First Impressions of the Samsung T404g

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The Phone is Awesome!

I’ve had several hours to play around with this phone and I must say I like it. The Straight Talk Samsung T404G (Affiliate Link)is by far a better phone. I won’t say it is the best phone but it is far better than the LG 620g Straight Talk phone.

The Spec’s of the Phone are:

  • Slider QWERTY Keyboard

  • Mobile Web

  • MP3 Player(cable and microSD card not included)

  • 2.0 Megapixel Camera and Video Recorder

  • Bluetooth® Wireless Technology

  • MMS Picture Messaging

  • Text Messaging

  • External microSD Card up to 16GB (not included)

  • LCD Color Display

  • Hands-free Speaker

  • Voice Recorder

  • Voicemail and Call Waiting

  • Caller/Picture/Ringtone ID

  • Auto Redial

  • Key Pad Lock and Alarm Clock

  • Phonebook with up to 1,000 entries

  • Battery Talk Time up to 4 hours

  • Standby Time up to 21 days

  • Includes Charger and Services Guide

The Phone is Linked to the Carrier!

When you buy a Phone for Straight Talk you are buying the phone for a certain carrier.   Every phone is probably for a certain carrier because when I first linked the old phone to Google voice it was a T-mobile carrier now when I updated the number using Google voice it is showing an AT&T carrier.   So I am getting way better signals then I did with the LG 620g Phone.   So if you are having problems with one phone then the chances  are another phone will be better.   I know I didn’t change the number for my phone just the phone itself.   I would love to compile a list of which phones are tied to each carrier.   One way you can find out which carrier you are using with Straight Talk is by using Google Voice to find out.   Just got to the settings page to either add or update your carrier.

You can use an External Antenna!

There is an external antenna connector on the phone, you have to peel away a small square just above the battery to use the connector but have yet to see which connector works with it just because I get such a good antenna strength with it.   I really haven’t had the need to worry about boosting the antenna strength but I am sure there are places where you might need it.

More to come!

Paul Sylvester

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2 Comments

  1. Regarding the external antenna connection on the Samsung 404g from Tracfone is see the little black box above the battery but to remove it is more than a peel away. Is there documentation that an external antenna connection lies below the box? Would this also mean that the back would have to be permanently off the phone to use3 the external antenna.

    Thanks.

  2. Shirley,

    I’d figure out where the hole is on the back of the back plastic and drill a hole or two in the plastic piece! I’d also just leave the black square off all together if your are really going to use the external antenna! Once you figure out where the hole is, just attach the antenna with the back on! I’ve really not found any real documentations on the antenna but I have had success with the
    http://www.wpsantennas.com/359921-samsungsch-r500huesch-r510wafersch-r610m520cellphoneantennaadaptercable.aspx — 59921 – Samsung SCH-R500.

    I am sure it varies from phone to phone. I’d try that connector and that should boost your signal strength!

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