LG enV2 Cell Phone
What’s Good: Sleeker and smaller than the original EnV. Comfortable QWERTY keyboard and QVGA internal display make texting fun. Huge external keypad makes dialing easy. VCAST music and video support. Support for laptop tethering (phone as modem).
What’s Not Good: External keypad makes the phone look like a retro calculator, although I suppose that could be seen as a good thing. Space bar is small and oddly placed. Verizon’s menu system can be confusing. Limited Bluetooth functionality. Still a little bulky.
Bottom Line: Verizon and LG shrunk the EnV and the results are good. While the original EnV was an innovative but (very) big and expensive high-end phone, the EnV2 is smaller, cheaper, and slots into the middle of VZW’s messaging phone lineup. Text addicts who don’t need Voyager’s touchscreen — and additional size and cost — should find QWERTY bliss with this affordable and capable handset.
Specs:
Make/Model: LG EnV2 (VX-9100)
Network: CDMA 850 / 1900
Data: 1x EV-DO Rev. 0 (3G)
Carrier: Verizon Wireless
Size: 102 x 54 x 16.5 mm
Weight: 120 g
Form Factor: Clamshell (Horizontal-opening with dual displays and keyboards)
Display: 2.4” Color LCD, 240 x 320 (QVGA) resolution, 262,000 Colors (main); 1.45” Color LCD, 160 x 64 resolution, 262,000 colors (secondary external)
Memory: 63 MB built-in, microSD card slot
Notable Features: Internal QWERTY keypad and external 12-button dialing keypad; Dual displays; Stereo speakers; VCAST Music and Video compatible; Stereo Bluetooth
 Read full review » By popular demand, three of Verizon's VCAST messaging phones go head to head. Noah takes a look at the LG Voyager, Samsung Glyde, and LG EnV2. Part two focuses on features and functionality. And Dan Patrick, check your email, man. I've got an offer for you. By popular demand, three of Verizon's VCAST messaging phones go head to head. Noah takes a look at the LG Voyager, Samsung Glyde, and LG EnV2. Part one focuses on form factor. And Dan Patrick, check your email, man. Noah's got an offer for you. By popular demand it's another battle of Verizon VCAST messaging phones: LG EnV2 vs Samsung Alias. Everyone's asking: enV2 or Glyde? Which is better? Noah gives you his pick. Part two of a two-part review of LG's enV2 messaging phone for Verizon. In this part: GPS on location in San Francisco, Gossip Girl on VCAST, and more. Part one of a two-part review of LG's enV2 messaging phone for Verizon. In this part: How to text from the front panel, VCAST Music, and Mobile Email/IM.
Since we can’t actively cover every news article that breaks (as much as we would love to), PhoneDog compiles various announcements and press releases that have been published throughout the week and places them in one easy to read article. Enjoy!(Formerly known as "Weekly News In Review")Verizon reduces LG enV2 to $19.99 for three day saleIn what appears to be an effort to exhaust inventory of an aging device, Verizon Wireless has... What's cool about this is that I can both verify to you that the LG enV3 is coming soon to Verizon and now I can show you some pics, too, courtesy of the folks at PhoneArena and their friend with a blurry, blurry camera. Seriously, why is it that people with access to top-secret gadgets don't have access to decent cameras?
enV3 isn't all that different from enV2, except that it looks less like a calculator on the front and sports a... It's that time of year ... No, not Christmas, Hanukkah, or Winter Solstice time ... It's year-end awards time! The PhoneDog Editors will be selecting our personal Phone of the Year favorites over the coming weeks, but we're more interested in what you have to say. So let's kick off the voting with the Verizon Wireless Phone of the Year for 2008.
BlackBerry Storm got a lot of recent hype, but there are other worthy contenders for... Q. hey first off I would like to say awesome reviews on youtube. Ive been looking at three phones to buy; Nokia N95, samsung instinct and the lg keybo(env2). I am looking for a good internet phone with an awesome mp3 player and easy to text. Do u have any suggestions?
A. Thanks for the kind words - glad you like the reviews! Since you said "Easy to text" I have to ask if you like to use T9 or full QWERTY to text. If you like full... Here's Part 2 ... And yes, KravvyKrav is my YouTube alias. porky247 Asks:samsung instinctnow ive been looking for videos showing if texting is good, internet, radio, tv, video recording, pics, stuff like that if theres any way sometime in june before it comes out you can get it and show that i heard from engadget its supposed to release june 20 or something thanksKravvyKrav Answers:Hey Porky ... Just... Pros: Texting speeds, ease of use and navigation, music and just overall capability and durability. Cons: Having to leave text recipient out until complete ( accidental send ) Summary: Would buy again, and now the wife has one. Pros: Flip Open design, full keyboard, excellent picture quality, amazing battery life Cons: Silver and clear paint chips easily, no flash on camera. Occassionally buttons do a weird sticky thing on the external display. 0 and send are really close together, a problem for avid texters. Summary: Great for text messaging, over all my best phone ever. The button thing is annoying, but not regular. Otherwise it is an excellent phone, and perfect for text messaging. The battery life is amazing. I can text all day on it and still have half a battery at the end of the day! 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful Pros: has a qwerty keyboard and vz navigater not heavy heavy duty but my mom works outside and has dropped hers who knows howmany times and still works just fine and looks ok....so its kinda in the heavy duty area not hard to figure out spent 5 min, with it and learned it all.you cantext with the flip open or closed and can do almost the same on the outside as you can the inside. Cons: frount keys dont work that well sometimes break the battery has a short lifespand and u dont get very good reciption.no side arrow keys on the frount of the phone.i personally think that the qwerty keys are 2 close together andi all the time oush the wrong button or the symbols button and enter a symbol not a letter.a small mermory,easliy scrathched. Summary: i have had 3 env2s alreadyinte first mounth i had orignally got the maroon color and about 9 days later we took it back bnecause of my keys on the frount.a few days later we took that one back becauseo f the battery and got the black one......everyone says the black one is better there not sure but all myfriends have the balck one and have had no problems so i got the black one and love i tno problems so far except for the battery but i text a lot so i think that is the reason why.bad signal to send....well i hate that but u can send in digital so u really dont half 2 worry about that inless u call alot which most of amerca is not doin there all texting.this phone si nice and small and light wieght besides my 1st bad expercince i love this phone and recomend this to people who are easy on there phones......and not like myomom who worksout side......easly scratched though. 1 out of 8 people found this review helpful Pros: Battery Cons: Small keyboard-trouble texting-breaks easily-Just about anything you can think of Summary: I've been using my friends phone for a week...I don't know how he lives with it!!!!! It's a waste of money, if you're on verizon get a glyde or a voyager as your texting phone. 1 out of 45 people found this review helpful Pros: Large internal display, easy to text on internal and external, internal texting getting use too, bright screen, decent camera,battery life, music, EVDO. Cons: Small outside display, 2.5 mm head jack, outside buttons can stick and crack, silver outside color wears, video sucks. Summary: Pretty good phone over all. Nice phone for major texters. If you looking into getting it, i would suggest that you do. 3 out of 29 people found this review helpful [quote user="turistachica"]I have just bought an enV2 and am curious if there's a way to drag and drop music onto my microSD card to play on my phone. I was able to do this with my Rumor, but haven't been able to do it on my new phone.
If not, if i get a microUSB cable, will I be able to transfer music without VCast?
Thanks[/quote]I have the lg rumor and im trying 2 find out how 2 put music on it and will it play musoc videos Nah! Just phone Bas Rutten, the greatest MMA legend, and he'll show you how to treat cell phone contracts. Or go to www.celldefense.com for a real laugh. ;-) I just love the sound effects as he takes it out on the 'contract'
id say go with the touch pro 2 i no thats not what you asked for but is has a full qwerty and full touchscreen just go to customer care thats what i did but i have tmobile behold. customer care gave me a good deal i was going to go with verizon but my contract just say ur going to leave then they will give you a good deal. right now i have the enV 2. my contract ends in october of next year. i cannot wait that long for a new phone, but canelling contracts and tht stuf is really expensive. any suggestions on what to do. i am going to stay with verizon and hopefully get the blackberry tour.
thanks env3 no doubt its worth the extra money and look at all ur options cause u can opt out of ur contact and get either phone for about 250 200 early termination 50 phone
The env3 is so much more worth it than the env2. Today I had almost bought an EnV3, but I see now how much better it is over the EnV2. Bigger screens, and easier texting, and calling features (at the push of a button you can have your top 10 contacts of your choice), and an easy text messaging button. It is slightly taller, but still worth the extra money i think even though the env3 is exspensive it is soooooo worth the money cause the env2 is cool but the small screen on the front can get annoying and the screen on the inside is a little bit smaller than the one on the env3 !!!!and the env3 has a full D-pad on the front and the env2 does NOT!!!!! i say go with the env3 its prob the best choice if you're looking for a qwerty device its prob what u would want!!!!! and works VERY... I'm currently in the middle of a 2 year VZW plan, and i own the LG Dare, which frankly, i cannot stand. I really want a QWERTY device like my old original enV, and i plan to buy one on ebay and activate it on my account, but I can't decide if it's worth it to pay 300+ dollars for an enV3 when i could get an enV2 for less than $200. What should i do? ive had the env 2 for a long time and i think it sucks and you should not get because the outside of the phone brakes all the the keys never work. i hope i helped Buying choicesWith new service  This item is not being sold with a service plan by any online merchant. With pre-paid service This item is not being sold with a pre-paid service service plan by any online merchant. Purchase phone only Accessories Purchase compatible accessories for this phone Ringtones & MediaShop for compatible mobile content for this phone
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4.3 
i love the way how it flips open! :D
i dont care about all of these bad reviews, i lovee the phone& i've used it and it's really good! if at&t had this phone i woul'd buy it in a heartbeat! i'm soo in love with it! :) :) :)
i love the way how it flips open! :D
i dont care about all of these bad reviews, i lovee the phone& i've used it and it's really good! if at&t had this phone i woul'd buy it in a heartbeat! i'm soo in love with it! :) :) :)
The backlight on the second phone would flash by itself every 2-3 minutes even when I turned the backlight totally off. I even caught it dialing on the front panel by itself even though the front was of course locked. My third phone is having the same problem with the backlight.
I'm wishing I had waited and got the Alias 2. I'm hoping this time when I go to Verizon to replace it they will let me get a different phone. Its been less than a month and I'm on the 3rd phone already! Save yourself the inevitable headache...do not buy this phone.
like basically all the buttons on the front
stopped working
but im getting the env3 so its good=]
so dont get the env2 get da env3