PCD CDM-8500
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- Posted: 09 Aug 2002
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: Virgin Mobile - Discontinued
- Links: UTStarcom (Audiovox) CDM-8500 Official page Virgin Mobile phones
AudioVox CDM-8500 is CDMA phone, featuring analog roaming, BREW, gps location, high speed data and web browsing.
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PCD CDM-8500 specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.90 inches)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Clamshell
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.30 x 1.60 x 0.90 (84 x 41 x 23mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.20 oz (91 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.20 oz (91 g)
- Design features:
- Numeric keypad, Soft keys (2)
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 2.50 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 2.50 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 4.6 days (110 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 4.6 days (110 hours)
- Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
Technology
- CDMA:
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1900 MHz
- AMPS:
AMPS - Advanced mobile phone standard. Analogue standard used widely in North America.
- 800
- Satellite system:
- GPS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 99 entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
- Messaging:
- SMS, Predictive text input (T9)
- BREW:
- Yes
- Games:
- Yes
Other features
- Notifications:
- Vibration, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD
Regulatory Approval
- FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
- 09 Aug 2002
- FCC ID value:
FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
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- FCC ID value:
- Date approved:
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