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Um, what was the point again?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/
It's been a long time since I've seen a phone that warrented a second glance.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/
I'm not crazy about the Nokia phones that keep popping up and some are downright terrible both from a design and a useability stanpoint, but at least someone is out there thinking about what these devices should look like and not just reusing the same crappy form factor over and over again.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/
I think the clamshell has emerged as the natural form/function balance for most people, so that's why every phone looks the same.

As mobile messaging becomes more mass market, you will start to see more similarities among messaging device form factors. I predict you will start to see the "sideways" clamshell design (candybar for voice when closed, clamshell for data when opened) used with the Motorola A630 and Nokia communicators become the new de facto standard. Of course the devices themselves will have to become slimmer and competitive with the blackberry, treo, and sidekick.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/
You don't need to say some shits unless you have used it before or want to buy it.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/
Another high priced, full O' gimmicks, scheme from a wireless company.

These guys are having orgasims over EV-DO but it is nothing more than another High Priced Scheme to extract more money for something that promises the world and will deliver far less.

RD]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/
so what company doesn't have gimmicks? So I take it you do not use a cell phone because all companies tout something superior v. another. The post precludes you merely scoffed at EV-DO. One must seek knowledge and experience before holding judgement.

I just got the e815, have not hacked it yet, but the VCast under the EV-DO network is a pretty good high-speed wireless network in delivering content. And it will improve. I was trying out the Sansung i730 for a little over a week and the EV-DO was pretty good, but the phone was too bulky for my taste. And I am not really a fan of Windows Smartphone. It was too unintuitive versus the Palm OS.

Please try it before you merely pounce on it...let us know your experience with EV-DO...]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/I first got the E815 and then returned it for the VX8100.
Here is my summary:
E815
A little buggy.
It has a better large screen than the VX8100, esp. for VDO.
Can use speaker phone while closed, although the voice quality is not as good as speaker phone on LG
Sigificantly more hackable
Voice recognition excellent.

LGVX8100
More intuitive menues
Smaller, easier to hold, less likely to slip out of your hand.
Bluetooth, hard to use, I still can get my PDA to work with it, even though it "sees" it. Unable to figure out what the "Passkey" should be.
Excellent speakerphone, can't use while closed

Dear Ian Spain
How do I get the bluetooth DUN to work?
Adam]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/
My question is about the My Pix online photo album: How do I access it? I saved a pic and sent it to the online album, but nothing in my documentation tells me how to find the album online. Any ideas?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/The volume and speakerphone buttons
function as a shortcut to put phone on vibrate etc.,when phone is closed.I was hitting these buttons inadvertently ,with phone closed, and putting phone on vibrate,missing calls. I switched to the 8100.
]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/I wish have MP3 player. One of friend told me that LG will update S/W to enable MP3 function.

Anyway, it is so nice. No regret. Specially, taking picture girl friend with smaller resolution. It turned out crystal clear picture.

I lo~~~ve it.

]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Thanks, Steve]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/
Verizon crippled the MP4 playback feature, rumor has it until the release of its Music-On-Demand service. However, crafty consumers can bypass it by renaming files to the accepted *.qcp exelevension. After uploading it through a miniSD card, users can retrieve the file through the Get It Now folder.

]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/
I compared the VX8100 to the e815 and went with LG because the e815 didn't feel sturdy. I went to several stores and found e815's where the upper half of the clamshell felt loose.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/
i compared the vx8100 to the e815 and went with lg because the e815 didn't feel sturdy. i went to several stores and found e815's where the
upper half of the clamshell felt loose.
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check this thread for tons on info on the 8100.
]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/
check this thread for tons on info on the 8100.
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Jerry: Thanks for that howardforums.com article on playing MP3s on the LG VX8100! Great site. I had no idea how to play MP3s on this thing until I read that article. I guess simply changing the extension to .mid or .qcp is the trick. :)]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/
Rob, yes.. you can do the free pic transfer thing.. as a verizon agent.. i cant tell ya .. you'll find it..]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/thanks]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/
-allan]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/>I'll confirm that you just need to change the file extension your MP3s to mid. That’s pretty much it. First I dropped the memory card (512MB) into my 8100. This created a file structure (a few folders). I am still waiting on my data cable (eBay purchase) to xfer files so in the interim I just dropped my mini SD into a Melodistik (using the full size SD adapter), copied the renamed MP3s into the My_Sounds folder on the memory card and stuck the card back in my phone. Bring up your main menu (OK button), go left twice to GET IT NOW tab, hit ‘1’ or OK again for option #1 (Get Tunes & Tones), then press ‘3’ or go down twice and hit OK for My Sounds and voila… Your MP3s now show up in the folder. Scroll down and press play. This is kludgey for sure but it works. I haven’t gotten the outside buttons to work yet. Can’t wait to get my data cable and try BITPIM.

I'll check out howardforums when I get a chance to see if there is a better way once I get my data cable and look into getting a firmware upgrade.

Voice dialing… pretty slick. – quick editorial comment… Some people just can’t figure things out and worse they can’t or choose not to read… end of rant. – If you can’t find your manual you can download the PDF... just google for it. > Voice dialing on the 8100 is very different from the Moto phones I’ve had (most of which had cool features, but sucked bad in terms of OS reliability and durability). Instead of having a limited number of Voice Dial numbers where you have to record the name (audio string) as an entry to the selected Name/Number and then the phone attempts to match the spoken pattern to the recorded pattern… the LG actually has a Voice Reco type of search & match. You just press the Voice Dial button, listen to the prompt (it would be great to have the flexibility of turning the prompt off) and say “Call” or “Call Someone” (alternately you can also just hit the VDial button and then hit OK because “Call Someone” is already highlighted. When prompted with, “Please say a name.” You merely do just that and generally get a few choices. I've had great success with this.

The digit dial can work pretty well when you are driving as well. You can rattle the numbers off … all ten digits … at a normal pace and the phone does a great job with the Speech Reco for me (male with a fairly neutral mid-Atlantic accent).

One irritation is that I cannot set T9Word as my default method of text entry so I have to change it EVERY TIME. What a pain in the… I just dumped Cingular because their network sucks and the customer service model (how to make / keep a happy customer) is severely deficient and they stuck me with a Moto which lost the outside display and shorly thereafter lost the inside as well. Moto is still junk (V60, T720, V220… I miss the reliability of the plain Jane Star TAC… feature poor but very durable). This is my first LG and I’ve been told they are reliable and well made and the review are generally good so I’m hoping for the best. Good luck all…

Earlier I said that you read too far… i.e. Howardforums.com has been mentioned above more than once and it is the place to go for just about any question although it pays to look around at other sites. I’ve had great success finding what I was looking for there for many models over time.

T]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/16/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx8100/Dec 19th 2005 12:17AM