LG Flare

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Does what its supposed to.

25 Jun 2009 E.D.

7.7 out of 10

Ive had this phone for awhile and so far its pretty cool.  Id reccomend it to someone wanting a basic phone.

Pros

Bluetooth
Voice dialing
Pretty good screen (for a basic phone)
Web Browsing
Account checking right from phone
Big keys
External Display
Good battery life
Good reception (I live in Colorado)
Only takes like an hour to charge
Flip design
Speakerphone
Only $25 at target
Adaptive text messaging

Cons

Charging jack on side so you have to hold it awkwardly when it charges
Slow browsing
Cheap plastic battery cover
Freezes and crashes occasionally
Collects fingerprints easily
Tiny side keys

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Just don't get this phone

28 Apr 2009 N/A

3 out of 10

First off, I'm one that takes good care of my things.  Just like to get that out there before I list all of the problems that I had with the phone.

I've been having problems with this phone since day one (I got it back in August '08), service was always horrible, Virgin Mobile's rates weren't that good, the list just goes on and on.  I rarely texted anybody, but whenever I did, the text would fail the first time, and resend itself without notifying me and just keep resending that same text.  Even if I deleted it, the text would still be sent, so that added up really fast.  Every single "Virgin Alert" cost money (15 cents), and sometimes it wouldn't go through, so it would be sent multiple times.  You get charged on how long you spend on the voicemail (20 cents/minute), so if your friend has a blackberry and calls your phone on accident and leaves a 45 minute message, you're screwed if someone sends you a very important voicemail because you will have to pay about 10 bucks to get to it.  I also keep getting notified about that unheard voicemail, and that costs money too.  And 9 times out of 10 for me, whenever I tried to purchase a ringtone, it would fail, and cost me 2 dollars and 50 cents each try, so that ran my bill up even more.

Ok, I'm done ranting about the crappy service and there rates, let's get to the good stuff: the phone itself.  The design and everything is good, but the hardware is crap, it breaks really easily.  If you're like me, you probably keep your phone in your pocket or backpack, so you can expect a few scratches on the front.  But my phone's battery cover was ripped off when it was in my backpack's phone pouch, the faceplate was scratched, and the outer lcd screen got that spiderweb thing.  What makes it worth, is that I always keep the phone in a hard leather case, so that stuff wouldn't happen to it.  I was very disappointed in the quality of this phone.

 

All-in-all, it would be fair priced at like 15 dollars with a 6 month card for virgin mobile, but that would put them out of business.  But if you have my bad luck, you're better off going with a Verizon plan or something, it'll cost you less.

Pros

looks good

Cons

Feels cheap, breaks easily, service is horrible, Bluetooth support wasn't the best, finger-print magnet, keeps sending text messages, inbox is of low-capacity, no nights and weekends, breaks easily, phone is just dumb, can cost more than a regular plan.

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10 Apr 2009 Anonymous

7.3 out of 10

I had the LG flare for quite some time, until it found its ultimate demise in the washing machiene. It was a good phone, reliable, decent battery life. Its a solid phone and at a good price. I have also been with virgin mobile for a lont time and I have been very pleased with their services. It has decent responce, but has no real intriging extras like a camera. Over all its a solid phone, nothing facy, but solid.

Pros

Durable, nice display, functions well.

Cons

Lacks Camera and other fun extras.

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