LG VX4600 Phone (Verizon Wireless)

by Verizon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.4 x 1.8 x 1 inches ; 3.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000659B7C
• Item model number: VX4600
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,899 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The all digital VX4600 from LG is a stylish companion with powerful calling, messaging and mobile Internet features. It's the perfect complement to Verizon Wireless phone service.

Design
The phone features a traditional clamshell design with a large 120 x 160 TFT color display with 65,000 colors. The outside cover of the handset sports a supplementary OEL (Organic Electro-Luminescent) 96 x 38 display that can display time, call information, battery and signal strength, and more. Most of the phone's features and on-screen menus are controlled by a five-way center button on the handset's blue backlit control pad. Meanwhile, the top right side of the unit houses an antenna while the USB-capable data and charging port is housed on the unit's bottom edge. There's a standard jack to accept universal hands-free headsets on the left side of the handset.

Calling Features
The VX4600's built-in address book can store up to 499 contacts for quick and easy management of phone numbers and email addresses. The phone comes with 36 built-in polyphonic ringtones plus a vibrating alert. Voice activated dialing makes calling your friends, family and associates as easy as saying their names. The speed dialing feature allows you to dial up to 99 numbers virtually instantaneously. A built-in speakerphone makes it easy to talk without having the phone to your ear and the VX4600's GPS location technology pinpoints your exact location when you dial 911.

Messaging, Internet and Tools
The VX4600 has all the bases covered when it comes to messaging. Support is built in for sending and receiving text and graphics via messages. T9 text entry, which is 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.

Getting on the Internet anywhere is easy with the VX4600, as well. Verizon's optional Mobile Web package allows you to read and send e-mails, exchange instant messages and view your favorite web content on your phone. You can check your e-mail, trade stocks online, compare prices while shopping, access flight information, get movie listings and find directions to the theater.

Verizon's Get It Now wireless download service is also fully compatible with the VX4600. This pay-per-download service features application downloads, games and productivity tools. You can also personalize your handset with ringtone downloads and digital photo-sharing tools using the Get It Now service.

The VX4600 ships with a calendar and scheduler, a voice memo application with up to 4 minutes of record time, and a notepad. An alarm clock, calculator and world clock are also included, as is the very handy restaurant tip calculator. Never dine without it!

Imaging and Entertainment
The VX4600 is BREW enabled, meaning it supports games written on the BREW platform. Games are available via the Get It Now service. The phone also features customizable theme colors, 14 built-in screen backgrounds and fonts so you can make your phone reflect your personality.

Vital Statistics
The LG VX4600 weighs 3.38 ounces and measures 3.43 x 1.81 x 0.98 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 200 minutes of digital talk time, and up to 165 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the CDMA 800 frequency. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
LG VX4600 cell phone, desktop charger with adapter, standard lithium-ion battery, holster, user's manual, welcome CD, quick reference guide.

From the Manufacturer

The attractive VX4600 is the perfect mobile phone for consumers who are looking to express themselves with high-end quality, style and essential functionality. Its ultra-cool clamshell design, high-resolution internal color display, and innovative external OEL (Organic Electro-Luminescent) screen make an undeniable statement of style.

Basic Information
Talk time: 200 minutes
Standby time: 165 hours
Size: 3.43H x 1.81W x 0.98D inches
Weight: 3.38 oz

Basic Features

• 1.9 Ghz PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (All Digital)
• Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) to send and receive text messages with graphics and sound
• E911 Emergency Location-capable
• 2.5mm headset jack to accept universal hands-free headsets
• 65K TFD Main Color Display (120 x 160) 8 lines of Text
• OEL Sub Display (96 x 38) 3 lines of Text
• Blue Backlit Keypad
• 5-Way Navigation Key
• CMX MIDI (musical instrument and games digital interface) for sounds and ringers
• Large Phone Book: 499 contacts (each stores 5 numbers and 3 email addresses)
• 36 Embedded Ring Tones and download more
• Vibrate and Silent Modes
• Voice-Activated Dialing
• Speed Dialing (99 Entries)
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) capabilities
• Personal Organizer: Calendar with Scheduler, Alarm Clock, Voice Memo, Notepad, EZ Tip Calculator, Calculator and World Clock
• External USB Capable
• 1-Year limited warranty
• Meets FCC SAR limit. Manufacturer's highest FCC reported SAR 1.22 at ear, .74 on body. Actual SAR may vary.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A solid phone, December 3, 2004

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Jax User "wxboss" (Jacksonville, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LG VX4600 Phone (Verizon Wireless) (Wireless Phone)

I was a little leary about buying a phone that I hadn't seen (held or used) over the Internet (this phone is only sold through Verizon'z online store. They do not offer it in their stores). But I was pleasently suprised when it arrived. It has a fairly small form factor which makes it easy to slip in a pocket. It is also very well made. It seems very solid, even for a small phone. The menus are well done and easy to use and I enjoy the interface more than other phones I have had.

The external OELD is neat, but you must know that the longest setting it can be set to is 3 minutes and then it shuts off. You can't keep it on all the time. Also, there is no LED indicator to let you know about missed calls, voicemail and the like. You have to press the volume button to activate the OELD and then it will indicate if there were any missed messages. If this bothers you, then I wouldn't reccommend buying. To me, these are small issues. To others they may not be.

This phone really looks nice too. The combination silver/dark blue finish along with its design really makes it stand out. This was a very well thought out phone aesthetically speaking.

All in all, this is a great phone. If the absence of an 'always on' external display isn't a big factor, and you are looking into getting this phone, I would suggest you do. I think you'll like it!

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars does what it does, brilliantly, November 16, 2004

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Lou Malley (Bellevue, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LG VX4600 Phone (Verizon Wireless) (Wireless Phone)

This is an excellent phone. Small, light, easy-to-use, with intuitive functions, long battery life and, okay, a happy shiny kind of feel.

It fits in my pocket. I get great reception (though I imagine that's more my provider, Cingular, than the handset). It's easy to mute, turn on or off, and increase or decrease volume on the fly.

Lots of cool downloadable screen backgrounds and ringtones. Easy speed dial. Easy switching between alpha and numeric text modes. Easy input of info. Keyword: easy.

This phone does what it does, brilliantly.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Phone is good. Activation was a nightmare., February 8, 2005

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Omari Norman (Silver Spring, Maryland, on East-West Hwy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG VX4600 Phone (Verizon Wireless) (Wireless Phone)

First of all I must disagree with three points a previous reviewer made. The phone does have a "vibrate only" mode--to activate it, simply hold on to the asterisk key (or the microphone button if the phone is closed.) This turns on vibrate and silences all other sounds. In addition, the phone does allow you to silence the ringer. To do this, open the phone and use the volume rocker button on the left hand side of the phone. Third, you can talk on the phone while it charges. You can either use a headset or you can simply grab the charger and hold onto it to press the phone to your ear. Either this reviewer was using a completely different phone or s/he did not read the manual.

Because the phone does not have those deficiencies, it really is a pretty good phone. Like other reviewers, I find it slightly annoying that you cannot leave the outside display on, especially because I do not wear a watch. However, pushing the button to turn on the display is no big deal. I also find it a bit annoying that the external display goes into a marquee mode, scrolling the information horizontally. I would also point out that the color display can get washed out if you're in bright sunlight.

Otherwise, the phone has some good features. I like how LG allows you to have more than one number for each name in your address book. (Some phones make you program a different entry for each number, which is silly when you consider that one person can easily have four phone numbers.) I also find the menus to be easy to navigate. There is no camera, which I like because all I want to do is make phone calls.

Activating this phone was a nightmare. For some reason Amazon shipped it without activating it. So I took it to the Verizon booth in Circuit City, where he could not activate it because he claimed that there was no suitable electronic serial number on the back of the phone. (The number he needed was on the box, which I had left at home. So bring the box with you when you try to activate it.)

So I went to a different Verizon store the next day to activate it. First he tells me that the necessary number was indeed on the back of the phone and that person I saw at Circuit City did not know what he was doing. Despite this, it took over two hours to activate the phone. Supposedly this was because this particular model had never been sold in the Verizon store and therefore it was not in their computer.

Thus, although I like this phone and I got a good deal on it through Amazon, I will never buy another phone from Amazon because of the activation hassle. Instead I will just buy one in the store. Of course your mileage may vary--maybe my activation hassle was a unique one.