This and this
Both because of this and this
The Kyo Jax because the Kyo Loft. I don't have any remembered experience with Kyocera, so I'm going to see if I like the phone, itself.
I'm getting the LG 101 because it has Opera mini, as does both the Loft and Rumor Touch. I'm going to see if I can handle the browser.
Just the phones, in general, to switch from Straight Talk to Virgin Mobile. I'm sick of this damn Samsung, and I'm gonna smash it with a hammer, given i'm satisfied with Virgin's service.
Straight Talk is a huge inconvenience! It's only available at Wal Mart, and i don't live in walking distance nor do I have a regularly taken bus route to any Wal Marts. I've learned my lesson about getting a service that sales out of exclusive locations. The Samsung really wasn't worth the trouble, but I did what was best at the time. Now Virgin's stepped up, and I'm on broad with them!
If I decide against beating the hell out of the Samsung and riding the world of one less lame-ass device, I'll donate it, or maybe see what happens if I send it back to ST with it's warranty still going. I don't still have the ticket so it's looking about a good 90% chance of being brutally tortured.
When I'm done with the other phones I'll give them away. No fault or foul if I don't like Virgin's service, because I get the cheapest phones on the cheapest plan, to start off with. ST isn't expensive, but I don't make the money to be able to carry $45/ month on my own.
A service problem i have with ST is my network connection frequently getting lost. I don't have any set expectations with VM on this. I can only hope I'm going to better.
Showing posts with label Samsung. Show all posts
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
A few more bones to pick with the Samsung R451C
I'm a big texter, so I don't see how I left some of these out. Some are repeats from the last post I did.
No easy scroll for the inbox. I'm not talking about auto-scroll. I'm talking about being able to hit to right or left arrow and see different messges in your inbox. It does it for the outbot, however.
When you get done with something it clears the screen instead of going back to the menu.
You can have 999 speed dials, but only 10 favorite sites for your phone to go direct to the site.
LACK OF HOTKEYS AND SHORTCUTS. I take it the vioce the voice command ft is suppose to make up for that, but it doesn't!
No mulity select on anything. You either have to delete one at a time or all of it.
Can't zoom in on pictures.
Can't full screen on pictures. Has white sides.
Recent Message options, and Recent Call options - There is no "Recent Message" option in texting (like the recently texted).
If you hold down a key on pic/ sound messaging it willput in the symbol character that shares said key. Why doesn't that work on reg text, and online?
It comes with 14 preset messages, and you can only add 5 or 6 more.
Character limit 160, and doesn't add more pages.
It doesn't show the name OR number of who (or what, if you're hooked to stuff on your cell) is texting you, until after you open it.
It doesn't show some of the message before you open it.
No easy scroll for the inbox. I'm not talking about auto-scroll. I'm talking about being able to hit to right or left arrow and see different messges in your inbox. It does it for the outbot, however.
When you get done with something it clears the screen instead of going back to the menu.
You can have 999 speed dials, but only 10 favorite sites for your phone to go direct to the site.
LACK OF HOTKEYS AND SHORTCUTS. I take it the vioce the voice command ft is suppose to make up for that, but it doesn't!
No mulity select on anything. You either have to delete one at a time or all of it.
Can't zoom in on pictures.
Can't full screen on pictures. Has white sides.
Recent Message options, and Recent Call options - There is no "Recent Message" option in texting (like the recently texted).
If you hold down a key on pic/ sound messaging it willput in the symbol character that shares said key. Why doesn't that work on reg text, and online?
It comes with 14 preset messages, and you can only add 5 or 6 more.
Character limit 160, and doesn't add more pages.
It doesn't show the name OR number of who (or what, if you're hooked to stuff on your cell) is texting you, until after you open it.
It doesn't show some of the message before you open it.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
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.
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.
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