Verizon officially releases the LG Dare for $199
0. phoneArena posted on 25 Jun 2008, 23:28
After months of waiting, the LG Dare VX9700 is now for sale...
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68. (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 13:52 0 0
i am the say way!!! like a kid couldnt sleep!! couldnt order phone till this morning i was online trying like hell at 12am it got me sick!!!! im a phone junkie!! i nedd help
74. (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 14:48 0 0
i was the same way too... i couldn't sleep... i woke up at 6am just to call them... i had to call back at 8am-- thats when telesales were open..... but ordered it ... and getting it tommorrow....
12. (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 01:50 0 0
Do you have to have a nationwide plan or whatever to get this phone? cause im on a familyshare plan ithink...
14. (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 02:21 0 0
i think you need nationwide for any phone with html browser, so yes . but, the nationwide is the same price as the old plans the only difference is mobile web doesn't use airtime minutes anymore. they charge 1.99 for 1mb of data not sure what that translates to in real world but if you want the phone you have no choice
61. Leo (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 12:57 0 0
You don't have to change your plan. I have America Choice Family plan with 4 lines and upgraded one line to Dare. VZ rep told me that I don't have to switch and if I just want access to internet to get Web Mobile 2.0 plan for $5/months. If you want to take advantage of VCast options, make sure to get $15/month VCast Plan that covers wireless web, VCast music, video and games.
69. (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 14:02 0 0
you were miss informed. the 5/month plan still gets per minute charges and i believe per kb charges. now the 15/month vcast is unlimited
96. Leo (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 21:56 0 0
You are absolutely right. I just called VZW and now they sing a different song...you do have to switch to Nationwide plan and $15/month will buy you unlimited web. It is basically defeats the whole purpose why I bought that phone. I guess I will refuse a shipping and will wait to see what IPhone will look like.
107. Anomalies posted on 27 Jun 2008, 11:03 0 0
Please I'm begging you to switch to AT&T. First of course, you'll probably have an early termination fee on all four lines, so if you're on a variable etf, we're looking at like $100 per line at minimum, $175 at maximum? Okay so there's $400-$700 to cancel your lines. On top of that, you're going to be paying for four phones with AT&T and a $36 activation fee per line(so $144). So now our total is $544-$844. Now I'll be generous and say that you're a selfish man and you only buy yourself an iPhone at $200, then for your family you get 3 crappy free phones. So not including tax, that brings us up to roughly $744-$1044. Oh we're not done yet, you're going to have a $30 data plan you will NEED to accompany your iPhone. So thats $30/month. Now your phone is going to be a 2 year contract.. $30 x 24 months? Oh wow thats $720!? (versus the $320 for VZW's vcast/unl data for the dare) So wow, lets see now we're looking at $1464 - $1764 !? All the things I just mentioned are a lot better than just changing your plan, I'm sure. Seriously, switch to AT&T, go. Try AT&T they have a 30 day return policy, so we'll see you crawling back here in 2 weeks.
129. (unregistered) posted on 27 Jun 2008, 21:38 0 0
Your an idiot. you will just end up paying more for data with the iphone. god people are stupid!
130. (unregistered) posted on 27 Jun 2008, 21:40 0 0
LOL! OMG! That was awesome. I love intelectual people. Hes so right on this.
143. jjcgama posted on 18 Jul 2008, 20:07 0 0
I got the Dare for my son and also activated it on the old america's choice plan. I was just wondering if your phone can download Backup Assistant, or send and recieve photos or videos. His phone can send text messages and recieve them but does not do the other things I mentioned. I am asking this because I'm not sure if there is a problem with the phone or it's because I activated it on an old plan. Being I did the activation myself (I work at for an Authorized Retailer) and tried to bypass using the new Nationwide plan, I don't want to call Customer Care and get the location I work at in trouble for activating it on an old plan. I just want to make sure that it's not a problem with the handset.
13. (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 02:20 0 0
My phone will be in Friday :D and my SD card sometime next week (I didn't get it through verizon). Now I'm just trying to decide if I should get a bluetooth headset or not as I don't actually make phone calls all that much.
15. (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 02:47 0 0
wtf iv never tried to get a phone the second it comes out but it doesnt make sense that verizon would make it easier for new customers to get the phone before people who they already have contracts on
88. (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 20:31 0 0
Actually it makes pretty good sense. They got your money, they want other peoples too.
17. alienhuntr (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 06:09 0 0
Does this phone have a virtual qwerty layout or do I have to toggle through the letters like using a typical numeric keypad but without the numbers?
21. (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 07:12 0 0
It has a QWERTY and the other two types of input
55. (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 12:36 0 0
it has hand writing recognition. and you can also hand-write messages on your pictures.
18. thephonegeek (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 07:04 0 0
hey im trying to get a dare today but i was wondering from what ive heard to you have to have a special plan to get this phone cause i only have the family plan 700 minutes with unlimited texting and i dont know if thats ok or not
19. (unregistered) posted on 26 Jun 2008, 07:07 0 0
hey, im trying to get a dare today but was wondering if you had to have a special plan because im not sure, i have the 700 minute family plan with unlimited texting, so would i still able to purchase the lg dare or not?
