LG CU500 Reviews

1. Tough

15 Jul 2008 by Shivesh Agarwal

76%7.6out of 10

I bought this phone two years ago and have dropped it MANY times, but it's a really tough phone. There are barely any scratches and it works fine. The one complaint i have about it is that the vibrate is REALLY loud, when im in class or in a movie, i have to put it on silent because the vibrate is so loud. Also you set a separate ringtone for text messages, you can only use the preset ones, but otherwise the phone is a good buy, features are cool especially the rotating camera.

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2. Not a good LG product...

25 May 2007 by Manuel

50%5out of 10

LG is offering a music player, a video camera with basic picture editing capabilities and internet connection in a small device that sometimes works as a phone.

The best features of the LG CU 500 is by far the Internet connectivity. Extremely fast and user friendly. Screen is very good for watching news, videos and whatever’s available on the corresponding network. As a camera is OK, not many features but at least, basic photo editing features.

Battery life is not what LG or Cingular claims and there is no extended battery available. When surfing the web or in constant talk time, one hour on the average. Standby mode will last 36 hours if nobody calls, the phone is not on vibrate and alarms are off.

The other problem is the phone itself. Although the bars may indicate full strength, the signal is very poor and callers will complain that they barely hear you. This problem is not limited to indoors or steel buildings; happens everywhere.

Stay away from this phone and consider one of the “Berries” instead.

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3. mr.

30 Apr 2007 by marykmark

98%9.8out of 10

by far the best cell i have ever owned! some issues with battery life and the small volume control on the side and no light under the "go" button. features are awesome. great sound, excellent reception and the style is very cool! internet and video features are much faster than expected! camera has several shutter tones as well as a silence which unlike the samsung e315(which is terribly loud). the camera features with the timer, multishot and zoom are amazing. overall i would reccomend this phone to anyone.

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4. LG CU500 is great for listening the music

13 Apr 2007 by nhanle

82%8.2out of 10

i had this phone about 2 month and now i`m still loving to use it. The LG CU500 features is great, it is so good for music. Just try and make a good feeling

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5. Not even on a good day

11 Mar 2007 by Jerry Franciotti

44%4.4out of 10

I was WOW'ed by the sales person at the Cingular store when he presented all the features that this phone had to offer. However, once I brought it home, the feeling went from WOW to a "I can't believe I chose this phone Oh, NO"!!! The reception is terrible. I can't always make out what my callers are saying. My reception goes from 3G to one bar in seconds and I don't even need to be moving... I'm standing still most of the time and have varied signal strength. Upon purchasing the phone the signal strength was spotted and it got worse as I used the phone over a period of three months. The battery life started out well (4 to 5 day life) and then I found myself recharging it everyday after4 weeks of use. I complained and they sent me a new LG 500 (phone only no battery) and after a few weeks the same thing happened. I complained again and they offered to replace the phone again not the battery. I told them to keep the replacement and bought a different brand phone on ebay and switched the sim card. Now I have no more problems. The LG CU500 phone has good features but is not practical if you want to use it everyday. Definitely the worst phone I ever owned. Also, the fact that Cingular offered to replace the phone all the time without offering a diffrent phone once I had problems with the replacement phone also distured me. I have been an ATT/Cingular customer for many many years without ever complaining. Once I did complain I feel like it fell upon deaf ears... very discouraging.

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6. Kai LOVES LG's CU500!

10 Mar 2007 by Kai

100%10out of 10

I have had this phone for about 5 months and I'm still IN LOVE WITH IT! My signal is great, I love it's sleek style, and my music sounds GREAT!! I've heard some complaints about the battery time, however, I have not experienced any problems with mine. I use my phone throughout the day and I listen to my MP3 music files about an hour everyday. My battery usually has about one battery notch left at the day's end, but I just charge it up and the next day it's ready to go for another FULL DAY!

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7. LGCU500 is garbage

5 Mar 2007 by phil

46%4.6out of 10

ive had this phone for 3 months now, at first the phone was good although now it sucks. the service (cingular) is absolutley horrible. I live in LA area and it goes in between 3g service and edge. I always have no serivce and it cuts in and out of 3g and Edge every few minutes. I have at least 15 dropped calls which wastes minutes. Also the battery life sucks. It use to laste like a week but now it dies within one day. I make a few phone calls a day and by the end of the day theres one battery left. The pros are: music volume is loud and crips and speaker is good.

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8. razrs be scared

2 Mar 2007 by razrs are trash

90%9out of 10

i just upgraded to the cu 500 from a v3 razr and im in love already the only cons are the battery life and the speaker cracks at loud volumes. i have no problem with the ascending ringer because i down loaded ringers from cingular and actually like how it fades in. my razr had horrible signal signal i couldnt even make a call right under the cingular tower and the speaker sucked. overall i think for the price (50 dollars) this phone is by far the best for your buck.

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9. Battery life

15 Jan 2007 by Goldberg

68%6.8out of 10

I had this phone for 3 weeks and the battery stopped charging and the phone stopped all to get together. This is the first and last LG phone I will buy. I work for Cingular and this phone has issues.

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10. awsome phone!!!!!!!

4 Jan 2007 by JD

84%8.4out of 10

I just got this phone for Christmas and I love it.

pros-
good camera(in the right lighting).
very good speakers.
love the mp3 controls.


cons-
memory card slot behind battery.
speaker slightly distorts incoming voices.
battery life ok, two & a half day's at least(as is all lg phones).

Over all an amazing phone. I highly recommend this phone.

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