also known as LG LX260 , LG Scoop , LG UX260
LG RUMOR ReviewsLG RUMOR Reviews
51. 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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52.
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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53. Serious LAG Issues duuuude!
19 Jan 2009 by J B
36.7%3.7out of 10
I got this phone because I like to text. I noticed about the second day that I had it that it had some serious lagging issues that made it almost impossible to text. I'd type a letter and MAYBE 2 seconds later it would show up. I'd have a paragraph typed, then tap the backspace key, and it would erase my whole message. I tried having the thing rebooted by US Cellular, but it still had the same problems. What's worse, if you store any MP3's on the phone, the lag gets worse. So yeah, Serious Lag Issues duuuuude!
QWERTY Keyboard, SD Card slotQWERTY Keyboard too slow, SD Card REQUIRED if you want MP3's and not have hideously long wait times between letters typed.
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54. EWWWWW
18 Jan 2009 by BLAHH
60%6out of 10
Okk i have this phone and it is the worst dont get it! the looks re nice but in 3 days it will start shutting off on you, say battery required, and send a text while your still typing. i feel like breaking mine in half!b The guy at the store sed tht red was the newest and they downloaded new software and tht would hep it not do tht stuff bud noppee it still turns off. also the call button is on the front and when its in your pocket if u accadentily sit on it it will maybe call someone then if their anoyying then u will sit there a long time because of the dumb phone.! ughh eww dont waste your money on this hunk-a-junkk! :) LISTEN TO MY ADVICEE!
Apperanceeverything else!
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55. RUMOR=WORST PHONE I EVER BOUGHT
15 Jan 2009 by jordan
30%3out of 10
okay, well i received this phone as a gift and at first, it was great. but after a month, it started randomley shutting itself off, and after two, the keybord completley stoppped working! service is horrible, all picyures come out bad. and on top of that any music in the media player, can not be your ring tone!
big screen,
keyboard,
battery life.everything else:
its slow,
breaks easily,
shuts of on its own,
camera quality,
never has service.
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56. Good looking phone, but has issues
14 Jan 2009 by Anonymous
53.3%5.3out of 10
When I renewed my contract with US Cellular, I chose this phone basically because it was the only non-smart phone that had the QWERTY keyboard, and didn't require an insanely expensive service agreement to get the rebate. It's a good looking phone, but the day after I got it, I started noticing issues. The keyboard isn't very responsive, and sometimes it takes multiple tries to get one letter to show up. It would be great for texting (since that was the main reason I got it), but only if you could type at a normal speed and have the words show up as you wanted. I have yet to bring it back, but trust me, I will, and hopefully they can either solve this problem or replace my phone.
nice layout
QWERTY keyboardkeyboard works like crap
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57. LG Stands for "Looks Good" and That's About It!!!
10 Jan 2009 by Frustrated
36.7%3.7out of 10
I bought the Scoop from Alltel and was curioius to see if the Rumor users had the same problems. Based on the these reviews, I have confirmed that LG made a piece of crap phone!! Contrary to one reviewer's opinion, these problems are NOT the fault of the carrier. There is a common theme among all versions of this phone from LG. It shuts off randomly, which causes you to lose texts and the keys on the keyboard either don't work at all, work on a random basis, or cannot keep up with the speed of texting.
Too bad because this phone looks cool, comes in great colors and the slide our keyboard was a great idea for avid texters like me. I don't even care about the camera, it would just be nice if the phone actually worked properly! If you like this phone, you must have just gotten it recently. Just wait... This is my first and last LG phone.
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58.
8 Jan 2009 by Anonymous
100%10out of 10
I got this phone for my 11 year old when it first came out. I like that it has a mp3 player.He texts like crazy, and loves the slide out keyboard. He's had no problems. He is a skateborder, and keeps the phone in his pocket at all times, so it has survived some serious falls.
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59. Horrible Phone!
7 Jan 2009 by Jules
30%3out of 10
I have had 2 of the LG Rumors since June and 1 has only last me 1 1/2 months! Mine first started by turning itself on and off then the screen started to get lines through it before going completely out! The 2nd has started the same thing. Shuts off, freezes up to where I have to remove the battery and reinstall it to get it to unlock! About the only think I like is the slide out full keyboard! Camera doesn't take good pics! I'm moving up to a rant! Would not recommend these to anyone!!
slide out keyboardcamera doesn't take good pics
not enough memory
very defective in design
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60. Could be more reliable!
2 Jan 2009 by Erick
56.7%5.7out of 10
My fiancee and I purchased two of these phones when our current contract with U.S. Cellular was nearing it's end. The features listed seemed great, plus we weren't really wanting to move up to a smart phone. The most attractive feature I would say was the slide out keyboard for txting.
Right off the bat we started noticing problems, a couple of clicks would clear the entire message, the keyboard would freeze up after a few txts, signal wasn't very strong, calls would frequently drop, and various others.
We got used to the occasional restarts, and just moved on until finally one day my fiancee's phone started phantom calling and txting people and wouldn't shut off on command. Near the same time, my phone started acting up with the internal and external speaker sounding muffled as if there was wax paper over the speaker. I took both phones into U.S. Cellular and processed them for repair. My friend is an agent there and he warned me it may be more than month or two before we get them back as they go back to LG directly.
A couple of weeks went by and we got a call, her phone came back, but not mine.. alright that's fine. So she goes and picks it up, and the claim was that it was "New". It came in a new container to the store, it had *some* plastic coverings on it. Well the first thing I noticed when she got it home was that one of the back screw covers was missing and asked her if it had any plastic on it, as the screen looked like it had a small scuff in it. I call her on it, and it sounds like I'm talking to the school teacher from the peanuts "wa waaa waa waahhh" sure enough I take it back and indeed it sounds like the speakers are blown in it, so it's on it's way back. I still haven't received my phone as of late.
It looks alright, it would seemingly be a nice phone and have nice features, but those only go so far if the phone itself doesn't perform it's functions as it should.
I could honestly say I wouldn't buy this phone again, I'm currently thinking about the Motorola Hint.
Nice looking design
Nice apps included with U.S. Cellular
Slide out keyboard
Easy to access memory card slot
Drops calls frequently
Keyboard / sliding feature lags
Freezes constantly
Poor battery life (but still better than a RAZR)
Random resets
Slow startup from power off
Proprietary data cable
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