LG Dare VX-9700
Dare I be Disappointed?
I spent about 30 minutes yesterday at my local VZW store checking the Dare out. I was quite disappointed, especially after reading so many positive reviews and comments here. I usually find the reviews and comments on the mark but not this time.
The phone's UI didn't seem to flow in a logical manner. The touchscreen was nice but had quite a few quirks. The text / email features does not have predictive text which I find useful when in a hurry. Even the 3.2mp camera was not a huge improvement over my Pearl 2mp camera.
I'm glad to see so many are pleased with this phone. I just wanted to add my experience to give balance to those lurking around here.
The phone's UI didn't seem to flow in a logical manner. The touchscreen was nice but had quite a few quirks. The text / email features does not have predictive text which I find useful when in a hurry. Even the 3.2mp camera was not a huge improvement over my Pearl 2mp camera.
I'm glad to see so many are pleased with this phone. I just wanted to add my experience to give balance to those lurking around here.
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Thirty minutes just is not enough to judge this phone one way or another. For the first few days, I had considered sending mine back because of little things like album artwork not loading, having to bluetooth contacts to the phone, and manually entering calendar items. I still have to touch more than once on a few things, but I have come to accept that it is part of the package.
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Do yourself a favor!
Go and get one and take it home with you. You have 30 days to take it back and owe nothing so what do you have to loose?
I too played with one at the store and walked away with a less than favorable impression. I am patiently waiting for the iPhone 3G and thought what the heck, try it out, get the iPhone, and have both to compare.
The only thing it will cost me is a 10% restocking fee on the iPhone because ATT are a bunch of gippos, so wish VZW had the iPhone!
After getting the Dare home and playing with it for a couple of days and getting used to it, I think the iPhone has some serious competition. Sure, the iPhone blows the Dare away in some catagories but as a "phone" with more than enough awesome features...
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Go and get one and take it home with you. You have 30 days to take it back and owe nothing so what do you have to loose?
I too played with one at the store and walked away with a less than favorable impression. I am patiently waiting for the iPhone 3G and thought what the heck, try it out, get the iPhone, and have both to compare.
The only thing it will cost me is a 10% restocking fee on the iPhone because ATT are a bunch of gippos, so wish VZW had the iPhone!
After getting the Dare home and playing with it for a couple of days and getting used to it, I think the iPhone has some serious competition. Sure, the iPhone blows the Dare away in some catagories but as a "phone" with more than enough awesome features...
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Okay, I played with the Dare for quite some time and here is what I think. The buyers of the Dare so desparetly want everyone to think like they do so they can justify there purchase. This phone is not better then the Voyager!! I mean, this phone feels and looks like a toy!! The browser is just horrible and please....don't tell me that I don't know what I am talking about. The touchscreen....what about it? Nothing to write home about! Please people, get a hold of yourselves and post honest reviews now that the hype has gone down.
In summary, the phone is so so. Don't believe me, go buy one, play with it and I will bet that in about 2 months, many in this forum will be dumping the Dare.
In summary, the phone is so so. Don't believe me, go buy one, play with it and I will bet that in about 2 months, many in this forum will be dumping the Dare.
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ferndog said:
In summary, the phone is so so. Don't believe me, go buy one, play with it and I will bet that in about 2 months, many in this forum will be dumping the Dare.
A new phone in two months? Alot of people on this forum don't keep their phones that long. I, for one, change phones every month. There hasn't been a phone yet that can keep me interested for that long.
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Honest reviews??? Isn't a review an honest "opinion" from a single person's perspective? 🙂 Obviously "your" perspective is that this phone is not good... so... write a review as to why you think this. Don't tell other people that their reviews are worthless for reasons that simply differ from your own opinion. Wars have been fought for far less!
I say read all the reviews and try the phone out at a Verizon store... but definitely read as many reviews as you can first. Hype or not, a review is a review and someone may point something out that you never thought to look into before.
I say read all the reviews and try the phone out at a Verizon store... but definitely read as many reviews as you can first. Hype or not, a review is a review and someone may point something out that you never thought to look into before.
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i seen many video reviews on youtube and it looks fantastic to me, paying $185.00 for a phone like this is fantastic, yes it has problems (all verizons phones have them) but the over the air update will fix the issues, also i heard its alot like the iphone, HEY FERNDOG WHATS UP, THIS IS MBA-------, LOL!!
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I wouldn't go as far as saying the 9700 is a lot like the iPhone... maybe in the sense that it's touch screen but you really cannot compare the two on equal levels.
First... the iPhone is "finger" touch while the 9700 is "pressure" touch. Meaning a stylus will not work on the iPhone as it requires a small amount of heat detected off the user's finger. The 9700 is pressure touch so that you can use a stylus if needed. This makes the iPod far less susceptible to scratches on the touch surface.
Second... the iPhone runs off the full OSX kernel and now offers direct modification via the SDK. The 9700 runs a proprietary cellular phone operating system with far (and I mean FAR) less features. Simply put... the iPhone is a computer to wh...
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First... the iPhone is "finger" touch while the 9700 is "pressure" touch. Meaning a stylus will not work on the iPhone as it requires a small amount of heat detected off the user's finger. The 9700 is pressure touch so that you can use a stylus if needed. This makes the iPod far less susceptible to scratches on the touch surface.
Second... the iPhone runs off the full OSX kernel and now offers direct modification via the SDK. The 9700 runs a proprietary cellular phone operating system with far (and I mean FAR) less features. Simply put... the iPhone is a computer to wh...
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bkai, I just thought I'd let you know that this one post probably had more thought into it then almost anything I've seen. Thanks for your insight and analysis, it's about time someone can make a comment while still backing it up with a logical argument.
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I'm glad to hear my thoughts are appreciated! Thanks!
I do need to make one correction though... I stated that iPhone is "finger" touch requiring a small amount of heat thus disabling the use of a stylus. This isn't exactly what I meant to say. What I meant (in a more technical sense) is that the iPhone and iPod Touch have electrostatic screens which sense the small amount of static produced by a human touch. Although in less technical terms one could combine the heat and static definition, I just wanted to be clear on that. 🙂
If anyone wants more information (on virtually anything for that matter), you can go here:
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/ipod-touch2.htm »
This site gives a very good, in-depth review on how this...
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I do need to make one correction though... I stated that iPhone is "finger" touch requiring a small amount of heat thus disabling the use of a stylus. This isn't exactly what I meant to say. What I meant (in a more technical sense) is that the iPhone and iPod Touch have electrostatic screens which sense the small amount of static produced by a human touch. Although in less technical terms one could combine the heat and static definition, I just wanted to be clear on that. 🙂
If anyone wants more information (on virtually anything for that matter), you can go here:
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/ipod-touch2.htm »
This site gives a very good, in-depth review on how this...
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You know, that makes a whole lot of sense. I currently have an iPhone, and I love the fact that it syncs up with my computer (although the mobile me thing has quite a few bugs to work out). But if I were to use my iPhone as an iPod touch replacement it wouldn't really hurt. Bkai, do you own the LG Dare, or have you tried out the phone in another way. I'm seriously concidering switching my personal line from my iPhone with at&t to verizon. What do you think?
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I'm probably going to give you more information than you would like but my goal is to simply put things into better perspective. 🙂
What I am not going to do is tell you which phone you should pick or which carrier you should choose because this is entirely subjective.
To start with, there is no such thing as a carrier specific tower regardless of what anyone might try to tell you. FCC regulations state that any tower built must be able to support all carriers that wish to use it. This makes sense by imagining what would happen if say (let's pick on Verizon a little) Verizon were to buy up all the good locations in any given city and set up their towers. This is a prelude to a monopoly. Granted carriers do not "have" to use a towe...
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What I am not going to do is tell you which phone you should pick or which carrier you should choose because this is entirely subjective.
To start with, there is no such thing as a carrier specific tower regardless of what anyone might try to tell you. FCC regulations state that any tower built must be able to support all carriers that wish to use it. This makes sense by imagining what would happen if say (let's pick on Verizon a little) Verizon were to buy up all the good locations in any given city and set up their towers. This is a prelude to a monopoly. Granted carriers do not "have" to use a towe...
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The voyager is a BRICK! you have to buy a backpack just to lug it around.
now you do have a point about people over hyping the dare but for heavens sake...this is the first time verizon has put out a phone that has excited people. compared to the other phones that verizon offers, i think the Dare is a great buy. its not the best phone in the world, but who would want that? you would have nothing to upgrade to in the future, lol.
now you do have a point about people over hyping the dare but for heavens sake...this is the first time verizon has put out a phone that has excited people. compared to the other phones that verizon offers, i think the Dare is a great buy. its not the best phone in the world, but who would want that? you would have nothing to upgrade to in the future, lol.
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I have been using DARE since July 3.. I have no issues except for the fact that the outbound audio from the microphone is tinny and maybe a bit too digitized. I have left voicemails for myself and the audio quality does not suffice an overall nice phone. It has almost no BASS, just treble.
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i owned the voyager and your post is crazy. the phone ios way better then the voyager, with virtually the same browser as the voyager. and the screen works a lot better then the voyager. sorry to burst your bubble
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lennydude said:
Do yourself a favor!
Go and get one and take it home with you. You have 30 days to take it back and owe nothing so what do you have to loose?
This makes sense however I elected not to do it as my VZW contract is expired. I simply didn't want to renew for two years and go through all of the un-renew / return procedures.
I do enjoy my VZW Pearl and pleased witht eh VZW network. However, like many others I want to check out the new iphone.
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Understand 🙂
I have had the Dare for a week now and am in love with it so far. It does have some drawbacks but overall a great phone.
I am picking up the new iPhone tomorrow. Going to have to get up early.....LOL
I will then have them both and try them out. Never had the iPhone but have played with one many times. They have it hands down when it comes to the touch screen..........simply amazing. I will see how the "rest" of the phone performs b4 i decide which to keep 🙂🙂
I have had the Dare for a week now and am in love with it so far. It does have some drawbacks but overall a great phone.
I am picking up the new iPhone tomorrow. Going to have to get up early.....LOL
I will then have them both and try them out. Never had the iPhone but have played with one many times. They have it hands down when it comes to the touch screen..........simply amazing. I will see how the "rest" of the phone performs b4 i decide which to keep 🙂🙂
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why are people quick to bash a phone about a feature then actually havnt figured out is IN the phone.
it was the same with the glyde and zooming , and also ending calls.
At least attempt to figure out the phone first before bashing it on features it actually has!
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it was the same with the glyde and zooming , and also ending calls.
At least attempt to figure out the phone first before bashing it on features it actually has!
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Well i have a voyager and a pearl, i am picking up the dare tomorrow so i will give a good comparison of the 3
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well, I know have all 3 and i must say i was pleaasantly suprised how well i liked the dare. I must say i was not that pumped to get one but my voyager is sold and gone, this thing blows it away. Internet speeds seem a little daster on my pearl but i personally thought the browser on the dare kills the voyager in both speed and ease of use, after I figuered out all the display an dzoom options from hitting the outside buttons i am really liking it. It synced with my laptop through bluetooth no problem, synced my calender through outlook and transfer a bunch of ringtones to my sound folder(then mms them to myself free rigntones!) This thing would be huge if Verizon actually pushed it
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