Out of Samsung, Siemens with $40 rebate

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Jack SaturnOwner - 25 Mar 2004 20:42 GMT

At the local mall, vendor selling AT+T wireless says to me "There is
practically no way to get the free Samsung X426 phone. 3-4 week
backorder. But silly you don't want it anyway. What you really want
is the Siemens M56. It's got much better reception and you get a $40
rebate."

Question is as follows. Does the Samsung X426 phone really get worse
reception than the Siemens M56? Or is this just a salesman pulling
my leg?

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wirelessjuan - 26 Mar 2004 00:39 GMT

> At the local mall, vendor selling AT+T wireless says to me "There is
> practically no way to get the free Samsung X426 phone. 3-4 week
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> reception than the Siemens M56? Or is this just a salesman pulling
> my leg?

RF is about the same but the mic on the x426 is ULTRA sensitive and most
people think you are screaming at them when you are only talking normal on
the phone.

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Fred - 26 Mar 2004 11:11 GMT

The Samsung is a great size, weight, & large crystal clear screen. HOWEVER
there has been a TREMENDOUS return rate in the stores due to poor (often
unusable) reception. Possibly a bad batch as I have never seen so many
problems. No official word put I suspect they may have been pulled for this
reason.

Fred

> > At the local mall, vendor selling AT+T wireless says to me "There is
> > practically no way to get the free Samsung X426 phone. 3-4 week
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> people think you are screaming at them when you are only talking normal on
> the phone.

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Jim Haselmaier - 26 Mar 2004 17:40 GMT

The return rate of the x426 sounds like it has been very high. But based on
readings on the net the microphone problem seems to be WAY MORE of an issue
than reception. I have an x426 and the reception seems fine. I planned on
returning it, however, based on the mic. Someone on the AT&T Customer Forum
discovered that putting a small piece of cotton off of a q-tip into the mic
hole cuts down its sensitivity. That has worked well for me.

> The Samsung is a great size, weight, & large crystal clear screen. HOWEVER
> there has been a TREMENDOUS return rate in the stores due to poor (often
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> > people think you are screaming at them when you are only talking normal on
> > the phone.

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Bruce - 27 Mar 2004 00:14 GMT

Not all have the reception problem, that is why I thought that it may be
limited to a bad batch.

Fred

> The return rate of the x426 sounds like it has been very high. But based on
> readings on the net the microphone problem seems to be WAY MORE of an issue
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> on
> > > the phone.

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