Average User Rating

Design: 7.2; 71.81818%
Features: 8.5; 85%

Good

7.5

out of 10

Based on 22 opinions

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11. Good prototype, but not quite complete

18 Aug 2006 by Richard Hunsaker

54%5.4out of 10

Sound quality is horrible! Sound quality is horrible! Sound quality is horrible!

Verizon crippled the bluetooth but a firmware update seems to fix this. After firmware update is applied, the USB Modem and the Bluetooth modem can be made to work but it takes a lot of time, patience, and knowledge to get this done.

The e-mail function is great. I use this phone with POP3 and MS Exchange. The keyboard is very well implemented considering the small size.

Old firmware versions required frequent reboots. Battery life plummets when multiple applications are running.

Some of the buttons are easy to accidently push. This makes it easy to accidently turn on the voice memo or web browser. It is also very easy to redial or random dial anyone from your address book repeatedly.

Bottom line:
Your friends will be unhappy when they try to talk to you and hear your voice all chopped up. They will also be unhappy when you random dial them. If your friends only use e-mail, they will love communicating with you once you have this toy. Finally, using this as a modem for your PC is a pain.

After 3 months, I gave up and switched to an older phone with less features.

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12. Bluetooth voice calling !!!!!!!!!!!

14 May 2006 by Tom

78%7.8out of 10

I have been reading this and I find it all very interesting. I've been all about bluetooth since I found out about it 3 years ago (before sprint had a phone to support it and they took their sweet time!) I switched over to the ppc 6601 and was sad to find it did not make voice prompted calls with bluetooth. But then the luckiest thing happened to me, it broke. Sprint didn't have anymore so they sent me a ppc6700. I had expected the same disappointment with this phones bluetooth. Now I'm not one to go hacking around inside my phone. But I do like to have the latest ROM and software updates. So I visited the manufacturer's website to see about any updates they have. I was thrilled to find that in their latest update for the ppc 6700 they had included a voice-dialing program. And lo and behold the damn thing starts when I hit my bluetooth head piece. I was so happy I went running around my house (My girlfriend thought I had lost it!). I've been going around entering this on ever forum I can find on the topic! So if you lucky enough to have this phone please visit http://www.utstar.com/handsets/view_phone_details.aspx?mcode=PPC6700&bID=30&sAct=0 and download the latest ROM and software update. Your days of frustration are over. Also check out their updated user manual, it now includes the voice-command functions. Happiness to all!!!!!

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13. Crashed

27 Feb 2006 by Codua

42%4.2out of 10

XV6700 if only it were worth it. I bought this phone and had it probally 3 day then returned it. The sound qulity is horrible you cant hear anything. Even with the speakerphone on its still hard to hear anyone.

The phones software was the most striped thing I have ever seen by any smartphone. Comparing it to the Samsung i730 which I think was the best and most solid device. The XV6700 came with nothing. No extra software besides the normal MS Pocket Word Excel etc.

The XV's picture quality was pretty bad for a 1.3 mp camera. My old Treo 650 had an absoult great picture quality and it was only a VGA, along with camcorder.

The device itself felt like it was going to break when you held it and trying to get the keyboard open, well you pretty much had to pry the ting to open it. The little nav button in the center of the device was horrible it was one of those things that made you want to break it becasue you had no control of which direction you were using it.

The touch screen was another issue you actually had to press pretty hard for the commands, it was a pain and althoguh wasnt the worst ive seen still pretty bad.

Overall the phone isnt worth $400.00 or even $300.00 (when it was first released) IF you want a good solid phoen get a Treo650 or a Samsung i730 better value for your money and both have a flat out solid feeling, as far as UT Starcom goes try again

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14. Good phone

7 Feb 2006 by phone geek

60%6out of 10

Good phone, can improve the volume.Internet explorer you only had limited acces to browers email like yahoo, juno,ect.MSN has full function email.No good functional downloads for voice dial.

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15. XV6700 is more than a PDA

4 Feb 2006 by Damon

86%8.6out of 10

Once you have read the manual (RT*M) you will see that you now have your computer with you. You CAN use the middle button to scroll to the S and then scroll to the desired name and hit call all with one finger, so no worries there. Bluetooth earpiece could have more volume though. Very Good, and well worth the $.
The most convenient and practical PDA/Phone combo yet and if you desire a large keyboard you will want this phone!

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16. Not again!!

30 Jan 2006 by lunastrat

60%6out of 10

I have been a treo 600 user for over a year now but my phone started to go bad. I switch to the Verizon XV6700, hoping to love it but have to say I don't. I think a phone should be a phone first and a pda second. As such, this phone falls short in so many ways. It's very frustrating to use. If you are one who enjoys navigating thru a lot of menus to get to simple items then this phone is for you. On the treo...if I wanted to make a call I would hit the down button...the contacts list would appear...hit 'S' to go to the names that start with 'S'...find the name...hit the center button put the phone to my ear.

On the XV6700 I have to go to the start menu...click down to "contacts"
now comes the fun part...I can pull out the stylus and hit the letters bracketted in groups of three in alphabetical order at the top of the screen or....I can hold the down button to start scrolling through the list of names untill a box appears with a letter in it...continue scrolling until I get to the "S" ...choose the name and hit dial twice to make the call. Trust me...the phone part sucks. Trying to do things on this phone with one hand is an exercise in frustration and if your driving...forget it!

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17. More mobile friendly than the i730

28 Jan 2006 by i730 to VX6700

76%7.6out of 10

Just got the VX6700. Used the i730 for ~8months. The VX6700 is more usable in a mobile environment. Easier one handed operation. WM5 of the VX6700 is one step closer to a good mobile system compared to WM2003 of the i730

The slide on the i730 seems to be more solid built. But, time will tell on the VX6700.

Not as many 'software toys' on the VX6700. No VoiceCommand, No RemoteControl, No PicCel. No big deal!

GoodLink runs without any problems

Get the insurance!

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18. Awesome PDA!

23 Jan 2006 by 3sixty

96%9.6out of 10

I had a windows 2003 PDA phone with tmobile. the ipaq 6315. first thing i noticed i like a whole lot more is size. yeah the screen size is smaller than traditional PDA's, but i can deal with that being that the PDA is a lot smaller and not so bulky. the keyboard is the best i've seen/used yet. had a treo 650 and hated it. the keyboard on the treo was tiny. not to mention u have to memorize all the alt codes for basic symbols. so keyboard design a definite plus. i was waiting for this phone forever. definitely worth the wait. i almost got the samsung i730 PDA. but the non-camera/video part made me wait for the 6700. bluetooth works great! wi-fi is awesome. and evdo is fast! there's an easy registry hack that u can have wi-fi and the phone on at the same time. pro to that is you can surf/check email while on the phone. con to it is that wifi slow's down a lot. not sure why. media player 10 is way better than the basic media player 9 for syncing music.

the only complaint i have is that it's really tight when docked in charger/sync cradle. so when you go to pull it out it's hard not to hit and activate the side internet explorer button or notes button. yes i know. very minor complaint. wasn't even sure if it's worthy enough to mention. =P ok. only one more thing to complain about. there are caller ring tones you can assign to contacts. but there isn't a group ring tone for specific categories. like when "business" category people call i have it on the old ringer. but when the "ladies" category call i like to have it on something different. so the only way to do this is change every single contact. i guess i'll have to download photo contacts pro 4 from handango for a work around.

well that's all i gotta say. iv'e had lots of phones and PDA phones. by far this is the best one yet.......until they come out with live tv/radio built in. =)

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19. What a phone in a little box!!!

11 Dec 2005 by Tikiman_pv

96%9.6out of 10

This phone is one of the greatest phones that i have ever used> it has all the features of all the phones i have had over the years in one!!!! Dont pass this phone up.

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20. Gotta love it

3 Dec 2005 by BurntCalc

86%8.6out of 10

Normally I hate windows products, (i'm a mac user), but this phone kicks some serious butt. It's an excellent organizer, and really puts a new spin on how I contact everyone. I'm loving it ALOT.

The drawbacks are simple ones:
- It can be tedious to navigate sometimes. (Making calls though is a SNAP)
- Sending photos via text-message is a real pain (receiving them is easy though)
- I wish some of the touch elements were bigger so that it's easier to use just your finger (right now, the phone part is really the only thing that can be used with your finger easily, which is fine most of the time)
- Ringtones..... UGH!!! Talk about a pain in the butt to set up!

Again, these are nit-picks. The fact that I can surf the net on my wi-fi at home is awesome! The bundled apps are just right. Explorer even works well.

Guys, if you have the cash, this phone is worth it. Believe me when I say you'll forgive its small issues for the sheer power at your fingertips.

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