Samsung E105 Phone (T-Mobile)

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Summary: What are you all talking about?
Review: I was surprised to see how many people wrote such negative reviews on this phone, seriously...I bought this phone 7 months ago and I still love it! It's small, practical, reliable, and it makes calls and recieves calls like a breeze. I know it's kinda delecate and it scratches easily, but that's normal wear and tear. Sure the ringer tones aren't the loudest, but whenever I'm in a situation where I can't hear my ring tone, I just put it in vibrate mode. Just hold the # key and it's on. The ring tones aren't bad...I really like the "Blue Jazz" one it came with, which is what I have it set to.

It's a fun and friedly phone to use...it has a special "tone" when you turn it on or off, it has lots of ring tones, lots of service light colors, lots of message tones, and the LCD screens on the top and bottom of the phone make it so convenient to use! The buttons and overall finish of the phone is solid. None of this flimsy crap like the Sony Erricson's have. Overall, the layout of the phone is straight forward and easy to use. It's really a nice phone.

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Summary: Not a bad phone, but not the best.
Review: Over all I'd say it's a good phone. When I got it I wanted a camera phone but could not afford one so got this one instead. I have not had any problems with it other than it lacks some of the things I look for in a ceel phone such as
*Camera
*Speaker Phone
*Being able to change the face plate w/o a screw driver

Although I can change the faceplate myself it's a hugh hassle and I have to fight w/ it everytime.

I love the it has the HIFI ringers and tha you can change the "service light". Another thing that sucks about it, is that it is so easy to scratch. I drop my phone quite a bit.. and it looks horrible. It still works great though. I've had it since November and will most likly keep it for around another month and than upgrade to the Motorola V300 since it has a camera and speakerphone.

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Summary: got my money's worth
Review: well I got this phone in december 2003 and I paid about $50 or $75 after rebate, I forget, but I can honestly say that I got my money's worth plus more. First off I can't believe how quick people are ready to rip and degrade this phone, only because it gets scratches on it when its dropped, or because it doesnt have the best ringtones in the world. Sure I agree the ring should be a little louder but people cmon if you want a phone with features look for something else like a Nokia or a Palmone treo 600. Ive had this phone for almost 15 months now and I have not had any technical problems with this phone. This phone does what its supposed to do....make and recieve calls. But now I see that people are even complaining about a free phone, people you get what you pay for and I can say that this phone is definetly my moneys worth. It does lack some features that are growing popular these days but I am about to get the palm treo and that one has all the feature but all in all I say this is a perfect phone for someone who doesnt need too many features, needs to take and make calls, wants a good battery life, and doesnt worry too much about what it doesnt have and should have.

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Summary: Good basic phone if you get it for free
Review: I've read a lot of reviews of this phone and it's interesting to me how people are upset at the phone, not necessarily because the phone itself is bad, but because they don't know how to work the thing. If you take the time to actually read the manual you will learn how to do things the way they should be done and you can troubleshoot things that annoy you. You can delete text messages with two clicks by pressing "delete all." Are we so lazy that pushing a button more than once makes us a downgrade a product? I like this phone - the reception is fine and no one has ever complained they can't hear me and I live in NYC, one of the noisiest places on earth. So, anyway, here is the good:
1) Small, convenient size
2) Nice, crisp, clear screen (adjust the brightness so you can see it outside)
3) Decent battery charge - not the best but not the worst either
4) Phone book entry option when you dial any number - I like this feature because if you are dialing a number the phone asks if you want this in your phonebook.
5) The phone works - period.

The not so good:
1) Yes the phone is a bit delicate but that's why I bought a case for it. Case = no scratches or dings. For some reason flip phones are delicate flowers while brick or candy bar styles like Nokia are tanks. Spend $10 for a case or cover and forget about it.
2) The ringer could be louder and there's no vibrate then ring option - just vibrate OR ring
3) Really bad ringtones easily overcome by downloading new ones at T-Mobile. I have Vince Guaraldi's "Linus & Lucy" on mine now.
4) Handset volume can only be adjusted while on a call - for some weird reason when not on a call the exterior volume control on the side controls the keypad volume. Strange but not insurmountable.

In sum, I got this phone free with a rebate and for free it's not a bad phone. I don't need bells and whistles and I don't want my phone to do more than let me talk with my friends and family. Buyer beware - if you want something more flashy then don't get this phone - it will disappoint. Buy the Sidekick II or Motorola Razr if you want it all. This suits me fine and the price was right.

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Summary: DON'T BUY THIS
Review: This cell phone is terrible. I have had it a year now and I continue to hate it, and am finally about to get another one. The ONLY two good things about it are that it is tiny and it holds its charge for a long time.
Otherwise:
1. The options for text messaging or adding addresses lock in Caps only--really annoying--cannot do lower case letters so YOU LOOK LIKE YOU ARE CONSTANLY YELLING OVER AIM OR TEXT MESSAGING.
2. Falls and instantly scratches--the chrome looks terrible the very first time you drop it.
3. the hinges and lights have broken off. honestly, folks, i have only dropped it a half dozen times, i'm not clumsy and have never thrown it, and it's dinged and dented all over.
4. You can never hear the beep to tell you another caller is trying to get through.
5. The multi-toned ring tones are IMPOSSIBLE to hear if you are in ANY place where there is noise (store, airport, etc) because there is not just one particular tone to get your attention.
6. Individual keys on keypad are too smooth and close together so it is hard to feel your way to press certain ones.
7. People are always telling me they cannot hear me clearly, this is not about reception but the speaker quality of the outgoing speaker piece.
8. This thing PALES in comparison to its predecessor the S105 which I loved.
9. In order to delete messages telling you you have a voice mail message you have to press 6 buttons to get to delete--way too much effort for something done so regularly.
There are other things which I cannot remember at the moment, but to sum it up--the visually attractive qualities are ruined in the first week the first time you drop it; the sound quality is poor; you cannot hear your call waiting beep; and your text messages are ALL CAPS--with so many options out there, save yourself the annoyance!!!!!! Don't commit and get trapped waiting a year to get a new (free) phone!!!!

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Summary: AH!
Review: okay, i had this phone for like...6 months and it was fine in the first month of so, but then..the battery kept dying, like every 5 inutes. seriosuly, well..i last it like last week so i bought a new phone, the mototrola v551, which is bigger, but a lot nicer, with more features, and i hope the battery stays good! AH dont buy this phone!

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Summary: What THE?
Review: I dont know what you people are thinking but this phone is bad.It oly got looks.The phone hardly has any features and it is really small and it doesnt even have a long recorder this phone cant do much you can only record for 30sec.In the nokia 3650 its a min and in the sony errsion t610 its as long as you want...This phone is a waste even thoe i got it as a gift...I want my Contract to end so i can get my Nokia 3650 back or get the sony errsion t610 or Z1010 this is a peace of garbage...

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Summary: REFUND PLEASE......................................
Review: I HATE THIS PHONE! My husband needed a replacement phone. He just had to have a flip phone. OK, he instantly fell in love cause he's a gadget-a-holic.

I can't believe as much as this phone was that it's T-R-A-S-H!

The battery won't charge unless the telephone is OFF! NOW what if you need to use the phone. The screen is now all BLACK so you can't even read it. SO now I have to purchase another cell for Hubby. He's not even a major talker like his WIFEY so it should have lasted 4 ever!

It's a cute phone, but I need something that's more durable for OUR cash flow....