Nice phone, poor service?
Written: Nov 27 '00
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Pros: Stylish, vibrator mode, voice activated dialing
Cons: I guess that it has an antenna I don't like that
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| SMBiker's Full Review: Samsung SCH 3500 CDMA / AMPS Cellular Phone |
Previously I shared a phone with my parents which is the Nokia 6185. Thats a good phone but everyone has a Nokia. Now since I am pretty much always on the move I needed my own phone. I went to my favorite store, Circuit City, looked around for like 2 hours before I finally wandered over to the cell phone section. I looked at three phones pretty much based around the Samsung. I looked at the Startac the Samsung SCH-3500 and the SCH-8500.
I pretty much ruled out the Startac because when I previously worked for my neighor he would give me his phone sometimes which was the Startac this was when they first came out and I never saw one of them before. I don;t know if it was because he had the small battery or what, but whenever I opened the phone it felt like I was going to break the phone.
So now it was between the SCH-3500 and the SCH-8500. The major difference between these two phones are that when the phone is closed and you get a call you can see who is calling you with the SCH-3500 because you can see the screen. Another difference is that the 8500 has a blue backlit screen which is nice, the indiglo I guess it is. The 3500 has green which is fine but the 8500 looks better with the blue.
Ok so obviously I decided on the 3500 mainly because the price and the 8500 was sold out. With this phone you are limited to only the Sprint PCS plans. Their service is ABSOLUTELY CLEAR. Their is no static at all. It either clear or it breaks up and dies. Now the problem I find with this service is that it is spotty. I live in the New York City suburban area and even around here with tens of thousands of people live and use cell phones their are still dead zones which I don't understand.
I still don't know if I would ever go to any other service provider such as At&T or Verizon just because Sprint is so amazingly clear. Clearer than my portable phone at my house. But in summary the phone is great with features like voice activated dialing for safer driving and convenience. And also vibrator mode which comes in handy mroe times than you may think.
I do recommend this phone it is sturdy, sharp looking, and it is a perfect size to fit in your fifth pocket in your pants which I find very nifty.
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Amount Paid (US$): 150
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Member: Kevin
Location: New Jersey
Reviews written: 24
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