Samsung - SCH-A870 Cell Phone Review

I chose this phone because it was free with a 2-year contract, and it was dual-mode.  We were living in the boonies at the time and hoped that the ability of the phone to work on analog networks would help.  I'm not sure that it did, but it's a good phone nonetheless.

I talk on the phone a fair amount, but beyond that I do not use any of the cell phone's other features.  I do not text, send/receive pictures, download ringtones, or access the internet via my phone.  This phone does support all of these things (although I'm unsure as to the extent of its internet access), but I cannot review these features.

I can say that the battery life has been outstanding and that the phone seems to be pretty reliable as far as getting and keeping a signal.  I don't have an issue with excessively dropped calls with this phone.  The phone does have a camera with flash that I use on occasion, but it's a pretty lame camera, and between that, and the low-res screen on the phone, it's pretty hard to even tell what I've taken pictures of much less use them for anything.  The only other complaint I have about the phone is the small key size.  I do not have large fingers, but still find that I end up touching multiple buttons at a time.  Thus, I believe texting would be quite annoying on this phone.

If you want a simple phone to make calls on that is reliable and long on battery life, this is it.  If you're a texter or web surfer, you'll probably want to look elsewhere.  But, really, what do you expect for a free phone?