LG VX3100 Cell Phone

Pros: Good battery life, good connection.
Cons: Very simple, not up to date.

I got this phone two years ago for my birthday. At the time, mobile phones weren't as advanced as they are now and I was happy with it. First off, let me list all the pros. This phone is sturdy, but light. I've had it for two years and even though I ...

Pros: it does what it was made to do: call and get calls
Cons: That's about all it does. Pretty uninteresting.

If I'd had a choice, and not been cheated and lied to by Cingular into getting a phone that didn't work in my area, I'd never have gotten this phone. But the point is that I was, and I was a student in college who was n a family share plan. And when we ...

Pros: Under $200, Great Reception, No display to crack, No antenna to break or bend
Cons: No color screen, No front-side display (these don't matter to me.)

This Phone retails out at $179.99. But with my 2-year service agreement from Midwest Wireless (a small Minnesota based Wireless provider), I got it for around $49.99. The only big difference I see between the LG LX4400 and the LG LX3100 that I can see ...

Pros: Size, monochrome LCD screen, ease of use, durability, reception
Cons: Lack of external LCD (dusty and all)

Well, I bashed my fancy shmancy Motorola E815 against the asphalt when I fell (long story), and broke both external and internal LCDs. The phone was in my pocket and it wasn't that big of a hit, but I guess the phone wasn't very durable. I paid $250 for ...

Pros: Free
Cons: Lousy reception, dropped calls, doesn't ring

My boyfriend and I got a family share plan through Verizon about one year ago. He went with the free phone (this one) and forked over the extra bucks for something a little more bling (LG VX6000). At the time, by boyfriend laughed at me for spending ...

Pros: Lightweight, attractive silver flip-style, durable, simple.
Cons: THE HEADPHONE JACK! Static.

Verizon stopped making the phone I'd used before, and gave me this as a replacement. This phone has very little features to it, I went through withdrawal not having a tip calculator! It does it's job. The only really annoying thing I've found is ...

Pros: Gee, a horrendous bill, a lousy phone, and it's my fault? You tell me.
Cons: Need I say more?? Thanks for the rant space

this phone should never have made it out of the design phase. No doubt the marketing dept. was having a down week when they elected to shoot the engineers and begin production. "One of the 3 worst phones ever foisted on the public in 15 years": Not my ...

Pros: A simple phone i nicknamed "The Tank". Inexpensive and Extremely intuitive
Cons: The Games suck

I'm a skateboarder and i had this phone in my pocket since i started skating 3 years ago. Since then i've thrown it, fallen on it, dropped it in sand, exposed it to rain and soda. This is one tough phone! The original owner was my sister who decided it wasn't cute enough anymore so she got a new one the threw the VX3100 in the drawer. I'm so glad i found it.

Pros: inexpensive, easy to use, compact.
Cons: poor reception, hinge is not durable, ringer is not loud enough.

I live in a large suburb north of Seattle, where the service should be first rate. I'm using Verizon, the number one carrier in the area. Despite that, I can't make or receive calls in my own house. I never get more than two bars and calls are dropped after about 60 seconds, no exceptions. Reprogramming didn't help.

My wife has a cheap Motorola that doesn't exactly excel in this same environment, but she can make a call without being dropped. She had the same LG at one time, but the hinge broke. It was replaced and broke again, hence the switch to the Motorola. I've had no hinge problems on mine.

When I lived in the city limits, practically under a cell tower, the phone was great. Since I moved, I'm just riding out my contract, so that I can replace it. Beware if you do not live next to a tower.

Pros: Compact size, easy to work around, alarm feature. NO CAMERA! Very durable...just ask the concrete!
Cons: Always in analog. Kicked off towers easily. No fun ringers and not a color screen.

I got this phone almost two years ago and it worked fine while I stayed in the Alltel area. The minute I moved to Cincinnati I did not have a good time with this phone at all. While being booted from towers I was lucky to get on my phone was constantly in analog. Slowly but surely my battery starts dying really fast now. I can make one phone call for 5 mins and it will be down a battery bar. If I make more than one call it's usually down all battery bars.
While at home in the Alltel area I still have problems. I have massive problems with reception at home. My phone likes Analog mode way too much to be desired. I tried for 30 min before to make a call.

Pros: Small, cheap.
Cons: Lousy reception.

I bought this phone because my old star tac had died, I broke the samsung that I got to replace it and this was the only one Verizon would sell me for less than a bundle.

Positives: small, light, easy to use.

The reception is lousy. Most areas where I could easily send and receive calls with my startac are radio silent with this phone. I would say 50-75% of my calls are dropped.

The battery life is also lousy. Make more than 10 calls a day and you have to charge it.

Pros: Easy to use, Un-cluttered by "extras", Good value.
Cons: Not recommended for feature seekers.

So many phones today are loaded with extra 'non-phone' features. Web surfing, picture/movie taking, song playing, etc. If you are looking for a good quality cell phone without all the extras I recommend this little LG.

This thin flip phone offers an easy to type keypad and clear (B&W) LCD screen. The menu structure is very simple to navigate and although there are a few extras available (text messaging and mobile web) they are unobtrusive to basic use.

It has good battery life and lasts (on stand-by) for several days. If you are a heavy cell user I always recommend using car and desk chargers - as well as keeping and extra battery handy.

The phone offers vibrate/manner mode, several ring tones, and all silent mode. Each of these modes is available by holding down the * key until the next mode is set - very handy!

We have Verizon service - which seems to work great with this phone. Reception is always good, as is sound quality.

The phone was free with our plan.

Pros: small size, inexpensive
Cons: poor reception in buildings

This phone is really good if you just need to stay in touch with family and friends. The features are basic and pretty self explanatory. The reception is decent as long as I'm not inside a building with a lot of steel. But the "not working inside buildings" can cause a problem if you are trying to call home from the grocery to find out if I'm out of eggs. Basically I only got a cell phone because I work and go to school and need to stay in contact. 95% of the time I have absolutely no issues. Plus the "manner mode" really helps so I can turn on my phone without disturbing anyone in class.

Pros: Easy to use; light weight; battery life; easy to read display
Cons: No external display; button size; no external speaker

I highly recommend the LG3100 phone. It is the best all-around value in the cell phone industry to date.

I have owned and used numerous phones over the years, most recently the Kyocera SE44 Slider, LG5550, and LG5450. While they have all the bells and whistles, I still prefer the simplicity and toughness of the LG3100.

Pros: Simplicity. Compact and nice for the pocket.
Cons: ALWAYS IN ANALOG! NO INCOMING CALLS! Kills battery life.

I bought this phone for its simplicity. Great compact flip phone for protecting the display and keys. Could call out and receive calls. TWO MONTHS LATER, after buying my phone, it started slipping in to Analog 25-40 times per day. I asked Midwest Wireless about it and the guy said that he and his girlfriend had the same phone and it did the same thing: Worked great for 2 months and then always was in Analog. No help from them. I wouldn't buy this phone if you ever want to receive calls. If you only want to call out and turn your phone off when you're not using it in order to save the battery from the constant service search, then this is the phone for you. If you like to receive calls and not worry about resetting your phone every 5 minutes and want to receive the service you are paying for every month, then I'd steer very very clear of this little phone. Seems to be a manufacturer issue and it's HORRIBLE.