FCC outs ZTE C88 mid-level phone for MetroPCS
By Will Park on Thursday, June 21st, 2007 at 6:03 PM PST In Announcements, Devices, MetroPCS
So it looks like MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS) will be picking up the Chinese-made ZTE C88 feature phone, from, well, ZTE. The FCC shows us a slim clamshell that sports a slightly RAZR-esque exterior with dual color displays (interior and exterior). The backlit keyboard also has a slight resemblance to the RAZR keypad, but its more subtle.
Don’t expect too much from this middle-of-the-pack flip-phone – you get a camera, stereo Bluetooth, USB data port, speakerphone and a microSD card slot.
[Via: PhoneScoop]
Nix the Memory Card Slot. Only the 60MB of Internal memory.
that is going to be the cheap peace of stuff they need to invest in something like the backberry or palm.something computer like.
the cell phones they cell ar bad they are going to los peaple then no money.some body reply pleace. 
This is a nice and pretty phone. Its nothing to expensive but still a very stylish phone
More of these kinds of phones should be made and fast 
i absolutly love this phone for the price its not bulky it has just enough things to keep enyone not looking for complicated phones
this is the phone to choose although it does scratch VERY easy i just went and bought a cas eand the was solved very easly i sugest u invest in this phone
can you send/get ringtones through bluetooth
IS THE DATA PORT THE SAME PORT YOU PLUG THE CHARGER INTO?
Sorry, to dissapoint you guys but phone does not have SD slot….and something to note, battery on this phone dies in less than a day of use.
Eric, it may be that you didn’t charge you phone properly when it was new, you are not suppose to charge the phone until it die and them re-charge it, I did what the manual said 3 times and I can have my phone w/out charging for 2 days..
Thanks Miriam….
Doesany1 know what file type this fone uses? mp3, polyphonic, etc,.
i juz like the phone!!!
where do i go to download the ringtones for this phone
how much does it cost
BLT, the phone cost between $130-$140 at metro pcs store.
Cool Kid, you CANT record video, but you can watch Videos on the phone with no problem.
does anyone have problems with their camera on this phone???? bcuz I DO!! any suggestions.. and Im not buyin another one!!
I can’t figure out how to turn off the ezi predictive text feature from the aim instant message program. any ideas?
It is weird, but this phone has a memory inside the battery compartment yet it is not funtional to input an SD card. It looks it is there for future planning…that is not fair….
I meant a memory slot for a memory card….
I have to agree with Brandon Williams up there. They need to invest there money into some sort of smart phone. i’ve never liked the MetroPCS phone line up and I know alot of people that share the same feelings. i’m sure they would do alot better with a smart phone in the mix!
can i use bluetooth earpiece for this phone…am tired of carryin the phone..i know i can’t use regular ear piece
I just got this phone three months ago. SAVE YOUR MONEY! IT”S A PIECE OF SH_T. It stopped working in two months, I took it to the metro pcs store and they wouldn’t give me my money back. They only offered me a stinking ten dollars. This is a RIP OFF!
I got this phone in Feb. and I haven’t any problems with it. My only issue is I downloaded a couple of ringtones from a site using the browser on my phone but I can’t find then on the phone itself anywhere. Does anyone know anything about downloading to this phone. It was mp3 tones that I downloaded.
If u knowvwats gud u want get the samsung r410
WERE CAN YOU GET FREE RINGTONES FOR THIS PHONE ? I HAVE http://WWW.FUNFORMOBILE.COM BUT IT’S NOT SAVING THEM ON THE PHONE ? IS THERE ANOTHER SITE ?
i have the same problem with funformobile.
i dont know where to sav them at it wont let me !
and i had to trade my phone 2 times because it sucks.
it dies way tto often.
and i have 6 charges because they allll break.
and my camera makes the pictures come out wih dots and completely yelllow.
ive had this phone sine march and traded it in may then june.
and i hate it!
how do i turn my bluetooth headphone on my phone?
all of you don’t know how to spell! Damn are you people in America? Shame on you!
Sue… to turn off the predictive text / ezi feature try pushing whatever button is the shift for you. I had this problem on my Kyocera phone while using AIM and the shift was on the * key. Pressing that toggled through all the different text modes / numbers /symbols / whatnot.
The only reason the battery might have not worked for some people,
yo i feel all of yall who have complaints….this phone can go back 2 china 4 all i care! i dont kno where 2 find ringtones, cant make videos, the battery suks, wat more can i say? it jus suks! i’d rather get a trakfone than have this piece-a-crap. im thinkin about gettin a samsung or somethin. peace out yal
is there any usb driver software for windows vista
The problem that most of you are havng with the “free” ringtones sites are that, Metro will only let you use their “paid” for ring tones. Incidently, Metro won’t let you send anyone the “paid” for ring tones…
So even if your phone says that you’ve downloaded the file, the phone won’t save it to a usable place where you can access the file to reuse it later.
The best way around this, is to have someone else get the “free” ring tones and then send them to you. This is what my husband does for me.
I had this ZTE phone for more than a year, with no complaints until after my son jumped into the pool with it in his pocket.
The texting capabilities worked fine, and the camera worked ’til then. The only reason the battery might have not worked for some people, is that the phone tends to search for the best signal at times (depending on where you are located at) and that can wear the battery down. The best way to circumvent that, is to turn the sound off or put the phone on vibrate, and to turn the backlighting off.
is this phone still out to buy now?
Thank you so much for the tip to turn off the eZi feature on my phone that was driving me and all the receipants of my IM’s crazy…lol
well ima either buy this phone or the zte c79 what do you think?
well i have to say that my c88 has been good to me. my brother in law bought it in feb of 08 and used it for 6 months or so then his kids played weith it and then somehow my kids ended up with it my phone broke and i bought a charger for the c88 and plugged it in and had my service transferd to the c88 and have been using it for 2 months and am verry happy with it except for the fact that i cant get the videos or tones from myxer.com to save to the phone itself. all of my other metro phones have saved them upon downloading them
HEY… DOES ANYONE KNOWS WHERE I KOULD BUY THE USB CABLE… AND WHERE DO I GET THE DRIVER FOR WINDOWS VISTA? PLZ HELP..