LG VX-8100

I had a 8100, got it when it first came out, I get bored of phones and swap them around all the time so a few weeks ago I got rid of my 8100 and decided to try the razor for awhile. Here is my opinion. The razr has a better voicedialing system and the bluetooth headsets pair and work better on the razr, you can also use the speakerphone with the phone closed and send ringtones through text messaging. Those are the pros that the razr has over the 8100. Now with that said, the 8100 has a better battery, quicker menu, expandable memory(i miss my video wallpaper) better displays. The razr outside display is worthless, i can barely read the time. The 8100 outside display you can read time, view missed calls, read text messages! Better camera on t...
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let me get this straight you got rid of the 8100 and willingly replaced it with the razr?
my god man why? different strokes for different folks! just like my pappy hed rather buy a chevy truck than a toyota thats going to last several thousand miles more....go figure
thats why we are all individuals i guess.
the only thing i can tell about the razr is its slim ....to me not much of a selling point.

I just bored of the 8100 and nothing new has reaaly came out or seems near so i thought i would try it for a bit. It has some ppoints over the 8100, bluetooth for one works much better as well as voicedialing. That is about it though, it is not a bad phone but if i was new to the game and had to pick one i would go with the 8100, i just had mine awhile, i will ditch the razor as soon as some new models come out. I received my razr for free and will just ebay the crap as soon as something comes out! who knows when that will be.

yaa now that you mention it i think we all get a little bored with what we have. i hear ya

I too get bored of phones and want something new and different. I anxiously awaited the 8100 along with everyone else, got it immediately when it was released, loved it. Got Bitpim down to a science, added all my ringtones, was listening to MP3's before the player was enabled, had all the updates, re-enabled MP3 after V07, etc. etc. etc. Reasearched the darn thing into the ground and knew that phone inside and out and did all the "tricks" available. Then when there was nothing new to do with it, I got bored! Tried the 9800-too big, tried the RAZR-just totally a worthless piece of crap! Now am using the 950. The things I miss about the 8100 mainly are the outside screen (viewing text, which isn't that big of a deal since I don't text ...
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Do you people who get bored with the phone fast just have 1 year contracts or do you just pay the early termination charge so you can get a new phone?

I have a 2 year contract, but am on the Merits program so I can upgrade at the discounted price every 12 months vs. 2 years (or 22 months), but I usually never have the same phone for even a year, so I usually just pay full retail.

That would be cool. I wish I could do that. Lucky you.

although marry, 2 major things i didnt like with the 950, cuz actually i got rid of it for the 8100. the instant tap for light like you said, and if you ask me for anyone that uses texting a lot samsung is shooting themselves in the foot!! thier verson of t9 called "word" has a crappy dictionary and is not expandable! 😳 👿 thats why i got rid of it. and although i liked my 670, i wont go back to samsung till they become texter friendly again. plus after having the 8100, i think i'm loyal to lg

all of us on here know that the 8100 is the bomb phone and it will be a while before they come out with something that matches it or surpasess it! almost every day ill be watching a video or talkin on it with my headset and someone says WOW what a cool phone and they are jealous because they have some crappy service like sprint or whatever. i guess all in all i feel pretty lucky we all should we are
at the top of the tec heap, you know for me its the video conference phone im waiting for
that will be something new! or the chip they place in your head......heee heee heee 🤣

I have the best new phone trick, my wife's contract is 6 moths off of mine, i sign one year contracts so i have a line available for upgrade every 6 months. Wife gets the handme down, which she is not going to complain since the last handme downs she has received have been, a 7000,8000,815. i then just ebay my old phone and put that money towrds a new one🙂 works out pretty good, sometimes i even come out ahead after rebates. My 8100 i got gor 140 on a one year and sold my 8000 for 180 on ebay so i actually mae 40 bucks🙂 sold 8100 and got the razr, broke even on that and signed no contract. Ebay is great🙂 8100's go for 160-200 bucks used on ebay right now, so if something comes out tomorrow that you want just sell your phone and throw that...
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Mary, what is the Merits program? Forgive me, everyone is this is something I should know. But, since it sounds like a great deal, I'd love to know about it!

I can't give you the exact technical description of what/how regarding Enhanced Voice Privacy, and some techie is going to blast me for my description, but here goes; it is some sort of mechanical, or "in phone" system to kind of enhance the digital signal "scrambling" of your voice, to prevent someone picking you up on some sort of scanner.

This feature did not function as well prior to v07 upgrade, but I can still notice a difference in call quality with it turned off.

Same for auto volume. It's much better now, but when I have my headset plugged in - have yet to find a compatible BT - the volume level is too low with auto volume on. It could just be me, but that's been my experience.