Kyocera 2300 Prepaid Phone (payLo by Virgin Mobile)

I feel this phone is a good upgrade phone for anyone coming from a basic phone. The item was new as described and easy to activate. Been having for about 3 wks now and am pleased with it. The $35 price with free shipping was the cheapest anywhere at the time I had found the phone on amazon.Its not heavy, a nice size. The calls are clear and the speaker phone is as well. Texting is much easier for me now and I would say that's the main purpose of this phone.Like others have noted you can access internet but can't download any videos or music as the streaming feature isn't available for this phone. I knew that already after doing some research b/f choosing the phone so its not a big deal. When it does become a big deal though, amazon will be one of the first places I'll look for my next virgin mobile phone!

I recieved a free phone from Assurance Wireless...that in my opinion was substandard...be advised that I am a former cell phone sales associate that was with Circuit City for years...top sales in my region. I purchased this one that was more text friendly to use with my added 200 text pack. It is similar in size to my Samsung Freeform that I had with Metro PCS ....the keys on the keyboard are slightly raised and the wasted space between keys on this phone is better put to use for larger/longer more finger friendly keys. The battery life is so much better than the free phone I was sent. Virgin Mobile/Assurance wanted 60 some odd dollars for this phone...too much thanks Amazon for putting a better phone in my financial reach to use with my "lifeline"...assurance did help with the serial numer transfer...be aware that they "assurance" may charge $10 to do the transfer...but I have to thank them for waveing that in my case. I'm very happy with my purchase.

I am very happy with the phone for the most part. The drawback for me, as an older person, is the keypad is very tiny and you have to get accustomed to using your fingernail to do the dialing. The number one dials is large and very clear on the screen, however, eliminating calling wrong numbers. Texting is convenient on this phone because there is a key for each letter and punctuation that I did not have on my old phone. If the keypad is not a problem for you I would recommend it. Pricewise, it is a good value.

For $35 this phone is a pretty decent phone. It has everything my wife needs in a phone. Its menus are very handy and easy to use. It has a conversation style option for messaging which is nice. Calls are clear and reception is pretty decent. The only downfall are awkwardly placed buttons especially around the top. The talk button is recessed and the speaker button is right over it and more pronounced. The top configuration of buttons is very poorly planned and is the only reason I gave it four stars. I would not pay any more than $35 for this phone though. In today's market that's all this phone is worth.

this phone is great. i'm glad i have it, but i'm still trying to get used to a few things about it. first, the battery does not last nearly as long as my old phone. granted my old phone was a basic simple cell. but this one only lasts a couple days at most and did suddenly die on me while i was out on two different occasions, and i have not owned it a month. also the keys are very small so it's taking time to get used to the "keyboard" on it. dialing the phone is hard for me on this. peace...

I'm going to return this phone for the simple flaw of having a terrible, terrible keyboard. I pretty much use my cellphone to text and make the occasional call. My previous phone didn't have a QWERTY keyboard so I decided to (finally) upgrade to make texting easier. Imagine my surprise and disappointment in realizing that the keys on the keyboard were so tiny and closely spaced together that I had an easier time texting with my old phone.I did not use any of the other functions, so I can't comment on them. I'm disappointed: it's an attractive phone, feels good in my hand and generally seems like a solid Virgin Mobile PayLo phone.

Its a good phone for a beginner! But the only problem is the speakerphone does not allow you to have it on blast it will give you horrible feedback. Other than that its okay very light weight so please get a protector if you plan on using for a while. Easy to use and practical. Not good for multi-tasker's recommended going with smartphones.

I wanted to sign up for a mobile service called Page Plus Cellular and this phone was exactly the same as the one they are selling. But this phone is preprogrammed to Virgin Mobile. It wouldn't activate for Page Plus so I sent the phone back for a refund. The phone itself looked very nice.