Feature-rich phone for the price!
Written: Apr 13 '02 (Updated May 04 '03)
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Pros: Feature-rich for the price
Sleek, Stylish, Light
Flip Phone, with screen out
Cons: Small buttons
No charge indicator on the handset
PRONOUNCED DEAD AFTER 13 MONTHS
The Bottom Line: Excellent compromise between features and price... provided it doesnt break.
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| brill's Full Review: Samsung SCH T300 Cell Phone |
Update May 4, 2003
I've just now effectively pronounced my cellphone "dead" after 13 months of use. Everything works perfectly EXCEPT the microphone, which is dead, or disconnected somehow. Since the phone was out of warranty I've taken the phone completely apart and have had no luck repairing it... it just randomly decided to stop working and now here I am looking for a new cellphone.
I've taken great care of this phone to extend its life for the full 3yrs of my cellphone plan's contract... and as such have decided never to buy another samsung cellphone without purchasing the extended warranty.
I'd expect this from audiovox but not samsung.
---ORIGINAL REVIEW---
Wandering around dozens of Telus Mobility stores had me rather disappointed in the meagre choice of cellphones offered as subsidized phones by the company...
One phone stood out above the rest for a good compromise between features and price... the Samsung SCH-T300. Finally, I came to the decision to replace my aging StarTAC with this phone.
Things I first noticed about the phone:
- Tons of features... everything from the 4 minute voice recorder to the scheduler to the games.
- Good antenna... it didn't look like it was going to fall off or break apart like many phones on the market.
- Convenient flip design keeps the buttons locked while in pockets or other crowded compartments.
After owning the phone for over a month... Here are what I believe to be some of the key pros and cons...
-------- MAJOR PROS---------
- Exceptional clarity with no static or echoing... this includes being in a crowded restaurant...
- Sleek, light flip design keeps the buttons from being pressed while in my pockets or cubby holes.
- Standby time is excellent... talk time is fairly decent for a phone of this size.
- 4 min. voice recorder allows you to record phone conversations of, for example, directions or phone numbers, then easily access them later for reference... For those moments when you just can't find a pen.
- Scheduler is handy for someone who doesn't have a very busy schedule. I'm not sure I'd want to be entering a busy schedule into this phone though... as typing on the small keys is difficult.
- VERY customizable sounds including the ability to assign a specific ring to phonebook items.
- Many ringtones and songs make it so you normally don't find someone else with the same ring in a crowded room.
- Games can occupy a bored mind in a waiting room... they've come in handy quite a bit recently :)
---------CONS--------
So far I have really no major complaints about this phone - there are a few things which I would like to see:
- From what I can tell, you can't purchase coloured or design face plates for this phone... silver is all you get.
- The LCD is the regular green... for a phone this advanced, I would like to see one of the new coloured LCD's which glow a specific colour instead of green.
- There is no beep or light or blinking display which lets you know that the phone is charging. There IS one on the end of the charger which you plug into the wall, but that part is not visible where I have it plugged in.
---------Conclusion---------
All in all, I've found I have not regretted buying this phone. It is a really great phone for the amount I paid for it. The cons mentioned above are really not enough to greatly affect my final rating of this phone... They are just things that I was more/less surprised that they weren't already in a phone this advanced.
Recommended:
No
Amount Paid (US$): 100
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