LG C1300 Phone (Cingular)

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Summary: Great Phone
Review: This is a great Phone! ITs my 3rd phone and i have had problems with 2 of the three. the first one was ugly, and the second one, the battery life was no good. But when i got this LG C1300, it rocked my world! The Battery Life is awesome and the features are real good. You can download ringtones without going online which is really cool and easy. It has a well lit screen and the volume of the ringtones are really loud. The hearing part is awesome, i put it on a volume 3, because when it was on a 5 its like a speaker phone. It only includes one game which is very similar to snake. The picture does not look the same, the big thing in the middle is really a mirror like thing and it flashes green, it does not stay solid. Overall it is a really good phone and i reccommend everyone to go and buy it!

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Summary: Small and elegant, but with a few issues
Review: This is a simple to use, small, light and generally elegant flip phone, with good reception.
Some useful comments for those interested in getting it:
-It looks nice and has a fast and responsive user interface (I found the LG interface much better than the Samsung x426). It is easy to move from menu to menu by pressing the shown number (or scroll around and press select if you want).
-Some useful functions are hidden away under three menu levels (ie Calculator, Alarm, Calendar). There is no way to assign a shortcut. There are built-in shortcuts to internet, text messaging, contacts, instant messaging.
-It is easy to put the phone to vibrate, even without opening it.
-The light on the outside lights red if there is a waiting message (voice or text) but not when you have missed calls.
-You cannot use most of the phone's functions when talking on the phone. (ie you cannot play games if you have a headset and are having a boring conversation.) But you can take a 'note' and later save it as a phone number.
-The phone can only "ring and vibrate" at the highest volume.
-The volume control for the games is tied to the volume of the ringer. So if you lower the volume while playing and forget to increase it afterward, the ringer will be quiet. Also, if the phone is set to loudest ring, some menu confirmation will elicit a loud sound from the phone (ie entering a new contact.) This is annoying.

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Summary: Does not break.
Review: This is definitely a good cell phone.

I have seen all those fancy cell phone with colored screen and photo capabilities, but what's the point? I only want to call people with my phone, and if it does that, I am happy, and this phone does it well and has a good price.

I have also dropped this phone about 50 times since I got it 6 monthes ago and not a single thing has gone wrong for the phone as a result of my carelessness.

I think this is a perfect phone for someone who wants to keep things simple

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Summary: A Cell Phone is a Cell Phone
Review: The LG is a great cell phone. I agree with the previous reviewer, if you want a camera, buy one. The phone is small, easy to use, and has all of the necessary features you need. I also bought the accessory kit from Amazon, and everything works great.

Bottom line: Great Price (free), great reception, small, easy to use.

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Summary: It's a cell phone...Deal with it!
Review: I am a guy who knows what I want, knows what I need, and knows the difference. When it comes to cell phones, I want a cell phone. If I wanted a digital camera, I would buy a digital camera. If I wanted a PDA, I'd purchase one. If I wanted a handheld video console, Nintendo, not LG, would be a top contender for my discriminating dollar.

In the fifteen years that I have owned cell phones of various makes, models, and manufacturers, I have never paid for one. I am into the "free-after-rebate" tradition of buying my phones. All I want in a cell phone is a reliable, no-frills, easy-to-operate, clear sounding, durable, lightweight phone. The LG C1300 is all of that and more...in spades.

Forget the previous complainers. Disregard the negative reviews. It's a cell phone for crying out loud. It doesn't pretend to be anything else. If it's a cell phone you want, I give the LG my highest recommendation.

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Summary: man im sad
Review: at school some moron stole phone(nokia 3595) right out of my backpack in woodshop.so after being yelled at by my parents i took my christmas money with my dad to the cingular store. right away this cell phone was push on my dad. with in a heart beat we came out with this phone. first the reception sucks with this phone it has a low battery life and i feal like ill crush it but as far as a phone goes its okay

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Summary: Don't. Buy. This. Phone.
Review: Where to begin?

I've had the charging problems that others have mentioned. Also, the phone sometimes just turns itself off. Very convenient when you're expecting an important call. The external LED isn't even mentioned in the user's manual. It's there purely for decoration, apparently. The software on the phone is of a generally clunky quality. I can get to the Ringtones shop in one click, but if I miss a call, it's 3 or 4 clicks to check for the caller's identity. You can see where Cingular's priorities are...

The one mitigating factor I'll mention is that the reception has improved greatly since I installed the new antenna that I was sent by Cingular.

Next time, I'm buying a Nokia or a Samsung.

Rating:
Summary: Pretty decent little phone
Review: For years, I have resisted the whole cellphone, constantly connected to the world thing. Then, this Christmas, my folks decided to put me on their Cingular family plan and finally force a cellphone on me. At the cellphone store, all I cared about was finding something small, simple, and unobtrusive. This phone seemed like it would fill those requirements perfectly. Well, it has. Both call quality and battery life have seemed more than adequate. I live on the edge of civilization in northwest Colorado where cell towers are few and far between, but I have had what is (to me) suprising success in getting a good signal where one would expect one to be. It's small size is a real boon to me, or anyone like me who does field work outdoors and has to carry around all manner of other gadgets and equipment and doesn't need a large device getting in the way or getting banged up. If you need a good reliable form of communication and also don't need it to be the center of your life, this model fits the bill.

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Summary: First cellphone and IT ROCKS!!!
Review: The LG C1300 is a sleek, small and very nice cell phone!! Since this is my first one, I was shocked when I got it for Christmas!!! I couldn't believe it!!! This phone is amazing by having an incredable LCD display that is bright and clear! It has very good sound quality when talking/listening to people and when listening to ringtones. There are a few "cool" ringtones such as: Twilight and Rock Me, but that's about it. I would recommend buying your own. The one of the down sides for me is the battery life. The talk time is only four hours and stand-by time isn't that long either. Since I don't talk on the weekdays anyway, I usually leave my phone off. But during the weekends, I talk on it forever causing the battery to run low. Another down side is the external mirror. I wish it could have been an external caller ID or something nice. The only useful thing is the LED light implanted in the mirror telling if your phone battery is charged or not. Overall, for my first cell phone, this is great!! Has everything I wanted in a cell phone! The only two concerns are battery life and the external mirror. If you are considering in buying a cheap yet great quality design, BUY THIS!!! Oh by the way, Cingular ROCKS!!!!

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Summary: Crappy, crappy, phone
Review: The external light doesn't serve any purpose, exept maybe to dupe people into thinking that this phone has external caller ID or an external clock. The antenna sucks too. Get a Motorola or a Samsung.