Archive for February, 2008

The latest addition to T-Mobile’s Hotspot @Home service, the Samsung Katalyst (T739) offers easy pocketability thanks to its slim slider design. In addition to its quad-band GSM and EDGE connectivity, it includes integrated Wi-Fi connectivity for use with Hotspot @Home, enabling you to make and receive unlimited nationwide calls over Wi-Fi from home or at any US T-Mobile HotSpot location. The phone also features a 1.3-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth connectivity for communication headsets, MicroSD memory expansion, voice recognition capabilities, and built-in instant messaging via popular services.

T-Mobile’s HotSpot @Home service provides unlimited nationwide calls over open Wi-Fi networks.

T-Mobile Service
With T-Mobile HotSpot @Home service, you’ll effortlessly transition between Wi-Fi calling and T-Mobile’s wireless network while you talk. You can get unlimited nationwide calls over Wi-Fi–at home via your wireless router or at any U.S. T-Mobile HotSpot. You can also use the HotSpot @Home service via most open, or unsecured, wireless routers, as well as any secured wireless router for which you have access to the password from the owner. This phone is compatible with the 802.11b/g Wi-Fi standard as well as the following wireless security protocols: WEP, WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES-CCMP), LEAP, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-FAST, EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA. Whenever you’re not using a Wi-Fi network, the Curve works just like a regular mobile phone, using your Whenever Minutes under your T-Mobile voice plan.

This phone also includes compatibility with T-Mobile’s myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts–on any network, even landlines–without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves from T-Mobile.

Download cool new games, HiFi Ringers (real songs by today’s hottest artists), MegaTones (instrumental versions of songs), and wallpapers quickly, as well as stay connected via the Web, instant messaging, and email. And share pictures and video easily with T-Mobile’s My Album. You can add picture, voice, and video messages from your T-Mobile camera or video phone using the My Album link built into the send menu or by using a simple short code. You can also upload pictures, video, or sound from a home computer.

The slim slider Katalyst includes a 1.3-megapixel camera, MP3 player, and MicroSD expansion.

Phone Features
The Katalyst offers a generous color LCD with a 176 x 220-pixel resolution and support for 262K colors. The face includes a standard five-way navigation toggle, soft keys, and send/end keys, and it smoothly slides up to reveal the numeric keypad underneath. The phone has an internal 5 MB memory, and it can be expanded via MicroSD memory cards up to 2 GB. You can store up to 1000 contact entries, each with five numbers and an email address per entry.

This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity and comes fully packed with a variety of helpful profiles, including communication headset and handsfree car kits. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. The phone also includes a full duplex speakerphone for hands-free communication when you don’t have a Bluetooth headset available.

In addition to SMS and MMS messaging, the Katalyst also features instant messaging support for AOL, ICQ, Yahoo! and Windows Live Messenger. T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for entering text on handsets, is built into the unit–a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

The phone also sports an airplane mode feature, which allows the user to safely use the non-wireless functions of a phone (such as music, games, or organizer functions) on an airplane during flight. Other features include:

• Speaker-independent voice-activated dialing enables you to dial a contact just by speaking it when your hands are busy.
• 1.3-megapixel camera with multi-shot capability, a self-timer, spot metering, and white balance/brightness/ISO controls
• Digital audio player
• Picture and Ringer ID
• Vibrating alert
• Polyphonic and MP3 (real music) ringtones
• PIM tools: Calendar, to-do list, alarm, calculator, tip calculator, unit converter, voice memo
• Java-enabled downloadable games
• USB 1.1 wired connectivity with support for mass storage

Vital Statistics
The Samsung Katalyst weighs 4.1 ounces and measures 3.97 x 1.98 x 0.65 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of talk time, and up to 10 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.
Customer Review: Proprietary data cable / headphones !?!?
This review is meant for those of you who like to upload your own software / music / images onto your phone and listen to music with it. The Samsung / t-mobile redesigned the data output/input for the katalyst so that it doesn’t work with regular samsung cables, meaning you must buy a new $25 data cable. Further more, there is NO OPTION to use regular headphones with this phone. There’s no output for sound, and there’s no adapter available to allow you to plug regular headphones in. Your only option is to buy crappy samsung earbuds. I found this upsetting. If you’re not at all interested in these things, the katalyst is a decent phone with good calling capability and battery life.

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Offering a slim, lightweight clamshell design, the Samsung A437 is a great choice for users looking for an easy-to-use and affordable cell phone that’s outfitted with some very helpful extras. Weighing just 2.9 ounces, the svelte A437 measures 0.63 inches thick and is easily pocketable. It includes a number of handy features that will enhance your mobile lifestyle, including Bluetooth wireless connectivity for hands-free headsets, an integrated VGA-quality still camera, and an external display that shows who’s calling as well as the current time. This quad-band phone communicates over GSM/GPRS networks and offers global voice and data roaming in over 125 countries. This model comes in gold, and it’s also available in gold and red.

This lightweight clamshell phone includes an external display, VGA still camera, and Bluetooth wireless connectivity.

The phone sports an interior 2-inch color LCD that has a 128 x 160-pixel resolution and 65,000 colors. The external monochrome display measures 1 inch, has a 96 x 96-pixel resolution, and offers 4 levels of gray. The internal phone book can hold up to 1000 entries (in addition to 250 numbers saved to the SIM card)–with up to 5 numerical entries plus email address per contact–and it supports up to 40 digits and 16 characters. Other dialing features include 8 one-touch numbers for easy access to your most frequent contacts and the last 30 incoming/outgoing/missed calls. In addition to voice calls, text messaging, and MMS capability, you can also connect via Instant Messaging (IM) services such as Windows Live, Yahoo!, and AOL.

Because the A437 is Bluetooth enabled, wireless headsets can be configured with the phone for total hands-free operation; it also includes a headset jack for wired earpieces. Browse the internet with MEdia Net browser (WAP) quickly with one button access. The VGA camera captures still images up to 640 x 480 pixels, and it includes a 2x digital zoom and a three-option self-timer. Other features include:

• Built-in Java support enables you to download mobile applications, wallpapers and ringtones
• Personal Organizer (Calendar, Calculator, Scheduler, Memo, Task, Currency Converter, Tip Calculator)
• Video clip playback (MMS messages)
• My Business Card (contact cards that can be attached to MMS messages)
• Speakerphone, voice recorder
• Multi-lingual text display (English, French, Spanish)
• Wireless modem capability
• Stopwatch (4-lap stopwatch)
• Countdown timer (99 Hours, 59 Minutes)
• Unique ringers (match a finger to a caller in the phonebook)
• Predictive text entry using T9 technology
• Three-way calling; conference call (1 + 5)
• Illuminated backlit keypad

The A437 operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T’s EDGE network (which stands for “Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution”), with availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. This third-generation, high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

Vital Statistics
The A437 weighs 2.9 ounces and measures 3.74 x 1.89 x 0.63 inches. Its 900 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of talk time, and up to 250 hours of digital standby time (over 10 days). It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

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At first glance, the Samsung Juke looks like a typical stick-style MP3 player, which it is. But swing open the swiveling cover and you’ll find a shiny keypad underneath that unlocks the advanced cellular features of this amazingly compact phone. It’s a great way to combine two devices into one, with the Juke offering 2 GB of internal memory and compatibility with a wide variety of digital audio formats. It also features USB connectivity for transferring music from your PC, stereo Bluetooth for streaming to wireless headphones, integrated GPS, a VGA camera, and downloadable games, ringtones, and wallpapers from Verizon’s Get It Now over-air service. In addition to red, the Samsung Juke also comes in teal and blue.

Offering powerful digital audio playback features, the Samsung Juke swivels to open up a wide array of cellular communication tools, including text/IM messaging and GPS navigation.

Verizon Service
This phone is compatible with Verizon’s Get It Now wireless pay-per-download service, which features application downloads, games and productivity tools. You can also personalize your handset with ringtone downloads using the Get It Now service.

With this GPS-enabled phone, you’ll be able to access Verizon’s VZ Navigator service (additional charges applicable) for voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions, heads-up alerts, local search of nearly 14 million points of interest in the US (such as landmarks, restaurants and ATMs), and detailed color maps. And Verizon’s Chaperone service lets you easily locate your loved ones from your Verizon Wireless phone or PC in real time. After defining a zone, such as an area designating a school or summer camp, you’ll be sent an alert via text message when the Chaperone handset enters or leaves the zone.

Note that this phone is not compatible with either Verizon’s V Cast music or Mobile Web services

Phone Features
The Samsung Juke functions flawlessly as a full-featured digital audio player. A navigation thumb wheel on the front allows for easy searching through music play lists, contacts and settings. The 1.45-inch TFT LCD has a 128 x 220-pixel resolution, support for 262K colors, and displays 10 lines of text. The 2 GB flash memory capacity will hold approximately 500 CD-quality songs, and it’s compatible with MP3, AAC/AAC+, and WMA/WMA Pro file formats. You can create and manage playlists on the fly, synchronize music from your PC to the phone, and multi-task using other functions on the phone while listening to your tunes. You can listen to music via the on-board speaker or the included color-matched stereo headset. Other features include a choice of music skins (visualizer or album artwork) and preset equalizer and 3D sound settings.

Amazingly thin and light, the Samsung Juke measures just 1.2 inches wide and weighs 2.82 ounces.

This phone also provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity with the A2DP Bluetooth profile, which enables you to stream music to compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones or speakers. It also includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, audio/video remote control, and serial port/object push for vCard.

A little flick of the thumb and the display spins up to reveal all the keys you need to dial, text, take pictures or almost anything else you want to do. Support is built in for text messaging and mobile IM. When used in combination with the phone’s built-in still and video camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun. T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for entering text on handsets, is built into the unit–a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

You can also snap photos on the go with the integrated VGA camera, which can capture images in three resolutions (640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 160 x 120 pixels) with variable quality settings. It features a night shot mode for less-than-ideal lighting conditions, a self timer, brightness and white balance controls, multi-shot capability, and choices for shutter sounds (including silent mode). This phone does not offer video capture capabilities.

The Juke’s internal phone book can hold up to 500 contact entries with five phone numbers and two emails per entry (as well as notes). You can also pair contact up with a group, a picture for caller ID, or one of 11 polyphonic ringtones. Other features include:

• Voice Commands: Voice dial, digit dial readout, call announcement
• Personal Organizer: Calendar with scheduler, note pad
• Tools: Calculator with converter, alarm clock, stopwatch, world clock
• Speed dialing
• Speakerphone
• 72-note polyphonic ringtones
• Bilingual user interface: English and Spanish
• Hearing aid compatibility: M3

Vital Statistics
The Samsung Juke weighs 2.82 ounces and measures 3.82 x 1.18 x 0.83 inches. Its 750 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 210 minutes (3.5 hours) of talk time, and up to 250 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the CDMA 800/1900 frequencies as well as the CDMA 2000 1XRTT data frequency.
Customer Review: Fun, Good-Looking, and Functional!
I received this phone for Christmas. It is my first-ever cellphone, so obviously I was very excited about it. Surprisingly, this phone is very small. I know that looking at the commercials it seems quite large, but it is actually about the size (length-wise) as the spacebar on a keyboard. Flipping open the phone in a switchblade-like fashion, you see a very simple but artistic display. By clicking the center button, you are given a list of six simple options: Music (about 1.8 GB which can easily be synched using Windows Movie Maker), Get It Now (ringtones, games), Messaging (txt, pix messages), Contacts, Recent Calls, and Settings&Tools. The options, when highlighted, show well-designed graphics relating to the item (ex. CD and music note for Music). Honestly, before I continue rambling on, this is a great phone. Just take my word for it and buy it, and you won’t regret it. Having to turn it upside-down to open is not a nuisance; it becomes second-nature. Advice: - Listen to the pre-set ringtones before buying any from the shop for $3. This phone actually comes with some cool techno/hip-hop beats. - Purchase the phone shell from Verizon Wireless. Believe me, with a phone this nice-looking, you won’t want to get it scratched. - Don’t purchase any games other than Tetris, Pac-Man, or other simple arcade games. The screen and keypad are too small for more sophisticated games. - If you want to listen to music using a standard pair of headphones, you will need to buy a 2.5mm-3.5mm headphone adapter. I got this one: Headphone Adapter for Samsung SCH-A890, and it works like a charm.
Customer Review: Great Phone
This phone is great. It has completely replaced my MP3 player, it holds the same amount of music. I love that you can play the music out of the speaker without headphones. The sound quality when doing that isn’t the best, but it’s perfect sometimes when I would have otherwise been tangled in headphone wires. And if you are listening to music with the headphones, and you get a call, all you need to do it press the button on the headphones and it answers the call and the headphones become a hands free set. It’s perfect. Some people have asked me about texting on it, because it seems so small. I have not had any problems with this, the buttons are actually really nice, and texting is not hard on it despite it’s size. Battery life is great, it lasts much longer than my old phone, even when it’s used as an MP3 player also. Transferring music is simple, just plug it into the computer and it syncs like any other MP3 player with windows media player. I love how it flips open, although I often forget which way it needs to be facing and try to open it the wrong way. That is actually my ONLY complaint about this phone. The screen is upside down when it’s closed, so you have to turn it around to read who is calling you, and then turn it back around to open it. But that is so minor, and I have figured out how to turn it around and open it at the same time, so it doesn’t really bother me anymore. My only other wish for this phone would be being able to set one of your mp3s as a ringtone. But again, so minor it does not even register as a complaint for me. Overall this is a great phone and I would recommend it to anyone who hates carrying around both and MP3 player and a phone, as this will become both.

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Samsungs SGH-D900 offers the latest in multimedia technology with premium slide-up design for business professionals. The 13mm slide-up is the thinnest slider ever designed. It also comes with a powerful 3.13 megapixel camera, starting the 3 megapixel camera phone trend for the European mobile market this year. The SGH-D900 also includes business features such as document viewer, TV-output function, and also supports Bluetooth stereo headset (A2DP) function to enhance usersmultimedia experience. The D900 also boasts large, vivid 262K color screens, ideal for watching streaming videos or viewing the phones photo book. Also, an external microSDTM slot allows for additional storage.
Customer Review: really nice phone
got this phone for a friend, this is an excellent phone, camera is great nice clean clear pics, and reception is excellent, slides nice and easy really cool, and is not too difficult to navigate.

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The successor to the original, highly popular Blackjack smartphone, the Samsung Blackjack II (SGH-I617) retains the thin, lightweight design, QWERTY keyboard, and large screen from its predecessor while adding the power of the Windows Mobile 6 operating system, integrated GPS, and upping image capture quality to 2.0 megapixels. It can access AT&T’s tri-band HSDPA/UMTS high-speed 3G network, which makes it easy to download music purchased from AT&T Mobile Music, stream tunes from Napster and eMusic, and watch video streamed from CNN and Comedy Central via AT&T’s Cellular Video. It also supports AT&T’s Video Share service, which offers a one-way video stream during a mobile-to-mobile phone call.

The Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system offers a familiar office experience and the ability to read and edit in applications such as Word or Excel as well as review PowerPoint presentations. You can also receive Outlook email and update your contacts and calendar on the go. Other features include quad-band global connectivity. And you’ll be able to get to where you’re going fast with the integrated GPS receiver and support for TeleNav GPS Navigator software. Other features include Bluetooth connectivity for headsets and stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion, speakerphone, instant messaging, and simultaneous voice and data capabilities.

The easily pocketable, ultra-thin Samsung Blackjack II measures just 0.4 inches and weighs 3.52 ounces.

AT&T Service
This AT&T phone can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses the tri-band UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100 MHz network (also known as WCDMA), making it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services with speeds up to 3.6 Mbps. It also gives AT&T the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services.

In areas where the 3G network is not available, you’ll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it’s fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go. You’ll also enjoy quad-band GSM connectivity, which allows you to make calls in more than 190 countries and access data applications in the more than 135 countries where AT&T offers international data roaming.

With 3G connectivity, you’ll be able to access AT&T’s Video Share service, which enables you to send a live, one-way video stream to another compatible phone during a standard voice call. The service also allows you to switch the direction of the video stream during the same phone call. (Customers must be in an area served by the company’s 3G network and have a Video Share-enabled phone.)

It’s packed with multimedia streaming and download capabilities. AT&T’s Cellular Video (CV) service features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. And you get access to AT&T Mobile Music, which enables you to buy tracks while on the, access the Napster subscription music service, stream music video, discover what’s playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what’s hot with The Buzz music news portal. (A MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T’s Internet, video, and music services.)

The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T’s MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more.

With the power of Windows Mobile 6, you can easily stay in contact via email as well as edit Word and Excel documents.

Phone Features
Glossier than its predecessor, the Samsung BlackJack II impresses immediately with its striking looks, thin frame, and larger 2.4-inch LCD screen (320 x 240 pixels, 65K colors). The Samsung BlackJack II makes every aspect of your life look easy. The full QWERTY keypad gives you every letter at a touch. And the Jog Wheel lets you quickly access, scroll through and select whatever you’re searching for.

With Windows Mobile 6, the BlackJack II brings a powerful personal computer experience to the small screen. The BlackJack II helps you keep track of schedules and contacts through Outlook Mobile, browse the Internet by using Internet Explorer Mobile, as well as manage Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents using Office Mobile. Windows Mobile 6 also supports HTML e-mail so that you can view and compose e-mail messages in their native format with live links to Web sites, support for images, tables and bullets.

BlackJack II will be among the first Windows Mobile 6 devices from AT&T to support Microsoft’s System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, which offers companies an end-to-end solution for managing and securing Windows Mobile devices. Employees will also have access to company information and a line of business applications from a single, secure place behind the firewall by using a cutting-edge Mobile Virtual Private Network (VPN).

In addition to a robust feature set, BlackJack II provides access to multiple e-mail accounts, both personal and business, through Microsoft Direct Push technology with Outlook Mobile and AT&T Xpress Mail, which includes most major POP3/IMAP providers. The BlackJack II also offers over-the-air synchronization of contacts, calendar and task lists with Microsoft Exchange Server or AT&T Xpress Mail.

This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity, and includes profiles for mono and stereo headset, handsfree, dial-up networking, object push, file transfer, and basic print. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking–surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server. It also offers USB 2.0 wired connectivity and USB mass storage capability.

Other features include:

• Memory expansion via MicroSD cards up to 4 GB
• PIM tools: Calendar, clock, world time, alarm, currency converter, unit converter, calculator, stopwatch
• Instant messaging via AOL, Windows Live, Yahoo!
• Hands-free loudspeaker and microphone
• Fast loading HTML browser; RSS reader
• 2.0-megapixel camera with 4x zoom and multi-shot capability
• 256 MB ROM / 128 MB RAM

Vital Statistics
The Samsung Blackjack II weighs 3.52 ounces and measures 4.4 x 2.3 x. 0.4 inches. Its 1700 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7 hours of talk time, and up to 14 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as 850/1900/2100 WCDMA (3G) frequencies.

Powered by Windows Mobile 6

Windows Mobile 6 adds power to your mobile office with up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars.

Edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets on your phone, just as you would on your desktop/laptop PC.

Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6 updates the Windows Mobile 5 platform with a number of handy features that make searching through email, editing Microsoft Office documents, and staying on top of your most important communications even easier. Emails can now be viewed in their original rich HTML format and now offer the ability to visit embedded links. It also includes Windows Live for Windows Mobile, which provides a full set of Windows Live services, such as the Windows Live Messenger IM application, which now enables you to chat with more than one person at one time or send a file. This device runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional, which is designed for smartphones with touchscreens

With Windows Mobile 6, your phone will finally be able to emulate the power and features of your PC’s Microsoft Office suite. You’ll be able to neatly view, navigate and edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets in their original formatting–without affecting tables, images or text–as well as view PowerPoint presentations.

• Microsoft Office Word Mobile features include spell-check, Find and Replace commands, bulleted lists, text formatting, and support for tables for the first time.
• With Excel Mobile, you’re not just confined to editing charts: with the new Chart Wizard you can create charts quickly and easily.
• PowerPoint Mobile allows you to view the full presentation, rehearse timings, check the order and any live links you may have in your presentation. You can then email comments back to the team or communicate via MSN Messenger for an immediate response.
• After creating or editing a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, you can synchronize it with your PC and it will automatically be converted to the PC version.

All Windows Mobile 6 powered devices include Direct Push Technology for up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars, tasks and contacts through Microsoft Exchange Server. It also offers a set of important device security and management features that include the capability to remotely wipe all data from a device should it be lost or stolen, helping ensure that confidential information remains that way.
Customer Review: Great wine color and good phone
First I have to admit, I love the red color. Its a dark red so it looks black at night, but the main reason, the red Blackjack II has a snake looking back that has a firm grip. perfect, no finger prints! The phone works great. I had other smartphones, but this one is slick and has a nice glossy screen. More color as well. It was easy to set up email and other applicants unlike my other phones, were I actually had to open numerous forums to figure things out. Lastly, everything else is great, but the GPS is the main reason I got it. I am out in the boonies and it still works like a charm. I recommend getting a car charger because the GPS kills the battery. but I use this thing as a GERMIN, its perfect.
Customer Review: Nice Phone but not yet PERFECTION!!!!
This is a very nice phone and a better choice over the black model as the black Samsung BlackJack 2 gathers alot of finger prints. The back of the PDA is a completely different material then the one on the black version. Dont let the RED offend your BUTCH man hood. Its a very drak tint of a red. No sign of a GIRLY phone at all. Anyways its a nice phone but i hate the Windows menu option. I wish you had a choice between the Windows and Samsung version of the menu screen. Unfortunately all you can do is change the menu style the way Windows has it layed out for you. The camera is really nice and so is the camcorder, but considering that so many international GSM phones have over 5.0 megapixels, i think its time the US get above a 3.0 as well. the call quality is really clear as well. AT&T has come such a long way since the 1990’s. The web browser is really fast, i live in New York City so i wasnt expecting slow speeds since i’m at the mecca of technology central. Im very pleased with my purchase and i got it for 49.99 and Radio Shack and the sales rep was really nice giving it to me at the promo price since i’m not a new customer, it was a 2 year upgrade. The promo price was only for new clients. He was also nice enough 2 not charge me a data package as i told him i was in a hurry and would miss my bus. So i got a total bargain PDA smart phone for only 49.99. AT&T data packages are really expensive. I’d rather have gotten this phone for 0.1 on Amazon but they make purchasing phones so complicated. Compairing this to the BlackJack 1, its only a cosmetic upgrade, nothing groundbreaking has been added in except a larger screen and the scroll wheel which i dont care about as it seems unresponsive to me. The also removed the scroll wheel on the side of the phone from the 1st version. Overall i love the phone just wish the new Samsung PDA had a touch screen as the qwerty keyboard is getting out dated.

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Offering a slim, lightweight clamshell design, the Samsung A437 is a great choice for users looking for an easy-to-use and affordable cell phone that’s outfitted with some very helpful extras. Weighing just 2.9 ounces, the svelte A437 measures 0.63 inches thick and is easily pocketable. It includes a number of handy features that will enhance your mobile lifestyle, including Bluetooth wireless connectivity for hands-free headsets, an integrated VGA-quality still camera, and an external monochrome display that shows who’s calling as well as the current time. This quad-band phone communicates over GSM/GPRS networks and offers global voice and data roaming in over 125 countries. This model comes in gold, and it’s also available in slate gray and red.

This lightweight clamshell phone includes an external display, VGA still camera, and Bluetooth wireless connectivity.

The phone sports an interior 2-inch color LCD that has a 128 x 160-pixel resolution and 65,000 colors. The external monochrome display measures 1 inch, has a 96 x 96-pixel resolution, and offers 4 levels of gray. The internal phone book can hold up to 1000 entries (in addition to 250 numbers saved to the SIM card)–with up to 5 numerical entries plus email address per contact–and it supports up to 40 digits and 16 characters. Other dialing features include 8 one-touch numbers for easy access to your most frequent contacts and the last 30 incoming/outgoing/missed calls. In addition to voice calls, text messaging, and MMS capability, you can also connect via Instant Messaging (IM) services such as Windows Live, Yahoo!, and AOL.

Because the A437 is Bluetooth enabled, wireless headsets can be configured with the phone for total hands-free operation; it also includes a headset jack for wired earpieces. Browse the internet with MEdia Net browser (WAP) quickly with one button access. The VGA camera captures still images up to 640 x 480 pixels, and it includes a 2x digital zoom and a three-option self-timer. Other features include:

• Built-in Java support enables you to download mobile applications, wallpapers and ringtones
• Personal Organizer (Calendar, Calculator, Scheduler, Memo, Task, Currency Converter, Tip Calculator)
• Video clip playback (MMS messages)
• My Business Card (contact cards that can be attached to MMS messages)
• Speakerphone, voice recorder
• Multi-lingual text display (English, French, Spanish)
• Wireless modem capability
• Stopwatch (4-lap stopwatch)
• Countdown timer (99 Hours, 59 Minutes)
• Unique ringers (match a finger to a caller in the phonebook)
• Predictive text entry using T9 technology
• Three-way calling; conference call (1 + 5)
• Illuminated backlit keypad

The A437 operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T’s EDGE network (which stands for “Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution”), with availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. This third-generation, high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

Vital Statistics
The A437 weighs 2.9 ounces and measures 3.74 x 1.89 x 0.63 inches. Its 900 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of talk time, and up to 250 hours of digital standby time (over 10 days). It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

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Designed for those who looking for a great value in a wireless phone without sacrificing today’s most sought-after features, the Samsung M300 for Sprint helps you stay connected via voice, e-mail and text messaging, and Web access. Styled with smooth, rounded lines and a mirrored finish, this rose red clamshell-style model includes an external OLED screen that displays current time as well as caller ID. (It also comes in silver.) It includes a VGA digital camera with PictBridge support (for easy connection to a printer), Bluetooth wireless connectivity for communication headsets, voice activated dialing, and up to 3.2 hours of talk time. It operates on Sprint’s North American CDMA network.

Ultra-slim, the easily pocketable Samsung M300 weighs just 2.7 ounces and is about the size of a deck of cards.

Weighing just 2.7 ounces, the M300 is one of the smallest and lightest phones on the market today. The front has a black face that includes the 96 x 96-pixel color display and integrated camera, and it’s framed by a red surround; the back of the phone is basic black. The internal color LCD has a 128 x 160-pixel resolution and 65,000 display colors (16-bit), and the external display provides a quick visual check of the time, new messages, battery life, and signal strength. The phone has a 4 MB memory, but it lacks memory card expandability.

The VGA resolution digital camera can capture still at 640 x 480 pixels (sized for sending via email or uploading to the Internet), and it includes self timer, night mode, brightness, and white balance control features. Print pictures directly to PictBridge-supported printers, without a computer, using the available USB cable. Thanks to the built-in Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), you can enjoy hands-free communication via headsets, car-kits and other Bluetooth-compatible devices. Enjoy easy, hands free communication with a speakerphone that lets you hear callers loud and clear.

Enjoy hands-free Bluetooth communication, send photos to friends shot on the integrated digital camera via Sprint PCS Picture Mail.

Choose from a wide selection of ringers playing in rich, 32-chord harmony, and download new ringers anytime to update your sound. The phonebook offers a maximum of 299 entries, with each providing storage for up to 5 numbers as well as an email address. Other features include:

• Sprint Vision provides innovative wireless services like web access, and email and text messaging capability. Plus, with the Sprint National Network, you get the nationwide coverage and excellent voice clarity.
• Sprint Picture MailSM: Shoot, share and print high-resolution digital photos instantly.
• SMS Voice and Text Messaging: Instantly send and receive SMS Text Messages across the room or across the country, anywhere in the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network. Or, send voice messages to any mobile phone or email address. Just select a recipient, record a message and send.
• Speaker-independent voice dialing: Say the name of any entry in your phone book and the number is dialed automatically without using the keypad. This feature is speaker-independent, so there is no need to train the phone to respond to any one person’s voice. Receive an audible status report of your phone/s coverage, signal strength, and battery strength.
• Games: Download exciting, interactive games that you

Joining its clamshell A717 and candybar A727 cell phone brethren, Samsung and AT&T introduce the A737 in a compact slider format. Like its predecessors, the A737 can access AT&T’s dual-band HSDPA/UMTS high-speed 3G network, which makes it easy to download music purchased from AT&T Mobile Music, stream tunes from Napster and eMusic, and watch video streamed from CNN and Comedy Central via AT&T’s Cellular Video. It also supports AT&T’s Video Share service, which offers a one-way video stream during a mobile-to-mobile phone call. Other features include a 1.3-megapixel camera with video recording capabilities, Bluetooth connectivity with stereo music streaming, compatibility with popular instant messaging services, and MicroSD memory card expansion.

Enjoy fast 3G multimedia streaming capabilities on the slim slider Samsung A737.

AT&T Service
This AT&T phone can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses the UMTS 850/1900 network (also known as WCDMA), making it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services with speeds up to 3.6 Mbps. It also gives AT&T the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services.

In areas where the 3G network is not available, you’ll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it’s fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

With 3G connectivity, you’ll be able to access AT&T’s Video Share service, which enables you to send a live, one-way video stream to another compatible phone during a standard voice call. The service also allows you to switch the direction of the video stream during the same phone call. (Customers must be in an area served by the company’s 3G network and have a Video Share-enabled phone.)

It’s also packed with multimedia streaming and download capabilities. AT&T’s Cellular Video (CV) service features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. And you get access to AT&T Mobile Music, which enables you to buy tracks while on the, access the Napster subscription music service, stream music video, discover what’s playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what’s hot with The Buzz music news portal. (A MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T’s Internet, video, and music services.)

The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T’s MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more.

Phone Features
The A737 has a bright color TFT display that offers a 176 x 220-pixel resolution (with 262K colors). It has a 50 MB internal flash memory, and is expandable via MicroSD memory cards. The 1.3-megapixel camera can capture images up to 1280 x 1024 pixels, and it also offers a 2.6x digital zoom, multi-shot capability, and self-timer. You can also capture video clips up to 1 hour in length at 15 fps (frames per second). The integrated digital audio player is compatible with MP3, WMA, AAC and AAC+ formats.

Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 1.2), which includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and object push (OPP) for sending images and virtual business cards to other Bluetooth-enabled devices. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking–surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.

In addition to voice calls, text messaging, and MMS capability, the phone also ships with a built-in email client with support for POP3, SMTP and IMAP4 protocols (as well as the ability to view attachments such as PDFs and Word documents). You can also connect via instant messaging (IM) services such as Windows Live, Yahoo!, and AOL. T9 predictive text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for entering text on handsets, is built into the unit–a plus for mobile email and text messaging users. The A737 also comes stock with a built-in WAP 2.0 web browser for downloads and mobile web browsing via MEdia Net. Other features include:

• 50 MB internal flash memory, with MicroSD expansion
• Up to 1000 phonebook contacts, each with up to 5 numbers and 2 email addresses per contact
• USB 2.0 wired connectivity with mass storage capability
• 64-chord polyphonic ringtones and MP3 ringtones (with support for WMA and AAC)
• Voice memo recording up to 1 hour in length
• Hearing aid compatibility: T4/M4 rating
• TTY compatibility
• Java support for applications and games
• Personal organizer (calendar, calculator, alarm)

Vital Statistics
The Samsung A737 weighs 3.16 ounces and measures 3.9 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 250 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as 850/1900 WCDMA (3G) frequencies.
Customer Review: OK phone
Our contract was up (fiance and I) and I got this phone, she got the Sony w580i. I am not a power user (don’t use 3G or internet),I use the phone for 3 basic functions: make calls, listen to music, and sync up to outlook calendar. I had a Razr before this phone. Things I like: Music Player: I have a 2 gig microSD card and some bluetooth stereo headphones. The trade-off here is sound quality vs. no wires. The quality isn’t as good as a dedicated mp3 player with wired headphones but I need to be mobile for my job so I’ll take the wireless. Camera: Compared to the Razr I had (no megapixel) its great. Things I don’t like: Compared to my fiance’s Sony, online support sucks. I had to search and search for some sort of phone-computer sync program. There isn’t one specific for this phone. I found one for a different one and it worked. Sony has a great website with all kinds of games, etc. The main reason I wanted to sync was the Outlook Calendar. Unfortunately, there is a character limit to what the phone can hold and its not very much. Messages get cut off and the message itself scrolls really slowly. There is probably a way to scroll faster but I haven’t found out how. On the Razr it was really easy to make a song a ringtone. With the Samsung you have to create some sort of group and then assign a song. It’s too much of a hastle and I haven’t done it yet. With this phone, you have to buy a USB cable (Ebay, $5). With the Sony it comes with this and you get headphones also. I didn’t get the Sony because I thought it was too flashy, but I would probably get it instead now. This phone wins out on 3G (if you need it) though, and it doesn’t have expensive proprietary flash memory. Its not a bad phone, but for the features I use, it’s not a great phone.
Customer Review: An okay phone, some small feature issues.
I’ve had this phone for about a week, and I am planning on taking it back. The battery life is barely two hours of talk time, meaning I have to recharge my phone every day. When I am in silent mode, talking on the phone, and I have low battery, the phone vibrates against my face and the person on the other end of the line can hear it as well. Then it continues to vibrate every five minutes (whether on or off the phone) until I plug in the battery. The other feature that I cannot stand is the speaker phone. When I have speaker phone engaged, the person on the other end of the line can hear an annoying echo of them talking. It’s a pretty phone (I have the lime one), but that’s about it. I haven’t played around with the MP3 player. The camera and video takes okay quality for a phone. I guess I could care less about those features. Maybe I just got a bad phone, but I’m off to find a better one.

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Want all the best phone features without breaking the bank? The basics just got better with the Samsung SCH-u340. Capture the moment, even on the go, with its advanced VGA digital camera. Also, you’ll have access to the In Case of Emergency (I.C.E.) contacts menu, even when the phone is locked. This sleek tri-mode phone with an internal antenna will get you where you need to go in affordable style.

Design
The phone features a traditional clamshell design with a vibrant 128 x 160 pixel full-color display with 65,000 colors. A supplementary external screen can display call information, current date and time, battery and signal strength, and more. Most of the phone’s features and on-screen menus are controlled by a five-way center button on the handset’s control pad. The u340 has no external antenna, so there’s nothing to snag in your pants pocket. A charging port is located on the bottom edge of the phone, while an advanced VGA camera with a self timer is housed on the front cover of the phone. Lastly, the built-in speaker phone allows you to talk handsfree.

Calling Features
The u340’s built-in address book can store up to 500 contacts for quick and easy management of phone numbers and email addresses. The phone comes with built-in polyphonic ringtones while more ringtones can be downloaded from Verizon’s Get it Now service (additional charges apply). The included advanced voice recognition feature allows you to make calls and access other essential features, all without ever touching the device. Meanwhile, a built-in speakerphone makes it easy to talk without having the phone to your ear. Plus, picture ID functionality lets you assign photos or other images to callers. Perhaps most importantly for users in rural areas, the u340 is a tri-mode phone, meaning it can operate on Verizon’s digital networks, as well as analog networks that serve many outlying areas.

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
The u340 covers the messaging basics with support for sending and receiving text, pictures, and sound. The phone also supports mobile instant messaging. Instant Messaging allows you to communicate with your friends or family in the AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, or MSN Messenger communities. With the AIM, Yahoo! or MSN mobile IM client, you can see who is available, busy, or offline. You can also get sports scores, traffic updates, weather reports, news, and even your Horoscope via Verizon TXT Alerts. T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit–a plus for mobile text messaging users.

The u340 includes a personal organizer that includes a calendar, an alarm clock, a notepad, and a calculator. Meanwhile, the included I.C.E. (In Case of Emergency) feature insures that others can access user programmed numbers in the event of an emergency, even if the phone is locked.

Imaging and Entertainment
The fun really starts with the u340’s built-in VGA camera, which features a self-timer, shutter sound selection, and brightness adjustment.

Vital Statistics
The Samsung SCH-u340 weighs 2.82 ounces and measures 3.5 x 1.8 x 0.77 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.5 hours of digital talk time, and up to 220 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the AMPS 850/CDMA 850/CDMA 1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one-year limited warranty.
Customer Review: Average “free” phone, but speakerphone is low quality.
Here’s another “free” phone from Verizon, with a two-year committment. I don’t like paying for phones because the service costs plenty enough by itself. I needed a new phone because my old Samsung A670 had no speakerphone at all. This U340 has one, but the volume is simply not loud enough to be what I would consider an acceptable speakerphone. With the volume at the highest setting, it’s just barely OK if there’s very little ambient noise in the background. Two friends of mine have LG phones and their speakerphones are loud and have good voice fidelity. But, each of them had to shell out about $40 for their phones, even with a plan committment. What I do like is the navigation through the menu items, which is quite a bit better on this phone than my old Samsung A670. Very user-friendly, even to a person who doesn’t use a cellphone as a plaything. Transmission and reception is about average compared with other cellphones. To a much greater extent than most people realize, these characteristics are controlled more by what kind of equipment the antenna sites have and how they are configured for coverage. You can have a hooptie iPhone with sucky call performance just like you can with these cell phone company freebies if the coverage is marginal. I haven’t had any problems with the battery so far, but I’ve only had the phone a couple of weeks. I must say, it is quite small when compared to any other cellphone battery I’ve ever seen. The camera seems to take better quality pictures than my old A670 did, and there’s no flash. This is a disappointment to some people, but I’d rather not have a flash that may draw unwelcome attention to it and to me. Physically moving the phone up and down in the air changes how light or dark the image capture will be, and I’ve found this camera will take OK pictures in even fairly low light situations. All in all, if you’re a cellphone “power user” go get a hooptie name brand latest-gen phone. If you are oriented toward simple functionality and economy, consider selecting this from the “free” phone list at Verizon. The price is right! +++ Additional comment after having the phone for two months +++ The battery in this phone is really the best I’ve ever seen in terms of strength and length of service between charges. After seeing other reviewers complain quite a bit about the battery, the amazing battery performance surprised me, and I thought I should add this comment. So, yes, the speakerphone is a tinny, low-volume bust, but the battery is definitely a big cut-above that of any other cellphone I’ve used.
Customer Review: great phone but terrible battery charge
I just wanted a simple cell phone without all the fancy things. This Samsung phone would have been perfect. Small size, cute, sturdy, etc. But, the battery charge was unpredictable. It would stay charged for only 12-36 hrs, even though I talked on it for about 15-20 mins total. My previous Samsung phone did not have this problem. Verizon replaced the battery, but there was no improvement. Since quite a number of people have made this complaint, I wonder if there is a bad batch of Samsung U340 phones. After a month, I eventually switched over to a different brand.

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At first glance, the Samsung Juke looks like a typical stick-style MP3 player, which it is. But swing open the swiveling cover and you’ll find a shiny keypad underneath that unlocks the advanced cellular features of this amazingly compact phone. It’s a great way to combine two devices into one, with the Juke offering 2 GB of internal memory and compatibility with a wide variety of digital audio formats. It also features USB connectivity for transferring music from your PC, stereo Bluetooth for streaming to wireless headphones, integrated GPS, a VGA camera, and downloadable games, ringtones, and wallpapers from Verizon’s Get It Now over-air service. In addition to teal, the Samsung Juke also comes in red and blue.

Offering powerful digital audio playback features, the Samsung Juke swivels to open up a wide array of cellular communication tools, including text/IM messaging and GPS navigation.

Verizon Service
This phone is compatible with Verizon’s Get It Now wireless pay-per-download service, which features application downloads, games and productivity tools. You can also personalize your handset with ringtone downloads using the Get It Now service.

With this GPS-enabled phone, you’ll be able to access Verizon’s VZ Navigator service (additional charges applicable) for voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions, heads-up alerts, local search of nearly 14 million points of interest in the US (such as landmarks, restaurants and ATMs), and detailed color maps. And Verizon’s Chaperone service lets you easily locate your loved ones from your Verizon Wireless phone or PC in real time. After defining a zone, such as an area designating a school or summer camp, you’ll be sent an alert via text message when the Chaperone handset enters or leaves the zone.

Note that this phone is not compatible with either Verizon’s V Cast music or Mobile Web services

Phone Features
The Samsung Juke functions flawlessly as a full-featured digital audio player. A navigation thumb wheel on the front allows for easy searching through music play lists, contacts and settings. The 1.45-inch TFT LCD has a 128 x 220-pixel resolution, support for 262K colors, and displays 10 lines of text. The 2 GB flash memory capacity will hold approximately 500 CD-quality songs, and it’s compatible with MP3, AAC/AAC+, and WMA/WMA Pro file formats. You can create and manage playlists on the fly, synchronize music from your PC to the phone, and multi-task using other functions on the phone while listening to your tunes. You can listen to music via the on-board speaker or the included color-matched stereo headset. Other features include a choice of music skins (visualizer or album artwork) and preset equalizer and 3D sound settings.

Amazingly thin and light, the Samsung Juke measures just 1.2 inches wide and weighs 2.82 ounces.

This phone also provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity with the A2DP Bluetooth profile, which enables you to stream music to compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones or speakers. It also includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, audio/video remote control, and serial port/object push for vCard.

A little flick of the thumb and the display spins up to reveal all the keys you need to dial, text, take pictures or almost anything else you want to do. Support is built in for text messaging and mobile IM. When used in combination with the phone’s built-in still and video camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun. T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for entering text on handsets, is built into the unit–a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

You can also snap photos on the go with the integrated VGA camera, which can capture images in three resolutions (640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 160 x 120 pixels) with variable quality settings. It features a night shot mode for less-than-ideal lighting conditions, a self timer, brightness and white balance controls, multi-shot capability, and choices for shutter sounds (including silent mode). This phone does not offer video capture capabilities.

The Juke’s internal phone book can hold up to 500 contact entries with five phone numbers and two emails per entry (as well as notes). You can also pair contact up with a group, a picture for caller ID, or one of 11 polyphonic ringtones. Other features include:

• Voice Commands: Voice dial, digit dial readout, call announcement
• Personal Organizer: Calendar with scheduler, note pad
• Tools: Calculator with converter, alarm clock, stopwatch, world clock
• Speed dialing
• Speakerphone
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