Pantech Impact Review
Here is a short Pantech Impact review. So lets have a quick look into into main features.
This new mobile recently presented by Pantech was first released in October by the operator AT & T. The Impact is the kind of focus on mobile
web browsing, since it has the Opera browser but not optimized to power, with greater accuracy and HTML compression, thereby reducing the overhead of bandwidth in 3G connectivity.
In addition, the Pantech Impact carries a full QWERTY keyboard making it perfect for sending mass messages. Two screens, a small on the outside and the other team’s bigger on the inside. We also find a camera that records video, 3G connectivity and GPS, music player, mobile HTML browser and quick access to instant messaging and emails.
From November 22 will be available commercially at a price of $99 with a two-year contract.
Pantech is not a line that has spread internationally and it is a shame because they have many high quality products. In a market where mobile phones are trying to differentiate, Pantech Impact turn the tide by providing its users a new style of mobile phone.
I’m sure with the new model will begin to Impact our attention fixed in this company.
Its design is exquisite, with a high-shine cover dark colors and fine details in bright blue and soft pink, is visually appealing.
It has two screens one external and internal. When you open you can see that has a full QWERTY keyboard. It also highlights its internal color screen and two tiny speakers, which play well the role of letting us hear the sounds of music and websites like Youtube.
Connectivity is 3G, which is very important for quick and easy access to the website to check our emails, the feeds you’re subscribed and play music and view video online.
As extra gadget includes a GPS, not essential and is appreciated however that already included.Pantech Impact allows users to make calls, send text messages and listen to and control music stored without opening the phone using the external display. For longer text messages can use the internal keyboard.
The external display allows viewing time, the number of incoming or which mark us as well as the telephone keypad numbers and options: Call and Hang Up.
And like other high-end phones, enables us to take photos and record videos to share.
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This post has 220 comments
November 28th, 2009
I love this phone. It is so beautiful . I absolutely love this phone. I wish i had this phone
November 30th, 2009
This phone is junk. Its been three days and the internal screen doesnt turn on. Also the tiny hold button that must be pushed isnt very userfriendly as no one other than someone who ones the phone would know to look on the side. The real question no is how hard will it be get money back for this garbage.
December 3rd, 2009
i loveee this phone, its absolutely amazing. i dont know what loren is talking about. I have the blue one and its the best phone ive ever used
December 3rd, 2009
i really like this phone and i wanna get it but i am getting mixed signals
December 7th, 2009
i just got this phone! i love it
calling, messaging, and manuevering with the phone is so easy
the phone works GREAT and you have the touch on the front which is really cool and the inside which is great
the outside never turns on when in your pocket because it locks and is only touch activated
overall this is the best phone i’vve ever had
December 9th, 2009
I’m soo excited to get this fone! i’m getting it tomorrow
and ya loren wat r u talking about?? from all the reviews that i saw they sed tht it’s ahmazing 0_0
December 11th, 2009
The Pantech Impact has a unique OLED touch-sensitive keypad, dual displays, and a full QWERTY keyboard. Features include 3G, GPS, a HTML browser, a 2.0-megapixel camera, and a music player.
December 15th, 2009
i am getting this phone for christmas. i am so ecited! i am getting the blue one! (:
December 20th, 2009
im getting this phone for christmas it looks amazing
December 22nd, 2009
I’m getting this phone for Christmas but I hear bad things about it but I’m still super excited it seems really awesome
December 22nd, 2009
For those of you who want a phone to be a phone first with a few extras then this is a nice phone. However, I cannot recommend this phone until Pantech (1-800-962-8622) corrects the mistake that they have made in advertising this phone. Their web site (http://www.pantechusa.com/phones/impact) as well as every other web site advertising this phone including AT&T’s say’s that this phone has “Speaker-Independent Voice Commands”. IT DOES NOT HAVE THIS FEATURE. If you are like me and need true hands free system that can be used with Bluetooth or even the speaker phone this is not the phone. AT&T’s solution to this problem was to add their “Voice Dial” to my account and graciously charge me $4.99 each month to dial *8, press talk, listen to prompt, say who I want to call, listen to some more prompts. But first I have to set up a separate contact list (limit of 20) on their web site because it does not use the contact list that you set up on your phone. This is not hands free, you can dial the number faster than you can go through this process.
If you have already purchased this phone please call Pantech and insist that they give us a software update or recall this phone. AT&T should pull it from their line until the problem is fixed. I believe that false advertisement is against the law. Even if you haven’t purchased the phone still call… Don’t let Pantech and AT&T get by with this or it will only get worse.
Now for the phone itself, I really like this phone. I waited an additional two years before upgrading my phone from a Razr. So for four years the only way that I could talk was to use the speakerphone or Bluetooth because the ear piece was rotten. Call quality on this phone is excellent. It is almost like talking on a landline. With it having two stereo speakers the speakerphone is also excellent (phone has to be open to work). For you music lovers it does not have a headphone jack, you will have to use Bluetooth or an adaptor (I thought a headphone jack was standard anymore). It is a little heaver than the Razr but it fits nicely in the hand and pocket. The front of the phone has a small window and a key pad below. The numbers are easy to see and well spaced. They do have haptic feedback when pressed and you can adjust the sensitivity level and vibration strength of the keys. It does take a little bit of getting use to but it is really not too bad. You will need to get the protective film for this phone and I would also recommend a protective cover. They make a clear one.
You can enter 1,000 contacts with and with each contact you can enter 5 numbers, 2 e-mails, address, web URL and a memo if you save to phone. If you save to sim it is only 3 numbers and 1 e-mail. You can also group your contact and add a photo ID which will not show up on the front of the phone. The alarm which I find myself using for 5 min. cleanup warning in the classroom and for meds is quite loud and you can set it to repeat. You can choose from different ring tones and a single time, daily or weekend modes. The calendar works a lot like MS outlook calendar, nice. This phone also has a notepad, a voice memo recorder, a world clock, a calculator, a tip calculator, a unit converter, a stop watch, and a timer. There are 8 speed dial numbers. Remember this is not a smart phone but it is packed with organizational features. Another nice feature is that you can increase the font size and have two different font styles to pick from. This makes the phone very easy to read.
I did not purchase the phone for the camera so I will let some else speak to that. I did try it out thou and the phone has to be flipped opened to take the picture. The web interface is nice and comes up quickly and I did not experience any lag time during browsing. The screen however is a little small. But here again, I did not buy the phone for web browsing and will cancel that feature before my 30 days are up. I am not a big texter but I did find the key board easy to use. I like the toggle button better than the arrow keys even if it does take a little more room (personal taste).
If you do want to purchase the data package you can also watch TV clips or full length shows. I have it free for 30 days so I tried it out. I was very impressed; however the phone did get warm after 40 min. of use and took quite a while to cool down. I am not sure that the heat generated by this feature is good and on the thin circuit boards in these phones. I would not recommend using this feature very often not to mention the damage it is doing to your eyes. Just a thought.
I have been on the Phone with Pantech and AT&T since the 16th and the “Speaker-Independent Voice Commands” issue has not been resolved. I have talked to several people at Pantech all of which promised to call me back. I am still waiting!!! As you can tell from above I like the phone, but I want was advertised which is one of the reasons that I purchased the phone. Please help me to convince Pantech and AT&T to fix this problem and call Pantech at (1-800-962-8622).
Update, just got off the phone with Alex at Pantech and the official line is that is was a mistake on the part of the advertisers or that perhaps AT&T remove this feature during the beta testing. The bottom line is that there probably will not be an update for this phone in the near future if ever. My phone is going back and I will start the process again of trying to find a phone with voice clarity, speed dial, Speaker-Independent Voice Commands, and the productivity features that I have come to expect on a phone. Any suggestions?
December 28th, 2009
i like this phone alot but cant figure out the T9 on the xternal keyboard can anyone help??!?!?!?
December 29th, 2009
If you make your own music or like to manually add your own music to this phone. you will be frustrated to no end, it does not have a computer software to advance that feature…and it doesnt come with a computer usb plug-in wire like some phones. Even if you can somehow get a micro SD card adapter and somehow transfer music onto it, you are required to have internet to purchase music from At&t? this is a pretty-crappy phone. 2/5 stars.
January 6th, 2010
CAN YOU PUT A SIGNATURE IN YOUR TEXT WITH THIS PHONE
January 6th, 2010
i have the pink one..
an i havent seen that u can put a signature on texts..
January 8th, 2010
i like my phone
January 11th, 2010
The Phone will be in my Lucky hands in 2 Hours I cannot wait I hope its a great phone now Im getting mixed signals can you use a matrix pro usb cable with it???
January 17th, 2010
Disappointed that ringer “profiles” cannot be different for incoming calls vs incoming text messages. Also, “Messaging” does not have a “Inbox” option. There is a “conversation” option that contains in & outbound – what’s up with that? A operating system bug?
January 21st, 2010
Is anyone having troubles with the touch keypad on front? I’m a really fast texter I’m wondering if that’ll be an issue.
January 21st, 2010
I have the blue one. WORST PHONE EVER!!!! It doesnt even work. when your on the phone you cant hang up on the front. FUCK IT.
January 21st, 2010
The negative comments….ALL HATERS. For one, “I have the blue one. WORST PHONE EVER!!!! It doesnt even work. when your on the phone you cant hang up on the front. FUCK IT.”
is a false statement, there is clearly an “END” button on the front. Hater.
“Also the tiny hold button that must be pushed isnt very userfriendly as no one other than someone who ones the phone would know to look on the side”
is also a false statement. It isnt rocket science. You push it to lock, touch it to unlock. If thats not “user-friendly” enough, then stick to tracphones..
This phone is a new style and it is really innovative. Very well done ATT. Everyone planning to get this phone, I highly recommend it..
January 23rd, 2010
is there anyway to put a signature on this phone
January 23rd, 2010
can u have a signature
January 23rd, 2010
watch it FBrooks
January 25th, 2010
Have the phone. Love the phone. It replaced a LG Neon. I don’t like smart phones. I just need a good phone. This is a great phone. I text 50+ messages a day. This rocks for that. I take pics and send them to pbucket. It rocks for that. I walk around with 10gb of crap at all times. It recognises my 16gb microSD card. I used the speakerphone a lot. The Speakerphone on this phone is outstanding. Solid construction. great looks. Great friggin phone.
January 28th, 2010
how is the battery life ?
January 29th, 2010
i hav this phne i luv it!! i never noticed any of the problems these ppl r havn, im actually on the phone right now typeing this!
January 31st, 2010
ok, does this phone hav voice recording??? i rele want tht!!!!! plz email me a t avalongirl14@gmail.com if u hav more info on this phone im gonna get it this week but i wanna kno how the keypad is and everything and id theres voice recording. and about the battery life. thx 2 the ppl tht will help me!!!!!!!!!!!
February 1st, 2010
My phone stops sending texts for no apparent reason and I have to turn it off and on to get it to send. I exchanged it and my new one is doing the same thing. It does it numerous times a day and it is not because the messages are full. Does anyone else have this problem?
February 2nd, 2010
Ive been looking through the comments and I dont think ive seen anything about this…does this phone have threaded messages? This is definitely something I need to know before I buy
February 2nd, 2010
This phone is outstanding, considering its coming from a nobody company. think about this folks. this phone costs as much as the iPhone did when it started. if you use the phone for a phone, the battery life is good for about 5 days.
using the music player, you get a few hours out of it D; it does have voice recording, as well as phone call recording. i thought that was a cool feature. i love this phone.
February 4th, 2010
Ok… so I am really leaning towards getting this phone. I know you can set different ring tones for different people but, will the ringtone I set be their text message tone also?? Or is it going to be one of the tones they have already on the phone?? Can I get a song to play at all for a text message? It would be very helpfull if I could figure this out. Thanks.
February 4th, 2010
I just bought this phone today after returning another phone that had no memory after taking 4 pictures, which is ridiculous!!! I like how this phone looks and it is working so far except for two things.
I am unable to access facebook, which is one feature that I did ask about and the salesperson told me does have that, but whenever I log in and attempt to do things on it, it always goes back to the log in screen.
The second thing I am trying to access is Mobile Email and as long as I have the Data Plan, it should work and has worked on all my previous phones, yet this phone is asking for another $5.00 a month to use it. WTF!!! I hope the salesperson I talk to when I go back today knows how to get it working or I will be returning this phone to because those are two features that I use alot since I am not home that much due to work. Let me know if anybody has those two problems.
February 8th, 2010
I have this phone and i love it. its one of the best phones i have ever had. for those who were wondering you CAN set a song to play for text messages. you dont have to use one of the phones ringtones. I think its easy to use and is really a good phone. i would definately recommend it.
February 10th, 2010
I think this phone is amazing! I have the blue one! (:
February 10th, 2010
FOR ANYONE WHO ALREADY HAS THIS PHONE.
Could you please tell me how many messages can be stored in the inbox at once?
I have an lg xenon, which holds about 160ish, idr. I’m thinking about getting this phone soon, but if it can’t store a lot of texts..then that might sway my decision.
February 12th, 2010
It’s a good phone but has plenty of quirks–bad ones.
The most annoying part is that there’s no lock option when you’re on a call so if you’re holding the phone, you’ll start to press buttons if you’re not careful.
It automatically locks but I’ve experimented with it and for some reason, it will become ‘unlocked’ since it will light up.
This is the most problematic for me since I make plenty of calls and end up ‘pressing’ on the touch-sensitive buttons and that is surely bothersome for the other person on the other line.
Other than that, the camera won’t work unless you open the phone and speaker only works when you open it, again.
My definite gripe is the lack of option in locking that sensitive front.
February 12th, 2010
so i really want this phone,but i want to know can you set up a signature, when txting????
February 15th, 2010
I have been looking for a new phone and this one looks very nice. I was wondering if it would be a good phone for me. I like to text alot and i am always messing with my phone. please respond and tell me if the battery is good and if the phone woukd be good for me.
February 17th, 2010
my mom is out getting me this phone right now and i cant wait i am so excited it looks awesome! can u record your own ringtones and stuff?
February 17th, 2010
i have the sony ericison walkman should i get the pantech before my upgrade?y
February 19th, 2010
I HATE THIS PHONE.
February 20th, 2010
“FBrooks
January 21st, 2010
The negative comments….ALL HATERS. For one, “I have the blue one. WORST PHONE EVER!!!! It doesnt even work. when your on the phone you cant hang up on the front. FUCK IT.”
is a false statement, there is clearly an “END” button on the front. Hater.”
actually, i’m having the same problem
i just upgraded to a pantech impact a few days ago, and so far i really like it. EXCEPT when it comes to hanging up. it seems that whenever i’m on a call the touchpad becomes unresponsive, and when i’m done and try to hit the “end call” button, nothing happens. in fact, none of the “buttons” work after a call, even if i press the “hold” button on the side of the phone in attempt to unlock the touchpad. i actually have to open and close the clamshell to be able to do anything on the front keypad at all.
so basically, i have no way of ending call unless the other person hangs up or i open and close the clamshell, then press the end call button. it’s pretty frustrating actually, so i was just wondering if i’m doing something wrong, if there’s a setting i should change, or if my phone is defective? thanks so much for any help.
February 22nd, 2010
I really like this phone! As far as I have seen, you cannot have a signature unless you put it as a template and enter it in every time. But you can have different message and ringtones and they can both have different volumes and vibrate/ring whatever. Just go to profiles and select one then click on edit and you will see the menu. Easy to work and very pretty
only problem I have with it is the whole the phone has to be open when you take a pic, but thats just cus I’m clumsy lol
February 22nd, 2010
cantt wait my dad is at radio shack BUYING it now!! (if u have at&t its free at radio shack)
February 23rd, 2010
I’m having the exact same problem with hanging up as Help (thanks for writing, I’ve been pulling my hair out trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong). If anyone has a suggestion I’d love to hear it too.
February 26th, 2010
You people are talking about when say this phone is crap. Use your brain and figure it out. I have music on my phone and I don’t have to pay for it. Anyway I love this phone and it’s so fast and I love the blue color.
February 26th, 2010
It really amazes me that people start complaining what the phone has and doesn’t have before they learn how to use their phone.
I have one of the blue ones and am still learning things about it. The instruction book is extremely vague so I have to hunt for forums on the internet to learn the full capabilities of my new phone. By doing this I have learned many new features to utilize on my phone that I was completely unaware of.
BTW I love the phone.
February 27th, 2010
awesome phone
February 28th, 2010
this phone looks cool. but im looking foward to the new Motorrolla BACKFLIP.
February 28th, 2010
Alright, im back
Well Thank you i guess youcan call the thousands of people when you have the pantech imshit. I figured out this phone is REALLY GaY. I even went to the stoer they go, oh sorry. They call part is unstoppable and unchangeable. Then sometimes when you send a message, it will stay in the outbox and keep ’sending’ until you restart the phone. It doesnt affect any messages it just is annoying. I dropped it down the stairs by accident, it broke. So now I have a new impact bitches.(:
March 1st, 2010
does it have voice record as an app
March 1st, 2010
i was wondering if you can set the music you get through a text as your text tone or your ringtone?
March 2nd, 2010
I got this phone. i like it. there is sum things that are not so good but there not big enough to not want the phone. I have in pink and love it. I would like to no how to set a signature though. Does anyone no how to set a sig?? Thank you!
Renogirl
March 7th, 2010
okay im with alot of other ppl on this im still trying to figure out how to place a sig on the texts ne1 knw how to do tht?
March 7th, 2010
i think imma get this for my bday, getting mixed reviews. should i get it or no????
March 8th, 2010
the phone itself is okay. but there is one very irritating feature that it has.
the texts are set up in conversation mode. texts cannot be stored individually in an inbox which drives me INSANE.
no texts can be saved..you have to clear everything at once. hate it.
also, is there a way to delete the default numbers saved in contacts? like the at&t help numbers??? probably a stupid question. but..that is also irritating.
March 8th, 2010
I love the qwerty keyboard and internal screen on this phone, but also have similar problems mentioned here with the external touch keypad. On some occassions, it “dials” without touching it and it also seems to freeze up when I’m trying to end a call…I took it back to the store and since they couldn’t re-create the problem, they said I must have been doing something wrong. Excuse me, but I’m 53 years old..I think I know how to use a phone. As this is a new phone, I think the hype will die down and people will see how many problems there are with this external keypad. I wouldn’t recommend this phone.
March 10th, 2010
I have the same problem with trying to end call. Plus, not only does the camera suck but you also have to open the phone to use it. And the lense is in a clearly terrible location! The impact looks cool but other than that….I hate it.
March 12th, 2010
i have a question…when you open the phone does the external screen light up as well? Mine doesnt anymore but i thought it did before.please let me know.
March 13th, 2010
want this phone so much but to expensive my bro selling it to me for 200$bux dnt think i will get it
March 14th, 2010
This phone is really good, the first month was great but then my text messages stopped sending. Every couple of texts I am forced to turn off my phone and restart it all over again because my messages fail. I’m not sure what to do, but I love this phone <3 I just wish they would send
March 18th, 2010
you need to hold your end button dont press it fast it isnt sensative you would complain if it was ha ha ha oh and yeah the bad things are you cant turn music into ringtones
i also really want a signature and the first time I got the phone the screen was defective
but it does have a better than avarage music player
March 23rd, 2010
I got this phone december 23rd, and by december 24th I hated it.
It has quirky bugs like others have mentioned such as you sometimes can’t hang up when you’re done with a call.
Other times it will spontaneously make phone calls to the first number in my phonebook (which happens to be google’s free 411 service)
sometimes it will open a text message, and when you touch the end button on the front it will say “Busy, Waiting”
In order to get out of whatever it’s doing by itself, you must open the clamshell and press the end button inside.
Did I mention that I hate this phone?
The “full html” browser fubars web pages beyond belief.
If you use the included app for checking your email, ATT screws you for 4.99 a month per email addy.
The only way to get music is to download from ATT, what does this thing have an expansion slot for again?
DON’T BUY THIS PHONE!!!!
March 24th, 2010
this phone is the best phone ive ever had… it works wonderfully asnd it has alot of good high class options.. <3
March 24th, 2010
I got my daughter this phone and she loves it. No problems. Gets a great signal. I think this is a perfect texting phone for early teens. The older crowd might want something a little more advanced.
March 24th, 2010
Ummm.. Well I order it online and I’m just waitinq to qet it. Omg, I can’t wait! I heard that it works very well.
March 25th, 2010
awesome…love it
March 27th, 2010
This phone is really awesome… i have the blue one. I wish it had more games though…
March 27th, 2010
i like it. mine is blue.
March 30th, 2010
I just got it as a free replacment phone for the LG Neon which is crappy!!
April 2nd, 2010
Okay, I’ve owned both Pantech Duo, and Pantech Impact, tho I have the Impact now I love it 100 times more then the duo. You can’t save messages, and you can’t delete a whole conversation and just save a few without having to delete one at a time. Those are the only down sides, other than that, it’s an amazing phone.
April 3rd, 2010
just got this phone already liking it
April 5th, 2010
I got this phone about 4 days ago, well all is right when it comes to hanging up from a call – doesn’t work like it should. But my most frustration comes from the alert tones, I can’t change them – it only offers to make them into ringtones not alert tones. And yes I’m on the right application so don’t go there. I also can’t seen to find the volume for the alert messages, very loud and not OK. Does anyone know how to turn that down, I got my ringer turned down but not alert tones.
April 6th, 2010
does anyone know how to delete messages from the outbox?
April 6th, 2010
okay, i restarted my phone, there still a message in the outbox! and i’m with “kadie”, those numbers for at&t are annoying. i could delete them on my other phones..anyways yeah..idk if someone already answered this but i dont know how to delete outbox messages!
April 6th, 2010
I bought this phone when it first came out. I loved it at first, but if you are a texter, you will hate it. It doesn’t store very many texts at a time, if you get a lot of them, it will start to lock up all the time. Also the ending of the calls on the front keypad is a problem because it locks after so many minutes of not being touched and you can’t unlock it because you are on a call. I turned the phone back in and got a Samsung flight…I like it much better.
April 7th, 2010
how do you turn on t9 on the external screen?
April 7th, 2010
Okay, I just got my Impact yesterday and It doesnt let me delete my inbox even when I turn the phone off and on. That’s a bitch. Help? And Is there a little light on the front screen that I can turn on that will flash when i get a new Text or Call?
April 7th, 2010
By the way, I really do like it. It gets WAYYYY better signals than my Propel. the auto is also pretty good. The one I have (Pink and White) is also cute and girly [:
April 7th, 2010
I HATE THIS PHONE!!! when i first got it, the speakers did not work and the person on the other end of the call could not hear what i was saying. so i took it back and exchanged it for a new one. then, i started noticing the hanging-up problem that others mentioned which is irritating, and when the phone locks up when you get too many texts. now, the internal light on the phone does not respond when i open the device even when i press a button to try and get it to light up. i then took the battery out and pur it back in, and the light STILL did not respond. do not buy this phone. i hate it. its a piece of junk and i want my money back!!!
April 8th, 2010
are you able to have a signature on it, or do u have to add it everytime?
April 8th, 2010
I can’t stand the lame ringtones and put a couple ringtones on the phone via Bluetooth. YOU CANNOT set your own ringtones, That really Sucks!!! No, you cannot hit “Set Ringtone” it is grayed out. The file will not go to the ringtone list, only to audio….useless.
April 8th, 2010
ok so to choose a ringtone, you have to go to the settings, profile, edit the profile u want the ringtne to be on, then you can pull up ur music and choose ur desired ringtone
April 11th, 2010
i am getting this phone in a couple days, cant wait….
April 11th, 2010
Well I bought this phone when it first came out as a replacement of my Samsung Propel. It is an okay phone with pros and cons…
pros: it has good battery life, cute
, good call quality, camera is pretty good, and YOU CAN PERSONALIZE YOUR RINGTONES PEOPLE. All you have to do is go to MENU, SETTINGS, PROFILES, and then you click EDIT. It’s not that hard to figure out. But anyways, on to the cons…
cons: I have not been able to set a signature, lock individual applications, sometimes it is hard to end a call on the touch screen, and on my phone, sometimes when I open it the internal screen has a huge delay in turning on. It takes like 5 secs longer than normal.
overall, it is a pretty good phone. I like it much better than my Propel and I would reccomend it to people as long as they are not really into details. Hope this review helped.
April 12th, 2010
“My phone stops sending texts for no apparent reason and I have to turn it off and on to get it to send. I exchanged it and my new one is doing the same thing. It does it numerous times a day and it is not because the messages are full. Does anyone else have this problem”
Mine is doing the same thing.. Does anyone know why?
April 14th, 2010
Piece of garbage. Have to open phone to hang up calls, because front of the phone becomes unresponsive… frustrating. Turns off all by itself, with full battery. On my third one still having issues and ATT is no help. Don’t recommend this phone unless you enjoy being frustrated.
April 14th, 2010
I’ve had this phone for 2 weeks and found people can hear me talking even after I’ve hung up with them. She claims it won’t hang up on her side but I know she’s messing with me, so, I took the battery out and the SIM card and I could still hear her, VERY faintly. and the phone still vibrates. Anyone else had this problem?
April 15th, 2010
when the phone is shut r the numbers on the front always there or do u have to open it for the numbers to appear. im getting this fone in 2 days cant wait
April 15th, 2010
whenever I try to open a text message with a picture it keeps saying “busy waiting” why?
April 17th, 2010
i just got this phone today. it is okay but the camera button is on the inside and when ur trying to take a picture ur finger gets in the way. but the buttons are big and good for texting and over all its a great phone. oh and there is no signature.
and does anyone know what the 2 little things are on the front top left hand corner of the phone. it looks like it could be a light but att people didnt even know what it was.
April 20th, 2010
This is my second Impact in 2 weeks (first one’s back kept falling off and it kept changing my ringtones). I’ll probably keep it because of the low price and because I have concerns with texting and security on the iPhone, which I had considered. Now – can anyone tell me how to get e-mail alerts? I’ve read the manual and even called Pantech (they’ll get back to me – hah!)
April 21st, 2010
I have the pantech impact. The phone is ok but my problem is that the opening on the back where the battery is will not close so I have to keep it in the hard shell cover. Took it to AT&T and was told I would have to call the warrenty center. Also randomly the phone will stick when making a call and when the call goes through it will hang up and then it shows “checking sim”. Did put a new sim card in only to have it do the same thing again. Has anyone else had this problem??
April 23rd, 2010
I have this phone and while i do love it, it did take me a while to figure it out as compared to my previous phones. and i totaly agree wit loren about the hold button thing I really is hard to find unless you know what your looking for.
April 23rd, 2010
After reading mixed reviews, I went to the AT&T store to see this phone for myself, and I bought it after comparing it to the other phones there. I really really love it. It’s not a smart phone so you don’t have to get a data package with it, but it has all kinds of data features like gps, mobile e-mail, and an internet browser if you need those things. The display is beautiful and the camera works wonderfully with 2.0 megapixels. Texting is, of course, a breeze with the full keyboard. You can also text with the touch screen if needed. Messages are displayed as conversations so you can review previously sent texts. That earlier comment about the hold switch is really bizarre – a monkey could unlock this phone.
Overall, this phone gets a 9 from me, the casual phone user and frequent texter. It only missed a point because I haven’t figured out how to transfer my own mp3s to use as ringtones, but that is a minor annoyance.
April 23rd, 2010
Ihave the blue version. nice, easy to use, texting is a breeze. You have CONVERSATIONS vice an inbox (so your texts are grouped by username and threaded). The touch screen on the front is locked (button on side to allow use), so you don’t butt-dial.
I have changed my ring-tones and incoming text-alerts. No problems, easy.
The camera is a tad tricky, ockward more/less but easy and self-explanatory to use
Other than that, I don’t use my phone as my music player, so I cannot comment on that, I don’t use the apps, so again, no comment. My alarm is pleasant, the blue color scheme is easy on the eyes.
As w/ all phones, terrible in daylight, so if its bright, you’ll need to find some shade.
The flip portion is great, texting is a breeze, I’m almost as sufficient as my son (woot!), however, due to my fat fingers, I sometimes type wrong letters, but that is my problem and not the phones.
other than that, I am very pleased w/ this phone, the sound quality is nice, ring tone levels are nice, and everything works great. My wife and I both have one (she has the pink, I have the blue) and it took us a day/two to get used to its feel (coming from ancient phones, this was a major upgrade for us), but now we are pros, texting left/right.
I find it quite nice….
April 24th, 2010
This phone is pretty good, but I find it impossible to hang up from the keypad. I tried holding, tapping everything. The keypad appears to just go dead when you are talking. I hate this feature and it costs you minutes while you fumble around and have to open the clam shell to hang up! I have read everything and can find no way to resolve this.
Also I have decent eyesight but the users guide published the buttons so small these are useless and they do not show you where they are ON the phone so pretty much useless.
I won’t take it back, but I wouldn’t buy this phone again. It’s a disappointment. Maybe it will grow on me but I doubt it. I’ve had it for three weeks and I am still having some problems with simple functions that should be easy..like hanging UP. I see by these posts I am not the only one.
No one seems to have a good answer for this, so I suppose there isn’t one.
April 25th, 2010
Ok for all of you (and I noticed its a lot) who were complaining that you cant press the end button on the external keypad because it locks after a few minutes…. I found a solution that works for me! On the right side there is the hold button and volume buttons. Just press any of the volume buttons and the keypad will become active! try it, it really works! and btw i have this phone for a few days now. so far no issues thank goodness just a little bulky and annoying that im constantly whipping the touch screen because it gets fingerprints. Another annoying thing is that there are no smiley faces in symbols or anywhere so you have to add your own its soooo annoying since i really use them often! If anyone figured something out please let me know!!! other than that It’s really cute and so far happy with it
April 27th, 2010
sometimes when my phone is closed, it says ‘at&t social net activated’. anyone know how to stop this?
April 27th, 2010
This phone is problly the most amazing phone ever!!! I have the pink one and its the best phone ive ever used!!1 I love it. id suggest getting this phone!!
April 30th, 2010
uhh i am having some troubles with this phone…. how do you get a signature??? AND how do you save pictures sent to you from a picture message???? please help me!!! other than that i love it duh people you gotta be smarter than the phone to end a call… just sayin
April 30th, 2010
I have this phone and ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT
April 30th, 2010
TRGardner: “I have changed my ring-tones and incoming text-alerts. No problems, easy.”
does this mean that you got the incoming text alert tone changed? when my phone is on vibrate and ring, the incoming text alert tone is really loud. i wanted to know if i could turn it off. does anyone know how?
May 4th, 2010
PROS:
* Overall, for me, a decent phone that seems sturdy enough
* A way to save a few pennies from a true SmartPhone, IF all you want is web surfing. This is specially true if you’re already on a Family Text Messaging plan, in which case it’s only $10 per month for the Family Data Plan instead of $30 for a smartphone no matter what.
* I haven’t fully tested this yet, but it seems to offer tethering, without AT&T charging extra for tethering. (See the Impact Software Suite) (Obviously, don’t mess with this if you don’t have a data plan)
CONS
* $5 Five dollar ripoff clause for using the phone’s built in Mobile Email. Checking webmail is free, but using Mobile Webmail, AT&T robs you of $5 per month if you sign up for it.
* Idiotic stupid human usability features number 1: The touch sensitive number pad. Keep in mind Pantech’s history of making phones for kids and teens: Maybe kids and teens think the touch keys are cool or for shizzle or whatever Britney and Justin Timberlake would say, but for a normal person wanting a keypad that doesn’t press keys just when you hold the phone in your hand, it’s annoying. There’s no reason that this shouldn’t just have regular keys for the number pad too.
TIP: Settings, Phone, TouchKey, Sensitivity to the lowest settings helps this problem a bit.
Idiotic stupid human usability item 2: Hanging up if you decide you want to hang up before your call goes to voice mail, or ahead of the other caller: As noted elsewhere, it is annoying and hard to do. TIP: Settings, Display, Backlight Timer, 30 seconds will make this hangup issue happen less frequently, but it will still happen if you want to hang up once the 30 seconds have passed.
* Less power to configure settings, like order of favorites, etc.
* Less power to do “power-user” things via the PC Software Suite, like hiding apps, etc.
May 4th, 2010
Oh, I forgot to say:
TIP 2 for hanging up: Usually, but not always, if you want to hang up, you can hit the HOLD button on the side of the phone, which will then make the HANGUP key available to you. This usually works, but now and then it doesn’t.
May 7th, 2010
okay, how do you set the ringtones to message tones its net letting me change my ringtone either. help?
May 10th, 2010
@fjt It’s in settings then profiles. Then go to edit and change your ring and alert tones. Make sure though once you’re done to hit the save. I didn’t do this the first few times and it just keeps the old settings.
May 11th, 2010
i am currently getting this phone and my aunt has one ive used it and there is nothing wrong with the end button. it works perfectly, my cousin also have one and i use hers all the time the end key STILL works. shes had it for a month, i think that it is an over-all amazing phone. if you just want a phone you should get the razor phone or a more simple phone. like a flip phone or a slider phone. maybe this phone is just not for you. but other than that it is a really good phone and i cant wait to get it, the thing i love the most is that you can get silicone covers for them they come in all colors. which is really good because i have a habit of scratching it. anyways its an amazing phone and i would recommend it to everyone
May 11th, 2010
I have had the phone since November, and I there are a few things I don’t like about it. So far there doesn’t appear to be a way to download Flash Player to watch video’s, even with Pantech Support. I have not been able to figure out how to put the decimal point in when using the calculator. It doesn’t sync with my PC even with the Pantech software Suite. The texting setup, using Conversations VS. Inbox/Outbox is very inconvenient. You cannot receive or view previous texts while on a call. The saved text limit is very small. I would not but this phone again. I had more features with my old Nokia flip phone. I do not like that it advertised voice dialing, but doesn’t have that feature. I do like the full keyboard. The camera takes pretty good pictures but who knows how to get it to zoom in! Pantech Support is basically useless, as they really don’t know their own phone features & AT&T store personnel are more uneducated. Again, bottom line, more problems than features and I would not buy this phone again. Not Recommended period.
May 12th, 2010
I got this phone for about a month and i am having problems. This phone will turn off when i get a text msg, or a phone call. The battey sucks, talk time 5hrs. Not true. To end a call is driving me crazy..
May 14th, 2010
i am looking for a phone and pretty interested in this one. was just wondering if you can t9 on the front screen?
May 15th, 2010
hey guys ive had mucho problems on this phone!!!!!!!!!! it started with the phone’s screen freezing up completely. Thensometimes when i opened it up the entire picture on the screen turned upside down. Now my screen is messed up and have colors streaking through it and no, there is absolutely no water damage to the phone.
May 16th, 2010
i got this phone like in january this year. and i wanna kno how you make a signature for texts on here. any advice? and i lllooovveee it! it so cool!
May 16th, 2010
just got this phone in pink a few hours ago because my old phone got stolen and isnt carried anymore. IM glad though i love it!! i was frusterated cause i didnt know how to do some stuff but i read this and got it all figured out so now its the best phone ever! (p.s. everyone who wrote something that they said you can do is actually possible and you can find out if you read these other comments. besides signitures though but idc about those that much)
May 16th, 2010
i meant to say who ever said something that you can’T do is possible
May 16th, 2010
okay now i cant seem to find how to record my own music can someone tell me i need heeelp!!
May 17th, 2010
can u t9 on the front of this phone
May 20th, 2010
ME MY MOM AND MY SISTER GOT THIS PHONE ALONG W THER ATAND T PLAN MY MOM LOVES IT BUT I’M GETTING MIXED VIBES ON IT I LIKE IT BUT THEN I’M NOT SURE..MY SISTER TOOK HERS BACK BECAUSE OF THE SAME TEXTING PROBLEM SHE HAD IT STOPPED SENDING TEXTS I WANT TO HAVE A SIGNATURE BUT IT DON’T HAVE THAT AND I WANT TO DOWNLOAD RINGTONES FROM FUNFORMOBILE BUT CANT CAUSE ITS AN ERROR AND THE PHONE IS NOT LISTED I HATE HAVING TO OPEN THE PHONE FOR CAPTURING A PIC QUICK IT WASTES ALOT OF TIME AND I MISS THE SHOT..I DONT LIKE THAT IT WONT HANG UP WHEN I HIT THE END BUTTON I SHOULDNT HAVE TO HOLD THE BUTTON ON THE SID ITS RIGHT THERE ON THE FRONT SO I SHOULDD B ABLE TO USE IT ON THE FRONT I HATE THAT IT SHOWS THE FINGER PRINTS AND MY SISTER SCRATCHED HERS UP BY THE NEXT DAY SO HEY IF U WANT TO TRY IT IT ON U AND YOUR LIKINGS BUT I WILL TRY TO TAKE MINE BACK AGAIN
May 23rd, 2010
okay, i dont know if i want this phone. it looks so pretty and people say they loved it and others say they hate it. i once had the pantech duo and that was a peice of junk. so im scared to get another pantech.
May 23rd, 2010
i just got this phone and it is ok… i rele wish it had a signature on it!!!!!! but everything else is pretty good….
May 24th, 2010
kelsea:get it its really good like really really a good phone its suprising really for pantech
ana:ikr but u can save a template and put it on ur msg everytime..but that takes to long lol
ohh welll its still great
(honestly u shouldnt listen to me tho cuz im gettin it tomorrow) BUT i have seen like every review so haha
im suped duper excited to get it auughh cant waittttt
May 26th, 2010
Uhmm.. this phone is okk but the problem is that it is rlly prone to water damage whatch out!!!
May 27th, 2010
“Michele
But my most frustration comes from the alert tones, I can’t change them – it only offers to make them into ringtones not alert tones. And yes I’m on the right application so don’t go there.”
You have to go to “Menu”, “Settings”, “Profiles”, then you can edit the different profiles changing the volume and message alerts. Quit bitchin’ about the phone if you just plain dont know how to use it!
June 2nd, 2010
I am getting this phone and i am very excited!
I luv how it works! I saw it in the store and luved it! Can’t Wait to get it! It’s a great phone!
June 6th, 2010
uhm, so i was thinkning if i should get this phone cause i got the lg neon and i dont know what is better???? i really like the pantech buttt.. im not shur which is better…
thankss
HELP?
June 8th, 2010
This is my first phone ever, this is a great phone!
June 8th, 2010
i dont have this phone yet but im trying to get it. to all of you people with the problem with the hanging up, it probably locked by itself while u were talking. so im guessing that you would have to press the button that unlocks the front keypad.
even if it doesnt work i dont see it as much of a problem to just open it up and press a button. its really quite simple
June 8th, 2010
Ugh, do not like this phone. I’ve had it for a month, so I did give it a shot. I went from a samsung blackjack to this. It’s driving me nuts. The front side of the phone is far too sensitive. It does have a feature to end calls but it’s not done as quickly as other phones.
The battery life is terrible. I need to charge my phone every single day. I hate that. The charger itself is very annoying to place into the charge port of the phone. I cannot stand that a usb port is not standard on this phone.
The interface is not user friendly and makes you go thru multiple screens to do simple tasks. The signal is shotty at best. For people who have never had a cell before you may not notice but my reception with this phone is worse than my blackjack.
I also think it’s stupid that the ring profiles are all consuming. Everything is vibrate or everything is silent etc. You can’t pick and choose which features you want silent or to ring etc.
All in all I am not pleased and hate that I wasted my upgrade free phone on this garbage.
June 8th, 2010
i was wondering… how do you make it vibrate longer when you get a text message?
June 9th, 2010
I’m really interested in this phone and I plan on getting it sometime in the near future the only concern I have from reading all these post is the END problem many people seem to be having when trying to end a call. I was wondering if everybdoys phone doing this I’m not real picky so I don’t care to push a button on the side but I don’t want to have to open the clamshell to end. If anybody could let me know I would really appreciate it.
Thanks!
June 10th, 2010
we have a family plan and upgraded from BJII to the impacts. All of our phones have trouble sending text msgs. The msgs FAIL way to often. when we try sending the same msg from the same location with a BJII they go through fine.
then the phones go into an error mode where you have to call your cell number to wake them up.
my wife has given up on her phone.
I would ask if anyone else is having basic functionality issues with their impacts?
so much for an upgrade!
June 12th, 2010
just upgraded yesterday….. shoulld b getting it 2marrow….. im sooooo exited!!! i hav heard mixed reviews,but i beleive that i made the rite choice?!?! I CAN WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!! : )
June 13th, 2010
Okay people. You get these people talking crap because others can’t set their own ring tones, but the fact is, you can’t. Sure, you can change them to another of the stock tones, but you can’t add your own music. If you try to do it by editing your profile, it just says “setting is not allowed”, and if you try to use the options menu for the song itself, the “add as ringtone” option is grayed out.
Now, having said that, that is my only issue with the phone. Had it a few weeks now, and have not run into any of the issues the others are mentioning. Hanging up the phone from the outside pad is not an issue for me.
I have hung up on one person where my cheek hit the end call button, but once you know it can happen, you adjust, and it’s fine.
Have not had any problems with the phone freezing when I get too many texts.
If I could set my own songs as ring tones, or as my alarm, it would be a perfect phone.
June 13th, 2010
Okay, for anyone that is having issues adding their own songs as ring tones, they have to be 300kb or less.
In other words, if you have full songs on here for listening to MP3s, you can’t use them for ring tones. You have to cut them down in length, or quality (or both), and get them below 300kb.
Kinda sucks, as I have a bunch of songs on here that I like to listen to, but now I have to have another copy of them, cut down to use as ring tones.
June 13th, 2010
I’m getting this phone soon!!! It looks amazing!
June 14th, 2010
im getting this phone this weekend and hope none of these things happen to my phone cause i hate wen phones dont work right but ill have to find out 4 my self
June 15th, 2010
i dont see why it is such an issue if you have to open the phone in order to end the call. dont complain if you alreasy bought it. its your fault if you bought the phone without trying it out first. i am getting this phone next week for my birthday and i am excited. it seems like a great phone and for those of you that feel you need to swear in order to say how bad this phone is, watch the language.
June 16th, 2010
I am getting this phone for my birthday,and it looks great…. by what most people are saying this phone is worth getting??
June 18th, 2010
I just got my phone last night, and i LOVE it, i know three or four people that have this phone, they havent had ANY trouble at all with theirs. I love the feature to be able to lock the touch screen. This phone i def. worth the money!!!
<3 Best phone i've ever had, and i've been through 5 different phones!!!
June 21st, 2010
Does this phone have the capability to have a specific ringtone set for text messages? And if so, how do you do it?
Thanks folks!!
June 21st, 2010
I am having trouble figuring out how to set ringtones for individual contacts? Not an option when you go to the address book. Does anyone know if you can do this on this phone?
June 21st, 2010
To set text message alert go to:
Menu
Settings
Profiles
Normal
Message Sound
Then Select your Tone
June 21st, 2010
Also, so far I really like this phone. I had a Samsung Propel and hated it and also we ordered 4 different Sony Ericcson W15a and all four of them locked up! You had to take the battery out of it to reset it so that it would work – on all 4 of them! So we traded in and I got the Imapact and so far I love it – except trying to figure out contact ringtones.
June 22nd, 2010
I had an Iphone and dropped it on its screen one day, and well without any insurance, that was the end of that…it had some cool things I liked about it, but for the most part I was annoyed by the touch screen…it locked up a lot, and took too long at other times. I’m getting the Pantech on a wing and a prayer, hoping none of the bad things I’ve been reading come true for me! I wanted something with an internal screen, for those cases where it gets dropped! If this ones external screen gets damaged you can still do the same functions on the internal screen from what I’ve gathered thus far!
June 23rd, 2010
Tlowery,
Go to Menu, contacts, find the person that you want a special ringtone for and click on options then edit and if you scroll down you will find the place to set the ringtone for that one person. but you have to do it from the contacts list not from each individual person. Also thank you for the information on setting the text message tone.
June 25th, 2010
Okay, i agree with FBrooks…NEGATIVE COMMENTS ARE HATERSSSSSS. Get through the lil brains. This phone is a very good phone, i’ve had it for about a week and I love. NO you cannot use a signature in texts, UNLESS you make a text template and insert the template in every text you send. Also, you CAN hang up or end a call from the front/touch screen, i just tested it. Brenda is right also.
June 25th, 2010
How do you save a picture message on the phone? i cant figure it out
June 26th, 2010
i am trying to buy this phone right now..reading the reviews to get the general idea of this phone. But so many people have different opinions. Some say it works great some say its horrible. What should i believe?
June 27th, 2010
Went to AT&T yesterday (6/25/10) to purchase this phone. Also, we left Verizon to try out AT&T as well. Honestly, at first I thought this phone was a piece of crap. However, as I played with the phone it started to grow on me. The manuel is not helpful at all. I honestly had to rely on my teck savy teenagers to help me. So, all in all it is a pretty good phone.
June 28th, 2010
I love this phone. I have the pink one it works amazing I love it.
June 29th, 2010
I am getting this phone in the mail in 2 days. Why do I suspect the problem with some (most?) of the complaints is ignorance. Perhaps it is wishful thinking. But a phone that won’t send messages from your outbox is obviously having network connection problems. If you live in an area that is congested or that has many IPhones accessing the cell tower you are near, you could experience network traffic.
The inability to set ringtones is obviously false. The Hang Up button issue sounds like a phone locking problem, and is prolly intentional to avoid unintentional hangups when the phone is closed. It prolly just requires a sustained press to activate.
June 30th, 2010
This phone sucks, TRUST ME, I’ve had this phone for 3 months. The battery and back of the phone fall off all the time. It holds VERY little texts The front is stupid and doesn’t work well, after just 3 months. I have to get a new one. Ridiculous. Don’t waste your money-it wont last.
June 30th, 2010
Well, the front is one of the things I liked most in the pictures and videos I have seen – I am a bit surprised that you don’t like it, which seems to be it’s biggest selling point. I guess there has to be a variety of opinions about everything.
I don’t know what you mean about *holding* texts. Surely you can save to mem card? Not that this is a biggie with me – although I get many messages (about 20-25 per day), I rarely save them.
The battery cover thing does concern me. This would really suck, if it did this by itself for no reason. Did you precipitate it by dropping it or banging it against something?
Rockinghorse
Winner
Lee
June 30th, 2010
The reason it has problems hanging up on the front screen is because it was designed to lock the key pad when the “clamshell” is closed. The phone sometimes has problems realizing the difference between having the phone closed, and being on the phone.
July 3rd, 2010
OK, here is my review after receiving the phone last night: it’s pretty good, I’ll give it an 8.
Best features: Conversation texting mode, dual screens, .com button (yea!), full html browser, awesome front touchpad, solid build, looks
Worst features: Must go to home page to enter http address, can’t choose your own home page, doesn’t highlight the area code for dialing numbers off of text messages (big bummer), no I9 texting from front keyboard.
It does take getting used to after my Sony Ericsson W580I, which was a completely different shape factor and software. However, it is certainly miles ahead of that phone in almost every category.
Overall I am very pleased with my ‘purchase.’ (It was free!) I haven’t tried the accessories like alarm, calendar, etc yet.
July 4th, 2010
im getting this phone either tomorrow or august for my b-day cant wait
if u realy want to know what true or not about the pantech impact go to att.com some of the cons are fake here let my give u some cons and pros\
pros ease of use and good for texting
attractive
dosnt froze or shut off unless not charge
cons
battery life
and memory
THATS ALL
July 5th, 2010
i am most likely gonna get this phone, and im pretty excited =) i was just wondering if you could text pictures 4 free…
July 5th, 2010
how much does it cost 2 be able 2 go on the internet???
July 6th, 2010
From what ive seen and heard, this phone is pretty beast. Im getting one tomarrow and cant wait. And for all of you asking how to make a signature you have to use it as a template lol. This phone is great!!!:)
July 7th, 2010
i just got this phone today. does anyone know if you are able to edit your pictures you take?
July 7th, 2010
Dixlee, idk if you can. im getting mine today so i’ll try and See if you can lol
July 7th, 2010
you can not edit the pictures…i likee the phone a lot so far lol
July 13th, 2010
I am getting this phone tomorrow and i am so excited. Its my first phone with the full keyboard and if your like me i love to text so it will be nice to have the full keyboard! So far i have heard good things so hopefully it will be a good phone.
July 13th, 2010
this thing sucks ass. i just got it. fya!!!!!
July 13th, 2010
im getting this phone in a couple days, is it a really good or bad phone? and is there anything i need to know about it??? please answer!!! thx!
July 13th, 2010
also, for anyone tht wants it, i got it for free online at wirefly.com just lettin whoeva wants to know, know. and again, plz give me a lot of advice!!!!!!!!!!!!! thnx!!!!!
July 13th, 2010
lalalalalalalalala!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (rlly bored) -_-
July 14th, 2010
Does anyone know how to save email attachments? I sent my self a ringtone, and can play it, but don’t see how to save it as a ringtone. If you can answer this question, many thanks!
July 14th, 2010
This phone is cute nd all but sucks turns off frequently.Freezes cant save msgs or add a signiture the front screen blinks on and off during a phone call.i just got it in april and im on my 4th phone..the replacements dont do anything the same problem keeps happening
July 14th, 2010
go to options.then use and it says save as ringtone:)
July 15th, 2010
I got this phone today…and it’s not all bad. For all you people that are saying the end button on the front doesn’t work….well it does. haha, sorry. Anyway, yeah, I like this phone alot. Wayyyy better then the lg shine or samsung propel. It’s different. I was a little worried about the pink at first, but I kinda like it
I’m getting a case for it soon anyway. I noticed a delay between opening the phone…I don’t like how you have to open the phone for the camera, but the camera is realllly good 
. The different clocks add a nice touch. This phone I must say tho, is kinda confusing at first. But I think I’ll get it. 
peacee.
July 17th, 2010
I love my blue pantech though if u ever drop it the back will keep on coming off just get a plastic cover for it
July 22nd, 2010
The front screen is very difficult to see in bright daylight. Anyone else having that problem?
July 23rd, 2010
kathy,
ur problem is probably because u most likely have the pink one. THe front writing is gray and white but mine is the blue one so it is neon blue and i can see it perfectly during day.
July 27th, 2010
i have this phone. its horrible for calls because you CANT hang up half the time unless you open it.
July 28th, 2010
Okay i got the phone and i loved it at first but after the first week i had it started having problems. the impact wouldnt allow me to press the select buttom or any button then it started to have a glich in the screen. this phone also would not turn off unless u took the batery out. i went back to the store i got it and exchanged yet another impact but im starting to have the same problems. the phone would be great got text messaging and calling if these problems did not excist. i wouldnt recemend this phone to anyone.
July 29th, 2010
Having major problems receiving pics am vids via txt. I try to save it and it’s saying (file type not recognized) or somethig like that. Also Bluetooth doesn’t work either. It’s not recognizing any foreign files as files. Amy help?
July 30th, 2010
i really want this phone sooooooo badly!!! im torn. its either the pantech impact, or the pantech persut. PLEASE HELP! does the impact have a signature? does the pursuit have a signature? please please please help!!!!! :-j
July 30th, 2010
ok i have the phone and i love it but the only problum is when i get a messege the ring or song that i set only goes 4 about 2-3 sec if any one knows how to fix this proble plz email me at helpmmm12@yahoo.com plz i need help it is so anoying
August 1st, 2010
dont get this phone. just dont
August 1st, 2010
I’ve had this phone basically since it came out.
If you’re thinking about getting the Pantech Impact, there are a few things you might need to know.
Here are the stats.
The phone has threaded messaging. Yes, you can set mp3 ringtones (as long as they are under 300kb.) That feature irked me at first, but it’s manageable because who really uses an entire song as their ringtone? You can set text tones, but not for each individual person as you can with ringtones. The text tone works for everyone.
There is no earphone jack, sadly. Pantech wants you to use their dedicated jack for just about everything.
MicroSD comes in handy for transferring files between pc. and who could live without that nifty little lock button on the side assuring you don’t “butt dial” 911 every 10 seconds. ((trust me, I’ve done that so much it’s scary.. but not with this phone))
While the interface is a little old-school, it is easy to navigate. The outside OLED interface is a nice touch, but sometimes glitches up/freezes a bit during calls. At times unlocking the phone to end a call from the outside screen can cause lag or freezing which makes you have to try again or wait until the other person hangs up.. or you can just open the phone and hang up with the inside key.
Battery life is pretty good; I’d say about 3 to 4 days texting & calling. That, of course, depends on if you make 5 phone calls a day or 200. The keys are spaced evenly and work well for small or large fingers. The best creation yet is the workspace button to the left of the spacebar which lets you “switch windows” while you are texting, listening to music, so on.
I have had a few problems with text messaging. It seems in areas with low service (1 or 2 bars) I have had a daily re-occurrence where my texts would not send; and multi-media would just sit there without sending then freeze up where it refused to send. This was fixable with a soft reboot. Seems like new phones have to be reset about twice a day for them to work properly these days.
The camera is a 2.0mp camera. There is no flash, sadly, but most people will not mind this. It isn’t the greatest phone camera, but it is a camera and it works fine for little things.
All in all, it isn’t a bad phone. Not a smartphone, mind you, but it’s a phone and it does what it is supposed to do.
I do wish there were more customization options and perhaps T9 on the outside touchscreen, as it is a little annoying to have to tap away at the outside screen to try and text. So much faster to just open the phone and text.
As far as looks, this phone is very nice looking. The OLED outside will shock anyone who has no clue what it is.
There is no voice dialing feature, sadly. but I never really used that anyway. Trying to get a phone to call “John” and it decides to call “Home” instead was always a headache. Perhaps that is my accent messing with voice dialing, though.
My few issues with the phone are minimal. I want to be able to use t9 on the touchscreen, mp3’s that are full size for ringtones, and perhaps have a few more customization options, but it isn’t a smartphone like a blackberry where custom themes are limitless, so that may not ever happen.
Whatever you decide about the phone, make sure to do your research. and enjoy!
August 4th, 2010
I love the phone the only thing i have a problem with is setting ringtones. i went to settings,profiles, and all that but when i picked a song i had saved to y phone it said that setting is not allowed. how can i make that song my ringtone?
August 4th, 2010
i HATE this phone! it turns off randomly and i get crapy signal anywhere i go!
August 4th, 2010
question: i’ve had the blue pantech impact for about three months now, but how do you get videos on the phone onto a computer? when i tried emailing them to myself, there was no sound on the videos.
you can email me at kellibellie91@yahoo.com if you have a solution.
thanks!
August 4th, 2010
I have this phone in blue. You can get AWESOME covers for it on ebay!
I love the phone it works great its fast and I love it its the best phone I have EVER had! 
August 5th, 2010
Where do u plug it in at?
August 5th, 2010
Ordered this phone Last week and exchanged it for another because the cover wouldn’t stay in place. Same thing with the one I got today as well, but I went ahead and ordered a cover off of ebay. Hopefully I don’t have to many problems from here on out.
August 8th, 2010
I have the pantech matrix, and will be getting the impact in the mail in a few days.
My way of getting whatever ringtone I want with the matrix was simple, I would just do a voice recording of the song off my computer, then once it saved I would choose “set as ringtone”.
My question is, can you set a voice recording as a ringtone on the impact??
I need an answer soon please!! thank you
August 8th, 2010
Also, on the AT&T site it says that the impact comes with MusicID – Identify songs you’re listening to.
Can anyone give a step-by-step how to use this?
August 8th, 2010
Turns off with no warning when battery runs out. Need an alert when battery is low. I have emailed pantech. can’t wait to hear from them. Every phone I’ve ever had has had an alert. Anyone?? Anyone???
August 10th, 2010
music id-
you just hit it then it will say identifying song or hold phone close to music now and then you hold it up and if it has the song in its records/identifies song it will pop up….
and i know you can also dial #43 for music id and you follor the sam procedure and you recive a text message from AT&T Wirless with the name of the song
August 10th, 2010
i reaky want this phone my dad is thinking about getting it for meee and can u add a signature?
August 11th, 2010
Very disappointed with this phone. The battery doesn’t last more than 3 days (and I’ve tried 2 brand new batteries), the camera is hard to use and in an awkward place, you can’t just type someone’s phone number in for a text message, you have to search through the names and check the recipient, if you don’t have a data plan, all the icons on the shortcuts and main menu are absolutely useless. The user should have the option to change the main screen icons to what they use the most.
Wish I would have went with the Samsung!
August 12th, 2010
I have now went through two of these phones, and had several problems. The signal reception is horrible!!! Never had a problem with getting signal until I got this phone. SIM card reader went out on first one, and now with new one too.
August 12th, 2010
I love this phone. I have the pink one. I have seen a few complaints about not being able to set a ringtone for your texts. All you have to do is go to the settings, then , profiles, then scroll to the profile you’re using and edit it, it’s on the left-hand side. Also, someone complained about having to scroll through every contact to send a text. You only have to start typing in their name and they will pop up.
August 13th, 2010
Its a cool phone. Just got it. Theres one thing wrong:when I send a text,it says message sent, but the person I send it to never gets the texts. Whats the deal?
August 14th, 2010
does this phone have good batery life? im thinking about getting this phone. my friend that has verison has a very very similar one and after about a year-ish the inside screen doesnt work and back lights on the keyboard doesnt light i wonder if this phone would have the same type of problems?
August 15th, 2010
I like this phone but ivre had it for about a month and have some issues. when i first open it the screen doesnt light up untill i press a botton, it randomly turns off and the sim card reader just dies randomly. its very frustrating, since i took very good care of it.
August 16th, 2010
I got this phone not even a month ago I love it its perfect but the internal screen is all different colors like purple and it hurts my eyes and is very anoying what do i do?
August 16th, 2010
How do you delete messages in the outbox on this phone???
August 17th, 2010
mei, just select the text you want to delete, choose options, then choose delete. or choose delete all if you want to get rid of the whole conversation.
August 17th, 2010
3 replacements so far all waterdamage, don’t know how
August 17th, 2010
loved at first got it in march, since july 1st, replaced 3x. can’t take the texas heat and humidity, my insurance now canceled and i would not recomend to anyone this phone, Too easy to break
August 18th, 2010
I’ve dropped my phone about four times since I’ve had it ( the 11th ) and EVERYTHING is still fine!!
just make sure you follow the directions about how to correctly put the back on the phone, and how to insert the battery cord, which are 2 things I’ve heard people complain about a lot.
August 18th, 2010
Phone no good. Unresponsive all the time. Going back to sprint!!!
August 18th, 2010
I just got this phone today its amazing. Very easy to use and great for texting, hell I was texting on the toilet earlier. LOL JK. but Its still a great easy to use phone with a great camera but i cant seem to find a nice cover for it
August 20th, 2010
ive had the impact for about three months now, i hate it. im having the same problem that is mentioned above about the being on the fone and the touch screen wont come one, so i have to hang up by opening it and pressing the inner end button. you are supposed to be able to check texts while your fone is open on speaker. which i can do….only half the time. also, alot of the time if i open my fone “too fast” it cuts off. im not sure how to open it differently. sometimes i will be in an area with a perfect signal and my fone will sholw that i have one. but it will keep saying sending failed. so i have to turn it off then back on to send the message.this is now the second one ive had and am having to return it too. its doing the same things. i absolutly hate this phone. i usually love pantech fones but this one is not a good one.
August 20th, 2010
and to curlywhirly or whatever, most people would have learned that there is a hold button. when your on the phone the touch pad isnt supposed to lock! and ive tried to push every button to get it to work. doesnt work!
August 21st, 2010
L_O_V_E this phone… just got it a few hours ago, and its a great phone. i only use it for texting, so i don’t use the web. its keyboard is a little hard to use, i will admit, but other than that a great phone! highly recomended, and suck it up people who think that the hold button is to hard to use! if u read the instruction manual, which i didn’t even need, or use your fricken eyes, than u can easily c/use it. So people looking for a good phone, get pantech impact!
August 23rd, 2010
Why is everyone so obsessed with signatures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 23rd, 2010
And for those of you who are bummed that it doesn’t have t9 on the front keypad…what the hec is the qwerty keyboard there for??!!! Why would you want to text with the front keypad when you have a perfect qwerty keyboard on the inside!
August 23rd, 2010
I am getting this phone tommorrow and i cant wait!
And i keep hearing people say it doesnt work,should i get the impression instead?
August 27th, 2010
This phone is truly amazing! I just got it yesterday, I love it, I’ve been wanting since it first came out, I had Verizon so I had to switch to AT&T to get it. You can set ringtones and text tones, I text a lot so the key pad is great! Would totally recommend this phone!!!!!
August 28th, 2010
this phone is awesome. i might get the pink one… i think the blue one looks too guyish. at the store it worked great! im excited about the keyboard because i like texting better than talking. and btw… TO ALL U HATERS OF THIS PHONE… BACK THE HECK OFF!
August 29th, 2010
I just got the Pantech Impact as an upgrade after losing my old Samsung for a few days. After only 6 minutes on the phone with my mother I noticed that it was getting hot around the camera area. I would expect that after half an hour or an hour conversation, but not a 6 minute conversation.
I hate that I can only customize 2 sound profiles, and all the AT&T numbers that cannot be deleted (scroll through 9 AT&T numbers to go from Ashlei to Avery). There are also 2 shortcuts that cannot be changed (#2 and #3)- how is THAT user friendly?? It doesn’t alert you if a text cannot be sent when you have no signal; it just stores the unsent message in the outbox. It’s hard to hear using the outside of the phone, so I keep opening it to speaker.
It’s a really sleek and small phone. I thought it’d be bulky with the opening, but it isn’t. Probably not a phone for anyone with large fingers (though the keys are large in comparison to other phones like the Blackberry). The ring and alert volume gets super loud but can be easily adjusted.
I like it so far. There are a lot of issues, but they’re all small issues (except the heating up) and I think I can get used to the quirks of this new phone.
August 29th, 2010
I have this phone and I love it..but I have a ? what are the little bulbs on the front of the phone?? it is for decorations or what???
August 30th, 2010
THIS PHONE IS HORRIBLE!!!!! It doesnt ever want to hang up on the front screen and i have to flip it open to speaker just hang up the phone. It shuts off on me all the time…..right now i touch any key on the keyboard it shuts off and just keeps doing it. Its the worst phone i have ever had
August 30th, 2010
And it also doesnt let me send text messages when i have full service….just like mentioned above. i have to turn it on and off just for the message to send. I have this phone, my brother, sister, and my mom and all of their phones do it too. its really ridiculous
September 2nd, 2010
how much is this in the philippines?
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