LG VX8360 Phone, Silver
Monday, February 8th, 2010
- Music-focused clamshell phone with dual stereo speakers, external music playback controls, and Bluetooth stereo music streaming
- Access V Cast Music with Rhapsody and Video services via fast EV-DO data network; GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions
- 1.3-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth for handsfree devices; MicroSD expansion to 8 GB; access to mobile email and instant messaging
- Up to 5.25 hours of talk time, up to 641 hours (26+ days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: handset, battery, travel charger, quick start guide, user guide
Amazon.com Product Description
An upgrade to the popular VX8360, the LG VX8360 for Verizon Wireless slims flattens out the curves of this clamshell phone just a bit while packing in even more music possibilities via the V CAST Music with Rhapsody service, which combines the over-the-air downloads of V CAST Music with the popular Rhapsody service available on your Windows-based PC. The phone even includes dual stereo speakers so you can listen to tunes without wearing headphones. You’ll also enjoy fast downloads via Verizon Wireless’s fast EV-DO data network. The phone’s A-GPS receiver enables you to access Verizon Wireless’s VZ Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions and you can also choose the option for the Verizon Wirel… More >>
1spunkygal says:
February 8th, 2010
7:20 pm
I am phone freak i admit it .I like what i call no nothing phones i don’t text or download or any of the other fluff the phones come with. We make calls recieve calls that’s it. I do love the weight & battery life of this phone. We do some heavy duty talking my husband is a truck driver so we average over 3000 min a month just between the 2 of us . The only thing i don’t like is the loud beep you get when you miss a call. I’m not sure if that feature can be turned off or not. This phone probably has way more features than we need but like i said it has AWSOME batter life. Thanks LG for such a quality phone.
Rating: 5 / 5
Tim Mooney says:
February 8th, 2010
7:52 pm
I have this phone, and I like it. I use it more often as an mp3 player than as a phone. I can copy most mp3 files I own (for example, those ripped from CD’s I own) from my pc to the phone. But I can’t copy the mp3 files I purchased from amazon.com as mp3 downloads to the phone. Amazon mp3-download files are rejected by this phone. Bummer.
I’ve talked with Amazon’s tech support, who say they don’t intend for their mp3-download files to be rejected, and can’t fix it because the problem is in the phone software (it’s a VCAST-enabled phone, which I think is significant though I don’t understand why). I’m trying to talk to or email verizonwireless, but so far I haven’t gotten through to them.
Rating: 4 / 5
G. Lavigne says:
February 8th, 2010
9:39 pm
This is my fourth flip phone. The Motorola I had was great but the service provider was lousy. The VX8300 was a terrific unit and never let me down. I picked up a Flipshot for the great camera but washed the thing and killed it. Thinking the VX8360 would be at least as good as the 8300 was a mistake. This thing sounds bad, opens awkwardly, doesn’t vibrate enough to let me know there’s a call when it’s in my pocket and gets terrible reception almost everywhere I go. Even the battery life is disappointing to me and I’m NOT a long talker. LG really dropped the ball on this one. Verizon should really upgrade their return policy.
Rating: 2 / 5
W. Metcalf says:
February 8th, 2010
11:30 pm
Had to pay $200 for this phone after I discovered my first free Verizon phone (The Knack) could not get reception in the middle of one of Verizon’s largest claimed reception areas. They told me this one might be better. It is. If I move around while talking I can sometimes get 2 bars (one bar for each hundred dollars I guess). I use only the phone (yeah, I’m an old guy). Had to have Verizon block web access because I kept hitting the unmarked web access key (costing me $4-$5 each incident, even though I always shut down before actually getting connected). Discovered I’m not the first to have to do this. Large keypad and display text are good for older users. Voice dialing of stored names is fair. Battery life has been good for me. Blue Tooth with a headset works well. I prefer a speakerphone to a headphone. This is one of the worst I’ve owned. A 3-step process for both receiving and calling: Got a call? Flip open. Use “send” key to answer. Now hit “speakerphone” to turn it on. Impatient callers will have hung up by now, especially if you let the phone ring a couple of times before answering. The speakerphone button cannot be used by itself to call out or receive calls. Both my speakerphone and earphone reception are broken, with constant drop-outs, always sounding like I have a really bad signal (bad circuit board joint?). Speakerphone is useless in a vehicle, unless you hold it near your face, negating the whole point of “hands-free”. Difficult to open the flip with one hand. I often leave it lying open to avoid having to paw at it. Side buttons preclude use of most firm-fitting generic holsters. And you WILL be hitting those side buttons frequently, whether you want to or not. LOOKING at this phone will scratch it. Software can be cumbersome, often requiring an extra step or two beyond other phones I’ve used (ie. setting an alarm, or setting to vibrate). If you frequent Karaoke bars, or were born after 2001, you might actually LIKE the provided ring-tones. For me, this has been a mediocre phone with poor reception and poor sound quality. Pay for this one at your own risk. Note: Reception may be Verizon’s fault. It’s hard to say. Their coverage is NOT as good as claimed. I’ll be returning to Sprint next time around for that reason alone.
Rating: 3 / 5
Polly Wolly says:
February 9th, 2010
2:05 am
Shortly after purchasing this phone I found that even if the phone showed 4 bars when turned off at night, it was most often dead when I turned it on the next day. It’s been happening regularly since then. It seems like the phone loses power even when turned off. Phone was fully charge yesterday morning and turned off because I cannot have it at work, turned on for only about 2 hours after work, and this evening it shows 1 bar left. This seems to be an issue w/ these phones. There is a pretty long thread of complaints about this on the Verizon website. If you use your phone a lot (and most people do) you may want to reconsider buying this one.
Rating: 2 / 5