Sanyo SCP-5500 / VM-4500

I currently have the Samsung A600 and am in a bind on whether or not to get the Sanyo 5500. The phone is expensive and by buying this phone it will put me in a lot of debt. Is this phone worth it to owe over 7k? Is it that much better than any other phone out. What people say will be the deciding factor on whether or not I buy this phone. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

I want to test my ready link can someone help me?

Hi,

I think the SCP-5500 may be my next phone. I have a few questions:

1) I have a hearing problem, how is the earpiece volume? Sometimes when a new phone comes out, there are complaints about poor volume.

2) Is the vibration function good enough to detect if the phone is in a pocket, or is it pretty weak?

3) Is there an alarm clock function, and if so, is it loud enough to wake up to?

Thanks,

JD

Any experience with ear piece clarity, compared to the Sanyo 8100? My new 8100 has great sensitivity, but received calls sound a little muffled. I have a week left to swap my Sanyo 8100 for a different phone without paying a penalty.

Hey has anyone been abke to test their ready link i still havent been able too anyone wanna help???

I got mine but am NY and my friends havent gotten theirs uet cause their not in the store i ordered mine frm sprint i need someone to test this on.... Othr than that wow o my gosh!!!!!

Can you download the photos and video taken by the 5500 directly to a PC using sync software? I read that you can manage contacts and the calender using a cable connected to your PC but what about pictures?

I've been wanting to upgrade from the completely lousy N400 phone to one with the MobiTV - streaming TV. Does anyone know if the 5500 has this feature?

How much is this bad going for?

Can this phone still be used as a cellular modem as its predecessors?

Where can I buy one from? My sprint store doesn't have them. (Wausau, WI) Does anyone know if they can still be used as cellular modems???

I've read messages from several people saying the 5400 and 5500 are the same except for the camera. However, the advertised battery life for the 5400 is much less than the 5500. Does anyone know if it's a misprint and they have the same battery life?

I don't really want the camera and would like to not spend the extra bucks for the 5500 if-and-only-if I can expect the same battery life in the 5400.

Plus, the 5500 is not in the stores here yet.

Help! Thanks!

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What colours do the 5500 come in?

🙄 Does anyone have the answer to this question? With all the direct connect technology going around (Nextel, Verizon, and now Sprint) will there, at some point, be a direct connect merge- Like a Sprint phone direct connecting with a Nextel. It might sound crazy to some but to me its only common sense because everyone is not going to have the same phone under the same company. I see it as, if you can call a Sprint phone with a Nextel, hope come you cant direct connect?

😎 Just got mine today 🤣 And can't stop
😁 this phone is great!!!Coming from using
the Sanyo SCP-4500 old school phone.There in
Michigan now got mine in flint.

Okay.. The Sanyo 5500 (VM4500) has been shipped to local Sprint Stores.. I call my local sprint store as of 2pm and they just got a few in..So I went and picked it up..The cost is $379.00.. And of course you get $100 off for a new 1 year activation and $150 off for a 2 year activation..Everyone Enjoy this phone .. I know I will..

Mtech2k4

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Best Buy systems show that they sould recieve the RL4500 around Dec. 2. and it will sell for 379.99

I just got the phone today, and OMG it is hot. It is by far the best Sprint Phone by far. With all it feature, u can not ask for a better Phone. If you are in the CT area the price is 402.07 with taxes. and it is worth it.

🙂 , sprint has better ptt phones then vz, they will be the first with a ptt/camera/video clip phone in the market, and the service plan is making nextell customers knock their heads in walls for extending their contracts, ive seen it in my school, so i can say this. im just waiting for them to come out with it so i can get it and be the first to experience the revolution in wirless service. oh yeah, i forgot to say, they are the only ones offering live television on their vision handsets also! and the ptt phones can go on the net, unlike vz.

I do not know why, but it seems like the 5500 is only available in certain markets right now. It will be out next month by Christmas for everyone. If you want one now, there are two listings on eBay for it. They are asking $500, so if you can't wait for it then go buy it. Personally I would rather wait another 2 weeks than pay almost $200 bucks more.