Comments on: Review: Samsung M520 for Sprint

By: Al

Al — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:09:05 +0000

instead of windows movie try VTAP videos work great and you can adjust res up or down

By: Al

Al — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:58:16 +0000

all probs can be fixed read manual

By: Al

Al — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:51:25 +0000

thats my B day may25

By: Al

Al — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:48:06 +0000

not on mine u got a dud

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:44:54 +0000

Don’t trust them one little bit!!! I had one of those great vision w/ everything packages w/ 4 additional phones. Had it for years and was told by several sprint people to NEVER change my plan. PERIOD. Dropped my phone in the river (one of the first Katana’s) and bought a Razor outright for a ton of money. Thought they looked cool. Got the razor and my next bill was over $368!!! Called sprint and argued w/ them for about an hour after which a manager said because I got the razor, it wasn’t compatible w/ my plan so it was changed. I threw a royal fit, sent the razor back (in the provided sprint envelope), got a new Katana and still can’t get my old plan back. It no longer exists; sprint knocks off $ each month for their mistake. However, they now claim they have never received the Razor and won’t credit me or refund my money. This was 2 1/2 years ago and they want me to prove that I bought the phone. Believe me, I’ve tried everything even trying to get my cc company to send my old records (which they still haven’t). I still call and fight w/ them. Don’t trust them at all!!! Ask them a direct question concerning this and get it in writing.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:07:17 +0000

K…. you guys…. are fucking stupid. You go to the music option on the menu, and when it starts loading, you press cancel. That will take you straight to your player. No freaking charges. if your SD says it’s write protected, YOU NEED TO FLIP THE LITTLE LOCK SWITCH!

I do love this phone very very very very much. The screen has gone white on me many many times, with many different phones of the same model. Thank god for that equipment protection plan. Although I just found out that if you have your phone replaced three times in a twelve month period they cancel your insurance. I’m on lucky number five! It’s the sliding that’s breaking the phone….. wtf. That’s my only complaint is that it’s fucking broken on me billions of times.

By: dixiechic_93

dixiechic_93 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:02:45 +0000

this phone is the worst.
my screen turns white everytime i slide it up.
i;ve had i replaced three times.
overall. i don’t like the phone.

By: muff707

muff707 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:20:20 +0000

Ive had my m520 almost a year and had no problems with screen, Ive read many similar complaints about lcd.. it is easy to imagine opening or closing the slider by pushing on the screen to open(instead of using the little raised thing on slider or case) and causing damage. Cheap lcd clocks or calculators are easy to damage by only slight pressure or bending of screen. sadly, i know this from experience. The same is probably true of the m520 lcd; i beleive this an inherent problem with thin lcd screens.

By: Cindy Griep

Cindy Griep — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:16:08 +0000

We have had the M520 and are really unhappy with it. The crystals on the LCD screen have gone out 3 times now and the only thing they will do for us is replace it with a refurbished one. They have only been lasting a few months and then we send it in again with the same issue. I have been told there is not a problem with that but I cannot believe we are the only ones who have had to change our phones this many times and no one else has!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:20:32 +0000

Just like everyone my screen has gone white. 1 month past the warranty and no insurance. After 13 months I need to pay to replace it, very disappointing, feel like I was hosed. Sprint sold me and others a piece of s phone, now they’re getting rewarded for it but sucking another purchase out of me, thanks!

By: SC

SC — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:07:13 +0000

I’ve had this phone for 6 months and the screen has gone white (which was fixable by removing and reinserting the battery). After a few months the phone screen went completely black and I could only see it when it was slid at a certain position. Many of my main keys have stoppped working as well, I can no longer send texts becasue the button to press ’send’ stopped working. The phone was good for a few months. but after awhile is stopped working properly. These problems are due to the phones incapability to be continuously slid, it would eventually cause a wire inside to loosen.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:48:07 +0000

Do not buy this phone! I have had it for 5 months and it is almost completely broken after normal wear and tear. The screen will blank out and when it is not blanked out the letters/pictures will shift to one side. Texting on this phone is terrible. Beware… choose something else.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 16 May 2009 11:32:52 +0000

The Rant is better than the Rumor, it has the features of the M520, with the qwerty keypad. The Rumor will play music, but will not allow you to do anything else while you are playing. The Rant has the “send to background” option the M520 has. I had the Rumor, went to the M520, and got my daughter the Rant, I am liking the Rant the best so far. I love my M520, except for when I text.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:03:56 +0000

I had this phone for a couple of months and the LCD screen just stopped working and turned all white and I took it to the sprint store and they just ordered me another one but I think i’m just going to see if I can trade it. I don’t like it anymore the sliding really wears out the phone. I wouldn’t recommend this phone to anyone. Sorry to say that though.

By: dakota

dakota — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:42:41 +0000

i dont like this phone the sliding ability totally declines after about a month and the camera becomes so scratched that it is just a total mess and the paint cant stay on at all i am tired of sprint all the way

By: Mac

Mac — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:26:16 +0000

OMG i was wondering how to do this ever since i got this phone. thank you so much!

By: jeremy

jeremy — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:08:15 +0000

I’ve had nothing but good things about this phone, only thing is I think I was out ordered when my 12 year old got the Rumor because of the qwerty VS. T-9, I think i got hosed on that deal!
Great phone, all works fine with me!
if your screen is blank, turn your phone on, duh!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:46:21 +0000

One drawback I didn’t see mentioned is the fact that since the wired headphone port is the same as the charging port, you can not charge the phone and use traditional wired headphones at the same time. This is not a problem if you listen using a bluetooth headset.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:33:47 +0000

Chan. Probably should have bought a different phone. It is due to faulty manufacturing. I am going in for my third phone of this model because its a piece of crap and they wont let me upgrade to a newer one.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:29:50 +0000

This phone is honestly the most horrible phone I have ever purchased. I am about to back to the Sprint store to have them “look” at it, tell me I did something wrong, and order a new one. There is a reason this phone is discontinued. Its not worth it. My screen keeps going white and the last one I had went half white and the top half scrambled. I have never dropped this phone or gotten it wet. At first it seems fun but later just causes a headache. First purchased in Sept. of last year, replaced in Dec. and now replacing that one.