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| Brand: Samsung
Category: Wireless
List Price: $179.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 260
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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 Not the best by any means, but great for the price June 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got the Blast today and have few complaints thus far. Call quality is fine, features are fairly intuitive, and I like the SureType keypad - I'm already texting much faster than on my old phone, and I've only been using it for a few hours. Logging into Gmail was a snap, and it's wonderful to be able to check my email without paying for a data plan (reading emails is the cost of sending a text, but checking and deleting is free). There are a few cons - the keypad is small and rather flat, which is fine for me as my hands are quite small, but may be problematic for people with larger thumbs. Also, you have to go into a sub-menu to access a comma! (We get an asterix but not a comma?) This is an inexcusably stupid mistake on the part of the designers. Frustrating.
The selection of built-in ringtones is not the best, and there is limited customization for sound in general. I have a feeling I'll be turning them all off soon.
Otherwise, I really like the phone. It's not going to revolutionize your life, it's far from being an iPhone, but if your main concerns are simply making calls, texting, and checking email, and you don't mind the learning curve of the SureType keypad, this is a fine phone. This phone also seems to want to do a lot of things and not all of them well - the camera isn't great, and the mp3 player is very poorly thought out. For the current price, though, (free with activation or contract extension) I'm quite satisfied.
 Great phone. Would do it all over again. June 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well, I've had the Blast for a little over a week now and am thoroughly enjoying it. I was hesitant at first because I went from a LG 9200 with full QWERTY keyboard to the Smart Type with two letters per key. It took a couple of days, but I am used to it now and am quite fast when texting.
I have not had a problem with the integrated email system. I have [...] and have had absolutely no trouble logging in or retrieving emails. I like that the emails are downloaded like text messages so internet access is not required. This is a great feature.
I don't have the My Favs plan so I can't give a review on that feature.
The camera is quite good and video quality is decent for a camera phone. I have had fun using it for blogging. I like the fact that the camera is hidden until you slide the phone up.
The music player is not a top priority for me as I didn't get this phone to use as a MP3 player, but it too is decent. Not fantastic, but sounds well enough.
I love the slim design. The black and red make it a sharp looking phone. It feels quite comfortable in my hand and when making calls. There is a little give when you slide the phone out, but it is pretty sturdy. I like the option that you can slide the phone back into position and not cut off a call or end an application.
Improvements I would like to see in a future model. A better thumb grip to slide the phone up with one hand. Better ringtones and a quick key to turn it to silent would be nice. It would also be nice to be able to resize wallpaper to fill the display. A flash for the camera would be good. Being able to turn off the option to automatically save sent text would be helpful too. An included USB cable to sync with a computer would be a great add on. Most of my improvements are minor. I really haven't found anything major to complain about.
Overall, I love this phone. It is easy to use and has a lot of wonderful features.
 Ok June 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
the idea of the phone is good, but definitely not for me!
i do love texting but i'm used to the standard keypad, not the qwerty keypad. i thought texting will be easier this way, but since it is an awkward qwerty keypad (like two letters per number or one letter per number on a key) it just didn't work with me and i started to text twice as slow. i also didn't like how 'wide' the phone was. the widest phone i had was a razor and i thought that was wide enough, so it felt a bit awkward in my hands. mostly because of the qwerty keypad i couldn't handle to be with this phone for two years, so i gave it back for a samsung katalyst instead. now i'm happy i made the switch!
it is a great phone for simple users with simple needs, but try texting on the phone at the store and see how you like it and then decide to buy it.
 3 1/2 Stars May 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been using this phone for a little over a month and overall it's a pretty good phone. On regular phones I HATE predictive text because it never predicts correctly but with the hybid qwerty style its generally spot on and even remembers words and abbreviations that you have used previously. I have Comcast email and it works great with this phone, set up was as simple as entering my email address and password. I downloaded ringtone ripper and make my own ringtones. If you download it, don't chose the opt to send to phone as it will charge you on your bill, just chose create and it will create a file to save them to. I ordered an USB cord for like [...] and downloaded the PC Suite from Samsung[...] for free and it's a breeze to load the ringtones and other music. I was able to use the memory card that came with my Razr in this phone, after reformatting it, which erased all prior info but that was no biggie. My only major complaint is the battery life. After about 20-25 text messages I'm down to one bar. I've experenced some echoing, and few spots of low signal where I had no problems with the Razr. Overall rating is B+
Very pleased with this phone. May 17, 2008
1 out of 1 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.
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