| Stay in touch with all your contacts and keep your busy life organized with the Samsung T349, and pay the way you want with prepaid and postpaid calling plans from T-Mobile Pay As You Go. Perfect for heavy on-the-go text messaging and email users, the Samsung T349 includes a 20-key, partial QWERTY keypad that combines with XT9 predictive text entry to make composing messages a breeze. This candybar-style phone also features a 1.3-megapixel camera/camcorder with 4x digital zoom, MP3 player, MicroSD memory expansion (up to 4 GB), Bluetooth for handsfree devices and stereo music streaming, personal organizer tools, and up to 7 hours of talk time. 
The T349 features an MP3 player, Bluetooth stereo music streaming, MicroSD expansion, and personal organizer tools (see a larger version with pointers to all the controls). |  | T-Mobile Pay As You Go Prepaid Service
T-Mobile prepaid plans give you wireless access with less commitment, so you can pay--and talk--as you go. With no annual contract, no credit check, and no monthly bill, prepaid plans are a simple, direct way to go mobile. There are many ways to conveniently refill your T-Mobile Prepaid Plan so that you can stay continually connected with the people who matter most, including using web2go directly from your phone, via the T-Mobile web site, or using refill cards available at over 90,000 locations nationwide. With Pay As You Go, you get wireless service exactly how you like it--there's no long-term contract, no credit checks, and no surprises. Add $100 in refills with Pay As You Go and you'll become a Gold Rewards customer, which gets you 15 percent more minutes on all refills and your minutes won't expire for a year after the time you refill. You can also pay only $1.00 per day for unlimited nights and unlimited nationwide calling to any T-Mobile number. All other domestic calls you make are just 10¢ per minute. T-Mobile includes the following services with this T-Mobile Pay As You Go phone: - Nationwide long distance (including calls to Alaska and Hawaii)
- National roaming on the T-Mobile USA network
- T-Mobile web2go (free shopping for HiFi Ringers, MegaTones, wallpapers, and more; not available on all devices)
- VoiceMail, caller ID, call waiting, three-way calling
- Free e-mail address (10digitnumber@tmomail.net)
Additional services available for additional fees: - Text messaging ($0.20 to send, $0.20 to receive)
- Picture messaging ($0.20 to send or receive)
- Download ringtones and wallpaper (prices vary)
- Download games and applications (prices vary)
- 411 & More directory assistance ($1.49 per call plus airtime)
- International dialing to over 150 countries (international rates apply)
- Prepaid international roaming rates
To keep your mobile number active, refill within 90 days after your minutes expire. After 90 days, your account will be canceled and you will lose your phone number. If you want to restart service after that time, you will need to activate new service. Phone Features
The innovative Samsung T349 candybar-style messaging phone features a 20-key partial QWERTY keyboard that's combined with the latest in predictive text entry technology to make composing emails and messages a breeze. The XT9 predictive text entry technology takes the magic of the original T9 technology and takes it up a notch with such features as a word prediction list and spelling correction that spots transposed letters and missed keys, as well as instant integration into all applications on the device. The phone provides one-touch access to your favorite messaging function with the messaging shortcut key, and the user interface offers a new, simplified circle menu style that provides friendly graphics and succinct menu description text. The T349 sports a brightly colorful LCD screen (176 x 220 pixels, 262K color depth) that sits above a four-way navigation pad that's surrounded by send/end and two soft navigation keys and complemented with a dedicated messaging key. The phone has an internal 50 MB memory, which can be expanded via optional MicroSD/MicroSDHC (high capacity) memory cards (up to 4 GB in size). The phonebook can store up to 1000 contacts, with each entry able to store multiple phone numbers and offering support for caller groups as well as photo/ringer ID. 
The innovative 20-key partial QWERTY keyboard of the Samsung T349 makes composing messages a breeze. | Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and file transfer. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server (additional charges or subscription applicable). You'll be able to stay in close contact with friends and family via both text (SMS) and picture (MMS) messaging, and this phone provides access to popular instant messaging services (including AIM, Yahoo!, and Windows Live) for fast, on-the-go conversations. This handset also includes support for accessing personal email from POP3 and IMAP4 accounts. Other features include: - 1.3-megapixel camera for still photos and video clips; features include 4x digital zoom and multi-shot capabilities
- Digital audio player compatible with MP3 and AAC/AAC+ file formats
- Video player with support for MPEG-4, H.263 and 3GP formats
- Organizer tools: calendar, alarm, tasks, notes, calculator, world time, converter, timer, stopwatch
- 64-chord polyphonic ringtones plus vibrate mode
- Display of the last 90 incoming/outgoing/missed calls
- Downloadable wallpaper and games
Vital Statistics
The Samsung T349 weighs 3.2 ounces and measures 4.49 x 1.97 x 0.53 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7 hours of talk time, and up to 300 hours (12.5 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies. |
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 GREAT PHONE, USER FRIENDLY, FULL FEATURED, EASY TO HEAR ON THIS PHONE! |
| Review Date: June 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Daisy S, Hot Springs, AR |
On June 24, 2009, I bought this phone to replace my old tried and true workhorse the Moto Razr V3 phone that I had been using on my T-Mobile Pre-Paid plan. And after much studying different newer cell phones, I wanted to upgrade my tried and true Razr so I could email and text and have more features than my Razr V3 had.
BEST FEATURES OF THIS PHONE:
1) Most important, you can really hear the other person on this phone and they can hear you! Also, on the left side of the phone is a up and down key for loudness in the headset. Very handy! (The reason that I mention this first is many cell phones do not have a built in volume button and some cell phones are just plain hard to hear on unless you put in the headphones or use the speaker phone). By the way, the volume on this phone is very loud when you select the volume button and the speaker phone is very loud on full volume.
2) You can set the left "envelope" key for email or IM, or any message things. I set mine to email.
3) The EMAIL can be browsed for free, however, to view or read or send an email in the pre-paid plan on T-Mobile it is 20 cents per read or send. I found this out the hard way when I got carried away and sent several emails and read several. I learned to open the most IMPORTANT ones or better yet to "window shop" the emails and later open them up on my laptop. However, I did find this feature so handy when I was away from my computer and needed to check my emails in a pinch!
4) EMAILS: You can have more than one email account. For instance, YAHOO, AOL, and more. The set up is easy.
5) INTERNET BROWSER: No, it is not a IE Browser! It is a WEB TO GO BROWSER that has: 1) My account, 2) Downloads (for music and sound effect ring tones and gifts) 3) Web to Go Browser has: 1) CNN 2) ESPN 3) ABC News 4) (Can't remember this one)
6) Camera with 1.3 pixels (so so pictures, great to send and they even let you add a voice to the pictures). You can send them to your internal SD mini memory card (must purchase as this is not included), you can email the picture, send it to the T-Mobile Album in your page on T-Mobile and MORE!
7) Video camera, again this is not a fancy video, however the same applies you can email the video, and more!!!!
8) Voice recorder - I like that because you can record your voice and then email it to someone or just do a to do list in a recording.
9) Very user friendly phone with MANY more features.
10) A great FIRST TEXTING phone that is not that expensive! I bought this to see how I would like texting, emailing etc and found that I really do so this phone is great to have when I am not around my computer at home.
11) The MP3 Player. After I installed the mini SD memory card (which I placed some of my MP3 music collection on), I played the music with and without the headphones. With the headphones, the music is wonderful and a rich sound. Without, not too bad either. Also, in the options, you can set any of your MP3 songs from your mini SD card to be a ring tone. I had fun with that one and added several songs to my ring tones right from my own memory card in the phone!
12) BATTERY LIFE: Just to be on the safe side, I charge this phone every night and then the next morning, I take the phone with me. After heavy usage, texting, talking, browsing and learning the features, listening to the MP3 player in the phone, etc, after about 4 hours of doing the things, I still had 4 bars on the battery! And to remedy the battery situation back to 5 bars, I quickly placed it on my car charger and after driving around just 30 minutes, the phone's battery had 5 bars once again (full battery), so that quickly fixed the problem until I could arrive home and place it on the home charger. My old Razr V3's battery lasted longer (both in talk time and standby time - just about double the time of the Samsung T349), however, I also did not use the Razr except for just talking once in a while.
All in all, this is a SUPERB phone with lots of great features and it is very easy to learn to use this phone in my opinion! I am very glad that I bought this phone, I highly recommend this phone!
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Great all-around phone!
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| Review Date: October 27, 2009 |
| Reviewer: M. Wilson, Clermont, FL |
I've had this phone for two months and can attest to it's good reception, exceptional call quality, and awesome, text-friendly keypad. This phone is not only very reliable, but fun too, because the camera takes decent photos that are easily shared via MMS with voice memo. I also love the photo enhancements, cropping, framing, and creating and sending "postcards" with the photo shop that is already loaded on the camera. Of course you can use photos for wall paper, and slide shows, too!
Besides using this as my only phone, the other features that I use the most are the ones that help me stay organized, informed, and on-time. There are several alarms, a timer, a fantastic calender with many scheduling options. I have my weekly volunteering scheduled to remind me for a whole year! I work the first weekend of the month, and I can schedule my calender to sound the alarm the rest of the year, or however long I want it to. I put all of my families appointments on it, including phone numbers so I can call if I'm running late! I set it for a reminder, of course. Contacts have more than enough info including picture ID, dedicated ringtone, group, birthday, email, and several phone numbers. I now have no excuse to forget birthdays!
I use the dedicated e-mail button all the time to check email. The phone notifies me everytime I recieve an email message. I also have a quiet tone notification, too. The volume is variable for all tones and alarms. There are also three different tones to chose from. All day long I use the web-to-go to check my yahoo! mail account. It is pretty fast (EDGE) and I can read and manage my email, though I cannot read attachments. It is an abbreviated version. I check local weather, local news, CNN, and email all day. I even check maps and traffic. There is a Yahoo! web browser that you can use to browse the web. There are many sites to go to, but they are abbreviated versions of the real web site, but you get alot of info, and many are being added every day. You just have to do a search on the browser and then you can bookmark your favorite sites. It's that simple.
I never play the games, but there are some already preloaded, and many to download. You can download music, too. I even loaded a Spanish language translator for $2.99. I use that at work because I work in a hospital in Central Florida and I need to speak Spanish! The mp3 player looks like it will hold about 100 songs, and it is easy to add a memory card on the side, not under the battery like some other phones. I guess the sound will be good because the audio on the phone calls sound so good.
I really love this phone. It feels really good to hold, the keypad is very easy to use because the buttons are raised, well lighted, very resposive, and the partial qwerty keypad is fantastic for texting, making to-do lists, writing memos, or tasks to complete. I love to type on it, it is so fast!
I bought this as a prepaid phone, but I use my regular t-mobile sim card in it. So I pay for my family plan with 5 faves, unlimited family texting, and $9.99 for unlimed web access.
I highly recommend this phone for everyone, especially texters, or anyone who needs to stay organized, needs lots of reminders, or likes to show off photos of their kids!
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awesome!!
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| Review Date: September 24, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Kwangweon Cho, Boston, MA USA |
this phone is the best prepaid stuff ever! nice looking and half QWERTY keyboard satisfied me. The keyboard is not small to push even though i have BIG fingers.
I strongly recommend. |
Nice phone
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| Review Date: September 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Hsieh Pei Hsuan, |
I love this phone.
It's a great deal for someone who just want a phone with several basic funtions.
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OK
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| Review Date: September 19, 2009 |
| Reviewer: K. T. Milliken, Jackson, MS |
| Very good sound quality. Nice external sound controls. Cool looking phone. Takes a lot of time to get used to the letters. They are not the traditional, but set up like a keyboard. Must look at phone to hit select button--too small for casual use. Super battery life! Must purchase USB cable and sd card. Phone came with a $50 rebate. But must purchase unlimited texting at $15/month for two months. Thus the net rebate is only $20. I will probably exchange for the NOKIA 5310 music phone. It looks easier to use. |
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