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Pie_is_good! — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:08:09 -0000

NO sorry, it actually has 99 chanells

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Pie_is_good! — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:58:47 -0000

HELLO! This phone has mobile tv! I got it today. Just go to the Games and Apps section, and go down to MobiTV. I think that's what it's called (i don't have my phone in front of me right now). You need an Unlimited Data Plan though. There are 14 great channels.

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madZdie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:00:41 -0000

well i had the same problem. except i got my fathers old impression. i say old but really only a few months. but i wanted to get his contacts off and only have mine because at that time it was both. i went to settings and then to applications settings and then to address book then view contacts from and changed it to only sim card

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Robert — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:59:08 -0000

yess you can these people are dumb you can just slide it open and close the buttons not really that great

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TG — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:16:38 -0000

YOU CAN get POP3 to work on this phone. I downloaded an app called mMail and it works great. http://www.mmail.pl/ You can try it free for 30 days then it's like only $4 one time charge.

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Doug — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:32:30 -0000

I am trying to figure out how to get my contacts. I traded in my old phone for this one, and I watched the salesman put the Sim Card in, but, no contacts. How can I retrieve my old data? I would appreciate any help.

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maddyyy — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:43:13 -0000

I have the samsung impression and sometimes when i try to send a message it wont send and then i have to turn off the whole phone and restart it. Do you know why this is happening? Also, I wanted to know if there is anyway to change the backround of texting. Not the multimedia text but the regular one.

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Nicky Love — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:25:35 -0000

For the most part I've been impressed with my impression (pardon the pun). My only complaint is its limited "software range" for lack of a better word.

I.E. I've been searching for a voip programme and I stumbled upon the lovely fring. Fring looks amazing, but guess what, the impression is not compatible. Can you say lame? It was frustrating, because many of my friends have skype but not a cellphone or that sort of thing. It would allow me to keep in contact, etc.

Other than that I think the impression is gorgeous. It has it's moments of "moodiness" where the screen will freeze up or it won't send messages (the solution to that, by the way, is to turn it off and then on again and give it a minute). However, outside of its moments, the touch screen is really nice, sleek and easy to use, the data plan is cheap, and it's a GREAT texting phone (most of my friends have had phones since they were 13 so the only way they know how to talk is via texting).

Overall, the impression is a very beautiful phone and I enjoy it thou thoroughly. :]

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Tiffany — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:24:32 -0000

I heard you can unlock the phone by quickly sliding open the QWERTY keyboard. Is this true?

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marco — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:09:04 -0000

scusate ma dall'italia come faccio a comprarmi il samsung impresion a877????
mi sapreste dire anke il costo???

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Kendra — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:38:53 -0000

I going to get the samsung impression for christmas, but im nervous because of all the reviews. Either way im getting it. If it happpens then i will see if i can exchange it for something else. i want it so baddddddddddddddd. I can stop thinking about it. Im getting a cute faceplate for it so it shouldnt damage. I believe it comes with a manual. This will be my first touch screen/qwerty keyboard. I totally hate my flip phone. Very unstylish.

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Name — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:17:22 -0000

Yes it does, but it's hard to press because of the location. You also have to hold it down to lock it, which a lot of people don't understand. However, to unlock the phone, you can either press (and hold!) the lock button or just slide it open.

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Becky — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:23:11 -0000

i love my impresson the only problem is when you go to lock it the keyboard wants to slide out or you drop it.. u have to hold on with both hands to unlock it... cause you have to press and hold and it wants to slide everytime. but other than that I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

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evan — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:47:01 -0000

does this phone have a lock button?

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catzruledogsdrule — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:21:49 -0000

i want this phone so baddddddddddddddddddd im getting it 4 christmas its 130.00

Re: AT&T’s Samsung Impression A877 Review

Ron — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:00:15 -0000

I bought the Samsung Impression A877 3 days ago, so my experiences are still limited. I’ll post again as I learn more.

I was weighing the Impression A877 vs. an Apple iPhone, and my comments here are based on iPhone features. My fiancee has an iPhone, so I’m comparing the features I like on her phone to the Impression. Also, I use my phone mainly as a productivity tool. The camera etc. are nice bells and whistles, but not a big deal for me.

Positives:
Price: I bought my Impression at Fry’s on a 2-year AT&T contract, for $49. Good deal!
Keyboard: I bought the Impression mainly because I really don’t like the iPhone’s virtual keyboard and wanted the large tactile QWERTY slider keyboard.
Dataplan: I pay $10 monthly for AT&T dataplan on Impression, the iPhone has a $30 monthly dataplan
Expandable memory: I can add 8GB microSD card. Since I have a large MP3 collection- about 40GB worth- this lets me keep my music on a collection of microSDs and have them all availalbe. iPhone limits me to 8GB or 16GB with no expandability.

Negatives;
BIGGEST negative: No access to corporate email server!!! I specifically asked about this at Frys before I bought the phone, and was told I could access my corporate email server. Cannot be done from the Impression! No POP/IMAP access. iPhone has this. Had I known - I might have gone to a Blackberry. Big, big sucking point if you use your phone for work.

Another email gripe - only certain email services are supported. I have a Yahoo and Gmail account. I can get my Yahoo mail, but Gmail is not supported. I can only see gmail messages through the WAP browser.

Maps. iPhone has really good integrated map support with GPS. Very easy to enter start/end locations and plot your route while driving, with turn by turn instructions. Even though AT&T offers a $10 mapping service, I would never bother with iPhone since the built in app is great.
Impression: has a GPS, but no built in mapping. There is a free Google maps app which I installed. It works, but is much clunkier and harder to use than iPhone’s. I doubt I’ll use it very much.

QWERTY keyboard: I might get used to this, but I’m finding the top row of buttons is very hard to use. It’s flush with the case of the phone. Every time I reach for the top row, my fingers keep bumping into the case, and it leads to mistyping. Not as bad as on iPhone virtual screen, but still disappointing.

WIFI: iPhone has built in WIFI, which is better than AT&T’s 3G network. I often find 3G fades out, even in places like my office conference room. WIFI is really useful for a smart phone.
Impression - nope. It has bluetooth, but no WIFI.

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yo mama waz in my bed — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:14:37 -0000

i heard thiz fone frezzes at timez after u had iht 4 a while but the battery haz a long life n u hav 2 charge it every 4 dayz or so but it iz very bulky 2 sum ppl n 2 make a ringtone a song u have 2 select the ringtone den go 2 optionz n pick set a ringtone n if that doesnt work den ur fone iz FUKKED UP big time

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Hanna — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:27:11 -0000

I don't understand how to customize and create my own ringtone and no site I visit has info on it. Granted I've only had the phone 1 day (so far I'm lovin' it). I do agree that the lock key is not the greatest and would have preferred something similar to the Nokia 5800, but it is what it is and the phone has too many pluses compared to this one flaw. If you can let me know how to take one of my songs on the phone and make a ringtone out of it I'd really appreciate it.

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Kiki — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:29:24 -0000

"same type of touchscreen"

While still capacitive, I somehow doubt they would use a surface capacitive screen, like Apple does. It's probably a projected capacitive screen, which is more durable, equally if not more responsive, and can be operated with any touch, rather than just a bare finger.

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abcyesn — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:18:19 -0000

I'm just a lil curious...I want to know when and how much you guys bought your Impression's for...I orderded mine on April 7th from Walmart (or LetsTalk.com...both are the same thing) and got it on April 9th, I got it for 99 Cents with a two year upgrade...what did you guys pay...and when did u get yours? share your price on http://www.samsung-impressi...