Samsung T101G Prepaid Phone (Tracfone)

by Motorola

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 1.8 x 0.9 inches ; 2.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002I9Z4WK
• Item model number: T101G
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,603 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The perfect complement to Tracfone prepaid wireless service, the Samsung T101G offers an affordable way to stay in touch with family and friends across town and around the globe via voice communication and text messaging. It features a color display, speakerphone, bi-lingual support (English and Spanish), organizer tools, up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 20 minutes of starter airtime upon activation.

Tracfone Service
Tracfone provides nationwide prepaid wireless service using the nation's leading cellular providers to create a national footprint covering 99 percent of the U.S. population. This gives you connectivity everywhere cellular service is available. You can use your Tracfone across the U.S. and if you move, you can relocate your wireless number with just a phone call.

You can buy bundles of minutes (which must be used within a set time limit of between 90 to 365 days) from the Tracfone web site on your home PC or directly from your phone's web browser. For example, if you purchase a block of 120 minutes of airtime, you'll need to use that within 90 days of your first use. When you buy additional airtime minutes, your Tracfone service is extended automatically by another 90 days. Tracfone also offers international long distance calling to over 60 international destinations (including Argentina, Brazil, China, Mexico, most European countries, and many more), which deducts the same amount of minutes from your phone as when you make calls to destinations within the U.S.

Includes up to 20 minutes of starter airtime upon activation.

This phone ships with a number of handy Tracfone services, including free voice mail, free caller ID, and free call waiting. And perhaps most importantly, the integrated TracFone Airtime Balance Display shows you how much airtime you've used and how much is left, so you can control your costs. You must activate your cell phone before use either by calling the Tracfone toll-free number or going to the Tracfone web site.

Phone Features
The Samsung T101G has a 1.5-inch color screen with a 128 x 128-pixel resolution and support for 65K colors. It sits above a standard navigation area with send/end buttons and soft navigation keys, and is complemented by a standard alpha-numeric keypad. The phone's small internal 2.4 MB memory can store up to 100 contact entries in the handset's phone book, and it also displays the last 30 incoming/outgoing/missed calls.

Check out the Tracfone coverage map.

If you need basic messaging capabilities, the T101G has you covered as support is built-in for sending and receiving SMS text messages. The T9 predictive text technology is built into the unit, which autocompletes text for you as you type on the alpha-numeric keypad and offers options for selecting the correct word.

Other features include:

• Includes up to 20 minutes of starter airtime upon activation (after activating your TracFone on the TracFone web site)
• TracFone Airtime Balance Display shows you how much airtime you've used and how much is left, so you control your costs
• Downloadable ringtones, graphics, news, weather, sports and more using Airtime Minutes
• Organizer tools: Alarm clock, calendar, calculator, world time, stopwatch, converter
• 15 pre-loaded ringtones
• Speakerphone
• Vibrating alert
• Multilingual text display (English and Spanish)
• Auto redial

Vital Statistics
The Samsung T101G weighs 2.5 ounces and measures 4.07 x 1.77 x 0.59 inches. Its 800 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 456 hours (19 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS frequencies.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice phone for first time cell phone users., August 24, 2009

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Scott Stevens (Afton, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung T101G Prepaid Phone (Tracfone) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I did not purchase my Samsung T101G tracfone on Amazon but at the local Dollar General store. It came with a packaged deal which included a belt clip carry case, phone car charger cord, ear phone piece and the free unlimited double minute plan. All that for $10 (which is dam good considering if all these items were purchased separately would come to $65 total). At that price I could not pass it up. That being said, I am a first time user of cell phones and the Samsung T101G is what I am beginning with. It is a great phone for first time ever cell phone users and is perfect for those who want a simple cell phone without all the fancy bells and whistles of the more expensive models. I was looking for a phone to have for emergency purposes and for general contact with the outside world when I traveled and this particular model phone is perfected for that. Reception has been decent in most areas and I have had no problems so far with making and receiving calls. The phone has many other features like web browsing and text messaging with which I am still experimenting with, so I can't give you an honest review yet on those features. But if your looking for a simple, inexpensive cell phone that does what a phone should do (make and receive calls) without all the fancy bells and whistles, the Samsung T101G is a excellent choice.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Serious Deficiencies, Useless Manual, February 14, 2010

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Motor Head (Columbus, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung T101G Prepaid Phone (Tracfone) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I purchased this phone from Target Stores because I wanted to try Tracfone as a cell phone service provider (according to Consumer Union, they are the best prepaid service provider).
The phone has several serious deficiencies that cause a great deal of annoyance :

- User manual is woefully inadequate (e.g. no explanation of auto lock feature, security, etc.)
- User manual on Samsung's web site is only available as a pdf file and cannot be edited to print as individual pages
- User manual that comes with the phone is equally inadequate
- When you store the phone in its carry case and close the lid, the phone will frequently turn on, since some of the buttons protrude. If you accidentally touch the "browser" button, you will be charged 0.5 minutes for access charges !

Since this phone is likely to be be purchased by people who do not use a cell phone very often (for emergency contacts), the user instuctions need to be much more explicit/detailed, and the ergonomic design of operating buttons that can accidentally be activated leaves a lot to be desired. Overall, a big disappointment

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So many features, such a great phone, January 6, 2010

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E. R (JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Samsung T101G Prepaid Phone (Tracfone) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I am so glad that i purchased this phone, it accompanies me whereever i go. For the price i cannot believe you get so much, we are talking texting for 0.30 minutes out of 1.00 minute. calls overseeas for no more than calls made locally. I would recommend this phone, especially for emergencies, you only have to buy a $20 card every 3 months which can add up to 120 minutes