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| LG VX8700 Phone (Verizon Wireless) | 
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| Brand: LG
Category: Wireless
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 5598
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: XV6800
UPC: 652810813303
ASIN: B000PDKVZG
Release Date: April 30, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Solid and Slim Phone May 5, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This phone is way that i would design it; slim, solid, good sound and navigational quality.
Phone fits perfect in a shirt or pants pocket, you hardly notice that it is there. The stainless-steel is a great touch and is perfectly fitted to the plastic.
Sound and navigational-friendlieness of phone is excellent.
Perfect phone for a 30+ person that doesn't text alot (like me). I really like the keypad since the keys are large but i can see how it would not be a good texting pad (i text about 10-20x per month). If you txt alot it may be a drawback for you.
Keys light up very well at night and outside display is well configured (aside from washing out in sunlight [which all color displays do, but the caller/time are in large text which helps outside readability]). Inside (main) dispay is very good quality.
2 Megapix camera is good for a camera phone.
I like micro sd storage under battery since i didn't ever remove the one in my old lg phone. Get the UBS cable and download the driver from Verizon.
Tried a samsung for a couple of days from verizon before choosing this LG. Happy every day that i did.
I love this phone...best one ive had for its generation since the original Startak.
Love it! April 2, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this phone, I've had it about 7 months and it has been great. The outside screen IS hard to see in sunlight, and yes it's squared and angular, but the metal exterior shell holds up better than any phone I've had in the last 15 years. Works great with both of the Bluetooth headsets I've used at one time or another. No problem picking up good reception in comparison to other Verizon phones in the same area.
 Worst LG Phone Offered by Verizon!! DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE! March 16, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have had this phone for about 4 months now. BLUETOOTH DOES NOT WORK WITH THIS PHONE!!! I would not have kept this phone except for the fact that it took, this long, with continual trips to Verizon to replace it before they finally offered to replace it with a different phone! The main problem is the Bluetooth software and how it connects to ANY bluetooth device. For some unexplained reason by LG, this phone will not keep and hold any connection to any bluetooth devices. This INCLUDES an LG bluetooth headset! (Believe me folks, I tried 5 different makes and models of Bluetooth to try and rectify this problem. LG HBM-730 model headset, Motorola H700 headset, Jawbone Aliph noise cancelling headset, Plantronics Voyager 520, Motorola Bluetooth Speakerphone etc. the list goes on) The main problem is the bluetooth devices will pair and connect with the phone successfully. Then, when you close the phone, the device will be disconnected. If you open it, the phone may or may not recognize the device. Some calls you will pick up and the call may be instantly transferred back to the phone, then switch back and vice versa. Verizon states that LG believes that a software update to version 1.2 or version 1.3 will correct this simple problem, but it does not. LG customer service is a complete joke, saying it is probably an issue with my bluetooth device, not their phone. Verizon customer service was pretty good, except you have to keep bringing this phone back at least 4 times, before they will offer you a comparable replacement phone. DO NOT settle for a cheap base phone that they offer the first couple times! On pure principle, if you were like me you bought this phone for at least $149.99 after a rebate of some sort. NEVER again would I buy an LG phone after this experience.
Very good phone March 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have had this phone for a while now and really like it. Perfect no but am not sure there is a perfect anything out there. It is stylish for sure and very easy to use. I like the size as well as the weight and balance and the overall quality. Have read the reviews complaining of smudges and finger prints but find them to be very minimal and easy to clean. Sound and call quality is very good as is battery life between charges. Overall the key pad is fine except for the pwr/END button, it is to small. I often hit the number 3 button below it or the speaker button above when powering on or off. As for the speaker function, that is my biggest grip about this phone. You can only engage the speaker function once you are on a call, awkward. But that may be just fine as the speaker quality is so poor you may not bother using it anyway. Other negatives I have read about are the placement of the charge port and the memory card, neither have bothered me. When shopping for this phone the main competitor it was up against was the new Razr but side by side the Razr felt cheap and really did pick up every smudge from my fingers.
I like it, but if you don't, that's okay too March 14, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've been reading some of the other responses on here and I just want to say this: If you don't like this phone, it's okay with me.
I bought it just over a week ago and have noticed some flaws that other users have noticed. It scratches very easily, the numbers are a little hard to text with because they are so flat, etc. But overall I like it. I read some reviews online and the point of this phone is more for style and less for practicality. So if you bought it because it's cool, then you probably aren't expecting perfection. If you want perfection, don't buy this phone.
Overall, the features all work, and yes, the screen is a little dim outside, but that's okay. My biggest complaint is that the battery life is relatively short. One other reviewer complained that it took almost an hour to fully charge, but I have to admit, that's a perk for me. My last phone took much, much longer than that.
Also, yes, the speakerphone only works when you are actually on the phone. I happen to like this feature, because listening to the button noises on speakerphone when I'm dialing aren't all that appealing to me. I do not like the voice command features and wish I knew a way to turn them off. This was not available on my last phone (but was on the one before) and I didn't miss it.
I do not find the outside buttons at all irritating, but rather convenient when you want to silence the ringer without answering the phone. Hitting the button once, twice, three times does not send the person calling to voice mail. I don't know why people think this. All it does is silence the ringer. So feel free to answer it even though it stopped ringing.
I'm a big fan of LG phones and this is no exception. I am unable to give it five stars because, while I like it a lot, I do not love it. It's sleek, styling, but a little uncomfortable to hold to the ear. No, it's not erganomically correct, but as I said above, you want to buy this phone because it's cool. You'll get used to its awkwardness after a while.
Someone also complained that you can't change the volume on the phone while it's shut. Well, you can't do this on any LG phone, at least none that I've owned (and this is my fourth one). I guess the thing I like most about it is that it's exactly like almost every other LG except it's newer and cooler. If you like LG, imperfections and all, and want a new phone that's fun, buy this one.
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