Cell Phone Samsung A177 Deals & Reviews

C. R. Jackson(USA, CA): The husband and I are no longer under contract, and did not want to get back into one just to get an affordable phone with the features he needs. An unlocked cell phone seemed to fit our requirements, but I was skeptical. However, based on the prior reviews, and on other information I found on the web about this particular phone, I decided to try it. The vendor confirmed that this model would work with the T-Mobile SIM card. Sure enough, it does! Sound quality is really good, and it has pretty much every feature you'd find in similar phones (the Blackberry Curve comes to mind). Calendar, messaging, web capable, this phone is a virtual office in the palm of his hand.

Matt (MS): I was looking for an unlocked GSM phone that was good for talking and texting and that didn't cost a fortune. After reading a few reviews I thought this would be a good choice. The phone is light weight with a good sized screen, but the amenities stop there. The keys are extremely small and hard to use at an adequate speed when texting or dialing a number. The camera gives you a grainy picture at best and in order to send a text I can honestly say that if you don't happen to know the persons cell number by memory, this phone requires a ridiculous amount of steps before you hit the Send button not to mention that hardly any of us remembers numbers anymore since contact numbers are programmed into every cell phone.

Thrifty (CA): I got this phone for my wife so she could have something nice for texting. Plus, she visits the UK frequently and we wanted a phone that we could put a Tesco SIM card in while she is over there. It has worked flawlessly both in the UK as well as on the AT&T network here in the states. It does exactly what it says it will do. No complaints.I bought this phone because i needed a cheep unlocked phone to last me till november but the moment i opened the box i fell in love! The shiny blackshell pared with the brightly colored backgrounds gives it a real polished look. The set up is very user friendly get this phone don't look at anything else!

Sean C. Ryan (Ruston, LA): I assumed incorrectly that a later model phone such as this would be on the "3g" network, which is significant, as the 2g GSM network is being slowly dismantled and spectrum is being moved to 3G and 4G endeavors. Also, if you have a 3G Microcell in your house to boost coverage at home, this phone won't connect to that, either.
Other than that, it's a good, cheap, basic, no-contract phone that makes texting reasonably easy.