I apologize for taking so long to get going on this, but I promise the wait will be over soon. I ordered my very own Samsung Finesse from Straight Talk last Friday morning, and I’m now waiting on the shipment. I’m a little disappointed with Straight Talk on this – I paid for “overnight” shipping, but the phone didn’t even leave the warehouse until the fourth business day after I placed my order. That’s not the type of customer service I’d like to see when I pay over $400 for a phone (including the service time, overnight shipping, and sales tax).

I have seen a couple of other people online talking about slowing shipping from Straight Talk in the last week, so I guess maybe we can cut them a little slack as this is probably their busiest few weeks of the year between the debut of the Samsung r810c and the normal holiday rush. Still, if it becomes a pattern with them I will definitely not be impressed.

Anyway, I wanted to let you know that I’ll be updating this blog as soon as I receive the new phone, hopefully with a short review video as I open the Finesse for the first time. Of course,I also plan to do an in-depth review soon after I receive the phone, so watch for that as well. Stay tuned…

It’s official – The Samsung r810 Finesse is now available directly from Straight Talk. It debuted a bit higher than was expected, with a price of $328.99.

I’ve been following the news on this model very closely, and the few people who’ve already purchased one seem to be pleased. I personally couldn’t make up my mind at first about whether there would be sufficient interest in this model to warrant me plunking down $300+ of my own money, but the combination of the initial positive user reviews, keen interest from readers of my main blog, and my own “gadget lust” got the better of me. I’ve ordered my own r810 Finesse from Straight Talk, and soon I’ll have it in my hot little hands to begin my review.

Stay tuned to this site, or my main blog, to stay up-to-date as I try to answer as many questions about this phone as I can. For now, you can check it out on Straight Talk’s website.

The Samsung r810, also known as the r810 finesse, is coming soon to the Straight Talk prepaid wireless service. This phone has been rumored for a few months now, and there is finally concrete evidence to substantiate those rumors.

Over the next few weeks I’ll be gathering information about this model and sharing it here. I’ll try to get my hands on one for a review as soon as I can. For now, here’s a list of some of the features:

• 3.2 inch touch-screen display
• Full HTML web browser with 3G EVDO connectivity
• Mp3 player
• 2.0 megapixel camera
• Video recorder
• MicroSD memory card slot
• Voice Commands and voice-dialing
• Full Bluetooth support
• Battery life – 3.5 hours talk time, 300h standby
• Expected selling price for Straight Talk – $299

Those are a few of the features I expect to see on this phone. There’s no word yet on when it might be available, but I’ve been checking the Straight Talk site regularly. It seems there has been some movement regarding this phone during the last week of November, so I expect Straight Talk is preparing to release it soon.