LG KE970 Shine
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- Anonymous
- Tk0
- 10 Mar 2007
Somebody earlier pointed out that this phone is simply 'the poor mans 8800'. This is a comment I totally disagree with. The fact is that the 8800 is an overated, over expensive phone. I certainly DO have the money to buy a Nokia 8800, and could quite comfortably afford to buy one, but I would not buy one out of principle, in the same way that I would not pay £10 per month for a bank account just to have a golden coloured card. It is very shallow i'm afraid.
I have just bought a Shine and think it's a super phone. Great value for money, and stands out (alot more that the shabby 8800).
I should also point out that having worked in the mobile phone industry for 5 years now, I gauged peoples reactions during the release of both the 8800 and the Sirroco. To people who know very little about phones, the premium Nokia range was little more that an overated phone inside a metal shell. The Shine is in fact very different (regardless of price, and I have seen people who know nothing about mobile phones warm to the LG Shine design instantly. This did not happen with the 8800.
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- sherwin
- Ycp
- 09 Mar 2007
b4 you connect to comp, you also have to go to your connectivity screen and select USB connection. then select mass storage. That will let your phone auto connect to your comp. and when you want to sync, you have to select back data service
- C
- Carbonize
- MJU
- 09 Mar 2007
Plug the cable into your phone and connect it to the computer. The computer will recognise it as a flash drive and install the drivers. Once installed the phone will appear as two drives in My Computer. One drive is the phone the other is for the phones memory card. Open the phone drive up and put your music into the Sounds folder.
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- Jon
- nU$
- 09 Mar 2007
Does any one know how to down load music onto this phone as i have lost the manual! i have installed the sync cd onto my pc.
- C
- Carbonize
- MJU
- 08 Mar 2007
Ok I withdraw my comment about the sirocco not being a true slider but it's definately a posers phone. No flash for the camera, no auto focus, no memory card slot. And boy does it collect fingerprints.
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- carbonize
- iIV
- 08 Mar 2007
Why are Nokia fan boys so stupid? This is nothing like the Sirocco (Nokia 8800) and is not meant to be. This is a true sliding phone where as the Sirocco is just a sliding cover. The shine has a higher screen resolution (240x320 as opposed to 208x208) and the shine has a better quality camera.
In my opinion the Sirocco is just a posers phone with average features.
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- yesh
- NaD
- 08 Mar 2007
fun and brilliant little mobile
sleek and stylish mobile. real trend setter. mwaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!
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- 8800 owner
- nE{
- 08 Mar 2007
This phone is quite simply a poor mans 8800. If you want a phone that truely shines, get an 8800 or if you are second best get this. Only for people who do not have the class to own an 8800 and want to jump onto the bandwagon.
- C
- Carbonize
- MJU
- 08 Mar 2007
1 - Yes you can use MP3s for the ringtones
2 - The ringer is loud but not as lod as some phones
3 - I don't know what frequency Cingular use so I couldn't say
4 - My Shine has some bugs which LG has acknowledged and are working on but nothing like the two you just described.
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- jellyandcream
- nHS
- 08 Mar 2007
Hi everyone, I have had two LG shine phones in as many weeks. The first one would only charge when it felt like it and at worst remained dead for 4 days and now my replacement phone will sometimes not switch on after being switched off...even though I know the battery is full! Has anyone else had these problems or am I just susceptible to bad luck!
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- sherwin
- Ycp
- 08 Mar 2007
i just purchased the shine yesterday and i must say it is an awesome looking phone. everyone who see's it, loves the finish. It truly shines!!! Looks are absolutly sexy however there are a couple fundamental things I do not favour. First the scroll is a little delayed, so when you are trying to select something, you sometimes end up selecting the wrong function. The little tiny buttons on the corners of the scroll take some time to get used to but if you don't have overly large fingers, it should be ok. I was hoping that you are able to press one of the outside buttons to answer an incoming call without sliding the phone but there is no option to do that. The last thing is sync'ing to my comp, it takes an eternity to load up. Maybe it may be my comp, but i am running on P4 so I donno. overall, I tell ya, if you want some hand candy, this phones for you...
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- Anonymous
- QKh
- 07 Mar 2007
I've been really looking to buy this phone, but I wanted to make sure it was compatible with Cingular in the US. Also, I'm worried that ringtones and such could be a problem, if I bought/downloaded them from Cingular.
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- phone finder
- nxj
- 07 Mar 2007
hi what is the mp3 play back like? also are the pictures clear? can you use mp3s as a ringtone? also does the phone have a loud ringtones? i have the k800i would you recommend swapping to the lg shine? thankyou to anyone who can help. Also i am open to rexommendations of other phones. Cheers
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- Anonymous
- MGx
- 06 Mar 2007
What's the MP3 playback like?
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- Lauren McGarrigle
- MJT
- 06 Mar 2007
I just think this phone is so gorgeous, oh my god have you ever seen a better phone, like come on. OH MUMMY
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- Gibson
- iLP
- 06 Mar 2007
I have just purchased my phone I have to say it simply looks good and that is about it thank goodness I only have it for a year! In the morning I like to wake up with a decent sound but on this the choices are teribble!!!!
- C
- Carbonize
- MJU
- 04 Mar 2007
Why would it? And given that a lot of countries are starting to stop broadcasting in analogue an FM radio would prove useless in them.
- J
- JohnyAsbest
- psH
- 04 Mar 2007
What a pity, that it hasn´t a FM Radio. Why ?
- C
- Carbonize
- MJU
- 03 Mar 2007
Maximum video resolution is 176 x 144. Not the best in the world.
As to the ringtone/mp3 playlist bug LG have got back to me saying they have passed it on to research and development department so hopefully a new firmware out some time soon.
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- Anonymous
- nBI
- 03 Mar 2007
What's the maximum video resolution on this thing?