Connectivity

The CF360 can connect to up to 20 Bluetooth accessories and supports headset and handsfree profile for wireless headsets and car-kits, dial-up networking profile to use the phone as a laptop modem, object push profile to transfer files, basic printing to connect to Bluetooth printers, advanced audio distribution (stereo) profile for wireless headphones to listen to music, audio/video remote control profile to use the handset as a remote control and file transfer protocol.

Using wireless Bluetooth technology, users can send contacts, calendar events, tasks, notes, and user-generated pictures, voice memos and videos.

Files and songs can also be transmitted from computer to phone through a USB chord sold separately from the phone.

A wide variety of Bluetooth accessories and options are available on this phone.

Conclusion

The CF360 is a mixture of possibilities. It has the good -- enough music playing options to double as a personal listening device. It has the bland -- a drab black design and might-as-well-be-black-and-white color scheme for sparse menu screens. And it has the not included -- a wide array of accessories and add-ons that help the CF360 reach a new potential but are sold separately.

Pluses for the phone include a music player that can take in and manage songs from a PC or an online shop, the ability to have one-click access to popular instant messaging and email accounts, and high-speed Internet access.

There are minuses here too, though. Most of those minuses come from applications and services being incomplete. There are lots of picture effect and editing tools, but the camera itself is only 1.3-megapixel and takes low-quality, blurry shots. No matter how many tools there are to dress these shots up, they'd be better with a higher quality camera taking the photos to start with.

Also, the music library can get songs from a PC, but Macs need a music download service to work with the handset, so uploading files isn't guaranteed.

A weak battery life practically marries the phone to its travel charger.

The basic black design isn't as incognito cool as it is boring. The keys are hard to see and the phone itself is hard to find in the dark and the colored lights make it look like a child's plaything. The LCD, 262K-color screen has the potential to pop against such a backdrop, but menus and screen images are lifeless, often have little color, and don't share much to look at, period.

Many features cost extra such as loading the phone with songs, uploading files with a USB cable, and slipping in a memory card.

If a person just wants to call or send text messages, there are cheaper, simpler phones they can turn to. If they want to do more, they're going to have to make an investment. If they really want to do more, they should buy a different phone.

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