Ok, imagine you are stuck on a deserted island with nothing but one palm tree, a monkey with a cold and your VCast phone. Now pull your head out of the gutter...This is a nice phone. It has some weight to it and feels solid. The price is a little much ($79.99 with a 2 year contract and $129 with a one year contract) but still competitive. It has standard cell phone functionality but it really has a nice screen. Bright and clear (which it needs for the video) and the sound from the external speaker is not to bad.
This is a great phone if you are into watching re-runs of late night TV shows and cartoons (Bugs Bunny) from the early 80's. Gnarly. I am not sure if the phone actually streams video. It does buffer but...I don't know. Seems like it takes too long. It acts more like it is downloading vs. streaming. Once the video gets to the phone it is crystal clear. I was very impressed. The sound again was ok but plugged into the headphone jack it sounds much better.
This is the problem. The cheapest plan I could find on Verizons site was 1350 minutes for $79.99 a month. Add the VCast (which they push HUGE on their commercials) and you add $15 a month. Calculator says...$95 a month. Now add text messaging. The lowest plan is $10 per month and the highest is $20 a month. Calculator says...$105 to $115 a month. Ack!
You think that is the worst? Say you hear a really cool song on the radio and you want to download the music video to your VCast phone. $3.99 per song! Double ACK!! I don't think I am going to pay hip hop stars to jump around on my VCast phone for $3.99 a piece. Thy should pay me for the suffering I endure when listening to that garbage. Oh ya, that goes for country too. Blech!
On the outside of the phone is another color screen and a control panel so you can play, pause and skip forward or backward through your playlists. You can also connect headphones and it incorporates a set of stereo speakers.
The phone also has MicroSD (up to 1GB of data), Bluetooth and a Hi Res camera (1.3 Megapixel).
The SCH-a950 is available now and retails for $250.
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