First Impressions of the Samsung T404g

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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Reviewing the LG 620g From Straight Talk!

The LG 620g!

I had LG 620g Prepaid Slider Phone (Straight Talk) (Affiliate link) for quite some time.  So I know a lot about it and wanted to talk about it.   Before I start talking about it lets at least get the spec's out of the way:

• Stylish Slider Phone Design


• 1.3 Megapixel Camera and Video Recorder


• MP3 Player (cable and SD card not included)


• Mobile Web Services


• Bluetooth® Wireless Technology


• FM Radio


• MMS picture messaging


• Text Messaging


• Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) Rating: M3/T3


• Hands-free Speaker


• Voice Recorder


• Voicemail and Call Waiting


• Key Pad Lock and Alarm Clock


• Phonebook with up to 1.000 entries


• Downloadable ringtones and graphics


• Vibration Alert


• Polyphonic Ringtones


• Battery Talk Time up to 5 hours


• Standby Time up to 9 days


• Includes Charger and Services Guide

The Break down of the Phone!

Pro's for the Phone:

• Hands-free Speaker -- I used this alot while driving and it worked pretty good when needed.  I had no problem talking to my family or friends .


• The sliding Phone design -- I like that it was slim and made it quite useful because it minimized the surface area of the phone when not in used.


• Alarm Clock -- Used this to help wake me up in the mornings and had no problems selecting the alarm type and when to go off.   Great morning wake up for me since I am a light sleeper anyways.


• Vibration alert -- This was also very useful when you have voicemail or text messages and don't want anyone to know you had a alert go off.


• Mobile Web Services -- Great plus because I good use all my Google accounts with the phone and check my emails and also use my Google voice service with the phone.


• Bluetooth --  Worked great with my bluetooth headset and you can use any blue tooth headset you have with it and not have any major problems.


• MicroSD card -- I used this with my 32 gb Micro SD card and it worked flawlessly to backup contacts and text messages to the SD card.   I can even play MP3 files on it.


• External Antenna --  I used the Wp-359921 cable to extend the  range of the antenna and not worry about antenna strength.   The antenna connector is located under the battery cover.   You don't have to take the batter y out to use an antenna with it.  It makes it just that much more useful.   You can also use the mobile web with an external antenna.

The Con's:

• Nine day standby time --  It claims to have a 9 standby time but I seriously doubt that.   I can't be for sure because I used it off and on but know it wouldn't last more than 3 days without needing to be charged while in use.


• Text Messaging -- Once you get to the 100% filled in text messages you just have to start deleting them but it should have a setting to delete the old messages first as new ones come in.   I don't know if this is something they could implement but It is a pain to go through you text messages and have to manually do it to everyone of them.


• MMS Picture Messaging  --  I loved having a decent camera but the bad part of it is that I couldn't send to anyone.   I don't know if I just did it wrong or not but it never really worked for me.

The Conclusion!

I had this phone but the screen broke.  I would recommend this phone to anyone who might need a cheap Straight Talk phone (Affiliate link).     I guess I should of kept better care of it.   I ordered a Straight Talk Samsung T404G (Affiliate link) and am waiting for it to come in the mail as we speak. I will give you a better overview of the new phone next month sometime.  I like that it can do everyone the 620g can do but also has a sliding keyboard for texting.

Paul Sylvester

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