Customer Reviews:
 Love/Hate Relationship March 18, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I impulsively purchased the Juke when I went to Verizon and had to set up a new contract. I knew one way or another, I would have to suck it up and accept a few downsides to a phone this small. I'll briefly describe what has really appealed to me (besides the convenient size):
- All mandatory functions (i.e. speakerphone, calculators and converters, ordinary tools, etc).
- Decent HD space for music player.
- Intuitive uploads through VCAST media player - took no more than a few minutes to figure out.
- Voice-activated text/pic messages, playlists, etc.
- Fun design.
- Great battery life.
- Decent speaker for a small phone to play music.
However, the Juke really drives me crazy sometimes. For example:
- When the swivel is closed, you can receive texts, but cannot dismiss them. This means that until you open the swivel, the text will stay on the outside display.
- Texting is a chore and a half. The auto-word is decent, but hitting those buttons is extremely difficult. I am not a hobbit, Samsung. I have huge normal people fingers that need more space.
- No modifying the screen when the Juke is closed. Trivial, but would've been a great feature. Instead, it just shows a digital clock.
- The only two phone display themes stink. The default Boombox is okay, but the Vivace is ugly and almost makes the screens inoperable. I am unsure if more can be downloaded.
All things considered, this isn't necessarily a bad phone. It could use some improvements, but I'm pretty happy. Enjoy!
 Love it! March 7, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've had this phone for a long time now, and I still love it. It's a great size, nice and small. I use the Mp3 feature a lot, usually when I'm out and about and would like some music, it's much easier than bringing an ipod everywhere. Music files are easy to transfer through your computer. Not a good phone if you like extra high tech features that most new phones offer. It lacks in certain features that you will notice only after you start using it. For example, storing old text messages- after your inbox gets to about 100 messages, it gets full and you have to clear out the inbox. Same with the calendar, the storage space is smaller than most phones. Not a big deal if you don't mind clearing that stuff out frequently. Overall, great, fun little phone. I'd recommend it to people who like the Mp3 feature.
 Poor design for an mp3 player December 9, 2007
10 out of 32 found this review helpful
2.5 mm jack requires clumsy adapter sticking out sideways for any decent headphones you've already spent money on. Jack cover is flimsy plastic, would break quickly.
No special software needed to mount or copy files, though it has annoying habit of disconnecting the mount (in Windows XP) after each copy. Even mounts on Linux!
I copied over a directory from an audio book, track files beginning with 01, 02, etc... It got the sort order wrong (something my ancient USB 1.0 iRiver gets right...), so you have to create a playlist. Playlist can only be created on the device, and it's a very tiresome and tedious interface to sort the tracks out, moving one track 'up' or 'down' in the playlist at a time. I checked out the playlist 'tfs' file via the Linux mount (Windows XP wouldn't let me view the file, feh!), and it's a binary format. Not unhackable, for creating a playlist without the device, but why bother with all this trouble?
Returned it after one day. Now I see why Verizon Wireless was offering 'buy one, get one free.' What a lemon! Why can't anyone make a useful and usable device? It's not that hard!
The Juke is awesome! November 25, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have had my phone for about two months now and it's great. It's easy to use and it actually takes really good pictures (most Samsung phones are the way to go, besides kyocera). Anyhoo.... I have the navy blue one, the other colors didn't appeal to me. I have dropped it twice on the cement and it still looks brand new. It's more durable than it looks and it fits just about anywhere. Its a cool little phone. It also gets really good reception....and I live in the middle of nowhere!
 A great little phone. unique, and functional. November 9, 2007
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
I've had my phone for a few days now and I really like it. It is short on some of its capabilities, but still a good phone. I used to make my own ring tones and wallpapers, but you can't easily transfer data aside from music.
The phone is light weight and stays in my pocket, where as my old razr fell out every time I sat down. The ear piece is loud and clear and easy to position. I have simple phone needs and this phone satisfies with unique style. the voice recognition is excellent, and word typing as much improved.
All in all, I love this phone. It's great if you have simple needs. I find it to be very functional. The blue is almost impossible to see unless under very strong light.Its a great color if you can see it.
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