The LG 1500 is a perfect blend of features, functionality and affordability in the same package. It also works very well as a Net10 prepaid phone.
The positive features of the 1500 phone are:
- The phone includes 300 minutes and 60 days of service on activation.
- It is a Single Rate phone charging 10¢ per minute for every call whether local, nationwide long distance or roaming. International calls to over 60 destinations 15 are available for just 15¢. Messaging charges are only 5¢ per message.
- Airtime Minutes allows you to buy ringtones, graphics, news, weather sports, etc.
- The phone has a convenient clamshell design with a colour screen display of resolution of 128 x 128 pixels.
- In addition to that it also has a monochromatic 96 x 64 display on the outside which shows details such as battery life, signal strength, time, call display and more.
- The phone is light weight and portable at just 3.03 ounces.
- The battery life is sufficient providing a talktime of 3 hours and standby time of 10 days.
- The usual features like call waiting, caller ID and voicemail are also present.
- The phone comes with a handsfree speaker and the option of auto redial, the latter essential if you are in a hurry.
- Other usual extra features include External Caller ID, Voice Recorder, Vibration Alert, Alarm Clock, Calculator and Converter.
- This phone also packs the option of choosing a language you are comfortable with from a selection of two languages- English and Spanish.
- The phonebook can hold up to 255 entries which is sufficient for most users.
- The T9 dictionary makes it much easier to type text messages.
- In addition to text messaging, you also have the option of sending photos and audio clips using the multimedia messaging service.
- The phone comes with simple Java based games.
Some of the negative features of this phone are:
- The call quality is not that good and the signal strength goes down often.
- The keypad is small and may pose a problem if you are an avid text IM sender.
- The menu is not very well organized and difficult to navigate.
- It’s difficult to find the side volume keys while talking as they are not elevated.
Overall, it is a good phone if you want to use it for making calls and sending text messages. The battery life is also decent.
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