Samsung - SCH-u340 Cell Phone Review

     I changed from ATT to Verizon.  We got 2 new phones, both alike, the Samsung SCH-U340.  We chose them because of their bigger, separated dial buttons that you don't have to use your fingernail to dial.  Also, we chose them for their ease of use - I don't need to play games or get on the net, I just want to send and received calls.

     They worked OK for the first month or so, then even when charged overnight, gradually the battery would not last as long.  Finally it was to the point after 5 months that it would not hold a charge for a day. 

     We brought them back to Verizon.  The techs there were very good about giving new batteries after checking the phones out (after all they were under a 1 year manufacturers warranty).

     In only one month we are back to the same problem.  Verizon this time gave us new phones, same model, Samsung SCH-U340 which were probably refurbished (Makes you wonder why they needed refurbishing).

     As of today, the batteries are fickle.  They'll hold their charge for 2 days, then the next day they only last half a day.

     This review is based on the comparison of 2 like phones in our family with the same problems.  I seems to be an inherent problem with this model.