Net10 Samsung T401g ReviewPrepaid Cell Phone with
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QWERTY Keyboard
The Samsung T401g is the first Net10 phone to offer a QWERTY keyboard for easy typing or your text messages. While the small keyboard for making calls is made of sealed rubber keys to keep out the dirt, the slide out keyboard has real individual buttons for a much better feel.Update: Refurbished version just $41.99 with bonus codes
Refurbished T401g available for $49.99. Add discount codes, 34567, 44477, and 88121 to save $8 and get a free accessory kit. You can use the link above but add the refurbished one to your card instead.3 Cent Text Messages
And to make it even better, text messages on this slider phone cost only 3 cents each to send or receive. On all other Net10 phones, they cost 5 cents each. So if you want a Net10 phone, and you do a lot of texting, this is the one to get.While texts cost 3 cents each, calls still cost only 10 cents a Minute. No contracts. No hidden fees! Plus you also still get 300 minutes free activation, and the activation itself is also free.
1.3 Megapixel Camera
The 1.3 Megapixel camera on the Net10 Samsung T401g takes some pretty good pictures at 1280 x 1024. This is definitely good enough for posting online or sending in an email. You can even make some small prints from them if you’re careful. There is a digital zoom, and you can adjust between nighttime and daytime modes.T401g Camera
You can also adjust the brightness for these setting. The camera is best set for taking picture on a sunny afternoon day, so if you are taking picture in the late afternoon or early evening, you should adjust the brightness to +1 or +2.
Voice Captions using Voice Recorder
You can even record some audio to go with the photos you take. This is great for taking notes of your pictures, or recording the voices of the kids after the photo. You can even edit your images and add effects right on the phone itself before you send them via picture message or via Bluetooth to your PC.Share Using Bluetooth or Picture Messaging
You can download your photos all at once from your Net10 Samsung T401g to your PC using Bluetooth. This is really quick, which is great if you take a lot of photos, because the 1.3 megapixel photos would otherwise take up quite a bit of airtime to send via picture message.Videos
Yes, you can even take video with the camera on the T401g. However, the videos are not all that great. So if you like taking a lot of video you might want to get a separate pocket video recorder instead.MP3 Music Player and Voice Recorder
Music Player
You can hear your favorite tunes on your Net10 Samsung T401g using its MP3 player. You store the songs on a microSD card (not included). You can listen either on a Stereo Bluetooth headset (or just a regular Bluetooth headset). You need a special adaptor to plug in a regular set of headphones, so it’s more convenient and probably makes more sense to make use of the stereo Bluetooth feature and get something like the Motorola S305 Bluetooth Stereo Headset (Black)
Voice Recorder
The voice recorder has more uses than just adding a sound clip to your photos. You can also make “mental” notes of any thoughts or ideas that may occur to you through the day or at night before going to bed.If you ever get nervous before making important calls or presentations, you can use the voice recorder to practice. It’s not perfect but sometimes makes a big difference.
Mobile Web
The Net10 Samsung T401g features pretty good Mobile Web capabilities.Yahoo, Google, and MSN
You can’t go to any site, but you can go to the big three: google, yahoo, and msn. So you can do a search on google, but you can’t then go to the website that comes up on the search results.Currently you cannot check your Gmail (Thanks, Jade).
Yahoo Mail and MSN Mail (Hotmail) and Gmail
You can check your Yahoo mail, Hotmail, and Gmail, which is great because it usually means you can also . . .Check other Email via POP
Since you can set up these services to retrieve email from other accounts using POP, that means you can access most of your email accounts on this Net10 phone. Using the Mobile Web is somewhat slow and does use up airtime, but it can be handy when you really need to check something and don’t have access to a computer or if your internet connection is down.Downloads
In addition to surfing these websites, you can also directly download sports, news and weather information from Net10.Games, Ringtones and Graphics
While the phone come with a small selections of ringtones, a couple of games and a few default graphics. You can download additional games, ringtones, and graphics in exchange for airtime.So those are the big features that make this an attractive phone. Now let’s go over some of the basics.
Basic Features
Size and Weight
The T401g weighs 4.34 ounces – due to the slide-out qwerty keyboard which also makes it a little thicker. It measures 4.5 inches long, 2 inches wide, and about 5/8 of an inch thick. All in all, it feels lightweight but substantial.Battery Life
The phone has pretty good battery life. The talk time is 5 hours and the standby time is up to 15 days. One tip for increasing battery life is to turn off Bluetooth when you don’t need it.Phonebook
The Net10 Samsung T401g has a 1000-entry phonebook, which is pretty good.HAC Rating M3
This phone is HAC rated M3 which is passable but not great. Phones with a lot of features don’t seem to do well on this measure. I’m not sure whether that’s due to HAC not being an engineering priority, or whether all these features cause interference. If you need this capability, you can always try it out to see if it works to your satisfaction or return it.Caller ID
You can set up your photo and ringtones to correspond with caller ID, so you can tell at a glance who’s calling.International Calls
Calls to over 60 international destinations cost an additional 5 cents per minute. For many countries, you can probably find a dedicated international calling card with an 800 number that costs less than 5 cents per minute, but it’s still great to have a fairly low-cost alternative for short calls.Manual
You can check out the official Net10 Samsung T401g manual (pdf) here. This is the real 76 page manual from Samsung and shows you how to use all the features of the phone.Get a new Net10 Samsung T401g for $71.99
(Refurbished $41.99)
All in all, the Net10 Samsung T401g is a great new prepaid cell phone that offers many great features. You can use this link that says, "Get the New Samsung T401G for only $79.99 at Net10.comSave $8 using Promo Codes
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technodude - block incoming numbers?
Does anybody know if this "toy" can block incoming numbers from the settings menu??
I have NO social butterflies that need to be satisfied,so any more ...
3 cents a text code
Can some one just give me the code for the 3 cents a text message please!!!!!!! cause their line is always busy.
Can I get rid of browser as main button on 401g?
I just got the 401g and really like it as I was upgrading from the VERY basic Nokia 1600. However, I hate that the browser is connected from the main screen ...
How does the 3c texting work?
I just got this phone and I like it, but i don't understand the 3c text thing, it still takes .5 min for every text. Other than that i like it a lot so ...
Just one problem... with T401g
Now you can check your gmail...which is great! the only problem that i have with this phone is that they charge me 5 cents per text when it should be 3 ...
Samsung T401g a great phone just that i text too much
Great phone just that I text too much, first cost me 5cents a text, but I called net10 and finally I put some codes in and now it only charges me 3 cents ...
my text is still 5 cents on T401g
I love the phone, but there is a problem. It says I get 3 cent txt. But I dont see that, it is still taking 5 cents from me. I need to fix this.
Contact ...
T401g blows
I've had the T401g for for a while now, but I'm realizing I hate it. The back falls off thus the battery falls out.
Web browsing blows, if you don't ...
Caller ID for Text Messages?
When I get a txt I MUST purchase the txt in order to see who sent it.
Why not make more phones with unlimited plans?
Why not make more unlimited plans? I have the T401g, and it can't get a unlimited plan which makes me really mad but the "R" it can have unlimited! Why ...
Unable to send pics to email addresses from T401g
Hello, I'll start off by saying I like the capabilities of this phone. However there is one thing that is 'sticking in my craw'.. I cannot send pictures ...
T401g - Love it!
For me, prepaid rules. I did a bit of research and discovered NET10 was the best for my purposes. I don’t use a lot of minutes — maybe 200 or so a month ...
Like the T401g but cannot check gmail
I like the T401g phone and it would have been a bonus to get gmail on it - you can get into your gmail account, and more or less see some of the emails ...
How much does picture and video messaging cost on a samsung t401g phone?
I luv net10 phones.I have owned a net10 phone before and was thinking about buying a samsung T401g phone. I know that it says that texting is 3 cents per ...
I just text and listen to music on phone
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i text so much and listen to so much music
i don't even call anybody, i only text
a good phone
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I bought this a few months ago and really like it. The qwerty keyboard makes texting a breeze and paying 3¢ each is awesome. I really like net10!
After 18 years of cell phones, finally the one for me!
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You can enter a thousand appointments, text notes up to a thousand of them and 1000 characters each. It's an awesome phone in every regard. Just awesome....
T401g Wow!
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I am just blown away with this net 10 phone, I thought it would be really good by just looking at the features, but it is more amazing than I thought!
I ...
Can't find cases for T401g phone
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It is a very good phone. And it works very good. But the only think i don't like is that you can't find no pretty cases for that phone because it's a net10 ...
How to download games for T401g?
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I have the Samsung T401g and got an email from Net10 saying I could buy some games. I got 3 games for 60 minutes of time each. I tried to download the ...
Retired Senior with T401g Ringtone Problems
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I'm having trouble getting ring tones on my T401g and on incoming calls I have no ring tone and it come up except or reject the caller. I can't get it ...
Now the Net10 t401g has an unlimited plan.
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I bought my Net10 t401g at Target for 69.99 and they have an unlimited plan for $50.00 a month plus taxes. The phone is great no trouble from it at all....
