Samsung BlackJack i607 Smartphone

[Brian]

Samsung BlackJack i607 Smartphone (http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/405/Samsung+BlackJack+i607+Smartphone/)

"The smartphone market has several recent entries, including the Motorola Q and the Samsung Blackjack. Both phones sport a slim profile and QWERTY keyboard. Both phones are aimed at getting the phones in the hands of more consumers, not just business customers and their loyal Blackberry following. Today I’ll be reviewing the Samsung Blackjack Smartphone. This phone runs the Windows Mobile 5 for Smartphones operating system and is 3G capable. The phone runs on Cingular’s HSDPA GSM network. So how does it shape up? You might be surprised to find out what our biggest complaint is…"

[Max Slowik]

"When you dial numbers, they are shown on the screen at a large size, which is good for older folks who may not have the best vision (my parents always complain about this fact – how the cellphones have small numbers displayed when you’re dialing)."

It's amazing that our parents were ever able to use phones /without/ displays /at all/ ;P

[aireiq]

Aren't all data plans spendy? Or are you saying that the one you reviewed is worse than many/most/all others?

[handrail]

i think most data plans are rather spendy. let's hope the iPhone's (presumed) popularity will spawn other similar products that jumpstart the popularity of EDGE and HSDPA and bring the cost down.

[Kurtis]

Aren't all data plans spendy? Or are you saying that the one you reviewed is worse than many/most/all others?

He was referring to all data plans. It's a problem with all smartphones. The data plans are ridiculously expensive for the casual user. Certainly a small and worthwhile investment for business but for the average Joe it's just a bit on the expensive side.

[aireiq]

@Kurtis

Thanks for clarification. I thought for a second there it was specific to the smartphone TTL reviewed (What? The BlackJakc plans are even more expensive?).

Thought it was "[TTL's] biggest complaint" as mentioned in the intro.

Thanks again.

[Kurtis]

@Kurtis

Thanks for clarification. I thought for a second there it was specific to the smartphone TTL reviewed (What? The BlackJakc plans are even more expensive?).

Thought it was "[TTL's] biggest complaint" as mentioned in the intro.

Thanks again.

Anthony's biggest complaints were battery life (with the standard battery, he didn't have an extended one to test), and the expensive data plans for smart phones.

[Max Slowik]

Oh, I totally get that impression too:

I thought for a second there it was specific to the smartphone TTL reviewed (What? The BlackJakc plans are even more expensive?).

Thought it was "[TTL's] biggest complaint" as mentioned in the intro.

I thought the complaint was the cost of the plan, too, since the battery life thing would seem to have been solved by the mfg.