PCS Phone Samsung VI660 (Sprint)

Rating:
Summary: Hinge broke in 4 months of use
Review: This phone seems to have a design flaw in the hinge. That would explain all the negative reviews I've seen here and in other forums about poor sound quality, battery charging, etc. that have to do with the connections that go through the hinge. I bought this phone in Sept 2004 and the hinge broke in January 2005. No drops, no scratches, no dents. The phone looks brand new, except for the hinge.

The worst part is that Samsung and Sprint won't acknowledge that this is a design flaw. When they see a broken hinge, they claim it is damage and won't honor the warranty or cancel a contract. You will have a contract with Sprint, but no phone.

Run away from this phone! I have 4 lines on Sprint, all originally on various Samsung phones. My 8500 was great, but subsequent models have gotten weaker and weaker. This 660 is the last straw for me. I'm now on Nokia and Sanyo phones. My last Samsung is converting to a Treo 650 this month. NO MORE SAMSUNG FOR ME! Yea!

Rating:
Summary: High on basic features-Call quality Terrible
Review: This the 5th Samsung I have owned after having the phone replaced 4 times in the past month. My previous samsung 8500 worked great, so after 5 years with the same phone, I thought I would upgrade. The phone is feature rich, Buy it if you don't mind having your call reception break-up. Dial out and listen to the static and crackle as it rings. Everyone of the Samsung 660s do it. Sprint will tell you this is normal, even though it does not happen on other Samsung models or other brands. This is a manufacturing quality issue, cheap components to offset rich phone features. Ford motors claimed the "Pinto" was fine, until enough people died in car crashes. Firestone claimed there was not a problem with their tires. If you don't care about call quality and just want a color screen, you can't beat this phone.

Rating:
Summary: first phone
Review: Well, I love my new phone. Reception inside my house is great, a nice bunch of options, and to top it all off I got it for free with a special offer sprint was having. Doesn't come equipped with many special things when you first get it, only games are demos, but it does have a small collection of ring tones to choose from, and has a wide selection of tools to make your life a little easier. I am slightly annoyed with the small amount of options for your screensaver but that can be fixed with a couple dollars, and to help Sprint gives you $10 of free downloads for the first month, along with two months of vision (internet) for free, which means that is the time that you should get all your downloads so you don't have to pay for internet time ;). One problem I find is the closeness between the down arrow key and the back button which sometimes makes me accidentally go to the previous screen (mostly annoying for internet and games). Also, Tech Support does get a little annoying but once you find an actual person they do help.

Games include: fox football demo, tetris demo, and bejeweled demo

Tools include: Voice memo, world clock, calculator, countdown (my favorite), etc.

Come standard with: Charger

Rating:
Summary: One Great Phone !
Review: Well, I've had this phone for a little over a week now and so far, it's a great phone. It's a good size, not too big, not too small, fits great in a purse. The menus are really easy to navigate and use. The sound quality is very crisp and clear. I've never had a dropped call and I can get great reception anywhere I take this phone. I even took the phone into both the basement at home and elevators at work and had 2 out of 4 reception bars with clear reception. The phone comes with about 40 different ringers but you can personalize your phone further by downloading ringers at 3gupload.com. The screen is crisp and the colors are vibrant. The keypad lights up to a bright blue whenever you open the phone. Also, a great feature which is not often mentioned is that this phone has a security lock. When set up properly, no one can operate your phone once it's turned on unless they know your secret lock code. Before this phone I had the Kyocera 2255 and that was an awesome phone but I felt that after having it for 2 and 1/2 years it was time for an update. The only drawback to this phone (although this is very minor) is that it doesn't have an external caller ID screen. So you have to flip the phone open to see who is calling. But that shouldn't be a big deal, it doesn't take that much energy to flip open a screen. Besides, remember the days when external screens didn't exist? We all survived that back then ... I don't see why we can't survive that still. Overall, this is a great phone and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a small camera-less flip phone.