Samsung t239 Prepaid Phone, Charcoal (T-Mobile)

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 3.8 x 0.7 inches ; 4.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0029ZAF2M
• Item model number: t239
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,595 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Stay in touch with all your contacts and keep your busy life organized with the Samsung T239, and pay the way you want with prepaid and postpaid calling plans from T-Mobile Pay As You Go. The compact, T239 slider phone includes multiple messaging options--including text, picture and instant messaging--and it provides handsfree communication capabilities via an integrated speakerphone and Bluetooth connectivity.

T-Mobile Pay As You Go lets you pay the way you want.

Other features include a VGA camera for still photos, personal organizer tools, compatibility with T-Mobile's My Faves service, and up to 6 hours of talk time.

Phone Features

The Samsung T239 slider phone has a brightly colorful LCD screen (176 x 220 pixels, 262K color depth) that sits above a four-way navigation pad that's surrounded by send/end keys and two soft navigation keys. Push the face upward and it smoothly slides open to reveal the standard alpha-numeric keypad that's complemented with dedicated keys of accessing messaging tools and the phone's web browser.

A VGA camera on the back for still photos.

This phone has a small 10 MB internal memory, which cannot be expanded. The phonebook can store up to 300 contacts with multiple numbers per contact entry.

Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity, and includes profiles for communication headset and handsfree car kits.

You'll be able to stay in close contact with friends and family via both text (SMS) and picture (MMS) messaging, and this phone provides access to popular instant messaging services (including AIM, Yahoo!, and Windows Live) for fast, on-the-go conversations. This handset includes built-in T9 predictive text entry technology, which makes it easier to enter words and text.

Other features include:

• VGA digital camera (640 x 480 pixels) for still photos with 4x digital zoom
• Organizer tools: alarm, calendar, tasks, calculator, world time, converter, timer, stopwatch
• 40-chord polyphonic ringtones plus vibrate mode
• Graphic format support: JPEG, GIF, PNG
• Voice note recorder

Vital Statistics
The Samsung T239 weighs 3.34 ounces and measures 1.87 x 3.78 x 0.68 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 6 hours of talk time, and up to 336 hours (14 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS frequencies.

T-Mobile Pay As You Go Prepaid Service

T-Mobile prepaid plans give you wireless access with less commitment, so you can pay--and talk--as you go. With no annual contract, no credit check, and no monthly bill, prepaid plans are a simple, direct way to go mobile. There are many ways to conveniently refill your T-Mobile Prepaid Plan so that you can stay continually connected with the people who matter most, including using web2go directly from your phone, via the T-Mobile Web site, or using refill cards available at over 90,000 locations nationwide.

With Pay As You Go, you get wireless service exactly how you like it--there's no long-term contract, no credit checks, and no surprises. Add $100 in refills with Pay As You Go and you'll become a Gold Rewards customer, which gets you 15 percent more minutes on all refills and your minutes won't expire for a year after the time you refill.

See T-Mobile's coverage map.

You can also pay only $1.00 per day for unlimited nights and unlimited nationwide calling to any T-Mobile number. All other domestic calls you make are just 10¢ per minute.

T-Mobile includes the following services with this T-Mobile Pay As You Go phone:

• Nationwide long distance (including calls to Alaska and Hawaii)
• National roaming on the T-Mobile USA network
• t-zones (browsing for HiFi Ringers, MegaTones, wallpapers, and more; not available on all devices)
• Voice-mail, caller ID, call waiting, three-way calling
• Free e-mail address ([e-mail])

Additional services available for additional fees:

• Text messaging ($0.10 to send, $0.5 to receive)
• Picture messaging ($0.25 to send or receive)
• Download ringtones and wallpaper (prices vary)
• Download games and applications (prices vary)
• 411 & More directory assistance ($1.79 per call plus airtime)
• International dialing to over 150 countries (international rates apply)
• Prepaid international roaming rates

To keep your mobile number active, refill within 90 days after your minutes expire. After 90 days, your account will be canceled and you will lose your phone number. If you want to restart service after that time, you will need to activate new service.

Product Description

This basic GSM phone puts the features of the T229 into a slider body and bumps up the display resolution. Key features include Bluetooth, camera, mobile web browser, and Java for downloadable games.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The T239 DOES vibrate, July 1, 2009

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Mick (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung t239 Prepaid Phone, Charcoal (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I'm looking at the Samsung T239 manual right now (pg. 60) and it certainly DOES vibrate. The other reviewer is referring only to the alarm. And while dedicated web and mail keys may seem unnecessary on a prepaid phone, where you wouldn't expect a lot of Internet access, this phone is also used with other types of T-Mobile plans.

One other thing. The product description has an error. While text messages on T-Moble's monthly plans are $0.20 to send and receive, on the prepaid plans they are $.10 to send and $.05 to receive. Go figure.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very customer satisfy, September 22, 2009

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Kieon R. Whitford (Los Angeles, Ca.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung t239 Prepaid Phone, Charcoal (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

It's better and has more future then the older model sidekicks *The only smart phone I've ever owned* Battery life is great, looks good, plays games, you could use your own music for ringtones *Take that Sidekick* camera is great *and it could Zoom unlike another phone I used* You could change the plan on this phone at any time, free web browser *only could look at some random stuff, sports, and news* the list goes on and on... GREAT PRE-PAID PHONE!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good little phone, October 7, 2010

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Brandon K. Rush (Kansas, USA) - See all my reviews
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It's too bad that this phone is no longer manufactured, because it's a nice, durable little slider phone. Samsung usually makes great phones, and this one is no exception. The sound quality is very good, the screen is bright, and the ringing speaker is clear and crisp. For $60 if you have T-Mobile, you really can't beat it.