LG Decoy set to launch June 16th for $179
0. phoneArena posted on 30 May 2008, 12:28
LG Decoy will officially hit all VZ Wireless channels June 16th. The price is a little steep at $349.99 full retail and $179 after rebates ...
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36. (unregistered) posted on 01 Jun 2008, 16:29 0 0
As VZW rep myself, I can tell you that LG has been the best seller since I've been there. Take away the Chocolate ( vx8500 ) and vx 8600, and you have a reliable line of devices. The vx8100 and vx8700 lacked good battery life, but it wasn't anything an Extended Battery couldn't handle. Other than that, the phones were fine. Motorola is a close second to LG but they have really slipped in the past few years. The E815 was their last truly "GREAT" phone. Since then, it's been a lot of "pretty boy" phones that seem to be plagued with issues ( like the Razr and Krazr ). The W385 is OK but the whole "Razr" line has been OVER-DONE ( Razr, Krazr, Razr Maxx, Razr 2, Rizr, Rokr ... you name it ). Motorola is EASILY second to LG ... and they're only second because Samsung is just getting started by releasing phones that are actually good as PHONES.
39. (unregistered) posted on 02 Jun 2008, 13:51 0 0
Motorola phones aren't that bad. But it is hard to be better than a super-company like LG. They have soo many more phones out than Motorola, they better be better.
43. annonymous (unregistered) posted on 03 Jun 2008, 12:56 0 0
Yea, I work at the VZW call center... I refuse to sell the Razr or the Krzr to anyone who asks. I'll do everything I can to talk them out of it. It's pretty bad...
29. the champ (unregistered) posted on 01 Jun 2008, 11:14 0 0
Anyone sayiong they would avoid a maker of phones is just clueless sure you got a crappy LG, I had a crappy LG, blackberry, motorola, samsung, sanyo, and HTC in my time as a cell phone user. but to think that becaus eyou had "A" bad phone the rest of the brand's cars are crap is like thinking because a crappy ford focus you once bought means the GT40 would also be crap. it just doesn;t make sense. if you want to avoid a sub brand I.E. chocolate, I would avoid a chopcioolate like the plague, but the 8700 was great, the 8300 has been good, the 325 was crap from motorola, however the Z6 is a great device...and so on and so forth. for every ying there is a yang, but every time I hear somebody say to me or read on a blog that trhey avoid an entire brand, you INSTANTLY go into the clueless consumer bucket, and until proven otherwise, you will stay there for a long time. right next to "hey, can I get a whopper" at the mcdonalds drive thu guy. don't be that guy, do some research, it's the internet age, and belive me it's out there.
35. (unregistered) posted on 01 Jun 2008, 12:49 0 0
Yeah, I TOTALY agree with what you just said, only with WAY better punctuation and spelling.
46. (unregistered) posted on 05 Jun 2008, 08:10 0 0
So i got the new lg 8610 yesterday and i love it it does indeed have the bluetooth headset that charges on the back of the phone and also it plays music out of the bluetooth headset i love it they should have added a html browser and a auto focus camera and it would be better but over all the phone is great
49. (unregistered) posted on 05 Jun 2008, 10:13 0 0
Is it the brushed silver finish like in the original pictures or the glossy/glassy finish like in the pictures above?
47. THUFF (unregistered) posted on 05 Jun 2008, 09:43 0 0
DEF NOT WORTH 229. MOST IMPRESSIVE VZW PHONE RIGHT NOW DEF THE BB CURVE. WHICH IS A PDA...AND 80 DOLLARS LESS THAN THE DECOY.
48. Pat (unregistered) posted on 05 Jun 2008, 10:11 0 0
So wait...the phone is going to have a glossy finish? It's not gonna have the brushed silver finish like the original pictures (kinda like the LGvx-8700)??? Damn I was hoping it would have been silver...I'm getting tired of all these fingerprint magnets and their glossy/glassy finish
50. (unregistered) posted on 05 Jun 2008, 10:30 0 0
How is the speakerphone if you choose not to use the bluetooth?
51. (unregistered) posted on 06 Jun 2008, 08:28 0 0
the speaker phone works good and its a glossy finish definetly a fingerprint magnet the headset works great and it also give u a cover for the back in case u dont want to always have the bluetooth headset in the back
52. Pat (unregistered) posted on 07 Jun 2008, 08:46 0 0
Hmm so not sure about the people claiming to have the phone and that their's is glossy black like in the pictures. I've spoken to quite a few people and they all have said that the phone is silver with the blue back...even the VZ rep said it's silver. Looks like somebody is lying
53. (unregistered) posted on 09 Jun 2008, 00:45 0 0
http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-LG-DECOY-VX8610-DUMMY-CELL-PHONE-CHOCOLATE_W0QQitemZ300231889720QQihZ 020QQcategoryZ3312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem The front looks like a mirrored silver finish in this pic, It's just a dummy cell phone though.
54. jacksparmo posted on 09 Jun 2008, 15:19 0 0
I just got this phone today...I only have one complaint, I don't think its possible to change the sensitivity of the trackball. Its extremely slow. Anyone agree with me?
56. Bahgwan (unregistered) posted on 21 Jun 2008, 01:42 0 0
Just got the Decoy. Having some problems with this little joystick. I think it's too sensitive. If you put even the slightest pressure it stops on a wrong #. Anyone else find the joystick annoying?
57. Bahgwan (unregistered) posted on 22 Jun 2008, 20:59 0 0
BTW I only paid 79.00 after rebate and specials
58. (unregistered) posted on 24 Jul 2008, 23:18 0 0
I have this phone. It is black with a mirror finish. Yes, it is a fingerprint magnet. Yes, the joystick takes some getting used to. Otherwise it is a solid feeling phone with good sound quality.
