Best Phone on the Market
Written: May 14 '00
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Pros: Fantastic Design, Great Features, Amazing price
Cons: slightly awkward earpiece
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| Eridani's Full Review: Samsung SCH 3500 CDMA / AMPS Cellular Phone |
I've had this phone for 2 weeks now, and all I can say is "Wow"...
My old Qualcomm brick recently bit the dust and I needed a new phone. I went to my local sprint shop expecting to pick up another Qualcomm phone used simply because I didn't have much money to spend. While I was there I was looking at their display models... ignoring price I was simply looking at feel, comfort of use and features. I saw the Samsung and immediately loved
The Samsung is a dual band phone (important for me because I roam off-network a lot). The sleek design is more at home on a science fiction set than in my pocket (my dad's first comment is how it looks like an old Star Trek communicator) It basically the same size as the star-tac (a little taller and narrower... maybe an oz heavier). The features are impressive. 179 memory storage locations, voice dial, vibrate and MANY different rings, wireless web browser, voice memos... this phone has it all.
The features do not make the phone however. Instead I think its greatest asset is its quality of build and "intelligent" design tidbits. Everything is easier to do in the Samsung... store messages, recall them, label them... The designers of the phone made accessing all these great features convenient and quick. Ring volume? right on the side of the phone (no fumbling through menus when you go to a restaurant/Movie Theater), number store? just press ok and then label (again, no stupid menus as with the Qualcomm). Incoming call? You DON'T have to open the phone to see who is calling (what I hate about the Star-tac). Need a number? Again, don't bother to open the phone, just browse your directory.
It even goes to the extent of capitalizing the first letter of each word in your label for the phonebook... very convenient:)
So there I was in the sprint store... drooling over this little beauty. I decided to ask the price... I knew I was kidding myself but hey, I could dream.
150 dollars...
more features and a better design than phones twice its price...
and within my price range:)
I could not be happier.
The battery life is decent, not great. But good for a charge a day, (with reserve in case I forget). The earpiece is also a little awkward and not as comfortable as the qualcomm... but hey, all things considered, you couldn't find a more perfect phone.
If you need a new phone, this is the one. Hands down and no questions asked.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 150
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Eridani
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Member: Scott Cragg
Location: Arlington, VA
Reviews written: 7
Trusted by: 1 member
About Me:
College Student, Sports Car Lover (BMWcca, SCCA), and other wise techno-geek guy.
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