Pros: Tiny, extremely lightweight, feature-packed
Cons: Not many different ring tones, all the features could be confusing for a first-time user

I bought a Samsung 8500 Sprint PCS phone last weekend from a Sprint store in Atlanta, GA. Beforehand, while I was debating which phone and which cellular service to purchase, I asked both my father and my uncle, who was in town for the weekend, about...

Pros: Voice recognition, hardware, "PIM" features
Cons: minibrowser

As wireless technology continues to grow by leaps and bounds consumers are continually introduced to new cell-phones that are sleeker, more powerful, and utilize the latest in chip technology. Well, enter Samsung and their latest contribution to the...

Pros: portability, ease of use, voice dial
Cons: looks, ring- tones

I have been living on and off in Florida for some time now and have noticed that many people here have cell phones. At first I thought it was some kind of status thing and that they were really not all that important as far as daily usage is concerned....

Pros: Slick, Lightweight, Elephants Are Attracted To It
Cons: Has No Velcro

In Marvien with an E's absence from Epinions he wondered upon a new job, one with neon lights and fancy slogans. The world of cell phones and hookers, ok not so many hookers but enough to get by . Yep, good ole Marvien is spreading friendly brain...

Pros: size, good reception
Cons: size, voice dial is not what I had hoped.

Summary: Good phone, rugged, good reception, voice dial feature is not really good unless you are in a quiet environment. PIM is to hard to use. Receives both digital and analog. Currently very popular and hard to find. A very good choice [Last updated...

Pros: Great features
Cons: Size can be a little too small sometimes

It reminds me a tri-corder. Those of you who watch Star Trek know what I mean. My husband does and therefore I know. This phone is totally awesome. Recently, I had an emergency in an area where I wasn't in range on my single band Qualcomm 1920 and...

Pros: compact size, strong battery life
Cons: price vs bundled accessories

If you don't read the rest of the review, read this...My first impression of the phone was WOW!!! I've used a few cell phones in my day, I started out with the good 'ol Motorola PT550, moved up to the ultra-chic MicroTac Elite and then graduated with the...

Pros: Convenient size, VERY easy to use, wireless web
Cons: Sprint service snafus

Type of Cell Phone User I Am
- I'm on a 500 minutes a month plan.
- I use my phone primarily for social, rather than business reasons.
- The Samsung SCH-8500 is my first cell phone.
- I did TONS of research before buying this...

Pros: Lightweight, small size, solid build, ease of use.
Cons: Potential for antenna problems.

Korea’s Samsung has produced in the SCH-8500 a no-frills mobile phone unit with straight forward functionality and relative ease of use. Things which are a plus for business-minded mobile phone consumers.

Although mobile phone technology...

Pros: Durable; withstands "wear and tear." Lets you go online!!
Cons: I want spiffy ringtones. :-(

Well, actually it's my pet. My computer is my baby.

I got my Sprint PCS Samsung SCH-8500 at Circuit City on a whim. I'd never had a cell phone before, and I decided I needed one right at that moment.

I took it home and...

Pros: Durable construction means I won't be breaking this one
Cons: So many features that it's a bit confusing

I didn't want to do it. I had resisted for the longest time; committing to a cell phone was more relationship with electronics than I wanted to have in my life. I was happy, I was free, I was unreachable when I wanted to be unreachable.

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Pros: Small, light, solid construction
Cons: Ugly, Sprint service, annoying rings

I interned for the Samsung Telecom department when I was in college for one summer in Korea, so I know that Samsung makes great phones. However, I was always partial to Nokia and Motorola when it came to my own personal use.

I cancelled my...

Pros: Small, Easy to use, Great Clarity
Cons: No data sync

It is funny really. People see me talking on this phone and immediately assume that I am talking on a Startac. Oh contraire! The 8500 is Samsung’s answer to the Startac. Flip phones are getting more and more popular because of their small size and...

Pros: Size, voice dialing capability, accessories
Cons: Overheating, frequently dropped calls, battery life, lack of good airtime log.

The Samsung SCH-8500 arguably has one of the better form factors for personal cell phone use on-the-go. It's closed face design is good for those 'not-so-graceful' moments we may all have when the phone happens to inadvertantly jump out of our...

Pros: Sprint Holster -good for carrying phone, Jabra earpiece w/ wire microphone -good
Cons: Body Glove cell case doesn't clip onto belt very well, Jabra plastic earpieces get lost easily

Since I've had my Samsung 8500 cell phone (almost 9 months now), I have researched, purchased and now found the best accessories for it: the Sprint holster and the Jabra earpiece with bendable wire microphone.


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