LG VX9800 (Verizon Wireless)

reply on August 20, 2007 by CountryBoy1992

You only got the price from sprint cause they wanted you back... The only place i have gone to without Verizon's EV-DO service was in the mountain passes so maybe you are from some little town in the middle of no where! You are probably always roaming and that is why sprint gave you free roaming! The last 3 years i have never roamed and I have gone from Alaska to DC to Florida and i have never been roaming cause verizon is one of the best companies and a lot of people i know have left Sprint and Cingular for verizon cause they all hate them so they come to verizon where i have never heard anyone talk bad about it to you...Verizon doesnt deserve some angry person for a costumer..They should have charged you a lot in fees for the way you! When something happens to a phone and i need a new one i get one for free always! My friends have had problems with phones and verizon gives them a new one ASAP.... A friend of mine has sprint and they charged them $150 for a new one which was more then the actual value of the phone.. And at least verizon doesnt have to merge with another company to stay in business! <img border="0" src="http://www.cnet.com/i/mb/emoticons/happy.gif" alt=":)"> Got you on that one i know it! Sprint is only around thanks to Nextel saving there butts... Sprint is just Cingular they have to merge to stay in business!! <img border="0" src="http://www.cnet.com/i/mb/emoticons/happy.gif" alt=":)"> Not Verizon!! They can stay in business without having to merge with other companies! I hope you have MILLIONS of problems with your phone and future phones! And one last thing I have been able to when there wasn't EV-DO service to get VCast so i dont know what you are talking about that you cant get it when you are not in Verizon's EV-DO service area.... Sprint Charges you $15 to get it all over you said that is just extra money for them cause verizon has it everywhere and it is free to all Verizon costumers..!

reply on August 14, 2007 by gouldj

thank you for this review so much!! even though it hasnothing to do with the phone itself, but your review is great of the verizon plans and service. verizon just isnt very good, and hasnt been for the longest time at all! the only good thing about verizon is that some of their phones are ok. but thats just about it!! THANK YOU!!

reply on February 25, 2007 by b3miller

I do agree that Verizon's phones do not allow for all the same compatability that the same phone from other carriers alow. I can't give you a reason for this. However I have chosen Verizon because after dealing with Sprint, Nextel, and Cingular over the coarse of 12 years. Sprints serive was just terrible, I had to stand on a hill near my home to place a phone call and I lived in the middle of a busy town, not the middle of the woods. I also have absolutly nothing nice to say about any of my many many encounters with the Sprint customer service dept, including especially including my encounters with newly partnered Nextel. Cingular launched there there new service in ATL and failed to mention that they were selling phones only compatable with that network that wound up launching 4 months late and charged roaming in the mean time, and well we will just say between myself and 2 co workers we have had a combined 5 nextel phones end up at the bottom of the ocean, a man can only take so much. With Verizon I have had some nice phones, cool content, great coverage, and as far as I can recall no dropped calls. So in my opinion yes Verizon cost a little more, but hey in this case I have found you get what you pay for.

reply on December 3, 2006 by bigranger75th2

I received this phone over a year ago for a christmas present. I have the data package and I use it to get to all web pages, its does use its own web browser, but for example I wanted to find a restrauant I went to the companies web site and used google to find it, I located a open location near me and went to the store. That was cool, the nice size screen and qwerty keyboard are a major plus for me. The next thing I'm sure you are thinking is Im a employee for verison... NOT, I teach computers in the chicago area, I live about 50 miles from down town and used different services like T-mobile I have never with any other phone gotten such good reception inside buildings, even when I teach down town I always get connected, train, elevators I almost never lose connection. In fact just before my 1 year warrenty was up, the up arrow key stopped working, I took it in and they gave me a new one, wow, I was thankful, now I can play games which is one of the other reasons I got it as a game platform it holds in the hands real nice. I've tried others and not the same feel.

reply on November 23, 2006 by randin

Yah, Verizon has it's downs, and in my opinion, quite a bit of them, but this isn't a review of VerizonWireless or its pricing, or their coverage or network, or their ammount of dropped calls, or their v-cast features. <br>If you want to write terrible reviews on Verizon, that's good for you, but this is not the place to do it. Stick with the subject.

reply on November 21, 2006 by kmutolo

Or do you just own a lot of stock in the company?

reply on November 9, 2006 by cjjcooper

However you failed to. I didn't see much mention of the VX9800, except to say, "The phone itself is ok. Nice look and shape with a keyobard.", which was a pro. And I suppose that remark about the lack of a true web browser, which you already knew going in. The rest of that rant was just crying and whining about Verizon services, which has nothing to do with the VX9800. Granted, Verizon's data packages are highway robbery compared with other carriers. But I've used pretty much all the others and I just don't get the coverage with anyone else that I do with Verizon, which is why I've been with them for years. All that aside this isn't the proper place for a rant on a cell phone service provider. It skews the overall rating of the phone. If you were going to go off like that you could have at least given a fair rating of the phone on it's own merit.

reply on August 21, 2006 by Sofonisba_7

Your frustration is understandable with regards to Verizon's service - I, myself, have used Verizon Wireless as my carrier for five + years, and have had MORE than my fair share of problems with their (customer and other) services... However, with regards to your overall review, the review you placed was solicited as a response to the actual phone, which really doesn't seem to be your main concern. For those of us who might've been looking for a review on the actual and specific phone model, your review ends up doing the phone a disservice. I've got an LG VX9800. It's the best damned phone I've ever used, and the only one I've actually paid for, and would again. Of course, all of this is just MY opinion. But the fact that you're actually rating Verizon Wireless, and not this phone, brings down the ranking for a phone that, honestly, should be rated separately from the provider's service.<br><br>Just a thought...

reply on August 2, 2006 by pjkobes007

I was wondering how you managed all of those Sprint services for $40/mo. I worked for both Verizon &#38; Sprint in the past year and those features (for the price you specified) are usually only available to employees.

reply on July 29, 2006 by Aegis69

Yea I was about ready to switch to verizon. Thank god you posted this up becuase am really gonna change to sprint.

reply on July 3, 2006 by Ms.Ado

I, too, was looking for review of the phone. But I thought the Verizon comments were VERY helpful, because you're not just buying a phone, you are becoming a slave to whatever company for 1-2 years. But this guy was praising...SPRINT?!!? They're the worst! Still, what he says about Verizon makes me hesitate to get the phone. Something to consider.

reply on June 23, 2006 by aldaryn

I agree with everything you hate about Verizon, but your "1" rating reflects upon the phone itself, not Verizon service. The phone from what I can tell seems good, and we all hate Verizon's iron grip, but your review is not appropriate for the phone.

reply on June 22, 2006 by verizonguru

Don't even try to compare PCS to Verizon. Yeah it's cheaper, but what good is cheaper when you can't use the thing anywhere? Go ahead and spend the extra $20 for a great network and customer service.

reply on June 21, 2006 by cutehevita

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS ALL WORKS. .CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH HELP.. I WANT 2 PURCHASE A PHONE - I NEED A WEB BROWSER TO CHECK WEBSITES AND EMAIL.... HOW DO I KNOW WHAT FROM WHAT ?

reply on April 9, 2006 by pipesandwires

The fact that verizon is the carrier makes me wary of this phone. I've been with verizon for a few years now on their family plan which has continually overbilled us and we have spent many hours on hold with their customer service to have false billing deleted and those are only the ones we catch!<br>Any time they "help us out" by changing to a better plan the bill goes up because they just move the charges around and lock us in for another "1 year" plan the salesman says but its always another 2 year when the revised bill comes.<br>"Unlimited calls between family phones?" yeah when you can get through! No problem getting through on a land line to other family members cells, but then THOSE calls arent free.<br>I dont trust Verizon <br>Maybe i can get an unlocked version of this Phone . . . .

reply on April 7, 2006 by AnubisAnvil

I started reading this review thinking it might be objective and provide a different story on the product than the other reviews here. However, not to any suprise, its a Verizon Bash and nothing more. Nothing related to the product in question, only the negatives of signing on with Verizon. <br><br>And now the author, who still remains unnamed and is heralded as a champion for those screwed over by Verizon, validates his review with this:<br><br>"For those who don't seem to read my review.<br>When I say Verizon charges $44.99 for "PDA and Smart-Device" data, I am talking about just that. I own a Sprint A900 and PPC 6700. I pay $10 for for my A900's Visions data access, and $15 for the PPC 6700's EV-DO PDA data access. Verizon charges $44.99 for this very same access. It is really that simple." <br><br><br>I don't care about the difference between Sprint and Verizon, I want to know about the phone and THATS IT. Not about your bad experiences with one carrier or another, review the carrier by itself. Just because a carrier sucks to you, doesn't mean it sucks for me, and is in no way related to the quality of the phone. Why? Because you can buy it unlocked and go with another carrier.<br><br>Good day.

reply on March 29, 2006 by kurtismayfield

This space is to review the phone...not the carrier. <br><br>Nobody cares about your opinion of Verizon or any other carrier because they came to this site to research and evaluate other people's experiences with various types &#38; styles of cell phones.<br><br>You on the other hand have decided to broadcast your personal vendetta against Verizon. <br><br>You posted an updated note to your "review" with a summary line "For those who don't seem to read my review" and yet you yourself seem not to have read the heading of this column which reads "How would you rate this product?"<br><br>And you do not identify yourself,jackass.

reply on March 19, 2006 by Webgenie

I like your review. I wondered about Verizon's retention plans. I've been with them a long time, mainly because the network has the most extensive coverage, but it is hard work to get service from Customer Service and in order to get any, one often must go over their heads to corporate. I don't like phones being crippled and monstrously overpriced add-on features, not to mention two-year contracts. I really hate paying sales tax on a non-price; if that is not illegal, it should be and should be enforced so that one pays tax on the actual price paid - not some made-up non-price. Aside from these things, if you have no equipment problems and refuse to purchase extras, it's not so bad. I did get a backup phone with Sprint's network in case I ever decide to leave Verizon. One thing that sucks with both of them, for me, is that there is no local company store. It is easier to do business at a company store and not one of their retailers.<br><br>Having said all that, I went to a retailer yesterday and looked at the LG. I love the looks of it and would probably choose it if it were time for a new phone.

reply on March 12, 2006 by wongs700

I wanted to find out about the phone not the carrier. I agree w/ dfalc86, this was suppose to be a review on the phone. After wasting my time w/ reading ur review, i still don't know if the phone is worth it or not. Thanks for nothing!

reply on March 11, 2006 by Markdm53

We are not just rating the phone, but the combination of phone with Verizon services. Just like Verizon was selling phones with Bluetooth but not telling the bluetooth was disabled.<br> They sell this phone with all these features yet you don`t have access to those features or have to pay higher prices for them, it`s a form of false advertising. This is especially annoying when other networks do a much better plan with the same phone.<br> I`m retired from Verizon and helped build it`s network. But it appalls me to see how service has deteriorated. Even I being a former employee makes little difference on how badly I`m treated when I`ve had problems.<br> I use to be a die-hard Verizon fan, claiming they have the best network. But this review has made me stand back and realize how the other companies have matured and I should be more open before signing a new contract.

reply on March 9, 2006 by Jack Bauer

Obviously the review submitted by this person is that of someone with a CLEAR bias. There is no doubt that this person is someone who is employed by Sprint, making a DESPERATE attempt to lead astray unsuspecting reviewers (as yourself) to a certain cell phone provider other than Verizon. For those of you serioulsy considering the LG VX9800, look past this review. This is some disgruntled employee of the aforementioned cell phone carrier. Those of you really looking at purchasing this phone should take the time to read the review noted as "most helpful". Not this terribly written mess of review...

reply on March 9, 2006 by Jack Bauer

Obviously the review submitted by this person is that of someone with a CLEAR bias. There is no doubt that this person is someone who is employed by Sprint, making a DESPERATE attempt to lead astray unsuspecting reviewers (as yourself) to a certain cell phone provider other than Verizon. For those of you serioulsy considering the LG VX9800, look past this review. This is some disgruntled employee of the aforementioned cell phone carrier. Those of you really looking at purchasing this phone should take the time to read the review noted as "most helpful". Not this terribly written mess of review...

reply on March 7, 2006 by dfalc86

I'm sorry maybe it's just my mistake but I was pretty sure these reviews were for the product. The LG is a solid phone with little flaws regardless of your experience with Verizon.<br><br>You really have no reason to give the phone a 1 because of YOUR bad experience with Verizon. It's idiots that don't know where to rant that throw off ratings.

reply on January 16, 2006 by ginabreana

think of it like any product out there today. look at shoes, you will pay more for the same type of shoe just to get the name. the shoes are all made in third world countries for the lowest bidder, but people buy them for the name. i don't think most cell phone users have any idea who the carrier is or what type of network they are using. people just like paying more for the name. even though sprint has been around for over 100 years under different names, people see the name verizon and think they are better.<br><br>look at t-mobile usa. really one of the worst networks around. but people see the flash of more minutes at cheaper prices, then run out telling everyone t-mobile is better.<br>when the fact is if you are sitting inside a large building behind concrete walls or out camping in a park far away from a tower, which technology works best? CDMA for a fact. but most do not know this and just guess on things.<br><br>ignorance is bliss for most of the cell phone customers. while there is those of us that study up on a carrier before we choose.<br>and yes, i choose sprint over verizon.

reply on January 16, 2006 by c.Lake

I’m not here to get into a blogging flame war, because I mostly agree with you. Verizon is money grubbing and they lie, like a rug. However, they are the best wireless network (so far), with the crappiest phones. Everyone who is a customer with Verizon has to know that going in to a 2 year contract, or you’ll be pissed-off every time you look at your cell phone.<br><br>Yes,<br>• No Java based games<br>• VCast only works on Verizon networks<br>• No decent Bluetooth<br>• Lame Web browser<br>• Crippled phone features<br>• Crappy OS on RAZR Phone<br>• Customer Support blows<br>• One button click to spend more money <br><br>This is what Verizon Customers HAVE to put up with.<br><br>The problem is; we here in the U.S. like getting cell phones at a discount. People in other countries pay for their phones outright. They have unlocked phones, with the latest technology and the option of choosing there own carrier service.<br><br>While we’re stuck with crappy-ass, 5 year old phones, locked to one “Mega” carrier in a two year contract.<br><br>I’m sure that 70% of America is fine with this situation. To tech-heads, this SUCKS! Newer and better phones come out every 6 months, or so. Now, you are “married” to your cell phone company, trying to decide between which “crippled phone sucks less”. It’s ridiculous! <br><br>Until this locked phone/carrier crap changes, this is what we’re stuck with.<br><br>PS - Generally speaking, LG makes good phones. I’ll been very happy with their phones, but completely pissed-off at Verizon.

reply on January 16, 2006 by electronicFreAk08

vcast costs $15 a month....how is it $40 ??<br>im on a calling plan with 600 minutes for $39 .<br><br>[Edited by: admin]

reply on January 11, 2006 by lexdavisboxer

I really thought there was a way around the limitations of BREW, but there is not. I am going to try out Sprint PCS because from what I keep hearing they do not limit what Verizon does.<br>I tried...