Samsung SGH-a177 Cell Phone Review
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the Samsung SGH-a177 Go-Phone from AT&T
I just got this phone a couple days ago as a replacement for my IPhone I needed something that wasn’t too much money but still a cool phone. I started looking at the go phones on AT&T.com when I saw THE SGH-a177. It looked really cool and it was $100.00 off. I Looked around and the Internet to find a review but with no luck so I’m writing this review for anyone else who is interested.
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So Far I really like the phone It’s very Light weight and the battery life is amazing! 5 hours of talk time and 250 hours of Standby time! It has a full qwerty keyboard which is a Must for me! Before I got the phone I was afraid that it would be hard for me to use the keyboard. I’m a big guy and have big fingers but it is very easy for me to type! The button placement is also very good, the shortcuts are very easy to customize to your liking. It has Stereo Blue-tooth and a ENERGY STAR qualified adaptor which the site says makes it better for the environment which always makes me happy! I was very surprised at the picture quality, I took a picture of a house i was interested in and just couldn't believe the picture came out so well.
The screen size is good but seems a little small to me but I had an IPhone before this and now that I think about it I would say it’s standard size for a cell phone now days. It has a really neat menu feature call pop-up menu where a little screen pops up from what you have highlighted and shows you what’s in the part of the menu. The sound quality is pretty good but on speaker it doesn't always sound good, maybe I have the volume up to high. but I don’t really use speaker because I have a blue-tooth headset. The Samsung SGH-a177 Go-Phone From AT&T is only $99.99 that’s after the 100.00 Instant savings from buying it online. I couldn't pass it up. Now its time for the rating with the price and the features it has I give this phone a 8.5 out of 10. It's easy to use, light weight and good over-all quality.
Here are some specs of the phone:
Band: GSM/850/900/1800/1900 Mhz
Weight: 3.09 ounces
Dimensions: 4.29 x 2.32 x .47
Display: 64K Color TFT
Resolution: 176 x 220
Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Technology
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Yea thats true, I also wish it had expansion memory.
i have this phone too and i have a problem receiving bluetooth from another person! can anybody help me?? is there like a receivning mode ofr something? please help!!!!
is the problem you are having connnecting to another phone via bluetooth?
I'm not sure what you mean I'll see if i can do it and I'll let you know
I bought it earlier today and think its a really neat phone for the price range (it's closest competitor is the RAZR or that brick that Boost has). Bluetooth only works with headsets per samsung's site. No tethering or bluetoothing between phones here. Kinda don't like the fact it doesn't have expandable storage, or flash.
Is it hard to type on this phone??
I thought it would be at first but it not that bad. I type with my thumbs and i only make a few mistakes.
Ok, I know there is a camra. But does in shoot video?
Yes it does, not very good quality but it does.
can I send data from or to another, been trying it
Its a nice looking phone... is it still fairly recent or is there already a newer model coming out? Thanks for the review....
i am looking at this phone now and i want 2 know if the airtime is to much $ or not let me no bcuz i text A LOT now and do not want 2 have 2 pay like 50 to 100 for airtime!!!
And i want 2 know if i can keep my number now from net10 or not bucz i hate when u get a new phone and u have 2 have every 1 chang it!!!!...
I got this phone a few weeks now and i can`t seem to connect to another phone via bluetooth. It`s almost as if this feature on the phone is fake and doesn`t work at all. Could someone help plzzz cuz i love the phone and i need to transfer a song or 2 if i can on there via bluetooth
I want this phone but i dont know how good it is. I will use it for mostly texting. Can someone pleaseeeee tell me if it is a really good phone!?!?
This is a very good phone. It has everything you really need for easy texting and typing, although it may look hard, is pretty easy.
Oh, and does anyone know how many mega pixels the camera has?
Is this phone able to record as well as taking pictures? Does this phone have the internet? Does this phone say how many minutes u have left on the main screen, or do u have to hit a button to go to it? Can you buy this phone at and AT&T store, or do you buy it at Walmart?
Hey people...cnet reviews is a great website for electronics. There is a great video and lots of information on it. Again, the webste is www.cnet.com and type in samsung A177.
I really need to know if this phone can record and if it has the internet on it...if you know..please respond cuz i gotta know
I am having a lot of trouble with this phone. It will not allow me to get on the internet and the camera is not the greatest. I just switched from a Pantech Matrix so that could be the problem but I do not know if this is the best phone out there.... Yet... Can anyone help me with the Internet problem?
I like this phone. I bought it to replace my Motorola Razr and I'm glad I did instead of buying another Razr. I mainly use it for text and chatting, as I have a hearing problem. The QWERTY keyboard makes this a breeze. I also have no trouble connecting to the Internet and browsing fairly quickly with this phone, whereas the Razr was always pretty slow. It also has a lot more battery life compared to the Razr which I had to recharge practically daily. Only thing I miss is that you can't put a lot of information in the address book. I was able to put street addresses, email addresses, etc. in the Razr address book in addition to Home, Work, and Cell numbers. But all in all I'm satisfied, a nice phone for the price.
ok i need help with the bluetooth becz i can not find a device at all
I have had this phone for about 3 weeks. but, i can,t get the bluetooth to work right. i try to get music from another phone but it doesnt work.other than that its a good phone
Just found out you can't use the bluetooth to hook up to other phones, it only works with headsets. So you can't send/receive ringtones, etc. from another phone. That sux.
will the phone allow someone to send
me a ringtone in a message
Is it a smart phone? can you receive your emails?
Neil says:
6 months ago
I've had this phone for almost 2 weeks now and have been very satisfied. With the USB data cable you can sync all your address, calender, notes, to-do's, and multi-media using the Samsung PC Studio that you can download off Samsung's website. Only thing I wish it had was expansion memory but at only $100 you can't go wrong. Highly recommended if your looking for a entry level phone without the PDA/SMART PHONE price!!!