 [Larger view] | Samsung X427 Phone (Cingular)
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 Good reliable phone; but Cingular is not so great. | |
| 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. | |
 Meow....nice phone and Cingular service is pretty good | |
| I got this phone a few days ago and so far it works like a charm. First the basics. I want good reception, I want to hear people clearly and for people to hear me clearly. I want decent talk time and very good standby time. All the bells and whistles don't mean much without that. This phone meets all those requirements fine. Now on the other extras. The screen is very nice and the phone comes with some very cool animated wallpapers. Those are a pleasure to see. The speaker is good but they made some um interesting or odd choices with the standard ringtones. There are not that many, and frankly they are not very good. The only one I could stomach was a cat meowing, hence the title of the review. The phone does support 'super polyphonic' downloads though so you can get actual songs for ringtones. There is a good and easy to use organizer and calculator. The included games are lame, and they should have and could have included a couple of decent ones. So basically what you get is a solid phone, that is pleasing on the senses (sleek design, great animated wallpapers) with useful extras but a bit lacking in stuff to make it great, i.e. bad and limited standard ringtones, lame standard games. As for Cingular. I am fine with them. They are now GMS and there are no roaming charges anymore. They have unlimited mobile to moblie which is useful. With the $100 back from Amazon right now or at least $100 in merchandise it makes this phone and Cingular service even better. | |
 Poor Product!!! | |
| 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. |
