Sanyo Incognito SCP-6760 Phone, Black (Sprint)

I wound up using a smart phone instead, but if you don't want a smartphone, this phone is perfect! It is functional, and it works great!

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Could not use it with Sprint plan. It can only be used with credit card payment month to month and the phone itself was re-manufactured. Phone was in good condition but was not functional. Very disappointing as we were looking to replace one we had.

This phone is designed primarily to be operated on using the qwerty keypad only when the phone's clamshell is open. When attempting to use the touchscreen keypad, you're going to have a hard time accessing the lock button located on the left side of the phone. You'll have to toggle the switch using either your pinky or ring finger which has less dexterity than either your thumb or index finger where the switch should have been placed. In fact no switches are placed in the locations where your thumb or index fingers hit. The volume and speaker phone switch are located on the lower right side where your palm rests. You'll have to awkwardly slide your thumb down (if youre holding the phone in your right hand) to press these buttons. And how do I hang up the phone?... It's a two step process; I have to unlock the keypad and then press END. How cumbersome. It may be easier to just configure the phone to manually lock the keypad. But it's redundant when a clamshell usually locks the keypad automatically when the clamshell is closed to have to click a switch to lock keypad. As for the touch screen, get ready to fat finger everything. You will be lucky to type in the correct number in the first time. And if you keep the keypad unlocks, get ready to fat face it. The backspace key will be your next best friend, if only you can press it the first time. You must use two hands to open the clamshell. There is no obvious orientation of this phone because of it's uniform shape and it's mirror finish. You cannot quickly open the shell using one hand because you can't tell which side is which. You end up fumbling over the phone, trying to figure out which side of the phone opens. There's no tab to assist with opening the phone with one hand so you'll end up using two -- one to hold the phone and the other to pry it open. Google maps is not supported on this phone. You cannot download Google Maps Mobile directly to this phone from the Google site. You will recieve an error stating that your phone is not supported. You must download Google Maps through the Google application that is preloaded on the phone. However, there is a bug in map searching. When performing a 'search map', the result listing is blank even though it says "Results 1-10:" I can hit # and go to the first listing and hit 6 to toggle through the listings on the map view, but when I hit # again to return to the listings, which is blank, the phone returns a "Uncaught Exception or Error ocurred during execution of Google Maps". At first I thought this was a flaw withing Google Mpas, but this version of Google Maps works perfectly on other phones. Then to confirm my suspicions, I found another JAVA app that crapped out on this phone, VNC2Go (VNC2go does not work on this phone. It worked just fine on my Sanyo Katana!) So, until they get the JAVA interpreter fixed on this phone, don't get it! The only good thing about this phone is the ease of use. I'm coming off of the original Sanyo Katana, which I was ready to die with. I loved that phone, but unfortunately I fried it by using a faulty USB data cable to backup my contacts. I lost everything. Ironic. The interface on the Sanyo Incognito is very reminiscent of the original Katana. It is very easy to use and highly configureable. There are a ton of preloaded apps; most are not free (GPS, Games). These can be deleted. You'll probably only use a few applications. I use Google Maps and Opera Mini. It's a sexy phone, no doubt, but form and function totally miss the mark here. If you are not in an emergency situation like I was and can wait and do proper research before purchasing a phone, then do so. Pass on the first gen Incognitos.