Complete with a digital camera and built-in flash with auto sensor, the Audiovox CDM-8910 features a full color dual LCD displays, as well as a built-in two-way speakerphone, a built-in CMOS 0.3-megapixel with macro Function, voice activated dialing and 32 polyphonic ringers. The CDM-8910 is BREW capable, data capable with USB interface (up to 144 kbps), TTY capable, ERI capable and has 2-way short message service, all system dependent.
Audiovox CDM-8910 User Reviews
1. Posted by the_bandit_cat
Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:26 pm
Audiovox CDM8910. Where to start...well, the design is very easy to use. The numbers on the screen are large, so it's easy to see who you're calling in the dark.
You can buy ringtones for a relatively low price, $1.99 for one credit. It plays polyphonic ringtones and superphonic, and the downloaded superphonice tones are actually pretty nice. You can also subscribe to games and such for more, but those can get a little pricy...they also have an email application, which is nice.
The camera...could use some work. It only works in some lightings..it could definetly use some updating...if it had the camera on the Samsung A670 it would be so very close to perfect...
The colors are nice; it's not just your boring black phone..Maybe it's just me but the blue and silver I think looks rather nice. (I have my phone from Verizon, not Virgin Mobile.)
The messaging is nice; quite fast, even if there aren't very many bars of service..I've had it work several times with no service bars.
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2. Posted by lilshizzy
Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:02 pm
When I found out Virgin Mobile was coming out with a camera phone all I could say was “hell yea!”. Finally a camera phone on a pre-paid services plan. The v7 Flasher is great, not only for the camera, but for all the extra features I wasn’t really expected. Superphonic ring tones, Wap brower, great battery life, great reception, and it’s even smaller then I‘d first though (the exact same size and weight as my v5 slider).
The camera again is my main reason for wanting this phone and after testing it out under many different conditions it doesn’t disappoint. The quality wonderful for a camera phone, and the process of sending pictures to your friends is a snap. You can send pictures either to another camera phone, to your virgin mobile online account, or directly to an e-mail address (doesn‘t work with gmail, I‘ve tried). One thing that pleasantly surprised me was that you can even take pictures while the phone is flipped closed and the small external screen acts as a viewfinder.
My only gripe with this phone would be the overall look. There are so many sweet looking camera/flip phones out right now that this one just doesn’t compare. I’m differently not complaining cause I love what this phone does and how well it does it, but if there were something I could change the look would be it.
All n’ all this phone is a must have for anyone looking to upgrade to the camera phone generation and not have to sign a contract.
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3. Posted by enothing
Wed Jun 29, 2005 2:17 pm
Audiovox has come up with a stylish, fun, easy to use phone. The 8910 has many capabilities such as the following:
Messaging
SMS: So you can send text messages to friend in an instant
MMS: Enables you to send multimedia messages to another cellphone, or to an email address.
Phonebook
It holds up to 300 entries and each entry can hold: cell number, home number, work number, fax, email address, and wireless address. You can personalize each entry with ringtones and pictures.
Brew
The phone is able to open your carriers catalog to purchase applications. You can download games, ringtones, wallpapers, information, and others.
All applications downloaded will be stored in the 3.7mb memory.
Personalize
In order to personalize the phone you must access the settings and change the default preferences. The phone already contains 1 wallpaper and 3 default backgrounds for wallpapers. It has 10 music bells, 5 ring tones, plus all the ringtones you can download to the phone.
Useful tools
The phone has a voice recorder that can record up to 60 seconds of talk time. It has voice activated dialing, that is useful while driving.
Calendar: It has a monthly calendar that can record special events.
World Clock: You can see the time in different major cities of the world. (Not adjusted to daylight savings time)
Calculator: Basic functioning, multiply, add, subtract and divide.
Alarm: It has 3 alarms that can be programmed once, daily or monthly.
Stopwatch: Can record up to 6 times, but you can't save them.
Spearker and Camera
The speaker is not that good on this phone unless you are up close to it. Preloaded ringtones sound great but the downloaded ringtones sound very bad.
The camera can store 100 pictures in the 160x120 mode, 60 in the 320x240 mode, and 40 in the VGA640x480 mode.
The camera automatically adjusts to light and it also has flash. You can adjust the image effects, brightness, shutter sounds, quality, and add fun frames.
Summary
The 8910 is an easy to use cellphone, user friendly and highly customizable. Anyone who is looking for a fun and useful phone should get the Audiovox cdm8910, also known as the PM-8912 and Flasher V7.
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4. Posted by sms81
Thu Dec 09, 2004 4:07 am
I recently bought this phone to use as a secondary phone, and I am very happy with it. It has a lovely color screen, takes great pictures, and lets you use ringtones that sound like real music (though this can be startling & i tend to prefer a traditional ringtone when I'm at work). It comes with far more features than I expected, which is nice, but really what I love most is being able to take pictures very easily. It’s a lot easier to take my cell phone with me than my digital camera and this phone is not only easy to use but very quick.
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5. Posted by Etude
Sun Jan 30, 2005 2:28 pm
For everyone on the "pay as you go plan" who was waiting for a camera phone, you won’t be disappointed in the V7 Flasher.
The phone's camera is definitely first rate and very user-friendly. Once you turn on the phone, press the button on the side of the phone to turn the camera on, and press it again to take the photo- it’s really that simple. The phone’s screen shows exactly the image you’re shooting, so you can’t screw it up! The picture quality is very good especially for a camera phone and the added flash is helpful in low-light situations . You can store up to 100 pictures in the phone's memory.
Favorite Features:
Full Color Screen with an EASY to navigate menu system. It’s simple from here to program your phone numbers and voice dialing, to choose a ringtone or wallpaper and access all of the fun MTV and Comedy Central content that is available through the VirginXL features.
Downloadable Games, they’re a bit pricey (most are $4.99) but they’re great games that I play all the time on the internet and now I have access to them whenever I want on my phone. (I’m obsessed with "Bejeweled"!)
Superphonic Ringtones which allow you to use ACTUAL songs and audio clips, not the digitized versions that most phones use.
I highly recommend this phone to anyone who wants both a great phone with fun and useful features and a camera that takes good quality pictures, all without the hassle of a contract. The V7 Flasher is definitely worth your money!
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6. Posted by TheTroll
Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:03 pm
I purchased the Audiovox 8910 through SaskTel (Canadian Provider).
The Phone works quite well, I get decent signal strength. The phone has frozen up on me twice in the month I've had the phone, but that was easily fixed by removing the battery.
The camera takes good pictures when in REALLY good lighting conditions (i.e. outside during the daytime) But indoor pictures are almost useless, the flash only works at a distance of 1/2 a foot in darker conditions, so its basically useless. The phone has a huge memory though, I can get almost 100 ringtones on the phone. (or 10 ringtones and a whole lot of pictures). The phone has Photo ID, voice dialing (which has been 100% accurate so far). The T9 Predictive text is completely useless and I have to turn it off everytime I send a text message.
It is practically impossible to download any games other than the ones provided for 7$ a pop. I've tried multiple 3rd party sites to get games and nothing works. I've also tried some 3rd party sites like tagtag.com and still had no luck. I've read on some forums and it turns out that you can ONLY get games from your provider, it seems they've made it almost impossible to get free games for this phone.
Pros
-32mb of memory
-camera
-voice dialing
-good signal
-well designed, easy to use
-Awesome price
Cons
-Useless T9 predictive text
-Completely useless flash
-No 3rd party game downloads
Overall I would suggest this to a first time user, but there are definately a few things that annoy me about this phone and I'll probably go Nokia in the future just because they support more games. But considering I would have to pay an extra 200$ for a different manufacturer's phone that has the exact same features, I'd definately suggest this device.
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7. Posted by ifiwereafish
Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:12 pm
This is a great choice for anyone looking for a camera phone and wanting to save money. Most other camera phones required me to get a 2-year contract in order to make them affordable, whereas this phone has NO contract with Virgin Mobile and is on a pay-as-you-go rate. The phone itself has great features including a very good quality camera phone with decent picture storage, easy to navigate buttons, cool interface, ability to download ringtones/games and more. It's also a very sleek phone! In the past few weeks since I switched from my old phone, I've had numerous people coveting my flasher!
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8. Posted by jack38501
Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:12 am
I have used this phone for the past two months. I really enjoy it, the main proble I have is the reception. VM uses Sprint towers, but I have found that I have trouble getting good reception north of the Cookeville/Algood area. Also there has been times when I did not hear the ringtone. The camera is great, but I do not like the idea of having to pay, to download pic's. I give this phone a 7+ out of 10. I any of you know of any tweaks for this phone how able leting us know about them.
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9. Posted by Shaycmgibson
Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:25 pm
I had my Audiovox cdm8910 for 2 months now and I would give it 7 out 10 stars. I love pretty much everything about the phone: it plays .mp3 ringtones and .mid; camera with a flash; voice dailing; and animated wallpapers. But the lighting on the camera is horrible, the voice dailing feature isn't the latest, and not enough memory. But overall it's a nice phone. (I'm ready to upgrade though)
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10. Posted by CBHamm
Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:52 pm
I've had this unit a little over a year and for the most part it is very reliable. There are times when I can not hear the phone ring when it is in my purse so I activate the high/ring and vibrate mode.
The quality of the camera could be better but then I purchase it as a phone and the camera was just a plus. If you want real quality you need to get a good digital camera.
My main concern is within the address book. When I access the recently called numbers list, if the person calling is in my address book I can not access any of their other phone number from that area. I have to go into the address and pull up their name and locate the alternate number I need which can be awkward and time consuming especially when you are in the car.
My previous phone allowed me to access all the phone numbers of the called that were in my address from any location with in that program. I called their home and received no answer it was a simple press of an arrow key to get to their cell or work number without having to look up their name each time.
I also feel sales reps in the cell phone stores should be more aware of these kinds of features because I know for me next time that could make or break the sale. Convenience - convenience - convenience is the name of the game!
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When I access the recently called numbers list, if the person calling is in my address book I can not access any of their other phone number from that area. I have to go into the address and pull up their name and locate the alternate number I need which can be awkward and time consuming especially when you are in the car. 
