Samsung E715 Phone (T-Mobile)

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Summary: Worked fine (for a while....)
Review: Well, just as all the other reviews state....it's a really cool lookin phone, has some nice features...BUT - it's got it's bugs too. For the price, i'd stay away from it.

Though I haven't had any problems with T-Mobile - i have with this phone. I'm going on 10 months with it and the screen (like the others state) is starting to bleach out on me. Fine lines are appearing across the screen and yes, it's starting to reboot on me for no apparent reason.

Also, i haven't read this on anyone else's review - but my phone looses phone numbers out of my phonebook every so often. They just get deleted. I'll go look for my buddy Curt - and his name and number are gone. weird...this happens probably about once every couple weeks...

the camera on the phone is subpar too...read reviews on it - you'll see...in dark light...the pics are red...again - weird.

So, i dunno..i was happy with it the first month...but after a while...it's lame...cool looking, but lame.


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Summary: I wanted to like this phone...really...I did.
Review: Let's get the main stuff out of the way...the phone is a stellar paperweight and a mediocre phone. The camera is good for being a camera phone, the reception...even compared to older Tmobile phones...is laughable. The interface is terrible. The battery charge is nonexistant. I have NEVER been able to keep my phone alive on standby for 8 days as the phone specs claim I should be able to.

And now, my overall experience purchasing and using this phone:

For starters, this was not the phone I originally wanted. Due to several snags with a certain company that sells book, multimedia, and other fun stuff via a website and their phone dept's lack of competence, I was unable to get my desired phone for 8, count 'em EIGHT months. Why did I wait? They had a stellar rebate. After a while, though, saving 2oo dollars more than buying direct from Tmobile was no longer worth it. Anywho...

When I finally bought the e715 direct from Tmobile, I was excited. I was getting my first camera phone, and I had heard that Tmobile service was great. On top of that, my roommate had the phone I had tried to order, and her reception in our house wasn't too bad. In fact, I monitored her usage and locations before I signed with Tmobile.

That being said...my current phone is my THIRD replacement phone.
The third one doesn't drop calls as often as the first two did, but I still cannot talk in my house. Perhaps that's because the SIM card has been replaced twice? Customer service was terrrible, and even though I checked a parts matinence thing on my contract, it has never been activated (despite constant requests for them to do so, and no notification as to why it hasn't been done. Overall...do yourself a favor, go to Sprint, buy a phone directly from them, and enjoy the bliss I can only dream of for the next 6 months.

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Summary: screen contrast too bright
Review: this is my second e-715 with the same problem the screens contrast goes too bright after 6 months you can not adjust it

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Summary: Just got mine stolen, sad but not devastated
Review: I loved this phone because of the antenna-less design, but like other reviewers mine started having glitches. If I accidentally let the battery die or turned it off, when I reboot it the screen is completely faded out (way too bright) and has lines through it. Also when you turn it back on after use it takes maybe 5-10 minutes to regain all of its features (phonebook and camera in particular--if I try to use the camera within a few minutes of turning it on, it says "Please wait" for a minute and then reboots itself).

Even then, I may buy the same phone when I get my replacement because I like its features and its easy to use.

Also I'd like to say I have had excellent service from T-Mobile unlike the other reviewer; they have been very helpful when I had issues (and I have had a few with minutes plus my phone just getting stolen). They are also very nice and polite to me even when I was freaking out this morning because I found out my phone was stolen.

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Summary: Dont get TMobile
Review: This is the latest phone I've had with TMobile. I got a contract extension, and I regret it. I have a couple months left until I can switch to a better company. The service with these people is awful. They are rude and dont care if you're satisfied if you have a contract. They get really sweet when your contract is up.

There is a reason that Verizon and Cingular are much, much bigger companies. If you're thinking of switching, dont pick TMobile! The initial deals look good, but you'll regret it!

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Summary: Phone Has no Longevity...
Review: I received this phone for Christmas of '03 - and while I have never had a problem with the battery life as some others have suggested (I travel frequently and have had no issues) there are a number of other very serious problems with the e715.

For starters, I am on my third replacement phone. The original, after 8 months, began to show signs of "decay". It would reboot for no apparent reason, vibrate uncontrollably ( even when not on silent mode ) and the ringtones... well, the only way to describe them would be "posessed". They would speed up and slow down, play the wrong note, etc. It's not a particularly fun thing to hear at 2am in the morning.

The worst part, however, is the LCD display. I began to notice fine lines in it, then within another month it had completely faded out that in sunlight, you couldn't read it at all.

My second replacement went bad ( reboots and LCD screen ) within a month. I am now on my third, but it has already rebooted twice and the screen is showing lines. At this point, I'm just going to buy a new phone - I've had it!

For the price of this phone (originally almost 400 dollars) you would expect better quality. I would not reccomend this phone unless you are the type who plans on buying a new phone every 6 months anyway to keep up with the latest technology.