Cricket speaks Kyocera's Lingo

Is it just a candy-bar phone?

(Credit: Kyocera)

Though Kyocera made a big splash earlier this year at CTIA with some fancy new cell phones, carriers haven't exactly been rushing to pick them up. Or on the other hand, maybe Kyocera has just been fine-tuning its new toys.

Not at all.

(Credit: Kyocera)

But in any case, Cricket yesterday said it would offer the Kyocera M1000. Now called the Lingo, the M1000 offers much more than meets the eye. Though it may look like an ordinary candy-bar phone at first glance, it opens up horizontally (much like the LG enV) to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard for easy messaging. The Lingo is a tad boxy, and it doesn't offer the enV's 3G multimedia features, but it does have Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera, voice recognition, a loud, clear speakerphone and productivity tools like a scheduler, a calculator, an alarm clock, a stopwatch, a tip calculator, a countdown timer, and voice memos. Cricket chose the gold version, but the M1000 is also available in black. The Lingo is $199 with service. For more on the Lingo check out our CTIA video.

[Gecko33]

IT IS FOR VIRGGIN MOBILE

If you go to virgin mobiles usa's site and scroll to the bottom and click on wild card, you will see it is the m100 in black.

[throws2000]

RE: "IT IS FOR VIRGGIN MOBILE"

Good find Gecko33.

[cricketman619]

The Lingo is Better Than it Appears...

I really don't think that pictures do this phone justice. If you can feel this phone you would honestly change your mind about it. This phone can hold it's own against T-Mobile's sidekick or several of the top-runner smart phones. I would recommend anyone even considering this phone go-out and play with one of these in person before you let a picture or a review scare you away. We should have a full unbiased review up shortly.
--CricketMan619 (http://www.cheapcellphonewireless.com)

[Justice Supreme]

This Phone Is Awesome

The Kyocera Lingo (M1000 to be exact) is a awesome phone. I purchased mine a couple of days ago and I was not disappointed. I must admit that for a guy with big hands it does take getting some use to. However if you ever owned a Kyocera phone you are right at home with basic functions such as making calls, receiving calls, web browsing, and of course text messaging. I mean text messaging is what this phone was built for. I got mine for $30 off the purchase price in exchange for purchasing some cool accessories like a bluetooth headset, leather case, and a car charger. In all I spent $255 but it was well worth it. Tell Apple's iPhone to take a hike because this one is definitely a keeper.

[happy9]

this phone is tight......... do it come in black?

[8balla69]

This phone is really bad! I got this phone in June of last year, and it broke 2 days later. It broke because the part of the phone that flips came off, so now you cant shut the phone all the way! I didn't even drop it once, and a lot of my friends have the exact same problem with their phones!