Motorola W376 Prepaid Phone with Double Minutes for Life (Tracfone)

You can buy bundles of minutes (which must be used within a set time limit of between 90 to 365 days) from the Tracfone web site on your home PC or directly from your phone's web browser. For example, if you purchase a block of 120 minutes of airtime, you'll need to use that within 90 days of your first use. When you buy additional airtime minutes, your Tracfone service is extended automatically by another 90 days. Tracfone also offers international long distance calling to over 60 international destinations (including Argentina, Brazil, China, Mexico, most European countries, and many more), which deducts the same amount of minutes from your phone as when you make calls to destinations within the U.S.

This phone ships with a number of handy Tracfone services, including free voice mail, free caller ID, and free call waiting. And perhaps most importantly, the integrated Tracfone Airtime Balance Display shows you how much airtime you've used and how much is left, so you can control your costs. You must activate your cell phone before use either by calling the Tracfone toll-free number or going to the Tracfone web site.

The W376g's internal phonebook can hold up to 500 contacts and includes picture phonebook options, and it will display the last 10 dialed/received/missed calls. It supports 32-chord polyphonic ringtones, and you can switch it over to vibrate mode when you need to keep things silent.

Hands-free communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and includes profiles for communication headset and hands-free car kits.

This Motorola phone includes the innovative CrystalTalk technology, which automatically accounts for background noise during a call and adjusts the audio quality based on ambient noise conditions to provide the optimal conversational experience. CrystalTalk also reduces the volume of the background noise picked up by the microphone during a call, making it possible to be more easily heard over the phone while in a noisy environment.

The W376g is a messaging and wireless Internet powerhouse. Support is built in for sending and receiving pictures, text, graphics, sound, and video via messages. When used in combination with the phone's built-in VGA camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun. The phone ships with a built-in email client, and there's also a built-in WAP 2.0 Web browser for fast mobile Web browsing. The iTap predictive text technology is built into the unit, which auto-completes text for you as you type on the alpha-numeric keypad and offers options for selecting the correct word.

Other features include:

• Tracfone Airtime Balance Display shows you how much airtime you've used and how much is left
• VGA camera for still photos with self-timer, white balance, and brightness functions
• Organizer tools: Calendar, alarm, stopwatch, calculator
• 32-chord polyphonic ringtones plus vibrate mode
• Hearing Aid Rating: M3

Vital Statistics
The Motorola W37g weighs 3.4 ounces and measures 3.9 x 1.8 x 0.7 inches. Its 850 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7.5 hours of talk time, and up to 240 hours of standby time. It runs on the 850/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.