Just ordered the 8400...hope I will like it!

Runner7395 · 11-02-2006, 06:34 AM

I just ordered the 8400 to replace my A900. I hope I will like phone, I have played around with it a lot at the sprint store and it seems very good. The phone feels very good and solid in my hand and will fit well in the pocket. Glad I didn't get the razr, it feels sooooo cheap.

**VibrantRedGT** · 11-02-2006, 07:16 AM

You will finally be able to enjoy battery life. The A900 is a charger hog. The 8400 is solid. Contacts back up on the miniSD and memory slot are huge features.

**abluesguy1990** · 11-02-2006, 07:52 AM

I have had this phone for a week and I really like it. You had better stick with this one because all the people buying motorola razor phones are having problems.

**tbakergobuck** · 11-02-2006, 08:06 AM

The 8400 is a nice compact phone and for the money you can't beat it. Some people say it feels cheap but even though the phone is light it still feels solid, at least to me. Another feature that I like is that you can put pictures and screensavers in folders which makes it quicker and easier to view. Also I have a ton of screensavers so it took me just to a few minutes to put them all in my phone rather then sending a lot of text messages which is time consuming. I was going to get one of the cool Motorola's but I prefer function over looks.

scott_walker · 11-02-2006, 08:12 AM

I think you'll like the phone, if you don't...you can always consider trading it in for the much-awaited-for M-1.

I like the 8400 but there are some bugs, like in the camera. But pretty much everything else about it I'm quite happy with. Check out the other posts in the Sanyo area here if you want to read more of what folks are experiencing with the 8400. Generally the problems are much less severe than folks are experiencing with the Fusic and some other phones.

I like a ton of things about the 8400. I love the animations (there are 3), the phonebook is great, good tools, loud speaker, solid feel, great reception.

(and what other phone currently available comes preloaded with the "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" ringer?!

)

Monkey3d · 11-02-2006, 10:36 AM

I love my 8400. Previously had the 7300. Custom ringtones and animated ringers uploading via the SD card, LOVE IT!

PLus being able to watch any video I save on the card. I'm not looking back.

My wife with her a640 though is another story.

rhyannyn · 11-02-2006, 12:47 PM

I hope you like it, as well. I've had mine for 4 weeks now, and I am in love with it. My previous phone was a 2300. Nice phone, but very basic. I decided to upgrade to a phone with more features. I refer to my 8400 as my 'swiss army knife', and the amount of useful stuff that it can do has really impressed both myself and my husband. I upgraded the microSD to 1G, and have loaded several music CDs, each in its own folder, and voila! -- an excellent mp3 player. Camera and camcorder functions have both worked acceptably for me. I like to listen to NPR while driving in my car, and sometimes will arrive at my destination while in the middle of a fascinating story. Do I need to miss the rest of it? No, because later on I can fire up Sprint Radio and choose to listen to current NPR stories on demand. I recently was sitting in the waiting area of the DMV. Boring. So, I put on the earbuds and watched the latest news on Sprint Live TV. I've had occasion to go out of town a couple of weekends this month, so I got to put the GPS function through its paces, using the Garmin navigation system. Worked great! Turn by turn instructions, and very easy to hear thanks to the loud, clear speaker. And where to eat when out of town? Garmin makes it easy to find all kinds of businesses, including restaurants, hotels, gas stations, and much more. Need to look up something on the web while on the run? Download Opera Mini. It's free, and it is amazing how well a browser can work on such a small device. And since I have a phone as modem plan, for bigger jobs I am able to connect with the laptop from anywhere. And did I mention that it functions superbly as a phone? Great reception, clear speaker, crisp, assignable ringtones and a very good address book. It also has an on demand feature gives me easy access to the latest news and weather, and gives me local movie theater info, including show times and a link that allows me to buy tickets right from the phone. So, all I can say is, if it turns out that you like your new phone half as much as I like mine, you'll be very happy.

Monkey3d · 11-02-2006, 04:10 PM

Now that you've ordered the phone, take a look at some of the threads concerning uploading ringtones and video to the sd card via usb, without having to use tools such as focus.

Runner7395 · 11-03-2006, 04:52 AM

Thanks for all of your responses, now I really can't wait to get my hands on it! I can't believe it sill hasn't been shipped, I thought that I would have it by now. You all seem very happy with the phone, after all no phone is perfect but some do come close. Now it looks like I will be waiting until next week until this phone gets here......grrrrrrrr!

**tbakergobuck** · 11-03-2006, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Runner7395

Thanks for all of your responses, now I really can't wait to get my hands on it! I can't believe it sill hasn't been shipped, I thought that I would have it by now. You all seem very happy with the phone, after all no phone is perfect but some do come close. Now it looks like I will be waiting until next week until this phone gets here......grrrrrrrr!

I ordered a phone wednesday and she said I would get it next day but it didn't come yesterday. I'm having a hard time getting tracking info and I just called and the rep said that the Treo 700wx is back ordered but she seemed confused. I wonder if the system is running slow?

Runner7395 · 11-03-2006, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tbakergobuck

I ordered a phone wednesday and she said I would get it next day but it didn't come yesterday. I'm having a hard time getting tracking info and I just called and the rep said that the Treo 700wx is back ordered but she seemed confused. I wonder if the system is running slow?

Same here, ordered it Wednesday and they told me i would have it the next day and nothing. when i called back i was told it may take 3-5 business days before it will be sent out. as of right now, it hasnt been sent, the email should be generated once it is shipped, i hope!!

**abluesguy1990** · 11-03-2006, 10:44 AM

This phone is not the phone today if you want blue tooth. Because you can only voice dial 25 contacts, which is a waste of money to buy the bluetooth for this.

Runner7395 · 11-04-2006, 05:09 AM

To my surprise the phone arrived yesterday!! So far, so good. This phone feels great. My wife really like it too and wants to order one to replace her a900. Now if I can just figure out how to transfer photos over on the mass storage. Everytime I drag them over when its connected to my compter, all that shows up on the phone is a red "X" for each pic......

***bikerich69*** · 11-04-2006, 11:18 AM

i have had mine for 2 1/2 weeks. got it to replace my 7500 which is also nice.i just wanted a new phone.the display is great and so is the memory slot.bluetooth is nice also.especially i live in a basement and can put the phone near the window for better reception and use my H700.the font size of the PCS mail page is too small but hopefully that issue will be corrected.enjoy the phone!

Runner7395 · 11-06-2006, 04:47 AM

On day 3 with the 8400 and so far I am really enjoying this phone. I like everything about it so far. The battery life puts the a900 to shame. Great feel, easy to navigate around, phone reception is very good. Definitely made the right choice getting this phone.

11-02-2006, 06:34 AM	#1
Runner7395 Telegraph User Join Date: Jul 6, '05 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 52 Phone: BB8703 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 418	Just ordered the 8400...hope I will like it! I just ordered the 8400 to replace my A900. I hope I will like phone, I have played around with it a lot at the sprint store and it seems very good. The phone feels very good and solid in my hand and will fit well in the pocket. Glad I didn't get the razr, it feels sooooo cheap.

11-02-2006, 07:16 AM	#2
VibrantRedGT Your Average Joe Join Date: May 31, '05 Posts: 2,802 Phone: iPhone4 Trades: 10 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts SU$: 15,730	You will finally be able to enjoy battery life. The A900 is a charger hog. The 8400 is solid. Contacts back up on the miniSD and memory slot are huge features. __________________ ATT History- From 1997-2001-> Nokia 6362->Motorola StarTac->Nokia 8260. Nextel History From 2001-2004-> Motorola i1000-> Motorola i90c-> Motorola i95cl-> Motorola i730->Motorola i850. Sprint History From 2005 - Currently->Sanyo 5500-> Sanyo 5600-> Sanyo-> 7400->Sanyo 8300->Sanyo->7500-> Sanyo 9000->Sanyo 8400->Sanyo M1->PPC-6700->Treo 700wx->PPC-6800(Mogul)-> Motorola Q9C-> Treo 800w-> Curve->Treo 800w->Touch Pro->Treo Pro> Curve "M"->HTC Hero->Samsung Moment->Touch Pro WM6.5.5 ENERGY ROM

11-02-2006, 07:52 AM	#3
abluesguy1990 I like Curves Join Date: Sep 16, '05 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 745 Phone: iPhone 5 Trades: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 6,486	8400 I have had this phone for a week and I really like it. You had better stick with this one because all the people buying motorola razor phones are having problems. __________________ When it comes to phones I like mine with Curves.

11-02-2006, 08:06 AM	#4
tbakergobuck TGIRL Nice Hair Mood: Join Date: Dec 2, '02 Location: Ohio Posts: 26,505 Phone: The BIG One Trades: 10 Thanks: 676 Thanked 373 Times in 318 Posts SU$: 156,272	The 8400 is a nice compact phone and for the money you can't beat it. Some people say it feels cheap but even though the phone is light it still feels solid, at least to me. Another feature that I like is that you can put pictures and screensavers in folders which makes it quicker and easier to view. Also I have a ton of screensavers so it took me just to a few minutes to put them all in my phone rather then sending a lot of text messages which is time consuming. I was going to get one of the cool Motorola's but I prefer function over looks. __________________ Hey, it's SprintUsers "By the former users, for the former users." (Duffman) Last edited by tbakergobuck; 11-02-2006 at 08:09 AM.

11-02-2006, 08:12 AM	#5
scott_walker Cordless Phone User Join Date: Nov 6, '04 Location: MD Posts: 932 Phone: HTC EVO Thanks: 23 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post SU$: 2,140	I think you'll like the phone, if you don't...you can always consider trading it in for the much-awaited-for M-1. I like the 8400 but there are some bugs, like in the camera. But pretty much everything else about it I'm quite happy with. Check out the other posts in the Sanyo area here if you want to read more of what folks are experiencing with the 8400. Generally the problems are much less severe than folks are experiencing with the Fusic and some other phones. I like a ton of things about the 8400. I love the animations (there are 3), the phonebook is great, good tools, loud speaker, solid feel, great reception. (and what other phone currently available comes preloaded with the "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" ringer?! ) Last edited by scott_walker; 11-02-2006 at 08:14 AM.

11-02-2006, 10:36 AM	#6
Monkey3d Telegraph User Join Date: Mar 15, '03 Location: Ankeny, Ia Posts: 94 Phone: EVO 3D Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 274	I love my 8400. Previously had the 7300. Custom ringtones and animated ringers uploading via the SD card, LOVE IT! PLus being able to watch any video I save on the card. I'm not looking back. My wife with her a640 though is another story. __________________

11-02-2006, 12:47 PM	#7
rhyannyn Telegraph User Join Date: Oct 20, '06 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 17 Phone: Sanyo 8400 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 44	I hope you like it, as well. I've had mine for 4 weeks now, and I am in love with it. My previous phone was a 2300. Nice phone, but very basic. I decided to upgrade to a phone with more features. I refer to my 8400 as my 'swiss army knife', and the amount of useful stuff that it can do has really impressed both myself and my husband. I upgraded the microSD to 1G, and have loaded several music CDs, each in its own folder, and voila! -- an excellent mp3 player. Camera and camcorder functions have both worked acceptably for me. I like to listen to NPR while driving in my car, and sometimes will arrive at my destination while in the middle of a fascinating story. Do I need to miss the rest of it? No, because later on I can fire up Sprint Radio and choose to listen to current NPR stories on demand. I recently was sitting in the waiting area of the DMV. Boring. So, I put on the earbuds and watched the latest news on Sprint Live TV. I've had occasion to go out of town a couple of weekends this month, so I got to put the GPS function through its paces, using the Garmin navigation system. Worked great! Turn by turn instructions, and very easy to hear thanks to the loud, clear speaker. And where to eat when out of town? Garmin makes it easy to find all kinds of businesses, including restaurants, hotels, gas stations, and much more. Need to look up something on the web while on the run? Download Opera Mini. It's free, and it is amazing how well a browser can work on such a small device. And since I have a phone as modem plan, for bigger jobs I am able to connect with the laptop from anywhere. And did I mention that it functions superbly as a phone? Great reception, clear speaker, crisp, assignable ringtones and a very good address book. It also has an on demand feature gives me easy access to the latest news and weather, and gives me local movie theater info, including show times and a link that allows me to buy tickets right from the phone. So, all I can say is, if it turns out that you like your new phone half as much as I like mine, you'll be very happy.

11-02-2006, 04:10 PM	#8
Monkey3d Telegraph User Join Date: Mar 15, '03 Location: Ankeny, Ia Posts: 94 Phone: EVO 3D Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 274	Now that you've ordered the phone, take a look at some of the threads concerning uploading ringtones and video to the sd card via usb, without having to use tools such as focus. __________________

11-03-2006, 04:52 AM	#9
Runner7395 Telegraph User Join Date: Jul 6, '05 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 52 Phone: BB8703 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 418	Thanks for all of your responses, now I really can't wait to get my hands on it! I can't believe it sill hasn't been shipped, I thought that I would have it by now. You all seem very happy with the phone, after all no phone is perfect but some do come close. Now it looks like I will be waiting until next week until this phone gets here......grrrrrrrr!

11-03-2006, 10:44 AM	#12
abluesguy1990 I like Curves Join Date: Sep 16, '05 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 745 Phone: iPhone 5 Trades: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 6,486	Bluetooth issues This phone is not the phone today if you want blue tooth. Because you can only voice dial 25 contacts, which is a waste of money to buy the bluetooth for this. __________________ When it comes to phones I like mine with Curves.

11-04-2006, 05:09 AM	#13
Runner7395 Telegraph User Join Date: Jul 6, '05 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 52 Phone: BB8703 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 418	To my surprise the phone arrived yesterday!! So far, so good. This phone feels great. My wife really like it too and wants to order one to replace her a900. Now if I can just figure out how to transfer photos over on the mass storage. Everytime I drag them over when its connected to my compter, all that shows up on the phone is a red "X" for each pic......

11-04-2006, 11:18 AM	#14
*bikerich69* Fancy Yellow....The Ice Of Choice:) Join Date: Mar 3, '06 Location: NYC Posts: 2,069 Phone: KATANA DLX Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 24,030	i have had mine for 2 1/2 weeks. got it to replace my 7500 which is also nice.i just wanted a new phone.the display is great and so is the memory slot.bluetooth is nice also.especially i live in a basement and can put the phone near the window for better reception and use my H700.the font size of the PCS mail page is too small but hopefully that issue will be corrected.enjoy the phone!

11-06-2006, 04:47 AM	#15
Runner7395 Telegraph User Join Date: Jul 6, '05 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 52 Phone: BB8703 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 418	On day 3 with the 8400 and so far I am really enjoying this phone. I like everything about it so far. The battery life puts the a900 to shame. Great feel, easy to navigate around, phone reception is very good. Definitely made the right choice getting this phone.

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