LG Decoy

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amazing

1 Jun 2009 buckeyesfan45643

9 out of 10

i am very impressed with this phone i am a teenager and put a lot of abuse on this phone and it has lasted me a year and a half.  i love the analog stick especially once you get used to it.  It is alot faster than using a normal dial pad.  the one disadvantage i noticed is it is hard to see the screen in the sunlight that it is the only problem i have had.  the camera is very good. i do not use the built in bluetooth often but it does come in handy at sometimes,

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meeeowww

27 Jan 2009 Laurenlaurent

8 out of 10

i've wanted this phone since it came out, but had to wait for-ev-er for my contract to be up, and finally when it was, i went to the store and its sold out!! luckily, i went to a kiosk (terrifying, but well worth it) and they had it.

i've heard many things about not being able to open videos, but if you forward it to yourself or anyone you can watch it from your outbox, which solves the problem but is still a big hassle, because this phone takes a long time to send pics or videos for some reason.

i've never used a bluetooth headset before, and this one sounds kind of static-y, but i don't have any comparison. people i've talked to couldn't tell i was on a headset! it fits in my ear fine without falling out. i don't use it for extended periods though, so i can't give a good opinion.

the shiny face is really attractive, the pictures on the internet don't do this phone justice AT ALL. its a fingerprint magnet but that honestly doesn't bother me.

it feels solid and the slide is really smooth and feels secure which i like a lot. the battery dies so fast from what i'm used to with my old phone, but it lasts through the day and i can charge at night.

the ringtones don't get very loud, and it only vibrates once for a text and i'm used to 4x.

overall i like this phone and anything i feel wrong with it will just take getting used to.

 

Pros

awesome service
call quality
good build quality
great pictures
bluetooth doesn't stick out like i thought
buttons push really nice haha.

Cons

battery life
i wish sliding it closed would end the call
unable to open videos, fixable but still no fun
takes long to send pics or videos
joystick
quiet ringtones

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Finally!

24 Sep 2008 klynne

8 out of 10

Jackpot!  I upgraded initially in July to the Venus, it stopped working after 4 days, then I got the Chocolate 3, the callers sounded like robots, then I got the Motorola W755 in Purple, that was activated for 1/2 hour when a Verizon rep recommended I activate my old phone since when we were talking the phone cut out twice for at least a minute before I could hear her again!  3 phones and I was beginning to think that during these 2 years that the phones out now were crap!  I had wanted the Decoy from the beginning and I shouldve just got it then before getting these others that were free to me. 

I really like this phone!  Callers sound good and the reception is excellent.  The battery isn't the best but I am used to that with my old phone.  I don't care for the bluetooth too much, callers sound ok to me but I was told that I don't sound very clear.  That is not a big issue for me since I use a plug in headset anyway instead of bluetooth.  My only issue with the phone is the joystick, it is sometimes slow and at times it is too fast in the sense that if I am texting and scrolling through my contacts to chose one, it will just mark a name that I didn't want.  You have to be careful with that or you will be texting a bunch of people that you didn't want to!  Other then this and my hopes that this joystick will hold up, I am satisfied with this phone completely!  Take it from me, if you read one bad review about the way a caller sounds or reception, steer clear of the phone, I ignored some bad reviews and well the phones all went back!

Pros

Call quality
Reception
Sleek

Cons

Joystick is loose and sometimes slow - hope it is able to hold up
Battery life

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