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	Samsung A717 Phone (AT&T) AT&T AT&T, 2007 average customer review:based on 4 reviews view larger image
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Watch streaming live television on the bright color screen, and send/receive video from another 3G-compatible video phone using AT&T's Video Share service.

Amazingly slim and lightweight, the A717 weighs just 3.3 ounces and measures 0.5 inches thin. The A717's dual-band 3G connectivity (850 MHz, 1900 MHz) provides average download data speeds between 400 and 700 kilobits per second with bursts of more than 1 megabit through AT&T's HSDPA (High Speed Download Packet Access) network. With AT&T's MobiTV service, you can watch live television right on your cell phone, with content from such channels as MSNBC, CNBC, ABC News, FOX Sports, The Discovery Channel, and The Learning Channel.

And with the forthcoming Video Share service (to be fully available in the summer of 2007), you can send a live, one-way video stream to another compatible phone during a standard voice call. The service also allows you to switch the direction of the video stream during the same phone call. (Customers must be in an area served by the companyÕs 3G network and have a Video Share-enabled phone.)

AT&T's Mobile Music service features connectivity that allows you to use Napster or Yahoo! Music to purchase and load music onto your phone. You can also sign up to subscribe to XM Radio or MobiRadio digital radio for streaming music and news radio wherever you roam. And with an AT&T 3G phone, you can watch your favorite music videos anytime, anywhere.

The A717's external OLED screen provides operational info, including connection signal and battery life. The A717 has a main color TFT display underneath its clamshell that offers a 240 x 320-pixel resolution (with 262K colors), as well as a thin external OLED display (measuring 96 x 32 pixels) that provides information such as connection bars, battery life, and day and date. It has a 50 MB internan flash memory, and is expandable via MicroSD memory cards. The 2-megapixel camera can capture images up to 1600 x 1200 pixels, and it also offers a 4x digital zoom, multi-shot capability, self-timer, and video capability. Other features include: Mobile email capabilities and wireless internet access SMS and MMS messaging, as well as connectivity to AOL, Windows Life, and Yahoo! instant messaging services Headset jack and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity for using a wireless communication headset Holds 1000 alphanumeric entries with support for up to 40 digits, 16 characters Last 20 incoming, outgoing and missed call logs 64-note polyphonic music tones/MP3 music tones Personal organizer (Calendar, Calculator, Currency Converter, Tasks, Note) Conference calling (1 + 5)

Vital Statistics
The A717 weighs 3.3 ounces and measures 4.1 x 2.12 x 0.5 inches. Its rechargeable battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 250 hours of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/UMTS frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

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Best phone ever.

I got the phone roughly three days after its release. I paid roughly 300$ for it up front and have not regretted it since. Iv had the phone since early July and i still don't think iv found all the features it has. Best advice i can give is go out and buy a 2 gig memory card and computer hookup. for 40$ you can have a very nice music player. i use mine constantly. Even thought it does look / feel thin i have dropped it a few times and it has never so much as scratched. The only downfalls it has is the camera has no flash : ( and the external display is very small and does not have external picture caller id. This phone literally does have way to many features to list .mp3 player, camera, video, beautiful color display, video conferencing, and more. I would strongly recommend this phone. 9/10

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Nice phone

I have had this phone for about a week now and so far I've had no problems. There is the usual learning curve, especially since I'm coming from an LG series phone I had for 3 years.

I do have a few minor quibbles. The first one is no on board voice dialing. I liked that with my old phone. Granted I could subscribe to the Voice Dialing service from AT&T, but I'm to cheap. ;)

Second the keys are a little to flush to the hand set for my tastes. My fingers tend to slide a bit.

On the flip side, (Pun intended), this is the first bluetooth phone I've owned. I purchased the plus pack from AT&T, primarily for the headset. I didn't like that and took it back for another model, which I like a great deal.

None of my computers is set up with Bluetooth so I had to buy an add on Bluetooth adapter. It works great. I can move files to and from my phone which I wasn't able to do with my old phone.

Another thing I like is the phone isn't "crippled". As I wrote above, I can move files onto and off of my phone. I wasn't able to do this with my old phone and had to email pictures to a Verizon account.

The sound quality is good and having a speaker phone does make up for not having voice dialing.

As I wrote, I have moved from Verizon to AT&T. I had some connection problems at my parents house, but that is due more to geography then anything else. (I had the same problem with Verizon)

The phone is 3G capable, however that service isn't available yet in my area. I haven't tried the various internet access services and can't comment on those. (Why surf the web from a cellphone?)

The camera is a 2 MegaPixal model and the pictures I've taken so far have come out fine. It isn't an SLR camera, but for a quick pic it will do nicely.

I was able to get a decent deal since AT&T does do price matching. (I didn't buy the phone through Amazon, but printed out the page and saved about $50)

The phone doesn't have an LCD screen on the cover so you can't do picture ID on a caller. Big deal. I can look at the number on the OLED screen and decide if i want to take the call.

All in all I like the phone and I do recommend it. If something comes up I'll edit this posting.

ADDENDUM:
After I wrote this I started doing some serious file transfers via bluetooth. I had about half a charge left after a week of usage and moving about 50MB's to the phone chewed up what was left. This isn't surprising since exercising a phone this way will use power.

Since I was at my computer and my charger is here as well, I just plugged it in and continued working with the transfers and customizing my phone. Phone was recharged and ready to go in about 2 1/2 hours.

I did notice that using the bluetooth headset I bought didn't bother the phone's battery life in any way I could notice. Of course, I turn off the bluetooth feature when I'm not using it, which is most of the time.

Your mileage may vary.

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