I loathe this phone. It stinks.
Written: Jul 25 '03 (Updated Sep 26 '03)
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Pros: Colorful, voice recognition
Cons: Features, sound quality, processor speed, ease-of-use, battery life
The Bottom Line: I despise this phone. It is poorly programmed and very inflexible. I can't customize features and menus are counter intuitive. Clarity and battery life are poor. Yuck.
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| ibjolley's Full Review: LG VX4400 |
I am astonished by the ratings that this phone has received. This is a miserable phone and I hate it and I hope you take the time to see why. It is a company phone so I'm stuck with it. The most maddening thing about this fragile little phone is that the interface (the association between buttons and phone functions) is as illogical and counter intuitive as anything I've seen.
Examples:
A) Hitting the 'clear' button takes you one menu screen "back," but if you're at the bottom of some menu tree and you just hit 'clear' one too many times to get to the top (or to erase misdialed numbers), it takes you to a help screen at only tells you how to use the pay services and change the volume(!) and, according to tech support, there's no way to disable the help menu.
B) Of the 4 'quick' buttons at the top (above numbers), 2 are direct links to pay services - mobile web and feature enhancements such as different rings and games. There are no default games on this phone. If you want any games, you have to buy them.
C) If you select a number from your 'phone book' or 'call history,' pushing 'OK' won't dial the number. It'll just show you the number in its own screen. Hitting 'OK' from that point does nothing, literally.
F) The menu icons are meaningless and/or cryptic.
It seems to be as if almost no thought at all was given to the programming of this phone.
Besides this, the battery life is poor at best. It may do OK for a color phone, but it can't hold a charge over the weekend, even if I don't use it. Be prepared to charge it every single day.
Since I wear the phone on my belt, the buttons on the side of the phone frequently(!) get pushed against the side of my chair or other random, near-by solid objects, thus turning my phone into 'silent' mode without my knowledge. I have the same happen when I get a call when I'm driving. If it's on my belt, then I inevitably bump it on the seatbelt or in my haste, grab it in the wrong spot and disconnect the caller I was trying to answer. This happened just yesterday and it happens all the time.
Many have rated this review as 'Not Helpful' because they probably like their phone, but it doesn't mean it's not helpful just because you disagree. This has not been a good phone for me. Simple as that.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): Businesspaid
Recommended for: Stylish Trendsetters - Hip and Trendy
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Location: Bountiful, Utah
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