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also known as LG LX260 , LG Scoop , LG UX260
LG RUMOR ReviewsLG RUMOR Reviews
8 Nov 2007
LG Rumor Review
Sprint
For what it is, the LG Rumor can’t be beat. It is a small, cheap device that will play well to the teenage crowd. Integrated AIM, Facebook and a QWERTY keypad will play to this always-connected demographic, and we like that LG and Sprint are addressing this growing market that is catered to mostly by MVNO’s. While we liked many things about the Rumor, it would be nice to see a few more high-end features such as high speed data and a better camera. For the teen looking to stay connected the Rumor is the device for them, but we feel most users will want a device that is a bit more mature.
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41. Great Idea, but bad phone
27 Apr 2008 by Doug
46%4.6out of 10
Big bummer for LG. They built a cool looking, usable phone, but it didn't pull through. I work with a friend who has this, and she has already had to send it in twice for warranty issues in the short amount of time she has had it. Major bummer !!!!
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42. Sucky
24 Apr 2008 by dani
60%6out of 10
I've had this phone for over a week now.
If there is low signal, the phone restarts EVERY time I try to send a text or call out.
Only if you live and work where you always have good signal, this phone is perfect.
There is no flash on the camera which leaves picture taking limited.
The phone is also delayed with opening applications.
The QWERTY board is awesome.
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43. I HATE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
16 Apr 2008 by Jordam
24%2.4out of 10
I hate this phone and one of the reasons why is because of the way it just starts its self over when ever im making a call or when on the internet. I aslo dislike how when your using the MP3 player you cant do anything else it gets annoying if somone sends you a text message and u have to close the mp3 player to read the message. I aslo hate the camera i mean NO FLASH WHAT WERE THEY THINKING .The texting is great but i mean the phone altogther is horriable and PLEASE GET THE INSURANCE BECAUSE YOU WILL NEED IT.
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44. not a well thought out phone
11 Apr 2008 by susan
30%3out of 10
i had this phone for about a week and a half and took it back and reactivated my trusty nokia.
the ergonomics on this phone are horrible. the font size on the screen is about 5, which is really bad when you're doing something else (like maybe driving) and having to look up contacts. also, the qwerty keyboard is very hard to read in daylight. the keys are gray and the letters light up silver. it looks great at night, but if you text during the day, you really can't see the keys. not too much of a problem with the qwerty keys but a real problem if you need to add punctuation.
sound quality is poor with or without speaker phone.
signal strength is horrible especially compared to my nokia. i had no reception at home with the rumor, but 2 bars of signal on my nokia.
battery life is good especially since the phone seems to go into sleep mode all the time and you constantly have to unlock it. and yes it makes sense to use the auto lock feature since the camera buttons and such are easy to accidently hit. oh by the way the camera is pretty bad and has no flash.
if you're 13 and love to text, have eagle eyesight, and live in an area with perfect signal, then this might be the phone for you.
otherwise i would not recommend this phone at all
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45. Its okay
10 Apr 2008 by Jimmy
58%5.8out of 10
The LG Rumor from Sprint is Great if you are a texter. It lacks EV-DO and the web browser is pretty nile and basic. Internet Speed's is pretty slow. The Camera sucks when it is in the dark you can't even make out pictures. And sometime's the phone re-boots when on the Web Browser. But i am upgrading to a Palm Centro to better fit my needs
If you are a Text then this phone is for you!
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46.
4 Apr 2008 by Anonymous
40%4out of 10
I have had this phone sence it came out. There are a few (and annoying) flaws it has.
1.It crashes, a lot.
2. Camera = fail
3.Freezes
4.Screen scratches.
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47. eh..
24 Mar 2008 by kc
58%5.8out of 10
the thing that SUCKS bout this phone is that u cant set texttones and ringtones!! now theres probably a way to get around that...even the Alltel dude told me there was a way so what is it?!?!? anyone know?!?!?
Kc
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48. WTF
24 Mar 2008 by CARLOS
96%9.6out of 10
LOL I happen to have this phone for boost unlkimited and had it for alltell .... This vertion is compleate crap! no 3G its slow it just sucks! ITS A CHEAP COPY! Theres nothing more I can say.....
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49. IS IT AMAZING?
23 Mar 2008 by ANT
100%10out of 10
YES INDEED IT IS I LOVE THE QWERY KEYBOARD.. I AM THE HEAVIEST TEXT SENDER ALIVE.. I TEXT DURING SCHOOL AND EVERYWHERE I GO YOU WILL SEE ME TEXTING. THIS PHONE FITS ME PERFECT. ITS AMAZING.
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50. it sucks
20 Mar 2008 by Anonymous
70%7out of 10
I got this phone about 3 months ago and the other day the screen just stopped working and some of my friends with the same phone have had the same problems but i loved it when it worked
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