Samsung Rugby 3 A997 GSM Unlocked Rugged Flip Phone - Dark Gray

Bought this cell phone as a replacement for my elderly grandmother's older Samsung flip phone. I was pleased to see there were still flip phones available since there is no way she could handle a smart phone. This refurbished phone was half the price of the new one, looked brand new, and came with the charger. It's simple and you can customize the font size and number colors on the screen which makes it easy to see. Samsung hasn't changed the button layout that much so it was familiar to her. The sim card was the same from phone to phone using AT&T service. No bells and whistles here just a reliable phone for voice communication. It has been reliable and you can't ask for more. Very pleased with this purchase for 45 dollars with prime shipping.

This is the third Samsung rugby I owned. I figured I buy more as a back up. This batch seems to have a hard time reading my AT&T SIM card. I took it to the AT&T store and they activated a new SIM card and it worked for half a day, than read no SIM card. I'm totally clues less on what to do now.

Finally received this phone after an Amazon Prime shipping fiasco (in fact,my Amazon account still reflects that I haven't received it). The phone is better than I expected. It feels fairly rugged and seems as if it could withstand a drop or two. The hinge is much more sturdy than other flip phones I've had. Texting on flip phones is usually a pain, but the majority of buttons on this one make it quite a bit less painless. Perhaps one of the best features is its battery. It holds a charge like no other phone I've ever had.After initially getting it, I put in my old sim and it started right up. It came with an almost fully charged battery. The box was also slightly damaged but didn't affect the phone. So somewhere in the back of my mind, I do wonder a little if this was used before, though it was sold as new.I don't use the web features or the PTT, so I can just speak to its basic phone qualities. The only two things I don't care for: one of the buttons is small enough that I often hit the "C" button and have to start over and I do not like the access piece to the charging port. Seems like that part won't last. It is by far my favorite flip phone. It is not pretty

Phone Listed as NEW....??? Which, is what I wanted, and thought I had endured this lengthy purchase process for, as this will be Hubby's third rugby over many years and he likes them.Product Box, kinda beat up, shipping package shows no wear. Battery INSIDE of phone and partially charged with wrong date and time, wall charger and USB micro cable, rattling around loose in the box. Plastic screen protector, square, not fully covering screen and partially covering phone body. This isn't my first rodeo, I mean cell phone purchase. New phones, have battery in plastic, in product box, not phone. ALL attachments, are in separate plastic wraps, of some sort. Screen protectors are cut to screen size, never had air bubbles under them, making them go unnoticed and somewhat hard to remove. (There are reviews on you tube showing the plastic screen saver plastic, and probably the opening of the product box as well as packaging of attachments.)Cosmetically, phone appears clean and sound. I just need this on record if problems arise with usage.

As I am not a smart phone fan and my Rugby 1 was slowly dying, all I wanted was to replace it. This new phone, a Rugby III, has all of the things I liked about the 1, plus a couple of improvements which make it a little more text friendly, but it also has a couple of the irritating faults from the original...primarily a speaker/ ringer that is so quiet, even at the highest volume setting, that it cannot be heard when in my pocket, belt pouch or even lying right beside me, speaker down, on the console in my car.

Replacement for my very old Nokia which got broken on a fishing trip recently. Always wanted a heavier duty with flip. Got it with this phone. I use for phone calls mainly, but recently used the wake up alarm which is not really loud enough being very hard of hearing, but it did the job anyway and I caught my flight home!! Fits great in my pocket along with everything else a 68 year old man carries around like me hearing aid box etc.

This phone is not good, because battery after charge maximum half hours life without any services, please any one don't buy, after two month i was broken and put trash.

Met my expectations, but... Great for calls and speaker sound; but the great designation falls off with text as there are 3 letters on each key slowing you down like crazy. But the text feature works just fine. Had to get T-Mobile store to plug the A997 into the T-Mobile network so I could get online. They got me online but the screen is far too small for internet browsing, and the phone is not set up for easy, happy Internet usage. With this phone, forget the Internet. Love the sturdiness to save it from drops, and the water-proofing. Love the size and feel. Love the double speaker sound and volume. Love the fact that it is made to military specs for use in the field by soldiers. If you want this flip-phone, remember it works only with AT&T and T-Mobile as they both use transferable chips. The A997 was originally made for use with AT&T, and most A997s have the AT&T logo on them; but since T-Mobile uses a chip it also works there.