Inspector Gadget

egotrippen

bmac8117

1. Verizon can't guarantee that this phone will sync with all mail accounts - only gmail, hotmail, yahoo and aol. All others are hit or miss.

2. The web browser is Verizon's own - not Safari, not IE, not Firefox. The sales clerk told me that certain websites won't open on this phone and that WMV files will not play.

3. The VCast software is required to use the MP3 player and watch videos. If you have a MAC, the software won't work.

I love Verizon service and was hesitant to switch over to AT+T in order to use the iPhone (I have a MAC), but I did it. LOVE the iPhone. Truly an amazing piece of equipment. Service with AT+T has been great.

stojef

It is lighter then the EnV. Or at least feals like it. As for the Sync yes it syncs with outlook and emails. There is no WiFi however since the phone is not considered a PDA you only pay for the web2.0 not the 45$ that you pay for pda use. And the browser does the same thing as my moto Q I have for work. I can play youtube videos and display full web pages. As for the phone it is everything the EnV is and What you expected from the EnV when it came out. They fixed most of the problems you get with the EnV but one that I have found so far. When you are listening to music it still stops the music when you go to text someone or go to another app in the phone. I also was pleased to find that out of the box I have 160MB of free mem. one last thing the bluetooth can be used for everything including syncing the phone. I will follow up with any problems I find

wwarlock

cws12201

I've been using the XV6700 from Verizon for over a year, and it's everything this phone claims to be, but actually works. That phone was the real iPhone killer, a year before the iPhone was released. I'm really surprised Verizon isn't pushing the HTC devices more. They really are great, and the new ones are even better. It truly has replaced my PDA, phone, iPod, and laptop for most trips.

Ultimately I think it comes down to Verizon not being able to lock people into additional services, which is a sad disservice to their loyal subscribers.

imetis

kidcoleco

This phone is awesome.., ok no WiFi., kinda sucks but still ur all forgeting that LG came out with the first iPhone thingy.., wow, everyone compares everything to iPhone when the iPhone should be compared to the LG prada.., iphone is nice but..., its not the best phone out there by far!

skyline6

2MP- The 2 megapixel camera is perfect for my needs.
Interface- I love the style of the envy and the format of LG phones. Sure the iphone may be more user friendly to an extent but LG hasn't let me down
$200 - The 200 dollar price difference is plenty enough for me to choice it over the iphone, (not to mention Verizon service is so much better than AT&T in my area)
Full keyboard - awesome, typing on a touch screen isn't the best.
Size - no where near a concern, I really don't see how people complain about the size comparing it to similar phones like the sidekick.
Wifi- cool but not available in many areas where I live yet, so not yet a necessity
Durability LG makes very durable phones in my experience, I haven't seen an apple product (in the handheld realm) that I would consider durable since the first mini and now recently the newest mini
Removable Battery- a must, especially with the way people treat batteries these days.
Removable Memory- makes for easy transfer to your computer, and if your "in" all messaging is free anyways

I loved my Chocolate, loved the Envy, and have a particular interest in the iphone

looks to me that Verizon found a perfect mix

MKader17

I just wish for a world where Apple went with Verizon instead of AT&T. To shame, to shame...

JOakley77

ianmc65

mack3rz

akakakakak

What really though is a seller for me is the UI that looks like it was designed for engineers by engineers. Hey Verizon quit partying like it is 1999 and hire a UI designer.

Verizon should be embarrassed for putting out yet anther sub-par product and touting it as the phone that people will smack their mothers for. The phone is nothing more than a amalgamation of keywords thrown into a poorly designed product: mp3, camera, web browsing, touch screen and of course "iPhone Killer".

8bit

xxdesmus

Let's see..

1. it's huge - but that's more likely to blame on the battery hunger caused by use of CDMA2000 - GSM is much more battery friendly

2. The comic sans-ish font is not what I'd call the makings of a good phone UI. At all. Ever.

3. I'm sure it'll be crippled to the 9s. Such vzw favs come to mind like, "Want to move that cut picture you just shot of the kids over to your PC? Pay me. What? You want to use Bluetooth? Oh no sir, you must pay me. Bluetooth is for headsets."

4. No wifi. I just won't buy a phone that doesn't include wifi any more. My Nokia E65 serves me well and has wifi to boot.

5. The rest of the UI looks like my 2 year old designed it. Want a good phone UI? Take a look at anything running a recent S60 (like 3.0 or 3.1), or even an iPhone.

Get it Now? How about Get it Away?

Floobtronics

Now that new blackberry fakeup...

nightsky

Cleverboy

deadlizard

Seriously speaking though, when did people decide that 2.0 megapixels was the Holy Grail of camera phone technology? I mean, if this was 2.0 with an awesome lens, that would be one thing. But we all know that it's more of the same, and I'm getting kind of pissed off about this. Samsung gave us a 3.2 the better part of two years ago (if memory serves). Why are we still sitting on our ass with this?

If you're going to make a phone a flagship, then don't half-ass. Don't skimp. If you throw the kitchen sink at people, there is a subset that is willing (hell, glad) to throw hundreds of dollars at it.

I'm in love with what I've seen, but I'm going to need to wait to find out precisely what was crippled before I pick it up. I've got an 8600 that I'm looking to switch for new hotness, and the Voyager might be it.

Don't let me down Big Red. Not again.

Sqube

rimplestultskin

NIGHTSKY - Here is a video review.
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STRIDER_MT2K A - I think I saw somewhere that it is 2mm thinner than the current enV

ALBOKAY - No Wi-Fi :(

qwopzxnm

Tek Elements

richillion

scarf

I'm sure this will be popular. There are always at least a few people who cannot access AT&T's network in their area. For those who can, not even $200 price difference between this and the iPhone would be an incentive enough; how likely is that LG (or perhaps Verizon?) would ever update this phone to bring significant new features? And make that update FREE for all current owners??

vasicp

mrz2u

mjmahon

Rain-man

I realize they aren't exactly competing products, but they could have kept the front page to themselves by doing this a week later or earlier.

92BuickLeSabre

I love verizon's service, but they have the worst crippled phones ever.

hagrun

scribe54

But what's with that font on the Voyager????

gklitt

Obee Juan

nightsky

drewheyman

This phone looks terrific, and seems worthy of my $100-to-upgrade-to-a-new-phone-every-two-years credit.

My only question, if someone has an answer: How easy is it to sync Contacts from Outlook into this? Any early thoughts?

Thanks!

Scribe

scribe54

albokay

This could very likely be my next phone, but I still want a hands-on with it first if I can get one.

strider_mt2k

Incidently, the new Linux-based Palm OS is coming...

weatherman

swpoison

HJTravels

Any word on if it has Rev A or not for the HTML browsing?

thejrah