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.
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Your Price:
Free!
with service
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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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