Samsung SCH-U740 Alias

i'm a verizon user and only have a regular old camera phone (samsung sch-a670) b/c i've been holding out for a smaller smartphone from verizon. i wish they would carry more pda/smartphones like cingular or t-mobile that have gsm capabilities (and better looking ones like blackjack and other streamline phones!). the q, treo, etc are too big for small purses and pockets. i'm not a huge fan of flip phones, but now i've adjusted. so i was super excited about the release of the pantech pn-820. but its looks don't thrill me. then the samsung sch-u740 caught my eye. but it's not a smartphone. my company has windows small business server and synching a smartphone to it would be a cinch. but is the samsung's wireless sync enough for me? i h...
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Wish I knew when the Maxx and Shine (VX8700) http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/09/lgs- shine-like-vx8700-for-verizon/ were coming out. I realize they are different phones with different purposes, but I just want a good "phone" for making calls that has a little kick to it. The U740 has the keyboard, the Maxx has the 2.0 camera and looks cool, and the 8700 is thin and just plain looks sweet.

Does anyone know where to find the modem drivers for this phone yet? Bitpim is not letting me do anything w/o those drivers. THANKS!

So does the RF suck as bad as Samsungs other internal antenna phones? I like this phone but the last few samsungs wouldn't work worth a crap were I work, seemed not to pull and hold a signal as well as lg and moto? I just wish they would have made this a different color then that gheto gold color 😕

OK so i had the stawberry chocolate (ordered online) then saw this samsung phone and want it badly! I just returned my chocolate and can't wait to get my samsung u740!

features that make me want it so bad:
speech texting
dual hinges
ability to change UI
ability to change dial fonts
slim/size of phone

downside to phone
the color..


hope it is as good as it seems!!

Any word yet if this phone will have the crappy Verizon 'red' UI, or will it be changeable like the LG 9900 and 8600's?

how useful is this thing considering the keypad is so small? If they work well, this thing is gonna be sick!

Thanks for nothing guys, 2 one liners and a giant paragraph of random thoughts.

One of you says the 740 is better than the 9900 because it has more potential? What does that mean?

One of you writes in all caps?

Someone please write an intelligent review when you have something to say. Come on!

Why is there always one jackass who has to post a ridiculous unfounded review. This website has a wealth of knowledge and is a great resource and crap like that just ruins the integrity of the site. Hopefully it will get erased.

Chris

A poster on another site says this phone has no vibrate, and it's not listed in the features. Can that be? A phone that costs this much and no vibrate?!? That is ridiculous.

$149 with a 2 year.