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I'm a get straight to the point with my Pros &amp; Cons about the phone.<br /><br />Pros: <br />+Phone is very durable<br />+Excellent battery life (Charge every 2 days with heavy texting, medium web usage &amp; several calls throughout the day)<br />+MicroSD card slot for additional storage<br />+Keys feel very durable <br /><br />Cons:<br />-Music player could have been better (Cannot multitask while playing music)<br />-No video player<br />-Incoming messages always interrupt you if you are composing a message<br />-Web browser could have been better but its really nothing to complain much over because it does get the job done<br />-No zoom for camera???<br /><br />I rated this phone 4 out of 5 because of the lackluster music player and no video player. Out of all phones I have ever owned, this phone has been with me the longest (4 months). I usually buy, sell &amp; trade phones a lot but I do not see myself selling or trading this phone for anything else in the near future!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=39042#review39042 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=39042#review39042 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:32:57 GMT <p><i>Mark_S submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I have not found a single issue from this device that practically all the other comments seem to whine and moan about.<br />Only that the display screen could use a bit more resolution which the Freeform II takes care of with its QVGA.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=38902#review38902 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=38902#review38902 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:23:56 GMT <p><i>daniilynn44 submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2</b> (out of 5)</p><p>i like my phone sometimes... it has good text quality and i love the music player and the camera. i like that i can listen to music and the media player with head phones :). <br /><br />the things i do not like: i do not like that i can not get any games on my phone, there is no place for games. i also do not like the fact that the Internet browser is so slow. i do not like that the text ring-tone only plays part of a song instead of the full song. i do not like how if you are looking at picture or your ring-tone and you get a text, it takes you off of what you were doing, so you have to go all the way back instead of it saving your place. i do not like that i can not receive videos or record videos. i think for the price i paid for this phone it should at least have some more things to keep me entertained. i also hate the fact that i cannot send full songs to my friends/family because they are to large. i do not like how the keys are so close together and small. also how the keys go dark when the phone is dying. i also think the phone should be able to hold more text messages then 400. <br /><br />I think for the price of this phone... i was ripped off. this phone is very bad and i would not recommend it to any of my friends/family.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=38205#review38205 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=38205#review38205 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:03:00 GMT <p><i>NJDev229 submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I would be lost without this phone. I use it for everything from facebook &amp; emails, to playing some tunes at work trough our pc speakers. <br />Pros - Long battery life, durability, solid reception (like most samsungs), good web abilities for a non-smart phone, MP3 player w/ micro sd slot, use of mp3s as ringtones, bright screen &amp; light-up keys, adjustable font size for received texts, and of course, the full keyboard.<br /><br />Cons- Mp3s pause when you get texts, which may also lead to sd card failure. In this case you need to remove and reload your sd card. The keyboard is a bit small, and I often hit the shift keys on accident. The camera isnt the greatest quality, and cannot take video. <br /><br />For the price of the phone, I consider these minor problems.<br />I've read a few reviews about this model randomly powering down for some people, mine hasnt done that(yet), and has only had a card failure twice in 5 months.. all in all, I love my phone, and will be sad when it finally gets run over, drowned, or demolished. Till then I'm sticking with my samsung.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=38046#review38046 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=38046#review38046 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 01:52:14 GMT <p><i>SHEBANDIT submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I just upgraded from a horrible LG BANTER to this Samsung Freeform through alltel and so far I am very happy. It does what I need it to do 9 calls and text without dropping calls at all and has excellent Northern Ohio coverage. It looks cool, like a Blackberry , but without the price and the features I dont need that the Blackberry has. I love the large screen,ease of texting ,and the memory capabilities. I can have my card in with all my MP3s and all my photos and till have a ton of room that I did not have with my BANTER and I actually paid less for this phone. It is durable and very user friendly. the only con is having to keep the keyboard locked so there are no accidental calls or changes due to the exposed buttons and it does not come with anything to protect the keys or a belt clip , wich would make it a better buy if it did because you can not carry it in a pocket or purse without the buttons getting pushed and your settings getting accidently changed and it takes a minute to unlock the keys and calls can easily get missed...but I do like this phone so far and really have no complaints with its functions,ease,and price..I will say it is one of Alltels best buys if your looking for a phone under 30 bucks that looks great and works great and you do not need all the technology . The camera is decent and the call clarity and coverage is top notch.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=37978#review37978 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=37978#review37978 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:52:34 GMT <p><i>DhanaBay submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>First the PROS:<br />I love the keyboard...it's my first phone with a keyboard. I love the MP3 player...although I wish the music wouldn't stop when I get a text and reply to it. I love the fact that I can use uploaded music as my ringtones...no more of that electronic bs. I love the fact that I can upload pix from my computer to my phone. So far, I've never had a dropped call, which is weird for Ghetto PCS. I live in San Francisco, and you can be one corner of a street &amp; have good signal and then walk to the other corner &amp; have nothing...but that's not the phone...that's ghetto pcs.<br /><br />Ok...now the CONS: TEXTING...first, when I'm listening to music, the music stops when I get a text and stays stopped until I either back out of the text or reply...I don't like that. Second, I think its weird that when I have my headphones plugged in, every sound (music, keypad, voice calls, etc.) comes through my headphones EXCEPT the texting ringtone...when I get a text, for some strange reason, the text ringtone diaables the headphones and comes thru the phone's built in speakers. Third, I will typing a text, then all of a sudden the keypad or something will mess up and every character will go to UPPER CASE and stay that way until I discard the msg and start over again. Fourth...it hasn't happened to me yet, but I have a friend in Canada who I text with on a daily, regular basis. She has the same exact phone I do. Her phone is not getting all my msgs that I send her.<br /><br />Ok...MESSEGES: I hate the fact that I can't forward msgs to my email address. The space provided in the "send to" boxes only allows 10 characters...no more.<br /><br />Next...the battery: People on here have raved about the battery life of this phone. I beg to differ...I usually have to charge my battery twice a day...it sucks.<br /><br />Last...as several other people have mentioned, the phone will turn itself off at any given moment.<br /><br />I rate this phone somewhere between 2.3 &amp; 3!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=37484#review37484 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=37484#review37484 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:07:46 GMT <p><i>girlymandy submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Pros- <br />screen size<br />keyboard<br />3.5 ear piece jack<br />great signal, no dropped calls<br />memory card slot<br />battery life<br />web compatible<br /><br />cons-<br />small keys<br />no video<br /><br />all in all, great phone. great quality. samsung makes some awesome phones.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=37467#review37467 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=37467#review37467 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:51:55 GMT <p><i>malibu3501 submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>phone is great it is like a blackberry only without all the extras &amp; internet is not required with this phone but you can have if you want..<br /><br />battery life is AMAZING compared to others<br />camera is okay:(<br />phone is user friendly &amp; i would recommend to anyone</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=37378#review37378 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=37378#review37378 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:25:50 GMT <p><i>marshmello submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Is it just me or does anybody else who had this phone had their phone constantly power cycle itself in the middle of a text message... ! please give me feedback.. i hope mine aint the only one that does.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=37278#review37278 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=37278#review37278 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:26:07 GMT <p><i>NYCgrlx33 submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I like this phone because it has a full qwerty keyboard. It has spaced out keys but if you have big fingers [just saying no offense] , it won't help to get this phone. I also like that you could get around the phone easily. I also like that it has very good battery life, basically if you charge your phone over-night, it'll last for maybe about 2 days. Things I don't like about this phone is that when its has low battery, the keys wont light up. Also, you can't receive videos or anything that takes up alot of memory online.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36923#review36923 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36923#review36923 Fri, 07 May 2010 00:19:42 GMT <p><i>gitana14 submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>the phone is OK. i got it because the finesse was discontinued and i couldn't afford the blackberry curve at the time. i had to get a new phone. my slvr was driving me insane and i need my phone for work and doctors calls. anyway, when I've had this phone for about 3 months. when i first got it, it was great. my calls didn't drop, the internet was faster than on my previous phone, i had more memory, everything was good. about a month ago i noticed that it started stalling. maybe this is a samsung thing because my best friends finesse does the same thing, but it randomly started shutting off. for NO reason. i figured it was because i download ringtones like crazy, but that wasn't it. i cant send ringtones either, and i can only download from 1 website, and if I'm on the internet it wont load. it tries 2 receive the info but it wont and its just a waste if time to me. the camera also drives me nuts. almost everytime i use it, after i take like 3 pictures, it says "camera error" and then i have to shut the phone off completely to use my camera again and its ridiculous. i want to take pictures of my son but the camera has an error. I'm not too crazy about this phone. i like the QWERTY keyborad,the camera is great when it works, speakers are great. and it works lol, but its just not for me. its a great texting/calling phone but thats it.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36768#review36768 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36768#review36768 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:21:50 GMT <p><i>sabinoh submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Great portable phone. It is slim and fits into any tight pocket and supports tons of features.<br /><br />Pro's<br />GPS Navigation Capable<br />Mobile IM and Email<br />Qwerty Keyboard<br />Great Speakers<br />Widgets !!!<br />Battery<br /><br /><br />Con's<br />Not video capable and wont play you tube vids<br /><br />Great phone for the right price. It price is awesome in case if you break it or lose it you won't miss the money too much and it does almost everything so dont pass this one up. If it had a video feature for this budget type of phone id have given it a 5.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36690#review36690 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36690#review36690 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:06:08 GMT <p><i>bassitup submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1</b> (out of 5)</p><p>i cant stand this phone. every time i try to use the camera i get an error message. the pc studio software can never find my phone. It turns itself off anytime it pleases. Always dropping calls even with full signal. I guess you cant expect much from Ghetto PCS</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36584#review36584 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36584#review36584 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:25:01 GMT <p><i>debann6599 submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I love the phone it reminds me of a blackberry. Without the blackberry charges. I would tell all my friends about this phone</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36566#review36566 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36566#review36566 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:39:53 GMT <p><i>z1fireman submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Pros:<br /><br />Battery Life<br />Large display screen<br />Qwerty keyboard<br />3.5mm Headphone jack<br />Camera quality<br /><br />Cons:<br /><br />The biggest con with this phone is that the keyboard light has an issue. Example: When you recieve a message in light time hours, you immediately have the option to reply. If this happens when its dark the keyboard does not light up until you end out of everything, unlock the keypad and go back into your messages.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36060#review36060 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36060#review36060 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:24:57 GMT <p><i>valleygirl92 submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1</b> (out of 5)</p><p>today I get my third of this same phone this phone is great when it works!I thought it was the best phone I ever had i had the samsung finesse and it was better then that! i was in class and the phone shut off and would only go to the metro logo so we went to the metro store and they sent for a new one they said that my phone was the only one I got the second phone 5 minutes of me getting it and it shut off just like the first one we go back and the metro person was lying because it was people in line to take the phone back! sad!!!!! so today I get my new one im on my THIRD but everything about it I love when it WORKS!!! is it so hard for them to bring out a phone that works?!? they need to stop putting these phones out so fast that's whats wrong!!! just stupid</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36018#review36018 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=36018#review36018 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:45:22 GMT <p><i>Mthury submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2</b> (out of 5)</p><p>First the things I do like. The qwerty keyboard, the phone book search (my old phone would only search by first letter, functions are easy to use. Dislikes/problems, ringer not loud enough. Pictures taken with the phone are hard to see and too small 1" x3/4" even though the display is 1 3/4" x 1 1/2". If you receive a text and hit reply the keyboard will not lite up unless you back all the way out then unlock the keypad (I have to keep it locked because of the holster I keep it in) only then will the keys light up. I changed the settings to keep the keypad lit but it drained the battery in less than a day. I use the scheduler a lot, when it goes off it asks view not / view later if you select now it won't show what appointment you have you have to unlock the phone then wait for it to go off again if you have it set to remind you more than once. Going in and viewing the scheduled item will not cancel the second notice you have to wait for it to come up again with the phone unlocked. Major pain in the butt. Last complaint is when texting it has no options for speeding up the texting such predictive spelling. You have to spell out every word bad for bad spellers such as myself. I am sure I will be getting something different long before my year contract is up. Wish I had known these things before I got the phone but I got the first one sold at the Alltel store when they started selling them.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=35819#review35819 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=35819#review35819 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:20:13 GMT <p><i>rene9109 submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I like this phone. It has a qwerty keyboard which is great for messaging. It also has internet and it has a pretty big screen to see pictures better.I love the portable memory, it has a great speakers and it can support standard headphones. The only thing I don't like it that it does not support videos or animated .gif images with more than (51k).</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=35733#review35733 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=2222&r=35733#review35733 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:27:27 GMT <p><i>hdtravel submitted this review of the Samsung Freeform / Link R350 / R351 / R355:</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Nice looking phone for those that send messages as well as talk.<br /><br />Good, solid feature set. Nice Samsung quality.<br /><br />Nice burgundy red color ( better then boring black ! )<br /><br />I do recommend it.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2222