Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)pro's:
-easy to use phone (similar to samsung gravity models - only thicker)
-easy to use service
-easy to add airtime - you can buy cards offline at various locations that sell the airtime cards like gas stations, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, etc or buy airtime online from the Net10 website, or buy right thru the Buy Airtime link in your phone
-low cost of service depending on what kind of airtime cards you get and how frequently you use your phone
-port your existing number (but this does have a con as well - make sure you read it below)
-texting is charged .30 with this model/blackberry model, and .50 with other models
-lots of diff types of phones to choose from: sliders, blackberry, flips, non-flip
-phones are cheap - most expensive one is the blackberry model for $99.99
- accessory kit is cheap and comes with alot $14.99 - car charger, wall charger, earpiece (handsfree), etc.
Con's:
-kinda a flimsy phone, cheap made
-don't buy a refurb unless you're extremely tech savvy and can spend the time on the phone w/ the cust. service tech troubleshooting issues
- Porting your existing number - if you port your number from another cellphone - you have to keep that cellphone service active in order to have that ported number work on the net10 phone. why pay for 2 phones/services? Most ppl switching to net10 are switching to get out of high monthly fees from contract carriers - so i say don't port the number unless you want to continue paying for 2 phones. Porting might work best if you are porting a number from another pre-paid phone (i.e. Net10, Tracfone, etc).
- Customer service: Online tech support is a joke (both on net10's site and facebook net10). Don't waste your time, just call them instead. Online tech's take days, weeks, to months to answer your problem(s). Net10 Tech's thru the phone take anywhere from 20 mins to maybe a couple hours depending on your issue. You will enter alot of codes in the phone in order to t-shoot your issue.
- don't expect the phone to work right off the bat when you purchase it, it probaly won't. you have to go online and enter the serial #, or sim card number, and sometimes the phone # (even though you don't have one yet) in order to activate. if you have to call cust. serv., do it from a land line/home phone or business phone and expect to be on the phone for at least 20min to a couple hours entering lots of numeric codes into the phone in order to get it to work. last problem i had took us 2 diff techs and nearly 3 hours on the phone to t-shoot. (no lie). Don't call from a cell phone, your battery will either die or be close to going dead after you finish w/ net10 cust. service.
-pic messaging/retrieving - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't - i get repeat charges of 1.00 for retrieving a photo, and sometimes it never comes. if i see it is taking a long time and repeat charging me, i just delete it. not worth the use of my min being taken away.
texting: you get charged to send/receive
- deleting text msg's - You'll be charged .30 to delete the msg.
-voicemail - you get charged to listen to your voicemail.
-airtime cards: probaly best to go w/ Pay As You Go cards - these are the ones that cost as low as $15 up to $100 and give you more service days then talk time. ex: 90 days ( i think it is) for 300 min. If you buy the pay as you go cards, you can rollover your min and service time.
However, if you go buy the monthly cards - 750 min for $25, or unlimited for $50 - you only get 30 days of service, and every month you have to re-buy another card. If you reload w/ a Pay As You Go card while you currently have the monthly card, NONE of your unused min/service days will roll over. Monthly cards do not rollover. Pay As You Go Cards only rollover unused min and extend service days.
Web Browser: EXTREMELY SLOW! Usually never works for me, even though i am in a great signal strength area.
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Enjoy easy messaging on the go with the Samsung T401G candybar-style phone, which features a side-sliding full QWERTY keyboard for quickly blasting off text messages or updates to your favorite social networking sites. A perfect blend of simplicity, functionality, and affordability, it's also a great match to a Net10 prepaid wireless account.
Other features include Bluetooth connectivity for handsfree devices, a 1.3-megapixel camera (with video capture capabilities), microSD memory expansion, MP3 player, speakerphone, organizer tools, and up to 5 hours of talk time.
Net10 Service
The Net10 pay-as-you-go wireless service offers all local, long distance and roaming calls at one low price of 10 cents per minute. All Net10 prepaid wireless service is provided by TracFone Wireless--America's #1 prepaid wireless company with a national footprint covering 99 percent of the U.S. population. There are no contracts, credit checks, monthly fees, security deposits, activation or deactivation charges, or age restrictions.
All Net10 handsets have a display that shows the actual airtime balance on the phone's display for ease of tracking usage. Net10 handsets also carry an "instant refill" feature that allows users to add airtime directly from the handset on a real-time basis. Key digital features include free call waiting, free caller ID, free voicemail and text messaging at 5 cents per message.
Key Features
Color LCD screen
Slide-out full QWERTY keyboard
1.3-megapixel camera
Video capture capabilities with up to 2x digital zoom
Digital audio player compatible with MP3 music files (requires USB cable and microSD memory card; not included)
Bluetooth connectivity includes profiles for communication headset and hands-free car kits.
Memory expansion via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to 2 GB.
Personal organizer tools including memo pad, stopwatch, and to-do list.
HTML web browser
T9 predictive text input
Hands-free speakerphone
Access to text and picture messaging
Standard call features including voice mail, call waiting, and caller ID
Phonebook with up to 1000 entries
Pre-loaded with 15 polyphonic ringtones
Vibrating alert
Convenience features including auto redial and key pad lock
Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) with M3 rating
Up to 5 hours of talk time
Up to 15 days of standby time (360 hours)
Weighs 4.34 ounces
What's in the Box
Samsung T401G handset, rechargeable battery, charger, quick start guide, user manual
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