Review: LG GT505

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LG GT505 Review

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LG GT505 Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by Tasha from England on 21st Aug 2010
I had this phone on contract in october 2009. first of all it was really great. But then the battery kept running out, had to charge it twice a day also the phone was very hot. Orange then sent me another battery and it was the same still running out quickly. so i had to send my phone to them and they replaced it with another one. i was really annoyed as this one had scratches on it and a few contacts already in the phonebook, so wasnt new. i complained and they sent me a new phone. the new phone worked for a while but now starting to have problems. the phone is getting very hot on the back. not very good signal and the screen froze and went black and couldnt get it to for for 30 mins.
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Reviewed by Kate from Glasgow on 17th Aug 2010
Without a doubt the worst mobile phone I have ever had and I would not recommend this to anyone!!!! It keeps unlocking itself whilst the phone is in my handbag and dials numbers in my phonebook! How on earth it does that I have no idea. I absolutely HATE this phone, its awful!
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Reviewed by Ben from Nottingham on 16th Aug 2010
Worst mobile phone I have ever owned. Had to return the handset to ORANGE with 48 hours of getting my upgrade. From day one the WIFI hasn't worked properly. a few months down the line the phone began to have serious signal issues. (calls and messages not going through: in or out). Shortcut menu has recently stopped working. handset will not let me save or delete images, videos etc. handset internal memory constantly being displayed as full (even though it was completely empty) meaning that i could not send or receive emails, recieve bluetooth file, etc. Would seriously recommend avoiding the gt505 at all costs. Not worth the aggravation of owning one.
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Reviewed by David from England on 21st Jul 2010
I have recently had this phone as an Orange upgrade because I liked the idea of the UMA technology (automatic call routing via a domestic broadband hub when cell recption is poor). Essentially, the service is not robust or reliable. Couple this to a five hour standby battery life on UMA and it simply isn't fit for purpose. As mentioned in previous reviews Orange UMA also stops you using standard Wi-Fi for data access. If you are buying this phone locked to Orange you are wasting your time. The basic phone is decent, and in its standard non-Orange form is probably OK
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Reviewed by Matt Sm from England on 13th Jul 2010
All the apps cost £5 or more. GPS costs a lot. I keep making accidental calls. Poor 3g. Not very good battery life. I take it off charge for a day and don't use it at all and it'll be out of battery... And its not the best touch screen. But saying that, the screen responds well when tapped. Easy to unlock - a little too easy. Quick navigation. Easyish to use. Good camera. Alright call quality. So, if you have a lot of money to spend on apps and GPS, or want an over priced device to make calls and texts, then go ahead and buy this phone. Personally I'm looking for a new phone.
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Reviewed by Aron from sHABIR on 6th Jul 2010
WIFI DOESENT WORK
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Reviewed by sheldon from tortola (b.v.i) on 2nd Jul 2010
wow wow wow and wow
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Reviewed by Aron Shabir from uk on 29th Jun 2010
Rang up orange for the WIFI they told me to access wifi i need to TOP up its a joke
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Reviewed by colin from uk on 11th Jun 2010
got my phone dec 09 had to send it back for upgrade on software as did not hold battery charge for more than 6 hours and getting hot on back above battery,just before i sent it back i deleted all memory including pics, you guessed it held its charge for 4 days, I told lg when I posted it back okay at moment wonder if its going to be same when lots of info stored on it?????.
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Reviewed by timi from Romania on 24th May 2010
hy,i have also a LG GT505 and it is very good,i bought it from Spain,and i made a good choise buying this phone,i am not interested for gprs(if i want one,i-ll buy a gprs not a telephone sincerely:),and wi-fi is working good,i have no problems with it...kiss you:*:*:*
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Reviewed by Aron from from shabir on 24th May 2010
good phone wifi orange doesent do wifi
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Reviewed by Mike from UK on 21st Apr 2010
I just upgraded with Orange to a GT505 [my choice]. On the whole I like the phone the camera is good and I like the other features. The main problem I have is the call and end button easily caught when taking out of pocket and can accidentally end call before I answer it not good as I use it for business. I has an LG KF600 before and I really wish I had chosen another slide phone ,ah well in 18 months time I will and It will probably be another LG.
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Reviewed by Karen from UK on 20th Apr 2010
We have 3 of these phones for the last 3 months and are now finally, fingers crossed sorted. My husband is on his 5th, son on his 3rd and i am on my 2nd! Have had varying trouble with them from turning themselves off, wifi not hooking up with the home hub, connecting but showing not, no signal,bluetooth trouble and no internet connection. Orange have been very helpful but LG are poor with customer service. Hopefully all 3 are working internet, bluetooth and wifi all working and no turning off mid conversation despite being fully charged. It is a nice little mid range phone when it works and nice features. Just watch out in case you get a lemon or 7 in our case.
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Reviewed by tony from belfast on 23rd Mar 2010
i got this phone about 2mnths ago and find it quite good.the camera is excellent quality with good pictures taken with it.only a couple a slight probs such as the touch keypad being a bit dodgy but thats probably more to do with my fingers than anything and anyway you get a stylus with the phone.also the screen lock at the side is in a awkward position.as for the wifi i have no probs at all.i just downloaded opera mini so i can use it at home and its been good.i cant get a signal in my house so the uma technology is good as it allows my wifi to be used as a signal booster.when taking this out in contract i would recommend trying to wrangle some sort of free mobile internet from your provider.i got mine from orange with 200mins and unl texts for £20 p/m.overall a decent midrange phone that i would recommend.
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Reviewed by nicole from england on 28th Feb 2010
i love this phone it is one of the best phones i have ever had and it has a 5 mp camera and bluetooth and loads of features it is brilliant
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Reviewed by Aron from Shabir on 22nd Jan 2010
DO NOT GET ON ORANGE WIFI SOMEHOW DOSENT WORK CONNECTS TO ORANGE WORLD
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Reviewed by jim from uk on 21st Dec 2009
I have had this phone now for a few months ive had no problems except a random reset every now and again which is strange nice phone could do with more support eg apps like iphone has and don't like the way it uses orange gps using the wifi function as it charges you for using your free home wifi that real bad on their part. Jim. www.thegadgetsgalore.com
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Reviewed by Cho from Hong Kong on 21st Dec 2009
Just got a LG GT505 and its been working fine. I've had it for 3 weeks with no problem (cross your fingers) though I know some friends who have problems all the time with LG phones(which is known to break down)... other than that though... I LOVE this phone :) It's not heavy, it has the most important features I want (wi-fi, 5 megapixel cam, good media player... except for the video portion which can't play much on it of quality) and I really enjoy the design... I suggest get one!
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Reviewed by rachel from united kingdom on 19th Dec 2009
after having my upgrade from orange 4 months ago i have already had 2 handsets from them both with the same fault it just stops working for now reason and have been told i can't change to a different phone so when this one does the same as i believe it will they wont change it as my 6 months garentee will have expired i am not impressed with it at all even tho the phone itself is a great phone( when working)
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Reviewed by David from United Kingdom on 12th Dec 2009
I am currently awaiting a courier to bring me my second replacement of this model since my supposed "upgrade" from Orange. The first few weeks proved very impressive indeed until the phone completely stopped. Not a hint of warning, just stopped. I contacted my supplier who advised me that there was a fault with the handset. Thank you, I already knew that!!! I had an exchange about 4 weeks ago and the same thing has happened again. The phone just stopped without warning. Orange tell me I cannot change it although it fails in its most basic function. Other than that, a great phone when it is not just stopping. I am self employed and cannot run the risk that the thing will not go faulty. Interesting facts of the way we live today:- LG made a faulty item. Orange have recommended it to me (and replaced it twice in 4 months). Obviously it is my fault for Chosing to accep it in the first place. What a wonderful world it is
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Reviewed by B Nagy from Hungary on 1st Dec 2009
Bought in Belgium (170 euros, network-free!), use it in Hungary, Excellent. Light (less than 100 grams - compare to hero or Iphone-one third less), clear, 3 days without re-charging. Very logical menu, easy but safe use (no unintentional actions). The only problem is that it really wants to go online on the telephone network instead of using the wifi. I will have to resolve that.
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Reviewed by Zoe from Australia on 23rd Nov 2009
Bought this phone while in Thailand for work. loved it for the first 10 days! thought it was amazing. BUT THEN the inner screen broke. I had not dropped the phone once or anything. I was not using it when it broke. Because I bought the phone in Thailand (from a legit phone shop - not some crappy market or anything) LG have been unhelpful about getting it repaired. NOT happy - will not be chosing LG in the future.
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Reviewed by Jessica from Singapore on 22nd Nov 2009
The LG GT505 is a great phone and i've not encountered any problems with it yet. Though the Samsung Jet has battery problems and mine had to be repaired 3 times before the battery was fine.
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Reviewed by Tim from Vietnam on 20th Nov 2009
Just bought this phone a couple of days ago, it's loaded with lots of extra's that make it appear great. GPS, 5MP camera, wifi the rest. But unfortunately the LG PC suite that comes with the phone is not compatible with some contact and E-mail programs, such as Morzilla Thunderbird making it pretty difficult to get all your contacts into unless you use microsoft office. Also it seems no support is currently available to help you install new java applications. Overall pretty disappointing
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Reviewed by Feliz from Viet Nam on 14th Nov 2009
This phone is amazing! For its price and value for moeny, I would say this phone is an excellent choice. It has all the features that I want in a phone: wifi, gprs, bluetooth, 5mp camera with flash, sensitive touch screen, loud speaker, can work with office document, pdf, pictures, audio, and video. And what I love most is the jogging companion tool where you can monitor the distance and time. I've used iPhone 2G & 3G, Lg Cookie, Nokia 5800 music Express, HTC touch, and non of them can make me happy as my LG GT505. I's so happy to have it and I recommend it to others too..I'm not working with LG company ha?! hehehe
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Reviewed by Kate from UK on 8th Nov 2009
First LG phone. It was offered as an upgrade and at first I wasnt exactly impressed by it. However, Im beginning to love it and would def be interested in having another LG phone. Unlike others, I have no problem using my wifi?? and it remembers if I have used predictive text. All in all, I love it and my friends seem to feel the same too =)
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Reviewed by jacqui from england on 16th Oct 2009
really worried after reading reviews as it was being sent as a free upgrade with orange,at first it drove me insane, but after a few hours playing with it,i like it,i have no problem with the wi fi access i connects to the home hub instantly,you just select wi fi and not uma and pair in wi fi options, 3g+ is also good, and i have tried the sat nav out indoors!!!, impressed how fast it found me ,and used 8 satellites,its my first all touch phone and it takes a little while to adjust,but persevere if you dont want to pay a lot extra to upgrade,the camera is good , and i to have no problems remembering text input, you can customise wallpaper and text colours, and it has a great feature if you scroll side ways you can put all your fav numbers in to 3 different boxs for quick access,so after intial frustration i quite like the phone early days but i think i will be keeping it.
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Reviewed by Jessica from Scotland on 15th Oct 2009
I just can't understand it. How can this phone, which is not reasonably priced, cause so much havoc in my life? 5 breakdowns and repaired three times. Note to self: need new phone. get LG Cookie!
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Reviewed by Rob from UK on 29th Sep 2009
Agree with Mike - Orange have ruined the phone by disbling the wifi access. Do not buy if you want to access the internet free via your home WIFI broadband - you can only access via UMA.
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Reviewed by Mike from London on 21st Sep 2009
Exclusive Orange phone in the UK. Orange have completely ruined the phone by effectively disabling wifi access. You can only access wifi as a UMA, which means Orange will charge you for using you own wifi access point.
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Reviewed by phillipa from cheltenham on 16th Sep 2009
please dont buy it buy a jet and if you cant afford that a tocco
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Reviewed by andrew from ENGLAND on 16th Sep 2009
Great fone, fantastic camera, i also took it out my pocket and the inner screen was broken...
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Reviewed by James from England on 10th Sep 2009
I was really happy with this phone and was finally starting to get used to the touch screen which took some getting used to especially texting! however i took it out of my pocket and the screen inside has cracked and leaked :( and i don't know what to do with it now :i shall have to put the rating down now due to it breaking for no real apparent reason :(
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Reviewed by Jamie from London on 8th Sep 2009
This was my first LG phone and I was a bit hesitant having disliked my girlfriends secret in the past. This handset was suggested to me by an Orange assistant as a free alternative to the Samsung Jet (which I would have had to pay for on an upgrade) and I have to say that although I don't have any major gripes with the phone or it's features it doesn't particularly inspire. I have to disagree with Matthew's comments about the phone not remembering the last text input for messaging, and when unlocking I always use the touch screen to unlock which is fine. Probably the biggest disappointment is with the styling of the screens. The options are very functional but with only 2 themes (black or white) and the inability to customise the menus (as you can with basic Nokias) the phone is a bit rigid and boring. There is no option to view contacts in a list and view contact photos which I've had with my last 2 phones and the whole uniformity which may not bother many does frustrate me. As mentioned by Matthew the internet is very quick but to zoom in explorer sessions is nowhere near as seamless and easy as on an iphone. Whilst I will be sticking with my GT505, I would advise those looking for a more fun, interactive phone to get a tocco
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Reviewed by Matthew from UK on 1st Sep 2009
I chose this phone for my upgrade because I have owned a viewty in the past and thought with them both being LG touch screens I could expect the same (or maybe a few minor improvements), but unfortunately I was wrong. Many small problems with the phone amount to it really being quite frustrating. Here’s just a few: The “hold key” on the side now needs to be held for roughly five seconds to unlock the handset; when creating a new message, the phone doesn’t remember that your previous text was sent using predictive text (you must turn it on every time – although it does seem to remember it in the last place I’d want it to, the phone book); you cannot change the name of the preset profiles; the ‘c’ button on the viewty has been changed to a completely pointless menu button, and the c is now in an awkward place on the touch screen keypad. There really aren’t any major problems with the phone, and the internet is quick, but I’ve found my signal strength to be poorer than the viewty (and I don’t always receive texts until I unlock the touch screen - very annoying!). I cannot give it an average rating when it gets so many small things you take for granted, wrong. It will be getting returned.
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