LG VX-8550ChocolateWith almost all of the complaints we had with the original VX-8500 addressed the VX-8550 easily earns a spot on our list of top music phones. By adding vibrate touch music controls and stepping up to 4GB memory card slot the 8550 now sets itself apart from the competition. All about Our fancy algorithm says this stuff is related...Wednesday, June 11, 2008I REALLY NEED HELP- ok, i can put mp3 files on my LG venus, no problem, but i have avi. clips i wanna put on my phone, and i dont know how, can anyone help me?! Sunday, August 12, 2007i love my new chocolate phone but the one thing i dont get is where do i download ringtones on the phone? Please tell me where to go Wednesday, August 08, 2007|. plug in your usb hooked up to the phone {DO not SYNC} 2. you'll want to go into the device manager in control panal and look for the modem (the problem is it is seeing it as a modem not an ipod device) you'll want to uninstall it as a modem 3. this i have no idea if it did anything at all but in device manager i went to the port and found the LG phone as a listed device I change the port to a lower number as 2 - 4 (in the proporties) and then i diasble the box option in the advanced options. this will be hard to understand. sorry 3. then i put the cd in the drive 4. I installed the first option which was to install the driver (take no mind to when it says now plug in usb!! and do not go into snyc mode!!!!! ) 5. then after number one ist installed install number 2 and after the installation is completed when you are at the last screen before you load into the music essentials manager you need to snyc you phone up finaly... go into the thing and download your music.. Monday, August 06, 2007Now this phone has had some problems for a lot of people me included.. But it can work on all computers even an emachine which seem to give teh most difficulty.. Im not the best person with a computer but i figured it out.. do this in order___ |. plug in your usb hooked up to the phone {DO not SYNC} 2. you'll want to go into the device manager in control panal and look for the modem (the problem is it is seeing it as a modem not an ipod device) you'll want to uninstall it as a modem 3. this i have no idea if it did anything at all but in device manager i went to the port and found the LG phone as a listed device I change the port to a lower number as 2 - 4 (in the proporties) and then i diasble the box option in the advanced options. this will be hard to understand. sorry 3. then i put the cd in the drive 4. I installed the first option which was to install the driver (take no mind to when it says now plug in usb!! and do not go into snyc mode!!!!! ) 5. then after number one ist installed install number 2 and after the installation is completed when you are at the last screen before you load into the music essentials manager you need to snyc you phone up finaly... go into the thing and download your music.. Now certian problems might occur you need to snyc at the appropriate time or you will confuse and bugg out the computer and also you can retry this as many times as you want as long as you know where to go and look for the installed files and device manager connections.. you can go into device manager which is in control panal and uninstall all the LG chocolate connections should be found in 3 to 4 locations 1 modem 2 port 3 universal blah blah 4 possible portibal device uninstall then all and retry if you need to. If you get a message MTL device not found you need to retry you snyc to ealry or to late. now i wrote this up really fast so ill check on it later let me know if im being to vague on issues i hope this is helpful Friday, June 08, 2007To: Mike Stevens Go back to Windows Media Player and your SYNC LIST. Now, go to your LG VX8500. Go to the MENU. Go to MY MUSIC. At the bottom of the list, select 8. SYNC MUSIC. Select 1. GET TUNES AND TONES. Then select 3. MY MUSIC Then select 8. SYNC MUSIC Your device should now be connecting with Windows Media Player. A window will have popped up asking to name the device. Don't worry about it. Just click FINISH. Your device should now have been connected. Select START SYNC and you should be able to upload all your music into you LG VX8500. Saturday, May 19, 2007I'm having trouble putting music from my computer onto my phone. I've heard people who own the phone say that you need to find a folder that gets put on your computer the first time you connect the device, but I haven't been able to find anything like that. Could someone please help me out with this? Friday, April 06, 2007how do i put my music from windows media player onto my lg chocolate Sunday, March 25, 2007Very easy to put MP3's on the card. FIRST make sure you have set the card up in the phone as the location of music pictures etc. then take the card connect it to the computer and drag and drop MP3 files into the music folder Tuesday, February 06, 2007HI OKAY IM HAVING TROUBLE, TRANSFERING MY OWN MUSIC TO MY LG VX8500 CHOCOLATE PHONE. I CANT DO IT THROUGH WINDOWS MEDIA CAUSE,IT WONT IDENTIFY THE PHONE. IT JUST SAYS CONNECT A DEVICE.EVEN THOUGH I DID EVERY STEP IT SAID TO TAKE. HELP!!!!!!!!! Wednesday, January 03, 2007I've read/heard a lot of complaints about putting your own music on Verizon phones in general, and the Chocolate in particular. I know that the official instructions are to transcode your music using Windows Media Player and then load it onto the phone's memory card. So if you don't do that, there's a good chance your music won't be recognized, or will be recognized but won't play (or will play but will display wrong/missing ID information). Monday, December 25, 2006I bought a chocolate Lg 8500 cell phone. I am having a lot of problems downloading my songs from the memory card to my cell phone, is there any advice you can give me on how to attach the card on the phone or do you need to buy a special cord?  Summer of Phones: Verizon Announces Dare, Decoy, and Chocolate 3Big Red today made official what we already knew: Three new LG handsets will be hitting VZW stores over the next month. The big prize here is the LG Dare, Verizon Wireless' entry into the Touchscreen Media Phone sweepstakes. Like iPhone, Vu, andInstinct, Dare will be a candybar with a full touchscreen on the front, and ups the ante with a 3.2MP camera with video capture and some kind of fancy system that "adapts to low or unevenly... Roses, Chocolates and Cell phones this Valentines Day?It’s that time of the year again when we all try to find that perfect gift for that special someone. With all of the major carriers offering either a new red or pink version of their most popular models a new cell phone may just be a good alternative (or addition) to the standard heart shaped chocolates and two dozen roses that we’ve all come to expect. Below is a list of the latest cell phone releases geared towards the Valentines Day... Top ten best selling phones of the third quarterDid you guess the iPhone or maybe the Chocolate by LG? Both would seem likely contenders to take the top spot, but unfortunately they didn’t even make the top three!The infamous Motorola Razr V3, yes the original version out sold all other consumer models to take the top spot for the third quarter. Part of its staying power has to be attributed to the fact most of the carriers offer the V3 for free with new service. Motorola actually faired... Chocolate 2: Verizon set to unveil LG VX8550Reports have surfaced that Verizon will be selling the LG VX8550 music phone staring July 9, at a price of $99 with a two-year service agreement. This reminds-me-of--Chocolate phone is said to be available in black, "blue mint," and "black cherry," and sport a slider form factor with front-mounted music controls. Verizon is also said to be readying a reduced-cost music essentials kit - memory card, Bluetooth headset, and a few other... Schedule your TiVo programs from your Verizon Wireless device03/14/2007 ALVISO, CA and BASKING RIDGE, NJ — TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and Verizon Wireless, owner of the nation’s most reliable wireless network, today announced the availability of TiVo® Mobile scheduling, a downloadable application available only through Verizon Wireless. TiVo Mobile scheduling allows subscribers to purchase the mobile service through... Verizon LG White Chocolate $99.99 from Let's TalkLet's Talk announced today that they have the new LG VX-8500 Chocolate phone in white available for $99.99 after rebate. The phone can be purchased with a new Verizon Wireless plan starting November 8, 2006. Receive one instant rebates of $50 for signing up for a new plan valued at $39 or more with a two year agreement. Another $50 mail-in rebate is also included. The LG VX-8500 White Chocolate is sleek and comes... |
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