Samsung a167 Prepaid GoPhone (AT&T) with $15 Airtime Credit

With AT&T's GoPhone service, you pay for just the minutes you use with no annual contract.

With the Pay As You Go option, you'll choose the rate plan that fits your needs and then start dialing. Your balance is lowered each time you make or receive a call or use services such as text messaging. You can then refill the minutes in your account via the Internet, using your phone (by calling 611 from your cell), or purchasing a pre-paid card in denominations up to $100.

AT&T has also introduced a new $3 Unlimited calling plan, which charges you $3 per day for unlimited voice calls to anyone nationwide with no per-minute charges. The $3 per day fee is only charged on days when you make or receive a voice call, and the service does not require a deposit or long-term commitment.

Phone Features
The clamshell Samsung A167 offers dual screens, with an internal 65K-color screen (128 x 160 pixels) complemented by an external monochrome screen (96 x 96 pixels) that can display current time, battery life, signal strength, and incoming calls. The phone has a standard alpha-numeric keypad that's joined by a four-way navigation pad, send/end keys, and two soft navigation keys. The phone has a small user accessible memory of approximately 2 MB, which cannot be expanded. The phonebook can store up to 200 contacts with support for multiple numbers.

You'll be able to stay in close contact with friends and family via both text (SMS) and picture (MMS) messaging, and this phone provides access to popular instant messaging services (including AIM, Yahoo!, and Windows Live) for fast, on-the-go conversations. Additionally, this phone also includes support for accessing personal email from POP3 and IMAP4 accounts. This handset includes built-in T9 predictive text entry technology, which makes it easier to enter words and text.

Other features include:

• VGA camera for still photos
• 8 one-touch dialing numbers
• Displays last 30 incoming/outgoing/missed calls
• Headset jack
• Speakerphone
• Organizer tools: alarm, calendar, calculator, currency converter, world time, tip calculator
• Multi-lingual text display (English, French, Spanish)

Vital Statistics
The Samsung A167 weighs 3.1 ounces and measures 3.54 x 1.83 x 0.78 inches. Its 800 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 250 hours of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.