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TV plays back full screen with no bars since the display has the same 4:3 TV aspect ratio as broadcast TV (the widescreen LG Vu has bars on the sides). In downtown Dallas and downtown Seattle, the Samsung did fine though, with a very sharp, clear picture and smooth frame rates. The LG Vu, thanks to its extendable antenna, managed a good, sharp picture with no drops. In our two story house in a Dallas suburb, TV worked but we experienced drop-outs and blockiness, especially on the 1st floor. But if you're at the edge of coverage things aren't so pretty and the video will drop frames and look blocky. No blocky-choppy, out of sync video here. It's much better than anything you've seen streamed over CV (AT&T's streaming media service). How does TV look? Great if you're in a good coverage area. And yes, there are commercials, though fewer than on regular TV. Some shows are repeated so you'll get a second chance to watch them, though. This is 24/7 broadcast TV, and like regular TV it's not on-demand: you catch the show when it's on. Other channels include FOX, Comedy Central, ESPN, Nickelodeon and MTV. The $15/month service includes 10 channels including 2 AT&T exclusives: CNN and the Sony Pictures channel which shows movies. This is the same Qualcomm MediaFLO technology Verizon first introduced in the spring of 2007 and Qualcomm handles the behind-the-scenes operations, though you'll pay AT&T on your monthly bill. You can check AT&T's TV coverage map to see if you're covered. You must however be in one of the 58 US metro regions covered by MediaFLO TV, and these cities include Dallas/fort Worth, Seattle, NYC, LA, Las Vegas, Orlando and more. This means you need not subscribe to a data plan or be in a 3G coverage area to watch TV. This is true digital broadcast TV over the old UHF channel 55 in the 700MHz band and it does not require or use a data connection of any kind. The Access' call to fame is its support for AT&T's newly introduced broadcast TV service, powered by Qualcomm's MediaFLO service. Two AT&T TV phones: the Samsung Access and LG Vu. The SIM card slot lives under the battery door on the back and the cover is just right: not too hard to remove but it stays firmly in place. The camera button and a shortcut launcher (games, music player, MEdia NET web browser, messaging, calls) are also on the right and the power button is the call end button. The SDHC-friendly microSD card slot is under a door on the right side of the phone. This is Samsung's usual blade style connector and a stereo wired headset with inline mic is in the box (thank you AT&T!). There's a volume rocker on the left along with a combined charger/stereo headset port. The Samsung BlackJack II and the Samsung Access. The numbers are large and easy (but not too easy) to press and we found it easy to dial and text as long as we looked at the phone while doing so. The number pad is completely flat, so there's no tactile guidance other than two tiny nibs on each side of the 5 key. Our only complaint is that the number pad is a bit too reflective and is hard to see at some angles and in direct sunlight. The phone attracts some finger oil, but manages to stay good-looking without constant wiping unlike some phones (we're thinking of you, LG Vu). The large number pad and controls surrounding the d-pad are shiny while the back and sides have a soft-touch black finish that keeps the phone securely in hand.
The Access is slim, light at 3.46 ounces and attractive in a business-like way. Clearly its appeal is broadcast TV, which you can't get on some of AT&T's sexier and higher-spec phones in the same price range like the Moto Z9 and V9.
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It's a stand-up feature phone with 3G HSDPA, CV support, Bluetooth and a 1.3 megapixel camera. It bears a physical resemblance to the Samsung BlackJack II, but the Access isn't a smartphone and forgoes the QWERTY keyboard. Unlike the Vu, the Samsung Access looks, acts and feels like a standard candybar phone. say you're the kind of guy or gal who says "give me a normal keypad"? What if the $300 Vu is too pricey for you but you want your TV? The $199 Access will save you enough bucks to pay for almost 7 months of TV at $15/month. But what if you don't want a touch screen device. The Access and Vu are currently the only broadcast TV phones in AT&T's line, and AT&T started that service at the beginning of May 2008 in 58 metro regions in the US. Poor Samsung: they release their first MediaFLO TV phone for AT&T and it's eclipsed by the sexy, touch screen LG Vu (really the lust-inducing LG Prada with a TV tuner and an AT&T logo). Home -> Phone Reviews -> Samsung Access SGH-A827 Samsung Access