LG enV Touch VX11000 Phone, Black
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
- Touchscreen-enabled multimedia phone opens to reveal QWERTY keyboard and large 3-inch screen
- Access V Cast Music (with Rhapsody) and Video servicse via fast EV-DO data network; GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions; Visual Voice Mail
- 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; MicroSD expansion to 16 GB; access to personal email and instant messaging
- Up to 4.3 hours of talk time, up to 408 hours (17 days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: handset, battery, charger, quick reference guide, user manual
Amazon.com Product Description
A great choice for high-tech power texters, the LG EnV Touch for Verizon Wireless takes the popular enV phone series to the next level with a 3-inch external touchscreen with tactile feedback for easy navigation and access to all phone functions with just the touch of your finger. And like other enV phones, it has a hinged side that opens up to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard and additional 3-inch screen–perfect for all your on-the-go text messaging and email needs. The full-size QWERTY keyboard, with widely spaced keys, accommodates the texting needs of the most demanding user. It also offers a Text Instant Reply feature, enabling you to automatically start a reply message when you read a message. … More >>
M. Woods says:
November 4th, 2009
12:32 am
I NEED HELP/ADVISE!!! I had the Dare which was great for about 1 year then started shutting off and screen would lock. It would always unlock in my pocket and call people at random. Contract was up so I thoroughly researched all phones and decided on the enV touch since a standard keypad is a necessity for texting (learned that the Dare touch screen was a horrible way to text with either the phone pad or the qwerty)
I received phone on 9/3. I liked it right away. The screen was nice and the flip open qwerty keyboard was a bonus. The thing I instantly didn’t like was the battery life. I have never had a phone with such a short battery life. I am charging it at least once/day or two and have been stuck with a turned off phone in my purse without charger. Well, found out it is shutting itself off even when the battery still has a charge……hmmm.
Another thing, when i call numbers like my bank or my voicemail, the external screen goes black and i cannot get it to allow me to enter any passwords without flipping open the phone and then shutting it again. I know it can flip open and i can use keyboard but it activates speaker phone which i don’t want the world to know who/what i am calling. When i shut it the screen comes on with the screen locked, i have to unlock then i am able to enter password, etc. I have tried changing the settings (there is a setting specifying that screen will not shut off for certain numbers like toll-free or custom numbers, but after messing with all of the settings i have had no luck).
So, last night while calling in a prescription to my pharmacy and having to open phone and attempting to use qwerty keyboard to enter info (except no way to accurately hit # key without shutting phone and using external touch screen) my internal screen locked and the display had rainbow colored lines with no visualization of the info. I shut the phone and the external screen looked the same. I could press numbers and hear the beeps but nothing on screen but lines. I tried to hold end key and shut off phone, the phone beeped as it recognized the button being pressed but the it would not shut off. I had to take battery out and place back in which came back on and screens were back to normal.
What to do now? Called verizon, they said i could return phone and get another since in 30 day period so I asked them to send phone and I will send this one back when I receive it. Now I am contemplating if I want another one since this already happened on a brand new phone. I have never had any initial problems with any of my previous verizon phones and my 30 day exchange period is running out. I am thinking about going to a blackberry since i already pay addt’l $25 per month for data/text plan and it would only be addt’l $5 for basic blackberry plan. I am just nervous to get STUCK with a blackberry plan for next 2 years if i am not happy. I can cancel my current data plan at any time.
Please Help!! I would like any suggestions. I hope this is just a fluke but I cannot have faith in a phone that is new and already has problems.
Do the other smartphones like the HTC touch require a data plan contract? I need help!!!!
Rating: 1 / 5
Metal God says:
November 4th, 2009
1:52 am
I bought this phone and enjoyed it for about the first week of just playing with it and getting used to it. After that the phone, I noticed, was flawed in design. I carry the phone in my pocket and I bike to class around the city. Placing the call and end call buttons on the front was a bad idea. Whenever I am working and lifting things or riding my bike the button will get pressed without me even knowing and will shut off. The lock that was created is very poor as well. A imitation of the iphones lock, but practically useless here. You dont even need to slide the screen all the way up to unlock it. You can just touch it and it will unlock. Combining this flaw with my pocket means my phone enjoys calling random contacts. This flaw has caused nothing but trouble. If you are in a labor job or you carry your phone and do a lot of moving around this is not your phone.
The touch screen doesn’t work well at all either. You can press one key and it will read the press inaccurately and will assume what you pressed making life hell when your busy on the phone.
I’ve had this phone now for two months and I already want to throw it out the window! It’s very frustrating!
If your looking for a phone to play with and not using it truly seriously then this is your phone!
I can’t wait till apple gets the iphone to Verizon. Life will be soooo much easier!
Rating: 1 / 5
S. Mensch says:
November 4th, 2009
3:50 am
I was so excited when the env touch was finally available on June 5th. I have an env2 and knew this phone would be a perfect first phone for my daughter who desperately wanted a touch screen phone. I even watched two you tube reviews of the phone 2 days prior to its official release. I completely forgot all logic and the temptation to get it on the first day out obvioulsy clouded my judgement and I went ahead and obtained the phone for my daughter. 10 hours and 4 phones later they are all duds and keep randomly shutting down. For what it is worth, during the 5 minutes it worked, she loved it and so did I. We are hoping it is a problem LG will fix or maybe the whole batch at this store was defective and new phones will be ok. She was really disappointed since it is her first cell phone and she has waited patiently for one.
Rating: 1 / 5
Devin A. Fink says:
November 4th, 2009
4:42 am
It is nice and all but I do not see it a my phone for the next few years. I got it this summer and had no problems with it, then unexplicablly the screen cracked o its own. I did not drop it or anything. The screen repaired its self that day to the point where it seemed the crack was non exsistant. But soon after the screen died completely. Not worth the money if you ask me.
Rating: 3 / 5
Cluster Lizzy says:
November 4th, 2009
6:09 am
It’s price has dropped to $49.99 for those who don’t have a contract. I wonder what the price is when you already have a contract. This looks like a really cool phone and probably way better than my enV2.
Rating: 5 / 5