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| Brand: LG
Category: Wireless
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $99.99
You Save: $300.00 (75%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 2311
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: LG-VX10000
UPC: 652810813549
ASIN: B000Z3TSDW
Release Date: November 16, 2007
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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 ...well i love it & who doesnt? December 1, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
it*s amazing...but something that everyone trying to choose between this and iphone should consider is that verizon will insure this phone for total equipment coverage (which is theft & user created damage on top of just the normal phone defects)...att will NOT insure the iphone. Ive been a customer with at&t for years and am switching because in just the past three months i had a blackberry (which they dont insure) that broke...a razr 2 (also dont insure) that was stolen and then an iphone (which the screen got cracked when a friend dropped it) i know it sounds like im irresponsible with phones but im really not...this is stuff that can happen to anybody and has happened to me and several friends and co-workers. Especially with a phone that everybody really wants right now & is more likely to try and steal...this is very important!!! & on just the phone alone its great... its easier to use and has more options than the iphone and being able to use a full keyboard is VERY helpfull if you send a lot of text messages, emails, or various memos & such!
 It's got great extras but it's missing the basics December 1, 2007
81 out of 92 found this review helpful
The Voyager is well equipped with extras (mobile TV, navigation system, music player, etc) but it is missing some of the small things that I feel a phone needs for day-to-day use. Some examples of this are: the address book does not have room for addresses and the data labels are unchangeable (each person can only have 2 email addresses, 1 home phone number, etc), the calendar is very basic and a little difficult to work with, the screen is difficult to scroll so if you are looking for a number to call in your contacts you are bound to press a couple names before you get to the one you want and Email (yahoo, aol) can only be accessed when the phone is open (even if you just want to read them). But the phone is easy to use, a great size (with keyboard) and text messaging and voice dialing are awesome. Overall, I am still undecided about whether or not I want to keep this phone... I feel like the extras which make it so cool will not be utilized all that often and the things that are missing/ inadequate will only bother me more over time but we will see.
Verizon made it worth the wait! November 30, 2007
88 out of 93 found this review helpful
*Note...if a "Flip and Talk" phone is more your speed, then the Voyager is probably not the phone for you. The Voyager is geared more for a person that loves gadgets and lots of them.
If operating costs and equipment features are important to you then this review will be an eye opener. I personally look at plans, equipment costs and features when choosing a wireless provider. It's important for you to know that I don't work for or am affiliated with any wireless carrier in any way. I'm purely a consumer.
Let me start out by saying that I "almost" left Verizon to get the iPhone. I knew that the iPhone was in development and I couldn't wait. Imagine my disappointment when Apple signed an exclusive contract with AT&T...uggg...soooo I let my 2 year contract with Verizon run out, I didn't do the New Every 2 and kept my old beat-up phone an additional YEAR with the intent of changing carriers. Just to get the iPhone even though I have been "mostly" happy with Verizons' service. They just didn't have the iPhone and that's what I wanted....bad. The time had come to make the leap to AT&T and to the iPhone. I started the process and to my surprise the cost of my plan would have increased by over $80 and I would have had to pay for features I got for free on my current Verizon plan. I had a Family Share Plan with 1000 min. and have 4 phones that all share the minutes. Plus, web, vcast, text, pics...you name it. All for about $114 a month. A great deal that isn't even offered anymore by Verizon. To switch to AT&T and get the iPhone I would have had to first purchase the iPhone from Apple ($399) and sign a plan just for the iPhone, no more Family Share Plan and the cheapest plan was $59 for 500 minutes plus add web, pics, text etc..(about $70 in total) Then get a Family plan with web, text, pics, etc. for my 3 remaining phones (700 min. + all the goodies at $85) plus get 3 new phones with an average cost of $40.00 each ($120.00) for decent phones, shipping, activation, etc. Already I'm looking at @ $660 out of pocket just to get started. My monthly bill (give or take a few dollars) would have ended up costing @ $155. So if you take all of the costs and lump them together over the 2 year contract (not counting the over web minutes) My cost per month would have been somewhere between $175-$195. So, now I'm very sad...I waited and waited and now this. All of a sudden Verizon strikes back with the Voyager. Wow! This is like the iPhone but on steroids! I guess good things do come to those that wait. I did the New Every 2 and got the web discount of $50 for a total cost of $199 for the Voyager. PLUS 3 new phones for the family (2 free and one at about $50), bumped up the minutes to 1400 ($80 per month plus the goodies @ $25), unlimited web, text, pics, etc...all for an out of pocket cost of $250 when added together with the calling plan over the 2 year contract comes out somewhere between $115-$135. So a $50 dollar difference was very attractive to me.
That pretty much covers the calling plan/equipment cost issue but what about the phone features? Is the iPhone worth the additional $50 a month? Well let me tell you, strait up NO...not even close. Comparing cost to features, I can't even begin to go into detail as to how much the Voyager kicks the iPhones' butt in this category (this review is long enough already). However, let me say this...Apple has always been and always will be very focused on the "Eye Candy" and the User Interface (UI) which is great. I will give the iPhone it's props when it comes to making things look really cool and user friendly. I just think they charge too much for it. When you compare features -vs- cost the Voyager beats the iPhone hands down. However, the UI on the Voyager can be confusing at times and takes some getting used to plus it's not as "cool looking" as the iPhone. It took me about a day of playing with mine on and off to figure everything out. Here is a high level comparison between the iPhone and the Voyager:
IPhone
Price after rebates: $399
Size: 4.5" x 2.4" x 0.46"
Screen size and resolution: 3.5" 320 x 480 touchscreen
Keyboard: Virtual QWERTY
HTML browser: Yes
Instant Messaging: No
PIM: Sync via iTunes
Music sync: Sync with iTunes
Video sync: Sync with iTunes for purchased TV and movie content
OTA music downloads: iTunes over WiFi, $.99/track
OTA video streaming: YouTube
Imaging: 2 MP
3G: No
WiFi: Yes
Rated talk time: 8 hours
GPS: No
TV: No
Internal memory: 8 GB
Expansion memory: none
Headphones: 3.5mm jack, headphones and microphone included
Bluetooth: Yes
Voyager
Price after rebates: $199
Size: 4.64" x 2.12" x 0.71"
Screen size and resolution: External: 2.8" 240 x 400 touchscreen with VibeTouch (haptics) Internal: 2.8" 240 x 400
Keyboard: Exterior: Virtual QWERTY Interior: Physical QWERTY
HTML browser: Yes
Instant Messaging: Yes (MS, AIM & Yahoo)
PIM: Sync via V CAST
Music sync: Transfer music with V CAST Music Manager
Video sync: Windows Media Player and V CAST movie/tv/video content
OTA music downloads: V CAST Music over EV-DO, $1.99/track
OTA video streaming: V CAST Videos
Imaging: 2 MP with video
3G: EV-DO
WiFi: No
Rated talk time: 4.5 hours
GPS: Yes
TV: V CAST Mobile TV (MediaFLO)
Internal memory: 128 MB
Expansion memory: microSD/HC to 8 GB (empty)
Headphones: 2.5mm jack, no headphones included
Bluetooth: Yes, with A2DP
So as you can clearly see each phone brings SOMETHING to the table. The Voyager just brings a lot more at half the cost.
Bottom line: If you have read this review all the way to this point, you have really done your homework and are considering all of your options. You must really want an iPhone. My recommendation is before you jump over to AT&T and drop a ton of cash on an iPhone give the Voyager a test drive for 30 days. I guarantee you will be pleasantly surprised with what the Voyager can do at half the price.
What and When November 29, 2007
1 out of 30 found this review helpful
Hey everyone i was just wondering the the phones you order here come in the original verizon box? Also i also ordered a coupla other phones do they all come at the same time or no? and last how long does it take to get this phone shipped
LG Creates The Voyager November 28, 2007
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
LG continues to pioneer the industry with this cutting edge phone. It's abilities are amazing and the phone continues to impress me. With features like touch screen technology, live streaming TV, and the current ability to be an 8 Gigabyte media center its all that of the IPhone and more.
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