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LG Decoy Unboxing and Hands-On Verizon Wireless

Noah Kravitz
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2008
by Noah Kravitz, Senior Editor, Consumer Products and Services
Unboxing and Hands-On with the new LG Decoy. Verizon and LG took a slider phone and snapped a Bluetooth earpiece into the back of it. Is it handy or just a gimmick? Take a look.

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kevin carlson
Thursday, June 19, 2008what do you think about the alias? i just got it and i love it.
lilmoney30
Wednesday, June 18, 2008Yea that phone is a sweet idea,I just hope it holds up after use. And just to let you guys know,The headset will play your music also! The bluetooth headset also charges off of the phones battery. I dont know if thats good or bad?
Collin Knauss
Tuesday, June 17, 2008seems pretty cool
77C3373E0DA04F21B157
Tuesday, June 17, 2008Noah is on top of his game. Extra kudos when he gets a video up before or on the release date.
REGLVR vazquez
Monday, June 16, 2008the clip on bluetooth thing is inovative but the phone doesnt look good.I WANT THE INSTINCT
nerfjunkie94
10/9/2008 6:01:57 PMwat should i get this the glyde or the alias
gtr85guy
10/9/2008 12:08:24 AMYou can't get it without the bluetooth headset.
KrnBoyX
10/3/2008 7:11:05 PMshould i get this ???
seashell150
9/28/2008 11:22:52 AMwhat phone do you have
jibbits33
9/21/2008 6:12:57 PMhwo much cheaper is it without the bluetooth headset?
jibbits33
9/21/2008 6:06:25 PMDo u have to get this phone with the bluetooth? and if so how much cheaper is it?
iloaded2
9/16/2008 8:05:23 PMDo you have to synchronize the bluetooth headest everytime youre about to use it?
246t
9/15/2008 12:39:38 PMi have the voyanger....i like this one better....
Stickanimations11
9/13/2008 1:19:32 PMHay my i have a question. My friend who we'll call oh, and my other friend who we'll call moron tried to charge it in an idotic way. they touched metal to the battery thing when it was dead tring to charge it with a battery and wire. Now it osn't turning on, is it just dead or broke? PLEASE HELP MORON GET OUT OF TROUBLE
Disturbeda21
9/9/2008 7:30:53 PMso is this phone black? cuz the pic online looks gross in silver or w/e....
budstarkey123
9/5/2008 8:28:10 PMi want this phone but i have fucking alltel(i like alltel its just that the dont have alot of phones)
jpw10182012
9/1/2008 12:24:06 AMWOW. online it looks FUGLY. on here it looks descent... but i think i'd rather get the treo pro.
Xyvinn
8/27/2008 11:32:18 PMWell, I don't know for sure... but think about it, the headset requires charging as well, so you're only going to be adding time. It's a pretty safe bet that the phone would charge slower with the headset than without it.
EverythingPaintball5
8/25/2008 11:01:17 AMhow many times do u need to syncronize it?
EverythingPaintball5
8/25/2008 10:57:58 AMwould it take longer to charge the phone with the headset? email me please? thanks
muckfishigan630
8/23/2008 5:02:21 PMno man ive had the decoy for about a month now and its work perfectly fine. its an amazing fone.
ledzep245
8/22/2008 9:23:33 AMwould the joystick snap? thats wat im worried about getting it
edge418
8/21/2008 9:29:09 PMthis phone is 150 and the voyager is going for 100$ i beleave the vu is around 130 and the env2 is pretty cheap as well this seems like a bad buy compared to those phones your rite!
Macinsmosh
8/20/2008 2:27:44 PMnextel gives the best service
Lonefaction360
8/16/2008 10:45:21 PMyou kick ass
SOLIDSNAKEXXX360
8/16/2008 9:40:59 PMfuck nboxing
TheNobody1994
8/12/2008 4:59:18 AMIf you get the Limited Edition (nabbed it!), then it comes with a desktop charger that has the same "dark grey" color to it... and it's like whoooooa...
shadowstorm294
8/4/2008 4:39:34 PMi dun want a touch screen so this is gud...touch screen will get all fuked up to easily ..i like this phone
pokemonjason6695
7/21/2008 5:26:10 PMi hate how the camera isn't under the slider anymore like on the chocolate (800)
yww168
7/21/2008 11:49:15 AMI have the Decoy. My advice is to try out the earpiece before buying it since it doesn't fit well inside the ear and the fact that it has no wire loop to secure it around the ear, it falls off easily unless your head is stable and doesn't rotate. This earpiece works fine in quiet places but no good at all in noisy environment. Keys on the key pad are small and crammed too close together. If you have big fingers, avoid this phone. Toggle stick works fine only if your finger tip is dry.

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