Cooler in Color!
Written: Mar 18 '03
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Pros: Color screen, voice dial, external display
Cons: Capitalizes the first letter of everything and occasionally will not call out.
The Bottom Line: Great phone, cool color display, look for it on sale and grab one today!
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| tgdennis's Full Review: LG LX5350 |
I bought the LG-5350 in my quest to upgrade to a color phone with web access and acquire a better rate plan. I shopped several models and snagged the LG phone when Sprint ran a $49.99 special in the Atlanta market. I am sure anyone who has shopped color phones know that these phones average $200+ (the LG 5350 lists for $199.99) and can run as much as $400.
The casing of the phone is nice. Most new phones today use the silver or chrome looking case, which I like, but the LG mixes a little bit of color into theirs - a neat feature.
The keys are large enough to press easily and nicely illuminated even in the dark with the glowing blue backlight.
Almost every feature of the phone is customizable and their are tons of downloadable ringers, games and wallpapers. I LOVE the content available for this phone.
The clear screen is really good but can bleed some if the contrast is not set just right. It can also be difficult to view in direct sunlight.
Although not a feature of the phone itself, the unlimited Vision (SprintPCS' wireless internet) in my plan was a big plus. I use it non-stop!
Now, the most important thing... CALLS ARE CRYSTAL CLEAR! I have had several different phones and providers and by far the LG/Sprint combo is the best for voice calls. It also holds on tight to the call, even in a weak area calls are clear and I have yet to have a dropped call.
A couple downfalls I have found are that the phone likes to capitalize the first letter and the lower-case all the rest in a string of words... this makes names like McCormick and titles in a memo (Lunch with Dan Stevens) tough to type in properly, I am easily annoyed by the technology age's fondness of typing everything in lower case!!! The phone I have also will occasionally not dial out, when I try to place a call it gives me the "you can't do that" ding. I have already swapped one phone because of this and it is now happening on a second phone. I have to turn the phone off and back on to correct the problem. It is only occasionally now so I tolerate it.
All in all this is a very cool phone that I got at a great price. There are many package options available that should fit anyones needs and the media and accessories for this phone make it a winner in my epinion!
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Amount Paid (US$): 49.99
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Location: Woodstock, GA
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