LG VX6100 Phone (Verizon Wireless)

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Summary: awsome fone man!
Review: After having a Motorola V60i, I was concerned about changing, but have no remorse at all. The VX6100 is quite an impressive package. All the features operate perfectly, the audio is very good, and the speaker surprisingly clear for it's size. Volume is very loud, if needed. I was concerned about not having a metal case like the V60i, but this one seems quite durable. The antenna does not extend, but I don't seem to notice much difference in signal except, maybe, in very fringe areas. It's not likely to break off if abused since it is quite heavy duty. The camera is a treat. Get one and enjoy!

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Summary: a very sleek phone
Review: I am using this phone (LG VX6100) about two weeks and I really like it. This is my first camera phone, so I cannot compare with other camera phones from different companies. However, I have used several Nokia phones and one Samsung phone, which were all bar type. This is my first folding type.
Good: The LCD screen is very bright and clear; easy to read in most cases. Navigation menus are good and very intuitive. Its design is very nice and attractive. Good reception.
Bad: A bit heavier than bar types.
In brief, it is a very nice phone, especially with Amazon rebate. I strongly recommend this phone if you want to have a basic phone with a camera.

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Summary: Great Phone.
Review: I just got this phone the other day with my every two years and it's free deal. The salesman in the Verizon store told me that this was the best phone out there today from Verizon. They are selling so many and have hardly any returns. In fact they were sold out and I had to have mine shipped to me. He demonstrated many of the options and I have to admit I was impressed. Especially with the Speaker option, what clairity it has, To me this is a very useful option to have. The phone itself is very clear, people I'm talking to can't tell that I'm on a cell phone. It's not the smallest of phones but it does feel nice in your hands. The belt clip it comes with if you choose to use it is very sturdy and holds the phone nicely. The camera is a plus, not 1 meg, but does have a 4X digital zoom w/ flash. The speed dial option works great for frequently dialed #'s. The shortcut buttons on the side are useful to quickly switch to vibrate mode and to make a quick voice memo. I am just surprised that Verizon did not include any of it's standard games on this phone. The ring tones are nothing special but like the other reviewer I use the standard ringer. Overall I am very satisfied with the VX6100 and I would seriously consider getting this phone if you are undecided, Good Luck.

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Summary: Great Phone Great Price Great Network Great Choice
Review: I personally think this is the best Verizon phone for the money. Speaker works great as well as the camera. Display is clear and color. Only thing I really dislike is the fact that you can not be on speakerphone and have the flip in the closed position. I also have no clue how to confrence a call waiting!! but i am surits possible!!

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Summary: All in all, a very good phone
Review: I recently purchased two of these phones, one for myself and the other for my girlfriend. On the whole, I've been quite satisfied, though there are a few quirks and annoyances that you should be aware of. I'll try to break this down in a somewhat organized way:

Reception: Generally good but not as good as my old phone (Qualcomm QCP 3035 on Sprint). It's hard to know if this is the phone or the Verizon network, but occasionally bits of the conversation drop out (I'm in the S.F. Bay area). This occurs sporadically, but when it happens, these intermittent drops occur over the course of several minutes. Like most modern phones (and unlike my previous phone) the antenna does not extend and this appears to limit the reception.

Related to this is a well-known bug with this phone where the first second or two of calls have reduced volume. This sounds worse than it actually is, since not much transpires in the first couple seconds of a typical phone call and the volume is not so low as to be inaudible, but it is mildly annoying. Rumor is that this will be fixed in a future software update, but I know nothing official as of now.

Battery life: Good enough for me. Basically consistent with the published specs and usually lasts me a couple days of moderate usage.

Construction: Quite good. The phone is fairly small when folded but a little too thick for me to want to keep it in my front pocket. I have it on the included belt clip and that suits me. It appears quite sturdy and the hinge on the flip looks strong enough to withstand a lot of use. A nice touch is the sliding lens cap for the camera though I find it occasionally slides open without my noticing. Be advised that there are several external buttons on the side which control the camera, volume, and hands-free operation. If you keep your phone in a crowded purse these may be accidentally pressed. The buttons inside the phone are nice but a little too flat which makes it somewhat difficult to accurately press buttons by feel alone (if you're driving, for example).

Hands free operation: The phone has a loud speaker phone and also has a quite nice voice recognition system. You can, for example, say the name of a contact and the phone, after prompting you to make sure it understood, will dial that name. So far I've had no problems with the system recognizing any of my voice commands after going through the short voice training. It also has optional auto-answer and voice-prompted answer. What I don't like about the hands free setup is that there's seemingly no way to hang up without opening the phone and pressing the END button. Not very practical when driving and they really should have included an external button to do this.

Other details: The phone has lots of handy extras, too numerous to mention, but described in some of the specs. In brief, the camera is nice and the flash is OK for close range. There are no games included on the phone so you'll have to download these if you want them (which is not free as far as I know). The built-in ringers are all MIDI not MP3, though I'm told you can download MP3 ringers if you have a cable to connect to your PC.

One personal pet peeve of mine concerns the documentation which is not very helpful in some respects. It itemizes every single feature of the phone but doesn't necessarily explain what the features do. For example, it says that a certain button activates "driving mode" but offers no insight into what "driving mode" actually is (it turns out that this initiates a voice-activated prompt whenever the phone is opened).

Despite my focus on the negatives, for the price this is a very high quality and well-performing phone. I'm satisfied with mine and recommend it without reservation.

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Summary: I like my LG VX-6100 alot
Review: Ive only had this phone a few days but I know what I like and I did alot of research before buying it. Ok my major gripe is I dont like that you dont have a cradle to charge this in and the place you plug it in at in the bottom of the phone you have to remove a rubber piece to plug it in. Also the flash is ok but not to great but hey its so small cant expect much. I like the drving mode but if you have a older noisy car then makes harder to know the voise of who your talking to but it works good if not alot of outside noise. Now on to the good stuff and one is the cool seethrough belt clip it comes with although I dont use it but its nice and I also thank it takes good pictures. Now when you get it you might see the 1x in the display instead of D for digital well thats ok because Ive did some searching and that means your getting the best connection wich means you can use all services of the phone being pix mess, instant mess and so on and the browser works better so 1x is what you want to see although Verizon is putting it out city by city. Before this I had a LG VX10 wich Ive dropped about 8 times and still worked after two years of use and battery was awsome but sofar I havent had any problems and the voice recognition has been perfect. I get great reception also. The ring tomes arent the best sellection but I use regular phone ring anyway and you get some pretty cool wallpaper also. It has tip calculator and world time wich you can add times and cities to. One of the big likes is Tri-mode and if youve ever been some where with one bar and its on analog you will be happy to see that one bar if your broke down. Some people knock analog but hey if you can get it then that increases your chances of reception. Sorry this is long but I want to do my best to help you make a decision. If youve had a LG phone before this will be simple since they all use somewhat the same buttons its just that easy to learn and the color at night, man its awsome. Call clarity has been great also. Now something I always do once a month on Verizon is *228 since this is how you update your roaming to make sure the phone is uptodate and you always select option 2 then then once its done press end and the phone will turn off and back on again. I really thank you will like this although I know the LG VX-7000 looks cool but trust me Tri-Mode might just keep you from being miles from the nearest phone, saved my but once.
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Summary: Awesome--I'm spoiled
Review: Pros:
-Voice Memo
-Alarm alerts
-Voice command-love it!!
-camera phone--nice toy feature
-Great Reception--I don't know if this is because of the phone or Verizon--I can even talk inside Target!!
-Easy access to Vibrate mode

Cons:
-I'm trying really hard to think of a bad feature....maybe it should be the size of my pen....

Honestly, I tend to be critical of most products, but this one, I absolutely love...or maybe it's because I had a cellphone the size of a brick before this one that I appreciate this phone so much.

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Summary: Good phone...HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!
Review: The phone is very good, not really any complaints...but the customer service is where it counts. Today I tried porting (transfer old T-Mobile # to Verizon) my phone and I keep getting the run around. I've been transferred FIVE times in a one hour period!! I finally got someone competent, but the representative was suppose to send me an e-mail over 3 hours ago so I can complete the first of three steps before I can port my phone. Well, I called Verizon back since I did not get the e-mail. They basically couldn't help me after holding for twenty minutes. They told me to go to a store and talk to them, so they could do it on the spot. No customer service!! I had T-Mobile and Sprint before this, they were GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE!! So I rank T-Mobile #1, Sprint #2, and Verizon doesn't even deserve a rank... But anyways, I still don't have my number ported yet.

Back to the phone though. The phone is very good, but I'd go with T-Mobile or Sprint instead. True, you won't be "IN," but at least you'll have more minutes for your money.

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Summary: Currently Verizon Wireless' best value in tri-mode phones
Review: This is the best value among Verizon Wireless' current offerings that:
- is a tri-mode phone,
- and that has an external LCD screen.

One reason this phone is a better choice than some of its competitors is BitPim. Knowledgeable users may purchase an USB data cable and use the freeware program BitPim (http://bitpim.sourceforge.net) to transfer contact information, pictures, wallpaper and ringtones (both MIDI and MP3) between the VX6100 and one's personal computer, without the need to purchase or subscribe to various Verizon Wireless services. Of course, one should have the expertise and tools to shrink both images and music files before attempting to use BitPim.