Update: Check out the review of the new LG Shine
No phones are perfect. Ever. It’s because these days mobile phones are very complex devices - they do all sorts of stuff, and so it’s hard to ensure universal quality. With the Chocolate phone, LG has had a good go at doing their very best to minimise any errors. Links will take you to pictures which illustrate the point (see all).
Firstly, the name. Chocolate phone. ‘I have a chocolate phone.’ It’s a marketing technique, and it’s already worked well. Think Wii, Google, etc.
Style - excellent
The Chocolate phone is a thing of beauty. It really is a stunning device; and the girls just love it.
Sleek, smooth and simply cool, the chocolate phone really is one to show off (and I have been, a lot). I love its looks, and I’m one who is very picky about these sorts of things.
One of the best things about the ’style’ of the phone is its simplistic look when it’s not being used (that is, its in ’sleep’, waiting for a call or text). The sliding nature of the phone is really cool, too. It can stand on it’s side. Compared to an iPod shuffle.
Hardware - very good
The hardware manages to do everything very well. Calls are clear and loud, the screen is nice and bright and can be used even in bright sunlight, and the camera produces pretty cool results.
The heat-sensitive touchpad is very nice; I love to point that little feature out as you can see it in action right away, but it could be a downside if you have ‘fat fingers’… a light touch is needed (and perhaps patience at the start). It doesn’t stand on the table upright, but it does sideways (and leaning).
The slidiness of the phone is brilliantly done, and the keypad is even back-lit to perfection. One issue in the usability of the phone is simply the placement of the side-buttons. There are two on each side, all the same height along the phone. I do feel that they’re in an awkward position and you can’t use them when you hold the phone like a normal person.
While it’s hard to place them in a good place, at least them being on the display part of the phone would mean I could use them when the phone had the keypad out and I’m making a call. The ‘end call’ button is on the side, so really I must be able to press that with ease if I want to continue looking slender and elegant 
Also there’s a flap on the side of the phone. It covers the power/data connection and it’s poorly made - it flops about if you don’t handle the phone correctly and can ruin the look of the thing. This is a bit ironic, as it’s made from the same silky material as the case and is meant to make the phone look better.
The earphones/handsfree kit it comes with is a bit of a joke - those earphones are megga gross and most of the buttons on the extra control don’t do anything.
It comes with bluetooth and can go on the ‘net, and can play MP3s very loud indeed which is cool for cooking and showing people new music. Its got a really good amount of memory, too (128MB), which is good for lots of 3G video footage and music.
Media samples
We’re doing our A-levels, so this is how we spend our physics lessons. Video isn’t this size, but is this quality.
Picture sample - it’s a very high-res camera for it’s size.
Software - good
But not excellent, especially for someone who likes his computer. Products like this make me think I could have a great future in ensuring software is excellent before going out the door, because very quickly into using the phone a few holes appeared.
Video playback is excellent (and it can handle a 3.5 minute music video with ease) MP3s can be played, along with WMAs and AACs, so that’s a real bonus to many. The sounds this thing makes are lovely - very nice and a pleasure to listen to. I especially love that each key has its own note, and my Mum’s number makes a cool tune. So texting is interesting, too. It also comes with a Sudoku java game.
As a guy who needs to be woken up a lot, the alarms feature is brilliant - multiple alarms, multiple days for each, a variety of decent rings.
The general quality of the software is high - the look and feel of the menus is nice, and everything is solid (it hasn’t crashed or faulted, yet).
Bluetooth works very nicely with my iMac - transferring files is a doddle and it also plays 3G video files generated by QuickTime Pro.
The phone works and does many things pretty well… but people who like their computers may find themselves frustrated.
- A calendar and address book which won’t sync with my iMac’s better, easier to edit brother.
They include special software for Windows which will let you manage and back-up this stuff, but that’s no good; time was wasted making that and not supporting existing (well documented) standards which would be appreciated more. The phone is, after all, bluetooth enabled. (I’d be looking for someone to fire.) - Text input can be frustrate.
Unfortunately my main use for this phone will be texting, so it’s a shame that the predictive text software (T9 make this) is stupid (as in it doesn’t learn which word you use the most), and makes it impossible to edit a word you’ve already made (move on and you have to go back and do it again). Also when switching case inputs, ‘ABC’ should be followed by ‘abc’, not the other way around (this can ruin the ease of input). All these small little things are silly errors and, while they don’t make the phone rubbish by any means, they should have been dealt with. - The icons are poorly thought out, and the good ones are copies of OS X or Windows.
Vetting the designers work (or, properly briefing them) would have fixed this. - There is no loudspeaker option for calls.
I was actually stunned by this, as the speaker is loud… but the phone just doesn’t let you. Why, exactly, I would love to know. - Some menus are non-intuitive.
Again, simply poor usability. Nothing you can’t learn after playing with it, though. - Other little niggles: silly animations are displayed when you play an MP3;
you can not change the ring tone tune or volumeyou can change ringtones, my bad!; I should be able to set what happens when I press the camera button twice (default is play MP3s); the screen should show what the final image will look like when I take a picture, not a cropped version of it (debatable, though); can’t zoom in to look closer at photos.
I find is quite sad that I have to write this list, because so many of the problems seem to come from people not thinking. But it’s not just LG doing this - all bloody phones are flawed… they’re just too complex not to be.
For what it’s worth, though, while I complain so much about all this stuff I still love the phone… it just works, and that’s as good as any.
Conclusions
This is a very good phone indeed. It does all the things you need it to. I know that I will be using it for the next year at the very least. It’s a strong player and feels like it will last.
While it doesn’t pander to my geeky tastes of perfect, usable software, it is more than good enough for me (as I haven’t made it myself). I will say that if LG ever want to stop these sort of mistakes happening again, hire me… because I will make it perfect.
The LG Chocolate phone has its real super-strength in the style department, without a doubt. It’s a stunner. But on top of being a stunner, it has the body of a premiership football player (nothing Olympic), and the brains of reliable-but-dim secretary.
So… I’d do it, then. Review, pictures and images, and more information about the new white and pink versions of this phone.
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You can’t change the ring tone? Isn’t that going to be a major no-no considering most people in the UK like changing their ring tones as well as having different ring tones for different people (e.g. the theme from The Omen or The Exorcist for when your parents ring).
That single lack-of-feature could be the one thing that stops a great many people buying this phone …
I agree - I have tried to change it a few times, but setting a new tone doesn’t actually mean anything… it just sticks with the old one. A fundamental error, really.
Whats the retail value of these phones in the UK, and I know they come in white in Asia, is there any word\sightings of them in white there?
Nothing in white…
I would say around £300 - £350 on it’s own… probably a lot less when you buy it with a year’s network contract.
You can get the phone for free on certain networks / tariffs. According to the LG website it has 64 ringtones and supports polyphonic / mp3 tones, so I’m guessing it can do them
Personally I do hope it’s just mine, and they haven’t messed up all of them
“heat sensitive” is wrong - that’s a capacitive sensor in the keypad.
Yet again LG have copied something, lets think back. We’ve had a N90 copy, RAZR copy and now a Samsung D600 copy. When will they ever come up with thier own designs.
Anyway it does look nice.
@private - But the touch pad is heat sensitive - normal objects will not set it off.
Nice but too large and non folding to make much of an effect on the RZR market - how hard is it to design a folding phone?
I wouldn’t want a folding phone - they just about always look rubbish. The very word ‘clamshell’ is unpleasant.
The keypad most likely *is* capacitance touch. Normal objects don’t set them off either as only your finger alters the capacitance field in the correct way. Try breathing on they keypad — if it was heat-sensitive, the keys would go haywire.
Arg. C’mon UK. Get with the grammar Nazi-ism:
It’s = It is.
Its = possessive.
Cool phone, though.
i cant stop myself from telling the word that i won 2 of these phones on the radio last weak get in !!!!!
you can change the ringtone its simple. Go onto My stuff, then sound, go onto ringtone desired the press options and the set as ringtone should be available.
I have tried that and it doesn’t work. So this must be an issue with my phone only.
I love these thin phones like the Chocolate, Razr, and Blade. They are too cute!
Don’t touch just anything at The Chocolate Blog 18th May 2006
[...] If you’ve read any of the media or blog reviews of the Chocolate Phone that we’ve featured here, you’ll know by now that one of the key features is it’s glowing red touch pad. [...]
is it avalible on pay as you go or is that a stupid question
hi i realy want a lg chocolate now and my free upgrade is next month i cant wait its like christmas lol
I REALY ENJOYD THE REVIEW BUT IM NOT SURE IF U CAN RECORD VIDEOS OF THE PHONE CAN SOMEONE TELL ME
@ julie: Yes, I have it on PAYG with Orange. All you need to do is buy the phone, and then take your PAYG sim and put it into the phone. It works a treat.
@ JJ: You can record video - a lot of it and at a reasonably high quality. The video clip in this review is a sample of the video you can record with it.
kk thanks u helped alot i now cant wait to get it
right now i have the smsung D600 it realy cool but i get bord of phones realy esaly as soon as i c a new 1 i hav 2 get it im addicted
whats the price for phone as a pay as you go at orange
Orange aren’t selling it. It’s free with a 12-month contract on O2 at the Carphone Warehouse.
I read this review before I got it, but regardless of the lousy software, I got one anyway (the looks were just too good). I was pleasantly surprised, as the ringtone could be changed. Personally, I think the predictive text is also not that bad, and the photo quality is excellent compared to my old phone (D500). Overall I think it’s great!
The phone is also free on o2 online shop with a 12 month contract (think you can get one for £25/month with quite a few texts and mins).
did i hear right, the phone hasnt got a loud speaker?
Okay.. Someone said it’s a copy of the Samsung D600. My gosh.. How can anyone say that? Both phones are sliders. That it. Nothin’ more to it. Besides, the Samsung’s ugly as hell compared to this one.
One can only hope that the software isn’t as crappy as some people claim. And if it is, I hope LG will provide firmware upgrades. I’m going to get me one of these..
Have heard that files cannot be shared with other handsets through the bluetooth. Is this the case do you know?
Would like to try one of these handsets but I tend to share videos and pics with friends and family so this is an important consideration for me.
You can transfer video, image and audio files quite easily through Bluetooth with this handset to many others.
can u change the txt alert sound to an mp3 sound say the star wars theme or something similar?i need to know before i buy 1
Yes I think so.
i live beef fried rice do you thikn this phone will be suitable for ordering it from the chinese
can u try doin it on your phone and let me know fintan,ive been told it cant be done.
I’ve just got this phone and it seems really good except the SMS ringtones are really quiet (inaudable infact) and there seems to be no way to make them louder. Does anyone know how to make them louder?
can i get this phone not on contract and on pay as you go for o2? if so where? please let me know xx
OK I really can’t afford a pay monthly phone as my parents don’t pay for it and I am too young to get a job, isn’t there a pay as you go version?
Please help because I have fallen in love with this phone!
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Excellent review. Thanks, man!
ok i didn`t right excelent review.thanks,man. who the hell rote it?
i have this phone but cannot assign a picture i have saved in my stuff photos to a phonebook entry. when i edit phonebook entry, then click right/left on the picture bit it just says phonebook picture empty????????
kk
i went and sour the phone and wow its so cool
right i really want one of these but i need to know something is there a memory card slot like the samsung d600 or not? and when the phone rings or you get a text van you actually hear it because ive got the samsung d500 now and its not very loud also not having a loud speaker when phone calling is it a big let down please please tell me as i really like it thanks xxxxx
i have herd that u cnt change the ringtone and the message tone is this tru? and can u listen 2 mp3’s on loudspeaker? plz tell me !!!!
Just got this phone - no complaints -
however- i cannot get the software to work/recognise the phone, and therfore cannot transfer any file to/from the phone. I am running windows xp, any ideas? - the software installs ok and loads up but cannot connect to the phone. Please Help!
As for the sms volume i dont think u can raise it.
i do like the james bond ring tone though!
Hey,
Im on o2, i would like it on pay as you go and am too young to get a contract. Does anyone know how much it will cost for pay as you go as i love this phone!!
i want on pay as u go wen is it out any terrif!!!!!
hi, i heard there are only 2!! themes for this phone? is that true?(black and silver?) you cant change color for the looks inside? i think it looks way too black inside now..
can sum1 who ownes 1 of these phones please tell me if u can change the txt alert to sumthing u have downloaded or bluetoothed
Hi
I was wondering is it possible to rdit photos once you have taken them?
*edit
YES!!! GETTING MINE TOMORROW!!!! I’ll let you all know mwaaa hahahahaha
Is it not possible to switch off the predictive text on this phone? I love all the other features, but T9 is the one thing that puts me off getting it…
Would appreciate anyone’s help!
@ Bex: Yes you can switch off predictive text very easily.
@ mia: Yes, there are only two GUI themes for the LG chocolate phone, the silver one looking a bit dodge in my opinion. The default black one is more than nice, though.
@ mark: You
cancan not change the text alert sound to something you have moved onto the phone.@ joe: I can’t do that either - I think you need to take a picture at the lowest resolution for that to work.
@ Natalie: I’m sure you can find somewhere to buy it from. Then just stick a PAYG sim card into it, and away you go!
@ dee: You can’t change the volume of the SMS alert (on my model).
after reading the whole of the forum, well i love this phone all the bad points are smothered by good points so its the phone im going to get,
the looks are stunning and its as smooth as tom cruise.
now imagine this phone in a film
how slick would it look but i guess u have to have nokia in the front cover..
arrr well great phone THANKS EVERYONE
Help! I got the phone yesterday - it’s the first time I moved away from Nokia and I’m starting to regret.
I love the look and the feel, but the text imput drives me mad and spoils the whole experience! The predictive text doesn’t switch to a capital leter, after putting a full stop and a space… And having to keep changing to a capital by toggling the bottom right key is made worse by the fact that: a) the capital letter is not right next to the small letter and b) the number of clicks you need to go through to get to a T9Abc is not set and keeps changing! Is something just simply wrong with my handset or have LG managed to make such a fundamental mistake?… Please can you tell me how this works on your phone. Tnx.
@ AR: Yes, LG have made a fundamental flaw.
Unfortunately, I would put this down to them not understanding the English language well enough.
On the brighter side, however, you do sort of get used to it.
Damn… I was still hoping that there was a glitch with the software on my phone… What a shame. I think I will just stop using captial letters. Tnx. A
You guys have all made my day!
Im bored, sat at work in sunny North Cyprus, Its very hot by the way i hear you lot are still freezing to death!, and all your comments are very amusing!
So, can someone post lots of photos at all angles of this bar of chocolate, that does’nt melt in your hand! as i have only found one photo! and am still dying to know what it is exactly that you are all so excited about! I’m sure it will take at least another 2 years to reach this Island! I have a D500, and i am bored and disappointed with it to be honest..cheers! have a nice day!
Ok……so i’m Blonde! Yes I found the photos!!!
If anyone is thinking of shipping any to Northern Cyprus! let me know!!!
It looks all good to me!
I hate predictive texting anyway!
how many msgs can this phone hold? got my upgrade coming up, but needs to hold loadz of messages!! thanks!
my birthday is coming up, i know for a fact my parents will not allow me to take up a “contract” with this phone, so how can i get it on PAYG
someone said, buy the phone on o2, then put an orange SC in it?
however, wont you have brought the contract thingy then?
so ill still be paying what £35 a month for this phone?
i just want to buy the god damn phone and use PAYG :(:(
please help, if anyone finds a genuine site with LG KG800 on orange PAYG please post it, thanks alot
to save picture to contact you must take the picture with the smallest picture option on the camera
You mentioned it works fine with your iMac via Bluetooth.
- Have you tried to transfer wallpapers to the phone (if so, did they work?)
- The MP3 are transfered thru iTunes or Bluetooth File Exchange?
- Is it a “Mac friendly” phone? (I have a SonyEricsson and it is very Mac friendly, thus my question)
Thanks for your great review!
Jorge
Hi fintan,
great review cheers, i just got the kg800 and i can’t see how you can change the message tone to something you’ve sent across to the phone…can you explain how you’ve done it. the quiet message tones are raining on my parade!!
cheers,
marty
A great review and some really valid pros and cons for the LG Chocolate, aka KG800.
This phone is flying at the moment obviously helped along by LG’s massive TV and Magazine advertising campaign.
But lets not all forget that this phone is ALL about its looks and not about features. It doesn’t offer anything new in the way of technology but it does offer todays phone features in a casing that looks fantastic.
We are looking forward to the white vesion being launched, no word yet on a release date in the UK but it is already in production overseas - can’t say I like the White Chocolate version as much as the brown but hey - I’m sure it’ll whet someones appetite!
Andy
I’ve got a Razr and am trying to decide between a new razr in a different finish, or this. I”ve pretty much decised on the LG, but the one thing holding me back is, what about scratches? The whole outer seems to be made out of the same stuff as my (very scratched) ipod screen. How does it handle life in a pocket full of change and keys?
hi i can change ringtone. but HELP PLEASE
how do i change message alerts as what is on the phone is hopeless
any help will be gratefully received
Can it do what the D600 cannot - ring and vibrate at the same time?
have you actually changed the txt tone to something you have moved to the phone fintan ? ive been to 3 or 4 shops and they say it cant be done.try it and let me know.cheers
how do i put mp3’s onto the phone!! or can’t i do that?
@ LOU
dude is there any jobs goin over there
manchester sucks, even tho i have lived hear all my life.
also im gettin this phone on contract as the monthly fee is just like payin for the handset over a time and u get calls and txts.
so everyone forget PAYG
I’m hopefully getting one of these phones at the weekend. The shop is only getting 4 in and they have reserved one for me. Can’t wait to get it as my last phone was a Siemens SL65 and it just died on me so back to an old phone for the timebeing.
I hope my new LG can do all these things without any hassle, ie. change the tones etc!
I got mine today and I love it! So excited, It’s easy to use and does all I need it to do! only down side is I cant stick it on handsfree when busy cooking n stuff and tex volume is quiet but apart from that it’s FAB!!
the quiet msg tone is well annoyin!!!!!!!!!
can’t change the volume and, contradicting fintan, u can’t change the msg tone to one u hav put on yourself!!!!!!!!!
Message alert and volume alters fine on mine.
Ring tones change easily.
Syncs OK with MacOSX Tiger
Got mine free on O2, with cashback bonus and 500 minutes per month (including international calls) and 100 texts for £35 / month. Free insurance for 6 months. (Then cancellable). 12 m contract. I think this is an excellent little phone.
Re: This getting a contract phone free on O2.
Nothing is for free. What Fintan is saying is that the phone will cost u nothing if u pay a line rental fee of £20 per month for 12 months. Its basically like buying the phone really but u pay a bit off per month with your line rental so its kinda like Hire Purchase.
Thats all very well if you’re on O2 already because you’ll have the free calls aswell, but getting it on an O2 contract for 12 months at £20, then switching the Sim Card to an Orange PAYG Sim Card isnt going to work.
I had a contract phone on Orange but I still had my old Orange PAYG Sim Card. I tried switching the cards but I got no signal because my phone was contract based, not PAYG.
So I fail to see how an O2 contract phone could be used with an Orange PAYG Sim Card, as they are even more foreign to each other!
Fintan are u sure u have an O2 contract phone but are using an Orange PAYG Sim Card in it?
@hell10n: No, I was given the phone by LG without a sim or contract, as if I bought it ’sim free’ on its own.
Fintan May 18th, 2006 #
@ julie: Yes, I have it on PAYG with Orange. All you need to do is buy the phone, and then take your PAYG sim and put it into the phone. It works a treat.
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Fintan May 19th, 2006 #
Orange aren’t selling it. It’s free with a 12-month contract on O2 at the Carphone Warehouse.
So how do u know that this phone will work as u mentioned above if u were given the phone by LG unlocked?
U are misleading people into thinking that the phone will automatically work on other networks which it wont unless u get it unlocked, which will cost more money again.
hell10n: I’m not misleading anyone.
I was given this phone to review. I had another phone on PAYG with Orange. I inserted my SIM card and it works.
A phone that you buy outside of a contract will work with any major network in the UK, because they all follow the same communication specifications.
Of course if you get this phone on contract you will have to use the phone with the network provider. In that case, you aren’t buying the phone so much as the contract and service.
However, if you are able to buy an LG Chocolate phone, sim-free and unlocked as I received it, without any stings attached, it will work just fine on PAYG.
But u didnt buy the phone. U got it unlocked.
Telling some1 to buy the phone, which will obviously be locked to a network, then put in a simcard from another network will not work unless u have that phone unlocked.
Even if u bought it on a PAYG & used another networks PAYG Simcard it will not work.
The only way it will work is if u buy a PAYG phone for the network u are currently on (with this phone thats quite a lot of money), or get it unlocked unlocked to use on your network which will cost even more money.
@Lou May 31st, 2006 #
Ok……so i’m Blonde! Yes I found the photos!!!
If anyone is thinking of shipping any to Northern Cyprus! let me know!!!
Just look at ebay..and someone will ship it…
if not, U can contact me on ICQ, we can surely figure out something.
ICQ:191826546
I’m not telling anyone to buy anything.
The thing, hell10n, is that you must buy it on contract if you want it at the moment, and when you buy something on contract clearly you need to use that network.
I don’t even see your point, because it’s a non-issue.
So… DUH!!!
o rite sorry about that!!
does this phone connect via usb with pc?
No, LG did not ‘copy’ other phones.
LG- Chocolate was out in the market of South Korea long before N90 and RAZR was released.
@ Pol: Yes it does connect to the PC by USB cable.
Great Reveiw Hunny!!! LOL
So good infact that I’ve just ordered the most expensive chocolate bar ever. LOL.
I got it at o2 for 19.99 a month for 12 months and it has 50mins and 200 texts, which I thought was alrite for a fone that wasn’t out on P&G yet.
So my brand-spanky new phone arrives tomorrow (my Birthday!) and I cant wait. Am so excited about it that I even paid the extra tenner to get it here before 10am, now thats desperation for you!
Thanks for making my mind up for me hun, and how did you get involved in reveiwing phones? You lucky thang you.
xxx
AJ said: “Syncs OK with MacOSX Tiger”
Not for me: iSync never see it!
Please, help me, I’m very sad…
hi there
ive just been resding all this page and i have actually gound it all relly interedting!!
my pink motorola phone is hopeless so am getting a new phone on contract v soon and cant decide wethere to get this one!!!
its sooooooooo stylish and cute howevere i am confused because some people say u can change the ringtone when others say u cant?
plz someone tell me is it better to get the new samsung or this!! i relly need sum1 to tell me who knows what there on about and also to b even more cheeky to let me know of a contract of bout 20-25 ponuds with loadza free texts? please help!!! cheeres guys xxx
Great review
loving this phone so far, apart from…
contacts pictures - have to be taken with the phone at 72×72 resolution. You cannot import your own photos to use for contacts.
message alert tones - only 4 to choose from, quiet and you CANNOT use mp3s or import your own for use with yexy message alerts.
PAYG? I was on a vodafone contract and my wife on vodfone PAYG, we both switched to O2 contract…we both just swapped the O2 sim out and put our Vodafone sims into the chocolate and were up and running with the vodafone ones, no problems.
yexy message alerts??…. oops!
text message alerts!
hi there, I simply must have this phone! Any ideas where I can get it on 3 network as thats what I’m on at the moment, can’t see it on there website. Thanks x
this phone is available on pay as you go from orange and vodafone from the carphone warehouse for £230
The volume of the message alert tone is linked to the ringtone volume so please increase this to also increase the message alert volume. To do this please do the following:
Menu -> Profiles -> select the profile currently in use -> Personalise -> ring volume
If you are having difficulties in hearing the message alert then you can change the message alert type to Ring & Vibrate or Ring Periodically (plays the message alert tone every 5 minutes). This option is available via the instructions above.
I just got this phone.. while the phone is pretty.. I’m not quite sure I like it for the practical features.. I don’t care about heaps of fancy software but I definitely miss the loudspeaker and decent predictive text on my v3 razr. This kinda really annoys me. Another thing.. the number keys don’t light up at all? Don’t most phones light up the number keys?? If I’m out somewhere in the dark like a club or concert I can’t see the keys to make calls if it’s not in my phonebook. Can someone correct me if the numbers keys light up at all? These are just really simple practical requirements in a phone (to me anyways)
The number keys do light up rather nicely, actually.
hi i was just woundering how much this phone costs as i am thinking or buying it thanks alot x
I stand corrected.. the keypad lights work.. I had the silly thing in power save mode.
@ LAINEY
thats quality man
hahahaha
thats give me a giggle haha
everybody watch out for power save mode when ur out clubbin it
ha
I have just got this phone, and I was looking forward to putting music on it and being able to download photos from it to my computer.
For some reason my computer (windows XP, apparently it should work fine) keeps bringing up a message saying that the USB device has malfunctioned and windows cannot recognise it.
The phone doesnt put up the background USB screen thing that I have been told it should.
Has anyone else had this problem?
hey, thnx for the review
very well written and detail review, also helpful as well. i want to buy it as soon as it comes out….just hope it won’t be too expensive…
the phone look so stylish and elegant
hope its like that when i see it in person, cos u know- the phone might look photogenic lol
can’t wait….
am getn his fne wheyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :D:D:D:D
does this fon cum wit a free handz 3free kit?
I’ve now got my phone and its lovely. One snag though is I keep phoning people by accident as when looking in text messages, by accident sometimes I hover my finger over the button on the left and it starts phoning the person I have text. Agggrh.
Also I cant put more than one number to a persons name which is a shame.
Otherwise this phone is sex on legs!
LG Chocolate (KG800) Black Label Series Phone Reviews » My Digital Life 10th June 2006
[...] Dech reviewed the Chocolate phone and concluded that “this is a very good phone indeed. It does all the things you need it to. I know that I will be using it for the next year at the very least. It’s a strong player and feels like it will last. [...]
Can you put extra Memory on the phone? And How Many songs can you fit on it if you cant add extra memory?
I ordered it 2day or shud i say mi mum ordered it cz im 16….. bt 4 those ov u hu want to no i got mine…… 150 x network mins and 500 txts wiv o2 4 25 a month or u cud have got 75 mins….and 300 txts 4 19……………………………………bt u cn get it on t mobile flex-t or sumt…. bt it is cheaper on o2….
i cnt waitttt sexi foneeee hehe 
xxx
Hi can anyone tell me roughly how big the memory is for MP3’s?
I’m well annoyed with my Motorola and looking to upgrade soon to something with a decent capacity. This is the only phone I like look of but won’t bother if there’s no memory.
Ta guys.
x
just ordered my lg phone today..woooo
ur all talking about th loudspeaker n th ring tone volume and stuff…may sound ridicuolous, but it CAN go on silent cnt it? got vibrate?
cuz i never have mine on loud .
help
xx
128MB internal - chk it out at the LG site it gives you all the details - have one and at first couldnt get the ring tone to change - its set at default and if you put people in a ‘group’ you have to change the ‘groups’ ringtone duh to us. Only thing we arent quite happy with is that you can only use the sms tones the phone already has - the software was a pain but if you plug the phone in via usb go to My Computer - grab it there (it shows as removable device) open the folders in there you can drag music/pics from comp to phone - we put the pics in the “other” folder as we tended to lose them when we put them in “pics” folder - Yes it has a silent profile - If anyone works out how to make the sms to one you put on yourself that would be great!!!!
Have just bought this phone today and i cant fnd any faults with it. For all you people who want it on PAYG because they cant have a contract you can get it on Flexi where you have a set bill then top up once u hit the limit theerfore you cant go over - my mum went along with that! Tis a really nice phone and the man at the shop said it was one of the best on the market ( i know your probably thinkin he was just trying to sell me it by sayin that but i asked him to get the best ones out!)
I cannot send multimedia messages with video attached ??? Is this something overlooked or am I being dozy ??? thanks xx
how do i transfer my music to the phone? When I plug cable in it comes up saying”INITIALIZING…PLease wait! Then nothing, how many songs can it hold? Thanks x
i just got a samsung e900, my network provider told me it was a v.similar model to lg but without the little bug issues of the chocolate. i opened the box samsung looked nice thou not as sleek as the chocolate, i turned it on….. it made some typical samsung silly noises, the touch screen is way too sensitive and i called the 1st person in my phonebook twice by mistake. when i made a call the touch screen reacted against my face and beeping noises ruined my call! text messages were a mission………needless to say i had 14 days to send it back it went back after a day!
i am now awaiting credit to my upgrade and although i was unsure of the chocolate (as other sites had bad reviews) i have decided to try it anyway…..its the only decent looking phone. i text,call and take the odd few pics so i’m hoping the chocolate will be ok………………..
………if not i’ll be sending it back again, and reading reviews for other phones!
also is it true sudoku is the game on these?………my hubby loves that game my phone will get a flat battery every day!!!
Read down all the comments got my phne last week work with a mac but use bluetooth to transfer all photos and tunes so fine apart from same problem as one customer cant get photos to assign to a contact tried taking them directly with camera into photo file tried downloading into images file but keeps saying phonebook empty cant find answer anywhere.
help
Apart from that I keep accidently calling people with touch screen and when you arre on a call and want to end it why dosent end button work anymore.
Just sussed out adding pictures to contacts go to camera in settings reduce picture size to 72×72 take pictures when you go to add to a contact hey hey they are there beware heads do get chopped off though.
and the only way to end a call is the top right hand side button or close phone.
hope this helps some people.
juz
so u can bluetooth mp3`s, videos and over stuff right? .
i just hered about the samsung e900 and its crap,it sucks its all big and chuncky it loks like a sci fi robot
come on fintan
forgive me if i sound dumb, but is it possible to send mp3’s eg: ‘linkin park: faint.mp3′, via bluetooth and then assign that mp3 as your ringtone?
This hasnt been answered and some phones only allow set mp3’s to bu used as ringtones?
I’d be greatful if anyone with one of these could tell me?
Thanks.
Ian
I have been able to send MP3s over, but sometimes they don’t work (I think variable bit rate MP3s don’t work).
creamybob… the e900 is not that bad to look at although its just a squared off version of the d500 with touchscreen. i had a samsung flip a few years ago and i don’t think they have made any real changes worth mentioning. normally you spend a day with your new phone finding all these exciting extras not with this. i’m waiting for my choccy to arrive…….do you have the chocolate? if so are you happy with it?
I’ve just got the KG800 and I am ASTOUNDED with the pithy FOUR message tones - they’re as good as inaudible. Does anyone know of a way to get round this as the USB to PC connection doesn’t ’show’ the messge tones…. and there are loads of ‘Sounds’ in the My Stuff section which you can’t use for messages either !!? What’s going on? Am I missing some fundamental option on the thing?
Hey sorry if anyone is getting annoyed with this question but I can’t find the answer and i am totally in love with this phone!! Can you get it on pay as you go? It’s my birthday in a few days and my mum has asked me if i can get it on pay as you go? thankooo!! xxxxx
emily, it is available on payg. my friend bought one last week from carphone warehouse, quite pricey at £280 thou. you could try ebay there’s loads on there! x
Why would you want to turn off T9? I used to hate it until I learned a couple of key concepts - once you know, it becomes so easy! T9 just launched a new website — http://T9.com. Love this Chocolate phone! It’s so, so quick and responsive and more importantly, very intuitive.
hey can sum1 pleez tell me how 2 change the ringtone i hav tried goin into my stuff nd changing 1 but it wont work!!! is mine faulty?
Guys, I bought the LG Chocolate a few weeks ago, I just traded it back in to get the E900. You seriously can’t hear the chocolate phone when it rings if you have it in your bag or your pocket, the tones are far too quiet. The E900 is a good all around solid phone, it doesn’t quite have the sleek looks of the LG but it still looks pretty damn cool and it’s just a better phone all round. Similar price too.
Hi
Ive had this phone for a while now and coming straight from a Sony ericsson P900 to this is quite a software downgrade. I does not have hardly any of the features that an SE would provide yet makes up when left on a table next to your mates phones…the looks are quality
I only have one query that im desperate to have answered…and its the message tone…Can it be changed?? im thinking that possibly the phones operating system can be accessed via a USB link up?
the LG guys must have been boshing mushrooms or something to have designed such a beautiful phone that sounds like a funking car when i get a message?
Cheers
Hi all,
Had the chocolate for 2 months now and need to know if anyone has the same problem with their bluetooth. Files take forever to transfer, my husband sent me a ringtone from his phone and it took half an hour. Have i just got a faulty phone?
I am really interested in getting this fone, but one thing is bugging me - can you change the message alert or not?????
As many have said, this is not possible to change it to something other than the default sounds, but according to Fintan on 29.05 to mark, he said that it was possible to change the text alert to something that was moved to the fone. If this is true, can you please explain how to do this, as this hasn’t yet been made clear.
Cheers!
Sorry Kate - you can’t
any1 any idea’s of how many messages this thing holds?? please!!!!!
@ Emily-may 150 messages I think.
it holds 150 messages max im afraid…
Anyone figured out how to send video clips by multimedia message ??? Really annoying !!!!
Hi there!
Great review. All very much to the point!
Has anyone managed to actually synch the phone with PC???? I downloaded the software but it does absolutely nothing - it can’t read the phonebook in the phone and can’t transfer any new entries from my laptop’s outlook. The Help that comes with the software is even more lousy if it at all possible to imagine. Would appreiciate any tips on solving this problem. I have too many entries to change manually.
Thank you!
@Paul.
If the video clip file is over 100k most networks won’t send it via mms or you might not have the network settings configured on the phone.
The chocolate looks great But its hard to choose between it and the Samsung E900. They are very similar in the looks department (chocolates a bit better) but the E900 has better software. Dec
The chocolate looks great But its hard to choose between it and the Samsung E900. They are very similar in the looks department (chocolates a bit better) but the E900 has better software. Decision?
Hi.I really like this phone,but i am a bit of a music lover and thought i am not soo concerned with the messege tone..(are tey soo bad?)i am concerned as to whether the ringtone can be changed to an mp3 i have downloaded onto my phone.Also is the sound really that low that you cant hear it?
Hi.Also i forgot to ask if you can download other themes which could be used on the phone as two themes do get a bit boring!
hi, natasha you can use mp3’s as ringtones. message alert cant be changed and the tones supplied are very quiet. ringtones are not too bad on loud setting.
do you guys know that there are white, pink chocolate phones in Korea? and they also launched chocolate phone2 which is just gorgeous. if you guys wait a bit more you will be able to get one.
i will put the address for photo of new chocolate phone
http://www.cyon.co.kr/blacklabel2/index.jsp
By the way, LG definitely didn’t copy LAZR nor Samsung, actually in Korea, LG launched chocolate phones really long ago and it was even before samsung, so just because it came to UK late, doesn’t meant that they copied anything
that was a realy good review! i’ve been debating whether to buy the phone or not. i’m still not sure. it looks gorgeous but as you said there are a few faults that i would probably find really annoying! i’m never happy with whatever phone i have. maybe one day they will make the perfect phone and i will be happy then!
How does it do this - can it do that, can you check this - whats wrong with using the frigin manual is what i want to know?!?!?
Wow. I want to got it………plz.
but I donl’t have enough money.zzzzz
Good review I Had choc phone for a few days, got great deal with vodafone , £10 for 1st 3 months then goes up to £20 on a 18 month contract, 125 mins anytime talk with 3 min stop the clock so u can talk for an hour after 7pm and only get charged for 3 minutes. 250 free texts and 6.50 for insurance but its free for 1st 3 months, best deal i found , took me ages to find out how to set mp3s , the software u dont need if u have xp or xp pro all u need to do is open the e drive in my computer and drag and drop from where u keep your mp3s or photos into the music or photo or video folder in the my media folder , then u can set them as ringtone if u wish , and to get your text message received louder click on loud in your settings. Only thing is definetly get insurance. It is a bit heavy but will get used to it.
you can change the ringtone to one of your MP3 files by selecting a file and in the options set as ringtone
hey FRIGIN-MANUAL if you aint bought the phone you aint got a manual! this review helps people decide if the phone is worth buying! if you own a chocolate you may actually understand that they dont all work in the same way if the settings are on different things. besides if reading the manual tells you all you need why are you on this site?
I prefer nokias designs and features…..this fone is rubbish!
This phone is so desirable i want to eat myself inside out. …
But before i invest in the £20/ per month contract with o2 Lesuire time Plan. I want to know a few things …
1. Are the touch sensitive controls a mither to use?
2. How thin is it (nearest cm)
3. Can ringtones be changed to perferance?
4. Can volume be increased of bleeps on buttons.
Thankyou for replying if you do ….
1. The touch sensitive takes a little while to get used to especially flipping it open.
2. About 3cms depth
3.Yes you can change your ringtone to mp3s if you wish. Or they have a range of pre set ringtones
4. Volume control is set from 1 to 5 with 1 being the lowest for buttons.
hope this helps
can u download and change themes?is there only one messege tone?
Hi!.How do you turn the stupid tones off when u are dialing or when u open and shut the phone?its really annoying!cant it just be silent when u press the keys and open and close it?please let me know!
For Natasha.. Go to my profiles, go to general , then personalise, you can switch of slider tone and turn down the volume of the keys in messages , calls and button tone, hope this helps, u cant use mps as message tones only what they give u.
Thank you Donna…cant you turn the keypad tones off completely?mine can be lowered but u can still hear them slightly..is it a problem with my phone or are all of them like this?its really annoyoing!..also i cant seem to get it to go onto silent….PLEASE HEEELP!!!
Fintan,
thx for the review it was ace in my opinion.
I was just wondering if you could explain the bit in your review about the address book and the calendar not being synchronised… I have a feeling it won’t bother me that much if i did decide to purchase the phone, it just annoys me when I don’t understand. Not being a computer fanantic I hope you’ll put it layman’s terms.
sorry for my ignorance.
Natasha if u go go profiles and click silent then activate that turns it off
please can someone tell me if you can make the ringtone any louder. on the loud setting - i can’t hear my phone when its in my bag- i have changed my ring tone to a mp3 and still can’t hear it! think i will have to send this phone back - its far too quiet!
just wanted to know… as a music player how many mp3 songs will a 128 mb memory is capable of holding. 30 at most. thats when u only have the mp3s. with all the other videos and stuff its mp3 storage capacity will be greatly reduced. can a memory card be plugged as memory support?
Hi.Please can answer whether u can turn off the key tomes completely?
Hi All,
Fintan - have to say you wrote a fantastic review on this phone. I am getting this phone soon and I am glad you actualy showed video footage taken with phone, ditto photos.
It’s going to cost a lot to get it SIM free, as I just want the handset but have my Orange SIM anyway. Costing £269.99 from Carfone Warehouse! Looks too good though so have to get it.
JJ - I agree, I’m the same I bought the V3 RZR when it just came out, again Orange never have the decent new phones so I always end up going to CW’house. Cost £450 forthe silver rzr but only paid £230 for the V3i when it just came out. Weird.
I love the look and feel of this LG, my friend at work has it and I’ve played with it, it feels just too good to be true. The guys there say its a ‘girly’ phone! I don’t think so, its just a great lookin’ phone and would be just right for anyone who likes attractive phones.
Enjoy your new gadget people
K
Just ordered this from o2 online … looks class. I’m a lad, straight, and I “LOVE!” this phone … It’s just too well designed for someone not to love it! I ordered it yesterday, (05/07/06), on the o2 £20/month (18) Tarrif, and am waiting for delivery!, This phone some to excell in most things I need for everyday life, … ok so it has a few glitches like , camera mode taking time too load etc … (btw i’m not suprisied as from reveiws it looks one HELL of a camera on this thing …
I should recieve it tommorow or Saturday … I CANNOT wait …
L.U.E
LG Unofficial Executive.
Can you change the TEXT TONE Hate the 4 provided?
(related to debbie’s question above) Debbie:
You CAN NOT change the message/text tone on the KG800 model. As well as you can’t change the volume of the Text/Message Alerts
Hope This Helps
i am sending mine back - as much as it looks gorgeous - when i have my phone in my bag i can’t hear the thing ring! argh!
@ Sarah, before you take it back, have you tried upping the volume of the phone , not the tone …
This could increase it …
I ordered this phone on tuesday as part of my 02 upgrade! Fingers crossed I should get it at some point today!
We have to tell you that the LG Chocolate has been our best selling phone for twomonths, however, we are now seeing huge sales of the phone that LG seems to have copied and put into production before its competitor - the Samsung E900.
The phone features the same touch sensitive keypad and smooth slide operation and irons out all of the LG’s faults, ie: ring tones and loud speaker problems.
The LG Chocolate is still selling well but we always reccommend the Samsung E900 if a customer isn’t quite sure.
Cheers,
Andrew
/\ He doesn’t work for Samsung *rolls eyes* /\
Dear Fintan or any1 else who reads this,
my aunt lives in south korea and I live in usa. my bday is in next month and I was wondering if my aunt can get me a lg chocolate phone and bring it back to usa. IF* she could what color do you think south korea has the white one or the black one? id perfer the white cause white one you can barely see the scratches and the black one you will see ure fingerprints everyday and scratches so id perfer white one. My another question is my plan is Sprint and i was wondering if I could get the Lg chocolate phone from korea and use that phone with Sprint service here in the north america. Sum1 please tell me if you know the answer ASAP!!!!! thank you!!
Ok the lg chocolate brought mine 3 days after it came out delivery promt couldn’t wait to open it. Open the packaging wow comes in a nice box (later to find the box is cooler than the phone) first few weeks of having this phone it all seems great until i notice in the last week or to my phone decides it does what it wants to do.
Set an alarm on it this morning so it decides not to go off and just delete the alarm completely off its system. Typing a text message deletes every word i add into my dictionary. Touch sensitive way to sensitive take the phone out my pocket and end up accidently calling some one.
no loud speaker this bugs the hell out of me ok phones got the looks 2 mp camera and high def screen just lacks every thing else
but my final review is its worth it all for that ace box =/
Dear Fintan or any1 else who reads this,
my aunt lives in south korea and I live in usa. my bday is in next month and I was wondering if my aunt can get me a lg chocolate phone and bring it back to usa. IF* she could what color do you think south korea has the white one or the black one? id perfer the white cause white one you can barely see the scratches and the black one you will see ure fingerprints everyday and scratches so id perfer white one. My another question is my plan is Sprint and i was wondering if I could get the Lg chocolate phone from korea and use that phone with Sprint service here in the north america. Sum1 please tell me if you know the answer ASAP!!!!! thank you!!
kokomung the problem with this would be there doesnt seem to be an option to change language on this phone there for it probly will not work sorry :p n to be honest this phone has to many faults it needs a firm ware upgrade if thats possible
Hiya, does anyone know whether the predictive text can be turned off, and if so, how this can be done? It is sooo annoying!!! LG should definitely have paid more attention to the ‘little things’ which make a great phone IMO.
SEXY PHONE INDEED!!!!
What is the interface like for playing music files? Is it easy to create a playlist? I am resisting buying an ipod for my car, when I could get a free phone which may serve the same function. Is this the phone for me or do I have to go for the Sony Ericsson Walkman tat?
i think this mobile iz good and i want one
Hey, i got the LG chocolate yesterday and it’s a great phone but da only problem is.. i’ve installed the cd to put music onto the phone and i connected the usb cable in but i don’t know how to transfer the files.. can someone please tell me how to do it eventhough it’s really dumb lol.. thanku
I got the LG chocolate for my 13th birthday and it is amazing.
when i opened it my 31 friends that were over broke there jaws because they hit the ground so hard. The touch screen is amazing except for when you like accidentaly press fifty bilion buttons and you have no idea were you went on your phones files but that still doesnt make it a bad phone. its amazing.
can someone please answer my question asap!! it’s urgent
Put your music CD in your CD drive on your PC/Mac and connect your phone to the USB… the CD and the phone (drive) should appear on your desk. Open the phone (drive) on your desktop (think its default name is ‘no name’) and open the subfolder ‘my media’. In here is a folder for your different types of media….
You need to drag the music files you want to copy across from the CD into the ‘music’ folder.
Thats it!
wow. what a great reveiw of this phone! lol erm the pictures wer great and it gave lots of info on the phone,its uses,disadvantages and watever. i was going to get this phone for my birthday… and i still am but u’ve just rassured me! 1 question tho. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?!!!!!!!!!!?
how do u use the data cable? i try connecting it but it always says…
‘other application used this port. failed to open port 3. can any1 help me wiv this?
Do you think that verizons version of this phone will have speakerphone, and some of the small flaws that it has that people are speaking of?
hi ,please could someone help me!!
I brought this phone for my daughter she loves it….but….
we have tried changing the ring tone to a mp3 , but it keeps
setting back to the set tones!.
Can we use mp3’s as ringtones?
I see that some of you say you can use them, but how do you do it?
We go to profiles set ringtone as mp3 but it always gos back to the set tones.
Please can anyone help me,i have a frustrated daughter,i need a pieceful life!!!
Hey, I would be so grateful if someone could help me asap. I have a Samsung e900 and I need to know if the Orange Pay as you go sim card is compatible with this phone. Also, is the Orange Pay as you go sim the one where you can get up to 1000 free texts per month? Thanks.
hi i am new to this i bought my lg chocolate last week on o2 pay as you go but cant send mms i have been on o2 website and they dont have the settings please can anyone help
Hey i am in love with this phone!!! I really want it but i need it on PAYG but o2 dont seem 2 have it out yet? Ive seen alot of ppl ask if u can get this on o2 PAYG but no1 seems 2 reply!
I no u can get it on contract but its not wot im after as i cant afford it, so does o2 sell the lg chocolate on pay as u go ?!?!
thanks xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Wow im blonde! the answer is ryt above my post >
So how much is it on o2 PAYG cuz ive bin lookin nd no syt seems 2 tel me the price =S
plz reply ppl xxxxxxxx
Chocolate has equally frustrating predictive T9 text glitches when used in Thai language.
It doesn’t recognise words beginning with vowels, plus leaves spaces between words (Thai sentences have no spaces between words, and you’d look like a retard if you added spaces) forcing you to have to stab at the C button after every single word typed. Then if you’re sending the SMS to someone with an ENG name you have to go through the names one by one as it will only find names with Thai characters after typing in Thai. I could send SMS in Thai, Eng, Thai/Eng blindfolded on my Nokia. Now every SMS takes a few minutes and much cursing. Shame Nokia handsets are still so ugly.
Nonetheless, I love my Chocolate. The chicks dig it. That’s all that matters.
Issue with adding photo’s to contacts
you go on to camra,not where it says album but the little icon thing on the left click on that, then select across once and it will come up saying size you have to change the size to 72×72 for a contact photo then take the photo, then go back onto the contact you want and the picture will come up hope you get it
I know how to set MP3’s as ringtones if anyone wasn’t figured it our yet. You need to go to contacts, caller groups, select a caller group, then group ring tone, and simply select your ring tone for that caller group. That’s it! Hope this helps people.
So how much did u get ur chocolate’s for?
kt x-x
£230 FROM CAR PHONE WAREHOUSE
I am getting it on Monday from the carphone warehouse at £210 on Orange Pay as you Go! Deal or what!?
so i cant W8!!! Mwah xx
i was just wondering my partner brought this phone a week ago he paid it out right which cost about $560 aus the front display light wont turn off when you close the phone it use to when he first got it now it just goes flat really quickly can some one help out with this or is it a faulty phone please help by sending an email to me @.
lerice13@hotmail.com
cheers and please if you know please let us know
Had it about a week…phonebook layout is poop. general menu navigation is retarded and illogical.
Just came back from Japan and my two year old Jp phone is still more advanced than whats on the market back here. If LG, sony ericsson can supply the JP market with the good stuff, why dont we get it here?
i have had this phone a couple of days and i really like it…i know the touch pad could be annoying but i really like it
few problems though….
1. it keeps spazzing out…the right line-shaped button on the red touch pad sometimes acts like its’s being touched, even when it’s not. so in the middle of doing something it will go ”back” or to the photo album while taking a picture. tad annoying. if it keeps doing this i may exchange it.
2. my last phone had this function, wasn’t sure if the lg could do this: can i change any settings so that the alarm sounds even if the phone is switched off? i don’t wanna leave the phone on all night, but i want the alarm to wake me up in the morning..is this possible?
3. again with the alarm, is there any way of setting the alarm so that it sounds with one of my mp3 tunes or a voice recording that i have made? i can only get the option of the pre-set ring tones for an alarm.
4. when recieving a picture message, it just comes up with a normal txt message telling me i have recieved a message and to visit tmobile.co.uk with this password.
what i would like to know is..how do i make it so that the picture just shows up in the message without having to go on the computer to view it?
i have tried many things, connnectivity, gprs settings, auto retrieve, but nothing seems to work! and i don’t want to use the internet on the phone to view the picture, because this isn’t included in my contract and will cost a bomb!
any help would reeeally be appreciated!
i had this phone for about 2 weeks , very nice, sexy , but has some major gliches.. low battery life. hard to slide and talk compare with samsung d500 which has a alittle rubber thing to push it upword. can not answer the phone while phone is not slide up. i sold this phone after 2 weeks of having it, low low battery life . ohh and when the phone is on stand by mode there is no time on the screen (D-500 IS THE ONLY PHONE SO FAR THAT ON stand by mode you shows you the time and miss calls or your message indicator ,
Ugh. This ain’t out in America yet =( Im getting a new phone soon & trying to decide between getting the razr asap or waiting for this phone
Becky….
Try setting the alarm for 5 mins from the time now then switching the phone off and waiting to see if it works…
As for your picture messaging problem well that sounds like a network issue. Have you downloaded the settings for your number from T-mob? Take the phone into any Carphone Warehouse shop and they’ll give you some advice
After reading all your comments I have decided to order one of these cracking phones for myself. Looking forward to receiving it on Weds.
Orange are doing a great deal at the moment: 300 free mins and 2000 texts for £30 a month. This offer is only available through their website though: http://www.orange.co.uk
Bought mine on contract with Orange. I DO like this phone, however the it needs a desperate flashing of software.
1). As people have said, the predictive text could do with an upgrade, as mentioned, the ability to change words without having to re-type the bloody things.
2). Can’t turn volume up on the message tones, or change them, which was disappointing.
3). The bluetooth handsfree in my car is the Nokia CW-something or other, tied in with an Alpine head unit….my old phone worked with it perfectly (granted IT was a Nokia phone). The LG now causes the head unit to interrupt permanently which gets on my wick!
4). Would be better with use from an external memory source.
5). WAVs and transferred photos are placed in “Other” with no way of moving them.
6). As said before in review…where’s the loudspeaker for calls!??!?!
If it wasn’t for it’s looks, I would have taken it back already. Hopefully the next model will get these things sorted!
I’ve had this phone for over a month and I haven’t had any problems….aside from the slight difficulties in texting that seem to be common…however, today my phone seems to have gone onto some sort of silent mode, so when I answer/make a call, I can’t hear anything. Apparently, the other person can hear me. I’ve been through the menu and can’t find anything that changes this - it rings as normal and the volume is on max. Can anyone help?!
If your ringtone is playing the one you set:
I havn’t read everyones comments but i just wanted to tell you why the ringtone you set may not be the ringtone you hear when your phone rings. When you add a contact it asks you to put them into a group. Each group has a set ringtone. So if someone calls who is fom your contacts list then it will play as some random tone but for someone else it will play the tone that you selected.
What you need to do is go to ‘contacts’ then to ‘caller groups’. Then select the group (eg family) and then hit ‘group ringtone’. And from there it’ll be obvious.
This was a problem for me but then some dude on another website like this one told me! Hope this helps anyway. Helen
I forgot to ask…
…is there any way i can change the text tone??? my friend has a sony ericsson and on hers you can have any tone you like for texts, even voice recorded tones.
Let me know if you know…
ta! Helen
i really want to get this phone as my birthday is coming up but i dont no if it is suitable as i’m only 12!
thanks helen, ur a star!!
I’ve been tryin to figure how to change tones for days.
I would like to know if the wallpaper pic that looks like some sort of red cell/dandelion (the one thats pictured at the top of the page) is on the phone when you buy it or do u have to download it because i really like it but i can’t find it on my phone. Can anyone help?
The red flower is on the phone, one thing i have found about this phone is u dont learn as much until u mess with the settings alot, i never knew this phone had keytone lights till a reset my major problem is it wont save words to my dictionary. is any one else having this problem?
thanks =)
ave got this phone and you can change the ringtone was one of the first things i done wen a bought this phone!! a luv the fone its so stunnin, the only thing i would change is to get loud speaker !!
Hi, just bought one of these phones from Calls4u Mobiles with loads of months free rental and calls, and I love it. I did have a Nokia 6280 but I was disappointed with the loose sliding top section. The LG Chocolate has its own problems though, just like everyone here has highlighted.
I think the problem is these days we are all the guiney pigs to new products and manufacturers look and listen to all our compaints, then when someone else buys a second generation of the phone or product they get a better one with all problems ironed out.
I think the LG Chocolate is a great phone and I love it, after the first week of having it, I stop playing with it anyway, and its there to make and receive calls.
One thing, has anyone had any problems with battery life and how do I lock the keypad so the touch buttons don’t get pressed in my pocket?
Dave
hi! i really want this fone 4 xmas (as i’m not alowed one till then!) I’m movin from a nokia and i hope it’ll be worth it! I was gonna go 4 nokia 6111 but it’s got bad reviews! My parents are shocked @ the price of this phone (around £300!) So will sum1 plz just tell if this fone is really worth the price and it means i’ll have 2 keep it 4 a couple of yrs seein it’s sooo dear! So is it really worth it???? Plz help i’m confused!!!
can u get this phone on the 3 network? thanks x
yes it is
ok thx
Can u use 1 of ur photos as a wallpaper on the front of the lg?
help how do i download songs from my computer to the mp3 player ive installed the disk and connected the phone etc but it keeps coming up port in use whats wrong?????????
Hi. I just have one question, can you have this phone ring and vibrate at the same time? i know on the samsung E900 you cant and that is the only thing stopping me buying that, as my E720 i have at the moment cant do that and it is REALLY annoying! text message alerts being quiet dont bother me too much as i assume I can have that vibrate as well.
I am thinking bout getting this phone, but am worrying that I won’t be able to put music on it. I have windows XP and iTunes. What do I have to do to be able to transfer the songs onto the phone? I know this is a dumb question, but I’m deciding whether or not to buy it. Thanks a lot.
If anyone can help i appreciate it thanks.
Sorry to post again…but music can go from iTunes to the chocolate right?
yes
Can you use songs from your phone as ringtones?
could anybody whos got this phone tell me how much they paid for it on o2 by anychance? bcoz i want it for ma birthday but a cnt find any websites that tel me how much it is on pay as you go! .. ???
I have a question…I just loaded some songs to my chocolate through windows media player 10, and they went through, except for one thing…in front of many of the songs there is a number, which I think is the track number. Does anyone have any idea why this is? Also, I think that for many of the songs it didn’t recognize some of the info, such as album etc. If anyone could help me that would be great because I odn’t understand what’s going one. Thanks in advance.
does anyone know if you can have it ring and vibrate at the same time on an mp3 tone? nobody has mentioned this and it is quite an important feature i think, i know that on message boards about samsungs everyone is saying that is a major bad point, i dont want to assume that it can because nobody has answered me.
hey… wat is the best fone… LG chocolate or the Motorola V3i D&G? im am confused!! help plz
do you guys know if this fone has a numeric keypad light? i get just a bit f”cked off when i’m in a dark place and i can’t see shit to even dial a number or txt!!!!!bloody hell…
It does have a numeric keypad light (a very good one).
does any body know how to get tunes from windows media player onto your mp3 on the lg chocolate? i can plug the cord thingy into the comp and get my pics, tunes etc on the comp, but cant get tunes on my phone. any help, much appreciated
THE LG CHOCOLATE IS MISSING A PIECE OF SOFTWARE GO TO YOUR LOCAL VERIZON STORE THAT HAS A TECH AND SEE IF THEY CAN UPDATE THE SOFTWARE. YOU SHOULD BE ALL GOOD THEN.
i have this phone in white! its a fantastic phone and so easy to use, i find the touch sensative keys fab! mine was £200 and i got the white one on the day it came out, i havent seen anyone else i know with this phone which i was very pleased with. i look original being the only one with this phone and evryone is very jelous, worth the cost.
i got my phone stolen after i had only had it a week, you can buy it on pay as you go from the carphone warehouse because i had to get mine like that becuase it was on contract, not insured!! oh dear. it was great to have it back although the screen cleaner you get wasnt all that great, it was hard to put in at first and after a week it looked like i had used it for a year because it got scratched so easily, gutted. i find the pouch so useful just so i made sure it wasnt gettin scratched and the box is great and i dont plan to throw it away lol. i wish the charger came in white aswell so it would match all of the accessories i have because they are in white to match the phone aswell. but all in all im in love with this phone and in all honesty i cried when it got stolen because i was soo very upset but i got another one
I cant change the stpupid bubble sounds that the LG makes without turning off the ringtone even though I have turned the keytone volume right down. Please heal because Im fed up and thinking of returning the phone.
by the way ripley - go to profiles, select the profile you are using, go to personalise and go to slide tone. Select “Off”. alternatively, in the personalise profile menu, go to “Effect sound volume” and set it to zero. This should get rid of any slide tones you don’t want.
and pat - you can set the numeric keypad light on by going to settings, power saving and selecting “off”. this also makes the screen more vibrant!
Thanf you I did try this but nothing there must be a falt with my phone sadly.
Hey like magic I reset it and now Ta da it works. Am I right in reading that you can have the number key pad light up? The Dude at the store said it couldnt be done if this is possible can anyone please tell me how?
cheers
Ripley
if i was to buy one of these “unlocked” off of ebay can i put my at&t sim card in it??? does it have a slot in it for a SIM card??
yeahhhh finally i found out how to activate the numeric keypad light….just give a setting reset and it’ll just come up. thanks to myself….you guys hopeless……lol
thanks to D by the way
hey D….how can i turn this fone off? turn on no problem but turn off is a bit palying up?
thanks for the tip about the key-pad lights D
hey ripley, you should reset the setting and it’ll activates…you’ve probably noticed that the key-pad light tends to flick when you use the camera, gives you the impression that your chocolate might be faulty but no worries mate just RESET that shiiiiiieeeet..lol
Hey ripley. you can chnage that bubble sound if you go to the profile and personalize it by your own prefferences. hope i’m helpful in this case!
i’ve had the phone two weeks, it’s crap, software in it is soo slow, i.e. when typing messages it’s so slow …. letters don’t appear on the screen at the rate you type. The mp3’s as ringtones is a real bugger, the sensor buttons are too sensitive… i.e. if you’re typing a msg and u accidently hit one of the ‘back’ sensor buttons, you are taken back to the previous menu with out any prompt to save a draft of your msg.. really sucks when you’re typing a 3+ msg to send. The phone doesn’t stay clean for very long. I palmed my off to my partner, I”ve since bought the new sony ericcson w700i
the memory on this phone is quite poor, on the mp3 it can only hold about 3 full length songs, not good for younger people who would like to have their favourite music on their phone to listen to or set as ringtones. also with the ringtone business you are given the option to change it however i find that on my one it ocassionaly works for one call when i reset it, before returning to the original default ringtone. therefore you would have to constantly set your ringtone over and over again. it is a good looking phone though with its many faults i will definately be getting a new phone when my upgrade is due, until then i suppose i will have to put up with it.
I know how 2 change the ringtone but how do i change the message (SMS) tone. Someone please help me!!!!
xXx
lovein it
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hi everyone,
my only question is, how can I set pictures what has been trnasferred from pc ( with USB cable ) as a background ?
so the pictures are in my madia / photos folder, and have no idea how can I set it as backround….
please help, thanks a lot !
Its a cool phone, specially for girls who are Cool. Like it very much.
LG Chocolate White phone review, LG releases the white Chocolate phone in the UK - [Dech] 31st August 2006
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this phone is so kool!!
i got my phone yesterday i am highly pleased with it but one issue has let me down completely, this is its tencencey to scratch, i have big scraches on the front of my phone not making it look ugly and distorting some of the screen, so now ive had to order some displex scrach remover and a screen cover and cross my fingers that i can make it look abit better, other than this though, ive been pleased, the pictures come out clear and come out great on the computer and it is easy to tranfer files to it off the computer…. in general…. a great phone but needs good looking after xxx
ok i want some ppls advise on this i need a new phone as like my old 1 has ran out of contract and i was thinking of gettin the lg choc but i also realy like the nokia 8800 (realy stylish phone) however i have got told that it isnt very good for battery life and for memory but still looks realy good dose n e 1 have n e advise on what i should ger :D:D thanx
Hi guys, is it possible to text with multitap alphabetical text instead of T9 on this phone?
thanks!
@ Jamsterz: Yep that’s entirely possible.
I lovee this phone and i want it sooo damn bad..but i live in canada and ive got no idea if the phone will wrk here..and plus we dont got the version wireless netwrk…only Telus or Bell where i live..so if i was to get da phone would i be able to go on pay and talk wit one of those companiess?:S
can chocolate fone use sim.. like if i have this motorolar fone i change to chocolate fone.. can i use it
Stacy yoo talk shite , its 128mb , so yoo can get more than 3 full length songs , yoor obv a bit stupid if yoo cant figure out how to get mre than 3 songs on
Does anyone know what the chocolate is made out of? Will it break easily?
I must say,a truly awesome phone!!!Nokia,Samsung and all the other would be left behind in the dust,great work LG.
Hey, I have had this phone about a month.
I like it but am getting annoyed, how can I get it to send picture messages?
Hey everyone, just got the chocolate phone today as a free upgrade and ive got a few questions. I hate the layout of the time and date. Ive read the manual from front to back and checked in every single menu option and i cant see anything that suggests that you can change the layout or get rid of the time and date display anywhere!…Also does anyone know if you can change the purpose of the left and right soft key menus..ie it says menu’s and contact….do you know if you can change one of them to texts? Any help would be grately appreciated..
alison, x
Oh also…LUKE…..go to messages, new message, write multi media message, the select insert, then photos and select which photo you want. easy when you know how. got a feeling you were just trying to send a normal message and not a mulit media which is the only way you can send pictures….ali, xx
To everyone who has read this, please note that you can change ring tone for particular caller if you want. Like the theme from The Omen or The Exorcist for when your parents ring. Or love songs when your boyfriend or girlfriend calls. Personally i love this phone and it’s just better than any other phones in the market really.
Hi,
I was wondering if this phone has a loud speaker or not? And Only 2 themes? That sucks, can’t you put more themes on?
Thanks.
Im getting one of these phones soon! i am soo excited they sound soo good and quite a few steps up from teh broken siemns sl65 that i currently own! x
i lov3 dah chocolat3!!!!!!!i had gott3n it fo mi b-day!
Can anyone tell me if there is a firmware/software upgrade available the choc?
I can’t play my mp3 on my phone. if you can help me with that problem help me at Badisgf@yahoo.com. Thank u
I can’t play my mp3 on my phone. if you can help me with that problem help me at Badbaisgf@yahoo.com. Thank u
can you put pictures onto the computer from the lg choclate phone?
how much is the phone on pay as you go get bk 2 me as soon as poss thanks x
Depends Poppy do you live in the UK?
is this mobile good? because if so i’m going to get it, if not can you suggest another one please?
i dont think that the phone is good as everyone makes it out to be i mean you carnt hold that many song and you carnt store a m card but overall it aint let me down such as yet
i cant belive ur all such neeks and actually care if da key pad is heat sensitive!!!!
jus tell me if i shud get the phone or not?!?!?!?
i am gettin my phone deliverd this afternoon….i was looking every were for this phone on PAYG and the only place that i could find that does pay as you go was T- moblie…immm so excited about gettin this phone but im not sure now after reading all these comments..about the texting unit…(Doesn’t sound good altall) but never mind ivv already got it now s0o0o…lol
by the way daniel you should get the PHONEE lol…can you just tell me what a NEEKS* is lol
sam *
hey im getting 1 of this phone but does it have a memory that u can change or the memory is unchangable
hey! i have a comment and a question is that phone with a memorycard? i think its not good because it pens and closes so it will break
Has anyone worked out yet how you get the Choc to go to capital letters after a full stop in text mode?
Frustrated,
Paul
how do you get the number keys to light up becayse i carnt see the numbers in the dark. plz help.
plz can any 1 help me i can not see the number keys when im in the dark i really would like it if someone answerd this asap. thankyou
Can anyone help i can’t get the internet on my Phone
thanks for any advice
Laura
Ive heard that the heat sensors are really hard to use and that people keep deleting things by accident. is this true?
WEEEEEEEEE…i love this phone!! had it for 3monthz now on o2 contract - £35… i know u can buy it on pay as you go from the carphone warehouse for about £150 or so…
i got used to the keypad and functionz after playing with the phone on the first day, so itz really not that much of an issue…everything iz really simple and all u need to do is spend some time exploring it…helpz much more than following a manual!!
u cant increase the volume of text alert or even change it…but why not put it on vibrate? might be easier for you to hear…
predictive text (T9) is easy to turn on/off…when sending a text, just go to options - T9 Language - T9 off/T9 on
i thought i would get bored of the phone quite quickly, but keep updating your music and photos and ull be fine
which one scratches easier the black or white .. ?
I am the queen of all mobiles and have several . Many from top of the range Sony Ericssion K800 etc. Now I was a little concerned because like all of you - I rather read about the item and research about it before i commit to purchase.
However, firstly let me just say - I am a geek, I am a tecchy and I am also a girl - Yes I know exactly what GPRS stands for, I know exactly what it does and I have 12 o’levels at A-C. And I can tell you -my expectations of anything in life is High - especially when it concerns my money.
So, here I am 29 years of age, got the cash to buy whatever phone I want, however the look of the LG sold me. I never expected LG to produce such a spectacular piece.
It does exactly what it does - it’s a mobile and has all the facilities apart from
~ Loudspeaker
~Not figured a way to make the photo appear when someone texts you - it only produces a bar showing it’s activity
~cannot change the clock on the home screen but you wouldnt want to anyway - it’s very clear and trendy.
I can certainly say it’s given me no trouble - the volume is amazingly high. The Disk works (software) however the usb cable doesn’t connect and sync but thats not a problem - you’ll have bluetooth on the phone and if you are a tecchy like me - open the files and bluetooth straight to your phone.
1) you get 69 ringtones on the software
2) many photos to choose from
So this thing of no ringtones or MP3’s is totally rubbish, yes you can change your ringtone, and yes you can assign any one of your contact numbers to groups and even choose your icon! Yes, you can move contacts to Sim.
Note - you cant move text messages to sim - well, I havent tried but its not obvious.
Next - the casing ? Cant complain , no scratching and as long as you protect it in his pouch - you shouldnt have any problems. Im very protective over my Chocolate because it certainly requires looking after. It’s just a good looking phone its completely unique and pleasing to the eye. It’s stunning and it will cause a stirr please keep yours safe just like I do. It’s a desirable little thing.
Texting is good - I am a texter sending at least 1000 a month - Hey, I have many friends what can I say? Well the good thing is the touch screen is great absolutely smooth and it isnt slow like people have claimed its running smoothly. If you think it’s too slow - take it back theres something obviously wrong with it.
It has predictive text - which is T9, same as any other mobile phone. It also is easy to use and if you want to add a word - easy same as the other phones , just add the word to your dictionary. Easy.
What can I apart from if you are thinking of getting this little phone -please do. Photos and camera are good - thats reasonable it certainly doesnt come close to Sony Ericsson K800i but then you are probably wondering why I prefer using an LG phone than my other phone (Sony Ericsson K800i) well, there is NEVER a perfect phone. The Sony E K800i is glorious does everything but, AND THERE IS A BUT - for a £400 phone, I would expect perfect smooth text messing and controls. The phone is heavy - it is bulky - it has a small keyboard - the joystick well, quite frankly lets the phone down. The best thing is the 3.5 Cybershot camera whilst the LG is only 1.3 So now, I use the Sony as a camera - and my LG as my phone.
All in all - the best phone isnt always the best after all.
I would prefer the LG to my sony simply because of its usability.
The software on the LG is broad and it will surprise you with colour text numbers when you dial (you have a choice to have colour or not) the keyboard giving out cute notes as you type (again its your choice you can switch it off) and you can choose the noises also.
THe MP3s are loud are clear and are good. The headphones that come with it remind me of the apple Ipod design - to the point - hard and solid.
Deals with Orange are absolutely brilliant.
I hope this helps everyone - I am a professional working in the health service and I dont give any impression or the look of a ‘Chav’ I asked the shop assistant ‘Is this phone very popular with the younger group?’ And the assistant replied ‘Well if you are talking about the street kids and the ‘chavs’ well not really - it’s far too expensive for a pay as you go phone and no chav wants a full 18 month contract at £25+
Quite frankly I really dont like the word Chav, many seem to use this word in negative context - we are all the same at the end of the day - everyones money is just as good to purchase any phone.
So Enjoy - its a great phone, I love it …no sorry
I adore it.
It certainly is for any woman at any age - its classy and for the men? I couldnt imagine my partner with one - I like to see a Nokia or Sony . Hes a professional
However if you are a swanky hotel owner or nightclub owner or just a groovy sexy stylish male model or you love London - I think it will suit you. In black.
Take Care all , regards
Suzanne
Hi Lisa, niether really, I had a fiddle with a demo phone and it is really hard to get a scratch on it, of course if you throw anything around, drop it or even place it near sharp objects its going to get damaged therefore - just keep it in its pouch in your bag or when you carry it around so if you should accidently drop it - it’ll be peace of mind.
eyahh peoples.. i went to look at this phone yesterday as i would like it as a xmas pressie.. i started to play with it and first it wouldnt let me into the camera.. it took several attempts before letting me do so…i think that the sensitive touch pad is really cool. but i had to be realy careful on what button i wanted to press!…the camera quality is brilliant, so i wasnt dissapointed with that..the screen resloution isnt as clear as i thought it would be.but i could live with that…the sound wasnt very loud….that turned me completely off the phone because i wanted a nice looking phone with good sound. overall i think, its a really fashionable looking phone with a great camera quality .. but not the phone for someone who likes to listen to their music loud.
Well I know for a fact that when I bought mine the backlight on the keypad worked! Now it doesn’t! Looks like they use piss poor LEDs in there! On the upside, the warranty should cover it.
mmk i have heard this phone like breaks really really easy??
and i am really clumsy… so i dont want to get the phone if it breaks easy
i love this phone!!!
:D 
dis pon is shit
fintan how would u rate this phone outa 10 then wb
it is da nicest lookin fone eva
i really like this fucking phone but what is the fucking price$
i love this phone it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool but how much is it
HeYa aLl oF YuU!! I aBsOlUtElI LuV DiS PhOnEeEe!!!!!
Im hOpIn 2 Gt 1 2MoRrO 4 XmAs!
kK ByEeE xXxXxXx
Q: Why do only certain songs work for the MP3 player, when i use my USB cord to connect my phone to the computer and i try to upload my songs onto the phone, it only allows certain songs to upload onto my phone? And how do i get those certain songs that are unable to be uploaded onto my phone, to be able to be uploaded onto my phone? Like, what do i have to change about the format of the song in order for it to be upload worthy?
Yes,You Can Send Files Via Bluetooth.
If Anyone Else Has This Phone I Have A Question; Can You Do Caller Displays With Photos? If You Can, How?
omfg i reli want dis fone but evry1s sayin its bad then its gud ryt first up :
can u change da ringtone?
wud it connect 2 my laptop proply so i can put music on it?
can u change da volume so u can hear it ring?
is there a backlight on the numbers?
can u turn dat T9 fing off?
can u put it on silent/vibrate so i can hav it switched on at skool?
duz it ring peepl accidently because of da touch sensitive keypad?
and where is the ‘end call’ button and duz it work proply?
anyone pleeeez reply to this i need help :):):D:D:):):D:D
o and also wen i take pictures on the fone can i put them on my laptop?
pleeeeeeeeeez help
Fintan you haven’t been replying on the site for ages please do reply people need your help and answers
Hi,
Mostly very pleased with my choc phone. Too dear to buy cash but £25 monthly tariff about my rate of use so phone ‘free’ !
Had big prob with ringing tone settings, then realised contact list caller group options, so for the present all my contact lists are ‘no group’, so at least I get my profile ringing tone, everytime.
However ringing tone volume, set at 5, tests nice and loud, but only sounds about a 3 when I get a call. Difficult to hear in it’s little bag!
Any advice, many thanks
Baz
the phone is great and has a large memory so it can hold a variety of songs which is useful and also the camera on i is of very good qualtiy. so i reccomend you to get it if you are wanting a new phone.
i think the lg chocolate phones r really well made n well there iz jst 1 problem people gt mixed up when they go to change the ringtone when they hav poeople in der phonebook if eni1 haz eni problem jst talk too me and ill hepl them becaust it bugged me 4 agez!!! x
i just got the LG, and i cant turn it on. the battey is charged, the SIN card is in, and I’m pressing the right power button…still nothing…help!
I have downloaded some cool ringtones to my phone and i am so sad because whenever i receive a text message i cant set the ringtone that i want. (meanin teh ringtones i have downloaded)…does anyone has this problem or can help
Just got white chocolate and i am impressed. The only things that piss me off are: a.) the charger cover being so god damn hard to open b.) the ok button being a little sketchy with its sensitivity level. and lastly, i keep accidentally calling people when im not using it, and that scares the shit out of me.
ok well my friend has a razer and he cant change his banner and i was just wondering if you can on this phone…cause i can on mine and i was lookinf for a new phone i get my free 3 year update soon and i want one where you cna change the banner, hsi wont stop saying rogers….is this only with there phones?
fukin awsum fone!!
how da fuk do u change da ringtone lol? x
help!!
fuck hoe slut bitchy fuck up phone
hi i got this phone just after christmas and it is really annoying me as it says that i have changed the ring tone to an mp3 ringtone but when some one rings me it doesnt have thatringtone!! does anyone no how you can change your ringtone to an mp3 one that someone has bluetoothed to me if you no could you please email me at babealicious14@aol.com thankyou xxx
i would like to say thanks for leaving this review in so much detail, im thinking bout gettin this phone for my birthday but have read nothin but bad reviews about the touch screen and texting etc, although after reading this i think ill go ahead and get it anyway!
i am saving up for this phone and am put off by some things but think all in all this is a great phone
my LG freezes and sometimes it comes with a cramsy display, what could be the coz? otherwise it is a cool phone
you friggen idiots you can change the ringtone
it sucks
hey when you go on the ‘call settings’ and go on ‘auto display’ and set it to ‘on’ what does it actually do ?
Whys is everyone saying you cannot change the ringtone? ive managed to do it! and also somene said it wont be compatible with a mac, well ive got an ibook g4 and its connects no problem to it. My mac recognises it straight away =]
Great phone i love it!
does it have a vibrate?? cant stand using ringtones so will get it if it vibrates when messages come in or phone calls
thanks
Can you put a memory card in the phone ?
I love music and this phone is just a no go if you cant put memory card in lol
and in pink,does the pink come off it ?
x
beckah
x
No, u can’t put in a memory card, but there’s loads of memory on it anyway (128mb)
I have it in pink and the colour stays on well.
If you’re having trouble changing the ringtone on it, don’t do it through ‘Settings’. Instead go into ‘Contacts’, select ‘Caller Groups’, press ‘Options’ then go to ‘Select group ringtone’. If you have grouped your contacts, when you get a phonecall from them it will come up with a standard ringtone by LG, even if you have set another ringtone as your main one. So you have to change your ringtone that way instead otherwise it won’t work.
well i got the phone 4 my birthday day and i worked fine but then a mouth later the skreen brock 4 no reason and the touch buttons have stoped working two if i was u i woulden get the phone
My Lg chocolate has just turned off and it wont turn back on. I’ve only had it since christmas and its in good condition. I dont know why it wont turn on. Do you have any advice for me to try to get it to work…..???
i have nothing better to do than complain about a cell phone that i dont even have. does anyone know how much it cost?
you can change the ringtone.
go on to the contacts, and then the contacts groups. there you will find things like.. edit group, delete contacts, and then contact ringtone. go on there and change it.
maybe if you read the manual you might learn how to do it.
and by the way, this phone is good for about 2mnths, then it freezes, the heat sensitive buttons freeze, the mp3 headset brakes and the phone is scratched easily and dents appear.. good luck =D
Hi
G’night
I HAVE THIS PHONE ! AND I HAVE HAD IT SINCE CHRISTMAS 2OO6 ! THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT I CANT GET MUSIC FROM MY COMPUTER ONTO THE PHONE AND I CANT GET PICTURES THAT I HAV TOOK ON MY PHONE ONTO MY COMPUTER ! AND THIS IS VERY ANNOYING SO I AM NOT SURE IF I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS PHONE TO PEOPLE !
i bought LG choclate coz it looked so beautiful…..but the internal memory is not so large (128 MB)..can i use external memory in this handset?..and also i can’t play videos, can u tell me how can i open videos?
files can be shared..
i have had this fone for 2weeks and it is the best yet..
its not too sensitive or anything..
if you are quite old i wouldnt get it lol x
Its a crap fone dont buy it
Ths phone is aaaamaaaaazin x
yes yu can change the ringtone
Yes yu can put music on there the reason someon else couldnt put music on thier phone from their computer is probly cuz there computer is too old for the phone
Absoluteleeeeey AMAAAAAAAAAzin memory iv got 30 songs on the phone at the moment n iv never had a warning sayin memory full
looks gr8
doesnt scratch easily
love da head phone that come with it
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I Luv this phone!
Only had it 2 days but already inseparable. There’s just 1 thing tho…
dont no if its just me bein dumb but i can’t put pics next 2 my contacts.
It just says “photo book picture empty!
How do i put pic’s in photo book?? I have pic iv taken on my phone & looked all through phone for photo book or move to photo book but nothin! Couldn’t find any thing in user manual either!! Does any1 no how do this?
Well.. I was going to get one of these phones in pink but if what people are saying on this is right i will NOT be getting one
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Just a note, I’m not sure if anyone told you yet, but there is a speakerphone (loud speaker option for in calls) But you can’t set it before going into the call… hit the camera button while in a call and you’ll hear it out the rear speaker ^_^
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your all nuts. the lg chocolate is crap. the memory is crap. the touch pad is crap. 128mbytes is crap. i have like 4000 songs and the phone won’t hold a tenth of those. i need like a 15 mbyte micro sd card. it’s all crap
gbyte that is. it’s still crap
the ringtone can be changed. if someone from the family group is calling you, you will have a seperate ring tone. to change it, go on contacts, caller groups, choose a group(family),and group ring tone, choose one of the ringtones which you want. you can do this to every group you want.and then try it out for yourself. its worked on mine, should work on yours : )
my number key pad keeps going on and off!
sometimes its on,
sometimes its not.
its not on powersave mode!
and the battery has no influence on it.
please help!?!
This review had overated this product. The software is unusable for me. It cannot detect the mobile phone contact list and it is outdated. I could only open it as like a removable disk. Software support is terrible. Hardware is also overrated as the phone has poor reception.
These pointers are deadly for IT savys but IT savys lack fashion that this phone provides. This phone give the looks that no other phone can match and all other brands went off track by trying to be a laptop replacement when a mobile phone is an accessory only.
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i am getting this phone in a few days and am sooo excited. i have heard sum gr8 things about it and its my first contract fone :).x. so i can’t w8.x.
il let you al know how it goes..xx
MY LG ,KG800 SCREEN IS BUSTED BUT I KNOW THE PHONE A’LITTLE BIT I WANA KNOW THE BUTTONS I HAVE TO PRESS TO PUT ON THE BLUETOOTH ?????
I was wondering if there’s any way to transfer images to a pc? When i connected my chocolate to my pc, the only photos that came up were ones i’d taken, that were stored in my photo album. Someone sent me a photo via mms that i want to copy to my documents, but images doesn’t come up on my pc when its connected…. make sense?!
If anyone can help, i’d really appreciate it.
BTW, this phone is fab other than this issue i’ve got going on right now!
heyy um i got a problem wen my fone rings the ringing tone increases is der any way u can change it so it doesnt increase it just goes loud frist ring?
hi i have this phone in pink i love it and a few of my friends hav it too they also love their’s .i agree the camera is not great bbut the quality in the mp3 player is amazing it makes playin music fab. you may be surprised to know that i am just 11 years old!
hi its me amy again i just thought id mention that amy is not my real name cos i wish to remain anonymous cos lyk i dont kno hoo u r but im sure ur fine k ?
I have some minor scratches on the face of my kg800 and read briefly somewhere that you shouldn’t use DISPLEX on it because there is a protective film on it.
Is that correct or has anyone used DISPLEX on their chocolate and it cleaned up the minor scratches.
If that’s the case I’m gonna get some apply it and learn my lesson and start using a case or get that plastic cover for the face.
this is the greatist phone yet i love it
ive had mine since february and i love it love it love it love it
i couldnt wish for a betta phone does anyone recommend a betta phone than this i want t no so write bk
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izzypop
is it durable???????
SMS tone Q!!!
how do i change the volume of sms tones? I’ve set the ‘effect sound volume” to zero, and now I cannot hear when text message arrives!!!
Is there anyway i can turn on SMS volume? without turning on the ‘effect sound volume?
First, sorry for my bad english, but ill try to explain something
Im not so sure, but it might be a problem in your profiles.
Try this:
*Go to ‘Profiles’ on main menu.
*Pick one of the profile types(loud for example)
*Click it and choose ‘Personalise’
*Choose ‘Message alert type’ and be sure that its not on ‘Silente’ mode.
This should fix the problem. But im not sure. Try it.
NOTE:You have to choose ‘Loud’ to your present profile then. You can also chance other options and even change the name ‘Loud’ to like: ‘Elissa’s Profile’.
And now question I wanted to ask. Is there possible to put on a screensaver? If there is, then how?
U can Change the ringtone, all u have to do is:
Tap contacts key,
go down to caller groups and tap it,
click on family or friends or any of them that u have contacts on,
and click on group ring tone,
and choose ur ring tone.
u can have a different ring tone for every group!!!!!!!!
I have the lg chocolate and it is an AMAZING phone. You can change the ringtone and volume as i have different ringtones for my friends and all the groups. The bluetooth does work and everything and although it doesn’t have a loudspeaker, it doesn’t metter that much, cos i thought that woud be problem but it isn’t and how ofte really do yo actually use one. This phne is AMAZING.
Also elissa what you do is when it is on the background with nothing opn then you clic to the right and then click normal. Cos u mut have it on loud.
this is off the chains but i was longing for one of these and i never get it yet
heya i am kinda confused!!!! i want to know if this phone can have any language set to it??????/
the number lights dont turn on…why?? someone help me plz
this phone is quiet simply terrible, I have had it for 8 months and it has been nothing but trouble constantly needing to be sent away, recently the sensor decided to stop working and considering thats the only way to actually work the phone you have no way to do anything or get any of your information off of it, you can only receive incoming calls…the surface is so delicate that it gets many scratches and it effects the look of the phone. this phone has NO derability a friend of mine dropped it ONCE and split it in two. i would not recomend this phone to ANYBODY not even someone i disliked. when i get the chance i am going to immediatly buy a new phone this one deserves to be thrown at a wall!!
Does anyone know how to sort out the USB malfuntion thing, I used to be able to sync my pc to my phone but I can’t anymore, I’m running Windowns XP Pro and I’ve even tried installing the drivers.
Hi guys, i want the LG chocolate pink for xmas. ive read this review and i still kinda want it but i was wondering does it connect with a mac osx? Also can you change the ringtones at all?
Thanks
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There is no speaker phone. The first few days, it dialed automatically in the pocket.
hey i want the pink 1 sombad but they are only 60 pounds!!! how good is that
anyway can i get some advice coz can u get games sent to u on blootooth
YOU CAN CHANGE THE RINGTONE YOU JUST HAVE TO GO TO CALLER GROUPS AND APPLY THE RINGTONE TO EACH CALLER GROUP
dude or dudet i got my chocolate and it works awsum
could any one tell me how to change the ring tone on the choclate kg800 as i have tried but it wont change for me!!!!
how to i add mp3 onto my LG chocolate. ive installed the cd i got with the fone on2 my laptop, bt wen i load the programme up, all that comes on is phonebook. memo n sumfink else. plus i only paid £58 for it.
how much is it??
is there lound speaker on this phone?
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and it reaLLy bugs me!!
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hey can anyone tell me:
1. if the lg has downloadble themes
2. how to find them
3. everyone i kno who has an lg - their camera has turned weird and i was just wondering if it was gonna happen to mine?
hi im thinking of getting a lilac one for christmas.
I have been on loads of review websites and most of them say that the battery doesnt last long at all. please explain that.
and also will the TS keys go off when its in my pocket?
thanks everyone
is this phone good quality or does it break very often
Just wondering,
Does texting work well with this phone?
And how durable are the sliders ?
well where do i start eh? I have had this phone for a year, yes a year. doesnt mean i like it. There has been so many problems with this phone but had only been taken back once as the screen went all funny and couldnt even read the writing. it divided itself in half and went all weird and colourfull, hard to explain really, sure its happend to someone else though. I have to be honest it looks nice (which is the reason why i chose this phone) and i like the touch screen, havent had a problem with that so far. im with 02 and never have any reception. the only place i have it is at home. occasionally i get some at college but as soon as i go to send a text it magically has no reception again!! how annoying. I never have any problems with hearing people over the phone (when i evntually get signal that is) sometimes i dont recieve messages which is also quite annoying. cant think of anything else to moan about with this phone for the moment but im sure something will pop into my head later. for those of you who are thinking of getting this phone i wouldnt bother. some people say its good, i disagree. even though i have had it for a year but getting a motorola K1 for christmas, thats gotta be better than the LG eh? i thought about giving it 1 star but because its lasted a year i suppose i should give it 2
by the way that wasnt mine it was a review by someone i dont know
I am planing on getting this phone but it is about 50/50 on the reviews it is either rubbish or amazing but i don’t know which to belive! Can someone help thanx.
How can I change my message tone to a mp3 tune I have downloaded?
When I change the ring tone to mp3 it plays the one I have set when I test it in the personalise section but when someone rings me the original tone plays!!!..Any one else have this problem?
Kirsty.. you can’t change you message tone to a mp3!
Just read ATOWN YOUTH’s post on page 13..so sorted my problem!!
Hi, I’ve had this phone for a few weeks now and the backlight on the number keys have never lit up, I’ve checked that it’s not in power save mode and it isn’t. Does anyone have any ideas?!
Where are you guys getting your crappy reviews from?
My LG Choccie has got over 20 songs on it, most of which are full length, it is in no way slow and has been a great phone for me this past year!
Only problem I have with it now is that the key pad backlight has had it. I assume the link in the slide has gone though. N’mind.
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I got my LG Chocolate christmas 2006 and ever since then i have been trying to change the ringtone but preforming what is such a simple feature on most phones is impossible on the LG Chocolate. I thought it was just a fault in mine but it seams that everyone is have the same problem. I’m planning on going to envirophone.com getting 20 quid for my LG and then buying a sony ericson k810i for 50-60 quid on onestopphoneshop.com.
Just reading some reviews on pages 1 - 5, I’m now pleased that I have ordered it.. even though most people say you can’t change the message tones and that it goes white.. well I think I’ll see.
Looking that in 2006, that the price of the Chocolate was £280 is amazingly ridiculous. But I got it on Carphone Warehouse, pay as you go (VODAFONE) Black, for 49.50. Really pleased and excited about it coming!!
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I have an LG Chocolate but i can’t change the message tone!! On my last phone i could have any music/mp3/sound as my message tone but on my LG Chocolate I can’t!! What is the matter with these phones!!??
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my daughter has just changed language settings to german havnt a clue how to change it back to english any ideas
the phone is the biggest piece of junk ive owned bad service and its only digital
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HI
Why is everyone saying that you can’t change the ringtone, i manage to, but it’s the volume thaat i have a problem with. I bought my black LG Chocolate about a year a go after my motorola was stolen, and its a great fone.
Does anyone have any know if there is a memory card dlot of any kind. Because i havn’t found one, and the 128 MB memory is very small.
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i meant slot:) in my last comment thing
actually, its a shit fone, and the person huus daughter changed the language setting, thts silly, but 2 change it bakk u hav 2 press ok , so u get to the menu and then press 4, this shuld take u to the language option and then u neeed 2 press english, i hope this helps
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actually., i did i t rong, u hav 2 go 2 the menu and the go 2 settings and then prees 4 and then select english
i hopw this helps
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can anyone tell me if there key pad lights up on the KG800 as ive bought one but no light up..cheers
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im geettting this phone and well i live in bombay so do you think the quality wil be like better????!!!!!!!! now i dont wanna get it but my mum wont allow me to get a phone more xpensive than this one!
Hey can you put a memory card into this phone. + do you think this is a good phone? let me know , thanks.
I hope that i hv one too….but i heard that it can’t text in chinese….How to change it to Chinese language setting?
Right; on the main menu, my stuff, it says text. WHAT ON EARTH DOES THIS THING DO???
i havent got a clue and ive had my phone for nearly two years?
Anyone help me??
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Does it have a loudspeaker??. Help me out .I couldn’t find it.
I am unable to see text messages in my inbox.how could I?