P7000

Phone is heavy and the screen when touched while in holder will come on and you end up with going on site etc and having to pay for them. I would not recommend it since there are other phones the same price or less that are better.

When my brother broke his cell phone and needed a new one, our local AT&T store was having a buy-one-get-one-free special on Pantech phones. I didn't really need a new cell phone, but I wanted to help my brother out and joined him on this special. There were three phones we could choose from and I chose this BLUE PANTECH IMPACT P7000. I mainly use my cell phone for telephone calls and to send text messages. I occasionally take pictures or video and every once in while play Tetris.This is only the 2nd cell phone I have owned. My first cell phone had a regular number pad and I got used to texting old school style. However, I have to say that I love the QWERTY keyboard. It really is easier to text this way than on a regular number pad.I really like flip phones, but they are getting more and more difficult to come by as it seems cell phone companies are set on switching everything over to touch screens. This is a clamshell type phone, so it's not exactly a flip phone, but it works for me. I also like having actual buttons on my phone. The numbers on the number pad are touch numbers, but they are close enough to real buttons. A protective film is recommended for the number pad because the thin coating on the pad can be scratched quite easily.The sound quality of the phone is great. All incoming calls have sounded to me like I was talking on a landline telephone. The phone also has a speakerphone, but you have to open it up in order to use the feature.You can store up to 1,000 contacts in the phone, so basically you're phone can now be a handheld phone book. You can between 3-5 telephone numbers for each contact, 1-2 emails addresses, and a photo ID for each contact.I have used the alarm on the phone a few times on trips when I left my alarm clock at home or when I was at home and needed an extra alarm to help wake me up. The alarm is loud and slowly increases in volume. It can be set to repeat itself.I've used the phone to take a few videos and pictures. The video feature can be used without opening the clamshell, but in order to take regular pictures you have to open the clamshell. Both the picture and video quality is superb, especially for a cell phone. There's no graininess in the pictures and videos I've taken.Besides the usual ringing mode and vibrating mode, there are a few other modes you can set the phone to, including an airplane mode. I used the airplane mode while flying during the summer and it worked well. I was able to keep my phone on and use most of the features, but not have to worry about incoming calls or texts messing up the planes controls.In addition to all of this, the phone has a calendar, notepad, memo recorder, world clock, calculator, tip calculator, unit converter, stopwatch, and timer.The phone isn't a smart phone, but it is web capable. However, that's not a feature I'm interested in having on my phone and I've not used my phone to connect to the Internet.Overall, I'm very satisfied with the PANTECH IMPACT P7000. It has all of the features and frills I was looking for on a cell phone, is easy to use, and is a good mixture of old school design with top tier technology. If you're looking for a cell phone to primary use for telephone calls and texting, but with maybe a few frills, I recommend it.

For those of you who want a phone to be a phone first with a few extras then this is a nice phone. However, I cannot recommend this phone until Pantech (1-800-962-8622) corrects the mistake that they have made in advertising this phone. Their web site ([...]) as well as every other web site advertising this phone including AT&T's say's that this phone has "Speaker-Independent Voice Commands". IT DOES NOT HAVE THIS FEATURE. If you are like me and need true hands free system that can be used with Bluetooth or even the speaker phone this is not the phone. AT&T's solution to this problem was to add their "Voice Dial" to my account and graciously charge me $4.99 each month to dial *8, press talk, listen to prompt, say who I want to call, listen to some more prompts. But first I have to set up a separate contact list (limit of 20) on their web site because it does not use the contact list that you set up on your phone. This is not hands free, you can dial the number faster than you can go through this process.If you have already purchased this phone please call Pantech and insist that they give us a software update or recall this phone. AT&T should pull it from their line until the problem is fixed. I believe that false advertisement is against the law. Even if you haven't purchased the phone still call... Don't let Pantech and AT&T get by with this or it will only get worse.Now for the phone itself, I really like this phone. I waited an additional two years before upgrading my phone from a Razr. So for four years the only way that I could talk was to use the speakerphone or Bluetooth because the ear piece was rotten. Call quality on this phone is excellent. It is almost like talking on a landline. With it having two stereo speakers the speakerphone is also excellent (phone has to be open to work). For you music lovers it does not have a headphone jack, you will have to use Bluetooth or an adaptor (I thought a headphone jack was standard anymore). It is a little heaver than the Razr but it fits nicely in the hand and pocket. The front of the phone has a small window and a key pad below. The numbers are easy to see and well spaced. They do have haptic feedback when pressed and you can adjust the sensitivity level and vibration strength of the keys. It does take a little bit of getting use to but it is really not too bad. You will need to get the protective film for this phone and I would also recommend a protective cover. They make a clear one. You can enter 1,000 contacts with and with each contact you can enter 5 numbers, 2 e-mails, address, web URL and a memo if you save to phone. If you save to sim it is only 3 numbers and 1 e-mail. You can also group your contact and add a photo ID which will not show up on the front of the phone. The alarm which I find myself using for 5 min. cleanup warning in the classroom and for meds is quite loud and you can set it to repeat. You can choose from different ring tones and a single time, daily or weekend modes. The calendar works a lot like MS outlook calendar, nice. This phone also has a notepad, a voice memo recorder, a world clock, a calculator, a tip calculator, a unit converter, a stop watch, and a timer. There are 8 speed dial numbers. Remember this is not a smart phone but it is packed with organizational features. Another nice feature is that you can increase the font size and have two different font styles to pick from. This makes the phone very easy to read. I did not purchase the phone for the camera so I will let some else speak to that. I did try it out thou and the phone has to be flipped opened to take the picture. The web interface is nice and comes up quickly and I did not experience any lag time during browsing. The screen however is a little small. But here again, I did not buy the phone for web browsing and will cancel that feature before my 30 days are up. I am not a big texter but I did find the key board easy to use. I like the toggle button better than the arrow keys even if it does take a little more room (personal taste).If you do want to purchase the data package you can also watch TV clips or full length shows. I have it free for 30 days so I tried it out. I was very impressed; however the phone did get warm after 40 min. of use and took quite a while to cool down. I am not sure that the heat generated by this feature is good and on the thin circuit boards in these phones. I would not recommend using this feature very often not to mention the damage it is doing to your eyes. Just a thought.I have been on the Phone with Pantech and AT&T since the 16th and the "Speaker-Independent Voice Commands" issue has not been resolved. I have talked to several people at Pantech all of which promised to call me back. I am still waiting!!! As you can tell from above I like the phone, but I want was advertised which is one of the reasons that I purchased the phone. Please help me to convince Pantech and AT&T to fix this problem and call Pantech at (1-800-962-8622).Update, just got off the phone with Alex at Pantech and the official line is that is was a mistake on the part of the advertisers or that perhaps AT&T remove this feature during the beta testing. The bottom line is that there probably will not be an update for this phone in the near future if ever. My phone is going back and I will start the process again of trying to find a phone with voice clarity, speed dial, Speaker-Independent Voice Commands, and the productivity features that I have come to expect on a phone. Any suggestions?

I had a blackberry tour and traded it in for the pantech impact. This phone is fantastic and the way the two different keyboards are available is fantastic! The camera takes fantastic pictures and the battery lasts for days even with me texting calling and web browsing constantly! This phone did not disappoint!!!