Messaging

Opened horizontally, the D307's QWERTY keyboard is activated, displaying a menu to choose between writing in the Notes or Calendar, chatting on IM, or sending text messages.

Supporting SMS (Short Messaging Service), EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service), and MMS (Multimedia Message Service), the D307 has limits of 918 characters and maximum file sizes of 64 KB and each.

With T9 predictive text, users can type quicker. Instead of having to press keys several times for a letter, the D307 chooses from a dictionary of words and phrases and anticipate what is being written.

Should users' thumbs get tired, the D307 supports VoiceMode speech-to-text technology. Users will need to pause between each word and clearly enunciate, far from natural speech, but useful nonetheless. As one of the better and more robust devices on the market, users should be pleasantly surprised by the D307's handsfree versatility.

And no text messaging device would be complete without robust instant messaging features. Through the latest instant messaging platforms, the D307 can log onto AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, and Yahoo! Messenger. As a focus of the D307, the chat features provides unparalleled real-time communication options to keeping in touch with friends.

Entertainment

Basic applications found on the D307 include Alarm, Audio Recorder, Calculator, Calendar, Currency Converter, To-Do List, and World Time. Having a horizontal layout, email viewing is much more natural and comfortable. Supporting Cingular's email client, unfortunately POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP protocols from 3rd party accounts aren't supported, but consumers can install access to popular networks such as AOL and Yahoo! Mail.

Pressing the Voice Key on the side activates the VoiceSignal software. Allowing users to issue commands such as checking the battery life, signal strength, or status, one-step verbal commands are all consumers need to dictate. Users can also launch programs, dial numbers, and lookup contacts by using just the sound their voice, all without speech training. Fairing better than the speech-to-text VoiceMode, consumers will be able to speak commands with natural fluent speech. As one of the most advance voice recognition technology for mobile devices, the D307 understands user commands even when spoken in real-time.

Four J2ME games also come with the D307: Airship Racing: Around The Globe, Arch Angel, Bobby Carrot, and Freekick Festival.

As a console game, Airship Racing has an unusual plot; players have to navigate an air balloon around the globe. With only thirty islands where the landings can occur, eagles, piranhas, tornadoes, thunder clouds are obstacles in the way.

The high-flying Arch Angel is a classic shoot-em-up first-person jet fighter game. With different objectives, users will need to go up against other jets while dodging mountains to complete the missions.

Bobby Carrot is a puzzle game. Gamers will need strategy to collect all the carrots on the level in the least number of steps. Beware of tricky traps blocking the way, as users navigate through all 50 levels.

And for sports fans, the D307 includes Freekick Festival, a game soccer fans will love. Taking free kicks on goal, users match wits with the goalie with amusing parodies of real-world superstars named Backhim and Owan.

And should players get bored of the preinstalled games, the D307 allows Java programs to be downloaded and installed through the popular J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) platform. As the most popular standard for mobile devices, libraries of games have been developed.

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