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8
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Well worth the purchase
by Orangeki
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September 19, 2005
Pros: Great camera, great sound, almost a total package
Cons: No video, a bit complecated, ringtones can not be set for every individual
Summary: Due to this phone being relatively new, there is not alot of reviews for it on cnet. I couldn't find any decent ones so I decided to write one....
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Summary: Due to this phone being relatively new, there is not alot of reviews for it on cnet. I couldn't find any decent ones so I decided to write one.
Having to suffer through two years of Sony's abysmal Ericcson T226 (and their proprietary bull crap), I decided to never buy a Sony product again! That led me to the LG series.
This is a beautiful phone, I love how it looks down to the font on keys. The screen is nice and bright, for all except 2 o' clock outside. The camera has a "mirror" for self-portraits (albeit small). On the side you will find a dedicated phone button, and there is a great amount of memory for photos (unless you are using the highest resolution). Call reception is great, but I would like the volume to go higher. The only real complaint is ring tones. The ring tones provided are not the best to put it politely. I suppose that's what the internet is for (although I will be waiting for the pc-phone cable that they will be releasing). The other complaint is that the ring tones cannot be set for every individual, just for specific groups (which there are 7 of). Menus area a bit complicated, but with a little time you can figure them out. I would have liked video capture, but for the price I can't complain. This is a very solid phone, I would recommend it to anyone.
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7
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I don't want to like it but I do
by duzey
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November 11, 2005
Pros: Very sturdy, good call quality, good workmanship, simple to use, good price, camera, memory card support.
Cons: Bland design, limited features, battery life, pixel-ly gallery, "SETTINGS SAVED!" screen, cannot change banner.
Summary: I've had this phone since it came out in September through Fido. After day one I haven't been crazy about it. After ANY settings are changed, the phone ...
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Summary: I've had this phone since it came out in September through Fido. After day one I haven't been crazy about it. After ANY settings are changed, the phone comes up with a "SETTINGS SAVED!" screen coupled with a noise that both annoys me and cannot be changed. The banner cannot be changed. The clock on the front of the camera has a background picture that is permanent. Pictures are needlessly grainy in gallery mode, due to resizing. The only way to view at full size is to set it as background. The two colors available are dark blue or aqua blue. Both are sort of girly (I took it apart and squirted dark red).
Dispite this I have found that it does it's job well. I've dropped this phone and put it through the clothes wash and it still works without issue (though the battery lasted less than 6 hours in idle mode after it's bath). Inside the phone is well padded, particularly behind the screen. The small buttons have a quality rubbery feel to them. A very good T9 texting ability, allowing you to circulate between words with the same characters and add your own words to the T9. You can save numbers to either the phone's internal memory or a memory card inserted behind the battery; handy if you break the phone, the card still holds contacts. Also, I have dropped only 3 calls in 3 months.
So although I don't want to like this phone due to it's shortcomings, it impresses me by taking all the abuse I can dish out and continues working.
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6 out
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5
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Cute but questionable design
by bds17
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September 28, 2005
Pros: Small and compact
Cons: Volume buttons are at the exact point that I hold the tiny phone to my ear.
Summary: First, the volume buttons are in an unfortunate spot on the side of the little phone, and this causes a constant lowering of the volume. Second, the volume's highest ...
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Summary: First, the volume buttons are in an unfortunate spot on the side of the little phone, and this causes a constant lowering of the volume. Second, the volume's highest setting is still too low for me.
Third, the wimpy little ring tones that come with the phone are obviously designed to force purchase of better ring tones. I am new to LG, having had Nokia phones for the last five or six years. Not very impressed......I will probably buy another phone in the next couple weeks.
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5 out
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7
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Nice Phone But... Cingular
by maceyman
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January 4, 2006
Pros: Solid good feel, good quaility
Cons: Poor menu layout, Cingular
Summary: My one and only gripe is, why Cingular won't release the software so I can download my pictures to my computer. They hold you hostage for $5 a month ...
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Summary: My one and only gripe is, why Cingular won't release the software so I can download my pictures to my computer. They hold you hostage for $5 a month and .25 cents a picture to e-mail them. So, if I want to use a few pictures a year, were talking about $20 a picture !!!!! BAD business I WILL be switching companies when my contract is up, if they don't change there ways.
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4 out
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3
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alright phone if you hardly use it
by silentbeatdown
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March 30, 2006
Pros: looks and speaker phone
Cons: call volume, camera, battery life and navigation
Summary: i got this phone to replace my samsung sgh-e315. well it started out alright until i really started to use it. the phone makes everything so much more difficult then ...
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Summary: i got this phone to replace my samsung sgh-e315. well it started out alright until i really started to use it. the phone makes everything so much more difficult then it should be picture messages mostly, then you have to wait for the person to answer before speaker phone will work. when it comes to call volume the only time i can really hear the person on the other line is if i use speaker phone other then that there voice is very faint. after only having the phone fr about a week and a half the front part is loose and wiggles quiet a bit its getting worse. when people call and its on vibrate the whole front piece moves around making a annoying sound and the last thing con is the battery life it hardly lasts at all, its perfect for the kind of person who only has it to make calls every once and a while that doesn't need all the other features.
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3 out
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2
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Worst phone I have ever had!!!!!!
by cfunaiock
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December 31, 2005
Pros: picture phone....
Cons: where do I began! No snooze on alarm, calls hardly go through, have to turn phone off and on to get it to work. volume stinks...
Summary: I regret buying this phone. It seems like I have one problem after another. Many times when I go to dial a call it never goes through. I then have ...
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Summary: I regret buying this phone. It seems like I have one problem after another. Many times when I go to dial a call it never goes through. I then have to turn the phone off and back on to get it to work. Sometimes when I try to call it says call failed or channel busy. I know it is not my provider cause I have been with Cingular for 6 years and never once have had a problem with service. The alarm clock does not have a snooze. Ringtones are lame. Half the time the phone doesn't ring and goes to my voicemail, and then the phone will notify me like an hour later that I have a voicemail. You can't turn on speakerphone until after the person calls and then sometimes you can't turn it off! The volume really stinks on this phone. Half the time I don't wanna talk to the person cause I can't hear them. Can't adjust the volume until after the person answers. There are many many problems with this phone.
DONT BUY IT. You can get a better phone for this price!! I am going back to Motorolla!
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3 out
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2
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Well built phone
by BobAndSue2
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December 24, 2005
Pros: screen resolution
Cons: Battery life, pic downloading
Summary: I bought the C2000 mainly by word of mouth of other LG cell users in our area. It was my first camera phone and knew that I'd have to ...
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Summary: I bought the C2000 mainly by word of mouth of other LG cell users in our area. It was my first camera phone and knew that I'd have to get the data cable and software to d/l the pics. BAD mistake. I read other C2000 reviews concerning pic downloading and they all seemed to be having trouble with the software. Since I'm not that savvy when it comes to this kind of thing, I thought it be best to get ahold of LG customer service. I asked them about the data cable and software for this particular phone and this is their response:
"Dear Customer, Thank you for inquiring of LG Electronics. In order to transfer your pictures or data from your phone to a computer and vice versa, you will need a USB/SERIAL data cable as well as software. Unfortunately, LG does not have any software available that will perform as requested. I recommend you contact your service provider to receive information regarding software that they may have available. Or, visit susteen.com and inquire about their Data Pilot software which may fit your data transfer needs. Please be sure to read the product/software specifications thoroughly before making any purchase as all of your desired features may not be supported. If you have additional questions or concerns, Please contact us again. Thank you again for inquiring of LG. Tyria Email Administrator Customer Interactive Center LGEAI."
I checked with susteen.com, and looked into the Data Pilot Individual package there concerning the c2000, and with no luck.
I don't know of any other place that has the cable and s/w, so in the meantime the phone is useless in that respect.
I hope I can spare someone else the grief that I've been thru, or at least until software is available.
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3 out
of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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4
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Not too bad (for free)
by jcpny1
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December 19, 2005
Pros: style, features
Cons: low volume, no pc synchronization, poor menu design, customer service
Summary: Could overlook most shortcomings except that there is no PC synchronization software. LG recommends DataPilot, but DataPilot doesn't support this model (yet). They want me to pay the shipping (...
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Summary: Could overlook most shortcomings except that there is no PC synchronization software. LG recommends DataPilot, but DataPilot doesn't support this model (yet). They want me to pay the shipping (both ways) on the data cable they told me to buy (that doesn't do anything without software).
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3 out
of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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9
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this phone is hot, hot, HOT!
by dukeman02
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October 15, 2005
Pros: lightweight, nice design, good sound quality, and replaced my crummy V220!
Cons: can't store many photos or change the front screen
Summary: this phone was covered by my old V220 insurance and it was well worth the $50. it looks nicer, feels nicer, and has a decent sized screen. the screen is ...
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Summary: this phone was covered by my old V220 insurance and it was well worth the $50. it looks nicer, feels nicer, and has a decent sized screen. the screen is fairly decent to the RAZR I had. if you don't need a phone that carries everything but the kitchen sink, this is definetly the phone for you!
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3 out
of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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8
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Very nice phone
by shipwreck
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October 4, 2005
Pros: great reception, Nice screen, Good quality pictures
Cons: battery life could be better
Summary: I've had this phone for almost two weeks now and I belive that it was well worth the price, I really like the camera feature (this is the first ...
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Summary: I've had this phone for almost two weeks now and I belive that it was well worth the price, I really like the camera feature (this is the first camera phone I've owned) the sound quality is VERY good, and I think the screen quality is very good. The only thing that I wish could be better is the battery life, I have to recharge about every 3 days as opposed to my last phone that was once every 7 to 10 days, of course that was an older candybar Nokia phone with a simple grey LCD screen. I would recomend this phone to a friend.
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2 out
of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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