also known as LG VX8800
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1. Waste of Money
12 May 2009 by Anonymous
10%1out of 10
This is by far the worst phone verizon has ever come out with. Its extremely slow even with the upgrade. It takes forever to send and receive text messages. The sides chip like its nothing, the whole sliding top portion comes loose and eventually falls off, the buttons are SO slow and takes a year to navigate anywhere, its not sturdy at all, the battery life sucks, I've come close to throwing it out my window and I've had to replace it FOUR, yes four times. Stuck with a two year contract and I can't buy a new one. Worst mistake in my life and they wont let me upgrade to a new phone.
Texting was easy with the number padSlow everything.
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2. DO NOT BUY
21 Apr 2009 by DCM
33.3%3.3out of 10
I have had this phone for about a year now and already iv replaced it with the same one TWICE! it already is freezing on me and cant make calls! please do yourself a favor forget about this phone...
When you first buy it it is like lightning speed but after about a week it is gar-boj!Jams up, dosent call (bad if you are a kid somewhere and need someone to pick you up), dosnt send texts after it jams up...
just plain bad phone
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3.
3 Apr 2009 by Anonymous
10%1out of 10
This phone is the biggest piece of crap I have ever spent money on!
1. The sides chip off and it now looks terrible and the screen is scratched beyond belief.
2. Now for the second time my phone will not call anyone or text anyone yet I have perfect service. It says CALL FAILED!!! TRY AGAIN. I have tried taking the battery out and turning it off and it does not work. This should not happen with a phone!
3. It will freeze in picture mode and then convienently shut off.
Most I do not mind except for 2. This is a real problem. I pay for a phone service in order to call people and have them be able to call me. This is my pnly phone and not having it work is not ok.
Advice for LG: Make phones that work. Stop trying to rip off the iPhone because clearly it does not work!
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4. Great concept bad execution
20 Mar 2009 by staceysmisfortune
16.7%1.7out of 10
I bought the this phone about six months ago and I honestly wished that I hadn't. For the first month I had no issues with the phone I loved it. It was great for me because I love having my music and phone together so i don't have to carry my ipod with me all the time. Soon though the sides began to flake off. It looked terrible. Then the screen got scratched up and the clarity was terrible. Typically I carried in the pouch that it came with so I was surprised. The screen also gets dirty everytime you touch it and your constantly having to wipe it off. Add to this it freezes up sometimes. Im not saying it did it all the time but atleast five times since I had it. I spent 250$ on this phone and I don't think that it should freeze up at all. THe concept behind the phone was great but the execution could have been a lot better. This phone is extremely fragile you drop it once and its done. I am sick of being hosed because of cell phones. I think they should spend more time listening to their consumers. We spend a lot of hard earned money on their phones and I'm sorry but in this economy that should mean something. People drop phones it happens atleast once to everyone. THe slider on this phone is junk I weakened it somehow now its broke off. I don't have the money to replace this phone!!!! If the life expectancy is so low on the phone maybe they shouldn't cost so much. I am very dissappointed and frustrated so much I could cry. Please I encourage you to think very carefully before buying this phone I don't want anyone to have have the problems I've been having or get stuck without a phone. For those of you who are telling people to not whine about a little peeling here and there come on! People have a right to expect paint on something they just bought not to fall apart and for a phones basic fuctions like calling someone to work properly no matter who buys their phones or how much money they have!I have no phone now and saved to buy this one for months thanks LG.
great for music lovers and pictures are great qualityfalls apart poor construction
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5. Slow Phone Remedy
12 Mar 2009 by kriholco
90%9out of 10
If your phone is taking a while to respond to touches, is freezing up, or is giving you other problems, you may need a software upgrade. To do this, just take it to a Verizon store, and they should do it at no charge. I got an upgrade recently because my phone would freeze up and eventually restart itself eveytime I pushed the space key while texting. Not only did the upgrade fix that, but it made everthing run faster.
Now, if there was only something (other than a bulky cover) to fix the chipping chrome problem...
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6.
11 Mar 2009 by Anonymous
26.7%2.7out of 10
I got this phone for Christmas over a year ago and I don't like it. It started out great but it kept getting slower and slower. It's not like i was using all the memory or anything because I didn't even load songs onto it. The "touch screen" is better than buttons for me but its slow and most of the time you have to push it more than once. I have recently had trouble with calls too. One day it just stopped working at all and the next day it was fine. I have never had a problem with an LG phone until this one and its really frustrating to use. I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone unless you really like the chocolates because it is better than them in a way.
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7. Quit whining its a good phone
4 Mar 2009 by Guvner
76.7%7.7out of 10
I just got a Venus and so far its a great phone. All the good stuff that people are saying about it is true, but for those that whine that the touchscreen is too slow or that you have to touch the screen twice sometimes, or that you can't get through the menu's at warp speed please listen to yourselves. Its like complaining that that the flight you took didn't have a smooth landing, or that it was 30mins late, or when the light goes green the car in front of you hesitates 1 second. We had rotary phones only a few decades ago, and you complain your compact, touch screen, fits in your pocket cell phone is laggy! give me a break! quit taking things like this so much for granted, you sound like spoiled brats.
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8. Not great but also not bad
17 Feb 2009 by Elizabeth
86.7%8.7out of 10
I got this phone for Christmas and I can't complain. Mine doesn't freeze. Every so often it'll say that the sending of my text has failed but all I have to do is try it again and it will send. The only thing that I absolutly hate about the venus is how the chrome around the sides is chipping off =/ and the one thing that I haven't had any problems with is calling people, which is good because that's the main use for my phone.
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9. I HATE THIS PHONE ITS POINTLESS!
3 Jan 2009 by Alex s.
10%1out of 10
so well first of all this phone is ancient so yeah... and second of all it doesnt have querty and its not touch screen. iits like nockoff touch screen. and like seriously this phone is useless... if your ganna buy a non querty, non touch screen phone...... dont waiste you money on this gay worthless phone. i mean seriously....
nothingnothing
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10. I HATE the Venus
20 Dec 2008 by Emily
33.3%3.3out of 10
I really really dislike the Venus phone. I have had it about 5 months and it is already scrathched terribly and the paint on the number keys is already wearing off so I can't see the numbers. The touch screen is SLOW and freezes up. You usually have to press the screen two or three times before it goes to the menu. I love to text but, as a few other reveiws mentioned, it freezes up when you try to text. I have gotten a replacement phone but I am giving it away and going back to my old phone. DO NOT buy the venus, it is a waste of money.
Good Design
SmallThe touch screen is not sensitive enough
Freezes up when texting
Paint on keys wears off
screen scratches easily
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