| Switching cell phone providers allows consumers the | | | | have. The screen is bright and colorful and the buttons |
| opportunity to purchase [or get for free after rebates] | | | | are easy to access.The SGH-x427m weighs a paltry |
| a new phone periodically. I recently made the switch | | | | 2 1/2 ounces. It is a flip phone housed in a tiny, but |
| and was given the usual list of phones to choose from. | | | | attractive gray case. This particular model was made |
| Being the thrifty guy that I am, I chose the one that had | | | | for Cingular, a similar model was made for AT&T, and |
| the least cost to me once rebates were factored in. | | | | the cost of the phone retails for around $100-120. With |
| No, I did not get the plain jane freebie model, rather I | | | | rebates your outlay should be minimal if not free. Of |
| snagged Samsung's SGH-x427m phone. Let's take a | | | | course, that means signing up for the two year plan |
| look at this unit and see how it stacks up.When I | | | | with Cingular.Reception has been good with few |
| showed the Samsung phone to a friend, he asked me | | | | dropped calls. I haven't experienced much static, but |
| if it was a camera phone. Nope. However, it does | | | | then again all my calls have been in the vicinity of a |
| have multi media messaging capabilities unlike its | | | | metropolitan area.For the features that this phone |
| companion model the SGH-x427. The phone's main | | | | offers, the price, the cell phone plan and for battery life |
| features include 40 ring tones, a calendar, a 500 name | | | | -- which is good -- I give this phone a 3-star rating. It |
| phone book, a to-do list, a memo pad, and a wireless | | | | isn't the plain jane freebie model, nor is it the top of the |
| Web browser. Most cell phones boast a | | | | line can-do-everything model. Consumers interested in |
| speakerphone, which the Samsung curiously does not | | | | something better will want to shop elsewhere. |