Kyocera Wildcard Prepaid Phone comes with flip open to reveal full QWERTY keyboard, dual LCD screens; includes 1.3-megapixel camera for still photos. Pay for only the calling time you use with Virgin Mobile’s minutes or monthly plans–no annual contract required. Send text/picture messages and chat using AOL/Yahoo! services with optional service; download games and ringtones. Up to 195 minutes of talk time, up to 150 hours of standby time. Includes: Battery and Charger.
The Wild Card’s face features a large, 1.5-inch 65K-color screen with a 128 x 128-pixel resolution. You’ll also find a dialpad here and a five-way center button that controls most of the phone’s on-screen menus. Flip the phone open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, another five-way center button, and call control buttons. The design allows for calling functions to be performed with the phone open or closed. A horizontally oriented 1.8-inch screen (with a 160 x 128-pixel resolution and 65K colors) is placed above the keyboard between the phone’s dual speakers. It can hold up to 500 personal contacts, with six numbers as well as fields for email, street addresses, URL, and notes.
The Wild Card is Bluetooth enabled, wireless communication headsets can be configured with the phone. It also incorporates a jack for an earphone as well as a speakerphone for total hands-free operation.
Support for basic text messaging and multimedia messaging (MMS) are built into the Wild Card. When used in combination with the phone’s built-in camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun. Instant messaging chat is also supported, thanks to an embedded AOL Instant Messenger client. A built-in wireless web browser lets you surf Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) 2.0 sites via the Virgin Mobile Web service. eZiText text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit– a plus for mobile email and text messaging users. A number of handy tools ship with the Wild Card, including an alarm, a calendar, and a calculator with a tip calculator. There’s also a voice memo application for recording quick notes or numbers.
The built-in 1.3-megapixel camera captures great stills and comes equipped with an LED flash, multi-shot adjustment, and a self-timer. Because the Wild Card supports Java applications it is compatible with many Java-based games. Many games are available from Virgin Mobile’s wireless download service. You can also customize the phone with custom graphics and wallpapers, many of which are also available from Virgin Mobile.
The phone fully supports Virgin Mobile’s wireless content service, VirginXtras. Use the pay-per-use service to download ringtones, get content and vote in TV-based polls via the MTV area of your phone, or get jokes and updates from Comedy Central. Pick a celebrity voice to answer your voicemail, or get a Sponge Bob thought of the day.
Vital Statistics
The Kyocera Wild Card weighs 4.1 ounces and measures 3.94 x 1.97 x 0.79 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 195 minutes of talk time, and up to 150 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the CDMA 1900 frequency.
