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Summary: Nice little phone
Review: My husband and I purchased our Samsung x426 phones about 3 weeks ago. The phone is small, lightweight, and stylish. After reading some reviews, i was a bit worried. But we haven't had many problems. The one problem that keeps popping up in the reviews is the mic being to sensitive, it is. But all you have to do is adjust the volume on the side of the phone, and don't talk with the phone inside of your mouth. As for the dropped calls, that would be your service provider. All and all, this is a great phone and i would recommend it highly.
Rating: 
Summary: Great Phone, with Powerful Mic
Review: I recently purchased this phone from AT&T and upgraded to GSM service. At first I was hesitant to purchase the phone because of all the terrible reviews. However, after owning the phone for about 4 days, I am experiencing first-hand, the sound quality issues that everyone has mentioned. After testing my phone a number of times, the problem is that the mic is too sensitive. With flip phones, the contour of the phone fits with the natural contour from your ear to your mouth, and users tend to hold the mic close to their mouth. This causes a lot of breathing noise to distort the clarity of your voice. The best remedy is to hold the mic atleast 2 inches away from your mouth. If you do a test by calling a landline and leaving a message on your home answering machine, you can hear the difference. First, test the mic at close range and read a sentence. Then hold the phone two inches away from your mouth and read the same sentence. When you check your machine, you will hear the difference. Overall, I like the features of the phone. The menus are very user-friendly, and the compact size is great. The phone tends to slip out my hand, so a leather case would make the phone less slippery, and would provide more protection. The speaker is great. All my calls come in clear. The graphics are very cute. The text is easy to read. Aside from the sensitive mic, which can be remedied) the phone is great.
Rating: 
Summary: The worst I have ever owned.
Review: It looks great, its light, but you sound like your talking underwater. The clarity is nonexistant. I tried the suggestions of lowering the volume to compensate for the microphone but then you can't hear anyway. I had to jump thru hoops to have A t @ T let me return this. Their "resolution specialist" told me he would exchange the Samsung with another of the same type. When I told him I did not want the same phone, he told me I was not interested in being helped.."thank you for calling A T & T and hung up on me.
Rating: 
Summary: Nice phone!
Review: I just got this phone a week ago and I really like it. It's so light weight compared to the Nokia I used to own. It has nice features, and so far has been very reliable.
Rating:
Summary: It's a great phone
Review: Joeng, it might be that Amazon hasn't updated the status of your order yet. A few hours after I received the phone, I got an email from them that they had just shipped the order. Also, I got the phone in exactly one week of placing the order...surprisingly quick. The last time I ordered, it took 2 weeks. Anyways, I'm sure when you placed the order, they gave you an estimated delivery date. So, chill! As far as the phone is concerned, it's pretty neat. The mic is indeed quite sensitive. So, set the mic level to be the lowest and the other party will still hear you clearly.I'm giving it 4 stars coz I haven't gotten a chance to test all the features yet. And, also, bcoz there is no external display. Addition: The mic is really troublesome. If you speak with the mic very close to your mouth, it might become very difficult for the other party to understand what you are saying. Other than that, this phone is simply awesome.
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Summary: EXCELLENT PHONE!!!!
Review: I've had this phone for about two weeks now. It is easy to use, has one of the most vivid and colorful screens I've seen and has excellent reception. It looks great, the buttons are very ergonomic and the construction of the phone is very precise and tightly engineered. The screensavers (animated) and polyphonic ringtones are outstanding and you can download many many more to boot. Although this phone doesn't have a built-in camera...who cares? It's a phone, an internet device and that's enough. With this phone tucked in your pocket; you are always connected to anyone you want to talk to and all the information from the internet to keep you informed. I love it!!
Rating: 
Summary: Average at best
Review: Pros:
Very small, lightweight. Fits easily in pocket.
Nice color screen. Cons:
Not as user friendly as my last Nokia phone. Has no external caller id. Have to open phone. By default, opening the phone answers the call... had to read the manual to disable this feature. If you are older than 16, you won't like the ringtones. It's always searching for a signal, but this may be more a function of the service in my area. No pause capability for programmed numbers. So you have to remember any extensions for people... Short battery life. Microphone not too good. To others, voice has "digital" sound.
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Summary: Nice cute phone, but still needs improvement
Review: This is my third cell phone so far. It looks really nice with an ultra bright and clear 65K color screen. Lightweight and slim design makes it very carriable to be fit in any pocket. After using it for a month, I found some places not too satisfied. First no outside ID display, you need to open the folder to check time and caller id. Second those polyphonic ringtones are really weak and hard to hear if it is in your purse or some places 10FT away. The location of earbud plugin is too closer to the antenna, the static noise is very easy to get into your call specially for those low quality earbud. And some other features are not too user-friendly by specially comparing with Nokia cellphone I used before. My final words, don't buy it unless in a super deal.
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Summary: Awful voice quality!!!
Review: Ok, I've actually owned 4 of these Samsung 426X phones. On the positive, they are attractive, light weight, beautiful color screen, and good battery life. On the very bad side, voice quality was so poor as to be unacceptable. My wife and I each got this phone and tried playing with mic to mouth distance and volume controls, and we always got lots of background noise and a garbled as if you were underwater sound. We went back to our local service provider (At&T Wireless) and exchanged for 2 new Samsung 426 phones and got the same result. Went back to the store, tried several other phone models and tested cell to land line quality, and the Samsung was clearly the worst available. We finally ended up with a basic Nokias and are very satisfied...not as high a style as the Samsung, but functional where it counts.
Rating:
Summary: Great Phone, with Powerful Mic
Review: I recently purchased this phone from AT&T and upgraded to GSM service. At first I was hesitant to purchase the phone because of all the terrible reviews. However, after owning the phone for about 4 days, I am experiencing first-hand, the sound quality issues that everyone has mentioned. After testing my phone a number of times, the problem is that the mic is too sensitive. With flip phones, the contour of the phone fits with the natural contour from your ear to your mouth, and users tend to hold the mic close to their mouth. This causes a lot of breathing noise to distort the clarity of your voice. The best remedy is to hold the mic atleast 2 inches away from your mouth. If you do a test by calling a landline and leaving a message on your home answering machine, you can hear the difference. First, test the mic at close range and read a sentence. Then hold the phone two inches away from your mouth and read the same sentence. When you check your machine, you will hear the difference. Overall, I like the features of the phone. The menus are very user-friendly, and the compact size is great. The phone tends to slip out my hand, so a leather case would make the phone less slippery, and would provide more protection. The speaker is great. All my calls come in clear. The graphics are very cute. The text is easy to read. Aside from the sensitive mic, which can be remedied) the phone is great.
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