LG LX 160 Prepaid Phone, Blue (Kajeet)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 1.8 x 0.8 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B001CAR014
• Item model number: LX 160
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,090 in Cell Phones & Service (See Bestsellers in Cell Phones & Service)

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Product Description

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A full-featured flip phone that's packed with goodies, the LG LX160 for Kajeet helps you stay connected via voice, e-mail and text messaging, and Web access. Easily pocketable and featuring dual LCD screens, the phone also features Bluetooth connectivity for handsfree devices, voice dialing capabilities, speakerphone, and up to 3.5 hours of talk time. It works perfectly with Kajeet's kid-friendly pay-as-you-go service and it's GPS-capable, which provides compatibility with Kajeet's GPS Phone Locator Service as well as enable it to provide location information to a capable emergency service provider.

The LG LX160 offers Bluetooth connectivity for handsfree devices, voice-activated dialing, and a cool blue color.

About Kajeet
Kajeet was founded by three three dads figuring out how technology, kids and parents work best ("Kajeet" is an anagram of the first letters of the names of the company's founders' children). Kajeet's entire philosophy springs from a simple core idea: kids are smart. And they should be agile with technology, empowered and safe, and be able to respond with confidence to what's happening in their world.

Because having a cell phone is not just fun, it's a responsibility--a shared responsibility, Kajeet wants parents and guardians to be involved too. Thus, Kajeet is designed to incorporate a full suite of tools to help families customize and manage every aspect of their Kajeet experience. For more on Kajeet's pay-as-you-go charges and monthly voice and text plans, see the Kajeet Service section below.

Phone Features
Weighing just 2.86 ounces, the LX160 has an internal 1.8-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels and support for 262K colors for excellent color depth. It's supplemented by an external 65K-color LCD with a 96 x 64-pixel resolution, which provides a quick check of the time, new messages, battery life, and signal strength. The phone has an 8 MB memory, but it lacks memory card expandability. The phonebook offers a maximum of 500 entries, with each providing storage for up to 5 numbers as well as an email address.

Thanks to the built-in Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), you can enjoy hands-free communication via optional headsets. Enjoy easy, hands free communication with a full-duplex speakerphone that lets you hear callers loud and clear.

This phone has all the bases covered when it comes to messaging and Internet connectivity. Use the phone's built-in picture messaging capability to send text, graphics, and pictures to your friends. The phone features support for instant messaging applications, and there's a built-in WAP 2.0 Web browser for downloads and mobile Web browsing. T9 text entry, a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit--a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

Other features include:

• Speakerphone lets you talk hands-free anytime, anywhere
• Voice dialing for 30 entries lets you call a friend without even having to dial a number
• Voice memos up to three minutes total storage let you leave up to 30 notes for yourself
• Personal organizer tools including a calendar, a calculator, an alarm clock and a To-Do list
• Headset jack (2.5mm) lets you plug in any hands-free headset you like

Vital Statistics
The LG LX160 weighs 2.86 ounces and measures 3.54 x 1.85 x 0.78 inches. Its 740 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.5 hours of talk time, and up to 170 hours (7.1 days) of standby time. It runs on the CDMA 850/CDMA 1900 frequencies.

Kajeet Service
The Kajeet pay-as-you-go service delivers a full range of customizable voice, text, instant messaging and data services that enable kids to stay connected with family and friends. While kids will love the phones offered by Kajeet, parents will love the affordability of the Kajeet pay-as-you-go service with no long-term contracts, no activation or termination fees, and no roaming or extra long distance fees.

Choose pay-as-you-go flexibility, or select a Talk or Text Pak monthly plan.

With the GPS Locator plan, parents can get automatic location checks at specific times of the day.

Check out Kajeet's nationwide coverage with this larger version of the map above.

The exclusive Kajeet Configurator offers easy-to-use tools for both kids and parents, with such budget and usage management features like WalletManager, TimeManager, ContactManager and FeatureManager that enable tweens and their families to tailor the service to meet their specific needs. Wireless network coverage for Kajeet is provided by Sprint on its CDMA-based Nationwide Sprint PCS Network (check out the nationwide coverage map).

Kajeet's GPS Phone Locator service helps both kids and parents find the kajeet phone. It uses satellite technology to help find your child's phone and gives subscribing families easy-to-use information regarding the location of their kajeet phone via Web-based maps. Parents can schedule automatic location checks at specific times of the day, so they know where their kid's kajeet phone is at any given time--whether the phone is in their child's backpack on the school bus or in their sports bag at soccer practice. Kids can also use the service to help find their phone. The GPS Phone Locator service is $9.99 per month.

With Kajeet, the money in your Kajeet wallet--paid in either as pay-as-you-go or as part of a monthly plan--can be used for whatever you want: texting, talking, games, ringtones and more. Plus, at no extra cost you get voicemail, caller ID, and some of the lowest talking and texting rates around. You can choose pure pay-as-you-go flexibility, and refill your wallet either online or using Kajeet refill cards (available at select retailers). You might also want to consider the value of a Talk and Text Pak plan. Each is good for one month, and if your kid uses it up before that, you can just pick up a new Pak and start fresh.

Voice Calls (local, domestic, long distance,       and toll-free numbers)	10¢ per minute Talk Pak plans (includes 1 month of Daily Access Charges) $19.99 for 150 minutes $29.99 for 300 minutes $39.99 for 450 minutes
Text Messages	10¢ per message (send or receive) Text Pak plans $4.99 for 200 messages $9.99 for 1000 messages $19.99 for unlimited messages
Picture Messages	10¢ per picture/per person (send or receive)
Unlimited Mobile AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)	$6.99 per month (first month free)
Directory Assistance	$1.50 connect fee plus 10¢ per minute
Daily Access Charge*	32¢ every day

* Kajeet charges a service fee of 32 cents per day, which amounts to about $10 per month. This access charge guarantees you low rates for voice and messaging, and gives you access to the Kajeet Navigator (which provides downloadable ringtones, wallpaper, games and apps) and to the Kajeet Configurator (which enables you to personalize your kajeet service to match your specific needs).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Alternative to regular cell phone, December 16, 2008

By	Tortuga "You see nothing..." (vt) - See all my reviews

This an excellent alternative to a regular cell phone. The phone is lighter than a regular cell phone but the quality is still there. The phone is as easy as any regular cell phone to use with typical controls but the customer support from the company is great. Although geared towards kids I have used this and found little difference between it and a basic "regular" cell phone besides the cute start up graphics. The company does have some great controls in place if you do buy it for a kid. Although it looks like for a limited time they have a rebate program that makes the phone free!
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The economics the way they are it makes no sense at all to buy into any two year plan. This one makes it so I can adjust to whatever happens right away, which is a serious piece of mind. It comes in handy for when you need it on trips or an "emergency" but has enough to it for regular use as well. Finally able to break away from the two year contracts and very happy about it!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great child's phone., January 22, 2009

By	Z. Pham "kids and gadgets" (Corona, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I was looking for a good cell phone for my son just to take to his friend's house so he can call me when he wants to move on to another house and I can keep track of him.

OUT OF THE BOX

It was very easy to set up with the quick start guide. The battery was already charged, so I did not have to wait to set things up. The website was easy to access and log in. I got the phone number and passwords in no time.

PHONE

The phone looks like any other phone. It is lighter weight than my cell phone at 2.7 ounces. The wallpaper has the graphics of an old-fashioned video game and plays a little midi tune. It's cute.

The shell is shiny, gets fingerprints all over it. I would prefer a matte finish, but that's okay.

The screen looks much like my cell phone screen and operates much the same way.

Sound quality of the phone calls is tinny, not crisp and clear. I prefer my own phone. However, it gets the job done, which is basically enabling me to keep in contact with my child.

PARENTAL CONTROLS

The site allows me to manage my child's spending account. I can also restrict his phone calls to time of day or contacts.

Kajeet offers so many features which I am happy to disable. With my permission, my child can use ringtones, wallpaper, games, apps, feeds, Google maps and web surfing.

There is a wallet feature so the parent and child can split the costs. The parent can choose which calls the child must pay for.

GPS LOCATOR

I have set this up but the locator has been unable to locate the phone, which sits in my house. Kajeet service works here, so it is not a matter of being out of area. I thought maybe being inside a building was the problem, so I put the phone outside. Still no go. This service was free to try, but I will not renew this service.

SUMMARY

A good phone for the price. It is especially good if you want control over your child's phone habits or to help them budget.

I recommend the monthly plan. It is advertised as $4.99/month which includes 10 minutes of talk time and 10 cents a minute thereafter; but they have an administrative fee, so it's a few pennies more. It does not require a subscription. This phone is much less expensive than other phones with similar parental control features. I recommend it (unless you need it for GPS locator service).

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UPDATE 6/27/09:

After using this for some time, I have run into a few problems, nothing that customer support hasn't been able to rectify, but it did sometimes frustrate me.

1) Starting with the GPS locator: I have since learned from Kajeet staff that the reason my GPS locator did not function as advertised is that I tried activating the service too soon after activating my phone. The site does not tell us we cannot do that and customer service agreed that should be explained more clearly when we are setting up service.

2) I had the monthly service set up to automatically renew every month for $4.99 a month. It included daily service fees and 10 minutes of calls. All of a sudden, I was getting charged daily service fees and for every single phone call. I went to my account and sure enough, it was set up for automatic renewal yet did not renew. One phone call and I was told they had changed their computer system and my account did not transfer over properly.

3) I set my child's account up to send and receive only calls from my husband's phone and my own. Somehow, he was receiving calls from an unknown number from someone who was obviously dialing the wrong number. She would leave messages, text him, everything . . . and I was being charged for it all. Called customer service and it turns out that since I had turned on the option of calls from Mom's number and Dad's number to "always allow" (no time restrictions) the computer took that to mean any number, even though the option for allowing all other numbers was blocked. That girl just thought I was dumb for not understanding how that could be. I still don't get it. All numbers are blocked, except mine and my husband's, but "always allow" calls to and from our number makes calls from all other phones okay. I told her they need to explain that option more clearly on the website. She fixed it, but I can hear her rolling her eyes.

Basically, just watch the account activity. Sometimes charges appear there that shouldn't be there, calls occur that shouldn't be allowed. Not everything is explained clearly on the website. If they change computer systems and it may affect your account, you may not be notified.

We still use the phone. Like I said, customer service has always been able to fix whatever problems I have. I feel like I need to be on my toes, but the phone has worked as it should, with the exception of GPS Locator, which I was told I'd get to try again for a month, but I haven't taken them up on it.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars kajeet customer care very helpful, November 15, 2008

By	J. Hanger "Proud parent" (washington, dc) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was not at a computer to begin the kajeet activation process for the LG so I called kajeet customer care. The person I spoke with was very friendly and patient with me. I was in my car with my kids at the time. The customer service person walked me through the process and everyone was very happy before we reached our destination and the phone was a hit. The LG phone works great and the parental controls are fantastic. It is the perfect phone for the younger ones. We have three kids and each loves their kajeet. Thanks.