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• Android 2.1 Operating System
• 3.2" WQVGA touchscreen
• Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
• 3.2 MP camera
• What's in the Box: Samsung Intercept smartphone, li-ion battery, charger, Quick Start guide
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 3.94 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.97 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.79 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.22 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 163 reviews |
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200 of 209 found the following review helpful:
 CHEAPEST CONTRACT EVER + VERY GOOD PHONENov 15, 2010
By Yasin Cakal
"whoisyasin"
First off let me tell you that I switched from an iPhone 4 to this phone! Why would I do such a thing? Well, because I am sick and tired of paying so much for a phone contract. ATT charged me $40 for 450min, $25 for 2gb of web, $20 for unlimited texting= $85. But somehow that number always ends up over $100 because of bunch of taxes and fees (and I don't go over my minutes ever). Let's see, VM charges me $25+$2tax for 300 minutes, unlimited web+text. Well, I need unlimited web, because I use pandora radio all day long, so the 2gb limit on ATT wasn't cutting it for me. So I am saving over $80 a month, meaning this phone pays it self off in 3 months. That is the contract part. So, this is the number 1 reason you should buy this phone, FOR SAVING MONEY!!! $80 of savings per month X 24 months (which is the contract you would sign with any carrier out there) is $1820. I don't care how rich you are, I am sure you can use an extra $2K.
Now let me review the phone. To all you android fan boys out there, google limits what you can do with your phone just like apple, but I will agree not as much. Just as I had to jailbreak my iPhone, I had to "root" this phone, to allow such things as tethering. Just check out the app store to see how many "Root Only" apps there are out there to validate my point. The 3G is noticeably slower than ATTs but it is much faster than edge, so it will do. The phone isn't as user friendly or as fast as an iPhone 4, but it is much more customizable. And yes this phone can be rooted. The phone runs os 2.1 but, sprint will have 2.2 so even if VM doesn't update, someone out there will make this possible. Overall the phone is great, and does everything that I want it to do. I'm old school with texting, so I love the fact that it has a keyboard, The battery life isn't too bad, probably because the phone is bulky. Camera on this isn't all that, so don't expect to take breath taking photos. Touch screen and buttons are very responsive, so that's a good thing.
Overall, in my opinion, this is not THE iPhone, or Droid X, but it comes dangerously close. And for $25 a month, you can't go wrong. If you love the iPhone, and can't give it up, I'd say, do it, and get urself a iPod Touch with this phone. And if 300 minutes are a problem, you can always use skype or get 1200 for $15 more. This is not an A+ smartphone, and VM is not an A+ carrier, but the value is UNBEATABLE!!! And as a student, I am willing to sacrifice the unnoticeably small shortcomings for very noticeable amount of savings.
53 of 55 found the following review helpful:
 Awesome if you can get it going!Dec 19, 2010
By Kiboko
I hate to spend money. I've been using the same old Nokia with T-Mobile TOGO for several years ($.10/minute). So when I saw that Virgin Mobile was offering a smartphone for $25/month I thought it was too good to be true. Researching various other websites I saw that the biggest drawback to Virgin Mobile was bad customer service. When the price of the Samsung Intercept dropped from $250 to $175 on the Virgin Mobile website I figured that was a price I was willing to gamble with.
PURCHASE: I ordered the phone on Dec 14 and due to snow in the area it didn't arrive until Dec 18 (can't complain about free fedex). I was able to activate it (mostly) that night using the internet (note that it says you have to charge the phone for 2hrs minimum before use) and was soon downloading freeware to fill up my multiple screens. To activate the phone I decided to bypass the credit card option (I had read multiple accounts of "accidental" double-billing) and chose to use 'fill-up' cards that you can usually find discounted on the web (i.e. instead of $25/month I'll be paying $23 by using callingmart and other websites).
PROBLEM: The problem occured when I tried to make an actual call. I was able to text/web-search and everything else just fine. I was not able to make a normal phone call and the voice on the phone said I was out of minutes. Fortunately when it tells you you have no minutes it asks if you would like to add minutes. I said "yes." It asked me how I would like to add minutes and I said "operator" only to find that Virgin Mobile's customer service is only open from 4AM to 7PM Pacific time. I called the next morning and was told by their Indian bureau that their computers were not functioning and to call again in 2hrs. I called 2hrs later and got their Filipino bureau and was told to remove the battery for 2 minutes, and then try the phone, and if that did not work then to try it again in 1 hr. 1hr later still no phone! I called again and got Mary in the Filipino bureau. I explained the problem and within minutes she had reset my phone and got it working.
CONCLUSION: The moral of the story is that it's a great phone. You might have to jump through hoops to get it working, but the customer service is polite enough and you apparently just have to keep at it until you find the few knowledgeable techies over there. The phone does consume a lot of batterie life (I might have to look into different apps to work on this) - after playing with it for about 3-4hrs I was down to 60% battery power. The phone might look and feel plasticky, but it still seems solid enough. The slide out keyboard is awesome since I hate using the touchscreens on my friends' iPhones. The phone is very easy to work out and for more in depth explanations of icons and functions there is a manual on Virgin Mobile's website. If you were using an old 'candy-bar' phone like I was or (heaven forbid) a monochromatic phone, this is the one to upgrade with!
UPDATE: A friend of mine successful loaded GooglePhone which allows him unlimited phone minutes with this phone in the US - Therefore you can have unlimited Data/Texting/Internet/Phone for ~$25/month (the closest thing to this is Cricket, and they want $40/month!)
72 of 78 found the following review helpful:
Not cutting edge, but the BEST VALUE you will find.Nov 03, 2010
By S. Power
This phone is a solidly performing Android 2.1 phone. It is comparable to the first generation mainstream Android Phones, such as the Motorola Droid, HTC Nexus One, and others. It does not perform as well as the cutting edge Android 2.2 phones like the Droid X, Droid 2, Samsung Galaxy, etcetera.
The key to this phone is that you get all the features that you really need for $250 upfront, $25 a month, and no contract. Assuming you use this phone for more than about 8 months, you will save a ton of money over a contract phone. At $25 for unlimited data, unlimited text, and 300 minutes of voice you will save about $75 a month for every month that you use this phone instead of a contract phone.
I strongly recommend this phone, or any of Virgin Mobile's others that are on their Beyond Talk or Broadband Unlimited plans. Check out the details of their plan on their website.
---- update May 6th, 2011 -------
We received the update to Android 2.2 last month on both our Intercepts and are now very impressed with this phone. All the quirks that existed previously are gone. The phone is flawless for us, and I now highly recommend it.
----- June 18th, 2011 Update -----
This phone is still very good, and a great value. Sprint (Virgin's Parent Company) announced last week that the Motorola Triumph would be coming to Virgin Mobile on the Beyond Talk plans. This looks to be a great phone, that is similar to the first generation Motorola Droid, but without a keyboard. I would still recommend the Intercept for users who want a keyboard, but if you are looking for an Android phone with a 4.1" screen and no keyboard, you might want to wait and see what the pricing and availability is on the Motorola Triumph.
29 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 Slow; crashes. Not powerful enough for Android.Jul 24, 2011
By D. LAVIOLETTE
"brightondale"
Pros:
-Real QWERTY keyboard; good for texting
-Solid build quality
-Great camera took excellent quality photos
-Affordable monthly Virgin Mobile plans
Cons:
-Very slow
-Websites often never load
-Unresponsive home screen
-Freezes often; requires reboot or battery removal
-Google Navigation frequently crashes the OS
-One day battery life at best (that is typical of most smart phones)
This was my first Android phone and second smart phone. My first smart phone was the Virgin Mobile Blackberry 8530 and this Intercept WAS a step up. So at first I really liked it. Not knowing anything better, I dealt with the cons listed above.
Patience was needed to dial phone numbers since it had a lag just to bring up the dialer or a contact.
When using the GPS with Google Navigation, the whole thing often just froze up and even had to take the battery out then put it in and power back up. Very frustrating when trying to get somewhere you've never been before or if you are in a rush or both.
The home screen was a real pain since it ALWAYS would first show up with no icons. Wait about 3 or 4 seconds and then it becomes useable. Again, for dialing, this added more time just to make a call.
Yes there are a few noteworthy features mentioned in my Pros, but none are worthy enough to justify another star added to my rating since this device does not function well enough just as a phone.
In an emergency situation this phone could waste the important few seconds that could mean the difference between life and death.
I've just replaced this Intercept with an LG Optimus since my dog decided to chomp on the Intercept. Only now do I realize what I was missing. The Optimus is almost as responsive as the my wife's 4G iPod!
26 of 29 found the following review helpful:
this phone is the best i have ever has, and its cheap to use!!!Nov 23, 2010
By rsesters
i have had this phone for about a week and im in love with it.
i did alot of research be for i bought this phone, and found it even gives the HTC hero a run for its money.
with a 800 mhz processor it dose not have much lag if any, compared to the HTC hero at about 528 mhz (if i remember correctly i know its around there.). and it even come with a 2 gig sd micro card pre-installed and can be up graded to a 32 gig. and depending on what kind of keyboard you like it has 3 different kinds, on screen vertical, on screen horizontal, and even full QUWARY keyboard.
it has a 3.2 megapixel camera, that works very well and has a focus feature.
and it also has a great zoom, with 10x optical and 15x digital zooms, you can get the shot you want.
(side note to zoom the more you zoom in with digital it dose get a lil pixelated.)
i have not tried it im low light but in day light it take beautiful pics. you can also save time and upload your pics straight to the top social net working sites. this phone has a 3.5 head phone jack so you dont have to buy a new pair. and if you dont want to use head phones or share your music with others is has a great speaker, and music comes threw perfectly.
as for the android system it is on and droid 2.1 and has been confirmed that its getting android 2.2 ( even a good amount of HTC's will not be updated. with over 70,000 apps and tons of free apps there is not much you have to pay for using this phone with virgin mobile since you get unlimited data. as for internet speeds its not the best but is by far not the worst, it runs on EVDO-O as opposed to EVDO-A so its slightly slower then sprint phones. even with that said i live in a place where net is BAD and even with 1 or 2 bars its works very well.
the touch screen works very well and is easy to use.
in short this phone is good for advanced phone users, or even as a first phone. virgin mobile has a very good parental control set up to check min use-age, and even lock select features. and if this is a users first phone or first touch screen phone it has a tutorial in the settings, and is easy to navigate. i would recommend this phone to anyone.
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