Customer Reviews

LG VX4600 Phone (Verizon Wireless)

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

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!

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.

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.

I did a lot of comparison shopping before purchasing this phone. I even went so far as to purchase it online (it was not available in stores) simply because it seemed so much better than what was available at the Verizon stores. In short, for those who don't want/need a camera phone, it is ultra-compact, with plenty of features, functions excellently, and is affordable. A great purchase, and it has functioned excellently. Sturdy too, and will tolerate a few drops.

I've had this phone for over a year now and I will be upgrading it soon. The standard features of the phone work very well. The reception and clarity is very good. The LG contacts list is great. Even the battery life is good.

The main drawback that I have is that the usage with a headset is limited. When using the headset you cannot place or answer a call while the phone is closed. Because of this I went though 2 plastic holsters in 6 months then decided to just use my pocket. It also makes it difficult to use in the car.
It also does not allow full duplex through the headset, meaning that if the person on the other end is making noise they can't hear you. This extends to if there is background noise on their end like wind or a loud room.

I gave this a 4 because the majority of the functions work fine. It's the headset functionality that keeps it from getting a 5.

I read all the review before I decided to buy this phone. But unfortunately I ended up with bad experience with it. Here is my story. I got this phone last year with 1 year contract with Verizon, but now my battery is close to not functioning unless I charge it very often. It definitely decrease dramatically from when I first got it. Another annoying thing about this version is it's very weak. My spouse has same provider with same manufacturer but newer version (LG V6000) will have signal while mine is beeping out of range. I also agree with some earlier review about not able to see the screen under the sun. I don't think it was that big of a deal, but it is. You will have to take off your sunglass whenever there is sun.

Below are my complains as well, but I guess it's more of a preference:
Vibrate mode only when the ring tone is on loudest or silent. Would be nice to be able to have vibrate when the ring tone is regular.

I consider myself as a very basic phone user. I only need a phone that works when I need to make a call, I don't really care much about any gadget that much. But I am very dissappointed at this phone.

This phone is extremely durable and easy to use. The buttons are easy to press, easy to remember, and easy to see. I only have two small problems with the phone.

1) It has no speakerphone. If it does, I can't find it.
2) While it looks like it only works with a cradle charger, there is a small rubber plug on the bottom of the phone right on the edge of where the silver stops and the blue starts. The button is indistinguishable from the rest of the phone, but it has a small arrow engraved. I've owned the phone for almost 6 months and just found this tonight.

The loudspeaker plays ringtones very clear at full volume. It does have a vibrate-only option, but it's not included in the volume options. It's "manner mode." To engage this, if the phone is closed, you must press the bottom button on the left side and hold it for around 2 seconds. It'll vibrate to let you know it's in manner mode. If the phone is open, you must press then star (*) key and hold it for 2 seconds. To turn manner mode off, simply hold the button again or turn the volume up on the side of the phone when the phone is open.

All in all, despite the lack of a speakerphone and the hidden extra charger slot, this phone is a definite 5/5 stars mainly because it has incredible signal no matter where I am. I have never seen this phone go below 2 bars, and I live in a rural area.

pro: solid, cool looking, much better than VX4500, nice material and workmanship, cool external display, loud speaker and microphone , people say they hear me better than T-mobile Motorola V300, very loud ring tone (good and bad), strong vibration(good and bad). Desktop charger make charging handy. Real Aluminum front cover looks very cool.

cons: screen is dim for today's phone, screen look like a cheap phone, can not compare to V300. not many good ring tone, no game, ring can be too loud and often scare me when it rings. Vibration is so strong, when place on table it make very horrible noise. Very common for today's phone, the clip exposed the phone for scretch. I prefer the pouch belt clip like the one come with Motorola V300. If you want this phone, better buy a leather cover or a aftermarket pouch that fits. Pouch from V300 is too big for this phone. After 2 week of use, I already scretch the cool looking front cover. phone get warm after 15 minutes of use. You can only get this phone online, such as amazon.com. I bet this phone cost more to manufacture than the Vx4500, and look so much better than Vx4500, so they don't offer it in the store. They want people see the bland Vx4500 to buy more expensive phone.

One of the most solid phone I have seen, nice touch, but the exterior is too smooth, i have drop it several times because I don't have a good grip of it, and I miss the grip I can get from Motorola V300. The screen is very dim, even it's at max bright ness. I think LG intentionaly make the low end phone screen this dark, so I will like the more expensive one. If all u need is making calls, this is fine. If you have a polorized sun glasses, don't get this phone. The screen look completely dark under polorized sun glasses. Ring tone is so loud, even the lowest setting will scared me when it rings. No single ring tone does not scare me from this phone. No speaker phone, oh, i miss speaker phone. Lucky I switch to VX6100, which has a very good speaker phone. Battery don't last that long, but I never run out of it. I like the dock charger, even it's large, but I will always like to put my phone on the charger, that's why i never run out of battery. the external sub screen is probably the biggest attration of hte phone, but it don't seem the visible under sun light.

I will be exchanging this phone for another model. The reception is good, phone works well, however there are a few simple functions that I just expected it to have, because nearly every phone now-a-days has these features:
1. It only has a desk top charger. You can't talk while it charges. It also doesn't have a speaker phone, which would be convenient to use while it is charging on the desk top charger.
2. You can't turn off the ringer.
3. There isn't a "vibrate only" mode for the ringer. The only vibrate option is with the highest ringer level.

For me, numbers 2 and 3 are important because I am a teacher. I need to be able to keep my phone on during class, without a ring. The lowest level of ring is also very loud.

It is also a pain that the light doesn't stay on for more than 2 seconds. If you're dialing a number and look away for a minute, the screen is dark and you can't see anything.

If none of these are a big deal to you, then the phone is pretty good. If small gripes like this will bother you, I wouldn't buy the 4600.