Samsung Magnet uses its powerful ferrous core to stick to AT&T shelves

by Chris Ziegler posted May 11th 2009 at 2:02PM

Took a little while, but Samsung's latest low-cost messaging phone for AT&T (though not quite as low-cost as the a177) is now available, offering EDGE data, a VGA camera, and a shockingly orange shell for a non-wallet-destroying $19.99 on contract after discount. We had a chance to play with the Magnet back at CTIA, and in between bouts of having our watches and cheap jewelery stolen by it, we really enjoyed the phone -- so if you're really into SMS and you're looking for a cheap postpaid option, the Magnet might be the way to go.

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, ATT, GSM, EDGE

Tags: att, magnet, qwerty, samsung

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Leo161 @ May 11th 2009 2:21PM

Not bad.

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Libby @ Jul 3rd 2009 2:04AM

I hate this phone. It's terrible to use, has tiny, tiny keys, and freezes during texts. Every week there's something wrong with it. Do NOT get this phone. Go for a more reliable option.

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Erika @ Jul 16th 2009 9:43PM

I've had this phone for little over two months and all in all it is not a bad phone. True the keys are tiny but one gets use to that. My cons with this phone are the 300kb ringtone limit, the lack of a memory card slot and the fact that alot of websites contain too much content for the phone to load them properly or at all. For the price though it's a wonderful little phone.