Light On Weight But Heavy On Features
Written: Jul 24 '02 (Updated Aug 20 '02)
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Pros: Stylish design, lightweight, cool features, AIM inside, has its own e-mail address
Cons: No address book, no Internet
The Bottom Line: I recommend this phone because it's so well designed and so lightweight, and it packs a lot of features into a small package.
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| hooversgr8's Full Review: Samsung SGH-R225 |
I recently switched from Verizon (with them almost 3 years) to Voicestream (T-Mobile) and saw an ad for free everything, including the Samsung R225m. I had wanted the R225m phone but balked at the $90 price tag, so I was thinking of getting one of the other free phones that comes with VS/T-M service. However, since the Samsung R225m was offered free in the ad, I happily chose that phone. Here are the pros and cons:
PROS:
--Stylish, small and very lightweight. Much smaller than my old Qualcom phone from Verizon. The blue backlight is very sharp looking and easy to read. I love the changeable service lights (I chose violet) and the screen savers (I chose the panda). It's nice and easy to fit in my pocket and doesn't go tumbling out like my old phone. The battery seems long lasting so far. I often forget it's in my pocket.
--Cool AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) and text messaging come with this phone. It's so neat that it has its own e-mail address! You can send e-mail to people, receive e-mail, send and receive text messages, and sign on to AIM and have your Buddy List from your PC on your phone, so you can chat with your friends online. And you have the option of upgrading your PingPong messaging for a small fee each month, which I did since I think I'll be using this feature a lot. It's cool getting an e-mail on your phone from someone.
--Other features like the melody composer for ring tones (which I thought were fine) and the easy-to-use phone book make using the phone fun. Plus, I am quickly becoming addicted to the Casino game, which is essentially slots but is mindless enough to play while riding the train, waiting for someone, etc. It also has a calendar (Scheduler) that I'm still getting used to, alarms, world time, a clock, and a calculator.
CONS:
--My old Qualcom had a very extensive phone/address book that you could store numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses, and website addresses, which I miss. It also had little icons for cell, work, home, fax, and pager numbers so it was easy to see who was calling from where. It was a lot like a little PDA.
--I wish it had Internet access but then again you have to pay extra for that. I can get "On Demand Alerts" like weather, horoscope, lottery results, etc. so in a way you can still be connected, though there is a fee for each alert. I have already tried this and I admit they're cool.
Overall, I highly recommend this phone, especially if you can get an awesome deal like I did. I think it's very well designed, very stylish, small and light, and does what it needs to with a dash of fun.
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