Pros: GREAT PHONE WITH GREAT FEATURES
Cons: NO SPEAKERPHONE

THAT'S RIGHT, IT WAS FREE, AND IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS CUSTOMER YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET IT FREE TOO. I'LL TELL YOU HOW A LITTLE LATER ON, BUT FIRST LET ME SING THE PRAISES OF THE BEST DAMNED CELL PHONE I HAVE EVER HAD.

THE SAMSUNG SCH-8500 IS...

Pros: Light, Tons of Features, Small
Cons: Works only with Sprint PCS

Introduction
I am a former user of the Samsung 3500 (my review of that: http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-7262-16859611-396498A2-prod5) which I found to be a pretty decent...

Pros: Super small size, Great construction, Big, wide open button pad, Data / fax capable, Mini Browser, Dual band, Excellent phonebook, Alarm / daytimer, Voice activation, Good Audio
Cons: No software is available yet to transfer your contact data into the phone

** UPDATED 7/17/00 - See below **

I like to carry a phone and I have gone through many over the past several years including Qualcomm, Sony, Samsung, Motorola and recently Denso. Each offers something that the others didn't - choose from...

Pros: CUTE COLOR, LIGHT WEIGHT
Cons: ANTENNA WOULD BE BETTER IF DID NOT COME OUT....

WELL I JUST RECENTLY SWITCHED MY PHONE AND I HAD ORIGNALY A SPRINT PCS TYPE AND IT WAS A GOOD PHONE BUT MY CALLS WOULD ALWAYS DISCONNECT SO I HAD TO SWTICH PHONES AND I GOT THIS TYPE.... I LOVE IT.... ITS WAY BETTER THEN THE OTHER ONE AND ITS CHEAPER....

Pros: easy to use and follow menus
Cons: maybe needs to be in different colors

Samsung products are wonderful. This phone in particular has great and fun features. I bought this product for employees at the company. It is easy to use so I have very little support work for them. The menus are easy to follow. The features are...

Pros: performance, reception, speed dial memory, sleek lightweight design
Cons: few rings, sometimes uses lots of batteries looking for a non-existent signal.

I've had my Samsung for about five months now, and I like it a lot. It is small and lightweight, so it can fit in my pants pocket, shorts pocket, or even my shirt pocket. The talk time and standby time listed above are about right. The reception is...

Pros: value, ease of use, features
Cons: lack of accessories

Easy to use, versatile, with lots of "bells and whistles," the Samsung 8500 is a great mobile phone for both the newbie and the cell phone professional. The phone is a bit sturdier than some out there (particularly its predecessor at Samsung,...

Pros: small, easy to follow menus and keypad
Cons: some modes cannot be silenced

Remember going to the World of Tomorrow at Disney World or the World Fair and being thoroughly convinced that the world would be full of flying cars by the year 2000 ? The Samsung SCH-8500 is the flying car we never got.

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Pros: SMALL Packed with GREAT Features. Great Batt life. Great clarity!
Cons: Maybe the next one will let you watch Videos on it?

The Samsung Sch-8500 is truly a piece of art in the cellular phone arena. Sure there are the hot sellers by Nokia 5100 and the new 8100 series (which I love) but none can match up to this little guy. Below I will give reasons why this cell is so...

Pros: Versatile, compact, vibrate mode
Cons: Um...er...hmm..... I can't think of anything!

So you're in the market for a new mobile phone? Stop right here. You've found what your looking for. I've used audiovox, motorola, niokia, and samsung phones. When I joined Sprint PCS (great service, BTW) five months ago, I bought the Samsung 3500....

Pros: Design, Voice Dial, Graphics, Signal, Size, Battery Life/Talk time, Dual mode
Cons: Price

Beautiful, exquisite, the epitome of perfection. This wireless phone has everything you need. Samsung produced the Cadillac of phones. I was working in sales for Sprint PCS this summer and the day this phone came out I was in love. Though it sells...

Pros: Wireless web, Great plans, huge coverage Free extras!!!
Cons: Not in all markets yet Poor Customer Service

When I bought this phone I was not sure what I was getting in to. After I charged the battery up and activated I was all set to go. The activation only took about 10 minutes and you don't have to sit in a store to do it. When I bought the phone, I signed...

Pros: Great Features
Cons: None about the phone

I had the Nokia 6185 and it was good, but where I live they were about to instate a law against driving a car while on your phone. I figured if i need a hand's free kit and what not I might as well get a new phone.
So I checked out the...

Pros: This phone has everything, and everything works wonderfully.
Cons: Doesn't live up to time between recharges.

With this phone, my home phone, and my computer,
anyone in the world can get in touch with me 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year. With email, voicemail, paging,
messaging, internet access, I feel connected.
Unfortunately no one wants to...

Pros: Compact size, voice recognition dialing, web capability
Cons: Some might not want to pay $199.99, no built in speakerphone.

I traded up from a Nokia 2190 single band I had used for 4 yrs, so I was looking for a phone that would be durable enough to last a couple of years. The size is great to slip in my purse or in my book bag (plus the flip portion keeps me from...