LG PM-225 Cell Phone

Cons: To numerous to list here, see summary

Summary: This phone has suddenly stopped ringing or displaying that I missed a call. It no longer allows me to send text messages either. I have taken excellent care of it, never dropped it or got it wet or anything. Even when it "worked" (I use the term loosely) it did the same thing occasionally, which seems to be a problem with other LG phones as well. The phone is designed poorly overall. The camera is useless as the picture quality is horrible. If the camera function is not locked, it will activate in your pocket and remain on indefinitely and drain the battery as the camera button on the side protrudes excessively and will activate the function even when the phone is closed. The battery life itself is relatively short even with minimal use (3 days max). To often has the battery life indicator displayed half of the battery life left and then the phone will die during a one minute phone call without warning. It has a "power saver" function, which means that the display is either always on, draining the battery like nothing else, or the display will stay on for 30-90 seconds whether or not the phone is in use. If you are on a call or reading text, it will turn off, which sucks if you want to see how long you've been on a call or want the display on for other various reasons. In contrast, other phones will turn off the display when the phone is flipped closed and allow the display to remain on without backlight during a call and the battery life doesn’t suffer a bit. The text message menu is unnecessarily complicated, but you won't be able to send them anyway after less than a year of use. There is only one speed dial available per contact, so adding multiple numbers per contact is pointless if you want speed dial, thus making the multiple number per contact function impractical. Voice quality is decent when there is good signal reception (about half the time in urban/ suburban area). The speakerphone is decent. Sometimes the phone will log onto the web for no reason and the only way to disconnect is to turn it off. The menus have serious lag. Whoever designed this phone needs to be fired. I had a Samsung before this, it worked perfectly for years. It took several speeding cars driving over to phone kill it. I bought this one because it seemed similar. As it has been reduced to a paperweight with an indicator light (another wonderful function), I will be purchasing a new Samsung. I will never buy any LG product, ever, period. BUYER BEWARE