LG Dare cell phone review - Introduction (by Noah Kravitz)

LG Dare Review - Introduction

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Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008
by Noah Kravitz, Editor in Chief, PhoneDog Media

At a Glance Introduction Design & Features Usability & Performance Conclusion

Introduction

Editor Rating:

4.7

Styling: 5

Ease of Use: 5

Display: 4

Voice Quality: 4

Battery Life: 5

Quality/Durability: 5

LG’s Dare is now the king of Verizon’s VCAST multimedia phones. While the LG Voyager and Samsung Glyde offer full QWERTY keypads to supplement their touchscreens, neither offers the responsiveness, ease of use, or customization options of Dare. Dare also boasts an impressive camera (for a phone), and music player with standard 3.5mm headphone jack that also supports Verizon’s new VCAST with Rhapsody streaming music subscription plan.

Put it all together and you get a compact but full-featured media phone that just about does it all. Without getting into comparisons, Dare itself might not be enough to pull customers over from other networks (unless they really want a great cameraphone), but combine the phone with Verizon’s wide-ranging network coverage and EV-DO Rev. A high speed data and you’ve got a compelling package.

Dare’s got its flaws, and we’ll get to those in a moment. But taken on the whole this is an excellent handset for the multimedia enthusiast who wants his camera, music, and Web/Email along with his phone. I was excited for Dare before its release and certainly wasn’t disappointed when I got one to test out for myself.

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Lizzy1216 @ Nov 14 10:30 AM

I have had a Dare since July, at first I loved it, then the problems started. I have had my network checked several times, and they have stated it is not the network. The phone will not let my calls come though, they go straight to voice mail, if i'm lucky. It has horrible reception, I can full reception bars and still have people saying they can't hear me. What happened to the can you hear me now? They basicly told me to deal with it.

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ibmills @ Oct 4 8:00 PM

the fone is nice but i find it is not compatible to the mercedes benz bluetooth i down load it to my car and it works but than when i leave the car and get back in the car i have to reload it again to my lg my motorola i t stayed connected until i walked twenty feet away then i get back in the car it would still be connected so any one else has this problem hateing haveing to go into fone and add every time i get in car

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Buddab @ Sep 16 10:02 PM

I have had this phone since it came out... I loved it at first... I just got my 3rd one tonight. My first LG Dare touch screen went out. They did replace it with a new one... 97 days later I am back at the store getting another one. This time when I push the camera button it states CAMERA START ERROR....SO tonight I come home with my 3rd phone.... I am thinking of getting a different phone any ideas????

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a.c012 @ Sep 8 3:14 PM

wich is better the samsung glyde or the motorola rival (reply back)

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corn9268 @ Nov 3 4:10 PM

motorola rival the glides battery last a bout 30 minutes if u r texting

noahts @ Nov 14 7:50 AM

the glyde i have it and love it

VoyagerDude @ Aug 13 12:31 AM

I think im gonna get this phone but im not sure

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jades491 @ Aug 2 3:07 PM

i mite get dis fone 4 mi bday nov 18.does it realy hv alot of problems?

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jalundin @ Aug 5 5:08 PM

Check the reviews of this phone on Cnet.com and Amazon.com. I have an enV now and have been looking at phones for 2 months and I have decided to get the Dare, or the Samsung Rogue (Avail Aug 15).

i_luv_tacos_010 @ Jul 27 2:03 AM

idk which i should get. the env touch or the dare?

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vaan144 @ Jul 29 5:24 PM

the lg dare is smaller , but the env touch has a qwerty keyboard. they both havec a 3 inch display, but some argue that the display on the touch is better. the env touch is better for messaging, but may be too big. they have the same exact camera - 3.2 mp autofocus and flash, and the dare is thinner than the env.

drew1590 @ Jul 16 2:36 PM

i have the dare its cool works well can your home screeen be horizontal too or just in your text and on the internet???

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brandi_lulu_ @ Jul 12 4:22 AM

i want this phone i think

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hdsoccer @ Jul 9 8:17 PM

do not buy this dare.
I loved this phone when i got it. But three days later, a whole line of pixels on the screen went out. Verizon gave me another new dare.
I had that phone for five months when the speaker stopped working. Verizon overnighted me another new Dare.
I have had the one i have for a week now and am very fustrated. The new software installed on the new device has glitches in the text messaging interface. I took the phone back down to verizon and they told me i had to wait for a software update. Now how is this fare? I have had to deal with this phone constantly and now i have a device that has defective software and i have to deal with it until a new version comes out. How fair is that?
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!

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zacky2cool @ Jul 4 8:25 AM

im getting the LG DARE on july 26th thats my birthday im so excited i think that phone is soo sickkkk and i love its touch screen
its always nice to have a phone that fits into your hand and is not a little bit bigger its perfect size

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