"KNOWN ISSUE" made me return this phone...
Written: Aug 02 '02
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Pros: Easy-to-read LCD, voice-dialing, stylish
Cons: User-selected ring volume works only when phone is OPEN!! Wait, there's more!
The Bottom Line: Unless you like the idea of everyone in a half-block radius knowing that you have a call coming in on your cell phone, this phone isn't for you.
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| funkbuddy's Full Review: LG VXI Cell Phone |
I purchased this phone for my mother and played with it for a few weeks before finally (and sadly) deciding to take it back to the store. Read on to see why.
PROS: I initially purchased the phone because it looked great and was small enough to fit nicely inside either mom's purse or pocket. As mom's eyesight isn't great, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the inside LCD had large lettering; however, if the phone had been for myself, I would have found this feature rather annoyingly child-like. The menu system is relatively easy to navigate and the buttons are large enough so as to not make too many dialing mistakes. The sad thing about returning this phone is that my mom probably won't find another phone with better call clarity - it was absolutely OUTSTANDING, as good as a land-line. The feature of having a second, smaller LCD on the outside of the clamshell was also a smart idea, so as to not make you open the phone to see who the caller was.
CONS: When you adjust the ring volume, IT ONLY IS IN EFFECT WHEN THE CLAMSHELL PHONE IS OPEN!! As soon as the phone is closed (and who carries around a clamshell phone in the open position?), it ALWAYS rings at the loudest volume unless it is set to vibrate! And boy, do I mean annoyingly LOUD - it's one of the loudest cell phone rings I've ever heard. Couple this with an unpleasant selection of ring types and it it absolutely unacceptable. I called the store and they contacted LG; they told us it was a "KNOWN ISSUE" and there was no fix!?!? How LG could put a phone into mass production with this flaw is totally beyond me - features don't get any more basic than ring volume. Furthermore, you can only assign ONE phone number to each individual. (With other phones, like my Sanyo SCP-6000, you can assign a home, work, and mobile phone number to each name.) This means that if you have three numbers to enter for a person, you have to re-enter their name for each number, and each of these numbers shows up as a seperate entry in the phone book, making it unnecessarily large and cluttered. As always, the antenna is cheap and flimsy.
Although I wanted it to be otherwise, the cons outweighed the pros for this phone.
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Amount Paid (US$): 50
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