- Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 37 reviews Back to product review
- My rating: 0 stars
Full user review
-
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"Great phone, NOT a smartphone"
Pros: Size, style, full keyboard, vibrant screen, lots of USEFUL features
Cons: Not a smartphone, so not for heavy internet use
Summary: I was looking for a quality phone to be used for talking and texting, and this one hits the mark. The style and size are unique, giving it a "cool factor". Now that everyone has a touchscreen phone, this one is actually different than what everyone else has.
The phone is excellent for talking and texting. It has a good camera. It has a vibrant and big screen.
It is not great for internet, it only supports mobile type sites. But I don't use the internet on my phone except for the RARE occasion where I must look up a score or something and there is no other option. It does that just fine.
There are lots of settings and features with this phone.
A previous review stated that the phone rings only half the time. This is not true. When you receive a call or more often a text, the phone rings briefly, and then shows an alert.
The thing is it is very brief (1 or 2 secs), then there is no further audio or visual alert. So it is easy to miss the alert. I actually prefer this. It allows me to leave my phone at my desk at work without worrying that the thing is beeping and blinking incessantly like some phones do over and over until you pick them up. I guess it could have a blinking light or something that you could choose to turn on or off if you want, but this is a minor thing in my opinion.
Call quality is excellent as is signal strength, and I live in a very rural area. Not one dropped call to date. I have never "dropped" any characters while texting either, so I guess the guy who said it happened to him must type extremely fast, or he had a dud.
I conclusion, this is a excellent phone for talking and texting, plus it has lots of extras "just in case" Again, it is not a smartphone or Blackberry, so don't expect that. The best thing about this phone is does NOT require any upgraded plan, but you can use it to do pretty much everything.
- 2 replies to this review
-
I have had the lotus for about 6 months and I noticed recently (probably within the last month) that I have only been receiving calls half the time. I had no way of knowing that I was missing calls unless someone left a voicemail because there was no listing of a missed call. Even then, often I don't get the voicemail notification until an hour or two after the voicemail has been left. The same is the case with texts. The problem seemed to be getting progressively worse, so I called Sprint and they sent me a replacement phone. I have had the replacement for one day and am already experiencing the same problems. I love the lotus...the design, the keyboard, everything about it but now I am just frustrated with the inability to receive all calls and texts. This is unacceptable and Sprint does not seem to be able to fix the problem.
-
My only question is. Are you able to get your email without any issues? My wife wants a phone where she can get her emails.
She does not use the internet so that's not a big deal. Hope to here from someone soon.
LG Lotus - black (Sprint):
%20user%20review%20and%20rating%20-%20CNET%20Reviews&srcUrl=http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/lg-lotus-black-sprint/4864-6454_7-33350843-2.html){kind=small}