Sanyo 2700 Prepaid Phone for Kids with 1 Year of GPS, Blue (Kajeet)

by Sanyo

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.7 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches ; 3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B002XULEIW
• Item model number: 2700
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,521 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

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The stylish blue Sanyo 2700 features a full QWERTY keyboard, a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth wireless technology, and a brilliant 2.2-inch QVGA display. It's perfectly paired with Kajeet's cell phone service, made for kids and parents alike. Choose a budget Kajeet plan or simply pay as you go. Kajeet plans are prepaid--this means no contracts, penalties or other annoyances. Kids will love the phone's features--talking, texting, taking pics, playing, and then some. Parents will love the suite of parental controls, budgeting tools, and the security of GPS location. Everybody wins.

And with your purchase of this special Kids Safety Pack version of the Sanyo 2700, you'll also get peace of mind knowing where your kids are at any time of the day. The Sanyo 2700 Safety Pack comes with 1 year of Kajeet's GPS Phone Locator service and 1 year of Service Access (a $119.88 value).

Sure to please the avid texter in your family.

1.3 megapixel camera and speakerphone.

Available in pink or blue.

About Kajeet
Kajeet was founded by three three dads figuring out how technology, kids and parents work best ("Kajeet" is an anagram of the first letters of the names of the company's founders' children). Kajeet's entire philosophy springs from a simple core idea: kids are smart. And they should be agile with technology, empowered and safe, and be able to respond with confidence to what's happening in their world.

Because having a cell phone is not just fun, it's a responsibility--a shared responsibility, Kajeet wants parents and guardians to be involved too. Thus, Kajeet is designed to incorporate a full suite of tools to help families customize and manage every aspect of their Kajeet experience. For more on Kajeet's pay-as-you-go charges and monthly voice and text plans, see the Kajeet Service section below.

The Sanyo 2700
The 2700 has plenty to back up its good looks, with a wealth of features at a great price. This bar-shaped CDMA messaging phone weighs in at just 3.42 ounces and is about half an inch deep--it'll fit right in your pocket. Hardware features include an integrated full QWERTY keyboard to let you text and IM with lightning speed. A 2.2-inch color LCD screen with 320 x 240 pixel resolution provides large, sharp images. A built-in speakerphone is handy for speaking to multiple parties. Bluetooth compatibility means easy pairing with wireless headsets for hands-free use. And you are free to use the stereo 2.5mm headset jack, of course.

The 2700's built-in phonebook stores up to 600 entries, e-mail and Internet addresses, and a search bar at the top of the contact list lets you scan through your database. It's a breeze to download unique ringers and assign them to numbers in your address book (phone includes 30 built-in ringers and vibration alert to start).

As hinted above, this is an ideal tool for the rampant texter. In addition to the speedy keyboard, the device boasts threaded texting, for easy message organization.

Kids will love the 1.3-megapixel camera, which captures great photos anywhere for sending via MMS or sharing on-screen in the easy-to-use gallery application. Camera features include geo-tagging, night mode, self-timer, contrast controls and more. Plenty to fiddle with.

As for entertainment, the 2700 lets you download and play interactive games, to make the bus/car ride a little more bearable. It also has an on-board MP3 player for taking a few choice tunes with you (limited by the 16MB on-board memory--those seeking a more music-oriented solution may want to look elsewhere).

Of course, it's not all about entertainment. Built-in productivity tools allow users to access a planner and scheduler, check a task list and more. Stay on top of things with a world clock, calculator, voice memo feature and alarm clock.

Finally, thanks to the 2700's GPS support, parents can take full advantage of Kajeet's phone locator security feature.

Data Features
Kajeet plans to begin offering data plans in 2009. The 2700 is ready to go, with Infraware's Polaris 6.01 WAP web browser, and an email client that supports IMAP, POP, SMTP, Outlook (OWA), and Lotus Notes protocols. Handy presets are included for AOL, AIM, Hotmail, Yahoo!, and GMail.

Vital Statistics
The Sanyo 2700 weighs 3.4 ounces and measures 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches. Its 840 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4.8 hours of talk time. It runs on the CDMA 850/CDMA 1900 frequencies for voice.

Kajeet Service
The Kajeet pay-as-you-go service delivers a full range of customizable voice, text, instant messaging and data services that enable kids to stay connected with family and friends. While kids will love the phones offered by Kajeet, parents will love the affordability of the Kajeet pay-as-you-go service with no long-term contracts, no activation or termination fees, and no roaming or extra long distance fees.

Choose pay-as-you-go flexibility, or select a Talk or Text Pak monthly plan.

Kajeet's GPS Phone Locator service helps both kids and parents find the kajeet phone.

Kajeet's nationwide coverage is provided on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network. Check out a coverage map.

The exclusive Kajeet Configurator offers easy-to-use tools for both kids and parents, with such budget and usage management features like WalletManager, TimeManager, ContactManager and FeatureManager that enable tweens and their families to tailor the service to meet their specific needs. Wireless network coverage for Kajeet is provided by Sprint on its CDMA-based Nationwide Sprint PCS Network (check out the nationwide coverage map).

Kajeet's GPS Phone Locator service helps both kids and parents find the kajeet phone. It uses satellite technology to help find your child's phone and gives subscribing families easy-to-use information regarding the location of their kajeet phone via Web-based maps. Parents can schedule automatic location checks at specific times of the day, so they know where their kid's kajeet phone is at any given time--whether the phone is in their child's backpack on the school bus or in their sports bag at soccer practice. Kids can also use the service to help find their phone. The GPS Phone Locator service is $9.99 per month.

With Kajeet, the money in your Kajeet wallet--paid in either as pay-as-you-go or as part of a monthly plan--can be used for whatever you want: texting, talking, games, ringtones and more. Plus, at no extra cost you get voicemail, caller ID, and some of the lowest talking and texting rates around. You can choose pure pay-as-you-go flexibility, and refill your wallet either online or using Kajeet refill cards (available at select retailers). You might also want to consider the value of a Talk and Text Pak plan. Each is good for one month, and if your kid uses it up before that, you can just pick up a new Pak and start fresh.

Voice Calls (local, domestic, long distance,       and toll-free numbers)	10¢ per minute Talk Pak plans (includes 1 month of Daily Access Charges) $4.99 for 10 minutes $14.99 for 60 minutes $19.99 for 150 minutes $29.99 for 300 minutes $19.99 for 1000 night/weekend minutes
Text Messages	10¢ per message (send or receive) Text Pak plans $4.99 for 200 messages $9.99 for 1000 messages $19.99 for unlimited messages
Picture Messages	25¢ per picture/per person (send or receive)
Unlimited Mobile AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)	$6.99 per month (first month free)
Directory Assistance	$1.50 connect fee plus airtime
Daily Access Charge*	32¢ every day

* Kajeet charges a service fee of 32 cents per day, which amounts to about $10 per month. This fee applies to pay-as-you go plans only. Monthly plans and bundles do not charge a daily access charge. This access charge guarantees you low rates for voice and messaging, and gives you access to the Kajeet Navigator (which provides downloadable ringtones, wallpaper, games and apps) and to the Kajeet Configurator (which enables you to personalize your kajeet service to match your specific needs).

What's in the Box
Sanyo 2700 (Blue), Battery, Charger, and Earbud

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buyer beware: GPS offer is long expired, GPS is NOT included, August 9, 2011

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A mom and reader (Oak Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sanyo 2700 Prepaid Phone for Kids with 1 Year of GPS, Blue (Kajeet) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

Please note that the 1-star review is for this particular listing (advertising that it includes "1 year of GPS"), NOT for the phone itself, nor for kajeet phone service, which we haven't yet had the chance to try.

I bought this phone on Amazon instead of directly from kajeet despite a higher price tag because of the supposed "1 year of GPS" included with the phone. Upon receiving the phone, I tried to activate it online and it did not appear to include GPS; I was merely offered the option to pay the usual charge for their monthly GPS service, but that was it. I then called to try to activate over the phone and was told that there was no such "Safety Package" and that kajeet doesn't even OFFER "a year of GPS"; rather, that GPS is (as described on the website) included in certain monthly plans or you can pay as you go (which is what their website indicates is ordinarily the case). Even after checking with a supervisor, the rep didn't seem interested in sorting out why this was being sold on Amazon and just suggested that I contact the seller.

Luckily, the customer service rep at Amazon was responsive and helpful. She is following up on this for me & said she would have an answer for me in 3 to 5 days. When I explained that I really needed to get this sorted out before that time because I'd promised my child a phone before the start of school, and that I'd really prefer to just go ahead & purchase a phone elsewhere, she immediately sent me a return authorization so that I could ship the phone back at no cost to myself. She also said that to make up for the confusion, I'd be given a $25 promotional credit in case I chose to buy another phone through Amazon, or even to re-purchase this same one after the confusion is sorted out.

UPDATE - two days later: I ordered a replacement phone directly from kajeet instead. This morning, I got a call from a kajeet rep who explained that the GPS offer is a very old offer and that she doesn't know why anyone would be trying to sell it now, but that she's trying to straighten this out with Amazon and with Sanyo. (After the initially helpful response from Amazon on Tuesday, I'm surprised that Amazon still has the phone listed this way two days later, but here it is.) She apologized for the confusion & was calling to let me know that (per my request in an email I sent to kajeet Tues. complaining about the situation) they have upgraded the shipping on my replacement phone at no charge, and it should arrive today instead of in 3-5 business days. This rep was much more helpful than the one I first spoke to and is making me feel a lot better about my decision to give kajeet a 2nd chance at our business. Fingers crossed! (TIP: Even if you order directly through kajeet, be sure to search the web for discount codes above & beyond what are offered on their site. I was able to get this same phone in another color (my child's first choice) for 15% off the listed price (which is lower than the price now listed on amazon, no doubt partly because kajeet isn't claiming to bundle the phone with 12 mo. of GPS).