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Jan 19, 2009

SPEAKERS

by sperkins

yes, this is a good texting phone but I went through at least 3 of these phones! This is the second one that I've had that the speaker has gone out. I can no longer talk on it like a normal phone I have to flip it to the QWERTY side and talk on it in speaker phone. I can't have a private conversation anymore because it's on speaker and everyone can hear what I'm talking about. It wouldn't bother me so much if this what the only time that this has happened to me. But like I said this is my SECOND time that this has happened to me and the only thing verizon can do about this is send me another one. I do not reccomend this phone to anyone looking for texting and talking.

Jan 30, 2008

Simply Genius

by Ace of Spades

This phone is great. Music player, great txting keyboard, sound reception, slim, almost everything you need. The camera takes not the greatest pictures, but the pics are alright. I especially like the display screen on the front, even though most phones have them and your probably thinking im a nutcase, however my previous phone did not have one, so i think its pretty cool. The dual flip style is also cool. Texting is much easier also than a normal flip phone because you do have the QWERTY keyboard. I recomend, however, for a first phone, do not start with this. It may be a bit more complicated than a brand new cell phone user would want, but you could get used to it. Simply put, this is a great all-round phone

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Nov 13, 2007

Nice Phone for Price Point

by mobile_dfw

After selling my Treo 700wx I purchased the U740 as a transitional phone. The attraction was the light slim form and qwerty keyboard. Basically I found the U740 to be a reliable short term alternative to my previous smartphone.

The keyboard was easy to navigate in both horizontal and vertical modes. The screen was bright, clean and the font very readable. I found the calendar function and alarms to be acceptable for a phone at this price point. However, signal strength and call quality were somewhat disappointing.

Pros: Font control - Keyboard - Email access - Calendar - MMS

Cons: Call Quality - Camera Web access

Nov 7, 2007

Love this phone!

by lorainedrop

So I have read through the other posts, and I agree with ALL of the PROs listed by other people! (GREAT keyboard, speaker phone works while phone is closed, works great with my Plantronics Bluetooth, Sleek/Stylish Design, all my friends want it! And many, MANY more great features.)

I only have a few things to say in regards to the CONS other people have listed...

1. Small keyboard. I agree it is small but all of the people who returned it that day are just impatient because after about 48 hours it is very easy to use. Just look at the small keys on a Blackberry. That's what my boss uses and he says the keys on my u740 are way better! So be patient, it is EASY once you get the hang of it.

2. Poor ring choices, background choices, etc, blah blah blah. We those are ALL things that can be easily changed so look through your settings or get new ringtones or take your own background pictures. This is not a major problem to be listed as cons of the phone, just problems with the people using it.

3. Camera. You have to understand that it is 1.3 mega pixel camera. If you expect Nikon quality shots then this isn't the phone for you. For all normal use this is a great phone and works 10x better than my old LG phone.

4. Hinge. I have had this phone for over a month now and the hinge is fine. Yes there is a slight bit more give when flipping between regular mode and landscape mode, but this is normal. It's not like it's just going to break off any minute, it just is getting accustomed to daily usage.

Overall - this is a GREAT phone with lots of neat new features and some oldies but goodies. Like any phone there are some things it just doesn't do, but I'll tell you the PROs outweigh the CONs BY FAR!! Thanks!

May 8, 2008

Pretty good, not perfect

by zeboss2

This isn't a bad phone at all. Infact, I really like it, especially when you compare it to the steamy pile of dog crap I had before this one (V276). It just has some very irritating problems.

Pros:
1) It flips normally, and it flips sideways, I'm not gonna lie that is really cool.
2) It has a full QWERTY keyboard, which is perfect because I text alot. I'll never be able to get another phone that doesn't have a full keyboard, I'm too used to this now. The buttons are just the perfect size, it's great.
3) Nice big screen
4) Expandable memory
5) Slim and stylish, though the white one looks really dumb, if you're gonna get one, go for black.
6) Verizon service

Cons:
1) The battery life is unimpressive. It's not horrible, it gets me through the day, but I have to charge it every night.
2) The camera is a piece of garbage. It's not the megapixels, it's not the quality, it's the fact that you need to have the most solid hands in the universe to take a photo that isn't blurry.
3) Apparently you can put mp3's on it, and I've never been able to figure out how, so what's the point of a music player if I can't listen to music?
4) The keyboard. I love the keyboard, but there's this thing with it where the buttons will just randomly not work after awhile, you have to press them twice, and that really messes up my flow.
5) The vibrate setting. There's two problems with this, A) it's always been really really weak, sometimes I won't feel it even if it's in my pocket, and B) as of a couple weeks ago the vibrate will just work some of the time. It's completelly random, sometimes it just won't go off, other times it will.
6) It also has an annoying habit of randomly powercycling on rare occassions, never at an ideal time.
7) The hinge always feels like it's going to break.

I really like this phone, but it's definitelly a love hate thing. It does what I want for now, but I eagerly await my full rebate eligibility.

Mar 24, 2008

Had for a year and still love

by AngelLove101

I've had this phone for over a year, and I still love it. I wrote a review when I first got it, but I'm going to write a new one.

I can understand people's problems with the small buttons, but you should use your fingertips, not your pad.

I've also DROPKICKED my phone, and guess what, it's still alive and functioning well. I'm on my second Alias (apparently that's what it's called now). The first one was destroyed when I had it in my pocket and bumped it into a metal stairway handle. The screen on the outside broke. And I mean the plastic broke, and a little piece broke off.

PROS
-Full QWERTY keyboard is amazing for texting
-Dual flip is also pretty cool
-Has a built in flash for camera and camcorder.
-Flash memory slot easy to get to
-Number keys different colors than rest of keyboard
-Can use speaker phone with phone closed
-Can download ringtones and sounds for alerts (I had the transformers noise for when I got texts)
-Sound quality for music player isn't that bad
-Different amount of vibrations for different things. 1 for msn message, 3 for texts and more for phone call.

CONS
-No zoom on camera unless you change the resolution
-Scratches show very well
-Some features only available in flip mode, so that can get annoying
-Normal ringtones on phone are accending, which is annoying. Download a ringtone from your computer and it should be fine.

And if you want that website it's:
www.myxertones.com
it's for verizon phones only I think. But it takes a song off of your computer and it will send it as a ringtone to your phone. You can also customize it and pick a specific part.

But anyway, this phone is amazing. And if you can't stand the small keys in a huge, over-sized envy.

Oct 29, 2007

great phone

by spoz2435

ive had this phone for nearly a few months now and i havnt had any problems what so ever. except that i broke the front screen but that was my own mishap.

i was very, very, very surprised that the hinge hasnt started to show major signs of fatigue. it is very slightly looser then when i first bought it. i also compared it to my friends sch-u740. the only real signs of fatigue were in the buttons. the buttons now are not nearly as stiff as when i first bought the phone leading the keys to sticking and sometimes when i text some letters dont process through cuz i cant really feel the buttons pressing.

the camera quality isnt the greatest but its better than nothing and i love this phone overall. i bought it the week it came out and they didnt have any other colors when i bought it besides the goldish color. but i wanted the black one. oh well it doesnt matter.

i have heard many complaints about the speaker quality. and i honestly have to disagree with all of them. for the speakers size. it has excellent quality and clarity, and has great volume.

the .5 i took off was a combination with the button fatigue and the camera quality. the hinge is still going strong. i dont know what samsung did but they did a great job designing the hinge.

props to samsung

Jun 22, 2007

Not that bad

by chaditay

Phone just came in the mail yesterday and after playing around with it until 1 am this morning. I am ready to share my opinion on it. I am no way consider a technical "geek" and this makes only my 3rd cell phone. The keys are pretty small, but not impossible to use. It is really hard to dial a phone number while driving, but probably shouldn't be doing that anyway. I tryed to "speak to text" feature and it has a few problems understanding what I am saying. It doesn't give you very many ringtones so plan to download your own. The animations and graphics that you can send with your text messages are really cheesy and are no way as good as the ones I use to have on my Motorola 325. Overall the phone is a keeper and has a lot of cool features. I will just have to get used to the "bugs". Especially the really small keys.

Feb 20, 2007

luv the phone luv the price just plain LUV IT!!!

by LAgurl

Yup luv this phone! I had the lg V and was looking into the newer enV until the girl working at Verizon showed me this new phone that would be coming out in a couple weeks and it was love at first sight. Not only is it so HOT (hello it's Gold!) but it does everything my V did and more.

Pro's-
*qwerty keyboard-without being the size of a brick. Luv ya LG but in this case size does matter to this girl!
*speaking to compose text messages! how awesome is that!?!
*Speakerphone sounds great
*reception is just as good as the V
*great voice commands
*funky fonts to customize your phone

Con's-
the only 2 things this phone doesn't have (that the enV does have) is 1)bluetooth stereo and 2)text to speech. Having a bluetooth stereo headset would be nice but I'll live without it. The text to speech was cool for incoming calls but for reading text messages I could never understand it anyway.

All in all I think this is an incredible phone, and am so glad I waited for it. I've returned many phones over the years because I'm somewhat picky but this phone is definitely a keeper!

Feb 17, 2007

Great phone - many more pros than cons

by srgolub

Pros:
- Good sound quality
- Good reception (not as good as my previous Moto 815 though)
- Great form factor
- Qwerty keyboard is well laid out - and i've got fairly large fingers
- Menu system - I know lots of people complain about the Verizon UI, but this is an enhanced version with multiple "themes" to select from. I find it intuitive and easy to use
- Looks nice - some people don't like the gold color but i think it looks pretty sharp against the trim around the front display which has a carbon-fiber look

Cons:
- Camera quality is so-so and no matter how steady I hold the phone my shots come out slightly blurry
- Some features, such as wireless web, are only available in landscape mode

Too soon to evaluate:
- Battery life - seems ok but I've only had the phone for 2 days
- Hinge quality - pretty solid. We'll see if any play develops over time

Overall I'm very happy with it. Doesn't quite have the sound quality or reception of my Moto E815, but has so many more features that it's a worthwhile tradeoff.