Samsung U600
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- Anonymous
- SnU
- 27 May 2008
i look likes the red one is better (software)i have red to
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- ras
- PvW
- 27 May 2008
My phone key are not working and it is only three months since I have the phone,carried it to get fix and the repair person said he have two just like that one to fix with the same problem.anyone else have that problem with their phone.
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- Anonymous
- kH@
- 27 May 2008
Great phone!
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- Gerard
- v0X
- 27 May 2008
U600 cool but low price...U700 cool right price....U300 not so cool but it has high price...U100 not so cool but it has right price... :)
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- Pablo Toledo
- 3a9
- 26 May 2008
samsung u600-my 2 cents
I have many mixed feelings about this phone. I have had the U600 for about a year and I love it and hate it at the same time. Here are my gripes (and praises) in no particular order. Some of these are, in my view, serious bugs/design flaws. Others are just my own personal gripes. Like all phone reviews, please take it with a pinch of salt.
***crashes***
-in certain situations (I haven't yet worked out exactly),
sending a text will result in a crash and reboot.
-calls randomly drop after extended periods (30 minutes and
up)
***media player bugs***
-wont read id32 tags in MP3 files
-if id31 tag not included, the mp3 will not be
listed/visible under the music player
-sort order of tracks incorrect. The media player uses the
embedded id3 track number field, but only uses the first
digit. Hence tracks 10-19, 20-29 get listed before tracks 1-9.
very annoying!
-tracks with filenames over 64 characters not listed under
music player.
***missed calls***
-if you get a missed call, and exit the popup. Then you get
a text and exit that, the missed call popup comes up again!
This can be quite confusing, fooling you into thinking you
have a new missed call.
***other naggy issues/bad design***
-keypad tones uncustomizable, and annoying. Either you suffer
the loud, obtrusive keypad tones or turn them off
NOTE keeping them on could actually represent a security risk
also. Each number has a unique tone, hence if you key in your
password with the keypad tones active, it is reasonably easy
to guess what password is being input just by listening.
(probably this is just nit-picking, but still bad design.
Imagine if keypads at ATMs did this!)
-touch sensitive buttons very easy to activate while you are
using the phone (e.g texting), which often results in
accidentally dialling numbers, despite the most careful use.
-poor shortcut customization. The u600 has very limited
customization abilities. Users can customize the 4-way arrow
pad, and there are 5 slots for "user shortcuts" on the
up-arrow, but thats it. The select button cannot be changed
from launching the browser, which again can often result in
accidentally launching the browser
-No ringer profiles, just on or off!
-camera is ok, but slow to respond, and the user interface
isn't clear or obvious.
-a little fragile. I am very careful with my phones, and keep
them in a case most of the time. However, the one time I
dropped this phone (on a tiled floor from a height of one
metre), it broke. The GPRS stopped functioning, and also the
ability to send/receive text messages. Hardly what I would
call solid construction.
all these bugs present in firmware version XXGI1 (Sept 2007)
***positives***
-despite my many misgivings about this phone, there are some
positives too. Here they are in no particular order
-lovely user interface (despite poor customization). The icons
are a work of art, and the speed/response of navigation is
excellent
-the touch sensitive buttons are also a pleasure to use
(except when you call someone by mistake), and add to the
general speed/responsiveness of the phone
-aesthetically a very pleasing device, with excellent screen
quality/resolution
-ergonomically also very pleasing, feels solidly built
-call quality good
So that is my brief low-down on the U600. After a year with
this phone, and having tried both Motorollas and Samsungs, I
am going back to the tried and tested Nokia. Every user
expects different things from their phone - for me, I have
only ever wanted a solid, well build phone that is fast,
responsive and handles the basics well. I never was too
bothered about MP3 players, internet, cameras, and what tends
to be lumped together as "bells and whistles". But ultimately
you have to decide if it works for you.
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- jong
- vpc
- 26 May 2008
I have this phone for almost a year now I just experience this problem this day.. it autoshuts down what ever I do with it it shuts down automatically? any inputs can I update the firmware of it?
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- jong
- vpc
- 26 May 2008
I have this phone for almost a year now I just experience this problem this day.. it autoshuts down what ever I do with it it shuts down automatically? any inputs can I update the firmware of it?
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- Anonymous
- kH@
- 25 May 2008
ive had my u600 for 2months now from bmobile trinidad. the phone was really expensive when i got it. the price has drastically dropped since then. im not sure coz its still a high end phone. the phone works fine. its not the worlds best phone but its a good phone. the phone isnt cheap, it doesnt look cheap but the feel of it is very delicate. it is a beautiful handset with all the features the average user needs. it took me some time getting use to the phone, but im a pro at it now. its a nice phone. buy it...treat it with care...
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- junaid
- Uq4
- 25 May 2008
this fone is wonderfull
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- Anonymous
- mXI
- 24 May 2008
Can someone pls help ? Just got this phone today and there appears to be something funny with camera settings - when I take a potrait photo it saves it in landscape format - and when taking a potrait photo all the menu items are the other way round as tho I was taking a landscape shot. Am I doing something wrong ? Any help gratefully received - thnx
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- Anonymous
- PFM
- 24 May 2008
I'm loving every single bit of this phone.
Pros:
-Its red is really beautiful and the color doesn't drop.
-Its design is 2 thumbs up as well
-Touch button responds efficiently
-No problem with sliding
-Great camera with fun frames!
-Speakers quite good
-Headset is easy to use
-User-friendly
Cons:
-The text are really huge
-Lag in music player when you press 'stop' 'play' or whatever buttons
-Auto-focus takes a bit of time
-Unable to install javascripts (of games)
Would recommend this phone
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- Anonymous
- PFM
- 24 May 2008
FOR USING RECORDING AS RINGTONE:
Convert its format to MP3 on the computer using any programmes. You can go to download.com to download any. It's really easy.
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- sia
- ny@
- 23 May 2008
How can you use a recording as your message tone? please some1 tell me. thanks
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- Anonymous
- ppp
- 23 May 2008
does anyone know why my computer cant find the phone when i connect it thru usb to the pc studio??
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- crystalswitch
- m{j
- 23 May 2008
The phone is very goo and works perfect.
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- Sandie_Lou
- m55
- 21 May 2008
Ive had this phone since the 5th of october... my friend got the same phone a day later and she has had no troubles with it. I on the otherhand have had a million problems...
It doesnt like predictive text and doesnt like texting to fast.. which is a problem when it turns itself off then takes a while to turn itself back on!! Its currently on holiday at carphone warehouse repair centre for the second time in 2 months... I cant get a new handset until it breaks for a 3rd time!!!
Has any one been able to totally swap handsets from the u600 to something totally different or have u been told to keep the u600??
Thanks xx
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- rooie
- SnU
- 21 May 2008
It is NOTslow,sound is perfect,red color is perfect,design is good,never had any problems with it.
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- homa
- jbZ
- 21 May 2008
it's really SLOW ... and that is the reason i always have problem for writning sms ... it's small and beautiful ... but i don't suggest it for u ...
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- Anonymous
- Mx@
- 20 May 2008
well.........its terrible handset doesn't work properly always freezing and switching itself off and has now stopped updateing itself so have to do it manually 4 to 5 times a day so i can actually recieve any texts or calls.....
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- dor
- ny8
- 20 May 2008
I got this phone and i think its greatlooks fab and works fab! doesany body no how much a memoery card iz? and how cum i cant have any of my recordings as my message or ring tones?