Average User Rating

Design: 7.5; 75.34483%
Features: 6.8; 68.27586%
Performance: 4.3; 42.5%

Good

6.9

out of 10

Based on 116 opinions

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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.

Good

6.5

out of 10

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81. 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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82. Cant like it

18 Mar 2008 by Anonymous

52%5.2out of 10

I have had the Lg Scoop which is the same as the Lg Rumor. The buttons stick and the keyboeard goes slow while type. I have to wait for the letters to show up. The camera could be better. The im takes a long time to load. I do not reccommend this phone to anyone. It looks nice but it doesnt work well. When celltop is used the phone also restarts. Not good.

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83. crap

8 Mar 2008 by kohl

62%6.2out of 10

I thought tihis phone was crap. I owned it for 3 week and it shut off and when i turned it on it said "there is no sevice avalible for this phone".
Come to find out it wiped my phone clean...it ws like i just took it out of the box. I did some reasearch and i found a arrticle on how if you press the wrong buttons at the right time..it produces a bad outcome. It gets sent back to factory settings...I mean I do give LG some credit. The phone is sweet looking the quality is good adn everything. But i want a phone thats not gona blow up on my or nothin..

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84. Coasterfan1

24 Feb 2008 by Bill

90%9out of 10

I upgraded from my old Sanyo flip phone with no camera and no vision capability so anything is better than that. I have to say I love the LG Rumor even though I have had nothing better to compare it to. The slideout keyboard is awesome and very easy to use, texting is a breeze. I wish the phone supported power vision but oh well I had nothing before. The web connection is pretty fast and fine for what I need it for. I also wish there was a flash on the camera for better picture quality but that's why I have a digital camera. All in all I think the LG Rumor is a great phone. It looks and feels nice and it's certainly an upgrade from my old Sanyo flip phone. If your some corporate snob or some rich spoiled kid who wants the fastest web speed and a high resolution camera and basically a phone that can do everything for you than I wouldn't recommend it so do your research before you get this phone and then badmouth it. But if you want a nice phone with great reception, a sweet qwerty keyboard, and a decent web connection than the LG Rumors for you.

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85. really nice!

20 Feb 2008 by rumor owner

88%8.8out of 10

I have to say i have had no problems with the phone at all since i've gotten it a few weeks ago. the internet is pretty fast, not instantaneous but nice and smooth. The email and IM services work very well and mobile games arent so bad. the only problem i have is the ergonomics. whenever i push the center OK button (which is alot) it kind of hurts. The button is so small. it's expensive for ringers because we dont have the new $0.99 cents music price. games are expensive at $7 and tax. Ringers cost $2.50 and tax. the good side is that you can get songs via USB or MicroSD card both sadly not included. i wished that the USB came in the package but all you get are manuals and the charger. battery life is excellent and design is good. camera is ok and video capture especially of a PC screen is surprisingly good. bluetooth and display are great. go ahead and delete the application called "mobile faker" as soon as you get the phone. its retardedly stupid. it was a waste of my time and air minutes. thats right it uses up actual minutes from your plan.

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86. LG Rumor

9 Feb 2008 by Mare

78%7.8out of 10

I think that this a really awesome phone, but all of a sudden I am having problems. It has like no signal strength, and I am typing this at a sprint store. It kind of sucks that it is broken and when these kind of things happen you have to wait 30 minutes for them to look at the phone, and then you have the possibility of having to pay 30 bucks to fix it. The phone is under 2 mnths old, and I haven't done anything bad with it, so it is probably just the phone which sucks because I have to pay for something which I didn't do

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87. Great Phone!

28 Jan 2008 by REM

88%8.8out of 10

I ordered this phone from Sprint the day they released it after debating back and forth about this or the Mogul, but decided the Mogul would probably be overkill for my needs. I haven't been sorry yet. The sliding keyboard was an initial draw (as I do a lot of texting), but what I really appreciate is the reception. I work in an OLD bldg that kills most phone signals. This is the 5th phone I've had since I started working here and this is the one with the best reception. Customers are always asking me how I can get a signal...I tell them to get the Rumor.

I have also been very pleased with the battery life, although when I use it to IM it does suck the battery a lot quicker.

Contrary to what has been said in a previous post, I have had no problem downloading ringers (or you can put them on the Micro SD and transfer over)

I do agree the camera quality leaves some to be desired, but it still takes acceptable photos.

One must remember that this is NOT a PDA, although with a little bit of ingenuity, there are a lot of things done with a PDA that can be done with the Rumor...it just does not have some of the high end apps.

I am still playing with this and learning more about the features on a continual basis. One thing...make sure toupdate the firmware as soon as possible. Maybe it was just coincidence, but prior to updating the firmware, logging on to Yahoo IM was hot or miss. Now, it is a sure thing.

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88. Please don't buy it.

20 Jan 2008 by Anonymous

24%2.4out of 10

This phone is great for text messaging and that is all. The full keyboard is cool. Sprint offers two versions of the internet, Vision and Power Vision. This phone only supports Vision, the slower service. This first generation of phones is horrible. Update your firmware as soon as you can. If you press an unknown button pattern when starting up this phone it will send it into a service required mode that you can't fix. You will have to have the phone replaced, so get the INSURANCE, PLEASE. Also the plastic exterior screen that protects the LCD is thin and it is easy to break the LCD screen, so be careful. I almost forgot this phone loves to drop a lot of calls, so have fun with that.

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89. Lots of fun, but poor battery

17 Jan 2008 by micah

78%7.8out of 10

Love the easy design. The menu is easy and slide-down QWERTY keyboard is such a great feature that I even enjoy putting in my CONTACTS. Most everything about this phone is easy and enjoyable.

I payed 49.99 for this, thanks to a special offer and 2-yr agreement, and I would have spend more for it.

POSITIVES: slick design, QWERTY keyboard is just terrific, memory card feature works great with mp3's, menu is simple, perfect fit for my pocket, camera works great, memory is fast, works fantastic with headset.

NEGATIVES: POOR battery, call time is low, bluetoothing files from phones doesnt always work, can ONLY get ring tones from web, have to make custom video files for free ringtones, have to buy a memory card and headset which is annoying

Overall: 8.1

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90. All in All, It's GOOD!

12 Jan 2008 by Tia

80%8out of 10

When I first saw this phone on the website, I wasn't impressed. I was actually going to get the Palm Centro. But when a friend bought it, I was like "that's my phone"! I'm a text junkie so this phone is GREAT, but it does lack alot too! I upgraded from the MotoK1m, and just like that phone this one has a 1.3 mp camera but for some reason this one sucks in comparison. Plus I would really love a flash, the last phone I had with a flash was the Samsung A900. But all in all I really love this phone so far i've only had it 2 days (please NO BUGS)!!!

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