Comments on: First Verizon Casio c711 Boulder Images Surface

By: FCR

FCR — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:13:13 +0000

1st boulder went back due to the inability to charge the phone. They replaced the phone and now we have number two doing the same thing?

Will spend another hour at the verizon store and hopefully we can get rid of this nightmare. Could it be the wall charger, we hope it is that simple.

By: Mac

Mac — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:54:25 +0000

I don’t have sound issues with mine. just replaced a samsung alias schu-740 and can’t be any happier. very sturdy and durable compared to the samsung which was cool but flimsy-broke the outer LCD the first week I had it. If you plan to get this phone, go to verizonwireless website and order it from there. The local verizon store wanted $149 for it. Got it for $29 brand new in a box and no rebates and was overnighted free of charge via Fedex. You also save $35 on activation when you do it yourself-a very simple 2 step process.

By: BZC

BZC — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:05:03 +0000

ok so i just got a warenty replacement on the boulder and they have improved all speakers and have put a raging loud speaker in the front where the verizon badge used to sit it is sweet

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:23:25 +0000

oh and i talked to a verizon tech, they dont plan on making the speakers or microphone any better because of the “water proofing” buy a headset though and the quality is perfect

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:20:50 +0000

I bought the phone because im a big skier and rockclimber and i have broken many phones from doing these things but the truth of the matter is dont buy this phone, go with the anything else, or the motorolla version of the phone. The call quality is beyond horrible as you cant hear anything short of yelling on the other end, and the phone cant handle cold weather at all. Moreover it constantly glitches and ive already returned one because of defects and am on my way to turn in the second one because from the time they gave it too me it hasnt been dropped once but constantly turns off completely and cant send texts even when i have five bars, and know i have perfect signal because verizon has a tower ontop of my barn next to my house. casio should stick to watches and calculators.

By: SportyBarbie

SportyBarbie — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:37:27 +0000

I realize there are typos ~ using a new keyboard.
Locations
Tried turning ONE of the features off…

***WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IF ANYONE GOT THE PROMISED OTA (OVER THE AIR) UPGRADE AND IF IT HELPED THE INCOMING SOUND QUALITY. It was not available when I turned my phone in.

Also, don’t expect Verizon to know anything about this phone. Do some googling on your own to hear about the glitches and potential fixes.

By: SportyBarbie

SportyBarbie — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:33:28 +0000

Had to take mine back. Tried in two different states and many different locatoins – mountains, beach, city, rural, etc. Sound was equally bad everywhere. Could understand only half or less of conversations. Couldn’t understand voice mail or my home answering machine at all. Tried turning on of the features off (i forgot now what it was – voice privacy?) and it helped only the slightest. Had to give up. Otherwise, it is PERFECT. Could come in bubblegum pink.

Hopefully they will come out with a better version for the holidays. I’ll snatch it up. Basically I’m just holding out for the revamped Boulder with better sound. Money in my pocket ready to burn. Come on Casio! You can do it!!!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:56:34 +0000

I must agree. The Sound is the worst! Pretty sad to ask clients to repeat themselves numerous times. Taking it back TODAY. P.O.S.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:33:07 +0000

The auto pairing for Bluetooth can cause some problems. It will not pair with Parrot car kits. Most phones will allow you to turn off or disable auto pairing,(if they even have it),but they used a software version that does not have that feature. I was told it was a mistake and that they are comming up with an upgrade. It is a nice looking phone with great features. I have not used it in a call and don’t know how the audio quality is but it seems from what I read here that may be an issue. My boss has one and he owns a couple wireless/cellular stores.So if he keeps it I guess it must be OK. I may have one soon,so I will know for sure then.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:11:11 +0000

After using this phone for a little more than a week here’s what I have concluded: The sound quality in the ear piece is HORRIBLE..you cannot turn it up more than about 1/2 way w/o it distorting and sounding like garbage. It takes FOREVER to load pictures/videos from your microSD card when you’re trying to view the thumbnails. The reception is not as good as my old LG VX8700 and another annoyance is that you cannot silence the alarm clock w/o opening the phone (very annoying early in the AM lol). Other than that..this phone is cool. I love the looks and the flashlight and the compass. All very cool features. Also, the charging cradle is a nice feature. I have decided to return mine though. I cannot stand the ear piece quality and that should be the number 1 thing that works the best on every cell phone. My friend has the G’zOne Type S and if they could take the internals from that phone and put it into the Boulder casing..it’d be one awesome phone. I figure that since I pay $5.99/month for insurance on my phones, if I get one that’s not 100% waterproof and it gets damaged..oh well..I have insurance.