Comments on: The LG Viewty http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:37:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: kiran http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325742 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:26:24 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325742 ive got two questions. ive been using this phone for several months now but i still cant solve these issues:
a) is it possible to ‘bring up’ the virtual numercial keyboard during a call
b) using the ‘cube’ attachment (that joins the earphones to the box that joins it to the phone); you can change volume (i know), but once or twice ive been able to change the music using it too. i was wondering how excatly is that possible? or if i could redo that again
thanks

]]> By: Mike http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325741 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:10:44 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325741 The review was decent and fair! and i would have appreciated all of what was said before i got my lg viewty 6 months ago.
The camera and 120fps and screen size = good

inbox 300 = no good
slow texting = no good
(it did take me a while to figure out what backspace was too and its because its not very explanatory)
backspacing can be used with ‘C’ but cursor position = no good
worse reception than my previous crap phone = no good
Low battery life = no good
size = no good

and the single plug for charging/headphones although common is definately worthy of a mention. What if you didnt know about it and were thinking of buying it?
htaiwe, steven, nick etc cant hack it that these are the truths, I say you couldnt see good advice if it hits you in the face. Why dont you do a better review yourself.

]]> By: prado http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325740 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:42:47 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325740 How to use Image Stabilizer in lg viewty ku990?

]]> By: Jane http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325739 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:43:45 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325739 You IDOIT!!! Just because you can’t figure out the phone doesn’t mean its a bad phone. In fact its a GREAT phone. All new things in life takes learning.

]]> By: Steven http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325738 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:02:35 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325738 Always good quality info from this site!

]]> By: Kenny Phan http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325737 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:56:58 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325737 Like many of you, i’m the proud owner of an LG Ku990 Viewty. I believe there are many flaws such as the battery life, its jog wheels, touch screen and the lack of an in-built GPS system. Although, there are many flaws, there are many ways to modify your phone, i have found a way to install custom themes, following the steps on this site:http://khazampc.com/2008/05/07/how-to-install-new-themes-onto-the-lg-ku990-viewty/

Also i have found a way to preserve battery life go to the four dots icon>Settings (widget icon)> phone setiings>power save>On

Cheers for such a great site

]]> By: Amy http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325736 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:42:14 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325736 well..i read basically all 70 comments and most people are either against or for the fones (not many people in between) so i wanted to get a LG Viewty cuz a touch screen just seems so cool and exciting to me. I think the iphone has revolutionary technology but obviously the price is just ridiculous and i really dont think that amount of money should be. personally i’d rather have a fone and an ipod than an iphone(most fones hav mp3 anyway) the LG viewty sounds a bit dodgy and i think LG are sort of stupid for not manufacturing the fone better (they could have made a lot more money by making the usability and design more advanced…i think i mite get the viewty (but i hav doubts) but i definitely think there is nothing wrong with the ipod (besides the cost) and itz pretty amazing

with the viewty..
someone said a higher memory card can be used and works fine but the fone will alwayz tell you it only has 2gb memory left (or something like that)

does anybody know for sure it works cuz i dont wnna buy an 8gb memory card and then it doesnt work

im sure the scroll thing would work after a while (a guess though)

i have problems with the design though, cuz the back looks like a real camera in other words UGLY!! itz suppposed to look lykk a fone not a camera! also itz a bit fat but i wouldnt really like it if it was really thin

the battery life scares me cuz on mi previous fone i could listen to a lot of music without the battery running out

i found this site REALLY helpful so yehh thankz =]

]]> By: Roger http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325735 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:23:29 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325735 The Viewty is a very good phone. I like the fact that you are paying out the layout of the qwerty interface keyboard and the fact you couldn’t find the delete button. It really wasn’t that hard to figure out, considering it is the same button used to delete in every other interface on the phone and it tells you on the intro page to the manual! Get a clue and learn to review stuff you actually are knowledgeable about.

]]> By: abcyesn http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325734 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:55:05 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325734 While the look and feel of the LG Viewty Phone is impressive it has to be said that under the surface there is maybe not as much power as many would have hoped for. The phone will appeal to the more fashion conscious end of the market where the consumer is possibly a little more susceptible to the look rather than the services on offer.

http://www.LG-Viewty is dedicated to the LG Viewty.

]]> By: Graham Hancock http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325732 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:43:56 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325732 As an LG Viewty owner with a friend who has the iPhone I can tell you that I continually hear about how the iPhone has to go. In fact it is up for sale tomorrow. But the two phones are aimed at different users – if you hadn’t realised. I like the camera and the good phone reception; much; less concerned about the iSync with my Mac. iPhone screen is superb but then it breaks easily if dropped (OK don’t drop it). The iPhone is bigger in volume but is not much thicker. Scrolling can be done on screen and by toggle wheel. Using the power plug for headphones and power? Why? Bluetooth works perfectly well – actually links more reliably than my Mac. In the end – go suck and see is all.

]]> By: Andrew http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325733 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:02:34 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325733 OH MY GOD!!! why on gods earth does everyone think the iphone is the best phone out at the moment????

Look, im one of the lucky few who have both the LG and the iphone (one for work and one for me).

Now i guess you are wondering what one i chose for my self and i went for the LG viewty as i personaly think that the LG is better than the iphone.

At the end of the day they are diffrent phones, they do diffrent things and offer diffrent programs and specs. so it depends on what you want your phone for?

The best advise i can give is go down to a store and play around with both phones and make up your own mind but be warned both phones have problem but there is no such thing a a perfect phone.

But if you want the best of both phones you will have to buy both!

Good luck choosing i know i wasnt much help

]]> By: abcyesn http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325731 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:54:02 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325731 While the look and feel of the LG Viewty Phone is impressive it has to be said that under the surface there is maybe not as much power as many would have hoped for. The phone will appeal to the more fashion conscious end of the market where the consumer is possibly a little more susceptible to the look rather than the services on offer.

http://www.Viewty-LG.com

]]> By: Mosey http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325726 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:31:44 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325726 Haven’t tried browsing online with the ViewTY (way too expensive for my budget although if anyone really wants me to try it :P) I’ve gotten some applications from KU990 and they work well with the ViewTY. I still stand by my original opinion about the camera being not great though.

]]> By: Arvin http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325728 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:56:41 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325728 what about browsing online or external apps.

Sent from my iPhone

]]> By: you're all over-reacting!!!!!!!!!!! http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325729 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:56:28 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325729 you’re all over-reacting, the iPhone maybe has WiFi and a brilliant interface, but the Viewty has MUCH good things, the camera has a good quality, you can easy put files on your microSD card, it has multi-tasking, etc.!!!

]]> By: Mosey http://gigaom.com/apple/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325730 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:05:45 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/11/26/the-lg-viewty/#comment-325730 @Kerry: I’d have to agree about the charger/music aspect being rather silly, but in answer to your question, you can look through music without stopping.

When you’re playing e.g. “All Tracks” (which is what I do) and you start playing just one out of the many, look into the topright of the screen for a button called ‘Playlist’. This will show you all of the music whilst your phone is still playing.

Playlists are tricky. I started off creating some, then realised I couldn’t be bothered with the hassle, but the good news is the LG ViewTY is clever enough to update the playlist if it spots that one or two songs are no longer available/deleted.

Click on “Playlists’ then look in the bottom left of the screen for a button with a rectangular grid. Clicking on this will bring up options to ‘Add a new playlist’. After entering the name, you then get to the list of all your tracks, where you get to select multiple ones (Just like text messages) to go on your playlist.

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