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| LG VX8550 Chocolate Maroon Phone (Verizon Wireless) | 
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| Brand: LG
Category: Wireless
List Price: $499.99
Buy New: $102.52
You Save: $397.47 (79%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 5841
Color: Maroon
Media: Wireless Phone
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Display Size: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: VX8550
UPC: 652810813365
ASIN: B000TJT1BG
Release Date: July 12, 2007
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 Pretty cool but ... April 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just received my chocolate a few days ago and I have say it is quite beautiful. The color is a deep, rich red and it is amazingly very light in weight. The navigation wheel is something I have to get use to since all my previous phones were the traditional flip-open type. I am still learning the features of this phone. So far what I do find annoying is the sensitivity of the four control areas around the wheel. Whenever I am trying to modify my phone settings, enter new entries in my phonebook or even browse through my music list the slightest touch to any of those control areas will change the screen. It is quite annoying and at times frustrating.
I never had a cell phone that played music so this one is a novelty. I opted to using the micro SD and an SD adapter for my pc. At first I couldn't download any songs onto the SD from my pc because it kept declaring that the SD was write-protected. What I found out later was that there is a lever at the side of the adapter that you have to slide to unprotect it. This information would have save me some frustration if it was mentioned in the SD package and/or the Chocolate manual. In fact the manual doesn't even mention anything on how to download music, pics or sounds from the pc using an micro SD or USB cable.
BTW I bought my Sandisk 1 GB with 2 adapters from Amazon at a very cheap price. Verizon was selling the same thing for twice as much.
To sum it up the LG VX8550 Chocolate is a pretty cool phone...so far.
 Useless as a media player. April 22, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I selected this phone I was looking forward to being able to have a nice mp3 player built into my phone to use with my S9 blue tooth headphones. The first annoyance was the fact that this phone will list and play all the songs in alphabetical order based on tag name. Which means properly tagged files will play out of sequence. This is a minor annoyance for music but makes listening to lectures or books on tape impossible. The second annoyance is that the blue tooth power is not strong enough to maintain signal with the phone in my pocket.
Other complaints include not being able to set vibrate and ring simultaneously, touch sensitive buttons are flaky, and fast forwarding through a song takes just barely less time then listening to the song. They should spend more time making a device that functions right, rather than one that just looks neat.
 Glad I bought It !!! March 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First off I didn't buy this phone at Amazon because verizon had a better deal directly. That said I am quite pleased with this cell phone. As I am new to the whole cell phone thing ( past 5 years ) this was a quantum leap from my old pay as you go phone. There was a learning curve to all the buttons and whistles this phone has on board but if your patient and RTFM that comes with the phone it is a fun piece of equipment to own and operate.
Phone reception is pretty good and the camera is feature filled with decent quality. If there are any down sides to this phone it's that the touch sensitive buttons can be mildly annoying and the MP3 player could be more intuitive AKA I-pod or creative labs players. As I tend to be somewhat ham handed texting is more a function of the times then something I gotta have so any multi-use hand held device wouldn't get a good rating from me in this area. The benefits far outweigh the deficits as far as I'm concerned so my 5 star is objective to my most used features and don't warrant that this makes this any less a 5 star in my book.
Love this phone! January 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this phone! We just switched from Sprint (terrible customer service!) and I don't know if it's this phone or the service, but the calls are loud and crystal clear! The battery seems to last forever (compared to my Razr I was using w/ Sprint). I got a 2GB memory card (LOVE that it takes those!) and easily loaded it with music that I can play on my phone...don't need an iPod with this phone.
The menu is a little less intuitive than ones I'm used to, but after a day or two of really playing with it, we've learned to use it pretty well.
I only gave it 4 stars for two reasons: One is the address book...there is no space in a contact for a note like "Joe's cousin" or "Open 8-10", there isn't a Birthday/Anniversary field, and there is also not an address field. Two is sometimes the voice dialing "ie: Call Mom Mobile" has trouble understanding me, but mostly has trouble understanding my fiance (who got the dark blue model).
We easily transferred our contacts via bluetooth.
Overall though, we both love our phones and are really happy with them so far. (About 2 weeks now)
A little complicated, but this phone has everything you need January 5, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I have to say that I'm happy I ignored negative reviews about this phone. These people are probably not as technically inclined as I am (sorry), but this phone is wonderful. There are two things that I want from a phone: style and good features. This phone has both. I love gadgets, and I own everything electronic. I personally do carry a wifi enabled pda (with a camera, calendar, and ability to play music and movies) and/or laptop (with GPS) with me most times, so it's not important that my phone has it all. Other than that, this phone has what I need and the features are so easy to use.
Here is a list of my favorite features of the phone:
1. Voice activated menus...that feature works flawlessly. Being able to use the feature to call up any song or any number or anyone on my contact list without programming is fabulous. I love it.
2. I love that I don't have to buy wallpaper or music espressly for this phone. I already had a micro SD card with music and photos on it, and I was able to transfer them very easily. Because the manual does NOT include it (which is suspicious), here's how to transfer music onto the phone very easy:
-You have to get a micro SD card and adapter...If you have a dell laptop, there is a slot expressly for SD cards. Otherwise you will need that USB cable that Verizon sells.
-On the phone, you will need to enter the mini SD card and format it for use with the phone. Go to the Settings menu and select memory at the bottom of the menu. Select save options, and choose sounds, then card memory. Your phone will be ready for file transfers from your computer to the phone.
-The phone will transfer mp3s and wma files. Insert sd into its adapter and either insert it or the cable onto the computer.
-Now your ready to copy your music files. You will copy it into the temporary drive for the SD card, into the "my music" folder. You can do the same for your pictures, in the "My Pix" folder. There is also a folder for your videos.
-When you are done, you will insert the mini SD card back, and go to My Music, the files will be there. Tada. It's not that complicated, but to do it right, follow these instructions. You don't have to buy their music and pics, just rip your CDs and turn them into MP3's and copy personal pics onto camera to use as wallpaper.
3. Good Volume
-After having a nextel motorola phone, which has an excellent loud volume on calls (unlike the Razr V3 which has horrendously low volume on calls), this phone has great sound. You don't have to strain, and the speakerphone is wonderful.
4. GPS Navigation is wonderful
-Although most verizon phones has this feature, it does work very well on this phone. I love the feature, and although my laptop has GPS navigation, it's not always convenient on the go. The navigator is very exact, audible and the turn by turn directions are great.
5. I love the navigation wheel on the phone. I did change the speed to medium, because it moved too slowly.
6. The tip calculator seems really cool. I never had one before.
7. The phone's appearance is beautiful and sleek. Its very small considering my old phone, but I love it. It's shiny, easy to use, and comfortable to carry. I'm very happy about the color, which is slightly irridecent and very glossy.
8. The phone charges rather quickly. I was think about getting the car adapter, but I've seen it charge within an hour.
9. The photos come out very sharp, without much effort. It has the ability to change the picture into sepia, black and white...that's pretty cool. The videos come out okay, but I must admit, I can't figure how to get better volume.
I'm happy. For those who want to text and pay all that money to have access to the internet..this ain't the phone for you. I have a PDA/laptop that picks up wifi (which they have at school and every Panera), so I don't need to get the data plan and blackberry. This is the phone for people that use a phone expressly for a phone, and want to play some music from time to time--and it looks cooler than talking into a square block phone.
My minimal gripes...
-The music feature's playlist organization should be easier. I assume if I chose to buy that software, it will make it easy to organize my files.
-The phone should come with the USB cable and memory card, but I understand why. Not everyone cares about the music/photo/video transfer feature.
-The phone's keypad is not friendly to those who heavily text--I personally don't like texting, but I can see why it may not be the best choice for that stuff. If you do some occasional texting it's fine.
-You have to buy specific earphones and accessories for this phone. I thought I could use my old hands free earphones--no. You must buy the ones to fit the chocolate.
Have fun with your chocolate phone.
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