Review: Pantech Pursuit
The Pantech Pursuit does a fine job with contact shortcuts, but for straight dialing it could be a little faster. Pressing the Send key opens up the call log, not the dial pad. That's fine, but there's no direct link from the Recent Calls screen to the dialer, you have to back up and choose the Dial option from the menu screen. If you press the Send key from the phone's app menu, nothing happens. I prefer jumping to the dialer quickly whenever I press Send.
I also wish there was a faster method to search contacts. You can't simply start typing a name in the Pursuit to have it find the number you need. You can start dialing when the keyboard is open, but only digits register.
That Recent Calls screen is well appointed. When you tap a number, you get options to call, send a message, start a one-way video call (if you're a paid subscriber to AT&T's Video Share service), or check your recent call history with that specific contact.
Once you're in a call, the Pursuit offers all the controls you need in buttons on the calling screen. You can turn on the speaker, mute the call or even record the conversation quickly. You can also open the dialpad, and if you dial a number and press send, the phone starts a new call. Joining a second line for a three way conference was easy, and the Pursuit lets you break off calls individually with some onscreen buttons. There's no menu digging required. If your caller uses AT&T's video share service, you can also start a one-way video conference.
The contact list was nice looking but fairly basic. You can add up to four phone numbers, two email addresses and a variety of other information. You can send an email directly from the address book, but you can't start a navigation session using the postal address entered for a contact.
The Pursuit also gets AT&T's new online address book feature. Though the Pursuit won't sync with Google or Yahoo contacts or other online services, you can sync with an address book on AT&T's Web site. You can then add or edit information from the Web, if you need a contact and you don't have your phone. It's also a nice storage option, though I wish it were more compatible with other services.
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