More trouble than it's worth
Written: Jun 24 '04
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Pros: Display, looks, battery life
Cons: Fails to charge, silences itself randomly, lousy ringtones, too big
The Bottom Line: SKIP THIS ONE--go with a Motorola or Nokia
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| dexter555's Full Review: LG VX4400 |
I got this phone from work and I'm glad I didn't actually pay for it myself. I'll start with the positives. It's a decent looking phone and has a nice color display. The navigation keys for the menus are good--big plus having up/down/left/right arrows with a separate "ok" or "select" button. Also has a good external b/w lcd--big print for time of day for those who don't like to wear a watch. Battery life is quite good when charged (see below). Entering your phone list is relatively easy as well.
That's where the plusses end for me. I'll start with my biggest gripes first. First and foremost, almost half the time I put it in the charging cradle it fails to charge. I have yet to crack the code on what's going wrong. (In all fairness, it always charges if I use a car charger or travel "plug-in" type charger, but it doesn't come with either of those). Next, if the phone is folded and you push the voice-memo button, it acts as a "smart-key" toggling between audible ring, vibrate, and "silence all" (no ring/no vibrate). I have missed many important calls because that button exposed on the side of the phone and it frequently (at random) gets activated in my pocket without my knowing it. It puts the phone into silent mode and there is no indication that a call is coming in. I presume this is less of a problem if you don't mind wearing the phone on your belt (I do mind). Third, the ringers. There are lots of ring tones, but most are songs. If you don't like a song for a ringer (again, I don't), the non-musical rings are quite obnoxious. I've had people come into my office to tell me how annoying the ring is to them. Some have even tried out all the others and agreed that while it is obnoxious, I've chosen the least obnoxious one. Fourth, it's big. Way bigger than the Moto V-60 series. Even larger than the Star-Tac I carried 5 years ago. Finally, it performs poorly with a hands free headset. It doesn't put enough power to the speaker, so while driving for example, I either have to press my headset into my ear with my hand (defeating the hands-free feature) or keep asking my customers to repeat themselves. My last phone (the V-60) was much better with the same headset.
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Amount Paid (US$): 60 +contract
Recommended for: Professionals On-the-Go - Internet and Email is a Must!
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