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3.5 stars
"just okay-don't rush out and buy!"
Pros: small, lightweight, fairly easy to use and figure out, camera, AIM&yahoo, speakerphone
Cons: always have to "unlock" screen to do ANYTHING! speakerphone is average, no video, no ringtones, have to copy phone book from SIM to phone to use any caller ID features/individual caller ID impossible
Summary: Oh this could take a while! So I needed a new phone (had samsung e315) because my old just basically stopped working. Which by the way, it was a great phone until then! I wasn't thrilled w/ any of t-mobile's current phone choices but went with the e635 cuz it was small and different and seemed like a good phone. I guess overall it's a good phone-just depends on your wants/needs & likes/dislikes. For starters, the search criteria must have was a speakerphone-e635 check! However whenever I use this much desired feature, whoever I am talking to claims they cannot hear me or hear every other word, etc...not to mention, the volume is less than satisfactory unless you're talking to someone with a really loud voice or who's angry and yelling
Next item up for bid is the sliding feature-great, you never have to open your phone for anything (ex:answer/make calls) unless you need to input numbers...and sometimes if u slide up or down during a call it will end the call altogether! GRRR. Not to mention, that you will scroll through EVERY name in your phone book to get to ONE in the MIDDLE if you choose not to open your phone-so I hope you like w-a-i-t-i-n-g. There is also this pesky little feature that I have not yet figured out how to "turn off" because i don't think you can...the "key lock" on the screen when it is shut. The only way to USE (yes, imagine, a cell phone one actually wants to USE) this little piece of equipment is to slide the phone open which unlocks the screen or to manually do it w/ slider shut. This was an optional feature on the old school nokias circa 5100 series? Yeah. Enough said. There are few ringtones and NO wallpapers-I'm telling you...4. That's it. and 4animated ones. Not a HUGE deal, but kind of annoying. Plus even with the ringer volume on high you can still barely hear it. The vibrate is great, very strong. Voice recorder great feature I haven't used yet, but know it will come in handy IF I KEEP THIS PHONE. The individual caller ID funtions are ridiculous to use-not simple or quick enough. And IM is tedious having to go back and forth from reading and typing on different pages to click SEND! Thanks for reading my vent 
I bought this phone in hopes that it would turn out to be good buy--but I have 5 more days to exchange it and I am very strongly leaning in that direction and goin with the sidekick II which I have wanted for a while now. Hey, you could love it! But if any of my complaints are something that might possibly bother you...trust me, they will, don't buy it!!! Oh and one more quick thing-the phone is TINY-cool, good, etc...but it's almost too small for it's own good.
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At first I was sorely disappointed but I spent a day playing with my phone and reading the user manual, figuring out the features. One thing I hate about manuals is that it doesn't explain everything. yes, it always locks up but there is a way to avoid sliding to unlock. Press the top left soft key, then press ok (top right key). The only thing I havent' figured out (and I think it's because it does not exist) is voice command dialing. It's a really cool phone. Just play around with it and you'll love it.
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