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| Samsung Blast Phone (T-Mobile) | 
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| Brand: Samsung
Category: Wireless
List Price: $179.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 1223
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: Blast
UPC: 610214614476
ASIN: B000UOFVDW
Release Date: August 5, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Very pleased with this phone. May 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Most reviews that gave a lower rating than this phone deserves is probably due to the fact that they didn't learn how to use the phone properly (yet). For example, to the lady that doesn't know how to switch off SureType - hit the right soft key. For the other guy that doesn't know where the apostrophe is, you don't even need to go to the symbols page, just hit ALT + L.
Personally, I love this phone. Of course, I *am* a tech-savvy seventeen year old girl with small hands and can type a mile a minute, so obviously this phone doesn't cater to all needs. But if you can appreciate...
- A slim, light (fashionably black&red) design
- An okay camera (what more can you expect from a phone?)
- A semi-QWERTY keyboard that doesn't take long to get used to
- IM and e-mail, for which you don't need a data plan to use
- myFaves capability and okay service (but T-mobile has been known to suck)
- Clear sound and speakerphone
- Great organizational functions
- Alright music player
...then this phone is for you.
Of course, not everything can be perfect. It doesn't come with a data cable OR a microSD card OR stereo earphones - which is why this only got 4 stars - so I had to get my own. Some microSD cards have been know to have compatibility problems, but if you do your research before you get one, you're good to go.
 Some getting used to April 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just got my new samsung blast two days ago, and I love it! the only problem I seem to have with the phone is that I wanted to use songs that I have on my memory card for ring tones. Well the problem is that you have to move all songs to the phone and I could only move one and then the memory on the phone is full. I at least have one cool ring tone. If you decide to purchase the samsung blast don't be fooled that you can use songs on your memory card for ring tones (even though it gives an option). I called my provider and they said you have to buy an expansion pack for around $30 (1 GB) and then you will be successful. Other then that I love it. O, and getting used to the qwerty keys is interesting but I had it down in a few minutes. Also another thing to get used to is the instant type when texting. I like it but it is a new program that I will just have to get used to. Great phone for music, my mp3s sound crisp and clear. And do you want to hear something interesting? I live in a dead zone and was thinking about buying a Nokia because they seem to get better service. Well, I get better service with my samsung than my friend does with her nokia! I'm glade I made the right choice. O and I should add that I am new to t-mobile and so far love it! I was a 4 year alltel customer and am happy already that I have moved to t-mobile. One great perk, I am saving 20 some dollars a month with a better plan.
Memory Card issue April 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The phone is great, esp with the expandable microsd slot you can have tons of music to play which also provides a way (free of charge, compared to those you have to use wireless service to transfer data between your phone and online account) for you to transfer pictures/videos you've taken with the phone to you computers or wherever you like it.
Had it not been so picky on memory cards, I would've had given it 5 stars. I bought a Kingston 2GB microSD card from buy.com and inserted it into the phone: it didn't work. the phone didn't recognize the content though it knew it's card or sort. Then I googled all comments on the card issue with Blast and some said his/her Lexar card worked just fine. OK, yesterday I went to buy one at a local store. Voila! It just worked like charm. Unfortunately, I don't have a full list of compatible cards/brands, but let me spread this out: Lexar 1GB microSD does work with Samsung Blast. Of course, Lexar makes no cheap memory cards. The one I bought costed me $20 for 1GB. But it's all worth it:)
 Good Phone, poor email service April 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If a product advertises a specific selling point, it should definitely deliver on that. The Samsung Blast advertises that you can check your email for free, but 3/4 of the time, you receive an error message and can't open up the email you have in your inbox. Quite disappointing.
The phone itself is nice. The keys are small and not easy to get to, and I have small hands and fingers. But, the layout is nice, and it doesn't take long to get used to the QWERTY keyboard. In fact, it kind of makes texting easier. Despite the review below that says you can't turn predictive text off, you can, quite easily.
When you're on the phone, you can't hear yourself talk. Some people prefer this, some don't. I don't mind either way, but fyi...
There is no release button, so it's not easy to open it as a slider with just your thumb. There's no button or raised plastic to find. You either have to push on the display, and leave a thumbprint, or push just in-between the two parts, or use both hands. A release button would've been nice.
The ringtones are limited, but ok. The wallpapers and display are nice. The appearance is nice. The battery seems to last a long time, longer than my last phone's.
The phone is nice, and I'm happy with it as a phone, and for texting and picture messaging. I like the camera too. But, I can't trust it to check email, and that stinks. That's not why I bought the phone, but I thought it would be a neat feature. Instead, it's simply annoying.
Quite Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice! April 1, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm a text junkie but I don't exactly need a blackberry (might upgrade to one in the future) and the Sidekick doesn't have all the features I want. Here's the solution: The Samsung Blast! Since I was used to texting on a traditional phone keypad, the Blasts QWERTY keyboard took me a couple of days to get used to. After that initial adjustment period, it was a wrap! People are always commenting on how fast I'm texting now. Love the T9 predictive text!!! When I type a word/name that's not in the predictive text dictionary, it's very simple to manually insert it (right soft key until you see the "A" to disable the T9). Once you do that, it's in the phone's dictionary. I would like to know how to delete words that have been erroneously entered into the dictionary. If anyone knows how to do this, please lemme know. TIA. Instead of pressing the right soft key 3-4 times to get to the symbols (e.g. commas, asterisks, "@", parenthesis, etc.), just press and hold the "sym zx" key on the left side of the phone's keypad. I think it's totally lame that you have to go to the symbols menu to get a comma when they provide easy access to the exclamation point, question mark, asterisk and apostrophy. What were they thinking!? Personally, I'd swap the *, ?, or ! for the , any day.
I haven't stored any music on it yet, but might like to at some point in the future.
I love that I can easily access my Yahoo mail and messenger (provided the server's not too busy or there's no other technical difficulty). To get to my Hotmail account, I have to go to the my bookmarks where I have MSN mobile saved.
As far as phone calls, in the beginning it as very annoying as oftentimes the party I was talking to would ask me to repeat myself. Doesn't happen so much now. The speakerphone is WEAK! My previous phone was the Samsung T809. I Loved that phone to death, but had to replace it due to damage beyond repair. Anywho, the T809 had actual speakers hence a speakerphone that could fill the whole first floor of my house. The speaker on the Blast is just a little slit at the top of the phone.
Unfortunately, this phone doesn't have much in the way of memory, so I've inserted a 2gb memory card. I just wish there was a way for photos, texts, etc. to automatically go to the memory card. Until I find a way to do that, I'll just continue to do it manually.
The 2mp camera takes decent photos IF you have a steady hand. I'm crazy about cameras frames and other editing options. You can also record/playback video.
I never was crazy about the look of the phone; still ain't. The front cover looks like cheap plastic to me as opposed to my old T809 which had a fierce, Darth Vader thing goin' on. The T809 is what kick-started my slider addiction. Anywho, once I focus on the features I can get past the phone's appearance. The back of the phone looks cool though with it's metallic red. I'd actually tried out the Motorola RIZR Z3 before getting this phone. I Love the look and feel of the RIZR Z3 as well as the camera that could be used sans sliding the phone open first and the Z3's "flash." But none of that could compare the the Blast's features and numbered menus! Instead of scrolling to my desired option, just hit the corresponding number. I don't think I can ever go back to Motorola...until/unless they get with the numbered menus, then maybe... Time will tell. The battery life is good. I usually turn it off and charge it for an hour or two in the morning and it's good until the following morning and that's with my constant T-Zoning and game playing! Would I recommend this phone? Hell's yeah! Especially if you like to text and instant message.
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