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| Samsung U340 Phone (Verizon Wireless) | 
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| Brand: Samsung
Category: Wireless
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $0.01
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 10913
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Display Size: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: C211
UPC: 635753463200
EAN: 0635753463200
ASIN: B000N239UI
Release Date: February 1, 2007
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 Avoid Buying This One! September 24, 2008
I "upgraded" my phone on Friday to this one. It had a way below-par signal. I was not able to get any phone calls. Once and a while the call would go to voice mail without the phone ringing. Could not get a good signal anywhere anyplace with this phone. Had Verizon, where I purchased it, check it out. The following Monday I exchanged it for another cell phone that worked.
Horrible waste of money September 9, 2008
Battery life is weak.
Phone is not user friendly, nor is it easily navigable.
Ring tones available on phone are few and poor.
Battery life is non existent after the phone is a year old. I have had friends who have warned me that the phone simply dies suddenly. I am noticing that the phone can fully charged and does not last more than a day with the following "activity": one twenty minute phone call, 5 text messages.
It may be worth paying more in order to have a decent phone.
Do not buy this phone. June 23, 2008
I've returned with it twice to the Verizon store because it doesn't hold a charge more than a day or two -- even when turned off. And I only make an average of one or two short calls a day. I own it mainly for emergency use. Both times, they replaced the battery. The second time, a surly manager at Verizon in East Cobb, Ga., only growled something about a bad batch of batteries. I will go back to the old phone it replaced before I'll give Verizon the $20 they want to replace this piece of junk before my 2-year contract is up.
Don't waste your time with this phone March 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My old Samsung finally bit the dust. Since I liked that phone and had no problems with it, I thought I'd order the new model and would be good to go. The one thing that is frustrating is that just when you get used to how your phone works, and are comfortable and familiar with all the options, it seems the phone breaks and you have to start all over. I received my new U340 and charged it fully that same afternoon. By the next morning, I noticed the battery had already started to lose it's charge. By that afternoon, it was halfway drained- keep in mind, I had not even used the phone yet at this point. That evening I charged it overnight and set out for the day. Halfway through the day, again I notice the battery indicator is halfway drained. I visited the Verizon store and they replaced the phone. That night, I charged it fully. By the next afternoon the new phone with the new battery was already halfway drained. I travel for work and the last thing I need is to be stuck in some airport with a dead phone. It is unreliable and unpredictable. The battery is awful- if you never make or receive calls, or text, then maybe this phone would work for you. But be prepared for lots of babysitting as you will constantly be looking for an outlet to give yourself an extra charge throughout the day. I ended up getting the LG VX5400 and have zero complaints. The battery is strong (4 1/2 hours talk time) and the standby is excellent at 16 days. The LG phone is very similar to the Samsung in it's features so you won't spend too much time learning how to use your new phone. Plus it's also blue tooth compatible (which the Samsung isn't). Go with the LG, you won't be disappointed.
 Average "free" phone, but speakerphone is low quality. November 19, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Here's another "free" phone from Verizon, with a two-year committment.
I don't like paying for phones because the service costs plenty enough by itself. I needed a new phone because my old Samsung A670 had no speakerphone at all. This U340 has one, but the volume is simply not loud enough to be what I would consider an acceptable speakerphone. With the volume at the highest setting, it's just barely OK if there's very little ambient noise in the background. Two friends of mine have LG phones and their speakerphones are loud and have good voice fidelity. But, each of them had to shell out about $40 for their phones, even with a plan committment.
What I do like is the navigation through the menu items, which is quite a bit better on this phone than my old Samsung A670. Very user-friendly, even to a person who doesn't use a cellphone as a plaything.
Transmission and reception is about average compared with other cellphones. To a much greater extent than most people realize, these characteristics are controlled more by what kind of equipment the antenna sites have and how they are configured for coverage. You can have a hooptie iPhone with sucky call performance just like you can with these cell phone company freebies if the coverage is marginal.
I haven't had any problems with the battery so far, but I've only had the phone a couple of weeks. I must say, it is quite small when compared to any other cellphone battery I've ever seen.
The camera seems to take better quality pictures than my old A670 did, and there's no flash. This is a disappointment to some people, but I'd rather not have a flash that may draw unwelcome attention to it and to me. Physically moving the phone up and down in the air changes how light or dark the image capture will be, and I've found this camera will take OK pictures in even fairly low light situations.
All in all, if you're a cellphone "power user" go get a hooptie name brand latest-gen phone. If you are oriented toward simple functionality and economy, consider selecting this from the "free" phone list at Verizon. The price is right!
+++ Additional comment after having the phone for two months +++
The battery in this phone is really the best I've ever seen in terms of strength and length of service between charges. After seeing other reviewers complain quite a bit about the battery, the amazing battery performance surprised me, and I thought I should add this comment. So, yes, the speakerphone is a tinny, low-volume bust, but the battery is definitely a big cut-above that of any other cellphone I've used.
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