also known as LG LX260 , LG Scoop , LG UX260
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41. The Best Phone Ive Ever Had
1 Mar 2009 by Anonymous
93.3%9.3out of 10
OK; ive only had this phone for about a week & i love it! this phone is the bomb like tick tick; this phone is perfect for adults to kids. in fact my grandmom just got one & she loves it to...this phone is the shit!
keyboard
mp3
ringtones
good battery lifeit scratches easily but hey; get a damn case
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42. Don't buy this phone
27 Feb 2009 by stacy
40%4out of 10
I'm on my 4th ux260. My current working model is a refurb I was given in a trade for my brand new phones by US Cellular and it actually works, but the keyboard is worn out. The previous 3 I had would constantly restart, make data calls on their own, keyboard would freeze, and when I'd make calls, the recieving person couldn't hear me, I couldn't hear them, yet the calls were connected. The phone would have to be powered off to correct the problem temporarly.
Now that I have a refurb that actually works, I am happy with it, but I did have to go through 3 of them. I wish it took better pictures and the camera has about a 3 sec delay.
When you get one that actually works its a fun phone.
Quirty keypad
Had to go through 4 phones to find one that worked.
Keypad freezing
Makes its own data calls
Reboots all the time
No sound while in calls
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43.
24 Feb 2009 by Anonymous
10%1out of 10
this is not a good phone at all i went through so many of them and my service company will not stand behind me. they keep giving me this piece of shit and it doesnt work! i keep having the same problems with the keyboard not working at all!! its just a horrible phone that needs to be pulled off the shelves and alltel needs to pull their heads outta their ass and get me a new phone!!
not a thingeverything!!
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44.
23 Feb 2009 by boyd
10%1out of 10
not a good phone at all!!! i went through 6 in a month due to the fact that the keyboard freezes on me all the time. my suggestion buy any phone besides this one!!
noneeverything!!!
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45. Buyer Beware!
19 Feb 2009 by Anonymous
30%3out of 10
I bought the Scoop from an Alltel Store in October 08 and loved it for the first 30 days. Then I had problems with the CellTop rebooting and the keyboard wouldn't function properly. The next problem would be that I would dial out, and the phone would show connected, but I couldn't hear anything, and neither could the person that I called. Yes, the call went through and would show up on their caller ID. This is not a coverage issue because it would happen in different areas at different times.
I went to an Alltel store and tey had me do the exchange by mail. I got my "refurbished" phone a couple days later and tried to activate it. Guess what, it wouldn't activate. I called Alltel Tech Support and they had me do a couple of things and it still wouldn't work. So they had to send me out another "refurbished" phone. I received that one a couple of days later and it activated ok, but the CellTop didn't work right and I had another call that went through but people couldn't hear me and I couldn't hear them. I tried to shut the phone off and turn it back on, but the Alltel screen stayed on for about 5 minutes before it would shut off. I called Alltel Tech Support and now I am currently waiting for phone number 4.
This phone is a hunk of junk and is more problems than it's worth. Do not buy!
It's cute
MP3 player
keyboard wears out
not reliable
weird earphone jack
customer support stinks
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46. good phone, bad keyboard
18 Feb 2009 by abcyesn
86.7%8.7out of 10
I own an LG Rumor (Virgin Mobile).
Internal memory is full. However, I can't delete any files from the phone, as it reports there is not any, anywhere. I noticed this started happening after a few months of owning an LG Rumor. I've discovered how it happens : If you set a video, or picture as screensaver ; each time you set a new one, the old one does not delete itself. Instead, it stays inside a hidden folder which is inaccessible from the phone. Now, my LG Rumor is at 2kb/16384kb. Because of this, I can no longer recieve text messages or use the integrated browser. The error message is as follows :
"Memory full. Delete some files from in Phone or My Content."
There is nothing there. Lmao .. excellent piece of software for this thing. Great job virgin.
Any suggestions or help is appreciated.
http://www.lg-rumor.com/index.php?topic=108.0
good phonebad keyboard
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47. Quality issues resolved???
3 Feb 2009 by Aaron J. Pettibone
80%8out of 10
This is my third post on this site and I am coming back to give a status update on my 3 RUMOR LX260 from Sprint. After my first phones (4 of them) all failed, mostly related to the white/garbled screen, I was given replacements. I have not had a single problem with any of them. Me and my kids use these phones heavily and no issues whatsoever have occured with the phones! I am pleased. The Sprint customer service rep. that exchanged the phones for me indicated that recently manufactured phones, Fall 08 and on, have had all the bugs worked out of them. At first I was skeptical, now I believe. I am happy to have my RUMOR functioning as intended, and I foresee no problem with keeping this phone until I am next eligible for upgrades. Thank you LG for getting it right!!!
Nice looking phone, expandable MP3 player, great texting keyboard.Not a standard headphone jack. Impossible to find aftermarket headphones, or even an adaptor that goes from 4 conductor to 3 in the 2.5mm size.
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48. never had a problem
31 Jan 2009 by p shizzle
66.7%6.7out of 10
I have never had a problem with the phone its great...its just like any other over time it may break down. i have not noticed any slow texting.
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49. Love it & hate it.
24 Jan 2009 by Anonymous
66.7%6.7out of 10
I had this phone for a little over a year. within 12 months, i'd gotten FOUR of these phones & gone to the repair store at least 8 times, probably more than i don't remember. I had 3 black ones, then a green one. the style is great, it's not too thick or thin & the keyboard is AMAZING! i text like a maniac (around 12,000 a month) & this was perfect, i was done with a paragraph in about 20 seconds. but that basically the ONLY good thing about it! it's so slow & has to catch up with you; if you get on the internet it doesn't take forever but it's not that responsive.. i leave my phones in my back pocket a LOT, or i used to, & at least a few times a week i'd randomly call someone or i'd take it out of my purse & i would have a hundred random numbers dialed, or even on the internet. you have to hold the "back" key to lock it/hold it, but it gets unlocked way too easily. it says this phone is meant for hardcore texting, but dang, my phone broke TWICE b/c i slid the keyboard too much. yes, that hurts it. before i switched to verizon, it did that for a second time. & it's bad too, your entire screen switches itself around, blinks, turns white, looks like static on the tv when there's a storm, etc. but this time it was so bad i couldn't even transfer my numbers from it to my new verizon phone.
it's just not a reliable phone but GREAT while it lasts!!
keyboard is AMAZING!
small/easy to carry around
great simple layout
cute colors (now they have more colors to choose from)breaks CONTANTLY!
not reliable/give it about a month to break again
verrry slow
not very good battery power
in a nut shell, not worth it for the unreliability :(
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50.
22 Jan 2009 by Anonymous
83.3%8.3out of 10
OK, so I've only had the phone about a month, but so far so good. I left a Motorolla Rocker which I loved for size, weight, camera (2MB), but the key pad sucked for me, especially w/the only protective cover I could find (which was styling) and the top three keys PLUS all the keys/letters tough to see and too close together for me as well.
Which finally brings me to the LG UX260, which I lovingly call, "The Brick". Compared to the razor - very heavy. Camera only 1.3 MB, but QWERTY keypad rocks, using same S9 wireless headset for tunes that I did on the Rocker, so that is cool as well. Only complaint is size and weight, other than that (and still have to find how to reprogram the "my menu" keypad), phone rocks, I think it is brilliant.
Capabilities, ease of use, qwerty key padsize & weight
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