The worst phone you could ever possibly buy!
Written: Jul 06 '02 (Updated Jul 06 '02)
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Pros: It's blue. Well, mine was, at least.
Cons: Worst reception imaginable, laden with useless features, no downloadable ringtones
The Bottom Line: Stay away from this phone at all costs!
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| ehemp3's Full Review: Samsung SPH-N200 Silver |
I bought this phone the very first week it came out, and at first I was only a little disappointed. I had "upgraded" from a Sanyo SCP-4500 (a fantastic phone, in my opinion) to this new Samsung because I was enamored with its looks.
That was my first mistake. Never buy a utility such as a cellphone based solely on its appearances.
Upon activation of the phone and transferral of my plan, I began to immediately notice the phone going from "Sprint PCS" coverage area to "Analog Roam" seemingly at will in areas that I had never had problems getting coverage in before. After reading the manual and discovering that the phone chose the strongest signal out of the two, and would switch at will to "give the best coverage," I immediately switched it into "Sprint PCS Only" mode, and that seemed to cure the problem, until later in the life of the phone. As time went on, the phone would go into "Searching for service" mode, and many times would need to be turned off and on again to "discover" a Sprint PCS signal. Dropped calls were the norm, as opposed to the rarity, due to poor signal strength. This occurance, along with others, did not bode well for my opinion of the phone.
Some other detracting features of the phone were the refusal of the built-in voice dialer to accept a voice label for a number, and the overall poor quality and clarity of both the speaker and the microphone. Many of my phone conversations were interspersed with the phrases "huh," "what did you say?," and "Good Lord, I hate this phone!"
The overall fit and finish of the phone was also sub-par. The phone weighs an excessive 5+ ounces, no matter what the box may say. Dust getting behind the glass of the LCD is quite common, even if the phone is in a case of some sort. The battery is damn near impossible to remove without a strong will and a strong disregard for the wellbeing of the phone. The small rubber screw covers on the flip cover are apt to get lost, and the small oval "Samsung" logos on the wrist strap will be gone by the end of the first week of owning the phone.
The joystick control of the phone is one of the few features I DID enjoy, but it could've been executed in a better manner. Pressing the stick inwards will eventually result in the joystick breaking, and doesn't serve the ergonomics of the phone well at all. The joystick might've been better implemented with two seperate "OK" and "CANCEL" buttons.
All in all, I'd recommend staying away from this phone at all costs.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 149
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