Review: LG Fusic
Browse
Like all Sprint phones, it is easy to navigate through Sprint's deck or to any WAP site using the Fusic. The browser is fast and renders pages accurately. The browser offers a small, medium and large font. There is not that obvious of a difference between the small and medium, but the small size does fit slightly more text on the screen. This is helpful since after using a number of phones from Sprint with a QVGA screen, the 176 *220 screen on the Fusic actually felt a bit cramped when browsing.
Customize
As noted above, the Fusic can use themes that change the look and feel of the home screen and main menu. Unfortunately, we could not find a single one that is better looking than the default that comes with the phone. Each of themes, which cost $4, provides shortcuts to content on Sprint's site, but does not provide a good looking, or even unique experience. The menus inside applications can be skinned with one of four colors to best match the chosen theme.
You can select a wallpaper for the main screen, but this only works with the default theme, not with custom ones. When you use a custom theme, and try to choose a different wallpaper for the main screen, the Fusic warns you this can only be done with the default theme. You can assign a separate wallpaper to the external display no matter what theme is active.
The ringtones on the Fusic are divided in different sections for monophonic, polyphonc, and full music ringers, plus additional sections for purchased or saved ringtones.
The musical ringtones included on the Fusic attempt to play up the phone's musical abilities, but didn't really appeal to our tastes. You can purchase additional ringtones from Sprint or use your own. It is possible to add your own ringtones to new Sprint multimedia phones, including the Fusic, by sending an AAC (.M4A) file to the handset over the air. There are third-party web sites to help you do this. AAC files on the storage card or sent to the phone using Bluetooth will not work as ringers.
File Management
All recent Sprint phones have an application to manage most downloaded content, from ringtones and themes to applications. My Content both allows you to use or delete purchased content on the phone, or download new items either from Sprint's store or your online locker. Any other files you load yourself such as music, videos, photos and purchased music are managed in their own applications.
CTIA 2006
LG Muziq Updates Sprint Fusic
LG LX550 Launches As Fusic on Sprint
Hands On with the T-Mobile SyncUp Kids Watch
TCL's New Foldable Concept Swings Both Ways
LG Fusic / LX-550
