com.
Depending on the phone you choose you'll either use the Nextel or Sprint Network.

fred · 03-14-2010, 05:21 PM

That seems to be my only choice. I'm hesitant getting the 3810. Having had the 3800 for a while it not a good phone at all. Getting a 3810 would be a waste of time if its the same quality.

fred · 03-14-2010, 05:30 PM

Thanks, I forgot about Boost being on Sprints network. The best thing about Sprint is their network. Every Nextell user I know has found Nextell to be severely lacking.

**steveymacjr** · 03-14-2010, 06:43 PM

These reviews are based on the SPrint version, but its basically the same:
Sanyo SCP-3810 - black (Sprint) Cell Phones reviews - CNET Reviews http://bit.ly/93GY5T

Sanyo SCP-6760 Incognito (Sprint) Cell Phone reviews - CNET Reviews http://bit.ly/crMuGN

03-13-2010, 03:51 PM	#1
fred Telegraph User Join Date: Dec 26, '03 Location: S FL. Posts: 45 Phone: Sanyo scp7050 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post SU$: 133	Is there a just plain Phone / Phone anymore? Wife doesn't text, email or go online but she talks a lot, and I mean a lot ! So is there a old fashioned good phone with great reception and battery life available from Sprint like the ones Sanyo used to make ? Now using the Sanyo Katina LX model SCP 3800 and its disappointing to say the least.

03-13-2010, 10:20 PM	#2
laurkar2006 Cellular Phone User Mood: Join Date: Jul 12, '08 Location: Oakville, CT Posts: 1,705 Phone: HTCLTE/PhontonQ Trades: 1 Thanks: 5 Thanked 54 Times in 22 Posts SU$: 16,773	I loved my Katana II and it is a simple phone....look on Ebay __________________ Nextel User for 5 yrs. Sprint user for 11 yrs. Sprint Premier Everything Data Family 1500 4 lines and 15% corporate: Free Airave Rumor Touch & Samsung Galaxy S ll, Epic Touch, HTC Evo 4GLTE and Phonton Q Nites free at 6 on all lines

03-14-2010, 02:02 PM	#3
fred Telegraph User Join Date: Dec 26, '03 Location: S FL. Posts: 45 Phone: Sanyo scp7050 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post SU$: 133	Is there a just plain Phone / Phone anymore ? You must have been one of the few lucky ones with a properly made Katana II. Most of this model were poorly made and fell apart very quickly. Ours lasted less than a week when it first came on the market. Too bad because Sanyo made the best quality phones before that. I have been with Sprint since they started and now will have to begin to look at other carriers to see if they have a Good old fashioned cell Phone in place of the many faceted phones Sprint now supplies. Yes we are in the minority. We prefer to speak with people not text them and the web functions look so much better on a laptop than a tiny screen phone. Progress is not all good ! Thanks for the reply.

03-14-2010, 04:02 PM	#5
steveymacjr All EVO! Until WP7 Mood: Join Date: Sep 16, '03 Location: charlotte, nc Posts: 1,566 Phone: Megaphone Thanks: 5 Thanked 44 Times in 37 Posts SU$: 8,107	Wirelessly posted (some touch: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 7.11) Sprint PPC6850SP) Don"t forget Boost Mobile, $50 unlimited calling and all taxes and fees included. Depending on how you look at it, you have to pay upfront for the phone, and thats a drawback to some. They have a new Sanyo as well, so give them a look, Boostmobile.com. Depending on the phone you choose you'll either use the Nextel or Sprint Network. __________________

03-14-2010, 06:43 PM	#8
steveymacjr All EVO! Until WP7 Mood: Join Date: Sep 16, '03 Location: charlotte, nc Posts: 1,566 Phone: Megaphone Thanks: 5 Thanked 44 Times in 37 Posts SU$: 8,107	These reviews are based on the SPrint version, but its basically the same: Sanyo SCP-3810 - black (Sprint) Cell Phones reviews - CNET Reviews http://bit.ly/93GY5T Sanyo SCP-6760 Incognito (Sprint) Cell Phone reviews - CNET Reviews http://bit.ly/crMuGN __________________

03-14-2010, 03:47 PM	#4
MayoPie Telephone User Join Date: Jun 19, '09 Posts: 160 Phone: LG Rumor Touch Thanks: 14 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts SU$: 1,878	How about the Sanyo Mirro (aka SCP-3810)? Basic phone right there, free with a new contract.

03-14-2010, 05:21 PM	#6
fred Telegraph User Join Date: Dec 26, '03 Location: S FL. Posts: 45 Phone: Sanyo scp7050 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post SU$: 133	That seems to be my only choice. I'm hesitant getting the 3810. Having had the 3800 for a while it not a good phone at all. Getting a 3810 would be a waste of time if its the same quality.

03-14-2010, 05:30 PM	#7
fred Telegraph User Join Date: Dec 26, '03 Location: S FL. Posts: 45 Phone: Sanyo scp7050 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post SU$: 133	Thanks, I forgot about Boost being on Sprints network. The best thing about Sprint is their network. Every Nextell user I know has found Nextell to be severely lacking.

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