LG U8120 Review
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Review: September 2004.
The LG U8120 is a clamshell style 3G phone available on the 3 network. It
supports all of 3's video mobile services including video calling from its built-in
video camera. An integrated speakerphone helps to make video calling easier.
You can also record video clips to send to another phone, and download video
from 3, for example news, music and sports clips. Apart from a slight external
makeover, the only real difference between the LG U8120 and the LG U8110 is
the increased memory size. The increased memory is a welcome addition, and the
new phone does look a tad nicer, but apart from that the spec of the new phone
is identical to the old, and they are the same in terms of size, weight and
battery life. All our comments for the U8110 still
apply.
The camera is of VGA resolution, which is standard amongst current camera phones.
The high-resolution display is clear and sharp with 65k colours - ideal for
viewing videos and photos. It's one of the best displays around.
Functionally, the phone has a very similar spec to the other 3G phones currently
available. This includes features like an MP3 player, voice recorder, Java applications,
e-mail and MMS. The only features missing are Bluetooth wireless connectivity
and the advanced GPS (Global Positioning System) features available in the NEC
e616 for example. It does have both infrared and USB connections though,
which are a welcome addition.
Physically the phone is compact, very attractive, and is better styled than
most 3G phones. Being 3G it's larger than most clamshells, but no heavier than
other 3G phones. Battery life is good compared with most other 3G phones, which
is a key advantage, although most users will find that they need to recharge
every few days.
In summary, the 8120 is a good all-round performer, although it has now been
superseded by the LG U8130 which is essentially the
same but with improved software to reduce the frequency of calls dropped when
moving between 3G and 2.5G regions.
Features of the LG U8120 include:
- Supports all 3's video mobile services: video calling, video messaging &
downloading video clips
- Internal display: 65,536 colours, 220 x 176 pixels
- Built-in VGA camera (640 x 480 resolution) with 2x digital zoom and light
- MP3 player
- Voice recorder
- Speakerphone
- Multimedia messaging
- E-mail
- Java games
- Avatar address book – create cartoons of friends and family that pop-up
on screen every time they call
- Infrared and USB connectivity
- Calendar, To Do List, Memos, Clock, Alarm, Calculator, Currency Converter
- Memory: 32 Mbytes internal memory
- Vibration alert
- Weight: 126g
- Size: 50 x 96 x 23 mm
- Talktime: 2 hours
- Battery standby: 5 days
LG U8120 User Reviews
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Reviewed by Nick da man from England on 26th Feb
2005
Not good the reception of calls on the 3 network is utter rubbish and
many txt messages have gone missing! also the 30 day validation period
for the top ups is a real downfall! the video is average quality and
i like the turning camera. but if u want a good phone then get a K500i
on orange or O2 that what i did it great unlimited video time (of ecxellent
quality)great fun 3D games and no network problems on O2 or orange and
all for £70-£90.
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Reviewed by Anon from UK on 25th Feb 2005
Similar problems to everyone else, rubbish signal, no international
coverage when in France & Belgium (4 friends phones with Orange, Vodaphone
had no problems), unbeleivably bad customer service including having
the phone put down on me by the Indian call centre operative, because
she couldn't make me understand what it was that she couldn't explain!!!
And now the serious stuff my phone requred a "reset" regularly over
the 3 months that I had it (removing battery cos it had frozen up) and
until yesteday that worked. But now it w ill not wrk at all, after the
battery removal and re-insertion (this is actually in thier own litrature
as a justifiable procedure) the phone will not power back up. Now I
have to send it away for 5 days (because they dont count Sty & Sun in
the 3 day turnaround pledge) and when I do get it back all my data will
be lost including the last picture of my sttep dad tht I took a day
befor3e he died of cancer. If you have ANY sense at all you will avoid
"three" at all costs and avoid LG phones at all costs. I like a phrase
that I saw elsewhere 3hree words "do not buy".
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Reviewed by Robert "The Man" from UK on 25th Feb
2005
I see the LG U8120 has been getting some bad reviews....I've had mine
a while now and i can honestly say it's one of the best phones i've
ever had (and God i've had quite a number)...The problem most people
seem to be having seem to be ones to do with the 3 network and not the
actual phone. If you can find a way round that (ie. UNLOCK IT) it really
is a very smart phone. Excellent camera, video and brilliant MP3 playback!
I LOVE IT!
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Reviewed by GRACE from UK on 23rd Feb 2005
rubbish phone...dont buy one
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Reviewed by lg from england on 22nd Feb 2005
this is the best phone the only problem is i want more memory
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Reviewed by 2angry2claim name from none of ur buisness
on 14th Feb 2005
to be honest i dnt even give this fone a tenth of a star. This is not
a phone. i could make a better one with my own hands- reasons bcuz what
kind of fone makes like 5second fone calls? what kind of fone switches
off and on itself? i was at mass rite- i switched off my fone-it decided
to switch itself on and even worse it started playing ringtones-full
volume wen no-one was even callin me!!. so i knew i had to get a new
one as soon as possible but in the mean time i threw it outside and
waited til mass was over!!!! dont buy this scrap metal. how about saving
like 150 quid and buy 2 paper cups and tying a bit of string to both
cuz u know wat it would work better!! cut off my head and boil it with
a hot roast if im wrong!! i hate this fone and i flippin h8 the whole
network. and remember paper cups are on sale at a store near you!! do
not buy it!! buy cups!! love ya sensible people who use paper cups!!
PAPER CUPS RULE!! (even tho im only partly serious about the paper cups
im still serious, but if u want a real cool fone- buy a camera fone
with a dependable network like 02 or vodafone-now they're dependable)
xxoo im still angry after the whole like 15minutes writing this warnin
2 all da cool people in this world we live in!! luv u all xxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Reviewed by andy from england on 13th Feb 2005
How could it all go so wrong? Or should i say it all seemed to good
to be true! cheap price plan and a smart full of features phone. At
first it was all good, no real problems with the network coverage, except
it did at times unexplicably hang up or u would have to phone people
a 2nd time before it would connect. and then it all went tits up! similar
to other people.Messed up menus, and now cant do anything cos its askin
for a security code which i dont know or have never changed, and which
by rights should be '0000' trying to sum up the customer support of
'3' and 'carphone warehouse' would be pointless! direct debit has been
cancelled, and am awaiting to see what response '3' have. any one else
who has cancelled or is thinin of cancelling let us know at awcunliffe@blueyonder.co.uk.....
3hree words for you! DO NOT BUY!!!
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Reviewed by Jon from UK on 12th Feb 2005
A Phones4U store manager admitted to me this morning that on average
20-30 customers a day come in to complain about one problem or another
with the LG U8120. Furthermore, he was certain, based on conversations
with his colleagues, that this pattern is reflected across the country.
The same manager said the phone is fundamentally flawed with common
problems being: dropped calls, failure to receive calls (my latest problem),
frequent crashes....the list goes on and on and on. Oh, and if you're
expecting the phone to work abroad, forget it. On a recent trip to Paris,
it completely failed to connect with the local operator and a full week
after logging this problem, 3's technical support team have failed to
come up with an explanation for this. So, in short, this phone should
come with a huge health warning and most definitely deserves more bad
press than it has been getting to date. Rubbish.
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Reviewed by P'd off customer from England on 11th
Feb 2005
Where should i start? At the moment my phone wont even switch on, although
even when it is switched on its still useless. When i phone anyone WITHOUT
A DOUBT my phone will hang up on them - even with a full signal. Absolutely
NOTHING works on my phone - thats right, NOTHING! The only thing i can
do with it is attempt to call someone - and make it a quick call before
the phone hangs up. How many times have i complained? Far too many.
I've just sent the fourth e-mail in two weeks to customer services and
they havent even bothered to call back. I've phoned the call centers
a few times and they were useless. The first time i called was because
of a problem with my charging cable and guess what their answer was?
'If you have a friend or relative with the same phone just borrow their
cable'. As far as 3 are concerned they can swivel on my middle finger,
because i'm not paying a bill for a phone i simply cant use. Why should
any of us have to pay them for services which is big joke. Their rolling
in our money and laughing their tits off at us. I've cancelled all payments
to them and i'm off now to write to watchdog - you should too.
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Reviewed by lottie lou from england on 9th Feb
2005
i fink dis fone is brill but i fink it needz 2 b a bit betta in sum
wyz like ow du u get da mp3 player 2 work coz i cnt do it n cn sum1
tell me plzzzzzzzzzz nyway evryfin elz iz top lol seyaaaaaazzzzzzzz!!
xxxxxx
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Reviewed by Lee from England on 9th Feb 2005
After a few weeks I had to send the phone in for repair. The 3 customer
services were less than useful. I've since had my phone back and it
was working well (apart from the crashes which are commonplace) but
now it's gone again. I can't wait to finish my contract and get a new
phone. Absolutely rubbish.
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Reviewed by Ian from UK on 4th Feb 2005
The phone is not to bad had it for about 4 months when it would not
accept my pin code. Screen went into dutch i think! Phoned 3 Tried a
few things but nothing, told to take it to my local Carphone warehouse.
After saying i live in the south west I was told Canterbury was my nearest!!
Finally got to one a bit nearer. A round trip off 80 miles then followed.
Got to the store only to be told that the engineer was not there until
Friday! Phoned 3 again and was told that I had been given the store
number! I very politly said that " calls may be recorded for training
purposes" but I bet this one wasnt. So got my phone collected from my
work place and was returned in 3 days. Fine so far,
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Reviewed by Kirk Bevins from England on 5th Feb
2005
This phone has caused me nothing but trouble since I first bought it.
3 should take all these phones out of public service. I had previous
problems with this phone (Check out my previous review from 7th December
2004!) and it was sent back to me from the factory. 1 and a half months
on, and randomly, my screen (when I turned my phone on) is totally white.
It turns on (it vibrates so it's on) but the screen is totally blank
white, and I've tried ringing numbers off it even though nothing appears,
but that doesn't work. God help me if I'm in an emergency! What a waste
of time - I think I'll go back to pay as you go with another operator
after the contract is up! And in reply to Andrew's post towards the
end of January: A) If a phone is for calling and not playing games and
taking pictures, why did you buy a special camera phone - and why do
LG etc insist on making them and... B) It would be good to actually
CALL someone on a phone, when it never turns on or functions well enough
to even make a call!!!
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Reviewed by kel from uk on 2nd Feb 2005
i got this phone and within three weeks the screen jumbled up, so i
got the same phone but a new one, again that phone broke two weeks later.
the phone in general i personally think was a load of rubbish and a
waste of money. the phone cannot store all the information it is designed
to. i strongly advise no one to get one.
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Reviewed by Sheila from UK on 1st Feb 2005
I had nothing but trouble with this phone. I originally had the LG U8110,
which bit by bit gave me endless trouble. The screen changed to strange
colours and the screen was messed up and I could not see anything to
be able to call out. 3 customer services were so unhelpful. I sent the
phone 5 times and each time they returned it with the same fault! (Of
course I was without a phone for this time that I finally bought an
NEC e313 for temporary use - I put it for sale on EBAY when I finished
with it -and guess what?? 3 had my listing removed saying something
about infringing their rights!! I asked them to explain and they basically
sent me the same email! No explanation!!) Finally, I asked for a replacement
phone - and they sent me a second hand phone - even though they gave
me a faulty phone in the first place. I agree with some of these messages
- we should not have to pay for a service this bad - I have cancelled
my direct debit - and thanks to a message further down - I will use
the "Sale of Goods Rights" if they bother me - check out http://www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/topics1/facts/salegoodsact.htm
If anyone wants to discuss this - my email is smuraleetharan@hotmail.com
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Reviewed by Jen from UK on 30th Jan 2005
Ok, I've had this phone for just over 3 months and if you'd asked me
what I thought in November I would have had no problems with it. However,
since then there's been nothing but trouble. Ok, it's still a phone,
I can still call people but I could do that with my old 3310. But no,
I decided to go a bit better and agree to the "wonderful" deal of this
new phone with mp3 player, camera, video calling, WAP, MMS etc etc.
So far the connection to WAP doesn't work which means that the MMS service
also doesn't work. Video calling doesn't work. Camera has stopped working
and even when it did work the only way I've found to get the pictures
onto your computer is by emailing them (unfortunately without WAP that's
kinda difficult!) The battery lasts less than a day, and every so often
when I turn the phone on everything will be orange, in Italian and whatever
button I press takes me to the message screen. I've rung the very unhelpful
customer service centre based somewhere in India to be told that it
needed a factory reset. so i did that....fine, no problem...until it
did it again...and again. I've phoned about the WAP and MMS problems,
they were meant to be sorted in 24 hours...that was on 28th December
and it's still not working. Ok, so like I said, you can still call people
and get phone calls, but what the hell am I paying so much money a month
for?????? This phone and 3 have caused me so much trouble. They're very
unorganised and never know what you're talking about. As well as this
they've also tried to take me to court for not paying the bill on a
phone I've never had. Only now is that hopefully sorted out..and guess
what? it was an internal administration error. If there was any way
to get out of this contract I would but I can't see one other than paying
the rest of the contract off which I really don't fancy doing! Any ideas?
Email me on jay_c_81@hotmail.com. I could do with some help...in fact
I may copy this email to Watchdog, see if they could do something about
it as it seems that this is a pretty common problem
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Reviewed by Charlotte xx from Uk on 30th Jan 2005
This phone is good ... Picture qualty is good, and video is ok but i
have had it for a bout 3 weeks, and then it started to turn its self
of, and desided to change the language to Dutch or sumin lol. so i took
the back n battery off, n then all my setting had reset, and i sorted
it all out, but now, when i call someone its al fuzzy and cant really
hear them, even wen i have full signal, and when i txt, the screen disides
2 freeze somtimes. If all of this didnt happen, then it would be an
exelent fone!!!! Shame bout all the faluts
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Reviewed by Phillip from Australia on 29th Jan
2005
Everything about this phone worked pretty good for me - no faults, no
problems (at least not until just recently when I accidentally dropped
it into a lake) but before that I never had any problems with it. It
certainly had far superiour battery life to the phone I had before it
- a nec e606. Typically the battery would last about 3 days for me.
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Reviewed by zachariah from Australia on 28th Jan
2005
LG 8120 rules!!!!!!!!!!!!! nec e616 sux so much i want to throw it off
a building
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Reviewed by andrew from australia on 27th Jan
2005
For all you ignorant people who said in thier reviews that this phone
sux, go have a cry! I have had this excellent 3G phone for about 4 months
and although there are problems forget about them! have u ever tried
reading the manual?? All those people who have had it for just one week
and given it back: If u got a new bed, and it creaked a bit would you
go all red in the face and give it back in 1 week? or if u got a new
tv and it had a little problem would you give it back in one week? all
those foolish ppl who gave this fone back... this is the best 3G phone
avaiable! what more do u want? DO YOU NO WAT A PHONE IS FOR? ITS FOR
CALLING!NOT FOR TAKING PICTURES AND PLAYING GAMES!
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Reviewed by Purdy from England on 25th Jan 2005
I had this phone about three months ago, since about two weeks ago it
was fine but then it froze whilst i was texting so i took the battery
out and restarted it, wen it came back on it stayed on the white starting
screen! this was very annoying and since i have had it repaired every
other day it freezes and i have to restart it!
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Reviewed by neilioP from UK on 24th Jan 2005
Great phone, up to now, but an u download pics from phone onto yer pc?
Explain please?
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Reviewed by miickEe. from Australia on 19th Jan
2005
I am writing my review and observations of other reviews on the LG U8120
Handset. This phone proves to be a cutting-edge 3G phone, and consistently,
for my brother who owns such a phone, has been nothing but a pleasure
to own. There are many problems, and none come from the actual handset
itself. 1. Some handsets were released after a significant software
flaw, which in later sold handsets, had been cleared up. Mostly all
stuff-ups can be related to their software inbalance. 2. 3G network
- not a very good network to begin with. They're a growing network,
meaning coverage issues and whatnot will be sorted out in the next year
or so. Remember, this technology is way ahead of its time, and will
need a while to be perfected. 3. Considering this handset came from
LG, it should be a top-of-the-range mobile phone. If you are sending
your phone into repairs, I should recommend sending to LG repair centre,
and not to 3. Many users have been warned to stay away from 3, even
if it means to switch sims. Unless you have either dropped it on the
ground or splashed it with water, it should have no reason to screw
up. If you don't have a software update, and your problems are systematic,
it won't be the reapirer's job to fix it - they wouldn't have a clue
on how to fix it. Make sure you do have this ever-so important update
before you do anything. STAY AWAY FROM 3! miickEe.
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Reviewed by very_angry from england on 18th Jan
2005
This phone started off great! Ya know you've got all you need!! Video,
Camera, 'Free Downloads', mp3 player, infa red blah blah blah you know
the rest, but after about a month of getting this phone the phone decided
to turn off and then turn on by its self right in the middle of texting
(annoying enough) but when the phone turned on it said 'write new name'
and then i soon dicovered EVERYTHING was in the wrong place. For exmaple
the messages; inbox was now called 'incoming international calls' and
outbox was 'outgoing international calls' and random words came up like
when i phoned anybody up where it should've said 'hold' said 'am'. The
front display had stopped working and all i could see was a faint time.
I rang up 3 (at the time it said i was phoning the netherlands :S) and
it was something about language (if you have this problem, press menu,
9, 9, then 1) this did work and put everything back in its place and
rightful name HOWEVER, the front display STILL did not work, any shortcut
i pressed lead to the messages ALWAYS, the video camera layout was still
distorted (the camera still worked it was just the layout). I am very
dissapointed that this had happened. Also Beware of 'FREE' downloading,
MOST of it is not free as i discovered with my £135 bill!!!! Most
displeasing!!!! I would not recommend this phone at all!!! PHONES 4
U SUCK!!! The assistant was talking complete gibberish to me and i understood
nothing!! Plus he was foreign which made it even more difficult to understand!!!
Anyway I'm starting to ramble... Just DON'T get this phone or go with
3!!!
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Reviewed by Gavin Allen from UK on 18th Jan 2005
We are having the same problems as everyone else. Suggest that you all
cancel the direct debit and when 3 comes on quote them Sale of Goods
Act. This is a legal defence which stands up in a court of law. Check
out the Act on the internet.
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Reviewed by Vicki from England on 17th Jan 2005
tHIS IS A GOOD FONE BUT THE DESIGN IS TOO ORIGINAL AND ITS A BIT ON
THE PRICEY SIDE IT DOESNT DO ITSELF ANY JUSTICE
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Reviewed by tom from america on 13th Jan 2005
This is the worst damn thing in the world. if there was a no star rating
it would get it. Go for a nec e616v not this poo. the soccer is bad
the ball seems to disapeer.
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Reviewed by A from UK on 13th Jan 2005
i had the phone for a month before it was stolen and it worked perfectly
well then..it's been replaced for the last 2 weeks n this one has worked
just as well. the menu is just as easy to use as on a nokia n looks
a lot snazzier. my friends signed up on to 3 with the nokia 7600 which
has been a let down n difficult to hold when talking, speakerphone is
also awful on the nokia. in comparison the LG has been great n im glad
i picked it. i gave it 4 stars though because the speakerphone echos
for whoever im talking to n so they prefer when i don't use it. all
in all a great phone...fingers crossed it stays that way!
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Reviewed by Adam from australia on 13th Jan 2005
Peoples this fone is poor. why? well the first day i had got it everything
was fine till a week later when my fone started to freeze up. and the
only way i could get it workin again was by taking the battery out and
putting it back in ithught it would of been a minor glich but no. now
my fone has been stuffed up even more, the front part of the fone which
sgows u the date and time has completly disappeared and when i ever
tri to get on it i type in my password and then some stupid thing saying
i needed a security code. and apprantly if u look in ur book it tells
u that u can put a security setting on. either when u turn it on or
put it on stanby. but i had chosen niether of them. and now i am stuffed
i dont recommend this fone to any one.
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Reviewed by Dilma from Denmark on 12th Jan 2005
yep freezing is utterly bad constantly..i can never even get to the
point to change the wallpaper, opening screen before it freezes(100%
of the time without fail)!
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Reviewed by Beasty from UK on 12th Jan 2005
I have had the same problem(s) as others here. I used to be on an O2
contract £30 a month for 200mins and 200 texts. However i changed
to 3 in August since the deals from dialphone were just literally incredible!
- with cashback, 20 a month for 750 cross net and texts was unbelievable.
However, after a couple of months i started to notice problems. Sometimes
i would not receive texts all day and then i had to reset the phone.
The phone gradually got worse and worse, and kept doing things like
getting the external and internal screens out of sync. In the last few
weeks it kept resetting and was getting to the stage where i had to
remove the battery and reset every few days! - but the calls and network
would still work. However, today as i was typing a long text it froze,
i reset it and it would turn on and just give a white screen and would
load the PIN screen etc. I rang dialaphone who told me it was a 3 problem.
I went to the 3 shop in superdrug in Newcastle-u-Tyne and asked them
to replace it. The 1sy guy denied that it was their problem at all and
said i wasn't entitled to a repair. I asked to speak to the manager
who confirmed this, but after much pleading he let me ring dialaphone
on their phone. Dialphone confirmed that it was a 3 warranty issue and
i should send it to them. I rang 3, the idian guy answered promptly
and agredd to have it picked up by the end of the day. However, i asked
if they could pick it up from the shop as i live in student halls and
am a med student and am nearly always in lectures. The manager swore
blind that he couldn't be responsible for the phone and i would have
to have it picked up from the halls. So in short 3 as a co-ordinated
company in a joke. The guys in the shop were talking out their arses
and were utterly useless. I hope they repair it, but if i have to keep
sending it back (more than 2-3 times) i will cancel the direct debit
and take them on. This phone has been by far the most unreliable i have
ever used and ultimately if it doesn't do what it says on the tin (or
box), then i am not gonna pay for it and will take 3 head on. However,
only time will tell if they can fix it properly and what happens....
i will post again here soon. PS If any1 has cancelled their contract
early against 3, please email on haveareallygoodchat@hotmail.com. Thanks.
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Reviewed by d3xt3r from Romania on 9th Jan 2005
this is definitely one of the best phones out there, and definitely
the best 3g phone.i've had it for about 2 months now, and i'm very satisfied
with it. first the bad points:no memory card slot, too many buttons,
a bit heavy and no bluetooth. pro's: OUSTANDING display, good camera,
loads of utilities, never blocked on me. People, don't blame the phone
if you don't know how to use it. Dropped calls and so on come from the
faulty network, not from the phone. mp3 quality is very good, pc syncronisation
works flawleslly (JUST READ THE DAMN MANUAL!). i've been reading out
so called "reviews" based on nothing, like "i've had the phone for 2
days and it sucks!" how can you say it sucks if you don't even had the
time to see all the phone features? if you want a brick with a tiny
screen and stupid menus, go for a nokia 3310, and stay down there! if
you want more than a phone, go for lg u8120!
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Reviewed by lou lou from england on 8th Jan 2005
this phone is the worst thing i have ever used and the service is even
worse. i have had the same problems as everyone else on here and i am
sick to death with it. does anyone know of anyone that is doing anything
about this or has managed to cancel their contract with 3 within the
year. email me at louis_starnowski@hotmail.com coz i really want to
get out of this.
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Reviewed by sandra Carlsson from Sweden on 6th
Jan 2005
The best telephone on the market right now!
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Reviewed by Scott from Scotland on 6th Jan 2005
this is a real good quality phone - if your gunna send it to get repairs
send it to LG - not 3 - that way it'll be done properly - all the faults
i've seen posted here seem like genuine manufacture problems - but it
is a good phone which is surprising seeing LG's record....
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Reviewed by matt (13) from Australia on 6th Jan
2005
This phone is da best plays mp3's and does video camera and all. Easially
the best on the market have had a couple of little problems it has frozen
on me twice and the battery life isnt great. but all new phones have
little cons. i bought this phone off ebay and it was unloked so i put
an optus sim card in it works great. one thing that does anoy me is
that to get games 4 it you have to down load them off three coasting
a fiar bit VERY GREEDY of them but thats the network.but this is defenetly
the best on the market if it wernt for those tiny little glitches it
would be perfect BEST PHONE EVER !!!! matt
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Reviewed by TUTTS08 from U.K on 5th Jan 2005
GREAT PHONE! NO PROBS
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Reviewed by mike from UK on 5th Jan 2005
My children have a phone each so we can keep in contact with them. The
phones are utterly unreliable, and both have been in twice in 5 months
for repair (losing 6 working days each time). 3G callcentre in India/Pakistan
is even worse...they cannot speak English properly, read from a script,
dont give a flying fig, and score -100 out of 10. Unfortunately legally
there is no way out the contract for 7 more months :0(. HOWEVER in month
12 both phones go flying, contract ends and we will move to any other
network with any other phone. And one final point we wont be buying
from carphone warehouse, they have great marketing and lousy support
!!!
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Reviewed by Sexy Simon from Manchester England on
5th Jan 2005
This phone is appauling i regret purchasing it so much... Basically
when i first got this phone i swear i thought it was amazing, it had
an mp3 player, video camera and was easy enough to use, appeared to
be lovely. Then the problems began which is basically the same stuff
that every1 else on here has mentioned (freezing, settings changeing,
front screen not working, turning its self off countless times and the
video camera and every camera setting becoming unusable) Now i could
live without the video camera and camera (apparently there wasnt enough
memory to save when there obviously was). So i used it for about a month
without a camera until today, as i was writing a text it decided to
freeze...splendid so i did the usual routine of taking the battery out
etc and when it turned it back on it froze instantly...hmmm..so i tried
again many times but every time it froze, so now i have this appauling
phone that doesnt actually work, (but i still get to pay for it, wonderful!!)looks
like im going to have to send it off for repairs but i doubt that will
do anything. This phone is SO good i am going to open up another contract
- get a new -reliable- phone (probably a Nokia)and pay 2 contracts just
so i dont have to touch this worthless brick ever again in my life!
Trust me, dont touch LG dont touch 3,they're appalling.
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Reviewed by tazzie from n ireland on 5th Jan 2005
the phone is excellent bar the thought of getting video ringtones onto
it is a pain in the but have been trying for weeks to do this
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Reviewed by Newcastle Lass from England on 4th
Jan 2005
Excellant mobile phone but can anyone tell me if they have had the same
problem as me and my friend.I was in the middle of texting a mesage
when my phone suddenly switched off.I swithed it back on and i had lost
all my contacts and had reset everything as when it was when i bought
it.So i rang the link up said i have to take it to carphone wharehouse
for a software update so its gonna be at least a week before i get it
back and Lg knew this was going to happen scandalous!!Which means im
gonna lose all my games ringtones pics videos the lot!.So im quite gutted
to say the least.And apparently its only a matter of time until it happens
to all of them.so anyone been in the same boat here!!Please tell me
thanx.
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Reviewed by dick from australia on 4th Jan 2005
omg i saw the phone i fell in love its a very low price and a really
great phone its got the best camera qulity and it looks great has great
smooth video. IT IS A GREAT PHONE I SUGEST TO EVERYONE OUT THERE TO
GET THIS PHONE
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Reviewed by David from Australia on 17th Dec 2004
People who say the phone sucks is only because they suck. Just because
you don't know how to follow simple steps which then leads to it not
work doesn't mean it sucks. Just because you had bad luck, doesn't mean
it sucks. Call divert, just turn it off you moron. It's called, Options
> Deactivate all, there, no more call diverting. It just keeps ringing
now. And about the crashes, probably just you. Overusing it. Pressing
through menus to quick I mean, I has to load up the stuff. Once the
stuff has been loaded once, it's faster on the next times. When something
new in, load, but then fast again. I had no problems what so ever with
this phone. Maybe people should read the manual? How to use the phone
safely? What to do and what not to do? HINTS!? It's all over the manual.....
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Reviewed by ryan o from UK London on 15th Dec
2004
This is by far the best phone i have ever had! to see all the negatives
make no sense to me, the ONLY problem i have encountered is twice while
having it connected to my pc it cant find the files in one of the three
directories on the phone, which simply closes the connected from the
phone end. doesnt even crash anything, takes 1 second to reconnect and
away you go.. i love the features, they could have added games but how
long would you actually play them?? ive had no problems with coverage
or receiving sms's. its never crashed or shown any signs of 'buggyness'
, they could have added a higher quality speaker for mp3 playing but
its no big issue it plays very loud and only shows signs of struggle
with HIGH bass music. overall im really impressed and love the phone,
i would recommend it to anyone.. absolutely brilliant. ignore all the
bad reviews and read the real ones, this is my summary and hope you
enjoyed. email me at ryaninwa@hotmail.com if anyone has a question,
thanks alot GET ONE!!!
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Reviewed by Em from England on 15th Dec 2004
Well well well where do I begin? Not with the good points that's for
sure-there aren't any!!. I've had nothing but problem after problem
with this piece of rubbish-it starts off playfully freezing and turning
itself off, annoyingly when you've just come to the end of a mammoth
text. Next comes the death of some of the camera functions-excellent...I
can put up with these little problems as I can still text, make/receive
calls etc but after having my phone sent in for repairs on a monthly
basis, I know I've still got the mumbled jargon popping up from nowhere-which
also freezes the phone-random requests for security numbers and fancy
flashing lights where the disappearance of my front display sets things
off nicely, yet to come!!!. The call centre peeps over in India are
utterly useless and you're only provided with a replacement phone when
physical damage occurs apparently. Oh, and they seem ever so surprised
when you call up with your fault(s) as it's a "very reliable phone"...,
what do they know. Reading down it's good to see I'm not alone here!!
Something needs to be done about this, it's very wrong!
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Reviewed by james h from aussie on 15th Dec 2004
oh my god. i got this phone a few days ago and it is so awsome. takes
a while to get used to but it is really. by the way can you take songs
off a cd on ya computer and store on phone as mp3
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Reviewed by Alec from Australia on 14th Dec 2004
this is an awesome phone and i dont know why people complain about the
camera and video camera....if people want a good camera go buy a digital
camera!!!! and for the price this is a really good phone i urge people
to buy this phone today!!!
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Reviewed by Rebecca from England on 13th Dec 2004
WOW!!!!! This phone is so cool!!!! How could u people say its bad!!!!!
I love this phone so much!!!! BEST PHONE I HAVE HAD IN AGES!!!!!
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Reviewed by Simon from England on 11th Dec 2004
As with a lot of these people i have purchaced a LG u8120 on an upgrade
package from an 3 Mobile phone the LG e606, this phone has great relaibility
ana i find it fantastic, unlike the LG u8120, thich i have had replaced
seeig as i had it the first time and it broke, all the menu changed,
if i made i call it diverted me to Netherlands, i tried to sort this
out, i was sucussfull in changing the menus back to englsih but i was
still being diverted and also if you tried to change the backlight settings
it would crash the phone rendering it un useable until you took out
the battery and replaced it, so i traded it for a new one and this worked
ok until about a day ago and all of a sudden it just decided to not
work, i tried to change the profile and it crashed completly, not i
cant charge the phone up, i cant switch the phone on, it is rather annoying
so i am going to take it back and get another one, as for the network
i find it excelent where i live, every where i go i get a 3G signal
unless i set it to 2G. Thank you for the consideration. Simon. Please
3 can you sort this known problem out.
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Reviewed by Johanne from Australia, NSW on 9th
Dec 2004
BEST PHONE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The quality of the camera
is absolutely outstanding! The best telecomunication ever! seriously!!
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Reviewed by Trev from England on 7th Dec 2004
This is probably the worst Telecommunication equipment I have ever come
across. I would be better of going back to two tin cans and a piece
of string. Like thousands of others I am recieving none of my messages
I never have network coverage, the battery lasts not even a day, the
phone freezes and now has given up completely. Three have offered to
send out a new phone but by the sounds of things will be as good as
the last one, but are not offering me a standby phone which means I
am stranded without a phone and still paying for it. All you get for
customer service is patronizing really annoying unhelpfull people from
thousands of miles away I HATE THIS PHONE AND THE NETWORK!!! has anyone
tried ditching the contract and taking them on? if so could you contact
me and let me know how you got on my email is trevdav@hotmail.com.
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Reviewed by Kirk Bevins from England on 7th Dec
2004
I am extremely annoyed with this phone. It was a great phone when I
first bought it, and loved it, but ever since I bought it, I have been
unable to use it on many occasions. I bought it at the very end of September
2004, and for a start, they charged me a month's payment of £15
after just 3 days! Since then, my phone has turned off randomly whilst
in my pocket - it cuts off numerous times during calls - always has
bad signal - and regularly switches itself off when I try to turn it
on, even though the battery is fully charged. This morning I turned
my phone on and it produced a bright glow, but no symbols appeared.
I closed the lid, and the light never turned off! I tried charging it,
but no message came up saying it was charging either! I have the phone
beside me now, taken the battery and sim card out, blown the inside
to remove dust, put everything back correctly and now it won't even
turn on! Just a black screen! Why does this phone keep going wrong?
The annoying thing is I changed from a good old pay as go on another
phone for no reason (just saw this cheap deal in The Link) and kept
my original number and now I have no phone to ring home with! I am at
university, and can't contact my parents when I need to be in contact
with them urgently! I'm fed up! Get it sorted.
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Reviewed by ik.|xXx| from australia on 6th Dec
2004
champion effort
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Reviewed by Paul from Newcastle on 6th Dec 2004
I have deducted a star due to the mp3 player quality throught the phones
speaker. Rubbish.
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Reviewed by brent from australia on 5th Dec 2004
ive had this phone for a week and its just begun to play up on me its
annoying i love the little thing but is worthless no wonder its price
goes down like nearly every week it keeps turning its self off it freezes
all the time it wont accept my security code so i complained to the
3 people and they are replacing it. i just hope my new one wont be as
bad
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Reviewed by Lucy from Australia on 4th Dec 2004
Hey, i was lookin 4 a phone to get and looked at these reviews and i
gotta admit i thought when i got it it would break but my phone has
been supa impresive. My friend has one and we are always video talking
to each other!I think this phone is totally awsum! Especially for me
being a 13yr old! The camera and video r too cool 4 school so i urge
you to buy one they are awsum and they look extremely sexy! Baiz!!!
Lucy
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Reviewed by Tasha from England on 2nd Dec 2004
Just got this phone and i love it!!! All the features are excellent.
Having the interent on the phone is great too! This phone has really
good memory! i have taken loads of videos and pictures and still got
lots of memory left. To anyone thinking of gettin git i really recommend
it!! have fun xx
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Reviewed by John from England UK on 1st Dec 2004
HI I`VE GOT THIS PHONE AND ITS GREAT IT DOS SHOW PROBLEMS SOMETIMES
BUT IM NOT ANGY BOUT IT IT HAS VERY HI-TECH FEATURES..... IT HAS A 65.536
COLOUR LCD SCREEN, VIDEO CAMERA, FLASH, NORMAL CAMERA TO TAKE PICS,
IT HAS A GREAT REAL MUSIC PLAYER, 32MB INTERNAL MEMORY, IT HAS A AVATOR
TO SHOW ANIMATED PICS OF YOUR FRIENDS (YOU HAVE TO MAKE THEM YOURSELF)
A BIG FRONT SCREEN (THE VERY FRONT) TELLING YOU TIME AND DATE, GREAT
PICTURE QUALITY, DOSENT CRASH IF YOU TAKE PROPER CARE OF IT , A SERIES
OFCOLOURS AT THE VERY FRONT SCREEN TO CHOOSE FROM TO LIGHT UP WHEN YOU
PRESS THE KEY AT THE SIDE OF THE PHONE ETC.... I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND
THIS PHONE DUE TO ITS RELIABILITY. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WITH THIS STUPID
3G BECAUSE ITS LOCATED IN INDIA THESE OPERATORS SOMETIMES DONT UNDERSTAND
A WORD YOUR SAYING. BUT THAT DOSNT MATTER THE OPERATOR LINES ARE ALL
FREE.. I`VE GOT IT ON A 12 MONTH 600 BUNDLE PACK THINGY... I MEAN IM
ONLY 13 BUT IF I WERE YOU READ THE PHONE INSTRUCTIONS..... ANYWAY GOOD
LUCK
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Reviewed by gossip from england on 1st Dec 2004
dis phone is da bomb. buy it man! got it on pay as u go but cheap as
out. tmobile sux
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Reviewed by JJ from Australia on 1st Dec 2004
Referring to Stew's review, i'd think there was a reason why the guy
sold it for $20. He/she must of broken it or something? Think about
it. The phone is alright, especially if it's unlocked like mine and
can use other/better networks, if that was the main problem people have
been experiencing Though I wish that three logo wasn't there
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Reviewed by devil from scotland on 30th Nov 2004
OK MAN! DIS PHONE IS PURE QUALITY! JUST GOT IT THE DAY AND MA PALS AD
IT 4 MONTHS! WEVE BEEN SENDIN EACH OTHER PICS OF STUF AND ITS PURE DEAD
CHEAP! GOT TONS O FOTOS AND THERE BRILL MAN! BY THE WAY, 3 IS SO NOT
JUNK! ITS PURE DEAD SOLID. C YA XXX
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Reviewed by Stuart Myers from UK on 29th Nov 2004
I got this phone, on contract - as I am a student and I kept on going
over my free minutes on my £30 a month O2 contract - 3 seemed to be
an ideal choice! Excellent coverage they say, with a good and reliable
phone... hmmm. What I can say about the coverage is, sure, it's not
great at all but the technology is in it's infancy, and with Vodafone
etc. all bringing out their own 3G mobiles - I can only expect the network
coverage to improve over the next year or two. My main quibble with
this phone is the software and reliability. It has crashed on me several
times, and the last time it crashed (while trying to send a text message
to several receipiants) I took the battery out, to which the phone restarted
with almost all of it's settings changed - the time, colour scheme and
menu listings and icons were all out. Gave it a reset, took the sim
out and back in to which it prompted me to enter my security code. After
discovering that it had changed the security code from what I put in
myself to something TOTALLY different I took the battery and sim out
a few times until I was able to access the phone without the need to
enter a security code. The fun and games don't stop there, the flash
and zoom on the camera no longer work, I scroll through the arc menu
on it to find the icon for messages helpfully has "Multimedia" next
to it and all the menu names have changed (eg. To write a text message
I have to select "multimedia" and then "Zoom" and then "Speed Dials")
the predictive text is botched and it likes to hang when putting in
a contact, making new calls etc... Now I have to take it to a specific
carphone warehouse in my city to get the software upgraded. That's going
to take 4 hours and is certainly a huge inconvenience for me. bah, many
friends of mine have had different problems as well with it, whereas
others have said it works absolutelty fine. All the features are ace,
but I would have sacrificed all the extra features for it to be reliable.
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Reviewed by Marcus Smith from London Uk on 23rd
Nov 2004
I have nothing against the phone. However, The 3G network is absolute
rubbish. I have never witnessed such incompetence from a network provider.
Horrendous customer service in India, poor managment, bad reception
(only works when it re-routes to 3, which is actually the O2 network).
I can go on slagging 3G off for days, but I will stop now as I'm on
the verge of smashing my laptop to pieces out of frustration with 3G.
I would be happy to hear from anyone planning to approach Watchdog,
as I know there will be thousands of users with similar issues. All
I can say is don't be fooled by their promo offers, cheap calls etc.
They have o% customer retention after 12 mths which speaks for itself.
Anyone who has extended their contract must be INSANE and probably enjoys
dealing with a bunch on monkeys. DO NOT BUY ANY PHONE ON A 3G NETWORK,
IT'S MORE AGGRO THAN IT'S WORTH.
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Reviewed by Fawwad Anwar from Pakistan on 23rd
Nov 2004
I LOVE THIS Mobile because i found the best things in it which i wish
or my dream in a mobile phones. The best thing is a vedio camera which
i most wanted in a cell phone. Fawwad
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Reviewed by Camber Sands from England on 20th
Nov 2004
I LOVE THIS PHONE!... However, there are some points which let it down.
The main point is the size, it's about the same size and weight as the
Samsung V200. Another point is the phone doesn't come with any standard
pre-loaded games which doesn't accomodate for people like me who love
games but hate the N-Gage. If you want to play games you have to download
them from 3's website (which is acsessable from the LGu120 at no extra
charge. Games cost money though). All round I'd say this is a great
phone for personal and business use alike. Smooth video-recorder and
crisp camera (although the flash isn't very bright). Recomended.
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Reviewed by Fab-u-las from UK on 19th Nov 2004
What is everyone going on about saying this is a rubbish phone! I have
had mine nearly 2 month and i've had no problems whatsoever!!.This phone
is fab.It's easy to download mp3 tones thru data cable onto phone only
thig is how do you get the pics on for when people call you??I haven't
the foggiest anyone know??.the memory is exceptional only thig is when
u make a call sometimes it says service unavailable!!Never mind overall
fab phone!!
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Reviewed by Moza from London on 18th Nov 2004
The handset is fine, if it would work on the bloody network!!! I strongly
advise NOT to get a pay monthly contract phone on a 3G network. Why?
Because they're terrible!! They have a incompetent call centre in India
for all customer services enquiries who read from a text screen and
have hearing problems. They don't even provide replacement phones when
you send it in for repairs when it stops working and has never been
fropped/damaged. Believe me it will come to a halt... When you do send
it back, you'll need to do this 3 times to replace the handset, and
for some stupid reason every time they send the handset back to you
they write a letter stating that it's been successfully repaired and
fixed. If it's been repaired & fixed why doesn't it work then?!?!?!?
3G probably also have an imcompetent repairs team who have not got a
clue as to what they're doing. You might as well send it off to a bunch
of monkeys in a zoo to fix it. The phone hasn't been working for 5 weeks
now, so their only solution is to send me a new sim card, which still
does not work!! This has been the most stressfull and frustrating experience
I have ever come accross with a network provider. I will be paying the
remainder of contract off & cancelling, so I can forget about this experience
and never have to liaise with a 3G person again. 3G IS FOR MUGS!!!
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Reviewed by martin from england on 16th Nov 2004
dont get it it's absolutely rubbish my friend got it on contract and
it is so awful that he put it in his wardrobe and he said he still has
to pay the contract but he cant do anything
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Reviewed by stew from Adelaide on 16th Nov 2004
this phone is rubbish, I got it for $20,00 of my friend. it was only
5 days old and it had the worst looking screen that i have ever seen.
When i recorded a video on it it would always have three white lines
covering most of the screen half way through the clip, the MP3 player
was glitchy it would stop 5 seconds through the file coulsing me to
snap it on my pindik!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T GET THIS PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Jo from England on 12th Nov 2004
Well I've had this phone for 3 months now and I've just had to send
it in for the 3rd time to be repaired!!. The guys at customer service
tell me it's one of the most reliable phones around but I've had many
problems ranging from frozen functions to no front display, to nothing
working whatsoever!! And get this, they won't even let me exchange it
for a different model or a replacement handset, grrrr!! Have another
9 months of this bloody contract to go but when she comes back from
the repair place on Tuesday she's going to be 'accidentally' trodden
on/run over/burnt-I can't take it any more!! To all of you who have
no troubles at all, lucky you!!! But don't worry, it won't last like
that for long :o) and for those of you who are thinking about getting
one, DON'T DO IT!!! A child's pretend phone is more useful-then again,
I can think of a few things I can find a use for with the LG U8120...
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Reviewed by Scott from ENGLAND on 9th Nov 2004
Does anyone know how to work the mp3 player? please help. Matthewspekls@aol.com
please
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Reviewed by A sad 3G user from UK on 8th Nov 2004
This is a genuine review....I bought the LG U8110, but when I found
out that the 3G was soooo terrible I tried to return it, but my 14 day
period had just expired!! A few months later I damaged my phone and
replaced it through my insurance with the LG U8120. One thing I need
to point out here before I go any further, what is the point in offering
750 or 500 free mins if you cannot make a call even though your signal
is showing full strength. Even on the rare occassions you can make a
call it keeps cutting you off and that includes incoming calls!!!! Text
messages go astray inward as well as out and sometimes take a day to
get to their intended destination!!! The phone I have no probs with
as it is better in size compared to the original bricks that were produced.
It has many nice features but I am in the process of going back to my
old clamshell samsung on the old technology even though I have many
months to run on my 3G contract! It is too early to join this system
and it needs to sort out the probs I have mentioned. It is a shame as
I did enjoy using the video call function when it worked. LG phone I
give 4 stars, but what star rating would I give 3G network? 0!!!!!!!!!
DO NOT BUY 3G YET!!!!!
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Reviewed by colin from england on 7th Nov 2004
very very good phone! great for transfering mp3's from the pc to your
ringtones (cant store no more than 2 co's the phones memory not big
enough , but video callin is excellent as i bought the wife one also
its a cracker to keep in touch and its not really that expansive. great
phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Reviewed by Pud from England on 7th Nov 2004
Just writing in to clear up the problem people have connecting the phone
to their PC. Basically, the only thing you're doing wrong is not making
sure the phone is on the main home page. If it's in any other mode (E.G.
text messaging mode) it can't connect with Phone Manager etc) Hope this
has been of help! :)
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Reviewed by Jay from UK on 7th Nov 2004
Hi i think the LG U8120 is the worst phone I have seen !!! Honestly
Go for the NEC e616V Make Sure U stay away from LG !! NEC e616Vs are
the most up to date 3 Video mobile so get one !! The NEC e616Vs have
also been reduced from 300 pound to a Whopping 45 pound wiv 15 pound
credit on Threepay !! I hope I have been sum help , Jay
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Reviewed by aron from uk on 6th Nov 2004
wud sum1 please email me and tel me how to use the MP3 on my fone? i
cant seem 2 get it to connect 2 my comp
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Reviewed by eddie from scotland on 6th Nov 2004
only prob is no bluetooth, apart from that excellent fone camera is
ok. best feature i like is the ability to upload mp3 files from your
pc to this and use them as ringtones
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Reviewed by Vishal Kapoor from England on 5th
Nov 2004
This phone is great.
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Reviewed by Gangsta from U.K. on 5th Nov 2004
IF U HAD A BRAIN, U WUD BUY DIS PHONE FOR £65 FROM DA SHOPS AND SELL
IT FOR LIKE 120 ON EBAY! I BOUGHT LIKE 5 OF DEM AND IVE SOLD ALL OF
DEM ON EBAY. IVE MADE NEARLY £300 PROFIT!! THIS PHN IS COOL. IF U HAV
ANY RPOBLEMS WITH THE 3 NETWORK, WHAT YOU CAN DO IS AFTER BUYING THE
PHONE, USE IT FOR AT LEAST A MONTH AND USE UP ALL YOUR CREDIT. THEN,
GET IT UNBLOCKED, BY YOUR LOCAL PHONE DEALERS (I SEE PLENTY OF DEM IN
DA STREETS) AND YOU CAN THEN USE IT ON ANY NETWORK. IT ONLY COSTS LIKE
A FIVER TO UNBLOCK!!!!!
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Reviewed by Nigel Smith from United Kingdom on
5th Nov 2004
OK, Well it's a phone. I guess that would be the reason you bought it
and not the frills and bells that most exhibit these days. In that respect
you are lucky as it worked extremely well as a phone and also the frill
there were also worked fine. I thought a little more "substance" in
the battery cover would not have been remiss since it is VERY THIN.
Generaly the phone has a "quality" feel about it but not as much as
the heavier weights like the latest Sony phones. The menue system is
very easy to use. In fact if you don't like the "Arc method" which is
default you can change it to a "list" or "Icon". The Icon style gives
some very nice moving graphics but otherwise for quick access the alternative
"list" style is the best. These are all accessed under "Settings" "Screen"
then "menu style". In each case there are number pad shortcuts. Another
dissadvantage is the lack of memeory with the 32M which I thought would
have been ample. It depends how your mp3's have been recorded. If they
have been recorded with 128bit then they are likely to be large files
and preferably need remastering to limit their size else you simply
are only going to get about 6 average length songs on it. Just forget
the collection of Beethoven Symphonies. It wasn't built for them. the
aerial is begining to look a bit dated now but what did suprise me was
network coverage. Now it could be that "3" is really strong everywhere.
- Nope. Don't think so. BUT the phone reception was very good even better
than Vodaphone which I never thought I would ever be able to say. Certainly
with 500 any network anytime minutes and 100 free texts offer it represents
excellent value for money. You may have to get a spare battery bt hey,
bearing all in mind it is a small price to pay. Try http://www.firstphoneshop.co.uk/lg-phone-accessories/lg-u8120.shtml
I found their site which looks interesting but I have NOT tried it.
Just thought I would mention it as it shows the batteries and phone
backs for sale.
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Reviewed by Zubair Younus from Pakistan on 5th
Nov 2004
I am using LG U8120 phone.This phone has a good picture quality but
some of the features which are owned by other mobile phones are not
available.
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Reviewed by x.ally.x from scotland on 4th Nov
2004
hiya everyone i see mostly good points about this phone when scrolling
down the page. The phone looks really good and i wasnt sure on buying
it or not. As soon as i saw it in a catalouge for £65 i was shocked
i didnt expect a brand new phone with good reviews to be that cheap
and when i check it up on the link it was £150. So i phone up the shop(which
i saw for 65) and they said they have stop doing the because they cant
get parts for it and the catalouge was only 3 days old. If that was
the case nowhere would be selling them!! three is not a good network
and not reliable. anyway just wanted to add my say thanks bye!!.
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Reviewed by BeefQueen from UK on 1st Nov 2004
Disclaimer: The rating is for the phone on the 3 network (which is the
only route by which it can currently be purchased). The phone itself
is great - not too big, acceptable battery life, beautiful screen and
impressive camera. BUT the 3 network is absolutely appalling - poor
reception, lost texts, no voicemail and terrible customer service. I
didn't realise this until after the fourteen days was up, but I'm having
to buy a new phone on a 2G network, despite having ten months to run
on the 3 contract, because I can't rely on their network. Trust me -
buy the variant on Orange when it comes out if you want a good 3G phone.
Just don't buy from 3!
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Reviewed by John from England on 31st Oct 2004
Excellent phone best ive seen upto yet only probem i have had with mine
is connecting it to the computer using usb, also it does have global
positioning capacitability as i have used all you have to do is connect
to 3 map finder tells you were you are and how to get to where you are
going costs about 10-25p to use.
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Reviewed by ben from england on 29th Oct 2004
this fone is very good but it does not have bluetooth and no radio but
the the looks and camara make it one of the best phones out
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Reviewed by becky from wales on 27th Oct 2004
me realy stuck . im really close 2 buying this fone but heared its realy
big and the signal is poor i like a copact fone is this fone recomended
4 a 12 year old plez reply i might buy the 02 x3 insted.
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Reviewed by Martin from UK on 26th Oct 2004
I give the phone 4 stars, my reason for this is it doesnt have bluetooth
built in. But you can buy a bluetooth adaptor for it so that you can
use handsfree kits in your car. The screen on this phone is amazing,
its so bright and so clear, one downsidde to it is it eats the battery,
but you cant have it both ways. Pesonally its not a problem for me to
stick it on charge, i'd rather have a clearer screen. The menus are
excellent, even though I have only had a Nokia previously, the address
book lets you store names,numbers, address', email etc. It works really
well with Outlook for syncronising calendar, notes, contacts and to
do lists. The camera and video functions on it are really good (including
a light to light up dark pictures), gives good quality pictures, and
videos int eh .3GP format playable from a pc with quicktime. Allows
you to have MP3's as ringtones, and has a good amount of built in storage
for holding all your videos/pictures. As for linking it up with the
pc, I found this a breeze, installed the software, plugged in teh phone
and I was away. You can sync up contacts, send/receive text messages
and upload and download pictures within a few clicks. One bad point
to the software I found was that when sending text messages you had
to enter the number manually and couldnt fillit in from the phones address
book. Also you cant charge and use the PC cable at teh same time, a
better solution might have been to charge it from the usb power, because
the power socket is also the data link socket. Its a good sturdy feeling
phone, the outer case is silver plastic, with a brushed metal front.
Inside the keys are laid out well and are a decent size to use properly.
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Reviewed by CHUKA from NIGERIA on 24th Oct 2004
Unfortunately theres no 3 service here in nigeria which makes half of
the functions on the phone useless,how do i download games when there
is no service here,and we dont use credit card here? worst of it,d phone
has refused to connect with my pc,smething about connection in idle
screen,what is that and how do i go about it since without dat connection
d phone is useless to me. if anybody know how to connect it ,d person
should forward d reply to my mail box which is chukaeney2k a yahoo.com.I
NEED THIS URGENTLY AND IT WILL BE APPRECIATED.
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Reviewed by Fraser O'Donnell from AUSTRALIA on
23rd Oct 2004
The phones great.everything works fine.I love my phone
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Reviewed by Fraser from AUSTRALIA on 21st Oct
2004
The phones great.Best phone i'v ever had.
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Reviewed by genno from uk on 20th Oct 2004
the word armitage house brick comes to mind.--
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Reviewed by lisa from manchester on 20th Oct 2004
i have heard the fone looks nice but i have heard the fone aint worth
the mount of money it cost for ringing texting.
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Reviewed by Daniel from England on 19th Oct 2004
What a great fone!!!2 of my friends have 1 and we are always doing cool
stuff using the video camera (Huming bowling for example)If anyone who
wants a 3G mobile at a reasonable size.Get this.Anybody else GET THIS!!!!
Anyone know wer 2 get this fone on pay as you go MSN me at footiecrazee@hotmail.com
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Reviewed by brett from UK on 18th Oct 2004
Great phone, although not having Bluetooth is a little strange for any
new cutting edge phone. It is great in all other respects, and the clamshell
feature is good to prevent mis-dialing when forgetting to lock the keypad,
and protecting the screen. It was very easy to get used to navigating,
as I had been a Nokia user before. It is easier and more intuitive than
the Nokia's I have had.
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Reviewed by Rob from Scotland on 16th Oct 2004
Hey Alf...sell it on Ebay that's what I'm doing. You'll get at least
£120 then you can buy a decent Nokia or something ;)
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Reviewed by Alf from england on 14th Oct 2004
The phones no real different than 8110, outside scrren plastic is wafer
thin and I put my "FINGER" thr it on day one, there's no battery life,
non de nada. Worst of all is the usless network, If your moving ie walking
itr drops out, don't try to use it in a car no chance, oh and that usful
map thingy well there's no coverage out in the sticks so its no use
either. phones 4 U U suck! I wish I'd never bought it.If some one can
tell me how to get rid of it....
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Reviewed by nick from UK on 11th Oct 2004
This is an exceptional phone with at least two severe flaws. I got it
on Three (1/2 price line rental for a year etc, etc) and sent it back
within 24 hours. DONT BE TEMPTED. Plus points: V nice menus, easy to
use, great media player and recorder, photos and video play back g.
quality. mp3 ringtones are always good, great PC conectivity. negatives:
only avaliable on the 3G Three notwork (yes notwork, not network), which,
to be quite frank is very poor indeed. Little signal in Brighton (despite
3G website saying it was 100%). When reverting to 2g network there was
signal loss for at least 60 seconds and it lost 3g every 5 mins. Not
exactly the fault of the handset, but, if the network is bad- whats
the point? battery life on the phone is *really* awful. you will be
lucky to get 15 hours. CAN I BE ARSED TO RECHARGE MY PHONE EVERY DAY?
NO I CANNOT.
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Reviewed by Pandamoniam from OZ on 11th Oct 2004
got this phone like for 2 months so far and this is the summary of its
performance. a week ago, the video camera software screwed up (menu
bar was missin som icons and indicates i hav insufficient memory even
though i had like 20megs left) i duno how this occurred, it was jus
a normal mornin wen i switched my phone to vid cam and it was like that.
okai like that wasnt enough, 5 days later, i was typin a sms and half
way through it, the phone cut dead. i tried to turn it back on, but
it wouldnt. im sure my battery was full cos i recharged it all day b4
i unplugged it to sms som1. overall i loved my phone but LG technology
just cant seem to make somthin without wreckages in their coding or
design. (side story - bought a VCR and the machinery was noisier than
the actual video that was playin. had this killing screech.) but worst
of all, i tried to take my phone to repairs back to the 3G i purhcased
it from, this is wot they said. "I'm sorry, i cannot do anything about
it because we only deal with defects within 2 weeks of purchase, you've
got to go to the manufacturer to repair it." - i was stoned, i mean
i cant even reach that repair place they were talkin about cos its like
an hour drive from me; and by the way, within 2 weeks?!! like wot could
happen to a phone within the 2weeks? this is just garbage. but anyway
i dunno if every phone is like that, but i would recommend this phone
if it wasnt for these faults, it does have some nice functions at an
affordable price. i would giv this phone a 5 if it didnt screw up. -_-
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Reviewed by Anish from England on 10th Oct 2004
this fone is gd but it is hard to get used to, a bit big, its hard 4
u to download mp3, video recorder i onli 10secs on the highest resolution
and no radio wich i would hav liked and hav on my other fone. overall
i think the lg u8120 is good but could hav bin much beta
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Reviewed by Stevie Boi from Scotland on 10th Oct
2004
GOOD!
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