Phone Scoop - Samsung SCH-R500 Hue Info

User Review: good phone

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:52:22 GMT

babygirl9008 submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

works good better than the k1 i think it is the big brother of th m500

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User Review: Second Time Not Always A Charm

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:11:59 GMT

gloef27 submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

I had to get a new phone after having my old one water logged so I was told this would be a great texting phone. I was also really into Bluetooth and putting songs as ring tones. I took the phone back to my carrier (Cellcom) multiple times because the ringtones didn't work. Come to find out, the ring tones are incompatible. I ended up switching back to my old phone, but then some how came back to this phone. I like it because it has huge numbers for when I dial and I usually get good service. The down side: I usually always have my phone on vibrate and there is no setting to change the number of times it vibrates. It goes off three times unless you can make it stop before it vibrates all three times. It gets annoying really fast, especially when you're somewhere quiet. Also, texts take forever sometimes to get sent and it doesn't hold many texts. I do like the versatile color cover plates. Overall, it's a decent phone, but for the big texter I am, I rather have something with threading text and something that isn't as loud. Great for general use.

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User Review: Decent phone

Wed, 13 May 2009 16:26:59 GMT

alhoward33 submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

I bought my hue used about a month ago and haven't had any major issues with it. The camera doesn't have a flash and the video has a 10 or 15 second time limit which are slight downfalls for me. The phone does turn off once in a while at random times but it doesn't do it too often. the t9 text can be a little bit of a pain in the butt having to re-enter words into the dictionary when you have just done it the day before. call wise, the phone is great. it has good reception and clarity. battery life is pretty good too. it has a bright, crisp display and the key pad seems very durable.

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User Review: Bad Phone.

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:10:36 GMT

Joseph O submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 0 (out of 5)

I've owned this phone for six months and already the vibrate doesn't work, the keyboard lights don't work until I hit a button, and the changeable cover slides off when the phone is open and has the opportunity to fall. Don't get me wrong it's a good phone for a couple months but then it's all downhill from there. The text don't get through/recieved all the time. (Which has gotten me in some trouble.) I personally do not recommend this phone, unless you are prepared to buy a new one six months down the road.

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User Review: Pretty Nice

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:13:46 GMT

truelove submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

I purchased this phone through US Cellular for 30 bucks. This phone does everything I need for a cell phone. R500 comes with three different face plates that keeps the phone seemingly new (very important for me, I get bored very quickly). The camera isn't up to par but OK use a real camera.

Pros:
Clear Call Quality
Bluetooth Works Flawlessly
Custom Ringtones
Music Player
Stereo Speaker
Memory Card Slot
Large Display and Buttons
Phone Has Good Weight
Doesn't Feel Cheap
Can Purchase Additional Faceplates

Cons:
At this moment, the only con I have is the camera. Can't think of anything else.

Overall I find this phone enjoyable and would recommend it to anyone who wants a basic phone with a few bells and whistles.

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User Review: Problem with SamsungSCHr500

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:06:51 GMT

sb1951 submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 1 (out of 5)

We purchased a SamsungSCHr500 phone (without the ins. plan) with our new Alltel contract just a month ago. We also purchased the accessory kit which included the clip phone case with the snap on it, and we have been using it. The phone displays disappeared on the face of the phone last week, as some others have commented on this same phone. We brought it back to Alltel where the rep took one look at the front of the phone, & said he couldn't replace it because it had a crack in the front of the phone (he knew right where to look on the front of the phone, so it's happened before). The phone had never been dropped & had been in the case all the time, except when in use. The phone new to replace is over $200.
My husband talked with a former fellow employee this weekend, and found out he'd had that happen with his same phone twice, and that he had the same type of case. Where the snap is on the case is the location of the crack in the phone, and he will no longer use that case. Samsung should replace the phone if it's due to a design flaw in the case. Please advise if you've had similar problem & use that case.

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User Review: I do not like this phone--I am over 40

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:08:29 GMT

sss0007 submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 2.5 (out of 5)

The outside screen is too small--to see who is calling. It should be larger. The sound is not high quality. The speaker phone works well--but the sound is below average. I had a motorola and the sound quality was much better.
It is a great looking phone--and the extra color choices are great. The camera is quite good too. If you are older than 45 I would suggest a different phone. Great for the younger folks though. Very durable.

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User Review: This phone.

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:36:54 GMT

BrandyIsHere. submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

I love this phone, but I have a question.
My mom was looking at her's and she said she
found a way to make the songs on the mp3 player
into ring tones. Does anyone know how you do that or is my mom crazy? If you know how please add my yahoo Cheer_gurl40962@yahoo.com

And this phone is the best, you can get this thing where you can a thing to put the memory card or your phone in a plug it in your computer
and you can put pictures on your computer, well my camera is broken and I love taking pictures so I can use my phone as a regular camera, and the mp3 player is awesome.

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User Review: ~Fell in LOVE~

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:31:18 GMT

spradlinc submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

I love this phone like it was my own newborn baby!

Pros: Great BIG NUMBERS, screen, and i can see the keypad. I love the extra feature of the camera all those cool frames gets me excited lol.. I also like the fact i can change the face plates and it lets me express myself even through my cell phone.
I can listen to my music through the mp3 player. I can even video my puppy and set it as my back round and when i flip my phone up i can see the video...kewl huh

I have great service through Ntelos and it picks up every where i go. I live in Concord, VA.

CONS: i wish that i could set my mp3's off my memory card as my ring-tones. Overall this is great phone for anyone.

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User Review: Excellent

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:57:40 GMT

khonphusion submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

I've sold phones for over two years for 4 different carriers and this is by far the best phone I've seen so far. I live in central NC and it receives excellent signal quality (in and out of the city. I have a lot of construction workers who purchase the phone and beat the crap out of it and it still works.

Pros: Screen size, music player, durability, reception.

Cons: Outside screen is small, isn't packed full of all the bells and whistles other phones may have

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User Review: Great phone

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:37:46 GMT

monica30 submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

My husband has this phone and he is hard on everything he owns lol. This phone is very durable and has great reception. We have alltel. It has a great screen size. The screen is very crisp and clear. The keypads are perfect size. Camera takes great pixs as well. There is no flash on this phone but, it's not too bad. He travels all over the place. We live in a rural area and it works great. No complaints at all about this phone. He has owned it for 6 months now and loves it.

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User Review: This Phone? Amazing

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:11:32 GMT

reiningchic12 submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

This phone is great, I love it.
It has been dropped in a 9ft pool twice, fully submerged for at least 5 minutes. I also dropped it in the bathtub, and It fell out of a two story building, had numerous bad falls, left in the rain, (long story) and semi ran over.

With this information above, it would be a great first phone for a teenager, it's hip, easy to use and fun. It's tough. I have had a friend who was on a motorcycle going 70 and it fell out and was run over.

This phone is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.

No issues, except for the occasional turning off, but with all the stuff that has happened to it, That is simply amazing. I love this phone. I am anxiously waiting for my plan to end, but I love change and get bored with things easily. But of all the previous phones that I have had, I would keep this one, for sure.

I STRONGLY recommend this phone.

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User Review: Nice phone, Luv the extras!! cool colors!

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:20:40 GMT

dazyjayne submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 4 (out of 5)

Bought this phone back in December after buying the Razr V3A...much better! The razr will make a good spare phone in emergency..ha!
This phone was a nice change from the razr hype. I control my light/display settings for what color and how long.
Love the shuffle of the colors on the outside screen, very cool feature.
I am happy I bought this lil phone, it rocks!
Has the mp3, lotta tones, and I really like it for keeping animated pictures ANIMATED when sending thru text. lots of extra storage (memory card slot)A MUST HAVE feature! My first hue would turn the bluetooth on all by itself...#2 does it ocasionally, but not a problem. Several friends have bought them, as well.
The hue was my first samsung, and I will not be afraid to go with samsung again.
Easy to find accessories like cases, batteries, software, etc.
I can't think of much that I don't like, cept the format in which the files on card, are viewed....kinda hard to tell whats what if you don't name them well....
Still glad I bought it anyway!!!
Oh yeah, the price was right, with a plan.
Kept me happy a few months before I moved on, and added a different kind of phone all together, my fav so far, the LG Scoop/Rumor....WOW!
I give the Hue a big thumbs up!!!

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User Review: Not too shabby

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:02:11 GMT

DeimosX60 submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

I got one to replace the CalComp EZ on my sister's account, and I love it! For the first time in several years, I found a cricket phone that didn't break within a week of getting it.

Pros:
-Great for customizing
-MicroSD memory capability is good for people that like to use music.

Cons:
-The provider

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User Review: Phone fine then.........

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:21:35 GMT

spike1952 submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 3 (out of 5)

I got the Samsung r500 in Feb of 2008. It worked great for a while then in less than thirty days the inside display went out on it. They gave me a new phone at uscellular where I have service. It went good for a few weeks then the outside display went out on the new one they gave me. I wonder if anyone else has had any problems with the r500. Uscellular has sent the phone off to have it repaired. They said it would take at least 6 weeks. What a bummer. I am thinking about getting a different phone. Not sure what to do at this point in time. I do know one thing for sure. If I do keep the phone to use when I get it back, and it goes out again, that is it. I will not use it anymore. I will get a another phone of a different make

P.S. Other than display problems with the two phones, they seem to work great. The bluetooth is not as loud as I would like. But it seems to work okay. I am currently using a loaner. the motorola w385. It is really loud on the bluetooth. And is a great phone all around.

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User Review: Oh HUE, how you are so......Hue

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:15:23 GMT

roan_apollo submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

Pros: Good reception, cool features (cool frames in the pictures), multi color front display, very clear inside display, easy to reach and feel buttons, changeable faceplates, good music player

Cons: cant access music from outside of phone, battery power runs out kind of quick, have to turn phone sideways to see who is calling on exterior display

I like the phone, but this phone wouldn't have been my choice at all for Alltel. Great reception, cool features and everything but i think Samsung was lacking in what they could actually do with this phone when they introduced it. It doesn't have a flash for the camera, the music is not accessible from the exterior, the bluetooth access is limited to stereo and headset. All in all, its a good phone for people who just like to make calls and take an occasional pic or two.

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User Review: Signal problems

Sun, 18 May 2008 23:32:10 GMT

kelltenham11 submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 3 (out of 5)

This phone wouldn't be so bad if I could get consistent signal. I am in the Mpls/St. Paul area and am constantly losing reception. I had Sprint service prior to switching to Alltel and even then, service wasn't great. I am on my 3rd R-500 and have been told when I am talking to people I sound like morse code. I purchased 2 different brands of blue tooth headsets and it doesn't seem to matter. When I am on the phone I get a "clicking" noise and no one can tell me what that is. Per Alltel policy, I have to go through 4 phones before I can get a different one.

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User Review: don't know about this

Sat, 10 May 2008 15:20:39 GMT

mrsmetcalf submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 3 (out of 5)

Ok the phone is cool and all but the real thing that is bothering me is that when i send a ringtone to my phone it tells me i have to visit mycricket.com and gives me a id number it wont giveme th option to download it from my phone dont like that at all
and another thing is when i did get a ringtone to my phone and the screen to rename it comes up it says cannot rename file what is this if anyone canhelp me with either one of these problems it would be great ;O)

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User Review: im having trobles with the phone

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:50:53 GMT

foxyroxy221 submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 3 (out of 5)

ok ya i do like my phone the only problem is the mp3 i haven't tryed the ubs caple yet i know this phone dose not take 2gb it only takes 1gb or less ne ways downloads from the web on ur phone is not good everytime i downloaded and went to save it told me the file cannot rename whatever that means n e ways if ur reading this and know what to do to fix it plz help

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User Review: Samsung R500 (cricKet)

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:02:26 GMT

danbright submitted this review of the Samsung SCH-R500 Hue:

Overall rating: 4 (out of 5)

well i got this phone yesterday its been ok but like the other cricket user the t9 does not work well. and that really bothers me but everything else is ok i really like the external screen oh and the mp3 player is nice...

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Phone Scoop - Samsung SCH-R500 Hue Info

User Review: good phone

User Review: Second Time Not Always A Charm

User Review: Decent phone

User Review: Bad Phone.

User Review: Pretty Nice

User Review: Problem with SamsungSCHr500

User Review: I do not like this phone--I am over 40

User Review: This phone.

User Review: *~Fell in LOVE~*

User Review: Excellent

User Review: Great phone

User Review: This Phone? Amazing

User Review: Nice phone, Luv the extras!! cool colors!

User Review: Not too shabby

User Review: Phone fine then.........

User Review: Oh HUE, how you are so......Hue

User Review: Signal problems

User Review: don't know about this

User Review: im having trobles with the phone

User Review: Samsung R500 (cricKet)

User Review: ~Fell in LOVE~