My exp with the Samsung R451C

Been a month with the Samsung now. I have no problems with the service of StriaghtTalk. I suggest it it for any one that talks, texts, or mobile surfs at any time. They have "All you need" which are based on monthly mins, and UNLIMITED both : 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year. Version is the parent corp so the coverage is excellent. The only thing I don't like it that you can't buy tones, pics, and games from your phone. You have to get on a computer to do it.




My beef is with the phone, itself : Samsung. From the start I'm an LG fan, but I'll list the reasons I bought it, knowing with it has.





Better speaker

Better camera

Bigger screen

Easier moblie web surfing

Keypad

Vioce command. THE TOOL OF BOSSES!

Various other features, as listed on the box.

The phone i have is quiet sturdy.

A glossary for codes on the phone.

A loop big enough for charms (unlike my LG).

Easy accessible phone info



Now here are the things I don't like, that people don't seem to bring up in reviews.



It doesn't easy scan texts. Like, you can't press a key over, and go to the message in your inbox.

You can't surf with the phone not unfolded with the keypad out.

The phone lacks call and callback options. The only options it will jump to are texting.

You can only send one pic pre text. I reveal that's on alot of upgraded phones, but I don't like flooding peoples inbox with 1 pic at a time. That's annoying to both of use!

You can only set up the 3 alarms.

It comes with very stupid, and very FEW ringtones.

Only 2 phone "Themes". Black and White. Samsung, there are more colors than that. If you're going to go out of your way to make theme, make some themes!

THIS PHONE COMES WITH NO GAMES! No maze, tetris, pacman, any other lil thing you can think of. Nothing. Honestly, if I had known that I won't have bought it.

It doesn't relate numbers. If you have the number in your phone without the area code, when it calls the name you have won't come up. It will be the number WITH the area code.

It doesn't show the name OR number of who you're receiving a text from. That feature comes in handy when you have someone that sends you unpleasant things via text. It's good for avoiding normal chainmailers/ spammers, or just someone you don't want to talk to in general at the moment.

Only hold up to less than 70 texts in inbox and outbox.

The phone doesn't have a "zoom in" function on pictures.

When you set a picture you took as the wallpaper it doesn't let it cover the whole screen.

No folder options for pictures or sounds. Having the pictures all in one piles annoyes me more than it should.

You can't costumize hot-keys and/ or shortcuts.

No different contact list view options. I'm one for seeing the name and number(s) all together.

Only 1 page pre text, and the character limit is 160. It's not the character limit that's trobuling, it's the one page text. That's bull, to me. Having to send, and restart is a bigger hassle for me, than the normal texter. I don't use much net-slag or skip words. I have actually converAsations via texting, at time as well.

No multi select options for anything - texts, pics, etc



I'm thinking that some function are lacking ,because I've yet to put a memory card in the phone. I'm not sure what those features are yet, but I'm hoping it will do some unlocking, because of the new space available. This phone might be getting replaced late next year or early year after next. It has too may "don'ts and doesn'ts" for things that I think should be normal features.



But don't worry. Out of all the other little convinances(?) it lacks you can have up to 999 speed dails. If you're well known enough with 999 people to have them on speed dail, you're set.



PERSONALLY, I'll take 5 - 10 speed dails for games, easy scroll in my inbox, better call and call-back options, being able to zoom in on pics, have folders for pics, and being able to see how texting me before I read the text.



It's like Samsung had in mind to make the phone itself with as little pizzazz and personality as possible. My next phone will hopefully be an LG or a Moto.For Moto they'll have to get over that damn razor craze. You think they would've made some new phones BY NOW. Striaght Talk came out with a new phone right before I got mine, and 1 right after. If they can keep that up, and get more lgs, and other brands I'll be flooded with options, just the way I like it.