Samsung SGH-C417 Reviews

1. Dropping Calls

30 Apr 2008 by Roxane

10%1out of 10

I have a Samsung SGH-C417. It drops calls and sometimes does not connect. I've upgraded my priority service with my service provider but I am still receiving dropped calls. My husband has a Sony Ericisson and uses his phone in the same locations. He does not get any dropped calls. THIS PHONE SUCKS!

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2. cheap

30 Dec 2007 by agnes

10%1out of 10

this phone has nothing but issues.it always powers off dropps about every call and has an issue with diconnected bluetooth and it always has to be reset.also has issues with saying insert sim when it is in ther tried another sim card and had the same issue i have been through three of these phones.finally got sick of and and purchased a new phone we will see how the new one works.

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3. Reviewers are misinformed

18 Sep 2007 by Jeff

70%7out of 10

You cannot possibly begin to understand how ill mannered and oh so ignorant many of your reviews read! Yes there are some excellent reviews to be read here, but most are laughable.
Let's start with "dropped phone calls" THIS IS YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER'S PROBLEM NOT THE PHONE!
next the Bluetooth problem BE SURE OF WHAT YOU ARE BUYING, THIS IS BLUETOOTH 1.0 NOT 2.0
and last the expectations you people have for a phone is out of this world.
This is a phone, the extras you expect for this price is just crazy! Okay my opinion on the phone? Excellent low res. camera (wish it was high res of course) Bluetooth works perfectly (wish it was 2.0 of course) Crisp clear calls as long as you get your ear in the correct position. (can be hard to do) So for free I'm happy.

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4. Intentional, misleading product.

10 Sep 2007 by Martin Dundas Jr.

42%4.2out of 10

My friend bought this phone today. She was excited about getting a phone with "Bluetooth".

After reading the prior reviews, everything is true about the poor features of the phone. In this time of photo/video/mp3/data transfers at coffee shops, malls, or wherever you can think; wireless connectivity is the norm. A good paying person would want at least the standard of file transferring, via Bluetooth, on their new telephone. For some reason the company selling the phone did not want the customer to use the phone, for other than phone calls?

Sincerely

Martin

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5. The Bad outweighs the Good in my opinion

12 Jul 2007 by SGO

48%4.8out of 10

The outside phone number display is very small for my taste or needs.
Also, clarity is frequently an issue when sending or recieving a call. The
microphone is extremely small and doesn't seem to be adequate to transmit your voice at times. I have alot of people tell me they can't hear
me very well even when I intentionally raise my voice and speak directly into the microphone. The camera button is in a really poor location. Frequently when I pick up the phone, I turn the camera on by mistake.
The camera photo quality is a little sub-par in comparison with other phones for my taste. The speaker phone's maximum volume is not very good either in comparison with my past phones which were all Nokias.
On a positive note, the battery life on a single charge is very good.
Overall, knowing what I know now about this specific phone, I wouldn't have purchased it.

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6. The worst phone ever !

11 May 2007 by Deb

28%2.8out of 10

I have had nothing but trouble with this phone. From dropped calls to the phone just shutting off. I never know if the person I am talking to is still connected to me or not. Its very frustrating. The bluetooth keeps on disconnecting. I ahve to keep re-setting it to the phone.

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7. I like it but...

21 Apr 2007 by Brandi

58%5.8out of 10

I got this phone a few months ago, and I thought I would really like it...I even insisted it on some of my friends. Until a few weeks ago when I had tried to download some ringtones onto it and it keeps giving me grief! The phone will continue to bring up an "unsupported content type" screen. I have only managed to get one MP3 ringtone on this phone and that was just a "test" MP3. And yes, the Bluetooth disfunction drives me crazy I thought for sure I could at least get my photos off but NO the only Bluetooth options available are for the headset and handsfree. I'm just not as satisfied as I thought I would be!

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8. OKAY But I wouldn't buy it again

20 Feb 2007 by James

70%7out of 10

For a free phone it's not bad. The thing I like the most about it is the design. It's small and sleek. A nice looking phone. The keypad is basically flush with the phone so its very difficult to dial without looking down at the phone. The reception is OKAY, not even close to as good as the nokia I just replaced with this Samsung. The sound quality is the best I've heard in a non nokia phone, but again not as good as my last phone (which also was free). The bluetooth is pretty poor. They intentionally disabled bluetooth transfers so there's not a practical way to get your pictures off. There supposedly is NO USB Data cable for this phone, but I havnt looked myself. I wouldn't usually say anything about ringtones when reviewing a phone but these are the worst set of ringtones I have EVER HEARD! There's not even a standard ring. The standard ring repeats so quickly that it is super annoying. Everyone that has heard my phone ring has commented on how horrible the ringtone is. And the other ones are even worse. WAY worse. I was hoping to use bluetooth to transfer my old rings from my Nokia on, but it doesnt work! Overall, I dont hate this phone, and I think I can live with it until Sring 08 when I can upgrade again, but I can't say I like it! And I wouldn't recommend it to anyone despite my decent review numbers. I've constantly experimented between nokia and the rest (sony, motorolla, samsung) and I can honestly say I hope to never buy another non Nokia again.

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9. Crippled damn bluetooth

30 Dec 2006 by shrimp

62%6.2out of 10

Kent Brockmen: NO.

Bluetooth 1.2 AND 2.0 BOTH SUPPORT file transfers. Samsung intentionally crippled this phone for seemingly NO REASON. Bluetooth 2.0 is simply faster, and adds some security stuff.

What's really crappy is that Samsung didn't include a simple profile for this phone that is needed for transfers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_profile

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10. sammy sung c417

12 Dec 2006 by Kent Brockmen

86%8.6out of 10

ok to address kerts comment on the botom this phone is bluetooth 1.2 cingular did not block it the version is limited, if it was bluetooth v2.0 or higher you could trans fer pics a ripoff? its cost effective you dolt. dont be so quick to judge

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