Tracfone LG Optimus Fuel Prepaid Phone (Tracfone)

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Model Name	Optimus Fuel
Wireless Carrier	Tracfone, Net10
Brand	TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.
Form Factor	Smartphone
Operating System	Android 4.4
Color	Black
Cellular Technology	3G
Screen Size	3.5 Inches
Manufacturer	LG
Connectivity Technology	Wi-Fi

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Tracfone LG Optimus Fuel Smartphone (LG L34C) w/Bonus Spongebob Case and Earbuds

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Product Dimensions

4.25 x 0.25 x 2.25 inches

Item Weight

14.4 ounces

ASIN

B00NVQ19NW

Item model number

LGOPTFUEL-NWY-985A

Batteries

1 A batteries required.

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573 ratings

3.9 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#142,855 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
#5,399 in Cell Phones

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Android 4.4

Wireless communication technologies

Wi-Fi

Connectivity technologies

Wi-Fi

Other display features

Wireless

Device interface - primary

Touchscreen

Form Factor

Smartphone

Colour

Black

Manufacturer

Date First Available

September 24, 2014

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3 star		14%
2 star		9%
1 star		6%

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Naomi Sutton

Great little smartphone for the price.

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2014

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This is my first real smartphone, upgraded from an LG 800G. Right out of the box, it feels "expensive"-- heavy for its size, with smooth lines and a very responsive capacitive touchscreen. I spent some time getting acquainted with the OS before transferring my TracFone account to the new phone. The basic layout is very similar to the 800G, but everything runs faster and looks crisper, and there are many new options to customize the overall look and feel.

When it comes to making and receiving calls, this is the best TracFone I have ever owned. It gets at least two bars everywhere, even in places where my old phone had none. I see the roaming indicator often, but TracFone bills roaming minutes the same as normal ones, so it's not an issue.

I don't have much smartphone/tablet experience to compare with this one. At first, I was overwhelmed by all of the new features available to me. It took me a few hours to go through all of the options and get things set up the way I wanted, and to get used to the way that the display rotates with the phone. Now that I've had time to adjust, I'm thrilled with the speed and flexibility of the Android 4.4 KitKat OS, though I have mixed feelings about the amount of Google integration.

My only real complaint is that, like other Android devices, the Optimus Fuel will only run apps from the internal memory. I was disappointed because I thought I could use the phone's expanded memory the same as its internal memory. The phone has no trouble reading music, pictures and other non-app files from the SD card. Apps vary in size and I seem to have more than enough room for the ones I wanted most, but I can't just add tons of games and things on a whim.

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Michael Gatta Jr.

Great quality, performance for the price..well exceeded my expectations,shipped right away,New and in the box,Highly recommend

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2015

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Great product for the price...
Excellent overall performance..
Well exceeded my expectations....
With the Xfinity app..I now get free text.,talk...and E-Mail...
Can print using my HP printer...Google cloud Compatible...Nice little MP3 player..
Very fast easy to set up transfer minutes and number....Did however have to manually update
all my contacts..Photos were easily transferred to the 4GB SD Card ....
Would lie to see a stronger battery for better life....but if you remember to shut down all open Apps
and programs it helps a lot...
Would strongly recommend this phone to a friend..
Michael..
Waterbury,Ct..

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Sand Man

Life's Good

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2015

Verified Purchase

LG is progressing nicely with its assortment of Smartphones it supplies for Tracfone. Discovering the 800 early on, I updated to each new phone as they were made available, and now notice there are even more models with a variety of differences to select from, big or small. The L34C strays from the original LG Tracfone series a bit, but since it has all the Android abilities, I now prefer using it over the 305C/306G that replaced the 840G. This L34C is pint sized in comparison to the latest top of the line Behemoths from the Big Four, so it's a welcomed alternative that allows one-handed operation and will do all the things the cool kids do. Say "Cheese" and it will even snap a Selfie.

Just remember it is a CDMA phone using Verizon antennas and not the AT&T channels. Except for the new LTE phones, Tracfones are limited to 3G abilities so there will most certainly need to be further development while Tracfone remains competitive in an ever improving industry. LG already provides a more expensive LG Tracfone with 4G LTE abilities, so this Optimus Fuel makes a nice reliable and inexpensive compromise for now at just $25. A downer is the limited amount of memory for adding new apps, so use discretion in keeping it all very simple, and avoid using Google Play on this phone because for some reason, everything, including the apps that are normally free, are listed with a price. Don't fall for this crooked money making scheme because free apps can still be easily installed to your phone using the Windows version of Google Play.

One of Optimus Fuel's best features is that the Settings are much easier to specify than on the full sized Androids. Activate Settings and you will see a list of components that can be turned on/off, including: Airplane Mode, WiFi, Bluetooth, Mobile Data, and more. If you already have WiFi, then be sure to turn the WiFi switch on and turn off Mobile Data. This allows you to visit the Internet using the L34C without eating up any of your remaining phone time.

Face it, the big high dollar phones are getting so big and complex that all the ease that was once in mobility is getting lost while the main intention is to convince everyone their phone is a pocket computer. There are lots of us who don't want all that expensive extra stuff and just want to keep things simple, so let the Optimus Fuel take a step back into the simplicity that once was the norm. Updating this phone with a new Airtime PIN card will always triple the minutes specified on the card. If it is a 60 minute card, you will actually get 180 minutes and your phone will stay active for 90 days, all at an expense of about $7 per month.

The Optimus Fuel also drops the old provision of showing days and minutes remaining that once scrolled across the main screen on older phones. LG replaced that with an app called "My Account", and it shows all that info on whatever screen you choose to place the Widget. Even though Tracfone found its niche in the cell phone world by providing cheap minutes without any Internet access or any need for digital data at all, it continues to change with all the advancements at a safe step behind. As such, the new My Account app lists Talk, Text, and Data separately just like all the other more expensive prepaid services, and this may be a hint of some future change.

This phone might not be the best that is available, but it does everything I want in a phone and does so at the lowest possible cost - exactly what Tracfone has always represented.

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