LG AX8600 - Blue

Customer Rating: 3
by Mark -- September 2nd 2008 -- Emmetsburg, IA

The first thing I thought about the LG AX8600 when I bought it was the sleek design and the brilliant front and main screen displays. Cosmetically, I love this cell phone. It fits in your pocket without any problem and looks very nice. But, if only the durability was as good as the look. I have not had much of a problem with it until seven or eight months into owning it when I had to position the charger in the port just right to get it to charge. Now, about a year and a week after first buying it, the AX8600 will not charge at all. I have also had to replace the actual charger once this year because it broke. I thought I was very careful with it. I have never been abusive to any of my belongings, but apparently I was not careful enough with this cell phone to keep it in good condition. Along with the problems charging it, the AX8600 will randomly drop calls and reception is not that great in some of the rural towns in Iowa where I live. So, I do not know if that is the phone's fault, or my provider's fault.

Customer Rating: 5
by Jody -- June 13th 2008 -- Tucson, AZ

I love this phone! I have not been able to play music yet. I copied files onto the micro card and the phone recognizes them and begins playing them but then the song is cut off, so still need to figure that part out! Easy to insert address book, voice recognition works great. One downside would be that buttons on side activate too easily if you accidentally touch them when picking up the phone. I had read reports that the speaker phone wasn't good, but mine works great! It is also very easy to connect bluetooth devices to. You can actually adjust the touch pad on the keys. I have not had any problem with the flat keys. I did have a problem with being able to access the Alltel site to set up My Circle. I was told by the Alltel rep that I couldn't set up my online account until I received a bill from Alltel, that they could not give me my account number over the phone. After several days of not being able to set up account, I called again and the rep was very sympathetic and gave me the information needed to set up account. I have been very pleased with Alltel's service and with the My Circle I can talk all I want without going over minutes!

Customer Rating: 4
by jeff -- March 21st 2008 -- gastonia, NC

Ive had this phone for almost a year now it is a great phone some say you have to open the phone to get the mp3 player to work on mine that is not the case all I do is press the volume buttons on the side then the external keys will light up and then hold the play pause button and the mp3 player will come on with out opening the phone recently I sent in for a new on cause mine slid off the dash of my truck and out the window picked the phone up still worked but shattered the screen great phone.

Customer Rating: 1
by mohammad malik -- February 22nd 2008 -- Oak Grove, LA

Its not a durable phone, slipped once from my pocket and that's it. Also the reception is not so good as with any other Motorola phones. Cosmetically its not bad looking, if you want to go with the looks only. Battery life is definitely less than what is been advertised. It only lasts 36 hrs during which time, I might use it for 5-6 regular calls

Customer Rating: 3.8
by Chad -- February 9th 2008 -- Oshkosh, WI

I had a Moto RAZR before i got the LG AX8600. The one thing i liked right off the bat was how well the LG stayed charged (as long as you have reception..if i go where there is no service it really drains the battery). With my RAZR i always had to have it plugged it. I enjoy all the features with the axcess applications like Axcess search where i can look up anything from local pizza places to the humane society and then have options like to call them or to set up directions. I liked having a Micro SD slot on my phone. Its easy to transfer photos, music, and movies from my laptop to my phone. Using some free software i can make my own ringtones but cutting songs to where i want them and then saving them to the SD card and then putting them in a MP3 format. The phone also takes WONDERFUL pictures. Now the bad..... Sometimes i don't always get text's from people. And when i send texts everyone says that they get duplicates.... I text a lot and its kinda hard to feel where the keys are... The whole key area is completely flat. I would like some kind of definition. The paint started chipping away from where my nail must have caught it when i open the phone. And now as of 3 days ago. The camera isn't working, the inner and outer display get super bright....then dim....then bright...Then freezes. I haven't dropped it or any water damage. I called Alltel and they are sending me a new phone. Overall i liked the phone but good thing i got it still under warranty.

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