Comments on: My New Samsung Intercept

By: Erika

Erika — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:49:29 +0000

I am surprised at a lot of the comments. I bought my intercept 1.5 yrs ago and I absolutely LOVE it. I upgraded from a blackberry that was SO annoying because it would always have problems on it. IIve used my phone for everything! Surfing the web, email, lots of text messaging, downloading documents and albums, listening to mp3s and pandora, and of course lots of phone calls. My typical battery lasts me 2 days and if I’m using a lot of data or roaming the about 1 day. The only time my bbattery dies within a few hours is when the phone is in a weak service spot where it roams on and off the network frequently. I came upon the site because I’m trying to figure out how to use my phone to connect to the internet on my computer. Don’t know if that’s possible without the usb?

By: Shannon Whitley

Shannon Whitley — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:13:13 +0000

Hi @Steven. Check my last comment. I returned the Samsung a long time ago. I am really happy with my HTC Arrive (Windows Phone). I’ll avoid Samsung in the future, even the phones that have been well-reviewed.

By: Steven

Steven — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:26:08 +0000

Overall happy? Really? The USB lack of connection is a major flaw. You need to consider why they even released this phone if you can’t even use the USB Connection.

I bought the phone 2 days ago; It was a choice between the Optimus V by LG and this phone (I dropped my optimus and it crakced). I got it because of the keyboard, and I already miss the Optimus.

I’m returning it tommorow for a different phone. The virgin plan is the best plan on the market but you have to be careful of the phones you get. I’m returning mine tommorow to get a different one, and will now have to ask the question “Does the USB Connection work with Windows 7?” Never had to ask that question before and it makes me wonder why a phone like this is even produced.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:30:19 +0000

I gotta say, I just got the phone about a month ago. I skipped all the apps except IM+ which sucked up a lot of battery so I deleted it. That said, I do have the 2.2 Froyo (updated from the 2.1 a week after buying it). Besides battery life and the phone shutting down 2x on me (in the middle of the night a few minutes after plugging in the charger so I didn’t really care), I haven’t had any issues. I will have to say I do restart my phone every now and then only because of my experience with PC (you can’t leave it 24/7 for like more than 1 week or you see some crap start happening). Anyway, I apply the same concept to this particular phone since with innovation comes bugs like memory leaks or memory hog (typical of Windows OS) so a restart would refresh this type of issues and let the phone run “fresh” again. The phone having a lot less RAM than my computer, I do it a bit more often. Just my 2 cents about technology and it’s hiccups these days. My main reason was to switch to a cheaper plan since I was paying $30 at t-mobile just for 500 minutes, no text or data. Now I get the best of both worlds and go on facebook way too often. Do note, as you load more apps and put them on the “dashboard” or quick links, you are loading up the memroy as well so if you have a lot, don’t just expect speeds to stay the same because it won’t. Just like putting too much on your desktop in windows slows down your computer’s boot time into the OS.

By: Shannon Whitley

Shannon Whitley — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:51:26 +0000

I agree. This phone doesn’t work properly. I was satisfied when I first bought the phone, but things have gotten worse over time. I wouldn’t recommend it, and I signed the petition to ask that it be recalled.

By: Jim Symbouras

Jim Symbouras — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:32:25 +0000

Please, at all costs STAY AWAY FROM THE SAMSUNG INTERCEPT. It’s the most problematic phone on the market.

If you have this phone and your fed up or you just want to see what other users have to say about the phone, click on the link to read the petition to have this phone recalled.

http://www.petitiononline.com/SPHM910/petition.html

By: mcbarley

mcbarley — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:54:30 +0000

Thanks for this– I’m debating this exact thing right now! Your article helped tons.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:13:26 +0000

I found if you go into the settings/applicatons/developement and uncheck debug mode when connected usb. Then I found a usb icon in the upper right of the phone when I plugged it in. Pull down the notifications menu and select mount with usb. It seems to work fine now.

By: R.Crappel

R.Crappel — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:06:16 +0000

READ ” Recall the Intercept ” in Sprints Forum !! Beware, Dont Buy the Intercept !! Return it A.S.A.P. !!
DONT SAY WE DIDNT TELL YOU. WAIT TILL SAMSUNG AND SPRINT FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH IT. WAIT FOR THE 2.2 UPGRADE AND SEE IF THAT RESOLVES THE PROBLEMS.

By: Glen

Glen — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:38:59 +0000

i can tell u how to fix the pc connection problem. download and install the pdanet application for windows 7 64 bit with your phone unplugged. at the prompt plug in your phone and click check. it should start installing android adb interface. your phone should work now. also using pdanet u can use your phone’s data connection as internet for your computer. this is how i got it working on my laptop. if you still have trouble send me a email insectdude1258@yahoo.com ill see if i can guide you through it.