My new cell phone - the samsung stripe t329

[yoda313]

Yep just bought it tonight.

I use the TMOBILE to go prepaid phone service. I only really use it for emergency calls so I don't need anything truly fancy. However my old phone was starting to show its age. It was a two to three year old nokia. It was pretty basic. And the screen had a slight crack so lots of dust and junk got in it. Still worked ok but the voice quality was so-so.

Well after debating over it for a couple of months I finally bought a new phone:



http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=mobilephones&type=mobilephones...TMB&fullspec=F

It works very well so far. All of my info transferred over on the sim card so i didn't have to retype anything and my password stayed the same too

Oh and its a camera phone too! It's only vga 640x480 (I think that's the res). But It's nice to have. I think its like .25 to email each picture for printing. Not too bad. I think also you can take like up to ten or fifteen I think the sales person said. I don't plan on taking a ton of pictures but now I'll have the spur of the moment ability to do so. I almost always have my cell phone on my just in case. I never lug around the four year old sony 2.1mp digicam that I have unless I'm planning on taking pictures.

Oh and this thing is at least half as heavy as the other cell phone. Very nice.

One more thing - it's BLUETOOTH enabled. Should I ever dive into that area I can do it now. Plus it has a speakerphone option and you can record 1min voice clips.

All in all it was a pretty good deal. It was just over a 100.00. I paid sticker price after the instant rebate. I didn't get it for free or anything like that because I wanted to stay on my prepaid to go plan.

Like I said I think this phone will work out well. Plus it has the tzones website feature. The free sites include cnn, abc news and espn. I read espn while I eat lunch at work so that is great it is still there

[yoda313]

that's a snapshot of a test from my camera phone. Apparently its half vga at 300xsomething. Still not too bad. No flash that I can tell though so it's limited to a daytime phone or indoor lighting. But it still looks pretty good. It has 4x digital zoom. Though I know digital zoom introduces a lot of pixelation so that probably is not a good thing at all.

[richardhurtz]

WHO THE **** CARES???????????????????????

WHY WOULD SOMEONE BRAG ABOUT A ******* PRE-PAID CELL PHONE, MAYBE CUASE YOU HAVE NO GOOD CREDIT????????

You are in breach of the forum rules and are being issued with a formal warning.
/ Moderator redwudz

[Dv8ted2]

WHO THE **** CARES???????????????????????

WHY WOULD SOMEONE BRAG ABOUT A ******* PRE-PAID CELL PHONE, MAYBE CUASE YOU HAVE NO GOOD CREDIT????????

I have the phone as well dude.

Relax and live life. It is too short to be angry all the time. :P

[Supreme2k]

Uh-oh! yoda's first stalker (someone who signed up just to bitch at him).

What force power did you use to lure this guy, yaddo?



The thing about the pictures is that you can pick up a cheap ($5-$8) USB bluetooth dongle for your pc and download the pics that way. I used to buy cables every time we switched phones, but since I now make sure they're all bluetooth, cables no mas.

[makntraks]

WHO THE **** CARES???????????????????????

WHY WOULD SOMEONE BRAG ABOUT A ******* PRE-PAID CELL PHONE, MAYBE CUASE YOU HAVE NO GOOD CREDIT????????

You are in breach of the forum rules and are being issued with a formal warning.
/ Moderator redwudz

Egads!!! Shades of time past!!!!! Ahhhh.... those WERE the days

Holla...
makntraks

[richardhurtz]

YES, THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!!!

But still, why would one make a post to brag about a POS Pre Pay Cell Phone!!! He is like a little child with a new toy and can't get Star Wars out of his head.

Maybe he should concentrate on less Star Wars and re-building credit so he can get a REAL phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who cares about the damn picture quality and if or what camera he will be walking around with????

[gadgetguy]

Some of us have prepaid for reasons that have nothing to do with our credit rating. Some of us regard the other people that frequent OT as friends and like to occasionally share happenings in our lives. Some of us have the decency to just not bother posting if we think the thread is boring or stupid. And I for one don't appreciate someone who registers simply for the purpose of slamming a longtime member and Poll mod for something that is neither inflammitory nor detrimental to anyone.

[Conquest10]

Some of us have prepaid for reasons that have nothing to do with our credit rating.

Exactly. Prepaid is a great way to test out a network before you commit to a contract.

I currently am in a contract but maintain a prepaid phone as well. I use it for when I don't want people to have my real number.

[Dv8ted2]

Some of us have prepaid for reasons that have nothing to do with our credit rating.

Exactly. Prepaid is a great way to test out a network before you commit to a contract.

I currently am in a contract but maintain a prepaid phone as well. I use it for when I don't want people to have my real number.

I have ok credit but choose prepaid because I choose Not to be tied down to a contract.

[Heywould3]

The person that flamed yoda is is a very sad person. this person didnt just sign up to flame him. this person is a regular or simi regular of OT and made a new nic to post that crap and not be recognized. if it were a newby he wouldnt have even been able to see yodas post because you need to have a reg nic to even read OT. i had a person do the same to me here i took it pm but dropped it quick. who ever this person is or people are need to get a life and stay out of OT or forums in general. if you dont like something then for god sake dont post and ignore all other postings from the person you hate so much.

Did your mommy not say i love you enough as a kid and did you get to few hugs from daddy?

[SquirrelDip]

And in conclusion, a simple note to richardhurtz:

Don't **** with yoda313.

[Heywould3]

oh and to be on topic lol.. i dont hava a home phone. im solely cell. ive had the same carrier since 92 even though they changed names a few times. but my plan now is so good that land lines cant even come close as far as cost goes. unlimited nights weekends holidays 2000 day time unlimited txt web voice long distance.. all for under 60 bux. i have daugher on my plan with same plan but only 400 daytime min and hers is 29 bux. its not an advertised plan, as i said ive been with them for ever.

cool phone yoda. i got the LG VG8100 i think. great phone but i dont use half the features like the mp3 player and cam voice memo etc. i get a new free phone every two years so this is what i picked.

[richardhurtz]

And in conclusion, a simple note to richardhurtz:

Don't **** with yoda313.

oooohhhh, i am shivering, YADOO 313 is gonna get me

[yoda313]

I use prepaid because I use it only as an emergency phone. Why should I pay 40.00 a month for a phone I only use a fraction of the time? I wanted a new phone becuase the other one had a slight crack in it and was pretty large. This is half the weight and size and has a camera in it.

[SquirrelDip]

And in conclusion, a simple note to richardhurtz:

Don't **** with yoda313.

oooohhhh, i am shivering, YADOO 313 is gonna get me

If you talk dirty you may be in luck - don't think he swings that way tho...

[makntraks]

I use prepaid because I use it only as an emergency phone. Why should I pay 40.00 a month for a phone I only use a fraction of the time? I wanted a new phone becuase the other one had a slight crack in it and was pretty large.

Large as in like this 8) No camera though.....



j/k
makntraks

[yoda313]

no wasn't that large

[MeDiCo_BrUjO]

That's a nice phone Yoda! and the pic looks good. Congrats.

And Supreme2K is right, bluetooth is the way.

CABLES NO MAS!!!... hahahhaa

[SquirrelDip]

I use prepaid because I use it only as an emergency phone. Why should I pay 40.00 a month for a phone I only use a fraction of the time? I wanted a new phone becuase the other one had a slight crack in it and was pretty large.

Large as in like this 8) No camera though.....



j/k
makntraks

And if you have a hard time with makntraks' being a bit on the small side you can use one of these (I hear it's a "Special Order" tho"):

[träskmannen]

Size doesn't matter they say (when they want to comfort)

[stiltman]

WHO THE **** CARES???????????????????????

WHY WOULD SOMEONE BRAG ABOUT A ******* PRE-PAID CELL PHONE, MAYBE CUASE YOU HAVE NO GOOD CREDIT????????

You are in breach of the forum rules and are being issued with a formal warning.
/ Moderator redwudz

Wait just one damn minute bucko!

I'm the only one here that can give yado131 shit for being a (StarWars-Zealot) Kid!

[SquirrelDip]

WHO THE **** CARES???????????????????????

WHY WOULD SOMEONE BRAG ABOUT A ******* PRE-PAID CELL PHONE, MAYBE CUASE YOU HAVE NO GOOD CREDIT????????

You are in breach of the forum rules and are being issued with a formal warning.
/ Moderator redwudz

Wait just one damn minute bucko!

I'm the only one here that can give yado131 shit for being a (StarWars-Zealot) Kid!

Let me check the calendar... Yep, stiltman - August 5 2007 to September 8 2007...

:P

[richardhurtz]

I got a new quad core---does anybody really care????

[SquirrelDip]

I got a new quad core---does anybody really care????

Yes, actually... Did you get the 2.4GHz? What did you have previously?

I'm using the Core2 dual core 2.4GHz and am wondering if any significant improvement going to quad. My guess is no (for me anyway) - only difference qould be quad vs dual cores...

[Tearren]

Thanks for posting Yoda.

I have been considering getting a prepaid b/c I essentially only have a phone for emergency purposes as well. I have only looked around a little, but it is interesting to see how prepaids have advanced tech wise (as in features you find standard on phones you get with a plan). I used to think of prepaids as 'disposable'.

Not sure if you are aware, but one cool feature Samsung phones have is on the '#' key it has a shortcut to turn the phone to vibrate ( or silent can't rem which it does). But the feature comes in handy for meetings and at the movies to quickly turn the ringer off.

Congrats on your phone!
Tearren

[Supreme2k]

this person didnt just sign up to flame him. this person is a regular or simi regular of OT and made a new nic to post that crap

I stand by my assertion that he signed up (even as a 2nd nick) just so he could harass yoda "safely".

YES, THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!!!
But still, why would one make a post to brag about a POS Pre Pay Cell Phone!!!

But then, who is more childish? The person who posts about his new phone (perfectly fin with the board rules) or the guy who creates a 2nd login just to harass that peon (completely against the rules)?

And while you may see it as "bragging' about the phone, it looks much more like a review of th phone. Just like when people here may say they use TY media exclusively because of quality, it isn't because they're bragging.

[yoda313]

I have been considering getting a prepaid b/c I essentially only have a phone for emergency purposes as well. I have only looked around a little, but it is interesting to see how prepaids have advanced tech wise (as in features you find standard on phones you get with a plan). I used to think of prepaids as 'disposable'.

Check with the carrier you are considering. Chances are they will let you use a wider range of phones than you might think. Tmobile just happens to be the carrier I use. At&t has a prepaid plan and many others do to. Check out what they offer on the prepaid plans. It makes a lot of sense if you aren't using it as your main phone. Great for a backup but won't eat up your budget.