Great Phone makes crummy service worth it!
Written: Oct 03 '00
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Pros: Small, not too small, voice dialing
Cons: Sprint PCS service
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| wifemommyteach's Full Review: Samsung SCH 3500 CDMA / AMPS Cellular Phone |
Although I am none too happy with my digital service through Sprint PCS, my cute, affordable, new acquisition has made the digital phone world bearable; in fact, it has even become (dare I say it?) FUN!
A little over a month ago, I accidentally gave my old phone, the Qualcomm 1930, a ride to the store on top of my car. Unfortunately, the phone didn't quite make it there, nor did it ever show its face again. I knew it was time to suck it up and make a new phone purchase.
As soon as I walked into my favorite place in the world, the Sprint PCS store (YUCK) this little beauty caught my eye. Unlike the majority of the mobile pohones available to day, this little guy is silver, not black. I knew that I would be much less likely to set this puppy down on the top of my black car and leave it there.
The second thing that caught my eye was the price. It was a mere $149, much less than I expected to pay for a phone with such features.
Let me premise this upon the fact that I am VERY picky with the pieces of metal and plastic that I hold up to my ear. My husband has a little Sanyo phone that is so small that I have to practically jam it into my ear canal to hear it. I liked the feel of the Samsung. The ear piece folds down to make the phone more compact, but I like the flat, cool feel of it on my ear. Many of today's phone have their battery right behind the earpiece, causing that part of the phone to get very hot while talking. That has not yet happened to me with this phone as th battery is in the part of the phone that you hold with your hand.
The neatest feature of this phone, aside from the covered buttons that keep me from accidentally making calls while the phone is in my purse, is the fact that it has voice dialing. Yup, you heard me right! Once programmed, all you have to do to make a call is open the earpiece and speak the pre-programmed name of the person you want to call. I have gotten some wierd looks while attempting to make a call, but once people figure out that that's all I have to do to dial, they think it's pretty cool. In fact, this feature even works with the hands-free earpiece!
I have been nothing but pleased with my new phone. This kid lasts nearly 200 hours on standby and nearly 3 hours talking. It's an amazing little piece of machinery.
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Amount Paid (US$): 149
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