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| LG CU720 Shine Silver Phone (AT&T) | 
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| Brand: LG
Category: Wireless
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $0.01
You Save: $199.98 (100%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 73
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: CU720
UPC: 652810719896
EAN: 0652810719896
ASIN: B000X1LZ4Q
Release Date: November 12, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 A waste of money. I'll never buy another LG April 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bluetooth functionality on this phone is a lie. I'm on the second warranty replacement and neither of them work with numerous bluetooth headsets that will work just fine with other phones.
I would say the features were kind of cool, but 2 weeks after receiving the second warranty replacement, It quit taking a charge. The battery was fine according to AT&T, the problem was with the phone. Meanwhile my cheap little samsung GOPhone has no problems.
 LG Shine Review March 25, 2008
I bought the red LG Shine because the silver one was out of stock, but I recommend you get the silver one unless you're a girl because the red is more of a lipstick looking red and a little pinkish in the sunlight.
I've had the phone for about 2 months now and have had no problems. The only thing I don't like about the phone is the scratches on the front face of the phone and also a .mp3 has to be under 300kb in order for it to be used as a ringtone.
 Battery Life HORRIBLE!!!! March 12, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have no idea why some people say the battery life is decent. I went through THREE brand new SHINE cu720's and every single one was the same. The battery lasted if I was lucky with minimal use one day TOPS! and that was hardly even using it. I hadn't played any music with it, or used the text feature or any video games etc etc. How could three brand new phones be bad? Is that possible? I doubt it. Outside of that I love the phone but such horrible battery life takes so much away from a real nice phone. What good is it? I have to put it on the charger every day without fail.
I conditioned the battery properly by fully charging it as the battery instructions indicated I should do. Don't be fooled if the battery says its charged after a cpl of hours. Its a false reading. Thats what it says in the directions for the battery.
The first few times you should charge it for 24 hours and run it down between charges.
Also the first few times you do this do it with the power OFF. With that said..the battery still couldn't be any worse.
I've been looking around for a second battery but the least expensive I can find a OEM Lithium Ion 900mAh battery for the Shine cu720 is about $35-$40. Bummer.
The other thing is the ring volume is insanely low and the ringtones are seriously lame.
The sound quality is real good while speaking and listening. The camera is pretty good as well and it does zoom but not on the top two resolution settings. The flash does work nicely for what it is.
The look of the phone is really nice and it feels solid and well built.
All the features I found easy to use and I'm pretty pathetic when it comes to puters and electronics so it better be easy out of the box.
I gave it low stars for the ring tone volume but mostly the horrendous battery life!!
I don't do much texting so I can't comment on that.
I do have large fingers and using the keys for dialing is no problem for me nor is scrolling around with the scroll button.
If I could find a second battery for a lot less money I might be a bit happier about owning this phone.
Not perfect... March 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
1. It is a very pretty phone-- assuming you don't scratch it.
2. It is a little heavy, but it is small which is nice.
3. The speaker phone is terrible.
4. Reception has been great and I work in a room that has cement walls on all 6 sides (I average about 2-3 bars in my lab).
5. Camera is nice [2megapixel with a pseudo (led) flash] however, you have to hold impossibly still to get a decent picture.
6. The navigation button requires some getting used to.
7. My wife got the Sony Erickson slider and she seems to like that phone a lot better than mine. It is a little smaller, a lot lighter and has better 'software.' The only thing it doesn't have compared to this phone is an aluminum case and the LED flash.
8. If you're dead set on getting the LG shine because it is so pretty, you may want to hold out for the LG Glimmer (essentially the same phone however it has a touchscreen).
10. This seems like a lot of negatives but, it is miles better than any other phone I have tried. It consistently works and I rarely get dropped calls. It is a good, solid phone and I'd recommend it to anyone that is looking for a free upgrade that just wants to make calls and take the occasional picture.
Nice Basic Phone February 26, 2008
I've had the LG Shine for about 3 months now and it has lived up to what I expected from it.
Pros:
* Very nice design and a sturdy feel.
* Battery Life is pretty decent. It lasts about 5 days on stand by which includes 2 hrs of talk time during those 5 days.
* The camera is good for a cell phone. No zoom though.
* No problems installing and recognizing a 2GB micro SD card.
Cons:
* Transferring data via bluetooth is virtually impossible. I fought with it for about 2 hrs with no luck. It connects to my computer but the "LG Phone Manager" software still cannot recognize it.
* I can't seem to adjust the microphone volume levels. Often people I talk to would not be able to hear me well unless I raise my voice. I've had no such problems with my previous phone.
So so:
* The software on the phone is responsive but the user interface is definitely not intuitive and takes time adapt.
Overall this is a very decent slide phone and if you just need a phone to talk and take an occasional average quality picture I would recommend it.
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