LG Phone Reviews & Rankings

There has been reports of processor glitches in the first generation LG. This happens when there are to many programs running in the background when a call is place or a text is sent or recieved. The data is not stored do to the glitch which causes the phone not to recieve or send data. This problem is a programmers error, which can be fixed by getting a larger processor which can be hard as well as expensive to replace. A much simpler and Less expensive solution to the problem is to end tasks manually by killing all running programs. This can be done by holding down the home button for3 second then pressing end all tasks and running apps.

My cell phone (LG 290C) is having a party since I got home from class. In the thirty minutes I have been browsing for an answer, the phone has shut off and restarted all by itself at least 15 times. It won't stay on long enough to do anything. It does not make a difference whether I let the phone sit, or if I try to send a text, open the web browser, make a call, it will just randomly shut off. Up until a week ago (I have owned this phone for five months) it worked perfectly. In the last week it randomly shut off twice, but that's all until today, when it had this major problem. I wish I had the answer. If anyone can tell me anything please do. On here, or email me at natalie_smarty_sweet@hotmail.com

I am having this same problem but my phone is a Samsung sgh-a437. I took it to the ATT repair center today and they told me that because the little square above the battery was red that my phone had water damage. I know that there is no way that is does. I checked the other phones in our house -- 4 others all the same model -- and they *all* have red squares. Yet mine is the only one that isn't working. I think the squares are always red and they just use that as an excuse to not replace your phone.Here's some info my husband found about the moisture stips in cell phones. http://clarkhoward.com/liveweb/shownotes/2007/07/24/12458/

I was looking for anyone having problems with their LG phone shutting off. It looks like I am not the only one. I have an LG VX5400 - in fact this is the second one. I returned the first one because after the phone lay unused for 5-6 hours, like over night, the phone would shut off. Most importantly, I was unable to restart the phone without plugging it into the charger. Mind you, the battery is fully charged. As soon as the phone is plugged into the charger it starts up, and appears to be fully charged. I received a replacement form LG, and unfortunately, it is doing the same thing.Does anyone have a lead on this problem? Thanks in advance.

I was having this problem also. I purchased my phone in Sept 05. I wanted to know if it was isolated to my set or if it was an LG problem when I found this site. Thank God you guys reported your problem. My phone is will Telus. So for all those who might read this with the same problem, I took the phone to Telus and reported the issue. The rep sent out the phone and have me a loaner. He said it would 2-3 weeks. 2 weeks later (yesterday) I got back my phone. So far so good. Telus reported it as a software issue. I think the Telus warranty is 1 year. I will be monitoring it closely and if it even does it just one more time, I'm taking the phone back - so don't let anyone tell you that it was something you did! Tell them to get it fixed!!

I have been having the same thing with my LG6100. It is a phone that is a month old. They replaced my other one for free because the open/close sensor was malfunctioning and would make my ringer not work. Anyway, they had no idea what it was until I diagnosed it and demanded a free phone. I recommend to all of you who are still under warrenty to read up on this and demand a new phone. The thing with the water works as this. There is a strip at the bottom of batteries. It will turn PINK if it has gotten wet. If they try to say that yours has gotten wet, suggest that they give you something to wet it with and if it changes colors then they are incorrect. Perhaps ask them for a new battery or something first. Make sure they know that you know what your talking about before you do this. They must be fully convinced for you to not have to wet your batteries strip.

I am using LG KP199 last for 3 years.... even i have faced same switch off problem some time but what so good about my phone is it repairs itself....last it been switch off but when i plug it to battery switch it show full battery....when i removed it for switch board then it was keep on automatically switch off....then finally i switch on my phone during charging, when it opens i have switch off it my self then after removing it from switch board i have tried to switch on...now it is working well....

Yep - having the same issue with my LG6190. It seems to me that it is much more likely to shut down when I close the phone – thus I believe at this time that the problem is related to the wiring in the pivot of the phone (there is more play in the pivot than there was when brand new). I've had the phone since June 2005 and this issue has only started to occur in the past 3-4 weeks and seems to be getting progressively worse. The first 3-4 times that it shut down was over a 2 week period. In the past week, it has shut down a few times each day. I’ve killed my log files as recommended by another person here – guess we’ll see if that works. I’ve noticed that the log files only get so big and then the oldest records are automatically cleared so I doubt this as a solution. Don’t you love dealing with companies that deny responsibility and pass it off to their customers?

Telus and LG are a couple of liars. I can't say anything about LG 6190 because I don't have that phone. I do have the LG3200. I can't believe that it's now 2005 and Telus is still saying that they haven't heard anything about LG3200 randomly shutting off. I got my phone in August 2004 and well into February of 2005, I was still bringing my phone to the store either for replacement or for repair. My phone, among other things that were wrong with it, kept randomly shutting off. Water damage was also one of the reasons a Telus sales rep told me was the cause. She even pointed out that she could tell that it's water damage because the strip on my battery is gray. I looked up new batteries and their strips were all grey! Anyway, when the store finally sent in my replacement phone to be refurbished (after several repairs in the past), my phone worked well. I think it's probably a combination of hardware and software problems. During that (more or less) 6 months that I kept going back to the store, I also called and e-mailed (several times as well) Telus and LG about my problems. So Telus and LG saying this year that they've never heard anything like that is pure rubbish. If I had any other choice, I wouldn't be going with Telus at all. (At the time that I purchased the phone, Telus was the only cell phone provider in my area offering text messaging to phones outside Canada/US.)

Peter, I found out how my phone shuts off. It is now in for repairs. It only happens when the phone gets compressed and the backlight is on. For example I have the phone in a leather case that is clipped to my belt. When I bend down and only when the phone flips open enough to have the backlight come on and then the phone is compressed will it shut off. I simulated this situation by opening and then closing the phone then squashing it between my hands. The phone shut off almost every time. Crazy isn't it. The telus rep did not believe me until I did it in front of him. He said that it could be a lose wire that connects from the keypad area to the earpiece area.Hope that helps, Newcell :DLooks like this is a quirk with this phone. The phone went in for repairs but didn't realy find anything wrong. It only happens when the front plastic cover is on. The plastic cover must push on some keys to make it shut off. When the phone is not in the case and it is compressed it will not shut off. The connection was resoldered anyways but it did not help. The Telus rep even ordered in a genuine LG case but it also shuts off with the LG case. Looks like I will have to keep the phone in my pocket of clip it on the side so it does not get compressed.

Peter, I have kind of monitored my phone to see what might be causing the problem. It may appear to be happening at about the same power level as when I charge the battery. For example if I charge the battery with three bars left it begins to happen at three bars. same goes for two. This time I ran the batteries right down to the charge warning and will see what happens. Have you noticed this phenomenon. I wonder if LG has a batch of defective batteries or is there a firmware upgrade that might fix the problem. I will not know for a few days if there is a connection as it take a couple of days for me to run my battery down half way.Newcell

I have a 6190 as well as my buddy, his 6190 is a bigger piece than mine. His reboots randomely, turns off when texting, doesn't alwasy receive text messages, the list goes on. My 6190 on turns off if you close the phone to fast after using it. This is my 3rd LG phone, first one I got stopped letting me receive calls, I went 2 days, before think, gee why hasn't anybpdy called me. And the 2nd was a replacement LG phone same thing, so I figure I would upgrade to the 6190, well it is just as bad, I WILL NEVER BUY AN LG PHONE AGAIN!!!!!

I too also have had this problem with my phone... I bought it about a week ago and it has shut off about 4 or 5 times with no reason. It usually happens when I have taken a picture with the flip closed or just after taking a picture with the flip open and then closing it. I plan on taking my phone back to telus and see what they say. But we all know that they have never heard about this ever happening. Oh well I might just copy this forum and send it to one of the telus reps and see what they say...

I have the LG Envy and I am having the same problem. I think I just figured mine out. I think the battery is not clipped in tight enough and it is losing contact with whatever powers the phone. Just jiggle the area where the battery is. I always wondered why I didn't get the power down sound when it shut off like it does when the battery is low. I guess I will take to the shop eventually.

My LG UX5000 (with US Cellular) is doing the same thing, sometimes shuts off or reboots. Sitting on my desk it has restarted four times in the past hour. It is several years old now so I'll probably be told to get a new phone and they'll try and get me to sign for another two years.

My phone does that as well, it reall agrivates me. I took it to the verizon wireless store and they said that it was water damaged. There is no way that could of happened, they said they could look on the strip on the battery. I think its bogus and they want me to buy a new phone. I'm still trying to find out how true that really is.

Yes, my phone does that at least 3 times every day and i have the lg neon. It will also sometimes say service detached and than ill have service or sometimes no sim card entered when it shuts off and than comes back on but my sim card is inserted!

The LG6190 and LG3200 have had these problems for some time now. It is covered under warranty or a replacement if you're within 30 days of purchase. I had the same problem with mine and they fixed it,my only problem now is that 50% of the time,when I go to text message my phone will turn off and on......wonderful. God bless you LG........ -Josh

And BTW, I wasn't the only one having the problems that I was having with LG3200. During the 6 months that I kept going back to the store, there were always 1 or 2 other customers there complaining about the same phone. I was only in that store for less than about 30 minutes so you can imagine how many customers go there in one whole day to complain.

Peter,Looks like my theory is not holding true. My phone turned off today and it was fully charged. I phoned Telus and they said that they had no reports of this happening. I also phoned LG and they also said that they have not heard of any reports of this happening with the LG 6190.Newcell :(

Has anyone had problems with placing a call and the call not being displayed in call history or send a message and it not appear in messages

I am having the same problem i cant tell if its battery connection,battery, dirty phone or what? i also have an lg xenon its just pissing me off anybody know what to do ?

Koribaby, I am just accepting that this is a quirk with the LG6190. I now wear the phone kind of on the side so it does not get compressed when I pick up something. Since I have been doing this it hasn't shut off on me.Newcell

I have had the problem with the LG 6190 shuting off and on randomly.My theory is that is get over loaded. Hapens alot when i'm sending apicture message or playing a game. THe Telus Rep also told me that they havent herd anything about it.

I had the same problem with my LG until I clear the Recent call log file. Just hit erase all. My phone does not shut off any more as long as I keep clearing the recent call log once and a while.

My 6190 randomly shuts off too! Its usually when trying to access text messages, it will just restart! its a pain in the ass! And alot of times I get some texts about 4 or 5 times over and over again.!

my LG rumor just randomly shuts down- most often when it's just in my pocket- but sometimes when im trying to type a text

Possibly to save battery time I mean, if your not gonna use it, may as well be off! lol and if it turns on well it might be cause somebody just tryed to call lol!

I am having the exact problem with my lg3200, the phone keeps shutting off and turning on all by itself. Anyone know anything about this? thx Peter

My problem has gotten worth... It happens like what slymer53... when I take a picture etc..... Telus said They never herd of thid probrlem

C'mon kids. this is a software problem, take it to a dealer to get the software update!!

I have the same problem and Telus also says that they have never heard about this.

i have never experienced that but its probally under warranty

You have to create folders for your media. I believe they are as follows.mp3/ AUDIO/ VIDEO/I think there's also option on your phone to format the MiniSD Card to automatically create those directories.. but i'm not positive. In regards to ringtone/mp3's.. I don't have a datacable yet, but I heard that if you change your mp3's to the same name as a ringtone and limit it to 30seconds, you are able to.. but I haven't tested it yet. There is something on one of these forums somewhere on it. Now.. if only there were stereo headphones or something for this system.. hmm..

Hey, had that problem with MP3's already. The file name is charater sensitive and cannot have any symbols etc in the file name or it will be initialised on the Mini-SD. If you are already at that point with your phone make sure that you re-format your Mini SD internally in your PC before re-saving anything on your card. Good luck, I had to trade my first one three days ago and this new one has been working well since then. Good luck. . . :)

With your 256sd chip I believe you have to downlaod what you want on to your phone and then save it to your chip. Then it should save on to your card. You'll find that even if you take the chip and put into a digital camera or any device you can use a sd card with it will save the pictures etc. but you can't view them of your phone, only in the device that you took the picture with.

not yet, still working on it. As i said in another post. COpy some movies, videos, cartoons on to your Phone and watch tv on it!!! its amazing. Its all i've been doing lately. Family Guy and the Simpsons on my phone now. Get the Nokia Multimedia converter to make 3G2 files from Mpegs. AMAZING Quality!!!

Anonymous said: [quote:9976ffa791=Anonymous]No sterio headset available from LG, but the motorola sterio headset does work with the 535. The samsung I700 sterio headset does not. 8)Do you mean the headphones that attach where the data cable/adapter attaches or the 2.55mm jack?[/quote:9976ffa791] the 2.5 mm jack

where do you buy the datacable for the LG 535 so you can edit the ringtones? and as for that trick with the changing the name of the mp3 to one of the ringtones and making it 30seconds, what format should the 30sec (or less) audio file be? mp3?

Anonymous said: No sterio headset available from LG, but the motorola sterio headset does work with the 535. The samsung I700 sterio headset does not. 8)Do you mean the headphones that attach where the data cable/adapter attaches or the 2.55mm jack?

i had the same problem, if you creat an mp3 folder and then save everything it will work. but any one know if you can set the mp3's as your ringtone?

No sterio headset available from LG, but the motorola sterio headset does work with the 535. The samsung I700 sterio headset does not. 8)

how do you put videos and movies on the phone LG 535????can anyone help me? :)

any ideas for how to get mp3 ringtones on there yet??thanks!dan :)

Hi again Terri, I've been going through the manual myself and I have to agree with you. It doesn't mention anything about chat view for messages in the inbox at all. Are you sure you have managed to access this feature in the past, and saw message threads with separate text bubbles for sender and recipient? Try going to Inbox and pressing Options near the top right corner of the screen to see if you find a relevant option there. Or if that doesn't help, open any one message in the Inbox to see if the option might be present there instead. Let us know how it goes!

(I think) I'm viewing messages in the Inbox. This is what I posted elsewhere: How do I set the cell to show an ongoing text conversation? I can answer a text, but can't see the text to which I responded. It only shows the sender's name and a few words for several incoming or outgoing texts. But now and then I accidentally touch something that shows the whole convo - in balloons, like a comic strip. The manual is not helpful. It only answers minimal questions. Thanks!

Are you sure you have managed to access this feature in the past, and saw message threads with separate text bubbles for sender and recipient? Yes. that's how I know it could be done. I've been told it can only be done with a smart phone, and I know I don't have that.

OMG! Are you kidding me? I just tried it and it worked! Now I know how I did it so easily without realizing it!! I asked so many people and no one had an answer. Thanks, Andrew!

Hi Terri. I think I might know what you're talking about. When you are on the home screen, swipe to the right. You will see the most recent messages sent to and from you.

Hi terri. Try this: 1. Touch Messages then Inbox 2. Touch an Inbox message 3. Touch FWD to view the conversation in chat view mode.Let me know if that works.

Hi Terri, are you trying to access chat view through the Messages menu? Or while you are viewing messages in the Inbox?

thanks bro I got it 2, I think you're awesome help!

no answers/suggestions?

I have lost my sound from my phone. I can`t hear any music or when somebody calls me I am unable to hear the ring tone as well. I have troubleshooted every possible way I can, but to no avail. Please help me!

My phone keeps shut of it a lgvn150 I think it the batter because the version wire logic is on the phone then shut down then it takes about five min twomin go off

LG REVERE manual model vn150 I need a larger manual I am 73 anddont see very well ...ThankYou

Can you send me the operating manual for the LG revere vn150 cell phone

I need a LG Revere manual to use the features of this cell phone

I need a user manual for the Lg Revere VN150

I need a manual for my LG Revere phone - VN150

LG VN-150 is aka LG Revere. Please, download its manual here.

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PART ONE To create the folders needed to transfer files to your card: 1) Make sure your battery is charged, the phone won't recognize your card if your battery is 3/4 empty or more 2) Obviously, make sure your card is in the phone! 3) From standby mode press following buttons: MENU-->SETTINGS-->MINI SD CARD-->RESET CARD-->RESET 4) Turn off your phone and remove your Mini SD Card 5 )And you're done part one!!!PART 2 To get files on your SD card to work you need: 1) A card reader (got mine from tigerdirect.ca for $15) 2) The Mini SD card adapter (should be inlcuded when you bought your Mini SD Card), so it can fit in the regular SD card sized slot of your reader now.............. 1) Setup and connect your card reader to your PC 2) Insert the Mini SD card into the SD adapter 3) Insert the SD adapter into the card reader 4) Find the appropiate drive the reader corresponds to in relation to your SD adapter 5) Once you find the appropiate drive, begin to drag files to the MP3 folder 6) Remember to not put any funny characters in the file names (only put letters, numbers or dashes) or else the phone won't read the file 7) Your now free to enjoy your newly uploaded music!!!!!!As well to put videos on your phone.....you need to download the Nokia Multimedia Converter 2.0...just google the name of the program and you'll find a ton of places to download it from....After you converted video files with the program, simply drag the converted files to the VIDEO folder of your Mini SD Card.HAPPY PHONE-ING!!!!!!

should i purchase A or B or both? A) MiniSD 128MB Memory Card w/ SD Adapter Product #: NSDMCM128 $29.99 Add more memory to your phone and handheld Store digital images, MP3 files and video Includes an SD card adapter Use with an USB SD Card Reader to transfer your files from your phone to your PC(sold seperately) B) Mini SD Memory Card 128Mb Product #: NSDM128 $34.99 Enjoy benefits of a regular Secure Digital card in a smaller size, suitable for mobile phones. Enables users to download, store and play secure content. Bundled with an adapter for use in standard size SD card readers.

barbie071979,For #4, it just means that you need to go to your My Computer and find what driver letter (ie: D:/ or E:/..etc..) the card reader corresponds to. Typically for WIndows XP, when you plug the card into the card reader, a window will pop up automatically asking what you would like to do, just open the folder if you want to access it, and drag whatever you need in and out of the card. Cy

Thank you so much for your great explanation the_dude, I followed all your steps and it worked great! One thing to watch out though is the length of the songs' name, when too long, it doesn't play on the phone.... but easy to fix!Quick question, would you happen to know how to save pictures taken with the phone onto the mini SD card? Thank you!

I work at Telus and I think I can help you with this problem. What you have to do is create a folder (we'll call it MP3) then you must convert your music into MP3 format and put them in the MP3 folder and voila,good to go ! Hope that helped a little ! Peace. -Joshua Monette

my computer has an SD card slot, and i need to purchase a mini SD card for my LG 535, is there anything else i need to purchase because i noticed that the mini SD card is smaller than the normal SD card that fits into the slot

I purchased the LG MM535, the mini sd, adapter and the reader. I read the steps the_dude wrote and they are great. One question, how do you do # 4?4) Find the appropiate drive the reader corresponds to in relation to your SD adapter

For allie 1299, go with A becuase you NEED the SD Adapter to transfer files to your phone. The SD Adapter will allow you card to fit into a regular SD card slot.

How do you save your pictures taken by the LG 535 to the mini SD card? :neutral:

Lock code can be a 4, 5 or 6 digit number. Common default lock codes are: - 1234 - 12345 - 123456 - 0000 - 00000 - 00000It can also be the last 4 digits of your phone number. To find out what exactly the lock code is, call your carrier and they will provide you with your lock code, considering you haven't changed the default lock code yet.

My lg and 230 has not been activated for quite some time but has a lock on it need 4 digit code the cell has photo's I want off of it

my phone has not been on for a while and i forgot my lo9ck code4

how do i unlock my phone havent usrd in while

The Unlock code is the last 4 digits of your phone#.

tried everything..nothing is working help me plx!

not working

how to find unlock PUK code

I have already gone through all of this, I came across this page in yet another attempt at finding software compatible with the LG 2000. Here's the info I've got: *I was able to get a USB cable for this phone from e-bay, unfortunately, the software is NOT compatible with the phone, so basically the only thing the cable is good for is for charging the phone. *There doesn't seem to be ANY software in existance - if you happen to find some, don't get your hopes up, it won't do the things you'll want it to do (unless you only want it to load your contact list to your PC). *LG has software on their website, but the LG 2000 is pretty much the only model not listed for compatibility. A Fido customer service rep who said he used to be a technician told me that the LG software should work even if this model is not listed, after all, it IS an LG phone. Only, wasting $10 for a cable is one thing, I'm not willing to waste another $39.99, plus tax and shipping. I've resigned myself to the fact that I made a mistake. I've learned my lesson, in the future I will do my research before buying. At least I only paid $30 for the phone because I signed another contract with Fido, and along with it I got 6 months of unlimited text messaging. I haven't received my bill yet, so I'll have to see if they do charge me for all the pictures I e-mailed myself. It is a nice phone, it's just really disappointing that they've nabbed so many people with this problem. All just to make another buck, eh?

Okay, I'm confused. I bought my wife an LG 2000 without realizing this would be an issue.We really don't care about uploading anything to the phone, but it's really important to us to be able to download photos. I haven't heard anything specific about this yet.We use Fido prepaid-can't send the photos to the web album they offer. I guess it's for contract holders only. Will having a data cable allow us to get the pics off the phone? Will we need software, or drivers, and where do they come from? LG canada is useless on this issue, Fido of course won't help.OR, if that's out, does anyone know if we can send the pics to another phone that does support downloading? Fido pre-paid info is unclear about sending pics.Thanks.

Samantha,Geekgrrl's right. the lg 2000 is usb compatiable. unfortunately fido isn't supporting the data cable and probably won't be. they want you to send all your images over the air and pay data transfer fees. sneaky. sneaky.luckily there are after market company's selling data cables for the lg 2000. i don't think you'll find one at future shop or london drugs. try some fo the larger cell phone specialty shops or look online. if you search google for lg 2000 data cables and poke around you'll find the thing you need.p.s. you can search google right at the top right corner of this page.

Any one got the software to use with the USB cable ?I have some software form another LG 1100 phone... i can use it for the PC Sync (for contact list)... but to transfert music (mp3, mid) or pic... it doesnt work... so anyone got an idea ??

Sami, Your phone has USB connectivity. The cable is probably the same kind that is used to connect a camera to your computer.Specs on your phone are here: https://www.cellphones.ca/cell-phones/phone/328/

LG 2000 HelpSamantha,I think you will find what you seek here.http://www.cellphoneshop.net/dasuforlgf9g.html

Oops - I meant unlimited picture messaging, not text messaging.

anybody?? :(

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Hi Samuel. Try this:1. From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key . 2. Touch System settings > Apps > All 3. Choose Gallery > Clear dataHopefully this solution works for you. Good luck!

thank you very much, im not the person that asked but this was perfect for me.

hey, i tried that but still my phone still has deleted the uploaded pics.

Thank you I've tried everything and nothing work...you're great thanks

It keeps coming back

Thank you it helped me

You must mark them all (in the options once you are into your inbox) and then press delete and it will confirm if you want to delete the entire selection.

Thank you Stephanie_58375,i could kiss you worked great ,you should call telus canada and tell them how its done in techical support .my hats off to you !

I do not now how to do this I just got this phone last week so ya

How do I mark messages so I can delete them all at once.

The only way I have figure out how to delete your inbox is unfortunately 1 by 1. That's one thing I don't like.

thank you sooooo mutch .was searching for so long to find out how.

yes ,Thank you very much Stephanie!!

you need to put your SD card in, go to your settings menu, select (9)- mini SD card, (5) - reset card, (1) Reset. this gives you the folders needed to dump mp3 files in the mp3 folder. make shure file names are not too long otherwise they wont play. then open the folder containing your sd card and you can just click and drag. as for video.... it needs to be converted to a 3G format (.3G3) :wink:

I had the lg 535, and did the exact same thing you've done, with the same result. You have to load the mp3's onto the card with a card reader/writer in Windows Media Player format for some reason, and then it will work. I don't know why, but that's the way it worked for me. The palm (mine's a Tungsten E2) puts them in RealOne format, which the phone doesn't like. Good luck!

i just bought this phone, nd i thought that when i upload my mp3s on my memory stick i could use them as my ringtones, thats not the case...thats stupid, i had a crap phone before and i could do that..

P.S. Don't forget to format or reset your card as your phone's menu will call it before you start. Name the folder you want to put your music into MP3 and the phone will recognize it.

i was told to format my memory card on my gl 535,before i can download music on the card.but it just gives me the reset option that does nothing to format the card?

Also remove any symbols from the mp3 name. For some reason that works.

i cant get this data cable to work bitpim isnt workingHELP me please