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narn3049's review of the Samsung SCH-A950
original version, submitted Dec 28, 2009, 12:52 PM:
Very Durable
Owned this phone around 2004-2005 and it was the best most durable phone I owned, well around that. I dropped it so much, like it was totally scratches, key's worn. I held the phone together with glue, the hinge was messed up. It even entered water twice.
The camera was great and so was vcast. I never had problems with that, I assume none of you did either (?) the ringtone sounded a little raspy after all I did to the phone, but it suffered a lot of stuff so i wont give it the run around cons for that.
I got this phone because i had owned the a670 and let me tell you two drops and that phone was finished. The hinge cracked off. i would not recommend the a670, because it is not a great phone, Because of what happened with me with it.
Now this phone has longer video and the ability to have an sd card. This phone was flashly and cool back in the day but now I have an alias so i cant complain all that much
edited Sep 20, 2017, 6:03 PM to read:
Very Durable
This phone was a beast! I remember this phone fondly, and it was a tossup between it, and the LG VX8100. I had a hard time with the 8100, and the fact it was EVDO. At the time, living in the boonies, I needed to have a solid performer, good reception etc, was key. This phone didn't dissappoint at all.
After 2 years of ownership, this phone basically looked like it was hockey-pucked across the entire globe. Almost none of the red color on the front was there, the headphone jack in it's entirety was missing, the right hinge was cracked in the middle, the inside screen cover was cracked and pieces missing, and it even went swimming twice. Despite this it still worked, and still does to this day! (I've kept it around for sentimental reasons). Texting was easy on this phone. After all the abuse it endured, the keys were not easily able to be pressed down, however, after all it went thru, I really don't have a complaint. The speakerphone was one of the best on any phone I've owned. Same for VCAST and the mp3 capability that this phone offered; however, again, with the abuse it endured, the speakers sounded very raspy.
This was back when Verizon was one of the bigger carriers, their phones weren't so locked down, and some were even free. It's funny to note I was in school at the time (now graduated from college) and it's just fun to look back at the memories.
The only downside I can think of, is on my previous phone to this one, the VX6100, I could have recorded or sent myself ringtones and saved them as the default ringtone. This one only allows you to do that if it is an MP3 and not a QCELP file. This will mean that the sound is stored ONLY to the sounds folder, and isn't able to be set as a ringtone. I assume it was a ploy at the time to get you to download mp3s. There also were only 2 preloaded songs aside from the Bell ringtones. My ringtone was Beverly Hills by Weezer, lmao.
edited Sep 20, 2017, 6:04 PM to the current version:
Very Durable
This phone was a beast! I remember this phone fondly, and it was a tossup between it, and the LG VX8100. I had a hard time with the 8100, and the fact it was EVDO. At the time, living in the boonies, I needed to have a solid performer, good reception etc, was key. This phone didn't dissappoint at all.
After 2 years of ownership, this phone basically looked like it was hockey-pucked across the entire globe. Almost none of the red color on the front was there, the headphone jack in it's entirety was missing, the right hinge was cracked in the middle, the inside screen cover was cracked and pieces missing, and it even went swimming twice. Despite this it still worked, and still does to this day! (I've kept it around for sentimental reasons). Texting was easy on this phone. After all the abuse it endured, the keys were not easily able to be pressed down, however, after all it went thru, I really don't have a complaint. The speakerphone was one of the best on any phone I've owned. Same for VCAST and the mp3 capability that this phone offered; however, again, with the abuse it endured, the speakers sounded very raspy.
This was back when Verizon was one of the bigger carriers, their phones weren't so locked down, and some were even free. It's funny to note I was in school at the time (now graduated from college) and it's just fun to look back at the memories.
The only downside I can think of, is on my previous phone to this one, the VX6100, I could have recorded or sent myself ringtones and saved them as the default ringtone. This one only allows you to do that if it is an MP3 and not a QCELP file. This will mean that the sound is stored ONLY to the sounds folder, and isn't able to be set as a ringtone. I assume it was a ploy at the time to get you to download mp3s. There also were only 2 preloaded songs aside from the Bell ringtones. My ringtone was Beverly Hills by Weezer, lmao.I will add one more con, the red bars that displayed above and below the menus!
