Shopping CartSamsung t659 Phone
date : August 23rd, 2010Samsung
Review : 4 Reviews
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- 3G-enabled slider phone with access to instant messaging and e-mail services, text/picture/video messaging
- Compatible with T-Mobile’s 3G network; GPS-enabled with optional TeleNav service
- 2.0-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth stereo music streaming, microSD expansion to 16 GB, organizer with calendar and notepad
- Up to 5.0 hours of talk time, up to 300 hours (12.5 days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: handset, battery, charger, wired hands-free headset, quick reference guide, user guide
Amazon.com Product Description
Stay in touch with all your contacts and keep your busy life organized with the Samsung T659 for T-Mobile, an affordable, slim slider phone that runs on T-Mobile’s expanding high-speed 3G network, offering fast data delivery and an enhanced Web-browsing experience that lets you connect quickly to social networking sites. Additionally, it includes Assisted GPS location capabilities and it comes with a 14-day trial of the TeleNav navigation service, which provides real-time location on maps, turn-by-turn driving directions, and more (monthly subscription required after trial expires).
Slide out a bold statement with the elegant form and sophisticated features of the Samsung t659. The T659 includes multiple messaging options–including personal e-mail, instant messaging via popular services and text/picture messaging–and it provides hands-free communication capabilities via an integrated speakerphone and Bluetooth connectivity. O… More >>
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I’ve had this phone for over a month now, and really like it. Overall, the phone looks and feels really nice. All the keys have good tactile feedback (they’re clicky), and texting on the flat numeric keypad is surprisingly easy. The slider mechanism is solid, and moves smoothly. The chrome paint on the front of the phone phone appears to be pretty durable, maybe more so than the brownish-grey paint on the back of the phone. The screen is bright and sharp. However, the image quality of the LCD display changes a lot with your viewing angle — the image seems to “shimmer”. This makes viewing pictures a little difficult. When the phone is in camera mode, and the screen is viewed on its side (landscape mode), the picture seems better.
I found the listening volume on the phone to be plenty loud, whether or not the speakerphone was on. I had no trouble pairing a Plantronics-brand Bluetooth headset with this phone. The phone also comes with a pair of wired earbuds with an integrated microphone.
The software menus are easy enough to use, but sometimes functions are grouped in strange ways. Small example: why is the RSS Reader in the Organizer section, with the Alarm Clock and Tip Calculator? Don’t know.
I didn’t try the Telenav GPS navigation out, because of the extra monthly cost.
I did, however, subscribe to T-Mobile’s “primarily a phone” data plan (which costs less than their smart phone data plan), in order to make full use of the phone’s web browser. The browser works well for checking out mobile versions of websites at 3G speeds. I watched a movie preview video – pretty cool. I use Yahoo! and Google’s mobile pages with no troubles. *Some* desktop browser web pages are viewable, but require lots of scrolling around to read. However, don’t count on these full-size web pages loading; more often then not, the browser will display a “page too large” message and give up.
It’s not a smart phone — it’s a well-made, standard cell phone with nice exterior finishes and a responsive user-interface.
Rating: 4 / 5
I’ve had this phone for over a month now, and really like it. Overall, the phone looks and feels really nice. All the keys have good tactile feedback (they’re clicky), and texting on the flat numeric keypad is surprisingly easy. The slider mechanism is solid, and moves smoothly. The chrome paint on the front of the phone phone appears to be pretty durable, maybe more so than the brownish-grey paint on the back of the phone. The screen is bright and sharp. However, the image quality of the LCD display changes a lot with your viewing angle — the image seems to “shimmer”. This makes viewing pictures a little difficult. When the phone is in camera mode, and the screen is viewed on its side (landscape mode), the picture seems better.
I found the listening volume on the phone to be plenty loud, whether or not the speakerphone was on. I had no trouble pairing a Plantronics-brand Bluetooth headset with this phone. The phone also comes with a pair of wired earbuds with an integrated microphone.
The software menus are easy enough to use, but sometimes functions are grouped in strange ways. Small example: why is the RSS Reader in the Organizer section, with the Alarm Clock and Tip Calculator? Don’t know.
I didn’t try the Telenav GPS navigation out, because of the extra monthly cost.
I did, however, subscribe to T-Mobile’s “primarily a phone” data plan (which costs less than their smart phone data plan), in order to make full use of the phone’s web browser. The browser works well for checking out mobile versions of websites at 3G speeds. I watched a movie preview video – pretty cool. I use Yahoo! and Google’s mobile pages with no troubles. *Some* desktop browser web pages are viewable, but require lots of scrolling around to read. However, don’t count on these full-size web pages loading; more often then not, the browser will display a “page too large” message and give up.
It’s not a smart phone — it’s a well-made, standard cell phone with nice exterior finishes and a responsive user-interface.
Rating: 4 / 5
My last phone bit the dust when the wife ran it through the wash cycle so I needed another one. Being a t-mobile customer, this one looked interesting so I ordered it. Glad I did, it’s a *great* little phone. As someone else pointed out, it’s not technically a smart phone but it sure feels like one. The UI is quicker than any other I’ve used before and it’s just really easy to use. I’d recommend this to anyone looking for a solid, non “smart phone”. Really can’t stress how fluid and easy to use the interface is, it’s just snappy and a joy to use.
Rating: 5 / 5
My last phone bit the dust when the wife ran it through the wash cycle so I needed another one. Being a t-mobile customer, this one looked interesting so I ordered it. Glad I did, it’s a *great* little phone. As someone else pointed out, it’s not technically a smart phone but it sure feels like one. The UI is quicker than any other I’ve used before and it’s just really easy to use. I’d recommend this to anyone looking for a solid, non “smart phone”. Really can’t stress how fluid and easy to use the interface is, it’s just snappy and a joy to use.
Rating: 5 / 5