LG VX-8100

sk enterprises said:
Does it really have 512mb memory?? How is it allocated ?

How do I check that? I may need to play with it more to find that out.

plumbum said:
Can you l=play music - >mP3's through a bluetooth headset?
Thanks for taking time to answers questions! 😲)

Don't know. I don't have a bluetooth headset yet. Sorry.

Ok, I guess my question is a bit pre-mature, but I want to be able to fill up the SD card with mp3's and listen to them with a BT headset. Im guessing a data cable will be nesscisary for putting 500 MB of mp3's on the card, but thats what im shooting for. Not to mention putting a movie on a 1Gig sd card. But BlueTooth Mp3 playing is important to me.

plumbum said:
Ok, I guess my question is a bit pre-mature, but I want to be able to fill up the SD card with mp3's and listen to them with a BT headset. Im guessing a data cable will be nesscisary for putting 500 MB of mp3's on the card, but thats what im shooting for. Not to mention putting a movie on a 1Gig sd card. But BlueTooth Mp3 playing is important to me.

Don't know the answer to that one.

How about mp3s through regular earphones (maybe with an adapter)? Is there a dedicated mp3 player?

plumbum said:
Can you l=play music - >mP3's through a bluetooth headset?
Thanks for taking time to answers questions! 😲)

Motorola is releasing, if not has released, the ht820 bluetooth stereo headphones for that specific purpose. They wrap around the back of the head and have both mp3 and phone controls. Go to www.hellomoto.com and look under either bluetooth products or coming soon stuff.

Looks great, but will the 8100 be able pair up with it and play mp3's through the headset?
I think Im asking is the 8100 BT v1.2?
BT v1.1 can't play mp3 as Ive read...?

Should be able to. I'm going to have my dist rep send me a trial pair of the headphones when i get the 8100 and see how it works. I've got the same plans as everyone else who likes the memory. By all accounts, the profile should treat it like another bt headset, since it doubles as a phone headset as well. I'll post solid info as soon as I can.

sorry to not completely answer.... from what i've heard, all new phones are bt 1.2 so compatibility SHOULDN'T be an issue. I bold shouldn't for obvious reasons.

Yeah dude... MP3's will sound like crap unless you have stereo headphones... You can't just use any bluetooth headset... there's one available already...

http://www.btboutique.com/product_info.php?cPath=22& ... »

moto ht820same design. my hs810 played rings once through the headset. Not when the phone was ringing, but when i was scrolling through my ringer list. It sounded worse than a blown speaker with no highs or lows. Stereo headpones should be great

According to what I read from VZW, the BT does not support stereo headphones.

Put it in ur mouth, does it taste alright?

Man, I gotta get this phone!!! 😁

CeIIPhoneGuy said:
Put it in ur mouth, does it taste alright?

Man, I gotta get this phone!!! 😁

Too sour 😛

Ill bet it smells sweet!?!?!
I like the smell of new plastic-electronics...

I have two questions for you if that's ok.

First, how is the voice command functionality? Specifically, let's say that you have multiple numbers programmed for John Smith, i.e. John Smith "Home", John Smith "Mobile" etc... In the past, LG phones (VX 6100, VX 8000 etc) would only bring up the "primary" number with voice command, meaning that you would have to manually dial the other numbers. On the new Motorola E815, the voice command brings up ALL the numbers, and lets you sequentially say "yes" or "no", until you get to the number you are wanting to call. Very handy when using the Bluetooth headset.

This brings me to my second question. I've been told by a number of Verizon reps that the Bluetooth functionality on the VX 8100 i...
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supersonic said:
I have two questions for you if that's ok.

First, how is the voice command functionality? Specifically, let's say that you have multiple numbers programmed for John Smith, i.e. John Smith "Home", John Smith "Mobile" etc... In the past, LG phones (VX 6100, VX 8000 etc) would only bring up the "primary" number with voice command, meaning that you would have to manually dial the other numbers. On the new Motorola E815, the voice command brings up ALL the numbers, and lets you sequentially say "yes" or "no", until you get to the number you are wanting to call. Very handy when using the Bluetooth headset.



This brings me to my second question. I've been told by a number of Verizon reps that th

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Thanks. Looking forward to your observations!

supersonic said:
First, how is the voice command functionality? Specifically, let's say that you have multiple numbers programmed for John Smith, i.e. John Smith "Home", John Smith "Mobile" etc... In the past, LG phones (VX 6100, VX 8000 etc) would only bring up the "primary" number with voice command, meaning that you would have to manually dial the other numbers. On the new Motorola E815, the voice command brings up ALL the numbers, and lets you sequentially say "yes" or "no", until you get to the number you are wanting to call. Very handy when using the Bluetooth headset.

Just to let you know, if you update the software on any of the LGs, you actually have the option to select other numbers stored...
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Interesting. On my previous phone, the LG VX6100, even after three software upgrades, it still only calls the primary contact number. Maybe it works for certain LG models, but not for others?

This is actually a moot point now because I just returned from a local Verizon store and played with the new VX8100 for about 45 minutes. I had to pull some teeth just to get them to bring it out from the back, but I'm glad I did. The voice dialing feature is exactly the same as the VX8000; you have to program the voice dial numbers yourself, with your own voice. This kills any comparison to the Motorola E815 for me, because I have close to 300 business and personal contacts, and there's no way I would want to spend the time training the phone ...
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wow this would be a helpful comment if it weren't bs. If you look at the specs sheet it clearly says independant. 😉

Hey Longfellow, two things.

First, click the link to the actual LG VX 8100 Instruction Manual that was posted here yesterday. Then, read the voice dialing instructions. It clearly states that you have to manually program names into voice dialing. It's the same software that the VX 8000 uses.

Secondly, unless the VX 8100 I tested yesterday at a Verizon store here in the Northwest was a beta unit, (which it wasn't -- they pulled it out of a factory fresh box), it does NOT have speaker independent voice dialing.

Perhaps before insulting/accusing someone you should do your homework, and not just rely on a "spec sheet", for your information, as they are typically revised numerous times before a product is released. I have no ulterior...
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yes, only if on viberate

yes, only with my glasses on

yes, it is real loud. I had to turn the ringer volume down.

glueman1000 said:
can you check the "get it now" section does it give the option for the "iphonebook and "IDATEBOOK" I need the 2 verizon has a way of changing the options from phone to phone
this would help
thanks

Yes, it has idatebook and iphonebook under Business/Tools I didn't see any version on them.

thank you this will help me choose between the e815 and the 8100

does it look like u can swap out the blue facepalte?

sk enterprises said:
does it look like u can swap out the blue facepalte?

No, it looks like it is on there pretty solid.

fly_Dream said:
Uhh am I missing something here I didn't see the phone on that pic u posted there's just some clock... Anyone can post some random pic and claim they took it with vx 8100. Can u take a pic in front of the mirror pls. Thx 🙂

Look below, I posted several pictures already of the phone(s)

you said that you havent used bt, right? That and the mp3 capacity are my two reasons for ditching my v710 (and the fact that I like LG's phonebook better).

The VX 8100 does NOT, I repeat, NOT have speaker independent voice dialing software. Played with an 8100 today for over 45 minutes, and discovered that it has the same voice dialing software as the VX 8000. Basically, you have to program your own voice dials.

You can also look at one of the other posts in this forum that has a link to the VX 8100 manual; the voice dial section states that you have to manually program the voice dials with your own voice. The lack of speaker independent software totally killed any enthusiasm I had for this phone. I can't believe that LG wouldn't put this in their new "flagship" model, but instead have it available for their lower models, i.e. the VX 4500 or VX 6100. Very strange. Definitely glad I w...
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What exactly is speaker independent voice dialing? Does that mean you don't have to record a voice dial? Personally, I would think there is less chance of error by recording. The online manual shows digit dialing. I tried the 815 also today and it couldn't get any of the digit dial, as well as the voice correct.

Correct. Speaker Independent Voice Recognition means that you speak a word/name/phone number, and the phone "interprets" what you're saying, and then takes the next applicable action, i.e. dials the person or phone number you've just spoken. While not perfect, I've found that both voice dialing by name and digit dialing on the Motorola E815 is about 99.5% accurate. To me, it sure beats having to manually record over 300 names in my phone.

Based on some of the problems you've reported, perhaps you got a bad phone and should exchange it. I haven't had any of the issues you've reported pop up on the E815, and have been extremely happy with it.

Yeah, I saw that post, and but it also says this

Voice Activated Dialing (VAD) : Allows you to place a call using your voice.

Saving a Voice Name

NOTE: When entering names in your Contacts list,
avoid symbols other than letters (such as
digits and punctuation marks). The name is automatically saved when storing the number. You can not verbally assign a name to the contact. The phone will complete this for you.


Calling a Voice Name
Press the Voice Memo Key. Please say a command. is read over the speaker or earpice of the phone. Say the word Call Someone Say the name of the contact. Confirm the name of the contact by saying Yes or No. At this point the phone will dial the call out for you.

Which implies that it would be sp...
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