LG KP500 Cookie Unlocked Phone (Black)--International Version with No Warranty

Customer Reviews

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Love it, Love it, Love it!!!,
by CaptiveWildWoman, 2009-12-19

I've had the Cookie for about a month now and I am so happy with my purchase!

It was fully charged when I received it and all the mentioned items were in the box, including the charger with adaptor. I slipped my SIM card in (I have T-Mobile Even More service) and it immediately recognized T-Mobile as the carrier; even shows it onscreen!

Spent approximately 20 minutes playing around with the settings as they are organized a bit differently from U.S. phones...for instance, the settings for ring tones are under the "Settings-Profile-Normal" names, not the usual ones we see here. However, it's pretty easy and the touchpad appears to become more responsive with time as you get used to it.

The QWERTY keyboard is great and the accelerometer function works quite well for typing with either [small] fingers or the stylus. People have received my texts promptly, as I have theirs. Anyone considering this phone would do well to check the services their provider offers - if you don't have an Internet plan, well, the phone won't surf the 'Net - I say this because I've seen a couple of complaints about that issue. I don't use my phone for that purpose, just calls and texting, and it's perfectly suited for such. Also, this is NOT a wi-fi or 3G equipped phone, which again suits my needs but perhaps not others...they'll have to spend a bit more for that and sacrifice battery life. Speaking of battery life, I am a fairly heavy talker and only charge my phone every 3-4 days - and it charges in less than a couple hours.

All in all, if you're patient and like to fiddle with new gadgets as I do, you will LOVE this phone. The wallpapers, ringtones and games are really great and again, I'm extremely happy with my little Christmas present to myself!

 

Should have waited one week,
by BB, 2010-05-28

I only buy unlocked cell phones and simply drop in my prepaid SIM card. The Speaker in my Motorola L7 was going bad and I had to use the speakerphone setting just to hear the phone normally. So I was looking for a slightly better, more sophisticated phone. A semi-smart phone. This Cookie fit the bill perfectly. Its only slightly larger than the L7 and actually fits in the L7's case. I was apprehensive about buying this phone because it received a few really bad reviews. I took a chance and I'm GLAD I did. The only complaint I have is in order to answer the phone several separate finger strokes are required. The instructions could be better but are for the most part adequate. The phone is fairly easy to navigate and intuitive. The camera isn't to bad and I haven't used the video. My only big complaint is if you store your phone book info in the phone as well as the SIM the phone book info is listed twice on the phones display. I would like to have WI-FI but I knew this feature was missing. I don't have a data plan so I can't say how well it surf's the web or how easy or difficult it is to read your eMail. I paid $133.00 for this phone and one week later it went on sale AGAIN for $99.00. Im very pleased with this phone even though I paid $34.00 more than I could have if I had procrastinated. You can listen to your music using the built in speaker however, if you use the radio feature you'll need to use the supplied the earbuds because the antenna is in the earbud wire. Its a nonstandard plug. I now need reading glasses and you can magnify your phonebook which is convenient however none of the other displays can be enlarger. I've taken picture of my family and friends and assigned their photos to their phone numbers ( the instruction book is week on describing this feature) so when they call their picture pops up on the display. I would definitely buy this phone again.

 

Great phone for less than $200,
by FJ Martinez, 2009-09-30

Thanks to all the good reviews this phones has, I decided to buy it to be used in Costa Rica. After a couple of weeks, I can only say that the phone has worked perfectly. The software is quite easy to use and the touchscreen sensitivity is the right one, you don't have to push to hard to get it to respond. Power saver helps and lot and battery life is improved when the feature is enabled. The only thing that's somewhat disappointing is the PC Suite software since I haven't been able to figure out if there is way to update it or the phone's software automatically.

 

Good phone, Great Value!,
by Alberto Fajardo, 2010-03-16

It was really the best value for you buck... I had looked around a lot in different sites and definitely the amount of features this phone has for this price was great, not to mention it is an unlocked phone so I didn't have to get in a contract again. Believe me, carriers treat you so much better when you are not in a contract!
I had read in reviews that T-Mobile multimedia messages were not compatible with this phone, and it was a bit of a appointment to find out it was true. However, if you go to the T-Mobile support forums and use LG KP500 as keyword, you will find out how to program your phone to send and receive multimedia, as well as being capable of browsing the web and use e mail.
Life battery is good: My days start at 7am and sometimes en as late as 11pm or even later on fridays... I talk and text a lot, and not run out of battery. It comes with a USB adaptor which also charges the battery, so I keep that one in my office in cas I forget to charge at night.

 

Easy to use and fun!,
by O. Mayorga, 2009-06-03

This is my kind of cell phone. Stylish, affordable and very fun to use. The touch screen technology is the greatest and finally I can have a piece of it thanks to the LG Cookie. It is very very easy to use. The photos that I get with it are very clear its enough for me. Makes it easy to storage all the contacts and music etc.... with your computer. I really recommend it!