Question by Rz Shahid: which phone and or phone service should i get samsung galaxy prevail (boostmobile) or lg optimus v (virginmobi? its virgin mobile i just want to know thanks Best answer: Answer by TeraI dont know anything about the Samsung Galaxy or Boost Mobile so I dont expect this to be chosen as the best answer. Im doing this to share what I know. I do know that the LG Optimus V is a terrible phone for Virgin Mobile. The phone itself performs great but it either wont stay on the 3G network or it wont connect at all. The phone is physically made and programmed for Virgin Mobile so this problem is a part of the product itself. The phone performs great in terms of processing speed, loading menus, things like that. But without a Wi Fi, its terrible and only good for calls and text messages. Heres a review I just posted on amazon and cnet: I just had a terrible experience with the LG Optimus V and got a refund on the monthly plan and the phone. I just finished posting a review on amazon and cnet and Ill post it here below. The problems with this phone is widespread and it seems that ALL users of this phone have these problems. That is, it wont stay on the internet or it wont connect at all. Mine didnt connect at all. Otherwise, the phone would have been great. And a lot better than the Intercept from what I read about that one. Here is the review: If you buy this phone to use with Virgin Mobile, prepare for a big serving of disappointment. Since this phone is used with the Virgin Mobile service, the service is a part of this product. Thats why I feel that its valid to involve this in the review for the phone. The phone itself is made and programed to be used with Virgin Mobile, so that is an actual physical part of the phone. Like its been said by so many people on the internet, the LG Optimus V for Virgin Mobile either has extremely poor reliability when connecting to the internet or it simply cant connect at all. That is, it cannot reliably stay connected or connect in the first place using the Spring 3G network. The Optimus V I got could not connect to the internet on its own at all. The phone connected with Wi Fi, but not without it. I was not satisfied with that. The product is sold as a phone that can connect to the Sprint 3G network. Mine didnt do that. So the product I got did not function fully as it was supposed to. So I canceled my Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk plan and got a refund. And I took the phone back to the store I bought it from and got a refund. If you search online about this issue, youll see people recommend things like turning the phone off and back on, putting it on airplane mode and then off, and dismounting the SD card. I tried all of these repeatedly and the phone still never got online. I was able to make calls and do text messages. And that is all the phone could do in terms of communicating. It worked great with a Wi Fi, but Im not satisfied with being limited to Wi Fi on a phone. The phone itself seems to perform nicely for what it is. But without the use of the 3G network, its a very incomplete product. If you research this phone, youll also read about the short battery life. At first, I felt that I would be okay with this. Ive seen complaints of this on many products that use a rechargeable battery. But Ive personally experienced a disappointingly short battery use on this phone. The charge does go down quickly on the battery that is included with the phone. PROS: -Screen looks nice -Sounds great when playing music files and using headphones -Camera is decent, although I havent tried the video recording feature -It comes with a 2GB micro SD card -Can charge battery with a USB cable with a certain mini plug, the slim kind CONS: -Very low battery life -Mine never, ever worked on the Sprint 3G network that it was supposed to do through Virgin Mobile. Same result with many other customers of this phone. Whenever you research an electronic product and there are a lot of reviews for it on a website like Amazon, there are usually a few or more negative reviews. No matter how many good reviews there are. Im sure there are cases when the bad reviews can almost be disregarded and the product turns out fantastic after all. But thats not the case with the LG Optimus V for Virgin Mobile. This really is an absolute problem product. Calling Virgin Mobile for tech support will be a hassle also. If you call them and keep pressing 0 for a live representative, youll be told good bye and hung up on after the third time. That is uncalled for, tacky, and low on their part. Youll have to jump through the hoops in the automated system to get to a live person. To me, a cell phone should be able to do calls, voicemail, text messages, text messages with attachments, and internet without Wi Fi from the start of activation. No exceptions. Mine didnt perform all that it was supposed to be able to from the start, nor did it later on. So I got full refunds on the service and phone. Add your own answer in the comments!
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:31:50 +0000
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