Released for Sprint, the Samsung Rant is designed with a smooth horizontal slide a a full QWERTY keyboard. The Rant provides access to Sprint Navigation, Sprint Music Store and Sprint TV for live and on-demand content. With Sprint's new One Click customizable user interface, users can personalize their home screen by selecting commonly used features such as text messaging, web access, email, Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, Sprint Music Store. Additional features include a 2.0-megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, expandable memory up to 16GB and speaker-independent voice recognition.
Samsung Rant (M540) Features
Integrated 2.0-megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and video camcorder with night shot
Sprint TV with live and on-demand programming including Sprint Exclusive Entertainment (SEE), a made-for-mobile sports and entertainment video programming network
Sprint Music Store lets consumers wirelessly download full-length songs to their phone for 99 cents each
Background music mode lets users play music while text messaging, playing games or surfing the Internet
Advanced Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology with audio caller ID
Live Search for Sprint, powered by Microsoft, provides access to directory information, integrated GPS-enabled directions, interactive maps and one-touch click to call access
Multiple messaging options including SMS, voice SMS and instant messaging
Wireless Backup restores contact information if the phone is lost, stolen or damaged
Samsung Rant (M540) User Reviews
1. Posted by padiddle_01
Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:42 pm
I bought my Rant yesterday, and was a little worried about not being able to delete chatting between me and others, because sometimes, it gets a little personal. But I selected a chat between my sister and I and then selected Options, and right there on the list is a Delete option. I don't know if this was an upgrade done recently or what. Just wanted to keep you in the loop.
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2. Posted by mikestillion
Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:09 pm
This phone is really nice. It feels great in your hand, the weight is good (heavy enough), and the sliding keyboard feature is excellent! And the keyboard is really fast to use once you get used to how the FN/SHIFT/SYM keys work.
It makes chatting far easier and far more pleasant! But there's one chat feature I'm not happy with.
If you compose a chat to a person, they are automatically saved in a list called "Send To Recent". This list is magically created and maintained by the phone. You cannot clear, access, or remove items from this list. If you respond to someone, or send a note to someone, you can never remove them from the list. The Security features do not provide access to the list, so it cannot be cleared or modified. Thus, if the list gets too long, or if you responded to someone and you don't want others to know, too bad so sad - you're had!
This appears to be the only feature of the phone that is this way. I can clear every other list managed by the phone - web sites visited, cookies, I can even clear the list of contacts if I want!
The phone needs to be updated to allow us to either remove individual contacts from or completely clear the "Send To Contacts" list
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