Samsung Epix i907 Phone, Black

5 Responses to “Samsung Epix i907 Phone, Black”

1. BK says:

   June 29, 2010 at 10:23 pm

   Bought this phone for my wife after reviewing many phones with her. After owning this phone for just over one month the charger port became flakey and had trouble connecting. Getting it to maintain a connection was impossible so sent the phone back to Samsung. Samsung refused to repair stating abuse, claiming the charger port pad had been lifted. If plugging in the charger breaks the phone it makes the phone pretty useless. This model clearly has a design defect- wimpy construction- and Samsung doesn’t believe in customer service. I found another person who had the exact experience with a Samsung flip phone on CNET so it may not be just this model. Just so this is clear, this phone was 1 month old, purchased unlocked and used in a normal day to day manor. We have our state Attorney General’s office working on this problem but even if the phone is replaced, Samsung does not appear to be a phone to rely upon for day to day business usage.
   
   Hope other don’t have this problem but be careful with Samsung phones. I would not recommend Samsung products to consumers.
   
   Rating: 1 / 5
2. Always Samsung says:

   June 30, 2010 at 12:46 am

   I’m a PC person, i dont own anything Apple except an iPod. But i can see why people are not Microsoft fans. This phone and anything Windows Mobile related is the reason why. I can see that Microsoft likes to make things complicated. Simplicity is not in their dictionary and that word was not on anyone’s mind when they created Windows Vista. The only perk about this phone over the Blackjack 1 and 2 is that this phone has an option to change the main menu style over to the Samsung menu. That seriously is the best thing on here. I cant stand the WINDOWS MENU STYLE. The PDA screen is not a 20 inch flat planel screen, so having the menu resemsble Windows XP or Vista makes no sense. No grown adult has an index finger the size of a 2 year baby. So in short, the WM 6.1 is AWFUL! However the main menu is the only thing you can change that is Samsung related in terms of a different menu interface. Other then that this phone is actually really good, except Windows has to GO AWAY!!! They ruin everything. The samsung menu is so appetizing. I wish the Samsung Instinct was on the AT&T network but it isnt.

   The device also has a new touch screen with an optical mouse which functions just like the scroll ball but theres no ball, its a flat surface, you put your finger on it and an arrow appears on screen for you to select features etc. Still a 2.0 mega pixel camera. A 5.0 would be nice by now. The battery is bigger so it last longer. It includes a USB Charger and a wall charger. Also comes with a 3.5 MM headset jack converter so you can use your own ear phones. Other then that this phone would be a 5 star winner if it had the Samsung user interface. Microsoft gets ZERO stars. The handset is also a bit pricey if you buy at the AT&T store. But if you go to Radioshack its under $100.00.
   Rating: 4 / 5
3. B. Day says:

   June 30, 2010 at 2:13 am

   While not a truly terrible phone, it’s pretty bad.

   I got this phone when my AT&T Tilt died. I’m planning to return this phone because it’s very hard to write email and fill in forms on websites. There’s no arrow keys and there isn’t a tab key. It also charges using a proprietary, non-USB connector.

   I do like that there are actual keys to type phone numbers on when you make a call.

   Rating: 2 / 5
4. S. Cooper says:

   June 30, 2010 at 2:46 am

   I have used many phones, including Treos, Windows Mobile phones, and the iPhone. The Samsung Epix is possibly the worst one I’ve ever used.

   Its unfortunate, because I think the hardware is decent, it’s just terrible software.

   The phone’s touchscreen does not lock when you are on a call, so it has a tendency for my ear to hit the buttons, most often the end-call button. The only way to manually lock the touchscreen requires that you lock the entire phone, so you cant even adjust the volume or end call with the hard buttons. To top it all off, sometimes the phone seems to unlock all on its own, as if some event internally caused that to happen.

   The inclusion of a “track mouse” and a touchscreen seems questionable. I can’t see why you would want both.

   Also the A&TT logo takes up the equivalent of what should be 15% more screen real estate.

   There are many problems with the integration with Goodlink, which I am required by my employer to use for email. For example, the contact list from Goodlink does not integrate with the rest of the phone, for example incoming callers are not identified and the SMS function does not allow lookup by name using the Goodlink address book. There are many other issues, mostly minor annoyances but far too many of them.

   I’ve tried a few utilities, hacks and other tricks to try to improve the experience with this phone, but I haven’t been successful in most cases.

   The Windows Mobile software is a complete disaster. There has been almost no innovation in the user interface since the first Pocket PCs arrived several years ago. The internals seem to have changed a bit, but the interface is designed for a hummingbird not a human. The interface is the phone. Apple got it right on the first try.
   
   Rating: 1 / 5
5. Roger L. Garstang says:

   June 30, 2010 at 4:06 am

   Could be a great phone, but the ROM all of these are loaded with is very buggy. ATT sent me 3 other phones all of which had the same issues and Amazon even sent me another new one and it had problems as well. Amazon was supposed to pull these from their stock, but I doubt they will…everyone will just keep selling them as long as there is a sucker to buy them I guess. Samsung doesn’t appear to care that there are issues either. What I advise is buying an HTC Fuze instead. ATT finally gave me one to replace this phone and I love it. There are plenty of custom ROMs available for it too that give you nice features including Win Mobile 6.5 and no ATT bloatware. The Fuze flies and is a great phone.
   Rating: 1 / 5