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Tuesday September 5, 2006
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 I was watching the season premiere of The Simpsons tonight when I was surprised by a Samsung commercial promoting three new slim slider phones. The SGH-D807 for Cingular is old news. The SCH-U420 is a new, slim Alltel phone that the carrier just announced in a press release. But the SGH-T629 is a T-Mobile phone that the Tea Mob won't even acknowledge they will be selling. (I'm actually just figuring out the carrier from the model number prefix.)
On your left, you'll see a screen capture from the commercial. The T629 looks like the slider version of the T509, a relatively basic-featured but very handsome and inexpensive T-Mobile phone. I've seen these sorts of disconnects between carriers and ad guys before, most recently in the Wired ad for the extremely hard-to-find Motorola RAZR V3i on Cingular. But the T629 seems like the kind of phone T-Mobile would want to do some of their own press on, so I imagine there are some angry phone calls going around right now. Looks good, guys. Can't wait to get one to review. Oh, and yes, I was on vacation. Back now.
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September 25, 2006 3:31 PM
I upgraded to this phone a few days ago from a Nokia bar phone. I don't like flip phones, but I wanted a larger screen. I like the phone very much, but it's missing some of the Nokia features that I am not happy about losing. The alarm clock is not as loud, or as annoying -- the Nokia had the best alarm clock I ever had. The Contacts list displays both phone and SIM card entries; the Nokia let you chose one or the other or both. This is a pain, since the phone memory entries are more sophisticated, and I used the SIM card mainly for backup. (In all fairness, you can use your computer to back up -- if you buy the cable.) The screen is pretty, but I don't particularly like the graphics that display when a call is being placed, and I cannot find any way to change them. Pluses: The call list accessed by the green button gives you your choice of all calls, missed calls, received calls, or outgoing calls. Reception is great, it's comfortable in my hand, I love the sleek look and the overall style. It has the feel of a precision instrument when it's in use. It's what I wanted when I decided to give up the bar phone without going to a flip phone.