It is my first cell phone EVER (I thought I'd NEVER catch on to them!) and I LOVE(D) it. Then.



It (did) everything I needed, which was only the basics.



It's a pearly white, and the cover feels awesome. It's not slick, however. Like many phones.



You can text message, and call people, and all that.



But the things I HATE about this phone are showing up now. And just so you know, this review was 4 star-rated and relatively positive. But now it's time to edit and show you the problems I've had thus far:



I think a good place to start would be the ring tones:



The default ones are somewhat annoying, and the ones I've tried to put on my cell NEVER worked!!! Take this as an example. I love Keyshia Cole, Mariah Carey, Vanessa Carlton, John Mayer, Incubus, Nelly Furtado and Kelly Clarkson. About half of these artists I've tried to put onto my phone through free services.



Those DON'T work! Almost any offering where you can get ring tones, it's always Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, Cell One, Boost and T-Mobile but NEVER Virgin. No. Instead, we must suffer, or buy the LATEST ring tones (which some of them I abhor). >_<



The other option I had was to get some DIRECTLY from the artist, if I bought one of their CDs. I've tried a few times to get 2 of Vanessa Carlton's ring tones from her 2007 album. I definitely sent the text and got no response. I've gotten ONE response when I tried to get a Keyshia Cole ring tone and followed the directions to find out this silly phone isn't compatible.



Ugh. I'm an avid music fan and I just couldn't understand why it doesn't allow other ring tones to be applied. So that let me down SO much. But in college I wasn't really concerned with that stuff. I just needed it to keep in touch with my ride home and to call a few people every now and then. No texting whatsoever. That didn't hit me till later!



But I was glad that you had the option of buying the Virgin time cards almost anywhere instead of one of those expensive service plans!! And I hear it's a HUGE mistake ordering them from amazon! A lot of people have been complaining that the phone cards here expire about a month after you get it or have ALREADY expired by the time you get it! So, so wrong.



Although it's been there for me there are many problems such as while it's charging (and on) you can't turn it off without unplugging it first. Tell me why that is? I'm sure other cell phones aren't like that!



2.75 stars (is my final rating, weighing the good and bad).



Edit: recently i just tried turning it off while charging, and it went blank. also, like i said the only time that i successfully downloaded a ring tone was through the phone itself (from Virgin). it does its job mostly, but surely other phones do it better (and with less trouble)!
Rating: 3 / 5

I am one of those crazy Ye Olde Tymey Gen-Xers who just want a phone that rings and such. I feel like a real fancy boy because I can do a bit of flippage with this phone. It works great for a cheap piece of (expletive).



If you are like me and hate using a cell phone, and think all of the unnecessary bells and whistles are useless, than here we go, it's fun time. BTW - all the chicks dig it, especially Rhode Island Reds.



P.S. if you don't know what a Luddite is, look it up and learn something for a change.
Rating: 4 / 5

Bought two phones for me and companion as a Christmas gift.....excellent price..good features......etc etc!!! Now the LCD screen is totally blank!!! I can make and receive calls......but......what the heck???

Oh yes......i can bring back to the dealer and wait God knows how long to get it back!!! Why bother??? I'll just let my TOP-UP time expire.....and so long VM/KIOCERA!!!
Rating: 2 / 5

Okay well, I know im only a kid and all, but still I think I can give a pretty darn good review. Well, it all started when I laid my eyes on the Net10 C139. Well, I ordered it [from Amazon, provided by Target] and well, I heard about it and thought it was nice..and all. So then it was gonna come to me on my Birthday well a bit after [exactly Aug.31.] and the day before I checked. Well, guess what? They told me it would come on September 27, then In October 30, so I decided automatically to cancel it. I went to radio shack, and well my mom showed me the Oystr, and I didnt like it much. Still, I bought it and I really like it.

Its very durable, dropped it once not even a dent, and no scratches. I like the color because it does not get too sloppy, and the paint does not chip off. Its hard stuff, and the numbers are easy to press.

It has great features. Voice dialing when you say a phone number, calculator, tip calculator, voice memo, and other nice stuff. The design is pretty unique, it does not have a camara, but still, years ago there was not camara, and I would not use it much so it does not matter, plus its a nice economical telephone. I mean you can actually go on this internet thingy and download wallpapers, 'tones, and games [even more!].

The reception is really sweet. I live around the mountains and it sounds perfectly. Reaching the people of the virgin mobile company was a bit hard, I waited 10 minutes to reach someone. Still, they are nice people and they are easy to understand. Nice thing was that reaching them was free.

Overall, it was really nice. Nice design, but it has its pros and cons. I didnt want to write a lengthy review, but well hopefully it helps a bit. Since I have only had it for a day, cant say much but please look foward to updates!

-Lydia
Rating: 5 / 5

I just purchased the Kyocera Oystr today. Everything seemed to be wonderful until I downloaded two 'superphonic' ringtones for my new phone ('Snow' by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and 'Plush' by STP). The sound quality of these ringtones is horrible. I previously used the Audiovox 'Vox' 8610, and the exact same ringtones on the Vox sounded great. However, on the Oystr, the ringtones sound very fuzzy and garbled. On my old 'Vox' these ringtones are crystal clear. I now want to switch back to my old 8610, but I am having trouble doing so online. I only hope that I will be able to get my money back from the Oystr. The Vox may not have many special features, capabilities, or extras, but at least my ringtones sound crystal clear.
Rating: 2 / 5