LG L1200 Phone (Cingular)

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Summary: Even better than I thought
Review: Everyone in my family has Motorolas (V400, V220, T720) so I was used to those and was skeptical about getting an LG. glad I did! The screen is better than my sisters V400 (it says 128x160 pixles, but looks FAR better) the keys and phone have a good, sturdy feel. The camera is awesome for a camera phone, it looks like a 2 or 3 MP camera!!!! (no, seriously) although there are 3 keys that have to do with the camera...they're not intrusive, but i think its a little overkill. While closed, you can light up the screen, see time OR date, and flip between vibrate and normal sound. VERY conveinient. The screen is bright (inside and out) the sound of ringtones and while talking is awesome. When you turn the ringing volume up its EXTREMELY LOUD, so you never have to wish it were louder. Signal is great. The included ringtones and wallpapers arent the best (there are only 4 wallpapers) but you can get some others online. all in all, GREAT phone!!!

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Summary: Frozen in Time
Review: I didn't have this phone for 2 weeks when it failed on me twice within 72 hrs! I'm so disappointed as it's a sharp-looking phone with nice features and good sound clarity. But the display froze and could only be restored to service by removing
the battery. I returned it to Cingular as I can't deal with such unreliable performance.

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Summary: just got it today so bear with me
Review: I get more static then you can imagine. People think I cause the static somehow. It is a great phone but the static that others get on the other end of the line is just terrible. I have a 10 day grace period and will return this phone first thing in the morning. LG must suck for phones. Nokia and Samsung are far superior to this static phone from hell.

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Summary: Static City
Review: I get more static then you can imagine. People think I cause the static somehow. It is a kick ass phone but the static that others on the other end is terrible. I have a 10 day grace period and will return this phone first thing in the morning. LG must suck for phones. Nokia and Samsung are far superior to this static phone from hell.

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Summary: Great phone...great price.
Review: I have not had one single problem with this phone. I can hear people clearly when I make outbound calls and recieve inbound calls. Loaded with features. Reliable phone. I have always had Samsung phones and have had nothing but problems with them. (Samsung N625, X427)

LG is a great manufacture, and this is one of their first GSM phones (they mostly make CDMA phones for Verizon Wireless). It is a tri-band world phone, has a large external caller-id, large screen and vibrant 65k color display, great quality camera with photo caller ID. Also, polyphonic music tones sound great on this phone and surfing the web is easy!

My only complaint is the bulky appearance but I have started to get use to it. Overall, a great buy. I would reccommend this phone over any other Samsung phone that Cingular currently offers. However, if you are looking for speakerphone and bluetooth technology, go for the Motorola V600. I find LG's programming interface easier to use than Motorola's. It's a bit trickier with the Motorola V400 and V600 to navigate your menu options.

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Summary: Very good phone with very good service
Review: I like the heft and feel of this phone and it comes with every feature I can envision needing other than a speakerphone. The buttons are large enough to avoid accidental presses of adjacent keys. There are three, count 'em, three buttons to take pictures. That is probably overkill. This is my first LG phone and I selected it based on the feature set but also because I've been told and read on the web that the phone handles weak signals well. So far that is true.

After a horrible experience with the Motorola 720 which dropped calls faster than fall leaves and an experience with Verizon's highly praised customer service that I wouldn't wish on an enemy, (Let's just say it was the worst customer service experience I've ever had. Worse than the old Compaq Computer. Worse than Packard Bell (remember them). Worst ever!) I am pleased that so far the L1200 with Cingular service works better in every part of my home and city than the 720 with Verizon.

I know service varies from place to place and I am certain there are locations where Verizon is better than Cingular, but here and now I am once again experiencing what I expect from a mobile carrier- a good product and good coverage.

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Summary: LG L1200 - bad reception
Review: I ordered this phone on the net for free with the 2 year Nationwide 450 rollover min Cingular plan. The phone is very well designed, pleasant to manage and small. Also, it is very, very easy to operate. The only thing that I find negative is its reception. I can hardly hear the person at the end of the line. If you use Cingular, you have 30 days to exchange it.

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Summary: just got it today so bear with me
Review: It is better than my T720 which just clunked out on me this week. I can hear other people fine with just one bar of signal. However they can't hear me I plan to test it out more tomorrow when I have a stronger signal at work. It is easy to use. I do wish it would have come with a screen saver and not have been so easy to go on the internet I mainly wanted a good phone which also took pictures. I did not want the internet browser. But I guess most folks like that now.

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Summary: can not hear a thing
Review: this phone has great features only if you are not interested in hearing who you are talking to and don't want them to hear you clearly. the volume goes up to a level 5 and i need at least 2 more volume levels to hear most people. i'm 25 and not hard of hearing so you can see how this would be a problem. when i'm on the phone i have this weird look on my face b/c i'm trying to decipher what people are saying to me. do not get this phone unless you also want to purchase a whisper 2000 to go along with it.

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Summary: Great phone, not-so-great ringtones
Review: Upgraded from the Nokia 3650 because I wanted a camera phone. Picture quality is decent enough considering it's a phone. Reception is great, all the time. I've had this phone for two months and have dropped only one call, early on. The interface is very easy to understand.

My only complaint is in regards to the ringtones. The pre-sets all suck - the polyphonic ringtones are all too quiet to hear and the full-audio tones all sound like old video game theme songs. What's worse, you can't record your own and use them, as with many other phones. You have to go to Cingular's site and shell out $2.50 apiece for twenty-second (or less) audio clips.