Great phone, even for a first time user
Written: Jun 01 '01
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Pros: Compact size, large display screen, sturdy flip mechanism, easy navigation
Cons: Not enough ringers, voice dialing can be picky
The Bottom Line: Great phone for a reasonable price!
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| jeniq's Full Review: Samsung SCH 8500 CDMA / AMPS Cellular Phone |
I just purchased my Samsung 8500 a week ago, and I'm in love. This is my first ever cell phone, so trust me, I did just what you're doing right now. Tons and tons of research... I thought at first that this phone might have too many features, which would make it incredibly confusing for me to figure out (I've barely even used a cell phone before now), but I was very, very wrong. The menu is setup in such a way that a three year old could operate it, which makes navigating through the countless options very easy. (I'm not going to go into all of the options here, considering 5,296 of the other reviews all rehash the same thing; you've already read all of that.)
I needed a phone that I could fit in my pocket (purses are just to darn girly), and this fits quite nicely into the pocket of my jeans. Flip phones can sometimes be flimsy (from what I've read/heard), but this phone is incredibly sturdy, and extremely comfortable. My first thought was that I was going to buy a Samsung 3500, since a lot of people I know have one. But then I started reading all of the bad reviews about it, how the hinges break, the display gets scratched, etc, which is why I did more research on other phones. Compared to the 3500, the 8500 is much more comfortable. The earpiece doesn't cut into your ear like it does on the 3500. You'll be surprised when you actually try one out.
The only things I don't like about this phone are the ringers, and the voice dialing. Don't get me wrong, I love the voice dialing feature, but it can be picky when it comes to programming the names. For instance, I programmed my sister's home phone number and her cell number under voice dial. Her cell number is under "kendel cell". I then tried to program my friend's cell under "justin cell", and it wouldn't let me b/c they were too similar. So basically, you can't have more than one person in there as "... cell". Quite annoying. The other thing I'm not crazy about are the ringer options. There aren't enough! 9 of them are just plain rings, and then four play really boring tunes. I would have preferred more options, or at least the ability to download other ringtones to the phone. However, these two complaints in no way outweigh the pros.
As for Sprint service... read my other review ;)
Price below includes tax
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Amount Paid (US$): 211
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