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Summary: (Mostly) Great!
Review: I bought this phone a week ago and have been almost completely satisfied.Depending on one's area, of course, the reception is as good as any other phone I've used, albeit that is not many. The camera is fun as long as you don't expect the same quality of pictures you would get from even a lower end digital camera. This is no complaint - it is a phone; the camera is just a perk. Menu navigation is set up to be quite simple with everything in close reach. Shortcuts (which are customizable) make getting to the most commonly used functions a snap. I use text messaging like crazy. The last phone I had was a Motorola with the iTAP predictive text and I had grown so accustomed to it that I was hesitant to switch to a phone that used T9, the other (perhaps more commonly used) program for predictive text typing. I had used it before on another phone and wasn't very fond of it.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that this phone, with T9, was by far the best I had used for typing text messages. The vocabulary is larger than that of my last phone and the BEST part about it is this: If there is a word that one uses (especially if used often) that isn't in the phones vocabulary, one can very easily add it so that for all future uses the phone will know the word one is writing. It is great! Using the infrared port to syn with my laptop has been almost perfect. It is an easy way to manage and back up my phonebook and to transfer new ringtones to my phone (which, I have discovered, can be found for free and in ABUNDANCE at http://www.free-polyphonic-ringtones.tv) as well as pictures to and from the phone.
The pictures from the phone to computer, however, have caused me some trouble. I purchased the data cable (and soon returned it) and found that after some use, the included program would crash when trying to download pictures from my phone to the computer - using either the cable or the infrared. I think it is a software problem and will hopefully be fixed soon. Aside from that the phone is beautiful and I love everything about barring one other point I should bring up:
No matter what sound setting (ring, vibrate, no ring, volume down, etc) I have it on, when I take a picture there is a loud camera shutter sound. As far as I know there is no way to remove this short of altering the firmware programmed on the phone. It is annoying and prevent the taking of pictures on the sly, but it can be lived with. I hope that this has been of help.
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Summary: Samsung e715 for T-Mobile
Review: This phone is absolutely fantastic. Let me tell you why. I have had many, many cell phones. Let me put them in chronological order: Nokia 5100, Motorola StarTac (analog then digital), Motorola TimePort, Motorola v60c, Motorola v60i, Motorola v70, Samsung s105, Motorola t720i, Motorola t722, Samsung v205, Nokia 3650, went back to the Samsung v205, Motorola MPX 200, then the Samsung e715. I have had Verizon CDMA, Cingular TDMA, AT&T GSM and T-Mobile GSM. This is all in a span of 3 1/2 years. All in all, the Samsung e715 has been the best ALL AROUND phone. Yeah granted some of the phones had one or two better features then another, but for the price (especially through Amazon) you CANNOT beat it. Let's face it, there never has been and never will be a perfect cell phone that will please everybody, but take it from a cell phone guru, this one comes pretty close. People, lets remember service provider coverage is everything. If T-Mobile does not have good coverage in your area then of course you are not going to get clear reception out of ANY phone that you purchase. Bottom line, if you are planning on signing up with T-Mobile and you want an incredible flip phone, this is the way to go, hands down.
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Summary: Great options, poor clarity
Review: Upon first glance, this phone immediately catches the eye. It is small, extremely lightweight (yet sturdy) and its external display is vibrant and easy to read. The options/accessories on the phone are by far the best of any cell phone that I have used. The internal display is exceptional, the camera (with all its multi-shot capabilities) easily exceeds your expectations, plus the number of ring tones, size of the phone book, etc. are great additions. But the most important part of owning a cell phone is being able to communicate with others. And this is the E715's downfall. Perhaps it is the internal antenna. Perhaps it is the city of Chicago (where T-Mobile does not have as great of service as Verizon or Sprint). Nevertheless, there have been a number of opportunities where my calls have been disconnected or the reception was so poor that I had to hang up and try again. I only bring this up because other phones and other services have stronger signals where this phone fails (while out last night, both my friends who have Sprint and ATT service received a stronger signal from the same area. Again, this may be the phone or it may be T-Mobile's service in Chicago. I leave the decision up to you. It is a great phone, but with the poor reception/service, I have decided to return the phone for another one (reluctantly--the gadgets are great).
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Summary: jaw-dropping technology
Review: That's the reaction everybody has when they see this phone. Flip it open, and the display is not only detailed, it's BRIGHT! Yet it's standby and talk time are outstanding. The inobtrusive built-in camera is actually useful (VGA resolution) even in low light conditions. For really dark scenes, it has a white-light LED that illuminates the scene briefly. I find myself taking all sorts of snapshots that I could never take before because the phone is right there by my side. (My digital cameras are often put away somewhere and only dragged out for expected photo ops.) The ringtones are startling; the birds chirp convincingly; the bells ring with scintillating clarity; there are even some short passages with the human voice. Listen to the ringer just once and you will wonder why you've been listening to those annoying buzzes on your old phone for so long. Oh yes, I almost forgot. Reception and voice quality are at least equal to the best I have heard to date (Siemens S46). Buy this phone. It has no equal.
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Summary: What the heck! some previous reviews were crazy
Review: This is definitely the best phone ever! Reception? I've never seen such good reception quality! Good design, camera(you can use instead of digital camera 1.0megapix)
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Summary: I've never seen such cell phone in my life
Review: Best camera phone in my life! I heard this phone was selected as the best phone in the Cebit 2003 exhibition!
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Summary: Best cell phone ever!
Review: It currently has the best quality in camera, tft-lcd pannel screen, and the first OLED in the world. It has flash on it so that you can take pictures in darkness with incredible digital zoom. The voice quality is much better than i thought and i believe it is better than other competing models from other company. I believe those who don't have good reception is mainly because of the area you live don't provide good reception from T-mobile. The spec shows the best quality among cell phone and it really is!
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Summary: Nice...
Review: I had originally bought an X105 as an upgrade for my old N105 and I was not impressed with the signal strength... I took it back and got the e715 and I love the phone the second display is nice for quick date/time checking and self portraits with the camera... the 'flash' is kind of a joke with the camera but the pics are what I expected... like a 640x480 web cam... All in all a good phone... lots of customization options and good reception... kinda spendy but if you are a new customer or you haven't upgraded in a while the prices are lower...
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Summary: Great phone, Horrible service
Review: After going through a lengthy process of choosing the best phone for my needs, I finally bought Samsung E715. The features were excellent. But once I started using it under T-Mobile service, I was unable to send text messages and picture messages to the Philippines. The phone company said they have unresolved network issues which may take 2 weeks or more to resolve. I had to cancel my service. What a waste of cutting edge technology on a phone that can not deliver due to poor service.
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Summary: Some of the previous reviewers are CRAZY!
Review: I am a cell phone junkie. This is my 11th phone in 2 1/2 years. Among my most recent phones were the Samsung S105, the Nokia 3650, and the Sony Ericsson T610. The Samsung E715 was the first phone I bought at first sight. No thought was necessary, I had to have it. First of all, the price on this phone is entirely adequate. On release it's cost is lower than the 3650 and the T610, and this phone is vastly superior. The screen and camera quality are absolutely brilliant and unrivaled. The flash is decent and beats any other phone that has a "night mode". The flash really makes taking pictures in low light possible. The quality of day time photos is superb. The camera on the 3650 was pretty good, while the SE T610's camera was worthless. With this phone, I will absolutely use it on vacations to take pictures. Based on the amount of pictures I have on it all ready, I'm guessing I'll be able to hold 60 pictures using the super fine and largest size selections. This may not seem like a ton of room, but the fact that it is so easy to email pictures from the phone, the memory is adequate. The screen quality is absolutely brilliant and is the best I've ever seen, bar none! You will be utterly amazed when you open the flip and see the vibrant and stunning color display. The external display is awesome as well. The digital clock, battery indicator, signal strength indicator, and other indicators (message, alarm, silent, etc - if necessary), remain on at all times. it's nice to just pull the phone out of your pocket and be able to check the time, see if you have a message, or missed a call, without having to hit any buttons. The RF beats the three previous models mentioned above, hands down. Where my T610 wouldn't even get a signal, calls on the E715 are crystal clear. I have not had one call (in the past week since I've had this phone) that has had anything less than stellar sound quality. So, the previous reviewer was incorrect in saying the enternal antenna was a mistake. The ring tones on the E715 are louder than the S105 - so Samsung has corrected that problem. The only problem is that there is not a standard ring tone, which is a bit frustrating, but it's a small complaint. The flashlight is another added bonus. I'm constantly walking through a dark apartment at night, so that the light doesn't shine under my roommates doors. Well, the flashlight has proved to be really helpful. People gripe about the lack of bluetooth and voice activated dialing I have never used bluetooth and voice activated dialing has proved to be too much of a hassle for me. It takes forever to set up and doesn't always work correctly anyways. It's a great phone and well worth the price. No phone will create the "WOW" factor that this one does. Everyone who has seen my phone has gushed over it. It's the classiest, most stylish phone I have ever seen, and it has the performance to back up it's beautiful looks.
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