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| Brand: LG
Category: Wireless
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $49.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 2122
Color: Maroon
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: LG-VX9100M
UPC: 652810813822
ASIN: B00192AW88
Release Date: May 6, 2008
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Overall 4 stars August 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was hesitant to get this phone because I've always had a basic, clam shell flip open type. This is my first with keyboard. I really like the phone though.
The Env2 looks great and is the perfect size and weight for me. Little bit smaller than a deck of cards.
The calls are clear, reception is good, battery life is longer than any cell phone I've had.
The only cons for me is the auto key lock feature. I've accidentally made calls before while I had the phone in my pocket out walking.
And when taking a picture, my finger/thumb wants to go where the camera lens is so I have to position them out of the way first.
But those are small issues and overall, I really like this phone.
 Decent phone marred by two major flaws August 12, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I recently became eligible for a phone upgrade and instead of going with the free option like I usually do, I decided to spend the extra fifty bucks and purchase the LG enV2. Yeah it had several features that I probably would never use, like the music player and the VZ Navigator, but it also came with a QWERTY keyboard which I'd been wanting.
After activating it and getting it home, I sat for a while and got myself acclimated to the functions. Quickly I realized that a GPS-enabled music and video player was more of a phone than I really needed. In fact, I probably would never use most of the features included. I use a phone for making calls and texting, that's it. But I loved the keyboard and figured that would make it worthwhile. The next day I went out about my business, ready to enjoy my new device, when I discovered the two problems that would quickly become dealbreakers for me.
First, the vibrate mode is so weak that while going about with the phone in my pocket, I was totally unaware of ANY calls that came through. Realizing this, I had my wife call me several times and I still didn't feel the phone vibrating, even though I was expecting it. I thought maybe it was just because I was walking and took a moment to sit still with the phone pressed against my thigh and waited for her to call again. I felt it, but it was so faint it still took me a moment to be sure it was the phone and not some random muscle twitch. Maybe I'm just spoiled by my previous phone which buzzed so hard it was like a power tool in my pocket. Whatever the case, a phone that isn't able to adequately alert me to incoming calls is a poor performer in my book.
The second problem is even bigger: The exterior keypad lock. I read a couple of people complaining about this in other reviews but I went with the phone anyway, saying to myself "how bad could it be?" Well, it's really bad, actually. While carrying the phone in my pocket I somehow managed to activate it and make calls, one of which lasted 16 minutes before I noticed it. I'd accidentally dialed my wife. The problem is she never picked up the phone and my phone didn't disengage. I could have burned through a couple of hours of minutes if I hadn't noticed when I did. The so-called keypad lock is really poorly designed and, in addition to not working, is a hassle to manipulate.
So now I find myself with a mobile phone that I feel compelled to check every five or ten minutes because I'm paranoid that I'm either missing calls or inadvertently dialing contacts and eating up minutes. These flaws vastly outweigh the convenience of having a QWERTY keyboard, and considering my disinterest in the other functions, I've decided to return this phone and go with the simpler free flip phone I originally intended to get.
I'm sure this model would be great for people who are more inclined to use the many features and who opt to walk around with their phones in pouches on their hips; but for a guy who just wants to make and receive calls along with the occasional text, the LG enV2 is just not practical or user-friendly.
 EnV2 S*L*I*M and S*L*E*E*K! July 30, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I love my LG ENV2. It's a slimmer and sleeker version of the LG ENV and features a full QWERTY keyboard when the phone is flipped open.
This is my first keyboard phone and I've had it for about two-months. Phone calls are loud and clear and I haven't experienced any drop calls and I always have strong signal strength for both data and phone reception.
Battery life lasts and lasts, so I have no complaints there.
The inside display is L-A-R-G-E and the keyboard makes entering data or sending a text/email a breeze! There's also a 2.0 Mega Pixel camera and various tools such as tip calculator, calendar, reg calculator, alarm clock, stop watch, notepad, world clock and stop watch.
Every thing you could possibly want in a phone that's not a "smart phone." The only thing the ENV2 doesn't have is an address book.
There are some small complaints that I have and that is the external display is very small so texting on the outside is bad, so is reading text. You can see caller id but that's about it. And another thing when you want to bring up your contact list, you can't signify categories (i.e. friends, business, family) it just brings up ALL of your contacts. But you can search by letter/name it just takes some time to do that.
Another small complaint is the "key guard" feature that prevents the phone from dialing numbers when it's in your pocket or purse and buttons are pressed. To unlock, all you have to do is press "ok" twice which is very easy to do if the phone is in your pocket. I wished they would have a lock code that you have to enter so that it wouldn't unlock so easily. The LOCK PHONE feature (that locks the phone from use) is a solution, but once you unlock the phone you can't lock it up without going back into security and putting in your security code and it's a real pain.
Also, the camera has no flash.
But no biggies. So far, the ENV2 has performed very nicely and I recommend it to people who want a cool phone with plenty of features and a full keyboard.
I have no complaints (so far) July 28, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I got this phone with my "new every two" upgrade about four days ago and look forward to getting to know all of its greatness in the coming weeks. I had to pay $49.99 for it, but did not have to change my calling plan (which I would have had to do to get the phone I originally wanted, the Voyager). My old phone was a Moto Razr v3m and this is so MUCH nicer. The camera has taken a little getting used to, I took a lot of photos of my feet and lap the first couple of days that I had to delete, but I am getting much better with it. I held onto my old MicroSD card from the Razr, the env2 has a slot on the side, no more taking the battery out to remove/install the memory card. I do not have a USB cable (yet) but hope to get one soon, it has been my first accessory for my last 3 phones. I like that the USB port and SD card slot have covers so foreign object don't wreck them and the covers stay attached to the phone so you don't lose them. Some of the functions take some time to locate in the menus, I don't like that you can't assign a speed dial by going into your contacts list, you have to go to the contact menu and speed dial function. I do like that the directional menu has 7 shortcuts and you can rearrange them as you please, you can rearrange the function menu too. The QWERTY shortcut is a nice option too, can be set to TXT, so when you start typing it starts a new message (or notepad). I like that when you schedule an event, you can select no reminder too. Navigating the Mobile Web is much easier on this phone and texting is a breeze with the full QWERTY keyboard and two spacebars. I like being able to access frequently used functions with the flip either open or closed. I have gotten several compliments on the style of the phone and look forward to accessorizing it.
Very happy with enV2 July 16, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've had this phone one week (upgrade from Motorola RAZR) and I'm really pleased with it. Texting is so easy. The external screen is small but does what it needs to do. I love the external keypad - its so large. In total, I'm so happy to have a QWERTY phone - and its less bulky than I thought it would be. I haven't had issues with the phone coming unlocked in my purse/pocket at all...
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