also known as LG VX9700
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111.
25 Aug 2008 by Anonymous
92%9.2out of 10
best verizon phone to this day. great reception. mostly everywhere i go i have 4 bars of EV-DO and 3 1X bars. good camera with editing tools. bluetooth pics, video, and sound. USB mass storage. Multi-task music (only works navigating main menu, browser) and it would be better if can work with all apps. EV-DO Rev. A is great for downloading music, video, send pics, and internet. only let down that it doesn't have Vcast Mobile TV. I hope they make another Dare with TV.
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112. BEST PHONE OUT!!!
24 Aug 2008 by Josh
98%9.8out of 10
I've was considering 3 phones to buy when my contract expired. I was considering the enV2, Voyager and Dare. I tried them all out in the store and none of the even compared to the dare the touch screen is great and all the features are great, the internet is fast. you can check your e-mail there is a 3.2 megapixal camerathe navigation system is GREAT. Overall its a great phone. But the only slight down side is it dosent have Mobile T.V, Which is really a big deal. The LG Dare the greatest phone there is out on the market
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113. terrible bluetooth audio
23 Aug 2008 by David Butson
68%6.8out of 10
the phone over all is ok. the touch screen is responsive as long as you turn off the vib feed back. the audio and signal is ok. the bluetooth audio does not work. no one can hear me. i've tried three different phones and 4 different headsets so it has to be a bad design. i hope verizon/lg will fix the problem soon.
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114. Good if it is what you need
21 Aug 2008 by Stephen
76%7.6out of 10
After returning the phone 2 times for software issues I finally got one that worked perfectly. After purchasing my Dare my company provided me with a BB Curve. I will say that if you are looking for a cheap smart phone alternative this is a nice option ($15 compared to $$$$). After working with my Curve and Dare I realized that I do not like talking on a "brick" style phone. The voice quality is not as good because the microphone is too far from my mouth. I returned the Dare for the LG Chocolate 3 and love it.
Good
Signal strength
Battery life
Browser
Cheap internet
Bad
Voice sound quality
Hard to see screen in sun
Hard to dial while driving
Scrolling - Stylus helps
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115.
20 Aug 2008 by flint
82%8.2out of 10
Well this phone is awesome. and txting while driving is dumb no matter what phone. I picked one up today just because the previous phone was not base jumping worthy. Anyways full of useless features i'll never use except music and calls. Touch screen gets all iffy with these fat mits I use on it. I love it though.... it sleeps with me and I cuddle it and named it Stripper Lacy. Camera is badass. I want it to have my kids too.
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116. Agree with Dave
19 Aug 2008 by Guus Schippers
68%6.8out of 10
Having an LG VX8700 (which I think is still the best and coolest looking phone to date!), being a gadget freak, I still went to the Verizon store here in Helena, MT to actually see and touch the Dare.
Although it has a lot of features and looks very nice, I have to agree with Dave that it is not a phone. It is also not a PDA and not a Smartphone. I think it is OK for games and video, but if you want a cell phone, don't buy this one. Using a phone while driving should be forbidden in all of the US (I've seen too many big driving mistakes made by people who "were on the phone"), so that is not a deciding factor. But if you want a cell phone, just buy a phone with 1, 2, 3, etc. to be pushed without first having to choose the phone part.
I think that these days the public goes for a "gadget" rather than for a basic phone and that is what the OEMs go after. Look at the video demonstration of the Dare and you know what I mean. The man explains everything about the Dare, except the phone capabilities!
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117. LOVE IT
19 Aug 2008 by Shannon
98%9.8out of 10
For the "common sense" guy that stated the phone sucked because he can't text while driving because he can't feel around for the buttons, you are an idiot. If YOU had any common sense you would know that you shouldn't be texting while driving. I don't care how good you are at feeling around for numbers, you still aren't paying attention to the road. You shouldn't even be allowed to have a phone, or drive.
ANYHOW,
This phone is awesome. The touch screen is extremely intuitive and I'm able to text like a rockstar. When I first arrived at verizon, I knew what I did NOT want to purchase; a calculator-looking phone, touch screen, the Iphone or a phone w/o a full keyboard. However, I did want a phone with a decent camera because my niece broke my digital cam screen and I didn't want to fork out the money for both a camera AND a phone at once. I saw the LG DARE and walked up to it. It was a touch screen. ugh. Exactly what I was afraid of. I played with it anyways and instantly wanted it. I couldn't believe the accuracy, and the layout is wonderful. Not to mention, it's sexy and sleek and fits wonderfully in my pocket or purse. The camera is incredible for a phone; It has pretty much all of the options my camera did and a FLASH. I did not hesitate to purchase it. It's been 2 weeks now and I still don't have any complaints. It's so simple to use and sounds great. I only use speaker phone when I'm alone and people have no idea I'm on speaker like they did when I was using my samsung razor. I love that I can dl music to it right from my pc using a usb cord. Scrolling took about a day to get use to because at first I was clicking and opening things when I wanted to scroll, but once I got the hang of the right pressure and speed, it's a breeze. I would recommend this phone to anyone. I am VERY happy. A very nice phone at a very reasonable price.
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118. This is valuable info for anyone who actually wants to use the Dare for what it is... A PHONE
14 Aug 2008 by Dave
70%7out of 10
Personally I don't want my work following me everywhere I go, and I don't lack common sense... so I can't say I've ever felt the urge to use navigation on my phone. If you are using this phone for a NORMAL phone, DON'T get it. The concept behind a touchscreen phone sucks. I can text and drive with absolutely no issue of distraction with a keypad phone, however you can't do that with this phone because you simply can't feel your way around the keypad. After typing in 9-3-2 which is supposed to be "yea" but ends up always being "web", the phone doesn't learn your T9 style. My Audiovox 8940 has technology on it thats 8 years old yet it still remembers my preferences in the order in which I use them. The software programmers were extremely preoccupied with the internet and navigation options and forgot to engineer common sense into this phone. Whenever you hit the screen it gives you a positive feedback tone regardless if you took down a letter or not. Thats extremely annoying because whats the point of a feedback tone if nothing happens. As a computer guy myself, I'm appalled at what they were thinking, its a matter of a simple conditional which would be no more than 5 lines of code (for the computer inclined). My Audiovox got ran over by my car face open and was left in the rain for 3 hours (all in the same event) and still worked... I'm already on my second Dare from dropping it off my lap. Unless you are a facebook addict, which too many people are becoming, this phone sucks for general use. LG isn't ready to steam into the touchscreen market, this thing feels like a piece of saran wrap covering the screen when you touch it... the iPhone did it right.
Final verdict:
If you can't handle being away from internet, which is scary about how dependent people are becoming on it, if you want a good digital camera, and a phone whose only fun feature is to draw on pictures, looks like you deserve this phone.
However, if you want a phone... don't get it, period.
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119.
13 Aug 2008 by mateo patrick
100%10out of 10
OK PEOPLE I JUST HAVE TO SAY THE DARE IS THE AWSOME. iT IS PROBABLY THE BEST PHONE OUT RIGHT NOW FOR VERIZON. THE INTERNET CABILITY IS A LIL DIFFICULT TO RUN BUT IT IS A LOT BETTER TO USE THEN THE OTHER PHONES VERIZON OFFERS. YES IT IS NO IPHONE BUT HELL THE CAMERA IS AMAZING UNLIKE THE IPHONE WERE IT WONT EVEN SEND A PICTURE MESSAGE. AND I DONT HAVE TO PAY UP THE BUTT FOR INTERNET SERVICE EITHER ALL I CARE ABOUT IS STREAMING VIDEOS WHICH I CAN DO ON MY DARE. HECK YES. THIS PHONE IS AMAZING.
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120. Totally worth the money!!!
12 Aug 2008 by b
94%9.4out of 10
Okay..I've been wanting to get the dare for a long time now and I got it this weekend. I only paid $100 for it b/c I had an upgrade discount of $100. I absolutely love this phone. This is the second cell phone I've ever ownd. My first was the moto razr so I was so happy to get this phone. Everything about the phone is awesome. I really have no complaints. There ar so many features wheter you want to use them or not. I love the moving wallpapers, menu fonts, black or white display color, soo yea basicall everything about it is wonderful. I even used MObile IM to chat with my friedn while I was running on the treadmill the other day. [Don't try that at home] LOL. I hardly made any mistakes and if I did that was just me being stupid. Anyone having doubts about this phone shouldn't. It is extremely easy to use and he battery life on this phone lasts like forever. I LOVE MY DARE!!!!!!!!
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