Joined on 10/18/11
Nice little phone but . . .
Pros: Nice phone, and the wifi access is pretty neat. Good size, battery life ok. Camera is a neat feature. Well worth the 44.99 I paid, better deal at today's price.
Cons: Data: Unless you turn off the data access, it will use up all your minutes purchased for data . . . even when the phone is idle. Open the dialer, click on the verizon button at top left, choose preferences and scroll down to data and TURN IT OFF if you don't want to use that feature. I use mine as a prepay / pay as you go type of phone (my number of calls made or received is quite small . . . less than $10/month on Verizon's prepay network). No data. Whenever I am not driving, I have wifi access so no need for data . . . and I usually have a separate GPS unit for navigation.
Overall Review: Wish someone would have mentioned about the data usage. Wiped out most of my minutes before I figured out how to shut it off.
Worst Tech Support EVER!
Pros: Cheap ... got it on clearance for $20.00 and it hasn't set my home on fire (yet).
Cons: TECH SUPPORT: Camera had beautiful pic out of box, but even set to record motion ONLY, records 2 frames every 3 seconds. Called tech support to show me where I may have missed something in setting up camera. Their first solution was to update firmware. Ok, that along with the inconvenience of climbing up to unmount the camera and connect to a network cable wasn't too bad. Update the firmware, reset the camera and all is good, right? No Way!! Now the image is washed out most of the day. I have 12 hours of mostly white images taken at 2 frames every 3 seconds. No help, multiple calls. Their solution is always reset the camera ... which I am getting tired of doing and in fact refused to do the last time I called. (same tech, same script, of course I should expect a different result)
Overall Review: I have actually installed surveillance cameras and DVRs for my employment, but we have not used IP cameras on any of our systems. I needed a camera to monitor a small portion of my property which has had several attempted break ins. Figured for $20 I'd try an IP camera. This one was just a poor choice on my part. However, it does come with LOUSY TECH SUPPORT.
Not As Stated
Pros: 75% off the normal retail is really good. It somewhat does responsive sites.
Cons: Copy reads: ----------------------------------------------------------------- No Programming Skills Required Over 3000 Templates Easily Embed Photos, Video , Music Publish Anywhere (FTP Upload) Optimal Display for Smartphones, Tablets ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3000 templates? The copy tends to lead one to believe that there are 3,000 templates "included" .... not so. Point 1: There are nowhere near that many templates included even if one counts each web page as a separate template. Perhaps someone should explain that a template is all the pages for one site combined. I know, I've downloaded templates before. Also, individual graphics don't count as templates either. Point 2: The majority of those available templates are "for sale", as in, you have to buy them in addition to the software. I've used another comparable webdesign software for more years than 10 years, but was lead to believe that this software would allow for responsive design which is not offered by the other company. Yes, the other company sells templates, but they don't count those "available for purchase" as being "included." If you have to pay extra, they aren't "included" but rather they are "available". Misleading copy.
Overall Review: If the templates aren't "included" then don't say they are.
Made To Break
Pros: Works well right out of the box. Nice feel, nice performance.
Cons: About 11 months after I got it the left paddle shifter went out, and although Thrustmaster was very quick to mail the parts, I had to do the replacement. Not bad, but would have preferred replacement. 2 months later, the clamp for securing the wheel to the table broke on the right side. So far have been unable to locate replacement clamp or
Package disappeared along with mail truck 6 days ago
Ordered small item on 3/28/2016 ,,, the item left Flushing, New York postal facility on 3/31/2016. That is the last record anywhere of the package. Today is April 5, 2016. So, seller has my money. USPS apparently has lost a mail truck. I have nothing but a receipt. Seller offered no assistance, and tells me: "We've had problems with this facility before." Well, that's really comforting to know ... I guess.