Nokia 7705 Twist Phone, Black (Verizon Wireless) Works With Page Plus And Red Pocket cdma Verizon

Purchased on July 18, 2012 so it's been roughly a year and a half since I got this phone. Over all I like this and think i was a good purchase, however it has a glitching problem that started late November. Every 3-4 sent/received texts, the screen will freeze black or it will simply not allow me to access any messages and I have to restart it. The glitch is inconvenient but can be worked around and considering the low price, not having to pay for a data plan or sign up for a new contract, and that it has worked well for me for over a year, I'm not super devastated about it. I think this phone would make a good short term replacement phone.Pros:+ QWERTY keyboard that is reasonably sized (great for people who dislike touchscreen)+ Easy to set up and navigate+ It's Small and easy to take with you.+ Doesn't scratch or break easily, and can stand a little rain.+ Attractive design and neat features (great for preteens/teens)+ Relatively Inexpensive (great for everyone but lets say parents and college kids like me)Cons:- You are unable to turn off the LED functions. For Instance, its super-bright flashing when you charge it, will keep you awake if you charge it overnight. It does this regardless of the phone being turned off.- Glitching problem within 1 1/2 years. Again, it's navigable, but time consuming and inconvenient.- Oversensitive touch buttons even on the lowest setting of sensitivity. Again navigable but annoying.I would say that this is an over-all decent product. I wouldn't buy it again but I think it's a viable option for people depending on your situation and what you're looking for. Even though, in the end, it was hard to deal with, I don't feel any buyers remorse toward the purchase of this product. I hope this review has been helpful! :)

Sound quality good. Resolution good. User interface good. This phone satisfied my requirements: Ease of use. Intuitive operation. Design targeted to text, phone call and messaging.Its diminutive size naturally complements a small footprint that doubles with the flick of the user's finger. Remarkably, I have no trouble hearing the different tone notifications (set up by the user) and am able to respond as quickly as my recently purchased Android smart phone. The ability to tag photos with each caller, immediately route to voice mail or respond, or answer seem to flow so easily that I feel I have lost nothing in comparison to my wife's iPhone or my Android. Also remarkably, the speaker on this Twist performs better than my new smart phone.Ironically, when considering its age, the younger crowd finds the square phone appealing. Also, the swivel ring lights up with user specified colors depending on who is calling.One Con for Some: Though I don't play apps on my phones, the user of the Twist will find apps for the Twist expensive compared to today's apps for both iPhone and Android.Within one week of use, this is my favorite phone. Considering it was implemented in 2009, I may buy another one as backup when this one falls apart.One last point: While my other phones are on contract, I chose to pay-as-I-go each month with Horizon. I had noticed another reviewer stating such a plan was not available. Well, it is. For $40, I get unlimited text and calls, and 1G of download.*** UPDATE ***Another positive to this phone is the battery life. Though I don't employ the phone's many features, and considering the features that I do employ are not constantly used, I still find the battery life remarkable. I can leave the phone on for several days without the need to charge it. Currently, I have had the phone on three days (without charging involved) and the battery symbol is down only one bar (four possible).From an ergonomic view, the diminutive phone size (when closed), and when coupled with a phone pouch (appropriate phone case to hold the phone) that you wear is very comfortable. I suppose that point seems obvious since the phone is a smaller footprint. Still, I wanted you to know you will not feel the bumping and bulging experienced with the normal smart phone case. Since I wear a suit to work, I like the small footprint that does not force my suit jacket to accommodate what is usually a bigger phone case in today's world.Another CON: That phone's backplate does shift when using the keyboard. By *shift* I mean it is flimsy. But, it has not fallen off and serves its purpose.

i got this phone hoping the nokia brand would give me better reception in the office: it's mildly better than the last verizon phone i had. i was disappointed: compared to my last 3 nokia phones, the sound quality on this phone lacks.the keyboard is great: rarely hit the wrong key. the twist feature is awesome, auto-locks the phone when you close it, and displays your choice of screen saver, with option to unlock and view messages, ignore or silence (but not answer) incoming calls without opening the phone.also disappointing was the lack of memory allocation control. you have a limited amount of text memory, with no option to copy texts to micro-sd. music player and speaker were FABULOUS but speaker quit the first time i dropped the phone, with a hard case on. i've dropped other nokias tons of times (in water too) without a case and they remained undamaged.the software is ok at best, not very intuitive at all (symbian was very intuitive, even more than the iphone software, in my opinion). you definitely have to hunt through some menus to change options outside the norm (eg, ringtone, etc), and the graphical interface is klunky, especially when it comes to texting, which is a shame given how amazing the keyboard is.all in all, if i were a teenager and didn't require much from my phone, i would be very happy with this one: it's cute, small, unique, has avatars, adequate ring tones, great screen and keyboard, easy to text on.