Cell Phones : Samsung SGH-T509

Very cool phone loaded with a bunch of good extras. The camera is awesome,the camera has a night mode feature that takes nice looking pics at night (when outdoors), has lots of memory for your pictures, games, ringtones, etc.
I definitely recommend this phone! Hide Full Review

The t509 was my second phone by samsung. The first was the e715, which I really loved, but it was getting old and the screen was getting hard to see...plus I wanted a phone with a camcorder.

So I got the t509. I really like how thin the phone is. I thought the buttons might be too small, but they havent been a problem, except for the clear button. It is smaller than the others and sometimes my fingers slip.

I really like the camera and all the options (except no flash! my e715 had a great flash). There are lots of ways to play with the pics...add borders or emoticons, etc. The camcorder is neat.

I am a textaholic, and this phone is the best for that! The instant messaging on this phone is great. It is a lot easier to navigate than other phones I have used.

One of the only problems i have had with this phone is that several times people have had trouble hearing me. It could be that the phone is so small that you have to hold it just the right way. I move the phone around a little or put earpiece in and that solves it.

Bottom line...I love this phone! So many people have seen me use it and made a comment about how cool it looks! Hide Full Review

I like this phone. For texting, it's ok, but I'd rather get a SK3...although I just finished reading the reviews and might look to something else.



The only real problem I have with this phone is the songs I download. I can't use them as ringtones. My sister and nephew have a Razr (TMobile too) and I Bluetoothed my songs to her, she can use them! UGH!! I can only use mine for the alarm...what's up with that?? If anyone know's how to "unlock" the songs I download....PUHLEASE let me know!

Then the speaker phone....why is the speaker in the back?? It would work better at the ear. I sometimes can't hear the ringing when someone calls...depending on the ring tone, I can't hear it.



I too have had my phone ring and ring and I couldn't answer it until I took the battery out...never thought to call TMobile, just something I've dealt with, maybe I should.



I've had this phone for about a year, I think, it's been pretty good to me...especially after the first day I got it, it was immersed in soda!! Hide Full Review

All in all this is the best camera I've had in a while. Prior to this I had a Motorola V something and it sucked, the flip models do not last long at all!

The screen on this little baby is larger, nice graphics, and the pictures come out much richer than most camera phones. And you only need to charge the battery for about an 1 hour to get full battery life.

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I am the type of person who always gets the free model cell phone. This time I got the phone I liked best.

I love the way it looks, the accessories also look good. It works and the directory structure of the commands is learnable.

However there is no way to change what the phone's buttons do. There are volume buttons on the side, which when touched just shout out at you what that volume setting sounds like, every time. Also, there is a button that is exclusively dedicated to internet access. I have T-Mobile, and it says 't-zones'. Sometimes I'll pull my phone out, and it is like on some internet thing, which I don't want.

Also, you have to pay to get your pictures and video off the phone, for internet and for some service. I don't want to do this, at all, so I just can't use my pictures. Why can't I just get a USB converter for my memory card, or for the plug?

Also, the speaker volume is a little low during some calls, even when I position it right exactly toward my inner ear. It is never loud. Speaker Phone is quiet.

Changing the phone's volume / mute settings is a chore. I have vibrating alarm and one sound alarm, I want another sound one, but I can't even see the difference between the two, anywhere. I don't know how it gets sound, because I have it turned off everywhere, as far as I know. But when I try to turn sound on, the alarm still vibrates.

Well, I still use it, because I like it. I do hope it gets improved though, if it did I could recommend it to others. I get a compliment from almost every other young person who ever sees it, they want to heft it etc, and I have to tell them the buttons are all fixed programming. Please ... Hide Full Review