1 Not a bad phone
The phone's capabilities are extensive, and contrary to the other reviewer's comments does support T9 predictive input.
I would suggest any potential purchaser of the phone obtain the user manual from Samsung's web site (NOT Sprint's) as Sprint has left out many capabilities from the manual that are competitive to them. As an example, you can download and install custom ringers (free) from many websites, but Sprint's manual leaves the section out that describes how to install these, in hopes you will purchase ringer's from their website; as well as a section on voice auto-dialing that the phone supports "built in" but Sprint hopes for customers to use their paid service.
2 Why I don't like this phone...
I'll keep this short. First, the i600 has a great display. It's also well built, with a really decent set of specs and a good keypad. There's even an extended battery pack that comes with this unit! And it benefits from the excellent Sprint 1xRTT data network.
But the i600 suffers from the restrictions brought about by using the operating system that is built into it (Windows Mobile Smartphone). The user interface is horrible and requires way too many key presses to do anything. The i600 doesn't support T9 predictive text, there isn't a built-in camera, no Bluetooth and no WiFi. I was thoroughly underwhelmed by this phone.
If you're a Sprint customer in the market for a Smartphone, go for the much more capable and easier-to-use palmOne Treo 650.
