Samsung E715PROS:- Very nice looking- Nice camera with flash- Infrared port (for downloading pictures and data from your laptop, it works!)- Small and great design- External LCD- Well manufactured- Cheap price ( free or max $50 on-line).CONS: not so smart (compared to Sony T610), not so user smart-friendly, lack of many functions like:- It is not possible to use calling cards- It is not possible to use picture ID with the external LCD- No stopwatch or chronometer- All the ring tones are horrible, very bad taste. It do not comes with standards ring tones, just annoying and horrible melodies-songs.- It is not possible to copy all your contacts from your phone to the SIM card or vice versa all at once. To do this you need and extra free software (easyGPRS) from www.samsug.comI got this phone from www.wirefly.com for free with the activation of a new contract with T-mobile. A great deal!!So far the reception is fine, just like my 1-year-old Sony T610. The first day, at the end of the day, the battery had only a mark left (out of 3) after not so much use. Looks like it is true the bad commends about the battery life. Anyway after turning the signal light off, it looks like the battery is working better.The camera works fine, I am happy with it. It works much better than the Sony T610. By the way the camera on the Sony T610 is horrible; that is the reason I ended up buying the Samsung E715.Regarding the infrared port, some people say that it is not possible to download pictures to a laptop (even the people from Samsung support say the same thing): well, thas is not true. All you need to upload or to download pictures and data is very simple; just get the program EASYGPRS from the download section on www.samsung.com.Many people have a lot of problems making the software work with the infrared port. Here are the settings to enjoy your phone problem free:After installing the EasyGPRS software, on the setup menu, set the port to IrDA. Then set the SPEED to 230400. Then on your laptop go to control panel/system/hardware/device manager/infrared device/right click on the infrared controller and select properties/advanced (here set the value or rate to 57600). After that you will be able to transfer all your pictures with out any problem.This Samsung E715 looks great, it is very small, and the reception here in Manhattan is fine. The T-Mobile customer service is good too. This phone do the job right as a phone, but it is not such a smart phone. In performance, logic and ease of use, the Sony T610 is ten times better. This phone has only two things better then the T610; the camera and the good looking.So if you do not mind having and smart phone, and you are looking only for a nice camera phone, I recommend this phone. If you are into a smart and very practical phone, and you do not care about the camera, well it is better to get another phone.I am happy with it, no matter the CONS, but I paid nothing for it, only $35 for the connection fee with T-Mobile.-My overall rating-As a camera phone: 4 stars out of 5In Style: 5 out of 5As a modern and practical phone: 3 out 5p.s: with you want to know where to find 100 normal ringtones for only $2, how to make the infra red port work, and how to get rid of the vibration on the ringtones, please send me an e-mail to d3025@hotmail.com Subject: tips for samsung E715