SGH-T339Samsung Reviews

1. T339 hangs up on me... has no battery life

20 Sep 2008 by Broonie

63.3%6.3out of 10

I bought this phone a month ago and am now up to charging it every other day after approximately 15-20 minutes of talk time.  I am willing to try a new battery - I just want to see how long it stays charged this time.  Irritately, it also hangs itself up, notably while on Wi-Fi, but it also hangs up while on GSM.

Like other reviews, I find that the camera button is in the worst possible place.  If it has to be there, why can't it be recessed???

Pros

Blocked call list is great... I love putting my own ringtones on it.

Cons

This needs a better battery life. Why is it hanging up all the time?

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2. Descent Phone...Some Flaws

19 Sep 2008 by Euri

80%8out of 10

I have had this phone for a week so far and it has been great.  I have never had reception problems all across Florida, rural or urban areas.  I upgraded from a T509 candybar style phone to my first flip phone.  My only real disappointment is the charger port (and battery), it is different than the T509 which aggravated me to no end...one of the reasons I continued with Samsung thinking I'd be able to carry over all my parts/accessories.  Granted, it is just the car and home chargers I have but I was still irked by the fact that Samsung produces so many types of plugs for their products and doesn't use any standard (like mini/microUSB). The phone's interface is easy to navigate.  Great bluetooth capability allowed my T509 to transfer my entire address book to the T339 in about a half a minute!  I tried this with a Nokia 6301 and could not find that feature (I've been out of the Nokia scene for a while though).  The real reason I got this phone, other than it being free, was for the Wi-Fi (HotSpot@Home) feature.  That works pretty well, although it won't give you the range of a laptop wi-fi.  I am able to get reception upstairs using a multi-directional antenna on the router and maybe 1 to 2 bars downstairs through concrete; I would assume wood construction may improve this.  Transfer between the tower and the router isn't seamless, although I noticed no change during one switch; it may have had to do with the signal strength of the tower as both signals were weak at that time.Battery life has seemed to improve, but it will depend on what you have turned on.  My T509 had a horrid 3 hour battery life, and this phone claims 6 hours.  I have been using the phone at home mostly on the H@H, that feature is worth the monthly $9.99 just for the daytime minutes, but the battery will be completely dead in about 8 hours, no joke.  The wi-fi kills the battery and it takes a very long time to charge while connected to the wi-fi.  I don't yet know about battery life compared to my old T509 on the tower only, but I'll take their word for it that it lasts longer.I agree with the previous poster about the front LCD.  It is pretty useless and there is a desire to see the screen rather than to have to flip the phone to just get the time.  Granted, my T509 I had to hit any button to turn the LCD on in order to do the same.  It's a small flaw, not a deal killer for me.  Also, if that LCD was on all the time it would kill the battery even faster.  All of that said, at least give the option to keep it on or off and let the user decide.  Another gripe about both phones: no missed call/voicemail indicator or flashing light so you have to open the phone to check.Also, going from the T509, I was used to the thin phone being in my pocket...no more with this thing.  It is thicker if you're used to a candybar.  The keypad seems to stick somewhat when I press a number, it doesn't affect performance but feels funny (maybe it needs to be broken in more).  Bluetooth connectivity with my iMac is flawless, and you can send your own ringtones (3gp format), pictures (176x220 jpegs), or music for the music player (MP3's and AAC files worked, no DRM, 256kbps encoding I believe).  I can't figure out how to turn the "notification" tone, although it sounds cool, there doesn't appear to be an option that silences it (I'm referring to the notification when you save a change or connect to a wi-fi signal, etc...).

Pros

Call quality, solid feel, GSM talk time, connectivity option (BT, wi-fi, tri-band), easy to use

Cons

No front LCD screen options, sticky keys (may need more use, doesn't affect input), 8 hour standby when connected to H@H/wi-fi, no standard plugs (USB), too thick to fit in a pocket comfortably, no missed call/voicemail notification unless phone is flipped open, no notification tone option

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3. An external display that doesn't display!

17 Sep 2008 by Neil Goldstein

60%6out of 10

Needed a Wi-Fi phone to get good service in my house on had to leave TMobile.  I like look and feel of this phone but they sent me the phone and the external display only stayed on a few seconds after you closed the flip & then went dark.  Called Tmobile & they said defective send back.  Got second phone same problem but this time tech confirmed by using phone available to them and by checking with another tech who has this phone as their personal phone that the external display is designed that way.  Why have an external display that doesn't display anything?  Returning the phone and will have to go with plan B.  Just beware if you've had flips and like having an external display visible with the basic info of time, signal strength, missed call, or message received then this isn't the phone for you.

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4. good phone

25 Jun 2008 by Leon

82%8.2out of 10

I recently posted that i left tmobile for verizon because all tmobile phones were like kids phones. I left 28 days ago and baught the alias from vzw. Then i saw this phone and ported back this is a really nice phone i have the h@h. I cant believe what a good little phone for 50 well worth the money iam glad iam back tmobile. With verizon i had to have the unlimted for as much as i talk on a cell phone and i talk,well it was costing me 130 with tax. With tmobile i have 700 my faves and the hotspot at home unlimted text and two other phones 115.00 i will never leave again tmobile...........................................................................

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