Comfortable, sturdy, small.
Written: Feb 02 '02 (Updated Feb 02 '02)
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Pros: Great size even for big hands. flip design. stong battery. joystick navigation
Cons: maybe a little confusing at first.
The Bottom Line: It's not perfect, but will do more than you expect for the price range. I love it.
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| Othello511's Full Review: Samsung SPH-N200 Silver |
I picked up the Samsung SPH-N200 from a vendor here at work whom our company has a contract with. So from the start this was great deal. I go the phone for free, so no sticker shock for this epinions review.
I'm not going to be redundant and go over the basic weight/signal/design specs. This review will be from a user point of view as opposed to a "window shopping" point of view.
My service is handled thru Sprint PCS here in Harrisburg, PA. So far, the reception and call handeling of the service and this particular phone is great. Coming from Verizon, who's phones and service left something to be desired, this was a nice change.
The N200 include a dual charger (fits the phone and an extra battery though charging both at the same time will lengthen the charge time of both). This is a great idea, but I think it would be a bit large for traveling.
Also included is a wrist strap, and a manual. The manual is very comprehensive, which is a plus if you really want to use this phone to its potential.
Part of my deal included wireless web service. This is one area where I was concerned. Having used Verizons wireless web I was very disappointed in the technology as it provided nothing useful at all. I was in for a change on Sprint's network. Along with email, sms and games, the servies includes a wap version of AOL's Instant Messanger. This is pretty awesome, and keeps me intouch with lots of people, really easy. Lets not forget though that this is an add on service. (It will cost after the trial period, not sure how much as I haven't had the time to check on this)
Also provided is a sprintpcs.com email address which can be used from your phone or from the sprintpcs website provided for your phone number. Again, very useful and fun.
The phone itself has a number of well layed out and useful options. Ring tone selection, muting, volume, email/sms messaging can all be accessed w/o opening the flip cover and w/ one hand. However if you want to type a message, you will need to open the flip, it's about as clumsy as any other sms phone. The joystick navigation is alot like a trackpoint on some laptops and make navigating the menus for setup and your address book painless. Just point down and your phone book shows up, press right and you can hop on the wireless web etc, very cool.
The screen is fairly large, clear and very easy to read, the backlight is bright and usefull in light or dark.
The phone is barely noticed when in my khaki pockets where as my old Qualcomm phone would weigh them down. Thats a big plus.
Unlike Nokia, there are no ringtones to be downloaded, however the tones provided (26 of them) are interesting and on high volume VERY LOUD, you will not miss a call cause you didn't hear you phone.
I've seen complaints about dropped calls on other Epinions, I haven't had this problem so far so I wonder if it's due to the service area those users might be in. In fact I'm quite impressed with the clarity of the phone and the strengh of signal. I haven't been anywhere yet (aside from up in the mountains) that I didn't have a full signal indicator.
Overalll this is a very good phone for the average user who wants a few more extras but doesn't want to pay an arm and a leg.
Shop around and you may be able to find the phone for lest than its usual $100-$150 price tag. Heck if you work for EarthLink then it's free.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 0.00
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