Rating: 
Summary: Not bad, but consider your options
Review: I've had this phone for a couple of weeks now and these are the problems that i've noticed:CONS
- The page numbers in the index of the manuel don't correspond to the actual page numbers.
- The index isn't detailed enough and everything is categorized with the definitions that Samsung use.
- Text messaging is a pain as you constantly have to switch back and forth from T9 mode to normal mode. When T9 brings up the wrong word they don't offer you any replacements like SonyEricsson. The phone also has a couple of other minor writing problems - first letters aren't capitalized automatically, and you can't use non-letter characters when adding contacts in your phone book.
- It doesn't look like it but it is actually a little flimsy - After about a week i noticed that my flip case was misaligned. Now i always carry it using a belt clip.
- No speaker phone PROS
- It's small and comes with a handy belt clip for free
- The colours and graphics are excellent OVERALL
It's a pretty good phone. I still like it despite it's drawbacks. However i would have preferred something that was more text message friendly. Overall, not bad for -$100!
Rating:
Summary: a few helpful shortcuts
Review: I got this phone from T-Mobile about 10 days ago. I have been
very happy with the features, but I have had some problems with
the outgoing voice quality. I swapped the phone once already.
The new one is better, but still rather poor on some calls. It
isn't the T-Mobile service since I have tried the same call from
a Samsung R225 and that one is much clearer (and that was the
*free* phone!). I will probably try swapping this for a
Motorola V300 which was just released. Now, regarding a few of the user interface issues that other
reviewers have mentioned: - When using the browser, sometimes the left soft key is "Select"
and one click will go to the current link. Other times, it is
"Options" which brings up a menu, the first item of which is
"Select", so it takes two clicks. It turns out that you can
use the "T-zones" button in the center of the four navigation
arrows to do the "Select" function. A single click on that
always works. - When browsing, you can press and hold the "*" key to bring up
a menu with the following functions: Reload, Home, Goto URL,
Show URL, Edit Home, Clear Cache, and Inbox. So you can use
this to go to a new URL without having to exit the browser! - When browsing, you can press and hold the "#" key to bring up
your "Favorite URL" menu. So that is another way to to go to
another URL without exiting the browser! - I haven't found a way to associate a ring tone directly with
a phone directory entry. But you do have ten "groups", each
of which has a ring tone (and you can use the same tone for
two or more groups). And you can set the group for each phone
number. Note that I said phone number and not directory
entry. You can put Bob's work number in one group and his
home number in another. I found this to be annoying since I
never wanted to do this and it means that I have to set the
group for every phone number in an entry and not just once for
the whole entry. But maybe someone might want to. - And speaking of phone number types and group membership...
That information seems to be stored in the phone and NOT in
the SIM. When I swapped out my phone and moved the SIM card
to a new one (both Samsung E105's), the numbers that I had
stored in the SIM moved over, but they all became "cell"
numbers and lost their group association. And all the email
addresses were lost too since there wasn't a way to store
them in the SIM. What was really annoying was that there
doesn't seem to be any way to change the "type" of a phone
number. So the only way to change those 40 or so home and
work numbers from "cell" to "home" or "work" was to delete
them and reenter them. I suspect that this is a general
limitation of the SIM cards (only able to store certain
standard common attributes), but it sure limits the utility
of that technology. Too bad. - Sending a text message to an email address is truely bizzare!
As reported, you put the destination email address at the
beginning of the message text, and then send to the number
"500". This smells like a user interface designed by an
engineer! However, you *can* get the email address from the
phone directory. As soon as you get to the "Write New" screen,
press the "Options" soft key and pick "Add Phonebook", and
then pick the desired name and email entry. I'm sorry to report voice problems with this phone since it is
otherwise quite nice. Perhaps it is just a few bad ones. The
T-Mobile customer service rep I spoke with hadn't heard of any
problems. Anyway, enjoy the shortcuts. --Bill
Rating: 
Summary: Klugey email
Review: I agree with just about all the other comments, and want to add two more. First is the painful way to send email - not text messaging - to others. You can't set up an email address in your phone book and simply send a message there; nooooo... you have to type in the other person's email address as the first line of your message, then guess how many characters will be used as a subject, then type your message; you actually send it to "500." Here's the rub - the email address has to be part of the message, not where you send the note to! The T-mobile techie said the only way to "automate" that is to set up your templates as email addresses. So you can only include 9 email addresses (if you blow up all your existing templates). That's so ridiculous. Just about everyone has an email address now, why do we have to monkey around with this klunky way to send to emails? The second thing about this phone is its small size. It's almost too small. It keeps slipping around in my hand. I was tossing up between this one and the Motorola V300, which has slightly rubberized trim; I'm almost wishing I had gotten that one (except I've heard horrid things about Moto's phones). I'm not overwhelmed with the T-mobile network's sound quality, but I had such a bad experience at ATT that I made the switch. I'm still deciding if I keep T-mobile and the phone or head back to ATT.
Rating:
Summary: Off the hook
Review: This phone is tight. The guy who gave it 1 star should realize that this phone is probably geared toward the younger crowd, not old people who have trouble with electronics because it is packed with stuff with lots of options. I had a Samsung sph-a460 before, and I was happy with it. But now I realize what I've been missing out on. Definately, this phone is for younger people who download music, text, etc... I can't imagine a 50 year old business man using a color phone with blinking lights. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because it only has speed dialing for 10 (I believe) people. My other samsung phone had speed dialing for each number. But damn, this phone has 1,000 spaces of storage + 250 with the SIM which is included. Seriously, I can add all of my friends and their mothers. Speaking of Call clarity, this isn't Sprint PCS (which I had before), but I'm certain that it's better than At&t and Cingular. The phone itself is very slim, and I was surprised that it came with a holster and a nice earpiece, not those cheap ass ones. And there are a bunch of rebate offers right now. So far, I'm happy. I know I won't have clarity that of Sprint PCS. If you need a phone for business purposes, I think Sprint, Nextel, and Verizon are the way to go. They have professional phones. But if u gota be laced up with the hottest ish out there right now, get this. (If you didn't understand the last sentence, you're most likely older, so don't get it.)
Rating:
Summary: Good So far
Review: I've had this phone for a little under two weeks now and so far it's been good. i can't complain. I havn't been able to figure out how to decrease the size of the text when dialing or how to assign ring tones to individuals.. but it's still new.. i'll take any suggestions also.
Rating: 
Summary: Great Phone, Great Service!
Review: I've had the e105 for about 2 weeks now and I must say it's one of the best phones I've owned. The included ringers are truly embarrassing to play in public, but it's easy to download new and free ringtones with the free WAP access that T-Mobile includes. The rings are very loud though, and the sound quality is superb... my ringer is currently a song with the voice and all! The sound quality is great, but I guess that depends on your location and service in your area. T-Mobile includes free basic WAP browsing which I use everyday on this phone, and for the people who can't access their favorites in T-Zones...all you have to do is hold down the pound button and your favorites will pop up. The battery life is mediocre, but I can't really complain since I'm always making a call, playing games, or browsing the web. Overall this is an excellent phone, the people who complain about this phone really need to do their research before they blab, I downloaded new games, backgrounds, and ringtones for FREE.
Rating: 
Summary: Save your money, buy two cups and a string.
Review: This phone has been a tinny, pooryly made pain-in-the-neck since I got it. The fact that so many people have rated it highly means that either Samsung has a team skewing the ratings or all the ratings are by teen-agers: I can't imagine anyone else could be happy with this thing. It's the worst case of style (and shoddy style at that) over substance that I've ever seen. And I totally agree with the reviewer who complains about the menu and unusable cover display.
Rating:
Summary: GREAT PHONE!!!!
Review: THIS IS A GREAT PHONE, I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE TALKING ABOUT!!!! AND....MATT HOFFMAN, YOU CAN ASSIGN RINGTONES TO INDIVIDUALS (UP TO 10 PPL)
Rating:
Summary: This phone is great!
Review: i just got this phone. before i had a nokia and i must say the Samsung e105 is very easy to use and its nicer. I love this phone i keep it with me alllll the time
Rating:
Summary: Worst Electronic Purchase I've Ever Made
Review: I've only had this phone a day--my simple, reliable former phone was stolen and had to be replaced--and doubtless other problems will arise with it. But I've already experienced enough to be frustrated. Sound quality is extremely poor compared to my old (and much cheaper!) phone. This phone adds a buzzing or humming sound. The display on the cover is so small that it can't show an entire number; the caller's number scrolls across, with a long space in between appearances. So it's hard to tell what the incoming number is. There are no "normal" rings, only irritaing music that sounds like it was made on a '70's Cassio Keyboard for a slightly quirky porn film. The closest to a standard ring is the T-Mobile advertisement jingle. (Other reviewers seem to think that this is a plus; but why couldn't there be an option for those whose sense of dignity is offended by carrying a machine that blasts the Mexican hat dance?) The menu system is frustratingly byzantine, seemingly designed to be counter-intuitive. The casing is cheap and flimsy. Rather than create a simple, usable interface, the programmers have chosen to justify their existence by souping everything up; perhaps they hoped that no one would notice how repellent the display graphics are as long as the display is filled with twirling images. Unfortunately, that just draws attention to the hideousness of it all.
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