Samsung SCH-i730

Well, I've had the chance to play with this for about 24 hours....here's my initial thoughts:

First the good...

*I love the size/form factor. I was expecting a much, much bigger device...but in reality it's only a tiny bit longer than my Kyo 7135 closed up. Very nice!

*The slider mechanism is VERY smooth. Can slide it open and shut with one hand very easily.

*As a PDA (as other have said)...it's excellent.

*Basic phone functions are good. sound quality (in and out) is very good.

*I still need to play with more of the advanced phone functions...and I've yet to start adding contacts, etc yet.
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The Bad...

*As someone else said....the placement of the Voice memo button is STUPID STUPID ...
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im looking for the (mah) on the extended battery.
example standard battery is 1000 mah
thanks terry

I was wondering if anyone knows of a site that is dedicated to the i730 or one that has hacks to enable featues that are turned of by software. Please let me know.

anyone know the advantages of the new 5.0 OS? Will the 730 support it? -The download is available on microsofts website...

Also, anyone know any good software sites (comparible to all the palm-based sites) looking for games and stuff to do when I should be working!

Hey everyone I have a i730 on order and am expecting to receive it on july 5th, right now I have a 6600 and I'm not too thrilled with the 6600's size as well as its poor rf performance at least here in chicago. I've heard the i730 has much better rf as well as it is smaller than the 6600, my question is my 6600 maintains a constant connection allowing any e-mails that I get to be pushed through to my 6600 fairly quickly, does the i730 work the same way? In that it maintains a constant connection? thanks everyone in advance for any help on this matter!

ok i am greedy. I want streaming music from the web. I am a sirus subscriber and am entitled to their streaming service. Unfortunately it seems to not be able to load the channel list. Any ideas or know of what works?

How are you suppose to use the cradle that comes with the i730? Has anyone else found it difficult to insert the phone in the cradle?

i know sammy has infrared links..and so does treo 650.

i might be ignorent for asking this question.

but can u then beam softwares from sammy to treo 650 and vice versa

😁 I got it. I picked it up from the fedex depot and got it actived and all. It is amazing I love it.

If it is possible to just have the phone always sync email, calendar and contacts (and more) with my Exchange Server 2003 mailbox through a wireless service provider (not inside the office bluetooth or wifi, but through the phone's data provider service), how is it done?

Does anyone have something happily working along this line of thought?

Yeah....just ordered this badboy. Can't wait until it gets here...hopefully by the end of the week.

I'm a noob when it comes to Bluetooth...so could anyone give me a good recommendation on a decent BT headset? I see some on ebay in the $60 range. Is there any compatibility issues I should be aware of?

I called the 800 Customer Service number to check status on my internet order, since I kept getting the same lame "Order received, check back tomorrow" message online.

I got transferred to the internet sales group after holding a few minutes. Now I don't know if this was BS or not...but the lady told me my order I placed online was on hold, because "With the I730 you have to select a data plan...pay as you go or unlimited. Which would you like" So since I was going to add the unlimited for $44.95 anyway...I told her to give me the unlimited. She then knocked another $100 off for selecting the data plan, and promised me overnight shipping for $399.

Yeah! Hopefully this bad boy will be in my hands tomorrow!

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I got this sucka last Wednesday (June 22) and this phone kicks a lot of butt.

It is definitely a PDA-first devise, meaning only that the PDA functions are nearly flawless, while the phone functions take some getting use to.

True there are a few phone features that aren't perfect, like not being able to assign a specific ring to a specific number, but this is a phone for on the go execs, not high schoolers who want Usher's "Yeah" to play when their buddies call. You can download virtually any MP3 file (from your PC to your phone, or directly to your phone), so your ringtone possibilities are endless.

Not having an easy vibrate on/off button is also not a huge deal, just select the "vibrate, then ring" option on the phone. Th...
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Looking for a way to play my wav file attachment emails?
thanks

Those of you that ordered your phone through the internet...How did Verizon ship your phone? Was it UPS, FED EX or US Mail? I had it shipped to my business which closes early tomorrow and I was wondering if I was going to miss the shipment.

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I had my i730 unit for over a week now. I have to say I am very disappointed with the Phone portion of the unit. It is difficult to make 3 way calls the actually speaker phone portion is way to low and this at its highest setting. Ringtones are not available on a per number basis, meaning you can only set one tone for the phone. actually putting a call on hold in not easy it can be done but its a handful, The voice dialing is pitiful, I tried to compete the dialing either automatically or by teaching it and both times I had problems.
dialing from the keypad is great but if you plan on using this without a headset you will continuously push buttons with the side of your face.
The actually PDA portion is great and I had no problems ...
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Hi, got my i730 today, it's really a cool little device. I had a Treo 600 previously.

The bluetooth functionality is great, it paired right up with my Range Rover and works well.

I'm located towards the middle of the North shore of Long Island and from what Verizon shows there isn't any EVDO coverage however my data icon keeps cycling through 1x, 1x/EV & EV is this normal or is it picking up a hopefully soon to be live network?

Thanks and everyone enjoy their phones!

Will I be able to be at work and listen to music threw my Bluetooth ear piece without anyone knowing I am listening to music in my ear?

Hi-

I have never owned a PPC/phone unit and am wondering if anyone knows about installing programs for the PPC on a device like this. I use a lot of programs from Handango and other software stores on my PPC--games, databases, and other programs made for Pocket PCs. Do most of these programs work with a PPC/phone unit? Are their lists of programs that I can't use with this unit anywhere?

I just assumed that if it was running Mobile 2003, it would support all programs, but some have posted about problems. I'm coming from an iPAQ 5500 where all programs worked practically flawlessly.

Any good suggestions would be appreciated.

Anyone know how to link up the device with Blackberry email like it says? There is nothing in the manual about this.

Thanks...