LG Voyager Reviews

31. Great phone with a couple flaws

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  13 Dec 2007 by David

84%8.4out of 10

I have had the LG Voyager for a couple weeks now, and it's a wonderful phone. I will try to be objective here, and not compare it to the iPhone, because while the iPhone has definitely raised our expectations, I don't believe everything needs to be compared to the iPhone to validate its legitimacy. First, the design: It's a beautiful phone to look at and feels well made. The screens have the same, beautiful, resolution inside and out. My only quibbles with the design of this phone are the lack of a flash the inclusion of three keys at the bottom of the exterior of the phone. The send, end, and clear keys are, I feel, somewhat unnecessary as you can perform almost all their designated tasks, with the exception of voice activation, using the touch screen. A single key at the bottom that would take you back to the home page and would activate voice commands when held down for a couple seconds would be a nice alternative.

The LG Voyager also has a myriad of features, and seeing as it was not designed to be a smart phone targeted at the corporate business users, the LG Voyager comes very close to being a perfect, well-rounded entertainment phone for the everyday customer who would like high-end features. Using the touch screen was a very nice experience, helped by the addition of haptic feedback, until I tried to scrool through menus or the web. Scrolling with your finger can often be very difficult because the LG Voyager tends to misinterpret your finger movements slightly, resulting in a jolting movement or accidental clicking. Verizon applications such as VZ Navigator, Mobile TV, and Get It Now all work wonderfully on the LG Voyager. However, the browser is slightly lacking in fluidity, and Verizon's charges can get pretty hefty for using it, unless you purchase the VCast VPak for $15 a month, which gives you unlimited acces to Get It Now, VZ Navigator, Email, and the Web. The LG Voyager also lacks an efficient Email application. For being an entertainment phone, however, the LG Voyager is a great phone.

32. Sure. I'll call it the iphone killer...

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  13 Dec 2007 by PeteMed

92%9.2out of 10

I purchased this phone about 2 weeks ago and I feel that I've used it enough in all its capacities to make a fair assesment on this device.

Many people say that the iphone and the voyager aren't meant to be compared due to their respective strengths. I happen to believe that they are very much comparable! Understandably, the faux-revolutionary cell phone notion stems mainly from the "i" in the iphone as apple myopically seems to be the icon of the cool and hip, while in the long run, product care proves to be a convoluted and an inconvenient process whereby even replacing important parts and accesories (i.e. batteries), require you to relinquish your device, leaving you stranded for days or weeks without a phone!

The LG Voyager is not only sufficient, but surpasses expectations of what a phone should be! Superficially, the phone is a joy to look at and hold. The phone itself is quite sleek. It's not too bulky and I don't have gorilla hands! Online pictures just don't do it justice! People who see the phone are instantly intrigued by its' likeness to the iphone (errrg). But at a closer glance, the multimedia access like loading and playing movies or music from your memory card is as easy, if not easier than the iphone! Not only that, but the fully functional QWERTY board truly sets this phone apart from the iphone. But enough about comparing the two...

The touch screen is very responsive. Despite it being pressure sensitive and not heat sensitive, it none-the-less responds well to even the most delicate of tactile comands. The shortcut menus are quite intuitive and leave little to no guess-work on how to navigate your phone. But hey, who'd argue that figuring out your new phone isn't a point of joy of having it! right? However, you do have to worry about smudging as it can get pretty noticable in the right light... just don't eat barbecue ribs while operating this phone...

The call quality is FANTASTIC! I traded in an old and expired Motorola Razor for the Samsung u-740 and then quickly upgraded to this phone and upon using it, my girlfriend had to turn down her headset volume as my voice came out clearer and louder than before.

Using the internet browser is very good. It's no windows mobile 6.0, but then again, you're buying an entertainment phone not a smartphone. If you're in a location with a good signal to the 3g network, uploading pages is a snap, taking about 10 seconds for larger sites like NYTIMES.com. However, I do wish being able to click in text boxes was more responsive as I often find myself foregoing the use of the touch screen qwerty board and simply flipping the phone open to type in e-mail addresses or passwords.

I haven't used the GPS navigation quite yet, but I don't really hope to get lost anytime soon anyway...

So if you like functionality and looks all bundled up into one phone, then the Voyager is definitely for you. I LOVE THIS PHONE!

33. Eh...

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  15 Dec 2007 by Doug E.

46%4.6out of 10

Eh.. I have an iPhone and was considering changing to VZW as most of my family, who live all over the country, use VZW and calls would be free. I know some people have said that they are tired of every new phone being compared to the iPhone just to be validated, but c'mon, lets be honest - this phone is aimed squarely at those considering the iPhone! I used VZW before I got my iPhone (about a year ago) - I still can't believe how pokey and counter-intuitive their UI's still are (even on other VZW phones too)! The touchscreen falls a bit flat. Its more like my old Treo than the iPhone. I think we will see a bunch of new and hopefully improved touchscreen phones coming in '08, from all carriers and manufacturers. This is only my opinion, but the Voyager still isn't enough of an argument to leave the fluidity, the intuitiveness, and the coolness of my iPhone.

34. i finally get to post

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  17 Dec 2007 by Sarah

84%8.4out of 10

I have been shamelessly lurking these forums since I got word of this phone months ago... sadly, on the 21st was driving home and by the time I made it to the store they were all out of the Voyager!!!

I have now had it for about a week and I DO love it...

Pros:
- beautiful design
- keyboard easy to use
- sounds amazing from the inside speakers
- touch screen is amazing too, very responsive and easy to use
- I am pleased with the "customizable" aspects of the software
- the camera - love it, great options menu, night shots so far have not been a big problem, lots of modes and resolution options.
- the whole thing is easy to use and the screens are stunning in clarity and color
- touch QWERTY - i heard it was only for the browser... BUT you can ALSO use it for instant messaging, this is super great for a msging addict like me and its very easy to use, and very correct
- scrolling through the menus is not a problem for me, it takes some getting used to (tip: hold your finger DOWN as you're scrolling, if you simply flick up lightly, it might think you're selecting something)
- the art that comes standard with this phone is great, like the animations, those are pretty neat
- you can automatically set your photos/music to go to your phones internal or external memory and it is easy to transfer them once they have already been cached in those memories.

Cons:
- when the phone is closed the ringer is not very loud! where are some outside speakers?! even little kind-of-crappy ones would suffice to have a loud enough ringer AND speakerphone does not work w/ the phone closed...
- call qualty is poor, c'mon that should be first priority for a phone
- that automatic lock is annoying, i have it set to off but if you manually lock it again, it automatically locks itself... this means that if you go into the menu, set the auto-lock to off, but then manually lock it, the auto-lock is turned on (but not in the menu, it just "is") sorry to be confusing
- the volume rocker, there is one on the outside, ok... there is not that option when you're browsing in GIN... you have to open the screen all the way to reach the outside
- the clear button, even if the phone is idle and the screen is blank, if you touch it it automatically goes to the annoying "please say a command" menu... i think it should require 1 push when the phone is not idle, and 2 when the phone is idle (1 to activate the phone and another to access the voice command menu)
- the phone automatically crops the photos for you depending on where you put them, e.g. as a wallpaper on the external screen - still looks great tho
- you also can't rotate your pics if you DO take a pic in portrait... you can rotate to "view" but not set anything in portrait orientation (i may be wrong about this but so far have been unsuccessful)

I have lots of opinions and little quirks i've found but I still love the phone, I got a bluetooth headset and find that it helps with the call quality (it isnt that bad but its still not as good as my old phone)

Future things I wanna see

- of course I want a smartphone from verizon that doesnt look goofy... i think a lot of people have already covered this
- i want better call quality
- a kickass phone that doesnt need the keyboard although nothing really beats an actual keyboard for ease of use, the haptic feedback helps tho
- i want a volume rocker on the inside if they stick with the horizontal clamshell/qwerty design
- speakers on the outside plz
- customizable short-cut menu (not short-cut keys which ARE customizable on most verizon phones)
- the ability to drag the expected screen over the desired spot on the photo when you want to set a photo to your wallpaper or a screen saver.

i could go on and on and on... will be back if i discover anymore stuff

35. not what i expected

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  20 Dec 2007 by Brian

70%7out of 10

Pros: keyboard, screen quality, sound, coolness factor, touch screen
Cons: web browser, verizon plan, difficulty with touch screen

I recieved this phone a few days ago, and even thought i do like the phone, i am going to exchange it for a different phone tomorrow.

To start with the pros, i think that the qwerty keyboard is the best feature of this phone. It makes text messaging and e-mailing much easier to do. I also think that the brightness and vividness of the screens are awesome. The touch screen is good to have, but i find it difficult to use. Going through the contact list can be hard to manage, with a lot of contacts, and no buttons to use on the exterior of the phone to scroll, i find that it takes a long time to get to the numbers that i want to use. Also, even though the majority of my text messages are coming from the inside screen, i have tried to send messages from the touch screen, and this is very difficult to do. Many times i am unable to hit the right buttons, and it takes me a lot of time to send texts messages from the touch screen. So, for someone who is on the go, and does not have time to stop and use the qwerty keyboard, or use two hands and both eyes to use the touch screen, this phone can be a bit difficult. Lastly, i am very disappointed with the web browsing. I have found that it is difficult to navigate web pages, and it is also quite expensive. I have only been to about 15 web pages, and i am already getting charged 6 dollars. (1.99 per megabyte i believe, $15 a month to upgrade to the unlimited usage plan, kind of steep if you ask me)
For a techy person, that is looking for music (which i have decided against buying the 100 dollar music card) unlimited web browsing, and the optional television, this is a great phone. But being that i am a student with a computer with me at all times, this phone is just not worth it. I think that there is too much going on with this phone to use all the features, and to use all the features is just too expensive. All in all, i do like the phone, but its just not worth it for me.

36. outstanding

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  23 Dec 2007 by MAXXWRAP

82%8.2out of 10

Voyager is the tightest touch sensitive phone verizon brought out however...the one i got isn't black anymore...its all because of maxxwrap.

37. severe disappointment

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  28 Dec 2007 by bruce

70%7out of 10

I really wanted to like this phone. I waited for it to be released only to be disappointed and annoyed by the function or lack of. The screen locks between each entry which requires multiple additional imputs to reach your desired goal. Retrieving voicemail also requires additional screen unlocks. The phone would answer calls even when I designated "ignore" which allowed the caller to overhear my conversations when I thought they were in voicemail. The phone also hung up on calls if my face touched the screen during the call. Lets see, you have to continually unlock the screen when it is in your palm, but it randomly reactivates when at your ear. It also decided to "un-sync" with my auto bluetooth, never to be able to re-sync again. This phone is possibly the single most frustrating and unacceptable cell phone I have ever owned and I have owned cell phones since the original motorolla Brick in the early 90's. I sent it back after a week.

38. well...

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  30 Dec 2007 by Godfather-182

94%9.4out of 10

ive had the voyager for about 3 weeks, the phone works good. no tech problems so far. the camera is 110% AMAZING. the touch screen can be frustrating sometimes, and thats what my problem is. when it comes to needing a quick text, the touch keypad can get annoying. the inner keypad is easy to use. i love the tv, great for being bored. the internet is good looking like a computers, but its so slow. games are fun to play, so is music. i used to have a treo 700p, and i loved that phone. between the two, the voyager is pretty sweet with features and stuff, but im a big texter and internet browser, and the treo 700p (to me) is possibly the better phone.


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39.

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  8 Jan 2008 by Joe

70%7out of 10

Grammar, spelling and punctuation seems to elude many of you.

Like the phone though. I am happy with everything except the fact that you can't set a custom TxtMsg tone for individual contacts. That is, however, a feature that is missing from all new Verizon phones, not just the Voyager.

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  8 Jan 2008 by Mr. Verizon

52%5.2out of 10

Well I work for Verizon, and I have for some time now. The Voyager will never be an iPhone. its not even worth the comparison. sure ATT isn't the greatest but neither is the voyager