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Imserba Webstore - LG Dare Silver Phone (Verizon Wireless)
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List Price: $399.99
Our Price: $149.99
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Manufacturer: Verizon Wireless
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Binding: Wireless Phone
Brand: LG
Color: Silver
Feature: Multimedia-oriented smartphone boasting spacious 3-inch touchscreen with handwriting recognition
Label: Verizon Wireless
Manufacturer: Verizon Wireless
Model: LG-VX9700
Publisher: Verizon Wireless
Release Date: 2008-07-03
Studio: Verizon Wireless
Variation Description: Silver
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Features
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Multimedia-oriented smartphone boasting spacious 3-inch touchscreen with handwriting recognition
Access Verizon's V Cast Music and Video service via fast EV-DO data network; GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions
3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder with Schneider-Kreuznach lens; Bluetooth stereo streaming; MicroSD expansion up to 8 GB
Up to 4.7 hours of talk time, up to 360 hours (15 days) of standby time; measures 4.1 x 2.2 x 0.5 inches (HxWxD)
Includes: Handset, travel adapter/USB cable, user guide, quick reference guide, music CD
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Extremely Low Text Message Capacity
Comment: Great phone overall, I love the interface, the abundance of options, music, camera, etc... but LG & Verizon fail to mention a small - but extremely important - detail that is absolutely annoying if you text a lot. You can only have a total of @ 200 text messages saved to your phone (not including Sent msgs. or Drafts)!! It's completely insane because it ONLY allows you to save them to your phone's memory... I don't have any music or pics saved and still have tons of spare memory (@ 150Mb), but there is a pre-set limit of 200 msgs, so I'm constantly deleting old texts (Note: There is a feature that allows you to delete your entire Inbox, but I like saving some of my texts so I can remember who to get back to). I even added a 2Gb micro-disc thinking this would help, but there's no option to allow you to save them anywhere else (unlike the option to save pics, music, video on the memory card), arrrrgghhhh!! Anyways, this phone is great alternative to the iPhone (I personally refuse to go back to the crappy AT&T network), but I'm thinking I will change over to the new Blackberry Storm in the next few months.
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Summary: I detest Dare
Comment: I bought the Dare because I wanted to save money and not buy the iPhone....the fat finger qwerty key pad and the non-intuitive keypad and lack of autocomplete no matter the setting much less the lack of touch-sensitivity settings make the dare the worst fake iPhone in the world...I tried to hold up confidence against those who bought the more expensive iPhone but got left in the technical dust when mine severly out-performed theirs on the most basic level. I got suckered-in to buy this and now I'm the fool!! Don't you be!!!!
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Summary: THE LG DARE, I LOVE IT
Comment: I got so tired of the negative reviews with no basis in fact that I have addressed almost all "CON" issues by previous reviewers to bring you the real facts without being tainted by lack of intellect, common sense or lack of understanding on how the phone features work best. You will first see the "CON" followed by my "RESPONSE". I have made no changes in their negative reviews. They are quoted exactly as posted by them. Furthermore, I am not a tech, just an informed novice. I tried to address all of the 1 and 2 stars and some of the 3 stars. First, start with the online tutorial.
CON: The back buton is on the top left hand corner.
As a right hander , each time I press the back button , my thumb needs to travel all the way to the top left corner and the button is not with-in reach , inspite of my big palm.
This is putting lot of pressure on my thumb.
If you are really interested to buy this phone , please check the ergonomics before you do so.
RESPONSE: This is absurd. This reviewer can't even spell. Most of us are right handed. However, I hold my LG in my left hand and simply move my thumb to the top left corner and unlock it. It is very easy.
CON: The Dare is slow, it's touch screen is oversensitive you have to correct the . mark because you wanted an n but it keeps giving you a period mark. Give it some time and you to will be back to texting the old way instead of using the full keyboard.
RESPONSE: I have not found the Dare to the least bit slow and my previous phone was the LG VENUS a similar phone. I had some learning curve problems with the touch screen and went into Verizon where the tech quickly showed my how to use it correctly and I have had no touch screen problems since then. First of all I can't believe people still text message when Jot.com is available. But, if you do, I find the full keyboard very easy to use and user friendly. I am 6'1" and have big hands and it is still not an issue. It was like moving from a stick shift car to an automatic, just a little learning curve.
CON: unresponsive touch screen freeze ups and lock ups battery overheating phone would place calls on its own even when the screen was locked with that being said the lock feature was sketchy......
RESPONSE: I have never had this problem and never heard of anyone else having the problem. If I would have had the problem, I would have simply had Verizon replace it with a new one.
CON: this phone has a terrible screen. You can not read anything when outside or in direct sun. The connection ports are not well designed eitgher and you have to take the cover off everytime yo want to simply use your car charger.
RESPONSE: If this is an issue for you, for less than $5 you can buy a screen protector and it does away with the glare without loosing any of the screen's resolution.
CON: I bought it mainly for the 3.2 megapixel camera. That has been a major disappointment, mainly because it is so difficult to transfer photos to my computer. Verizon and some other companies make it difficult to transfer photos directly to your computer because they want you to use the avenues they have set up for you, such as emailing the photos, for which there is a charge. I have had to buy a Micro SanDisk chip for about [...]...... The location of the two buttons that turn the DARE on are located on the lower right of the front and on the upper left side, locations that result in the phone being turned on accidentally very frequently, and draining my battery......
RESPONSE: Absurd. I love the 3.2 megapixel camera and I simply took the Micro Disk from my previous phone and plugged into the Dare. And, of course, there is a charge for texting photos. Is it supposed to be free? Texting is not a free service. And, for $[...] at Best Buy you can buy a Micro Disk which I previously purchased for my LG VENUS. I have no problems transferring photos from my phone to my computer. If you really have justified issues, have Verizon replace the phone. Further, I find the placement of the lock/unlock buttons excellent. You also do not need to use the touch screen feature if you find it inconvenient. Simply push the unlock button twice. I have never had it unlock in my pocket. It seems to me it is fool proof.
CON: Reception sucks. No one is experiencing this, so I guess it's my location.
RESPONSE: I think the above person probably answered their main CON. I have never had a reception problem.
CON: when i compare the scroll and touch features to the ipod touch i have....
RESPONSE: The DARE also does not cost [...] or [...]. Would you expect an apple to compare to an orange?
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Graphics and Features, In Need of Intuitiveness
Comment: This is a very excellent phone. I wanted an iPhone, but neither of my parents are on AT&T and they aren't looking to switch. It came around time for my birthday, so I was between this and the Motorola Krave. I chose this because of its better graphics, camera, and ringtones. I used to have a RAZR, and those were the three disappointments of it. With this phone, it improves over my last phone, but also disproves.
Pros:
Amazing Graphics
Touchscreen interface is cool
Animated Screen Savers
Cool Ringtones
Amazing Camera for a Cellphone, w/ flash
Nice looking phone
Not as loud warnings, a more pleasant, quieter tone compared to the annoying, loud beep of my RAZR
Virtual Keyboard, in my opinion, the best way to text
Hand Drawing Feature
Start Up Tone is very nice
Many more, too many to list...
Cons:
The biggest annoyance is the unlocking process. It needs to be re-done. It unlocks/starts up very often in my pocket. Silencing is a better way to keep it from starting up. Although you need to hold the button, it can still turn the phone on by mistake. Also, to unlock it, you just touch the side or hang-up button, then touch the side button again (which is easy to do by accident) or touch a lock on the screen. My iPod touch can only be unlocked by either touching the sleep/wake button or home button, then the only way to unlock the iPod is by sliding something on the touchscreen to unlock it (much less hard to unlock by accident).
The touchscreen can select something when you just want to scroll.
I heard the talking voice quality isn't the best. I always wonder if people can hear me.
Overall, I still love this phone so much. It is definitely an improvement over my RAZR, but still not as good as an iPhone. The iPhone is still the best touchscreen phone out there. I hope to get one, but for now, I will enjoy my Dare, and if you are looking for a Verizon touchscreen phone, this is definitely a good choice.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Love this phone
Comment: I have had my phone for a little over a week now. It is the closest you can get to an iPhone for verizon. There is a learning curve to getting used to the touch screen. But after a couple of days, it runs smoothly.
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