Customer Reviews

LG VX3300 CELL PHONE VERIZON CELLULAR CDMA

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

My opinion is based on having Verizon service for five years and using several phones (LG and Motorola). This is hands down the best phone I've ever had. I noted one user complained about battery life and also noted they seem to be using it a lot in weak signal area. This is a trimode phone that may flip to analog mode in a weak area. If that happens, any analog phone will suck the battery dry in no time. they should configure the phone to prevent flipping to analog mode.

I wanted analog because there is a large section of backwoods Texas that has the old GTE analog service still present. The rest of the time, I am around big cities and strong digital network presence. I travel all of the US in my job and use the phone everywhere. My previous phone was a VX4400 which had some bugs. This phone is everything the VX4400 should have been, plus it has a very loud ringer, vibrator, and one of the better speakers I've heard on a cell phone.

I love the small size and light weight. This phone was acquired on a "new every two" plan. I originally got the VX6100 and found that it was more cumbersome, had shorter battery life and a tinny sounding speaker. I had no use for the camera, so traded back for the VX3300. My wife has had the VX3200 for over a year and she loves it. This is the latest re-incarnation of the VX3200.

I purchased the mobile office kit and it works well with this phone. I've used Verizon digital network service with my PC for two years and its been a real boost when I am in the airport and need to do some email without having to pay extra.

One of these days I'll have a blackberry or treo when my company will let me hook it into our corporate email system. Until then, this is perfect for what I want.

I've always had a Verizon phone, but I've always had trouble with them. I'm a phone abuser, and when it comes to cheap phones, they never last long. Until recently I was using a very cheap Motorola, and it could not stand up to my abuses. I finally switched to this phone, and I must say, I'm very happy.

I've never felt the need for a camera phone, interchangable faceplates, downloading ringtones, or even playing games on my phone. Voice-activated dialing and text-messaging have been things I like to use, and this LG is great for them.

The huge colour display is a plus. I've never liked squinting at a tiny, monochrome LCD display -- like I said, cheap phones. The display is easy to read, and very bright; you can even use it as a flashlight. The buttons are easy to read and easy to press. I have no trouble dialing or answering calls.

The features on this phone are also excellent, albeit limited. I use the calandar function all the time, and it's simple and easy to write down appointments and dates to remember. The alarm is clear and loud, louder than my alarm clock next to my bed. The speakerphone is also great. It's loud, crisp, and no one has trouble hearing me on the other end.

While I've never been a fan of interchangeable faceplates, the LG doesn't disappoint me. I use the one in the picture because I'm too lazy to actually buy a new one, but the ones LG offers are great.

Overall, this is an excellent phone: easy to use, sturdy, and stylish.

We had 4 of the 3200 on a family plan, but recently one of them got lost and I had to buy a replacement. Alas, the great 3200 wasn't available anymore, so I got this one instead. Still a good phone, but not nearly as good as the phone it replaces.

First, for reasons I don't understand, LG removed the charger jack. You now have to charge the phone through the accessory connector, which means that you probably are going to keep the rubber cover for that connector permanently off the phone or it becomes tedious. This is a real step back.

Second, the phone has lots of additional silly ringtones, but far fewer "normal" rings. I assume that they are trying to position the phone specifically as a "kid and teenager" phone and try to discourage adults from buying it. Guess what: I used to have a camera and web-capable phone, but I purposefully downgraded to the 3200 because I wanted a no-frills phone with a built-in speakerphone.

If my phone gets lost or breaks, and Verizon doesn't have an adequate phone by then to replace it, I will proably rather change service providers than buy a "kid spec" phone or one of the humungous clunky camera/web/video gizmos that they currently target adults with.

If you do not need a camera, video camera or some other new fancy feature but still want a nice phone, this is the one for you. It has the nice features like voice activated dialing, the best speakerphone I have ever heard, ringtones etc. It also has changable nameplates and I had no trouble finding a lot of nameplates and other items to customize my phone.

When you need a basic, cheap cell phone this is it. It was free with 2 year contract. It has most of the functionality that you expect from a basic phone: speakerphone, silent ringer. Internal display can be seen in sunlight, speakerphone is excellent, ringer is loud. The phone is sturdy. It fell many times and still works. The only problem which I think is serious is that the battery is horrible. I bought 2 phones from verizon. First phone needed to be recharged every 18 hours the other could live for 2 days if you do not use the phonr. I brought the first phone to verizon but they said that 18 hour stand by time was good for the phone. After some alot of whining on my part they switched my battery and they turned out to be right. I experienced no change in battery life. Now one year into my contract I had to get used phones from my friends because both of my phones could not be taken of the recharger. Also it has poor signal reception (maybe because it does not have retractable antennae) It does not have battery eating extras like camera, bluetooth, mp3 player.

If I had reviewed this phone within the first few months of getting it, I would have given it a very positive writeup. It's compact, ergonomically well-designed, and it performs well in terms of signal sensitivity and sound clarity. It was fun adding a few new ringtones (though there is not a whole lot of choice available for this model), and the removable, changeable face plates made customizing the phone possible.

However, after about ten months the battery life began to deteriorate. If the phone is not used the fully charged battery will discharge in about a day (formerly it lasted several days). Talking on the phone drains the battery so quickly that I cannot hold a conversation for more than about ten minutes without plugging in the phone (not terribly practical for a supposedly "mobile" phone). I purchased an a new battery and the problem continued, so one can only conclude that the circuitry of the phone is at fault.

I am not even close to my "free replacement phone" opportunity with my carrier (Verizon), so I either have to tough it out with a phone that can't hold a charge, or else I have shell out big bucks for a replacement phone. This is not a happy situation. I really think that the makers of these phones assume that you will destroy, lose, or tire of the phone quickly and move on to a new one, so they not made to last. Personally, I'd like a phone that would hold up for a couple of years, and this isn't it.

For about the first 6 months this phone worked great, but eventually the battery life and signal strength deteriorated. This phone says that it charges fully; then within a few minutes it has lost all battery life. I have switched batteries several times, so I know it's the phone. I have had so many dropped calls within these last six months: it's terrible. I would honestly say "stay away from this phone or any LG phone." It is a basic phone, but deteriorates to nothing within a few months.

Just like I wanted, a phone that serve my needs without all that fluff. I don't particular care for a camera or video. I just wanted a phone that will do the job of making and receiving calls. I found this phone which was perfect. I particularly like the speaker part because it enables me to type with two hands while on the phone, when surfing the net for info. I chose this one because I don't see myself using the aforementioned features. I have a digital camera for pictures and video. The one thing I don't like is when setting appointments. There are only defaulted amounts and not ones you want to create. I've had this phone since December and satisfied.

It was a great little phone for the first nine months. I'll admit, it did have its share of dropped calls but as long as I had a decent signal all was well. In the past month and a half the phone has completely gone to peices. First the battery life went from lasting me about three days to lasting just a few hours, then the phone stopped accepting the charger (I usually have to hold it in, so the phone is useless when out and about), and now almost every call gets dropped at least once. I took it back to Verizon and they told me I was going to need a new phone, that's a $100 purchase without a plan for a cheap phone that's not going to last the five years I had my Nokia for.

I was a Audiovox/Verizon user from 1997-2001 then I fell into the hype of T-Mobile/Samsung. I liked my Samsung but the srvice sucked, my brothers could make a call standing next to me while my screen said no service. So I an now a Verizon/LG-VX3300 user CNET reveiwed this phone a gave it a 7.3 very good rating which was higher than the Samsung I had. So far service is clear and the phone feels solid. Can not complain though the phones were free and I paid no connection fees (Federal Employee).