As expected, Verizon Wireless has launched the LG Chocolate VX8500. Verizon is the first US carrier to get a handset from LG's Chocolate line. The line has been LG's response to the new wave of Motorola design and has proven popular across the globe. One unique feature is that the front buttons are touch-sensitive and are hidden when not lit.
Features of the Chocolate by LG include:
Verizon Wireless is selling the Chocolate for $149.99 with a 2-year service agreement or $249.99 with a 1-year. It's currently available only online, retail sales should start August 7th.
UPDATE: Check out our hands on preview of the Chocolate. Full review coming soon.
Can I play my own mp3s on this (not from the verizon music service) ?
And can I use my own mp3s as ring tones on this?
Andy, you can load your own MP3s (finally!) but you cannot make them your ringtones. The phone *does* support MP3 ringtones according to Verizon, but as far as I can tell that just means you can purchase MP3 tones from the Get It Now store. I think this is thanks to some of their agreements, someone probably has an exclusive agreement, etc etc. But I find it misleading to say the phone supports MP3 ringtones and not mention that it only means special MP3s you pay for.
this phone is wonderful I saw the advertisement on television and ran to the computer to check it out online. I have the same questions as someone else are there any plans for cingular to come oout with one?
Who sings that song for the verizon chocolate advertisment?
can i still get this phone if im with a branch off of verizon?
Does it support JAVA (MIDP2)? Ane what's its Heap Size, Jar Size and Memory Size like?
I read on another site reviewing the phone that it supports non-variable bit rate MP3s for ringtones. Though I don't actually own one so I don't know if this is true. I am guessing it shouldn't be too hard to make this conversion on the few MP3s that you would want as ringtones.
Dave, the singer for the chocolate commercial is Goldfrapp. I recently stumbled upon her music and saw the comnmercial for this phone and noticed her song "strict machine" was playing. If you enjoy electronic music even in the least bit, you'll love Goldfrapp.
I just ordered my phone yesterday, should be coming anyday now I cant wait!
Yeah.... cingular sooo had that phone a long time ago.. its the W550i its almost the same thing... memory card.. camera... mp3 player.. and I know for sure that you can upload mp3's from your pc and play them as a text alert or ringtone.. then again... as a verizon user myself.. (razr v3c) Ill be the first to tell you that this phone is one Im planning to upgrade to.
Blayne, you are very misinformed. The Sony Ericsson W600i (which is what Cingular carried--it had GSM 850 for North America) does play music, but that's where the similarities end. The SE also does *not* have a memory card slot like you said.
The Chocolate is newer and a lot higher end, for starters it has 3G data (EV-DO), stereo Bluetooth, OTA music download store, memory card slot and a big beautiful QVGA screen.
So they are both "music phones", but are not comparable.
Man that phone is real unique man i want that ima beg ma mom and dad to get me that phone it has the color screen it has alot of memory it has that camera that phone is so 20th century
Man that phone is real unique man i want that ima beg ma mom and dad to get me that phone it has the color screen it has alot of memory it has that camera that phone is so 20th century
Chase, while it is a cool looking phone, we are now in the 21st Century. Welcome. :)
who sings the song on the verizon wireless chocolate advertisment?
I really wish this phone could set our own mp3's as a ringtone. That would be so sweeeeeeett!!!
you are all stupid. it is a phone. all the phone should do is allow you to talk to anotehr phone. YOUR ARE ALL DUMB. GET A LIFE LOSERS!
Okk... well i really like the phone and i really want to get one, but im really stupid with phone and computer stuff, soo all i want to know is could i download my songs off itunes onto the chocolate lg??????
I just got my LG chocolate today! its so sweet, verizon said I was the first one to call about it to get it ativated. I love it
dude that fone is so knarly!!!! like it has a camera, a navigation system and its in color. damn. dude thats ritious. i bet you can use it as a boat to
Does the Phone have a speaker on it to play the music? If so, how is the sound quality?
hey bob why do u give a crap whter the sound is quality or not. it has a navigation system for crying out loud. chill out. they didnt say its bose quality or anything. lol
does navigation cost more money and is it hard to txt poeple with the slider key pad
The slider key pad is just the same, it took a while to get used to the touch system but it works just like an ipod. All I have to say is this phone seriously rocks. I also bought the music essentials kit that comes with the coolest pair of headphones ever made, when you get a call while you are listening to your music you simply press the send button. There is also a mic built into where the headphone cords hang !! and then when you end the call your music comes back on! no need to touch the phone itself!! I have to say the inovation in this thing is truly amazing and I love it. I am just kicking myself in the head for not buying a pouch becasue I would hate to scratch this awesome screen. I have not tried the navi yet but I am sure I will shortly. Pick up one of these, I am positive places will be sold out in no time!!
FRESH
this phone is the sexiest of all phones ive seen in my life!!!!!!I LUV It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
like oh my gosh this phone is like so like the bomb!!!!!!!so CUTE!!!!
this phone came out a year ago in korea...
so old school lol
o THIS phone.. so old
-_-
im glad everyone likes it though... haha
So I heard you can use non variable bit mp3's for ringtones on this phone. Does anyone know how exactly to go about doing that?
You guys need to wake up.... :/
its the best fone
GO RAIDERS
So like do some people like really talk like this, or are half of these posts like from some Verizon shills talking like they are hip like?
But seriously, this phone has been around since at least Feb, and has several flaws such as not being able to play your own MP3 ringtones, and poor or no tactile feedback on keypresses, but sadly I think it is probably the best phone Verizon currently carries and I am probably going to get one.
Does anyone know how actual reception (bars) compares to other Verizon phones such as the LG VX8300 and RAZR V3m?
anton, you are not the first person to get it activated... i got mine from fedex on the 31st of july..
anyways, everyone should get it.
Can you download iTunes music on the phone????
someone please frikken respond!!!
The commercial's song is "Strict Machine" from Goldfrapp's 2003 CD, "Black Cherry". It is a really cool electronic song. Enjoy!
I was wondering why the buttons on the front of the phone are differnt from the one's in other countries. This phone looks like a ipod with the Round area and the original is a square.
when are they going to release the other versions of the chocolate? and by other versions, i mean the white one and the pink one, which are already available in korea (wtf?). :/ i really prefer the white to the black, and as i plan on owning one of these bad boys as soon as my upgrade rolls around (should happen within this month), i would like to know whether i will have a choice as to what color my chocolate will be. :>
I KNOW HOW TO GET THE MP3 RINGTONES
you download a software called bitpim that you can get on the website www.bitpim.org or on www.cnet.com and you use the bitpim lg vx8300 settings because they are the same as the chocolates but the chocolate's settings have not been released on bitpim. From there you still need the usb cord that comes in the verizon music essentials kit and you can make ringtones out of any song on your computer!!!!! its pretty easy and fast and verizon doesnt know about it. I'm Gonna save SOOO much $$ on ringtones
REQUEST: Can someone PLEASE post some sample photos taken with the 1.3MP camera on the Chocolate? Or, email me at my yahoo.com address (powderspringsgeorgia), and send a few over there?
I was thinking of getting the Samsung A990 from Verizon since it has the 3MP camera, but I've read some iffy reviews regarding the build quality and phone reception on it, so I could settle for a 1.3MP camera on a phone so long as they're "decent" 1.3MP images and not really crappy quality ones. In this category of camera phone I've seen them vary widely from more than acceptable to junk images, so I'd really like to see some samples. Thanks.
Yes Tim K has found the solution. I just tried this and I am happy to say that I can access the VX8500 using Bitpim set for the VX8300. In fact I just uploaded a complete mp3, not just a clip, to the ringtones section and it seems to be working perfectly.
The song from the commercial is "Strict Machine" by Goldfrapp. Thanks to the other Chris that mentioned this earlier.
i have been reading a lot of reviews on this phone and their has been confusion on ONE major feature. Does the phone have a speaker??? i do not have this phone yet but i have heard many amazing things about it. As soon as my paycheck comes i will have this phone. oh, and also does it cost money to use the navagation system?
Does the camera have a flash? Also, I was wondering if it costs money to use the navigation system as well.
The phone has a small speaker (I held one today), and it does NOT have a small flash for the flash.
Per my earlier post, if anyone has taken photos with the camera yet, I would appreciate seeing some samples. Thanks.
I picked up this phone yesterday from the local VZW store. They had it in stock and were selling it before the official release date of Aug. 7 stores.
The VX8500 is easy to navigate and customize. I have had this phone for little more than 24 hours and I have already figured out how to upload my own mp3 ringtones and wallpapers.
The VX8500 (Chocolate) does have a speaker for the purposes of system sounds and music playback without the earphones.
The phone does not have speaker phone capabilities.
The phone does not have a flash for the camera.
The VX8500 is capable of accessing the VZ navigation system however this feature will cost $9.99 per month or 2.99 for daily (one 24 hour period)access.
The USB cable that come in the Music Essential Kit is required to put mp3s on the VX8500 from your PC. This cable is not like any other cable that I have seen and is not the same for digital cameras or other mp3 players.
The phone has about 60mb of storage for songs. I can fit about 13 songs. I would recommend getting the SD micro flash card if you plan on using the mp3 capibilities.
Who sings that song for the verizon chocolate advertisment?
who sings the song for the commercial and what is it called?
can i get this phone at the local VZW store today?
I got mine on Friday so unless they are sold out I bet you could get it today.
Reports are that battery life isn't very good, is this true? Someone above asked about the camera photo quality but so far I don't see any links to pics - anyone taken any with this camera yet? like it?
Images from the LG VX8500
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Images from the LG VX8500
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Images from the LG VX8500
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LG VX8500 Chocolate manual in .pdf for download.
http://rapidshare.de/files/28474377/Chocolate.pdf.html
dude i want this phone so bad but its gay that u have to buy the 2 gb. but still i love it.
how much songs does it hold WITHOUT that 2gb card u get with the $249.00 deal?
cuz i don't really wanna pay $249.00 to also get that 2gb card for it
who is the band that sings the song on the verizon wireless chocolate commercial?
The song on the commercial is: Goldfrapp's "Strict Machine"
can I just buy a Micro SD Transflash card at another store. I just ran a quick search and found a 512MB card for under 20 bucks. should it work in this phone, or did Verizon lock that out somehow?
Thanks for the pics, Chuck. I think I'm going to pass on the Chocolate - the pic quality seems lacking, even by 1.3MP camera phone standards, unfortunately :-(
The phone does seem aimed a lot more at music downloaders, anyway, so I would assume that's where the strengths lie, and the camera was just stuffed in as an afterthough to put as many features as possible on it.
Thanks again.
how do you download music onto the phone. i cant do it. help me
Tim, yes ... any microSD/Transflash should work just fine with this phone
des this cell phone have a push button to pop out the number pad?
Ryne,
Did you purchase the Music Essential Kit with your phone. If not then you will have to pay verizon for each downloaded song from VCAST for $1.99.
If you did buy the MEK then simply install the drivers from the cd. Next plug in the USB to the computer and phone. Launch Windows Media Player. Now on the phone go to the "Get It Now" menu. Select "Get Tunes and Tones". Then Select #8. "Sync". Now back to Windows Media Player. At the top you will see the tab that says "Sync". Click on that and now you can "edit playlist". You can add files to the phone by selecting from your music library or you can drag-n-drop. When you are done selecting the songs that you want click the green "Start Sync" button in Windows Media Player. The files are now copied onto your phone. Press the "end" or "Clr" button on the phone to end the sync. Now you are free to listen to your music from the VX8500.
Ryne,
I missed a step. After the menu "Get Tunes and Tones" select "My Music" and then #8. "Sync"
Christopher,
No, there is no button to "pop out" the number pad. This is a slider phone that you simply push the upper half past the lower half and the number pad is revieled.
Christopher,
No, there is no button to "pop out" the number pad. This is a slider phone that you simply push the upper half past the lower half and the number pad is revealed.
Atlanta Greg, your email is powderspringsgeorgia@yahoo.com? Im just making sure so i know where to email the pics from the phone to.. also I'm from Cedartown if you know where that is haha. respond to my email please if you can and i will email you some back. email is uhimconfused@aol.com
Re: the question about downloading from itunes... You can not download songs you haven't purchased and they have to be either wma or mp3. So, if you have an unlimited download program you have to purchase the songs to transfer them. This isn't what I was told in the store so I was disappointed, but I LOVE the phone anyway. My husband whose only concern is if it makes and takes calls thought it was great. You can adjust the sensitivity of the touch pad so and I haven't had trouble with it. Texting is the same as my old LGVX6100. I get more signal with the chocolate too.
Sorry for the same 3 posts in a row!
You can use the 512mb. I just transferred a cd to mine and without the 2GB it's already full. The sales rep has the phone and said he put 60 songs on without extra memory. My 2GB should be here tomorrow.
I'm not very hip to the phone scene but when I realized I was due for an upgrade I saw the chocolate and decided to wait a couple of weeks for it to come out- completely under the impression that I could use MY mp3s as ringtones.
Anyway even though I bought it primarily for that feature I think I'm going to keep it anyway. It really is a snazzy little phone and with all the promo deals they had for it (got it the day it came out here in stores) I got a great deal. When all was said and done I would've had to pay more money for the Samsung SCH-a970; their only other reasonaly priced phone that allows mp3 ringtones.
i picked up a chocolate yesterday and am having a hell of a time getting my computer to recognize it. my system sees it but windows media player doesn't see it. i'm really lost. is there some little piece of software i'm missing? i'm really confused. i also keep getting an error of "connect failure. pls check ur cable connection to the pc". any ideas?
Thanks. :)
Lindsey...You can make you own MP3 ringtone...go to a posting by Tim K on 8/5, he gives info on doing this, I tried and it works
this is such a hot phone
i have a question about the chocolate music. do i need the "VCAST Vpak" in order to play mp3s. because the vpak cost $15/month..
i have another question..i want to get this phone but my dad says that there is some monthly fee of $50? i dont know if thats true..but is there any extra monthly fee?
sorry to post so much..but my other questions were answered..now im just wondering for people who have the phone...does the chocolate get good reception?
is there a phone number i can call for help on downloading music onto the phone i still cant do it.
Well. Im korean and i got to see one in KOrea last year. It looks so hot :P I want to know if Cingular is getting it too! case verizon doesn't work in hauppauhe so that suks. I heard they have one in pink and white too! And is Jimmy's comment true? cause i don't want to pay 5o dollars a month and i don't even need the mp3 player. I on;y want it b/c i like that kind of phone, i like the name, and i want the camera .. :P
can someone email and tell me the answers thx very much!
To clear a few things up.
You can put YOUR .mp3 onto the VX8500 as ringtones. I've done it several times so far. You can either make your own ringtones by chopping an .mp3 apart or you can use the entire .mp3 song. The place where ringtones is stored on your phone ("My Ringtones") is dfferent than the place where your music is stored ("My Music"). The phone CANNOT use your .mp3 songs in "My Music" directly as ringtones. You will need to upload the .mp3 into the ("My Ringtones") section to be accessable as ringers.
Jimmy,
NO, you do not need VCAST services to play mp3s. Nor is there any monthly fee associated with this phone. I am very leary of additional cost that salesmen try to sell me on everything, and this phone has none. And finally, I seem to get good reception with this phone. I have found that I can get a signal where I could not before with my previous phone (also with VZW).
turns out the problem some ppl have with syncing the chocolate to their pc is a KNOWN ISSUE. i spent hours today on the phone with techs. turns out my phone needs to be "flashed" by a verizon store employee b/c there's a piece of software missing on it. so good luck.
Hey, I just gt this bran new hott lg chocolate and I am very excited I bought everything for even a memory card but unfortunatley I have NO clue where the Memory Card goes in the phone. I need help and if anyone knows please help QUICKLY in my email thanks.
Hey for all of you that KEEP asking... the name of the song on the commercial is Strict Machine by Goldfrapp
Hey Nikki,
if you go to verizonwireless.com and click on the lG Choolate ad, it will show you. :P
Hey Nikki,
if you go to verizonwireless.com and click on the lG Choolate ad, it will show you. :P
Don't use Windows Media Player and get caught up w/ that crap. Go to bitpim.org--mp3 ringtones, no ripping cds or anything--it will set you free.
For many other questions, go here
http://gearlog.com/blogs/gearlog/archive/2006/07/31/17242.aspx
Many ?s asked here can be answered there.
hiiii like does the phone have speaker phone?and calling picture IDS?
i just bought the phone today and it is very sleek. didnt know that i had to buy the music essentials to play mp3 so not really excited about it. can i just say all these comments have been very helpful to other questions i did have. thanks everyone :)
hiii,
No speaker phone capabilities,
Yes, picture IDs is supported
I already have an LG phone, we're on the in-plan here. Can I still get the chocolate? I mean without getting a different contract??
I can't upload music to my phone. When I try is says connection failur HELP!!!
I predict Jack Bauer will be using this phone this January.
Melissa,
I spent a couple hours on the phone with that same issue. They did not give me a resolution. Let me know what happens with this, and if you get it fixed ... thanks!
I'm having the same issue. It won't connect to the computer.
You can still use bitpim (vx8300's settings) to add ringers, pictures, and videos ... I'm trying to find another way to add my music onto the phone. I think bitpim will work, the music just may have to be in WMA format.
You can still use bitpim (vx8300's settings) to add ringers, pictures, and videos ... I'm trying to find another way to add my music onto the phone. I think bitpim will work, the music just may have to be in WMA format.
NIP TUCK
omg thizz phone its tha best i dont care if it came out a yr ago but thizz phone is tha best im nama go and get it soon!!! yay me!!!
~!lil loc@!~
its a crazy design! i bought 1 and i love the verizon service but when opened the slide may be slightly movable and over time will probalby break. the touck pad is extra senstive, at times to senstive. still a great phone but expensive, and i love the wireless bluetooth
The song is Strict Machine by Goldfrapp from her Black Cherry CD. I truly can't believe she sold out. The song is wonderfully inappropriate for a phone commercial considering the "woderful electric strict machine" she's in love with is . . . um . . . well let's just put it this way, a personal massager any female would appreciate. : ]
Hey guys, need help configuring BitPim. before I installed BitPim, i used Windows Media Plyer to sync to the phone. Now BitPim cant recognize the phone because WMP is using the port. when I disable the port, my phone's disconnecting from the PC. Any one who can help??
hey guys i jus bought one today!!! and i love it it is awesome and i wanna ask you if you guys think that the sloder will berak over time and if ne one know since the fonr has been out for a yr already but anyway mine doesn't have anymovement or anything but does anyone elses? Jus email me or something. But other than that you can change the sensitiveness if you think it is too sensitive so i think it is awesome or "sweet" but jus let me know wat you all think....
oh, I think this is a pretty good phone. No specific complaints.
and must everyone who dislikes this phone have to discourage those who want it?
If you don't like it so much, go call up LG or verizon and bitch at them.
this phone wont come out on any other network because verizon bought lifetime license to this phone, so unlike the razr for cingular, this phone will be only on one service: verizon
Just wanted to thank everyone for knowing the song used on the commercial. It was also used while advertising the 2005 movie Casanova. Ever since I first heard it on the Casanova advertisement it has been killing me to find it out.Oh, and I guess I can comment on the phone..........no big deal......i LOVE my razor from alltel. but as far as the chocolate part.i LOVE my chocolate man....thanks again yall
Here's the song info. Cool tune.
Goldfrapp- strict machine. :)
FYI
http://gearlog.com/blogs/gearlog/archive/2006/07/31/17242.aspx
For those of you too lazy to go there, don't use WMP, don't use the software that comes with the music kit. It will drive you out of your mind. It's also a gateway for you to buy from Verizon's music and video store, don't we already pay enough for our cellular needs? When you insert the cd and the installation window pops up, ONLY INSTALL THE DRIVER. Then go to www.bitpim.org, download the software, intstall it and manually set it to recognize the LG VX8300. For those of you who have already installed the WMP software, uninstall it immediately if you would like to find the easiest way to upload music, videos, ringtones, pics, etc to your phone.
I'm not sure if this question has already been answered but I heard that the American version of the Chocolate (vx8500) has 512mb of internal memory already built into it. Is this true?
"Connect Failure Please check your cable connection to the PC"
wouldnt work for me so i took it back with the usb cord and got new phone and cord now it works i would do the same if i were you most likely just the cord tho
Can I purchase the phone if I am on the in-plan?? How much is it without the "needed" 1 or 2 yr contract??
gnarlysurfer311,
not true. it seems like the U.S. release of the VX8500 has 128mb of internal memory. 68.10mb is dedicated for phone operations (phone book, ringtones,VCAST, and Pix) and the remaining 62.88mb is available for music storage.
This seems like a really nice phone. I personally got the Motorola SLVR with iTunes and it works pretty well. If you guys are concerned about music on your phone, try the SLVR. Features are a little better as well.
can you download music from your itunes onto the phone? I really hope So.
You can put music on this phone without the USB cable. You do need to use the transflash adapter with the microsd card.
I also found a way to create my own ringtones with my mp3 or my wma files. I don't want to post that process here, as I fear Verizon will disable the process....
If you are using the microsd card and Windows Media Player to synch the music, know that you'll have to then open the card with windows and move all the music into the "my_music" folder that gets created when you put the card into the phone. If the music isn't in the folder, the phone won't see the music...
If you'd like to see an example of the photo quality, e-mail me, and I'll post a pic...
petra
CREATE RINGTONES FROM MP3'S WITHOUT CABLE!! JUST MICROSD CARD WITH TRANSFLASH ADAPTER.
If you want to know this process, e-mail me, and I'll send you the instructions. I'm not posting it here, as I worry that Verizon will disable a feature that is vital to the success of my process that I discovered....
e-mail me at my spam-catcher e-mail: alex_boone67@hotmail.com
I check this e-mail once every few days, so please be patient...
petra
You guys need to get a life!
I wish I never had you.
if u guys have the phone already. can you guys tell me if its good or not?
Hi,
I've had the phone over a week or so. It's a nice phone for all it's features, but strangly I'm having an issue with 2 out of 3 of my calls are going directly to my voice mail. For instance, my sister called me 3 times. The first 2 she got my voice mail. On the third try, she was able to catch me immediately. There's no consistancy either. It's almost random. Yesterday, I used another person's cell phone to call my cell phone and one time it may get my voice mail, while another time I was able to answer the call. Anyone else having this issue? Is this a bug on the phone or is there a setting I'm missing which randomly sends my calls to voice mail? I'd appreciate anyone's help. I've been racking my brain over a week on this issue.
Wil,
I had this problem with my last phone, but not yet with my new chocolate. I think it is common because I have friends on different networks that have the same thing.
T?? So how did you resolve the issue? But so you know, it has nothing to do with having friends or family on different networks. Both my sister and the other phone I tried was on the same network as mine. I also had someone on another network, the other day and it kept going to my voice message randomly. ????
Anyone??
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Hello,
I need your help. I just got my new phone the chocolate, well I'm tired of paying for ringtones and all of those things. I need help. WHat should I do, I do have a bluetooth, I heard you get get ringtones through there but I do not know how. I don't have a music kit or a software, I would like to know were to get everything I need for a good price. ALso will this work for more than one phone, my entire family have the same phone.
Sorry if I sound stupid butI don't know much about software and stuff.
I'll really appreciate it if you can help me out
Hey Ya'll
any1 noe if there is a white or pink choco 4 verizon? cuz ive seen them, but never wit verizon!
if any1 noes please reply.
thx.
Hey, uh Chuck H can you tell me if you are verizon? Because then i was wondering if the music kit was expansive or not. because i'm not spending all that money for it.
Hey,
Im so mad the UPS they suck ive been waiting for my chocolate since last thursday...grr. I was wondering is it really fragile? Thats what I hate most about the razr is the flimsiness.
Also if poss email me some tricks to the use of Mp3's on my phone...
and this Strict Machine song is hot...but it will get old like Me and U very quickly
ok i have one question and i am really stuck see i want a chocolate but i dont wanna pay a shit load and i cant find out how to see how much it will cost i have a 2 year plan and its not close to up yet but i want the phone a leather case the music kit and text and pix mesaging but it only tells me how much i can get it for if im buying a plan with it so how much would it all cost if i get that and then activate it at my house my self
well i just purchased the phone alone from vz with a two year plan and it came out to 108 and change, but i get a 50 rebate to mail in
hello
i was just visiting family and friends in south africa and i entered this competition and i won the LG chocolate phone! my only problem now is that we are currently staying in greenville, south carolina! i was wondering if my phone would work there with an american sim card???
Sorry Amy but the phone does not use sim card. You have to get a service plan with Verizon. I'm quite sure that you won't be able to get a service in South Africa because there isn't Verizon there
will alltel get lg chocolate.ireally hope so
There is a song on the commercial and is not the "strict machine" by Goldfrapp. I could only pull out the words "Funky Little monkey" Does ANYONE know who sings it and what the title is???
On the commercial there is a Song they play with the words in it Funky Little Monkey. It is not the strict machine songby Goldfrapp. Any clue who sings it and what the title is?????
does the phone have a hold button thing like ipods? and also, is it actually a good phone without the music stuff because i dont think im going to use the mp3 stuff becuase i just got a new ipod. should i get a different phone or just stick with this one?
does the phone have a hold button thing like ipods? and also, is it actually a good phone without the music stuff because i dont think im going to use the mp3 stuff becuase i just got a new ipod. should i get a different phone or just stick with this one?
SWEEEET!
I love it.
Nothin more nothin less......
Kay,
I do not work for VZW. The Music essential kit cost $29.99 + tax. Personally I think that it is well worth that price becuz you can put your own ringtones on the phone without downloading them from Verizon at 1.99 each. The USB cable will allow you to sync the phone with Bitpim and you can download the pictures taken with the camera phone instead of sending them via txt msg also you can use the USB cable to put music on the phone to use the .mp3 functions. Included in the kit is a set of music headphones (which double as a hands free headset that I use until I can get a bluetooth headset) that fit the VX8500.
for anyone who wants this phone, get it from amazon. u get it for half the price, with a year long contract instead of two years. wow im so helpful. n if u go to ur local verizon store, they r offering music essential kit plus memory card plus leather case for just 99.99. get it before the deal ends. just bought my chocolate phone for 75 bux after rebate on amazon.
I live in sri lanka .if i want to buy this phone online how much will it cost for the shipping?
I bought the Chocolate and the Music Essentials Kit, and my computer is not recognizing the phone. It keeps asking to find the drivers for an "LG CDMA USB Modem". I'd like to know why LG doesn't have the drivers for it on their site anymore and why the Music Essentials Kit seems to be nothing but utter shit?
I want to put music on my phone, and my phone refuses to be recognized. Someone please help me.
Jay
put in the music essentials kit cd in your pc drive.. install only the driver...
on your phone click settings then call settings then pc connection and make sure usb is on...
then click my music and then sync and your computer should recognize your phone as a music player and the icons will be under my computer and u can just drag mp3s into the folder and they will be on you telephone for music playback only..
for custom ringtones you need bitpim and make sure the settings are VX8300 and then you can convert any mp3 to a rington for your phone..
Still doesn't recognize the phone.
hahaha i got tha phone i told u pepes im ganna get it soon hahaha
~!lil loc@!~
how many song can it have in it?
or it has less than the cingular slvr?
would like to know
does any of u know how to sync videos on this phone
i bought the chocolate 2 days ago i like the phone. and u have to be an idot to not now how to use it. only thing is the whole ringtone problem ,with previous phones from verizon they let you record song and use them as ringtone the choclate doesnt thats the only downfall. if some one finds a way to put a downloaded song on as a ring tone post sumthin id appreciate it. and if sum one can explain this vcast thing like can i download songs threw that by not payin
oh yeah and there just one mroe thing wen u go to the menu and go to get it now and click on get tunes and tones then on get new ringtone then get new app u have a choice of pickin between true tones or music recohnition wne u click on true tone there are another 2 choices if u click vzw tones deluxe with... it says free unlimited wats that and am i gunnna get suckered into payin for sumthin if you guys wud help me out id appreciate it thnx alot
I also saw the NEW commercial for the LG Chocolate phone and "Strict Machine" isn't playing anymore, but I did pull the words "funky little monkey" off the commercial. Anyone know what the song is called? It has a really cool techno beat in the background
That is the sexiest commercial I have ever seen. This will win an emmy. Great marketing. great song. Great website. Great visuals. everytime it comes on I run over to the tv to watch it.
I HAD THE PHONE FOR A WEEK.. THE BATTERY LIFE SUCKS.. DO NOT GET THIS PHONE.. AND BITPIM DOESNT HAVE FULL SUPPORT FOR THIS PHONE I DELETED A RINGTONE I BOUGHT WITH IT SO I HAD TO RE BUY IT.. GPS HASNT WORKED FOR ME ALL IT DOES IS SHOW ME MAPS.. AND EATS THE BATTERY... ID RATHER GET THE RAZOR =]
I HAD THE PHONE FOR A WEEK.. THE BATTERY LIFE SUCKS.. DO NOT GET THIS PHONE.. AND BITPIM DOESNT HAVE FULL SUPPORT FOR THIS PHONE I DELETED A RINGTONE I BOUGHT WITH IT SO I HAD TO RE BUY IT.. GPS HASNT WORKED FOR ME ALL IT DOES IS SHOW ME MAPS.. AND EATS THE BATTERY... ID RATHER GET THE RAZOR =]
i just got my chocolate phone..and somehow it locked without it being activated..and i never set an unlock code..is there a default code so i can unlock it?
will the people at a verizon store be able to unlock it if i cant?
Got the phone and the music starter pack. Must have installed the driver 8 times. Still doesn't recognize the phone when I try to connect to download music. Why is the driver jacked up? The cable connections are good, but everytime i try it, the hardware wizard tries to run.
Jimmy,
The default code to unlock your phone is the last 4 digits of your phone number.
but it has no number yet..it hasnt been activated
i don't know what the fuss is about, i dont think that its so hot. much rather get the motorola sliver.
does anyone know the name of the song for this commercial? not the goldfrapp "strict machine" but the rap one.
The song from the newer Chocolate commercial is Love Me or Hate Me by Lady Sovereign. It actually gives her name on the commercial ...
Where is vx8500 game folder? I use to bitpim.
But i can't find game folder.
and what kinds use game format?
jar? mod?.....
Will this phone ever be available for Tmobile?
do you have to pay for the songs too or are they free because of the phone service?
I got my music essentials.. no driver cd.. can someone mail me the driver for the chocholate usb cable. nuanicaj@yahoo.com thanks
how much is this phone just to buy it withOUT any contracts PLEASE someone tell meee <3
k, 2 questions
will bitpim allow you to edit the song to play only the portion of the song you want for the ringtone? and is bitpim safe? dowloading it won't bring spam or viruses into your computer, will it?
how do i sync my phone to the pc? i tried following the instructions that came with the MEK but the phone says "connect failure" and i cant do it.
I have this phone and it works rele well. but it also scratches very easly
What colors can I get this phone in? Do they have pink or white?
if u want a couple reviews on the chocolate that touch on everything from reception to the lack of speakerphone, check out the 2 site i provided. i bought this phone today and so far it works nicely. no problem hookin up 2 my pc and i got 8-12 songs on the memory... couple prolly get 15 shorter songs.
reviews.cnet.com/LG_VX8500_Chocolate/4505-6454_7-31813540.html
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1996157,00.asp
In the commercial the user is using visualizations with the music mode going. But i cant find the visualizations on the phone too react to the music. Does any one know how to activate the visualizations?
never mind. i answered my own question. making your own ringtones is really easy if you have the cables! and the only thing that kinda sucks about this phone is that the keys are so small, so when i text message, i hit more than one button at once :S
what is that lady sovereign song called on the commercial i love the song and the phone and its a sexy beast. lmao=p
bobby, the song is called "love me or hate me"
=D
hey guys. i just got off the phone with technical support and if ya'll are having problems with syncing music on to your phone i THINK i have an answer to save you a little frustration...
they had said that the drivers for the lg chocolate are having problems. he had said that if your computer has a microchip reader then just to insert a transflash card (yes, you're gonna have to buy one) into your computer and then just drag mp3s onto it... it doesnt carry that much music without a card anyway. supposedly if you intert it into your phone the music will be there on your phone.
also, if you had bought the MEK and its not working with your phone, there's no need for it unless you want the headphones. so basically, return it.
if anyone has any alternatives to what i should do since my phone's not connecting, please feel free to help me. i cant believe i spent this much money on a phone that i can't even get music on. ridiculous.
if any of this information i just proposed is wrong at all, PLEASE feel free to correct me.
and also, where do i look for the memory chip slot reader thing on my computer? i'm sorry... i'm not good with electronics... would a Dell Inspiron Notebook have one??? if so, where do i look?
PLEASE HELP. i'm not good at this... i'd appreciate it!
Thanks!
For those who wanna know..
THE SONG THAT WAS USED IN THE VERIZON WIRELESS COMMERICIAL IS:
Lady Sovereign - Love Me or Hate Me
wow !very nice design .good job !!!
I dont think thats the song im looking for. It's in one of the chocolate commercials and its more like a hip-hop song. what is it. because i know ive seen the commercial and its not that techno song
I WANT THAT PHONE BUT MY MOM AND DAD WONT LET ME GET ONE WHICH IS STUPID CUZ I NEED ONE SO I CAN CONTACT PEOPLE AND I NEED ONE SO I CAN CONTACT PEOPLE SO I NEED ONE AND I WANT ONE BECUASE I NEED ONE AND I DONT HAVE TO BORROWW EITHER FROM MY BROTHER MY MOM OR DAD YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN OR IN ARE DAILY LANGUAGE OR HIP HOP STYLE YADADAMEAN!!!!!!!
I WANT THAT PHONE BUT MY MOM AND DAD WONT LET ME GET ONE WHICH IS STUPID CUZ I NEED ONE SO I CAN CONTACT PEOPLE AND I NEED ONE SO I CAN CONTACT PEOPLE SO I NEED ONE AND I WANT ONE BECUASE I NEED ONE AND I DONT HAVE TO BORROWW EITHER FROM MY BROTHER MY MOM OR DAD YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN OR IN ARE DAILY LANGUAGE OR HIP HOP STYLE YADADAMEAN!!!!!!!
I WANT THAT PHONE BUT MY MOM AND DAD WONT LET ME GET ONE WHICH IS STUPID CUZ I NEED ONE SO I CAN CONTACT PEOPLE AND I NEED ONE SO I CAN CONTACT PEOPLE SO I NEED ONE AND I WANT ONE BECUASE I NEED ONE AND I DONT HAVE TO BORROWW EITHER FROM MY BROTHER MY MOM OR DAD YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN OR IN ARE DAILY LANGUAGE OR HIP HOP STYLE YADADAMEAN!!!!!!!
I WANT THAT PHONE BUT MY MOM AND DAD WONT LET ME GET ONE WHICH IS STUPID CUZ I NEED ONE SO I CAN CONTACT PEOPLE AND I NEED ONE SO I CAN CONTACT PEOPLE SO I NEED ONE AND I WANT ONE BECUASE I NEED ONE AND I DONT HAVE TO BORROWW EITHER FROM MY BROTHER MY MOM OR DAD YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN OR IN ARE DAILY LANGUAGE OR HIP HOP STYLE YADADAMEAN!!!!!!!
I WANT THAT PHONE BUT MY MOM AND DAD WONT LET ME GET ONE WHICH IS STUPID CUZ I NEED ONE SO I CAN CONTACT PEOPLE AND I NEED ONE SO I CAN CONTACT PEOPLE SO I NEED ONE AND I WANT ONE BECUASE I NEED ONE AND I DONT HAVE TO BORROWW EITHER FROM MY BROTHER MY MOM OR DAD YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN OR IN ARE DAILY LANGUAGE OR HIP HOP STYLE YADADAMEAN!!!!!!!
i have a mac and i want to pu music on my phone? what should i do?? i cant run wmp10?? i need to unlock my phone is it possible??
what is the name of the song and who sings it in the chocolate commercial
does it come in any other color besides black??
I've found that song everyone (and my self) has been looking for it
it's Strict Machine by a group called Goldfrapp!!!
Terrible, absolutely terrible......
I've been through hell and back to try to get this fucker synched and to no avail.....
A bit of advise for the potential buyers, "If your computer doesn't have a microdisk reader, don't buy it." It is money down the drain. Poor versitility and a waste of time and money.
hi everyone...i saw some people were talking about BITPIM...that program. does anyone have the driver for the new razr v3m? please that would help me out soo much
my email is coolcarmaniac_87@yahoo.com
and that choclate phone is sick im gettin it at the end of the month
hi everybody, does anyone know the name of the new song from JET in the chocolate commercial?
richard...shut tha f*** up!...dont hate cuz u broke and cant afford a nice fone like dis one
Okay, the weird thing is... is the lg choco with other companies?
how do you know?
plus...... there is such thing as a 1 year contract wit verizon?
i didn't know.
no the the choc is only available from verizon from the US. you can get the "KG 800" which is the version that is released around the world, that can be used with cigular/tmobile and any other carrier with gsm capabalities.
and yes there is such a thing as 1 year contract, but like always you have to pay more for that
For every one getting a cannot connect error on your phone and when your computer asks finds a "LG CDMA modem" when connecting here is the solution. I just solved this problem on win XP 32bits machine. The problem was the drivers on the music essentails cd are labeled wrong. It installs drivers for a "LGE CDMA Modem." The computer sees the phone as a "LG CDMA Modem." If you open the device manager before you connect the USB cable you can see what I mean. Even though the drivers are installed you will see a yellow question mark saying it has found a "LG CDMA Modem." I had to download old drivers from driverguide.com. They were called "LG USB Data Cable". Here is the link http://members.driverguide.com/driv...driverid=219857. You might have to do a system restore to a point before you installed the music essentails cd drivers. just Unistalling them doesn't work. Also, because the phone works as several devices in one (modem and USB storage), the computer detects them at different stages. When you first connect it it sees it as a modem. It will then load the modem drivers. When you tell it to sync, it will then load the usb drivers. The phone will give up on the connection before the drivers are loaded for the first time, so it might take a few tries.
Good luck. Verizon had no clue on what was going on. I spent over three hours on the phone with them before they gave up. I had to figure it out myself.
I bought the MEK when I bought my VX8500 about 3 weeks ago. Went home, installed the drivers that are on the CD, connected the phone via the USB cable, opened Microsoft Windows Media Player 10, and synced the phone. NO PROBLEMS what so ever.
To those having problems my suggestion is to make sure that you are doing all the steps exactly as the instructions say. Also I think that this driver is only compatible with WMP 10 not WMP9 or WMP11.
I was at chili's and heard the song from the commercial WHO SINGS IT? Its a really HOT song and i need to know who sings it ? Do i have to buy a phone to find out?
How come it's not brown, like Chocolate? That's a bit misleading.
How come it's not brown, like Chocolate? That's a bit misleading.
How come it's not brown, like Chocolate? That's a bit misleading.
The song is put your money where your mouth is by Jet. It must be on their up and coming CD as all I can find are the lyrics. I can't find the actual song anywhere.
omg..i went out and bought all that i need to upload music!!! and now when i insert the litle microSD, it says 'connect failure' ...ugh, and i hear ppl upload music successfully onto their chocolate
I think there has to be some sort of problem with a new windows update. I was syncing perfectly until yesterday, and now all of a sudden ai get the failure to connect. Verizon gave me a new phone, but i am getting the same error. I did notice that some auto updates came through on windows... so who knows. But not being able to sync makes the phone useless.
Verizon LG Chocolate commercial
Jet - Put Your money where your mouth is
i just got the choclate...!!!! freakin amazing...using bitpim i have free ringtones for life! just need the driver and the usb cable from the music essentials kit, and set bit pim as the lg 8300 and it free ringtones and free wallaper
!!!!!
love it
im really confused, i downloaded bitmap but how do i add the songs??? and how do i convert to bit mp3 or whatever allowing me to add ringtones. plz email me the explanation if it is not good to put on here.
ehh...bitpim*
srry im runnin on 3 hrs of sleep.
Hey guys, I have the Chocolate now for a week and a half. I got it as a graduation present. I love it. I got the Verizon $30 MicroSD card (my cpu already has a SD Card reader :-) ) I walk around with the music pumpin out of the speakers and people look around like "I hear blink182 but i cant find it!) its very funny. does any1 no if bitmap works with a microSD and not just the wire? im j/c... im waiting for the speakerphone update... call quality is great. battery life is bad- camera and video both great... u get used to the touch buttons but sometimes i have problems with the OK button it will take me an extra 3 times of touching it... i figured out you have to hit it instead of touching... the navigator works very well, (it so cool it has GPS!) its free 4 30 days, includes follow me maps and local searches. just a great phone i reccomend it 4 evry1... whereever i go i take it out and play with it and i hear people whispering that guy got the chocolate look at it... he must be spoiled... lol - but im not i just got it as a grad present :-)
I love the verizon LG chocolate cell phone.
But i have one question, can i download my songs from my ipod onto my phone to listen to those songs?
kr66, it depends, do you download songs off of limewire or something or are they all legal? the ones you ourchase you cant download unless you have a program called tunebite (costs money) and it converts those types of songs into mp3 files. ones you ripped from CDs you have to check but its easy to convert them... on iTunes go to Edit - Prefrences - Advanced - Importing - And make sure it says import using MP3 encoder if it already says that then all of your songs from CDs are fine... if not - change it and then go to all the songs you want on your phone- right click them and then select CONVERT SELECTION TO MP3... i had that problem - always a pleasure to help
And the 1s from limewire you can use!
for this phone i saw that someone said you have to purchase every song is that true ? because i have limewire........can i use limewire to transfer the songs in this phone without paying.......also does anyone know if u can get this phone prepaid or pay as u go or whatever..............
yo son this pkone is off the shizzle
i love this phone it is sexyier than a dick i suck
fuk cingular its al about verizon
in the chocolate commercial the jet song is from the new album shine on and the song is "put your money where your mouth is"
The Jet song is "Put your money where your mouth is"
The Jet song in the LG Chocolate phone is "Put your money where your mouth is"
I hooked up my Chocolate to my computer, and I can sync with WMP WITHOUT installing the WMP option from the Music Essentials Kit. But, BitPim doesn't recognize my phone. I'm using the VX8300 Phone Model settings, and it's still not seeing my phone.
Anyone know exactly what to do? Everyone says just to set it and forget it like it's the Ronco Rotisserie, but it's giving me a goddamn headache. All I want is my ringtones to work.
HELP, DAMNIT!
what's the song name and the artist that sing the song on the chocolat comercial ( its a girl band or somthing)
This phone owns!!! Just get it!
i got the phone on tuesday morning. and i just got the music essintials kit today, and i absolutely love it, putting music on the phone is so freakin easy no probs what so ever, and using bitpim, i get free ringtones, and free pics so im set for a long asssss time, so def recommend this phone to everyone...it is freakin worht the $150 that you have to pay! let me know if you guys have any problems....
coolcarmaniac87@gmail.com
can u get this phone in pay as you go/prepiad
someone plz tell me i want this phone but i cant pay monthly for it
does any one know how the hell too put the visualizations on while playing music? By visualizations i mean stuff that looks like this ( http://www.synthax.com/samp_info/grafix/v7_visualizer_big.jpg ) while music is going off
i heard dat chocloate phones the camera laggs is it true ? i heard it from someone dat had it.
Has anyone had problems with it dialing by itself b/c the send key gets accidentally hit while its in your purse or pocket??
im hopoing to buy the chocolatebut i have some question.
Can i get music to listen to(not ringtones) using bitpim?
Is Bitpim free?
ok i really hope someone will have the answers berfore i buy it!
i dont care about ringtones! how do i get free music? please help me!
does anyone know what song is played by jet in the new commercial.. what the track is??
nevermind i found it..
will alltel ever get any new phones like this?
the newest phone they have is the razr
please comment back someone!
I found cool cell phone that can hold up to 3000 songs on its' 4 Gig hard disk on this site
tell me how to use the speaker phone because i cant find out how to use it email me on remnant182@yahoo.com
how do you use the speaker phone someone help me and give me directions AIM me on Aznperson 182 or email remnant182@yahoo.com
i am considering buying the LG chocolate. but i want to know for sure iwill be able to use an SD disk and a separate plug in for the comp with it.. one not from verizon. also is the battery life that bad? i have a ipod nano already so im not sure if itsworth it to get a phone that plays mp3s..but i really like the phone. verizon phones mostly are not that great.. this one seems to be the best at the timebeing. and does anyone know the unlock codes for the chocolate to take off the verizon settings? thanx
how much does it coust
omfg what is the name of the OTHER song on the commercials. tha one that's not goldfrapp. i want tha rap one.
THE NAME OF THE SONG IN THE COMMERICIAL.
...ok, for everyone who asks what the name of the song is... if you look at the commercial it says the anme for a second at the bottom. Its called "love me or hate me" by "lady sovereign". Its really simple. Anyway, im going to include the keywords in it so people looking for it can find it on google... hopefully.
"funky little monkey" funky little monkey. goldfrapp. funk you.
Good luck.
haha thanks jesse! now everyone is happy. and everyone should have eyes too! i realized that the second the commercial came on. well anyways, the phone is nice, but im not a big fan of "sliding phones" if they made a flip-phone of the chocolate ipod one, i would prob get it. but this one is very cool. good job workers!
adding on from what i said before...i am a model/actess...so now i know there are TWO SONGS for the commercial! the other one also plays on the Nip/Tuck commercial...one of them is Love Me or Hate Me by Lady Sovereign...the other is Goldfrapp-Strict Machine!!!!!!!
peace<3
Does the chocolate come with like yahoo messenger or aol messenger? because im going to get one real soon and i just want to be certain its the one for me
Ok I just got this phone for my dad and it's sorta similar to my Samsung D807
You have to get the Music essentials Package as it comes with a propriatry USB cable (It's unique unlike other phones) and the proper software. I used BitPim (google search) program to DL MP3 Ringtones directly into the phone so you don't have to buy them from Verizon. The newest version seems to support the Chocolate as it detected it properly and allowed me add a ringtone with little hassle. You will have to edit down the songs for the ringtones (20 secs is plenty) so as not to take up too much space on your phones internal memory.
The phone is ok. My gripes with it are the fact that the touch pad is EXTREMELY sensitve even on Low sensitivity I've already made a number of unwanted/accidental calls. And right now the photo ID option isn't working properly. Incoming calls do not display the person's picture but outgoing calls do for some reason.
Picture quality is pretty good considering the size of the LCD screen and it has a varity of different resolutions with the Default being 640X480 but is not the highest resolution. The picture taking lag is no where near as bad as it is with my Samsung D807.
The phones memory is 128 MB which is nice but only 64 MB can be used for music so a memory card is a must. The phone uses San Disk MicroSD cards which can be phone at Best Buy and at any Verizon store. Unfortunatly they are pretty expensive $39.99 for a 512 MB memory which should hold about 100 songs and $69.99 for 1 GB (200 songs). The phones capacity memory card range is from 256 MB to 2GB
The great news is that you can find these memory cards pretty cheap online. I got my 512 MB from newegg.com for only $25 and I think 1 GB are $39.99
Enjoy!
Quick thingy to that others have mentioned.
THERE IS NO speaker phone and NO flash and NO zoom
How much memory does this thing has?
What? Did you not read the answer just above your post or something? It has a 128 MB of internal memory but only 64 MB of it is for music so you'll have to buy a memory card ("MicroSD" newegg.com for cheap) and the music essentials kit from verizon to get the USB cable.
what is the song in the LG chocolate ad called? (not the one by jet).
Lady Sovereign - Love Me or Hate Me
hey whats up guys.... i just found out that if you get the new version of bitpim 9.07, it has the chocoloate phone in it so all you have to do is buy the music essentials kit and instal only the driver...and then plug te phone in, and then start bitpim and wah laa....thats all
hey im looking for a song. i think its by verizon wireless. well the commercial shows a small phone next to a coffee cup, and then the cups taken away and u see a ring of coffee. they place an egg by the phone, and then the egg turns into a chicken. any ideas? its farely new.
thanks to Chris for the verizon commercial song title and artist...!!!
Do the people having problems syncing their Chocolate to their PC have modems in their PCs? I have been trying to figure out why I cannot get my PC to recognize my phone for days, and Verizon has told me that there isn't anything that they can do and that I should return my phone if it isn't working. Last night I got it to work on two PCs without modems, but my PC has a modem. I think that the problem might be related to this, but I don't know how to fix it. I read the post from johnbran on Aug 27 2006, but the link to download the old drivers doesn't work anymore.
I have a modem in my computer...in fact I'm still using dial-up...sad to say, and my chocolate works just fine I'm able to sync and everything. Battery life is kinda stinky...but only if you listen to music 24/7...I had a Motorola b4 and would NEVER buy the SLVR...but hey that's just my personal opinion. My chocolate works beautifully and I haven't had a problem yet!
Hate to do a double post but the camera does have zoom...apparently Albert has not fully learned how to use his Chocolate. The touch pad is not overly sensitive I have it on Super and I have no trouble navagating...and if you get a case, you don't have to worry about accidently making calls!
I read the instructions,I installed the software, then connect the wires, but I keep getting an error message that the device is not connected. I've tried uninstalling and reconnecting, but nothing...
can anyone help?
Thanks,
John
this phone is the best I wish Icould get one.
John did you select the "sync music" option. this is the final step to get Windows media player to recognize that the phone is attached. Just a suggestion.
THISS PHONEEE ISSS SOOOO COOOOOL ITS NOT OLD..... U ALLL JUST GOT NO $MONEYYY$ SOOOO UR JEALOUS HAHAHAHHA!!!!! LOZ3RZZZZ
i agree with CoCo, this phone is off the HOOK
I have read every single post up. I have order the phone it should be coming monday or tuesday. My question is i have bitpim and can get songs from the computer but it will not allow me to take the songs off a cd. So when i get the phone do i just have to get the songs of bitpim and the ones i have on the cd off windows. And if that is the case how would i cu them down and yurn to ringtones and change the format to make it work for the phone. please help! thanks
I have read every single post up. I have order the phone it should be coming monday or tuesday. My question is i have bitpim and can get songs from the computer but it will not allow me to take the songs off a cd. So when i get the phone do i just have to get the songs of bitpim and the ones i have on the cd off windows. And if that is the case how would i cut them down and turn to ringtones and change the format to make it work for the phone. please help! thanks
I have read every post. I have downloaded bitpim.
I order the phone and it is getting monday or tuesay. My question is when i get the phone how do i get songs off cds. I know when you are getting ringtones you have to cut them down to fit but when i try to take them off a cd and put them on bitpim it will now allow. So all the songs that i want i have to downlaod and put them on bipim. Is there anyway that i can pull of a cd to change foramt so that i am able to set as ringtone and mp3. When on bitpim and i click add mp3 or ringtone and go to the cd floder and the cd is in the tray, the folder will say unknown as the name but have all the track inside and when i try to covert it will not let me. What do i do/ Please help. Thanks!
sorry for all the post
HEY, U ALL I AGREE WITH ONE OF THE BITCHES UP THERE IN UR STUPID SCREEN, IT'S JUST A GOD DAMN PHONE...GET OVER IT... I HAVE A BETTER ONE AND I'M NOT SHOWING OFF STUPID ASSHOLES AND WHORES... U ALL SUCK STUPID LOSERS...PENDEJOS CARA DE CULO... ASSHOLES,,, ASS-FACE...
dont be jealous! just cuz you can afford, it why do you have to hate? go back to mexico and have a freakin burritoo and taco youfreakin chinchilla, let us talk about it, no one asked fo your opinion if you liked it or not, and if you dont like it why are you here posting on this form? whore like i said go back to your freakin country you freakin illegal mexican....no one cares if you dont like the choclate or not
hahaha...
Well for all of you Cingular customers you won't be getting any chocolate. It is an exclusive phone for Verizon Wireless and they have a life time contract with them for all future models.
Cingular is the one that is locked in with I-tunes so I see that progressing further in the future.
The Chocolate is compatible with all MP3 and WMA formats, and you don't have to pay anything to dump your own MP3's or WMA's on the phone.
Also any micro SD card will work. So buy it for $149 and put whatever card you want in it!
Yes the white and pink one are comming later, and any future model will be availible to Verizon.
The reason it was in Korea first is LG is made in Korea, and they test everything in there market first.
Verizon installed Korea's PCS system a few years back too!
can someone help
Does the chocolate has speakerphone?
OK enough with the ringtones people, lets talk about more seroius problems with this phone.Like its inability to upload MP3s from Napster cause of no licensing. This was the main reason I bought 2 of these dam phones and I cant find a way to get around the license issue. Anyone have a suggestion? Or a site that where I can download and not worry about license problems and this over hyped phone?
hey does anyone have a problem with there touch screen>< like i like the phone and all but if i push the screen it just does the wrong command that i dont want it to do...it makes me so mad...i dunno if it might just be my phone or do other ppl have a problem with this
How do I go about downloading pictures saved on my PC to my LG chocolate phone? I bought the Vcast usb cable and downloaded drivers & software.
I tried to figure out how to download a couple of pictures I'd like to use as wallpaper but can't seem to figure it out.
Can anyone help?
Alright, I don't know how many of these questions have been answered already, as I didn't bother to read all of the responses. I got the phone a week ago, and here's what I can tell you:
It does have an external speaker, and you can play music with it. It sounds like crap. There is no speakerphone function. I think this is what the confusion was about.
You can use your mp3 as ringtones. Just download Audacity, import the song, cut out the part you want, and save it. Then, take your new saved file and send it to your phone attached to an e-mail. You may have to compress the song to get it to work, or use the amplify function to make it more audible.
The navigation is awsome. The pricing works two ways: You can pay $10 a month and use it as much as you want, or you can only pay $3 everytime you use it.
I'm very impressed with the camera.
The buttons take some time to get used to, but are pretty cool.
It does attract fingerprints.
Verizon is the only company that will ever have this phone. They have a license to it for life.
Use a SD card and you can put all the music you want on there.
Now I have a question. I want to put songs that I've ripped from CDs to iTunes onto it. It says that the format is MP4. The phone doesn't seem to be able to read it. What do I need to do to make this work?
Chad, From what I've read and tried myself is that you will need to find something that will convert the m4p's over to wma or mp3. I believe those are the only 2 formats that the phone will handle. If I am wrong, someone please correct me but I'm pretty sure this is the case.
the sidekick 3 is sooooooooo much better
this phone is the bomb its great it has great picture and the Vcast is sick hold like 900000 songs that i listen to
i just got the chocolate can u download music off your pc straight to the phone?
that why you need the msuci esentials kit, so you get the driver for the phone, so you can ransfer the music on to the phone.
Hey I'm looking for the name of the song in one of Chocolate's ads. It's not a comercial in TV, i'm seen in webpages ads by verizon, and usually they tell you to scroll over to see more about the phone, and a hip-hop song starts playing. It's a guy the one that sings... thanks guys
well we are not in korea bitch shut your ass up
and you know that foo richards rite get a fucking life losers
sup guys do u think i shuld get the chocolate and how much is the 2 gigabyte card for the music
this phone is great v cast is sick
The choco is going 2 cost me frikin 400 dollars Just cuz I already have a verizon phone. Like wat da hell its 150 dollars if u start a new 2 year subcsription. I dont want to wait until november 2007 to get this damn phone. i hope that in christmas time it will be cheaper. any body else having this problem.
no way this is the coolest phone in the world no fone compares to this one all the other fones need to watch out kuz this fone is goin to sweep them out
on one of the commercials, there's this rock song that was played and i wanna know who maked that song. it used to show it when Rockstar Supernova was on.
it goes like 'i wanna be a rockstar....' i dunno the rest of the words
who gives a shit about the fucking song in the damn commercial. You bitches can get ur phone and shove it right up ur ass.
i have bitpim and can get songs from the computer but it will not allow me to take the songs off a cd. so how do i get them off a cd
who sings the song for the chocolate phone ad.
um ieff! "you have to rip the songs on to you computer!" then you have to crop them to like 30 secs, and then you can put them on ......
yeah
PEOPLE WHO KEEP ASKIN FOR THAT SONG, STOP BEING LAZY AND READ THROUGH THE POSTS TO FIND OUT WHAT SONG IT IS, IM GETTING FREAKIN TIRED OF PEOPLE ASKIN FOR THAT SONG, SRCOLL UP AND READ
lol, anyone know what the trance song on the actual LG web-site is, under the >>BLACK-LABEL SERIES<< part. It's a trance song with a seemingly sweet beat to it.. Again, this is on the actual LG web-site not the TV ads.
Hey,
How much is a chocolate without a contract?!
I just got the chocolate 2 hours ago. Its very sexy.4 all u people that want it, get it. its a kick ass phone. By the way LydSeY the choco without a contract is about 400 bucks.
i cant put this phone down!!
Is there any possible way to put your own ringtones on the phone with out using bitpim or email?
Im having a problem down loading songs into the chocolate. I installed windows player and everything. I edited my Sync list i clicked Start Sync and it says there is an error. I made sure the phone was on sync mode and that the connections were good. Whats going on? ''SOMEBODY PLEASE FRIKKEN RESPONSE''Thank you.
I am also having problems synching songs onto my phone. I have windows media player 10 and i downloaded everything but when i go to synch my wmp freezes and brings an error report up. Anyone else having this problem? Verizon couldn't figure it out. I was on the phone for hours =\
O.k so the commercial for this phone has like the coolest song I think it's I'm in love but I have no idea who does it or what it's really called? Anybody know? Love to find out.
Megan
hey, people that are having problems, well did you try to install other phone drivers before you got the chocolate? if you did you have to run system restore to that point to when you did it so your system is fresh, and reall when you get the Music Essential Kit, when you install everything
dont have the phone connected to you computer!!!!! key thing .......after you are done installing everything then connect your phone....
juned
My Chocolate is locked, and I haven't activated it yet so i can't unlock it, does anyone know a default code (not the last 4 digits of my phone # because it hasn't been activiated yet
can u put music from ITUNES onto the chocolate phone and if you can how?
NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO UUUUUUUUUUUU CCCCCCCAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNTTTTTTT BBBBBBBIIIIIIIITTTTTTCCCCHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Windows 10 is a beta version, and the chocolate phone will not recognize it. Try downgrading to 9.0 and try that (my chocolate still didnt sync, fuckin piece of shit). anyway if it works congrats.
BIG NEWS, THE NEW SOFTWARE ALLOWS THE CHOCOLATE PHONE TO HAVE SPEAKER MODE, SO GO UPGRADE! ALSO IF YOU BATTERY LIFE SUCKS (LIKE ON MY PHONE) THERE IS A NEW BATTERY U CAN BUY FOR IT, ITS LIKE 54 BUCKS.....
TO GABBY person, listen, its version 11 thats the beta, 10 is finalized and in the best version, its not beta, you should be using version 10, becuase it wont work with any other version ....
ive read every single post and it seems a Micro SD card is the way to go if you dont want to buy the 2gb memory card.
my question is how do you make ringtones from the songs on the Micro SD. is it a different proceedure than puttin regular songs on it?
someone go though the steps on putting both music and ringtones onto the lg chocolate using a micro sd card, thanks.
Hi, I"m a first time user of any kind of Mp3 and am having a most difficult time trying to get my music onto the chocolate. Please, anyone out there, answer my question.
1) How do you transfer music onto the phone with a usb thing?
Please, if anybody decides to be nice and answer me, use simple terms b/c as I have said, this is my first time and I'm extremely technology challenged.
I am so exited! I just got chocolate for my
B-Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i just got the chocolate today and i already exchanged it for a new one. this was because my connection failed with the computer when i wanted to sync. i noticed other people had problems with that too. is there any update on how to fix that?
please how can i download mesengers to my mobile lg kg 800
How do you upgrade your software so you can have speaker mode on the chocolate? what is the exact process?
How do you upgrade your software so you can have speaker mode on the chocolate? what is the exact process?
How do you upgrade your software so you can have speaker mode on the chocolate? what is the exact process?
How do you upgrade your software so you can have speaker mode on the chocolate? what is the exact process?
How do you upgrade your software so you can have speaker mode on the chocolate? what is the exact process?
How do you upgrade your software so you can have speaker mode on the chocolate? what is the exact process?
is there a way to put games on the phone, and also there has to be a speakerphone capabily, i just cant find it..
eh wen u have BitPim And you have your ringtone ready how do u send it to the phone ???
I have had the Chocolate for 3 weeks, 2 MEK and still can't sync the phone with the computer, tech support is no help. I even restored my computer to before phone status and still no sync. I should have just gotten an IPOD. Can't even find fixes on the internet.
Bluetooth is crippled, no speakerphone functionality, no use your own mp3 ringtone functionality. Not really a mp3 phone, have to buy USB cable to transfer music from computer to phone, buy from Verizon music store, or play music off the phone using microSD card. And, attracts fingerprints and dust very easily. Everything else is fine.
i fell like buying the chocolet phone to day im not shure if i still should what should i do should i buy it or not?
Everyone keeps saying u can upgrade to speaker phone...how do u that?
The new phones they are delivering have speakerphone..you will have to go to a verizon store and get your phone flashed with the v4 software update that enables speakerphone. I was fortunate enough to get a new shipment in the mail. The phone works a lot better you don't have to push the mic button twice to unlock the phone and you don't have to slide it up to turn it off either.
I've searched far and wide to an answer for this problem - the reps at Verizon claim that my phone is just faulty, but I haven't had a chance to bring it in to a store yet - I cannot find any option for "manage music" or for "edit playlist." I have the MEK, I've downloaded about 60 songs, and they all play fine, but I can't put them in the order I want. The only way to sort them seems to be by date, alphabetically, and file size. According to one of the guides I have, I should be able to reorder the songs whichever way I like, but there is no option for this. Under "Get tunes and tones" and "My music" there is also no option for "manage music." Is anyone else having these problems?
Anyone know when the Chocolate Pink is scheduled to come out under Verizon? I'm up for the "New Every Two" deal and want the pink Chocolate instead of the dark one they have now. Also, the ones on the online store on Verizon, do these sets have speakerphones enabled or should I just buy em at the retail store? Thanks in advance!
IVE BEEN HAVING THE CHOCOLATE..BUT I CANT GET IN F***'N MUSIC ON IT EVERYTIME I TRY TO SYNC IT SAYS
Windows Media Player cannot synchronize the protected file because a security upgrade is required. Do you want to download the security upgrade?..AND EVERYTIME I PRESS YES IT DOESNT DO ANYTHING..CAN ANYONE HELP WIT THIS
i want the phone but i dont know if its the best to get as i read these posts
should i get it???? some1 answer please today
some1 i need info
If you want to download music from your PC (Sync), Do not buy this phone!!!! It is a nightmare and there is no solution.
Nicole, i was thinking of buying one myself, although i have a couple friends that already have them and both have had problems with it. but that won't stop me, i think they are still sweet nontheless.
HELP
okay so i see that a lot of people are having the same problem with not being able to sync the songs to the phone . first of all, does anyone actually know how to fix it ? secondly, i synced about 1g of songs onto the phone this morning and it worked just fine, but now when i try it freezes up my computer . someone know what to do ?
I can't firure it out. I want my mp3 ringtones.I looked at the post on 8/5/06 about bitpim. I can't figure it out. Anything you click on that website www.bitpim.com, takes you to a page that contains more links. I am so confused.
After 2 calls to tech support and 2 emails I found my sync issue. Media player 10 does not recognize the device. Verizon is aware of the problem but there is no fix in the works, this from tech support. 2 options buy a card reader and memory card and don't try to sync phone (for $200 it should work out of the box) or go to www.microsoft.com resuources support and search for 911091 that article will tell you how to change your registries and set it up to recognize the device. This is very tricky and neither verizon nor microsoft support this fix, use at your own risk. I sent my phone back because I purchased it for MP3 functions. I refused to spend another $130 for card reader and memory. Good luck.
I have Cingular...there's a way I can use the phone right? Will I have to get it unlocked or does that even work?
kyle, a lot of my friends have it too and hate it but i dont know wut to do
hi lindsay i want the phone
hi nicole
hi
i think the phone rocks but my phone is better
i think the phone rocks but my phone is better
mine is a lot better
this is so much better your just jelouse
ATTENTION CHOCOLATE OWNERS!, GO TO YOUR LOCAL VERIZON STORE TO GET THE SPEAKERPHONE UPDATE FOR THE PHONE !!!!!
THE SPEAKERPHONE OPTION ROCKS~!!!!!!!!!!
HURRY
Re: iTunes music in m4p format... just burn an audio cd of your downloaded music and then rip the music back off of that cd (can do it right in iTunes).
Make sure you have the settings for ripping as 'mp3' and whatever bitrate you want, etc... once you do that you can use the mp3 files for whatever you want (license is gone from the file).
You can then transfer from media player (after adding it to your library and making sure you're adding the mp3 one and not the m4p one -- which you can hide.
It's your music... you should do with it what you want (at least without giving it away to others of course.... .... )
the song is actually love me or hate me by Lady soveirgn
wow. this phone is very chic yes. But the phone is ONLY for Verizon, as it was made by guess who, Verizon.
Also, cingular has a much MUCH better looking mp3 phone called the Slivr. Sexier. Better. Simpler.
And BTW the only simple method for getting your mp3s onto your phone as ringtones is wait for your sentence (cough) i mean your...contract with Verizon to run out or end things by posting your bail and switch to a more sensible and less conniving wireless provider.
CANT SYNC?
Problem: I was syncing songs from my computer to my phone fine, until suddenly, It stops working! It says it is an unknown error. I was trying to sync it to a MicroSD card.
WARNING: this will erase all the songs on your memory card!
Solution: Follow these steps to Format your card.
1. Menu
2. Settings and Tools
3. Memory
4. Card Memory
5. Then press the right soft key (options)
6. Choose "Format Card"
7. enter your 4-digit LOCK CODE
8. retry syncing and it worked for me! All your songs will be deleted off of your memory card though! Try it!
It worked for me!
Commercial song Goldfrapp - "strict machine"
i just got my CHOCOLATE yesterday. i absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my new phone, but that's not the best part about getting it. my new vzw phone & service came with 2 tickets to see INCUBUS in a 'secret concert'. I LOVE VERIZON & their promotions!! thanks to everyone who have posted tons of information about the phone. i'd be lost without your knowledge. thanks again =)
Can this phone be prepaid or pay as you go?
Can this phone be prepaid or pay as you go?
OKAY I REALLY WANT TO TRANSFER MY PICTURES TO MY PC! how do i go about doing this? do i have to buy a card to be able to put the pics on my phone onto my computer? i want these pictures on my phone but i cant figure out how!
p.s. yes my phone doesnt have the "manage music" option either =[[
SPEAKERPHONE SWEETNESS!~~::~~
please phone is locked and i have forgotten the 4 digit lock code.please how should i go about it. thank you.you drop me in ma mail at nastyblay@gmail.com
How the heck do I print out my pictures, using Bluetooth, at a wal-mart (or any other kiosk) picture maker? Every time I go, it wants a passcode and i've tried "0000" as verizon suggested, and even asked the retailer...what am I NOT doing right? HELP!!! I want to print out my pictures!!!!!
I wish all you stupid people would just buy a phone.... not a camera/mp3/**insert hottest item this quarter**/phone. Its too complicated for you, your lucky to have opposable thumbs.
And to everyone asking about the songs on the commercial. CTRL-F! AND QUIT F**KIN ASKING! If you would just take a moment or 2 to read you would have seen 3 different songs listed endlessly because you stupid lazy people dont take 2 seconds out of your busy lives to read anything.
i feel so stupid!...i locked my phone cuz i took it 2 work to add contacts..but it wasnt activated yet..and now i cant unlock it! i know it says that the default code is the last 4 digits of ur phone # but it didnt have one yet...but i tried it ne ways and it still wont unlock. =( has ne1 figured it out? HELP PLEASE!!!!
went to the verizon store and got the firmware update that adds the speaker phone option (hats off to JUNED). it works very well. you make ur call, or answer it, and then hit the camera button and on comes speaker phone. u can ajust the speaker volume on the left hand side after u activate it. i am very happy that verizon fixed this problem. i mean, almost every cell phone has a speaker phone option!
Hey gang,
Is there a way to set the phone to go into lock mode if its not used for a period of time or to lock automatically if you close it so that when its re opened its prompts you for the code. Right now the only way to put it in this mode is by holding down the # key. I don't want unwanted people picking up my phone and reading messages.
I want this phone
haha thanks chas....i love the speakerfone option.....verizon was stupid not to have it as a standard option, it was a poor mistake by lg and verizon
IT'S NOT STRICT MACHINE, IT'S 'OHH LA LA'
heyyy .
do you kno how to connect this phone to a compute itunes for example maybe ??
and insert music for free with that method ?
please let me know
This Phone is so last year! :) :) :) It came out in China last year. I have 2 of them and I have the D&G Razor!! I live in Miami right know because i'm in college.well right know i'm in my home town NEW YORK! GO YANKEES :) I LOVE THEM! I'm am so hip that is why I shop at Hollister and Abercrombie I'm 20.Have a Mercedes and a BMW and a Cadillac! Show Stoppin'!! YAY!! I'm like filthlty rich!! I am in college I took off school yesterday and today and tomorrow! This phone is still cool u know!!
This Phone is so last year! :) :) :) It came out in China last year. I have 2 of them and I have the D&G Razor!! I live in Miami right know because i'm in college.well right know i'm in my home town NEW YORK! GO YANKEES :)
I'm am so hip that is why I shop at Hollister and Abercrombie I'm 20.Have a Mercedes and a BMW and a Cadillac! Show Stoppin'!! YAY!! I'm like filthlty rich!! I am in college I took off school yesterday and today and tomorrow! This phone is still cool u know!!
Richard=gay. You're just mad because you can't afford the chocolate, so screw you. I have this
WOW I love the design. It probably catches some fingerprints like my iPod, but sexy nonetheless. Any plans for Cingular to come out with a model?