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Summary: Small, fun-- great rebate
Review: (...) As I think I would have with any phone company, I have issues with Cingular in that they try to steal my money on a monthly basis. Also, this contract is for two years which kinda stinks. However, my philosophy is that every phone/health insurance company is trying to take more money than they deserve, so I might as well have stuck with the one I have. Which is what I did.
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Summary: Poor Product!!!
Review: I am currently on my second X427, and I am greatly disappointed with the product. I haven't done anything to cause the phone to malfunction, yet both phones have provided me with poor service and far more headaches than any other phone I've used before (including several Nokias and a Motorola). I do not recommend this phone, and the number of phones in my home state that have been returned to Cingular stores outnumbers the number of phones originally purchased. I believe that this speaks volumes about the product.
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Summary: Cell Phone User from Alabama
Review: I just received this phone last week. I ordered it from Cingular. I've been a Cingular customer since they were Bellsouth Mobility. So far, this phone is great. I haven't had any problems. The reception and signal strength are good. It's very lightweight and compact, which is something else I wanted, because I upgraded from the Nokia 2200. I've never had a Samsung before, but so far, I feel that it's a great basic phone. It doesn't have an external caller id, so you have to open the phone to see who's calling, but I can adjust to that. I don't care to have all the advanced features that some cell phones have, because all I want to do is talk on my phone...maybe text message every now and then. Overall, a great phone. I would definitely recommend it.
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Summary: Quirky but good
Review: I ordered this phone from Cingular as a free upgrade. Prior to receiving it I read several reviews elsewhere lambasting it for having an excessively sensitive microphone, no ability to send email, poor ringtones, bad audio quality, issues with the hands-free kit, and an inability to talk and charge at the same time. So far, I have had none of these problems.
The microphone does not seem particularly sensitive, it doesn't sound like I'm shouting and my voice doesn't distort. Ambient noise doesn't seem to be picked up particularly easily under normal circumstances.
You can send email, it's just not described in sufficient detail in the user guide.You need to select the email setting in the message settings prior to composing the message. you need to reselect sms before going back to that type of message.
The ringtones included aren't the greatest, but mine had 2 standard phone rings, the cingular tone (which isn't bad), and a couple abstract sounds, as well as a cat and a bird that are only mildly annoying.
The audio quality is excellent, and I vastly prefer it over my old Sony-Ericsson T226. It seems like the earpiece on this phone has a wider speaker area, so it doesn't need to be held in one particular place to be heard clearly.
The hands-free kit that cingular included does not hum or behave badly. The microphone is a little weak but it's tolerable. I can charge and talk at the same time.
overall, the phone is better than what I expected from a free promotion. It feels very sturdy, the screen is beautiful, it hangs onto a signal very well (inside several layers of cinderblock in my office I can still get about 2 bars, where my old phone got no signal at all), the WAP browser is quite functional. The games aren't great, but I'm never fond of mobile phone games.
My biggest beef with it is that only animated wallpapers are included, and they occlude the visibility of my standby text. I'd rather have some nice, still, light-colored wallpapers that weren't the cingular logo. With that said, the animated wallpapers are very nice, I just feel like they're a waste of processor and battery power.
The buttons are a good size and have pleasing tactile feedback. I'm never going back to tiny rubber buttons like on my old phones.
The handset feels very comfortable both talking and typing. The menus are simple but occasionally show korean-to-english transational difficulties and aren't as clear as they could be. Like I mentioned before, the user guide is pretty bad, and isn't good for much except learning how to do advanced calling functions and basic settings.
Overall I'm very pleased with this phone.
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Summary: Don't even THINK of trying to read your screen outside...
Review: It's like many notepads - your screen is invisible in the sun.
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Summary: Good reliable phone; but Cingular is not so great.
Review: Purchased this phone one month ago when I switched from T-Mobile to Cingular. I previously owned a sony Ericsson T68i which had all the bells and whistles (and a stellar battery life of 3-4 days to boot) but had the most unfortunate downfall: horrific reception and ubiquitous dropped calls. Even the customer service people at T-Mobile admitted that numerous people had complained about it. So when I changed to a new phone, all I wanted was a compact, lightwieght, flip-phone, with great reception. I've been impressed with my Samsung x427 so far. I would definitely recommend it. My friend just got the exact one but with a camera on it, as well as an exterior LCD and loves it as well. The only drawbacks are that the batter life is about 1.5-2 days and the standard ringtones aren't great. Additionally, I have to add that Cingular's customer service leaves much to be desired, compared to T-mobile. The billing is especially problematic -- they even have to furnish a "guide to understanding your bill" if that gives you any indication. They could easily charge you anything in terms of random taxes and fees, and get away with it unless you were meticulous about scrutinizing your bill.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This phone is amazing. The only bad things I can really say about the phone is that it doesn't have a outside caller ID but I don't really care about that. It weighs only 2.8ounces, color is GREAT, and the ringtones are too! There aren't many choices of ringtones and wallpaper but I don't mind that. I really like the games on this cell phone too. It has a total of 5 games (go to downloads/games & more for more). I really like chess and bubblesmile(rotate these circles to match them in a line and they pop). Overall, I love this phone. Reception is also AMAZING. Very well done Samsung!
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