LG Rumor Hands-On

how come aim only costs 5$ and texting costs like 16.95

Learn how to type, obviously, even with a qwerty keyboard in the phone, you can't act literate. You are spoiled, and shut up. I hope you get it on your highway.

this goes to reality bites look how bout you buy me all the ish cuz fa one they should say the phne is going to show a goo pic and it dnt so heres a lil reality for you buddy u can go kick rocks cuz i am spoiled and its either my way are the freeway dude

l have some advice, lf you complain of the picture quality, buy a digial camera..
lf you don't like the sound of the stereo by a mp3 player or a radio..
You guys are acting like spoiled brats..like it's a frikken phone,it's doing what it supposed to do!

im getting thw white LG rumor soon and with all this talk of how bad it is idk if i made the right choise.is the phone that bad? or are you guys just treating it bad? idk but im super excited to get it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!=]=]=]=]

AIM is 5 dollars a month

the same thing happend to me but when i sent it to lg they sent it back broken cause they said it's cost 'them' toooo much money.

got this phone in Feb.
first one broke after 31days.
aint thtt just fkkn PEACHY!

so far ive had FOUR! yess im on my fourth
on in FOUR months. ive stopped taking care
of them...theyre really not worthe two shits!
i hate them!

OMG after 2 yrs & a GREAT A900 samsung phone w/no probs @ all (locked up maybe 3 time in 2 years) just ordered the white LG Rumor (wanted green but didn't know if it was actually LIME green) BUT after reading your posting now I'm freakin. I text more now so decided to get this one because I orignally saw a lot of great write ups. Is it REALLY that bad - I never get insurance - never had to w/my phones & now (well I think I have 30 days to check it out (sure!). Do you think I made a big fat mistake????

i hate this phone with a passion. its the second one so far in three months that i had to get and now its all messed up AGAINNNN......shutting off and on randomly and now it wont even turn on aanymore. i dont even want the same phone anymore...im so glad i got insurance to get a new phone tomorrow!!!!

what program did you use to make your own ring tones through itunes?!

i just got the green one it completely rocks i love it it is so simple to use it doesnt shut itself off like everyone says i would recomend this phone to every one in america it is the second phone i have had and it is my favorite i love my green lg rumor

I bought my phone back in January 08 and I love it! I found a program online to will let me pick music from iTunes, text to my phone and set as my ringers. It's nice b/c you can pick what part of the song you want and it let's you fade the sone in and out (so ring starts off low and then get higher). I bought the white one and right after i did, the green one came out. I tried to get the green one, but they didn't have any at the Sprint store i was at. I text ALL THE TIME, so this phone is prefect for me.

well in my opinion this phone doesnt realy work,it's ganna B my third phone N i always have the problem with the screan,it always goes blank on me...i try 2 turn it off N well then leave it like that 4 like 10-20 minutes,then turn it back on N the screan is still white...i have gone 2 5 repair centers 4 my phone N they reorder 1 for me,but they still go blank on me...i just got a new 1 like not even a week ago N well it is already cheap,if i want 2 text N not make my screan go white i have 2 keep it open i cant just have it close w/out it going blank...so i hope with my new phone it will last more that a week,but i realy dont think this phone is good N i also dont think the new 1 coming up is ganna B any better...that is all i have 2 say N u make the choice if u want 2 buy it or not

They have a blue one out, but its a best buy exclusive. I'm getting it [:

Ok so i have had this phone since March. I hate it!! Its always randomly restarting itself, the web is slow, the camera quality sucks and it doesnt have flash, after uve been texting for a while the buttons start peeling, the keys randomly flash, ill b on the phone and if i get a txt when i go to clear that of the screen it goes back to my background and will not display who im talking to etc. and tehn i cant end the call, it shuts off in teh middle of calls and then will not pick up a signal for hours when i clearly have had a signal there before. I wouldnt recomend this phone to anyone!! This is my second LG phone and ive had problems with both!!

Micro SD card and USB Cable. Cards can be found anywhere. I've only had luck finding the proprietary USB cable online or in software kits at BestBuy/Circuit City. Good luck.

You Can't. The ringtone software suites you buy at stores don't even support the LX260. Just sucks to have a Rumor.

I have had this phone since January. Overall, I like the phone. It's great for quick texting, which is why I mainly use it. I have an issue where it will freeze up and shut itself off every now and again. I contacted Sprint and they said it was an issue with the phone that LG is working on. I hope they get it fixed soon! The camera is not that good. My 2+ year phone I had before this was a better quality camera.

I have had my LG rumor since christmas 2007 and i absolutley adore it. It has it's flaws, like restarting itself, but hey! what phone doesnt? i would definitley recommend this phone to whoever wants a great phone thats girly and cute =] <3

So I just got this phone the other day from SPRINT and I have to say that I love it so far. The main reason I have a phone is to text, and the keypad makes it easy (although at first, it was hard to get used to). But overall I love my green LG rumor!! ;) I recommend it to ppl who text a lot!

not only mine but a few of my friends lg rumor whont charge now! i can plug it in and nothing. i called about it and they sed they cant fix it "/
what do i do?

be presistent with them, finally recieved the introductory rate on the Rumor of $50 bucks after rebate, only a year into my present contract... if you call and annoy them enough, they will eventually give in. Just keep reminding them of how loyal you have been to Sprint, and if neccasary speak to a supervisor, Sprint knows you have them by the balls because their losing customers like crazy! Good luck

DUHHHHHH

well sometimes when you get a new phone the camera gets better....when i first got my phone the camera sucked but after awhile it got better.

ive had this phone for a while and i love it!
im also a person whos always texting. my phone shuts down sometimes but usually its just when i drop it on high levels

i got the green one. I had it for about a month and suddenly the screen just blurred out. It's an awesome phone, but it has it's defects....you can't expect perfection though. Thank goodness i have insurance on it. I'm getting a new one, for no cost this Thursday. However...I'm gettng the same old scratched up battery from the old phone. It sucks, but i really love my green rumor... when it works properly lol

how do i set the music from my computer as my ringtone

how do i set the music from my computer as my ringtone

cool

does anyone know how to make media from an sd card into a ringtone for this phone?

Yes it is totally worth it. It is a great fone. I have had mine for about 5 months and it is a great fone.

hey im getting this phone in a few days and im a person that texts 24/7 .. for the people that have one are they worth it? my friend has one and i absoulty love it. I have a nextel phone and it turns off just like you are saying yours does, it just freezes but it fine after turning back on. another question is do you have to add aim to ur plan or is it free? and what color should i get the green or the white?

i would not suggest this phone 2 anyone it is horrible my screen is completely blank and i cant see anything and i have only had it for 2 months and sprint is not helping i have insurance and they still want me 2 pay for it its ridiculous actually i wouldnt suggest sprint 2 anyone!

When will the newer version come out sir?

this phone is stupid because getting it on the plan is not flexable at all... its 200 without agreement

if u have a mirco sd memory card how do u get music

has anyone figured out how to make media from an sd card into a ringtone for this phone?

I've had this phone since late December 2007, it's now almost June. Unlike many other users, I've had basically no trouble with this phone. Although it does restart itself occasionally, it doesn't bother me because it almost never happens. And when it does, it's no biggie. The QWERTY keyboard is flawless! Aside from the fact that it sometimes makes a creaking noise when typing. I've tried out other QWERTY keyboard phones (sidekick ID, LX, Blackberry) but have always come back to the LG Rumor. I've had no major trouble whatsoever with this phone and I highly reccomend it as a first or second phone.

yep, but i recommend facebook.

I got the 1g memory card for my rumor, and im wondering how i get full songs on it, not just the ring tone (ive already figured out how to do the ring tone) But I want a full song...

whats terrible about the media player. I was going to get one today and decided to look at reviews online

No, it's free. But every messsage you recieve or send counts as a text message, which is 15 cents unless you have a plan.

This phone is a piece of @$%#. Reason the slide turns the phone on too early, making several long distance calls without wanting to. The design flaw is that you cannot properly lock the keyboard, the slider should turn the phone on only in full open position.

to get real faces u hav to go to mode and den scroll down and it shuld say emoticon

this seems like a good phone im getting this phone next friday which is 5 more days and im sooooooo excited i think im prob going to get the white fphone although i do really like the green color but i know someone that has this one. but i cant wait to get it!!!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! (:
ummmmmmm and could u stop complaining about the smileys dont look like woow thats the best u could do for giving ppl advise about getting the phonee.. hahaa I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS PHONE<333333

yes

Yes im positive it has T9 because my friend has this phone... im gonna get it too :P

does it come with T9 TEXTING ?

Do you have to pay to use Windows Live Messenger?
Please explain the process to me. Thanks

this phone womps

I've had this phone for a little over a week now and so far I think it is awesome. The texting is simple and easy, it plays mp3s, can instant message, and can play downloaded apps. Now the bad part, the phone will randomly restart itself, the battery life is very short, the camera quality sucks and you can't send pictures without subscribing to picture mail.

when downloading music to the lg rumor phone from the computer the phone turns off and dont record the whole song

if u like to text get this phone the keyboard is great and i have had it for about a month and i havent had and problems with it but i would recomend and special case that snaps on the back and front and still alows it to slide u can find it on the sprint site

you can only transfer music in .mp3 format

the features on the
muziq and rumor are exactly alike.
i have a Rumor and my mom has a muziq. both are terribly slow; best advice...-DON'T BUY ANY LG...they are terrible phones i've been through 3 different ones(different models n such) they're just a lazy phone manufacturing company!!!

How do you make the mp3 a ringer???
I have them as media... but cant seem to do it?

I got the Lg rumor for christmas and i hate it!! it was alright at first but then after a while the screen strarted gettin lines acrossed it and it turned white so i paid to get it check and they replaced it so i thought the new one would be fine but now my new ones begining to do it... so i WOULDN'T recomemend gettin it!!

this phone sucks. sometimes the ring tones don't play because of a glitch, and it displays a message that says cannot play media, then the phone does a power cycle in which it restarts. The camcorder feature doesn't work sometimes because the phone also does a power cycle where it turns off and on again. when you flip the phone open sometimes after the screen stops displaying, you flip it open, and the phone is supposed to light up and show the scree, but it doesn't. You have to press a button to display the screen. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PHONE TO ANYBODY. IT HAS TOO MANY GLITCHES, AND LG SHOULD'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REALEASE IT UNTIL THEY FIXED THEM.

I have it,
it rocks!

I have this phone, the smileys don't show up as images, they show like :) or :-)! why doesn't it show up like actual faces?

Got this phone for Christmas and have replaced it 4 times (it is now MAY 2).. Drop it once and chances are it is history. My first 3 the screen (flashing white) would not work after dropping it one time the 4th phone the screen went completely white, and the phone would turn itself off and on at will (ran the battery down). Although the phone still worked, I was able to make calls, the main reason I purchased the phone was to text and that was impossible. When the phone functioned as designed I loved it, was really sad when it broke. I have no other choice but to switch to a different brand phone until LG RUMOR resolves all of it's issues. I will try it again once LG gets it issues resolved.

I've had this phone for a little over 3 weeks. It was great and i never put it down. For the past few days though, it has gone crazy! I slide it open to the keyboard and the colors change, it blinks, and it cuts of the menu. When I close it so that it is in regular mode it stays the same. It does come back to normal every once in a while but I don't know whats going on. It's not the battery because I switched it with someone elses and it still had problems while hers was fine. I do love this phone a lot I just don't know what's happening :-/

The phone is a decent phone. However it lags a little in certain areas. Also I see no way how to make playlists within the phones music, therefore it is like 100 songs all out there. The music player itself is overrated. It says you can shuffle or repeat but it doesn't go through. You must be on music player to listen, you cannot shift between programs.
However, texting is amazing.The QWERTY keyboard is great and even if there are areas with no service you can still amazingly get out text messages.
The internet is not as slow as they say. It lags a little sometimes but it moves at almost Sprint Power Vision speed if not that.

The GOOD:
Amazing text messaging capabilities
Better bars (service wise)
Email goes directly to the phone
Larger Screen
QWERTY keypad

The BAD:
Terrible music player
Lags with certain areas on the phone
Camera is terrible - like all other Sprint phones
Screen is a little grainy too

All in all, I would stay with it. It's nice and sleek other what they say. Try to get it with an upgrade though, I do not believe it it worth the full $280

The phone is a decent phone. However it lags a little in certain areas. Also I see no way how to make playlists within the phones music, therefore it is like 100 songs all out there. The music player itself is overrated. It says you can shuffle or repeat but it doesn't go through. You must be on music player to listen, you cannot shift between programs.
However, texting is amazing.The QWERTY keyboard is great and even if there are areas with no service you can still amazingly get out text messages.
The internet is not as slow as they say. It lags a little sometimes but it moves at almost Sprint Power Vision speed if not that.

The GOOD:
Amazing text messaging capabilities
Better bars (service wise)
Email goes directly to the phone
Larger Screen
QWERTY keypad

The BAD:
Terrible music player
Lags with certain areas on the phone
Camera is terrible - like all other Sprint phones
Screen is a little grainy too

All in all, I would stay with it. It's nice and sleek other what they say. Try to get it with an upgrade though, I do not believe it it worth the full $280

The lg rumor is the best sprint phone there is! Well the lg musiq is the same but it is an awesome phone. I just got the green one and it is amazing. I used to have an enV and it Sucked! it was so cheap. My first phone was the chocolate! THIS PHONE STINKS! NEVER GET IT! But anyway I would recomend this phone to any teenager! Great for texting. Oh and just to let all you buyers know, if you buy the phone without the plan it is about 300$ so I would buy it with the plan! THE COLORS IT COMES IN ARE GREEN, BLACK, AND WHITE. If you are with alltel the lg scoop is the same exact thing! Good Luck to all you buyers! This phone is da thing! lol! GO LG RUMOR!! Here is a review on the env and the chocolate.....

Env

BAD

cHOCLATE

WORSE!

LOL BYE EVERYONE! Please buy this phone!

The lg rumor is the best sprint phone there is! Well the lg musiq is the same but it is an awesome phone. I just got the green one and it is amazing. I used to have an enV and it Sucked! it was so cheap. My first phone was the chocolate! THIS PHONE STINKS! NEVER GET IT! But anyway I would recomend this phone to any teenager! Great for texting. Oh and just to let all you buyers know, if you buy the phone without the plan it is about 300$ so I would buy it with the plan! THE COLORS IT COMES IN ARE GREEN, BLACK, AND WHITE. If you are with alltel the lg scoop is the same exact thing! Good Luck to all you buyers! This phone is da thing! lol! GO LG RUMOR!! Here is a review on the env and the chocolate.....

Env

BAD

cHOCLATE

WORSE!

LOL BYE EVERYONE! Please buy this phone!

im gonna get this phone soon its either this phone or a lg musiq which one would be a better phone to get. after i looked at this im doubting this phone.

I got my Rumor in December. and now everytime I slide it open the screen goes white or gets distorted. I would not recommend buying this phone

I have the Rumor right now. I have the white one. It's a very nice phone, I love it! Although, I recommend the green one. I just think that the color is nicer. But anyways..
This is definitely not a cheap phone. I got mine stolen! But, someone returned it. And you should definitely get insurance. I don't have insurance, but if you do, and then your phone gets lost/taken/broken..You can get a new one.
I love this phone.
Although the pictures aren't that nice, and you can only take 10 second videos, the full keyboard is wonderful for texting, e-mailing, and IMing people, because I'm on a computer 24/7!
It's really neat, also, how you can record songs, or people talking, or sounds, and then set them as your ringtone!
And you can also send picture messages.
This phone to me is an all-around wonderful phone.
We all have our opinions, but this is my opinion, and I hope that you buy the Rumor too.

does it have myspace?

You either hate this phone or love it. I happen to love but there are a few minor drawbacks though.
Such as not being able to text and listen to music at the same time. (Switching from the media player to messaging gets annoying), and no Sprint Vision. Other than that great phone for the price.

Around what time this year is the power vision compatible rumor supposed to come around?

should i get the rumor??????

the phone DOES turn itself off. bought mine in dec. 07 and since then, more and more often it turns itself off while in standby mode. it turns itself off approximately 2-3 times per day now. with no insurance on the phone (completely my fault), sprint is no help. lg is no help. great phone, especially for texting, as long as you don't get a defective phone like mine where you have to turn it back on a few times a day.

i love this phone its the best i have had and plus its my fav color its green and i love how u can set voice memo as ur ring tone i love love love this phone

u cant i ve already tried

I went thru 3 rumors in one month... Jan 2008... I just refuse to let it go though... Will some one please tell me how to get the darn music to play... PLEASE...

Hey, I just got the rumor about a couple weeks ago, & I LOVE IT! Texting is really easy, & I love how I can set videos as my ring tone. BUT HERE'S SOME ADVICE..

My best friend just got the rumor as well, & she loved it but had to get it replaced. She put hers on the sink in her bathroom & then took a shower. The screen got completely fogged & there were a bunch of colors in her screen, just by keeping it in the same room. The Sprint people said the rumor was very sensitive to any kind of moisture, so I suggest to NOT do that.

Also, It is very fragile..Dropping it once or twice can severely scratch the screen..I haven't done it yet my other friend has.

+ The green one's really cute & If you were gonna get any color get that one. It's also really small & fits right in your hand. I love the rumor!:)

both my teenagers got rumors for christmas and both have had to be replaced with Sprint. There was a lot of haggling but LG was worthless to help. phones shut off and wouldn't change orientation. besides the problem the kids like the music card and keyboard. buyer beware!

How can I use my mp3 as a ringtone??? i already have the music on the sd card?

i havent had any of the problems with mine yet. i've had mine for two months. i just tried to turn it off while the key guard was on because someone said it turns off..haha BS!!! it didnt! sorry for the bad luck guys! :(

*knocks on wood lol

Should i get the LG rumor or keep the HTC touch? I GOTTA KEEP it for 3 years! WHICH PHONE WOULD NOT BRAKE? I'm now thinking secondly abotu the rumor after hearing about its problems like turning off

I've had the RUMOR for six months and believe me when I say it's RAGGEDY! I HATE IT!!!

I have had the Rumor for almost a month and i LOVE IT! i like the fact that i can Record songs on Voice memo and use them as ring tones. My only question is i wanna know what exactly i have to buy to put MP3's on Media Player? I really Don't wanna buy things i don't need. If Some one Can please Email me Wrestlingfankimi@yahoo.com and let me know Thanks

I went looking for the Rumor at a local Spring store when the representative told me that the Rumor was the worst possible phone to get because it breaks easily. I refuse to believe that so i was just wondering if it was true or, you know coming from people that don't make commission over what I decide to purchase.

Thanks!!!
-Julia

This rumor is probably one of the worst phones I've had since my Nextel phone. I used to be on Cingular, I had the Sony Ericsson W810i. Cost me $85. I had full bluetooth capabilities, could connect and send/recieve any file I wanted, I could set any audio file I wanted as a ringtone, .wav .mp3 .mp4 and many others. I also had flash menus, that changed the layout from the typical Grid/list to circular, custom designed layouts and more.

That screen was very clear, bright, and had great color and smooth operation. The user interface was so easy to use, the phone was completely customizable. I would highly recomment ANY sony-ericsson stuff.

it sounds clear an loud

Hey, you have to go under security, the password is the last 4 digits of your phone number, and then you will be able to see the menu to change, reset, etc.

how?

can anybody tell me how the music sounds on the rumor?? like the songs you put on it and such. because my aunt has the katana dlx and it sounds great and i am on the line betrween katana dlx and rumor.,.im not sure what to do

music that is on your computer can be syncronized via MS Media Player or other media players. Just drag the desired song to the sync section, then click the sync button. of course you have to have the SD card inserted in the computer. have fun

OK how do I transfer my mini movies from the LG to my computer? I have the Sandisk adapter and a USB adaptor. The pictures transfered easily, however the video files although they transfered, I could not play them using Quick play or Media Player because the file format was not recognizable? How do I correct this problem.

people THIS PHONE IS NOT CHEAP! STOP SAYING IT IS BECAUSE IT IS NOT! IT IS THE BEST PHONE IN THE WORLD AND IT FEELS LIKE THE MOD=ST EXPENSIVE IN THE WORLD! IT IS VERY HIGH TECH AND MUCH BETTER THAN THE CHOCOLATE AND THE ENV. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CHEAP LOOK AT THOSE PHONES! HMPH! JESSY IS RIGHT IT IS AWESOME! GET THIS PHONE AND GET IT SELLING BETTER THAN VERIZON AND ATNT! IF MORE PEEPS BUY THIS PHONE SPRINT WILL START TO BE VERY POPULAR AND WILL MAKE MONEY TO BUY NEWER PHONES!

RUMOR IS THE BST SPRINT PHONE THERE IS! GET IT

hey peeps! I'm crying ok because my friend said that her phone (the chocolate) is better than the rumor and that the rumor was really cheap! I am so mad! I can't believe she said that! Well anyway... let me give a review!

good things
great keyboard
great QWERTY keyboard
great video
cute
great features
nice feeling to it

bad things
bad camera
gets scratched up easily on the screen

as you can see there really is not much bad things for the lg rumor. Over all this phone recieves a 9/10 score. Bye!..... Oh yea and the rate for the choclate will be.......... 2/10! PERFECT SCORE! lol bye rumor lovers!

you to buy a sd adapter which makes tha smaller one fit into the big one

Does the camera really stink. I'm looking into getting a new phone and i am pretty sure i want the green rumor it is just that it doesn't have a flash and that kinda stinks and another con i had was that the keyboard is kinda small. I am still debating whether i should get a different phone or not because right now i have the Sprint A920 and it sucks i recommend that you do NOT get that phone. But you guys i need help what should i get the Rumor or something else i am still thinking of getting the Rumor it is on my list for the maybes . But i am still not sure any advice on other sprint phones out there if not then i will just get the green rumor. On second thought i will get the Rumor for sure i already got accessories from Sanrio. So yeah thanks for the reviews.

there r good things about both:
white-looks cleaner but it can get dirty
black-awesome, doesn't get diry
i suggest u get black.....see ya

can anyone tell me step by step how to put music on my rumor from my laptop by putting my little memory card into the big one

Okay, I have this phone and it like to restart itself and turn off every once in a while, but it's not too annoying. Other than that, the only concern I have with this phone is that one day I turned it on and ALL my contacts were erased and I had NO service at all...almost like I'd never used it before. That made me kind of mad, but they gave me a new phone for free, and I've have it for about 5 months nad I've had no other problems. Texting is made super easy and I'm very fast on the key board. After you take a picture, you can click options and zoom (at the very bottom) if you don't like the pixelated look. I hope I helped!

I rate this product 8.5/1o

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