Samsung F490 Review

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001mum's Review of Samsung F490

4th Oct 2008

Overall Rating

0.5 stars
  • Value for money
    0.5 stars
  • Time Phone Owned
    1 - 6 Months
  • Battery Life
    1.5 stars
  • Reception
    4 stars
  • Reviewers Network
    Vodafone
  • Screen Quality
    2.5 stars
  • Features
    0.5 stars
  • Style
    0.5 stars
Good Points

Excellent internet. MP3 player. Google maps.


Bad Points

Using it as a phone - Arrrrrrrrrgh! Frustrating as hell.


General Comments

I've had my F490 for almost 4 months now and it has succeeded in driving me to the brink of insanity. In fact I have finally had to face the terrible truth about my Samsung's inadequacies and have just ordered an Eriksson C902 so that I can have a ceremonial 'stamping on the Samsung' event sometime next week.

Like a heavenly Siren sitting on a rock in the water luring sailors to their deaths the F490 is a beautiful looking piece of equipment, has some excellent accessories including fast and easy internet access and an excellent MP3 player... however instead of buying an 'excellent phone with accessories' you end up with 'excellent accessories with a truly rubbish phone'. THE PHONE IS AWFUL. There are way too many options to select just to answer the thing. The same goes for hanging up, too. It really takes quite some getting used to. On the numerous occasions when a friend or family member tried to answer the phone for me NOT ONE OF THEM could work out how to answer it. It is a nightmare.

My best advice is DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. If you are looking for a phone with a touch sensitive screen then opt for one that slides open to answer and doesn't immediately lock all your screen options the moment you answer (so maddening when you are negotiating automated answer phone systems "press 1 for blah, press 2 for blah-blah".

I've invited all friends & family, who happily have somehow managed to maintain their sanity after trying to use my F490, to come to my ceremonial Samsung bash. Everyone will get time alone with it to 'do their worst'. Sadly I don't have any pigs to feed it to . Open to suggestions.

Jules

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