also known as LG Chocolate
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11. PHONE Sucks
13 May 2009 by Anonymous
36.7%3.7out of 10
- Constant Breaking!
- It FREEZES to death!
- Limited Texting abilities.
- Breaks ALOT.
- Decent Picture quality but HORRIBLE video camera!
Good Picture QualityE V E R Y T H I N G ELSE!
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12. Worst Phone!!!!!! Don't Get!!!!!!
9 Apr 2009 by v
40%4out of 10
This phone has given me trouble from the start. I had to exchange my original phone 3x to get one that worked properly. But that one still sucked. First, I broke the charger and port, and it would only sometimes charge. When it did, it kept going up and down on the battery bars, and wouldn't give me but 2.5 hours of talk time. I hated it, and will never buy LG again!
Nothing about it.Everything about it.
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13. Makes a great paperweight.
14 Mar 2009 by CinemaPaula
40%4out of 10
Hate the phone. At first, I primarily used my headset - which made me not notice the touchscreen issues....
Don't get me wrong - it sounds great, rarely drops calls, and is a functional phone, but the touchscreen is HORRID.
When you are talking, its randomly unlocked, and causes you to hit buttons on the touch area like, mute, speaker, contacts, etc. Then, you often forget that CLOSING the phone hangs up on your call - talking on this slider when open is just uncomfortable - its feels like the last thing it was intended for is a phone.
Your face OFTEN touches the touchscreen buttons when on a call. PARTICULARLY when trying to use an automated phone menu - (Press one for...) ARRRGGGHHHHH!
I just upgraded to the new Flip design - the chocolate is NOT a bad phone when used with a headset, and the flip design of the Chocolate 3 is promising, but this slider is just a poor design, poor execution, and poor planning.
I have sworn off all touchscreen devices. This phone can not decide when it wants to lock or unlock, and stay that way.
The only other bad things are some lag, and glitchy buttons - again, ALL touchscreen related seemingly.
Music player and external speaker is good.
Reception is good for calls.
Bad BAD touchscreen.
Poor design with inconsistent locking.
Uncomfortable to talk on.
Laggy when buttons are accidentally pushed by face when talking.
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14. Afterthought
8 Mar 2009 by Jamcam321
66.7%6.7out of 10
This phone will also freeze when I try to watch videos on it and I can't do anything with it. The screen freezes a lot on me.
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15. I Hate It
8 Mar 2009 by Jamcam321
66.7%6.7out of 10
So I got this phone back in August of 2007 practically the first day they were out. Me and my mom both got them, i got the dark blue one and she got the red. Don't get me wrong i loved this phone up until about three months ago, where i began wanting to throw it at a wall everytime i used it. When i first got this phone, the batterly life was very impressive lasting an average of a week and a half per charge. The battery life now is closer to an hour and a half per charge. I charged this phone literally friday when i got home and by 11 that night the phone was dead. I don't text, I don't have music on my phone, I don't take pictures with it, I don't take videos with it... the battery should be lasting much much longer than it does.
Also the phone now decides that it likes to unlock itself whenever it feels like it causing it to do random operations. I had it in my pocket one day at school, I looked at it to check the time and i was on the mobile web, i have no idea how long the phone had been on it but that costs money and lots of it. The touch buttons on the face of the phone are disfunctional lately and simply don't work sometimes. The sliding lock button located on the right side is hit or miss anymore, sometimes i'll slide the button down to lock the phone and it has spaz attacks in my face where the phone will go back and forth saying locked, unlocked, locked, unlocked, usually ending the phone not locking.
The face of my phone is extremely scuffed and scratched from one day of being in the same pocket as my id card, the id card is a basic driver's license type of card and the phone came out of my pocket that day looking like old cleavage. The color has faded from my phone and it just looks worn. This is the third phone I've had all Verizon phones. Service is great on all of them, in fact service is phenomenal on all of them. This phone is the only problemed phone i've had. My first phone, the LG VX5200, was awesome never gave me one problem until I took it for a swim by accident. My second phone, the Samsung SCH-a870, was another great phone althought it felt very cheap, it served its purpose. The Chocolate 2 being my third phone did not stand up to the challenge it was created for and therefore it absolutely sucks in it's last 6 months of service. It has been sucky for the past 3 months, and it'll be another 3-5 before i get an upgrade.
Awesome reception, great for hidden texting in school, speakerphone volume is unmatched by any competitor, and the wheel is a very clever (sometimes frustrating) addition. This phone is also great for people that drop their phones a lot because i do and it hasn't broken no matter what it's dropped on.the wheel, battery life, durability, lock button, can't withstand 2 years of use (more wear and tear than expected)
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16. I LOVE IT.
1 Mar 2009 by elizabeth
93.3%9.3out of 10
I love the LG chocolate 2. i don't know though. it's prolly one of my favorites. i switched to the lg voyager for the keyboard but i always wanna switch back.
Everything.i hit the music button sometimes when i text.
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17. Very Good
13 Feb 2009 by Nov123
80%8out of 10
I actually love this phone, and i have had it for over a year now. Its very dependable, and it works just fine. It has survived many drops. The only reason why I am going to get a new phone soon is because its starting to wear out because I have used it so much.
The only thing I don't like is that it doesn't have a full keyboard
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18. This phone was the worst phone ever
3 Feb 2009 by ihateverizonperiod
10%1out of 10
Okay. so my sister and i both recieved these phones in september of 2007.
so its past january 2009 correct.? but heres the thing. they will not allow my sister to do her two year upgrade. because.. THEY PUSHED HERS BACK TO 2010?!?! ISNT THAT 3 YEARS. WHAT ABOUT THE 2 YEAR CONTRACT???!?!?!?!?
and apparently mines in feb of 2009???
well here is our phone history with verizon.
september 2006.
-both got those crappy lg silver tiny flip phones. and had those for a year and then they both broke completely. in 2007 like around september so then we went up to verizon and told them that our phones were damaged by completely their fault. things like the head of the flip phone falling off.. and they said well give us your account info and we can see what we can do
so were sitting there for an hour waiting for a reply. so then they go and tell us that it was comepletely our fault and that we didnt have a warranty WHEN IN THE FIRST PLACE THEY NEVER EVEN ADDRESSED THAT THEY HAD A WARRANTY plus our phones were no longer made so they tried to sell us some stupid phone that looked sucky for freaking 250$ when apparently after a year is up you can recieve a 1 year upgrade for the original not reatail price. so we said we dont wanna do that and we dont want that phone. we want the chocolates for a 1 year upgrade since a year has been up. so then they went into the computer and goes and tells us
"YOUR NOT ELIGIABLE FOR A ONE YEAR UPGRADE!" EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN PAST A YEAR !!!! so we told them that were not paying for that crappy phone especially at that price just cause their on commission.. so we called national customer service and they said we were allowed to get those chocolates for one year upgrade for 50$ each.. so we did.
now my sister had that phone and it broke somewhere in 2008.. so they gave her those 2nd generation chocolates. and they still break.
now i finally had my chocolate break in 2008 in july and we ordered to get the original one sent out in one day.
3 days later and still hasnt come so we went to the store and told them i need a phone NOW since i was going to camp. and they only had the enV2 in store so they gave me that one for free.. then evenutally that kept breaking and in 2008 of november i got that new voyager. and still have it
now remember my sister still has that 2nd generation chocolate rightt... well heres the thing now in 2009. we got phones in 2006. then a 1 year upgrade making it 2009. so no complications since were in 2009 right..
WRONG. my sister.. went to the store right this year checking for her upgrade. its been two years and that one year and she should have her upgrade now right??? but apparently they pushed her phone upgrade back to 2010!!!! her phone was constantly replaced but with those crappy refurbished ones. so now their scamming us. and my upgrade is feb of 2009 and they wont let me use my upgrade on her??? they moved her upgrade back without telling her. and she didnt buy another phone after that 1 year.. so their scamming us and its to the point where we will go to court for it. we have been loyal customers for 10 years. she better get her upgrade but now.
ITS THE WORST PHONE EVER
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19.
2 Jan 2009 by Anonymous
10%1out of 10
This phone is the worst phone I have ever seen Verizon come out with. I would not recommend any one get this piece of junk. I have had so many problems with this phone. I would lose calls for no reason (even when i had full bars). I would also not even get calls and later I would talk to someone and they would tell me they have been calling me all day. My text messages would not send and I would get a text from someone a couple hours after they have sent it. I can not wait to get rid of this piece of junk and am happy to hear they discontinued this phone.
NOTHINGEVERYTHING
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20.
2 Jan 2009 by Anonymous
10%1out of 10
I bought the new chocolate when it first came out. I had so many problems with this phone I can't even count them on all of my fingers. The screen would freeze, the middle section would not scroll, the middle button would not press, etc. I have gotten it replaced 1 time and have went into the store numerous times to speak with technical support about my issues. I have insurance on the phone, and was offered to get a replacement, but I would have to pay $50. Now although this isnt much, I would NEVER pay that much for another chocolate. I wouldn't even take a free one. I would never recommend this phone to anyone and I am glad to hear they discontinued it. I have a lot of family and friends that have verizon, so it is beneficial to me to have their service, but unfortunately for me, I have picked a crappy phone. So I am just counting the days until I can smash this phone into little pieces and get a new one.
NONE. The only pro about this is that its a verizon phone and I can speak with family and friends with IN calling.EVERYTHING... DO NOT GET THIS PHONE
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