PCS Phone Sanyo MM-7400 (Sprint)

by Sanyo

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 3.3 x 1.8 x 1 inches ; 3.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006JLJNM
• Item model number: MM-7400
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #316,065 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Sanyo MM-7400 has many of the high-end features discriminating wireless users have come to expect; video messaging, streaming video playback, an LED camera with flash, and Ready Link walkie-talkie capability, all wrapped up in a stylish form. It's a great choice for those who want to take hold of the power of Sprint's PCS Vision services.

Take a closer look at the MM-7400's functions.

Design
The MM-7400's sporty clamshell form features rubberized trim for greater durability. The top cover houses an internal 176 x 220, 65,000-color display. There's also a supplementary 64 x 64 full color display on the outside of the cover that displays pictures, call information, battery life, time of day, signal strength, and more. An extendable antenna is located on the top right side of the phone. The outside cover also features a large speaker/microphone for speakerphone and voice recognition applications. A VGA camera and LED flash unit are housed just above the speakerphone. Snap-on faceplates are available, letting you dress up the phone to suit your style. Most of the phone's features and on-screen menus are controlled by a five-way center button above the handset's dial pad. The Ready Link service is operated by a button on the left side of the phone, walkie-talkie style. A 2.5mm headset jack is also provided.

Calling Features
The phone's built-in address book allows you to assign up to 300 entries, each storing 7 numbers, with a total capacity for 500 numbers and 300 email and Web addresses. A separate Ready Link phone book provides easy access to 200 personal contacts and 200 company-provided contacts. You can customize your caller ID by linking an image, color, or photo to a specific phone number in your phone book. The phone supports ringers with up to 72-chord polyphonic sound--you can choose from multi-chord, melodic ring tones and other traditional ring tones, including vibrating alert. Meeting mode lets you press a button to auto-answer a call and place it on hold, providing you enough time to exit your meeting and take the call.

The MM-7400's GPS location technology pinpoints your exact location when you dial 911 (where available). Perhaps most importantly for users in rural areas, the MM-7400 is a tri-mode phone, meaning it can operate on Sprint's digital PCS network, as well as on the analog networks that serve many outlying areas.

Hands-free operation of the MM-7400 is easy with the built-in speakerphone while enhanced voice recognition allows you to speak numbers digit by digit or speak the name of anyone in your phone book. You can also command the phone to give you a status update on battery and coverage strength. Voice features are speaker-independent, so there's no need to train the phone to respond to any one person's voice.

The MM-7400's Ready Link feature lets you enjoy the convenience of quick, walkie-talkie-style communication at the touch of a button with one or several Ready Link users anywhere you go (Sprint PCS Ready Link service charges apply).

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
The MM-7400 covers the messaging basics with support for sending and receiving text and picture messages. With Sprint PCS Picture Mail, you can take a picture anytime and send it to family and friends instantly while on the Sprint PCS Network (Sprint messaging charges apply). Easily save your pictures on your MM-7400 or store them online at sprint.com/picturemail, where you can share and upload unlimited pictures to create albums. Because the MM-7400 supports video capture and playback, you can also send video messages via Sprint PCS video mail. Store them online, or send them to computers or other Sprint PCS Vision video phones. T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit--a plus for mobile e-mail and text messaging users.

The phone also supports PCS Vision e-mail and instant messaging capabilities. Sprint PCS Vision transforms the wireless experience from something that's simply functional into something visual, entertaining, and highly personalized. MSN Hotmail, Yahoo Mail and AOL Instant Messenger are all supported by Sprint's PCS Vision service. PCS Vision mobile Web services let you check out sports scores, get your seven-day forecast, check your flight status, and stay up to date with the latest news. Experience full-color graphic versions of popular Web sites. The phone also supports multimedia services that, with the built-in Sprint Media Player, allow you to see and hear the latest news, sports, weather, and more in full-color video and vivid sound while on the go.

A number of handy software tools are bundled with the MM-7400, including a calendar, a calculator, an alarm clock, and a to-do list and scheduler. A voice recorder lets you record up to 72 seconds of voice memos for later retrieval.

Imaging and Entertainment
The MM-7400 features a built-in VGA still and video camera with zoom and autofocus features. Capture clips up to 30 seconds in length and save them or send them to friends via Sprint PCS video messaging. The phone's built-in video player lets you view video content on your phone.

The MM-7400 lets you choose between different font sizes for easier reading, and there are four different background screens for the phone's display. With PCS Vision service, you can download games like Tetris and Pac-Man, as well as additional ringers, screen savers, and backgrounds.

Vital Statistics
The Sanyo MM-7400 weighs 4.06 ounces and measures 3.64 x 1.97 x 1.13 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.5 hours of digital talk time, and up to 288 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the AMPS 800/CDMA 800/CDMA 1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
MM-7400 handset, AC battery charger, lithium-ion battery, user's manual.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Signal Faded Craziness, April 7, 2005

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Kurt A. Zoglmann (Manhattan, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PCS Phone Sanyo MM-7400 (Sprint) (Wireless Phone)

Like another reviewer, I am seeing the signal faded problem. The phone started off having no problems, but then the problem kept getting worse and it degraded very quickly. I have only had the phone 5 days and it is now almost unusable! I had to call customer service about 20 times before I could get through! And to top it off I was outside and within 600 feet of a known Sprint tower. They did a PRL update, but this made no difference.

The number of bars indicated, whether the antenna is extended, or whether the network is typically crowded seems to make no difference on whether it is going to drop a call. I am guessing that the phone is having problems transmitting a strong enough signal. I can hear other people fine right before it loses signal, but other people can't hear me. The phone will typically drop the call between 20 and 40 seconds. If it makes it past a couple of minutes, it doesn't seem to have a problem. However, making it past a couple of minutes is quickly becoming rare. On a side note, the phone does not seem to have any problems maintaing a data connection. I can upload pictures and browse the web without any problem.

I plan on exchanging the phone for an identical one. I am hoping that I get lucky with the next one. If it also fails, I'm going to switch to a different phone.

I really like everything else about this phone. But if it can't make a call, what's the point?

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I took my phone into the local Sprint store that I originally purchased the phone. It turns out that this phone has a firmware problem and it is has been a known issue for some time. The local Sprint store just received the firmware patch this morning. Apparently their technician had been hounding the corporate office to send him the patch. He was motivated because he also had the same phone and problems. Previously they just reapplied the firmware and updated the PRL list. That seemed to help some, but not really fix the issue. The latest firmware fixes the core problem. I made several test phone calls over my lunch hour and did not have a single problem.

If you get this phone, ask and make sure that the latest firmware has been applied to your phone. I would imagine that within a couple months all existing inventory will be sold and all new phones will already have the firmware in place from the manufacture.

29 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The IPod of Cell Phones...., November 27, 2004

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J. S. Mattes "Good manners & bad breath get y... (The Garden part of the Garden State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PCS Phone Sanyo MM-7400 (Sprint) (Wireless Phone)

the anxiety of switching from verizon to sprint was bad enough. When I went to the Sprint store to get an extended battery, the salesperson told me the replacement model to the 7300 would be in any day, so now I'm miffed I bought an almost outof date model.
Since it was still within the first 14 days of my purchase I could exchange up. Psheww... So,of course I go home and start to research the MM 7400. Then after reading about, iknew I had to have it. I called everyday, is it in yet,is it in yet.

finally I got it in my dirty little hands. Even though Ididn't want the camera, it is a decent camera. Overall, the speaker is top notch, the sound in the earpiece is crisp and clear. Signal reception is most important to me since I leave in the mountains is superior to Verizon. The look is where it is at. It is as sexy as the IPod, sleek , eye catching but it has the hardware to back it up.

Now,if only someone besides BodyGlove could make a leather case for it. I do not like the after market Body Glove Case at all.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Unsteady Performer, January 16, 2005

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Wayne Schulz "mas90 accounting software guru" (Glastonbury, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PCS Phone Sanyo MM-7400 (Sprint) (Wireless Phone)

I went through 3 of these phones - the first 2 exhibited significant "signal faded" dropped calls within a week or two of my initial purchase. The camera and video capabilities are ok - with the quality nothing to really write home about. I do like being able to load AAC ringers which can be converted from MP3. If you buy this phone and notice any problems you'd be well advised to get it replaced quickly under warranty because once mine started dropping calls it only got worse and worse.
UPDATE 2-21-2005: I exchanged my first two phones. The third time turned out to be the charm. I have not had any additional problems. I enjoy the screen, text messaging and video capabilities. I'd rate this phone a good buy and it would be even better if you could be certain you wouldn't get one that suddenly drops starts dropping calls. UPDATE 3-29-05: There is supposed to be a firmware update to this phone that the local SPRINT stores are able to apply to fix the dropped calls / signal faded. On my replacement 7400 I have yet to get a single faded call - and I'm using it in the same places as my previous (defective) ones. If you're having call faded issues definitely seek out the firmware upgrade.