Camera: 5 megapixels with Auto Focus and a 4x digital zoom
Video Camera:
Display: 3� WVGA (480X800) TFT/Touch
Music Player: MP3 player, FM radio, Dolby Mobile
Ringtones: Vibration alert
Messaging: SMS, MMS, email
Games and applications: Java games
Special features: Touchscreen, A-GPS, FM transmitter
Memory: 2GB NAND Flash/1GB SDRAM + 8GB plus MicroSD up to 32 GB (not included)
Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth, 3.5mm audio jack
Internet: HSDPA 7.2 GPRS, WEDGE, full web browser
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Size: 105.9x55.3x11.95mm
Weight:
Talk Time: Up to 3.84 hr
Standby: Up to 300 hr

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Write a review of the LG Arena! Please share your experiences to help other people choose the product that's best for them. This is a review site, not a forum, so please don't just ask questions. Please do not use swear words or offensive language, and please, no advertising! Reviewed by dan on 11/03/2010
phone is great for about a week or so but the phone always switches itself off freezes all the time and wouldnt let me send messages for about 24 hours and my music couldnt be recognised for about a week then deleted it all :( have sent it to get fixed apparently will be the same in another few weeks theses phones are prone to breaking have had 2 lg phones the original viewty and this and sadly wont be going back to lg anymore but i have only had the phone for about 5 months so have a year left with it will buy a blackberry and use that awfull phone looks great and has great applications if they worked but lg have focused on beating the competitors and not the main points ie it actually being a usable phone not happy :(
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Reviewed by Flo on 09/03/2010
Good in theory but the software is just not up to the job. Crashes, odd things happening, slow downs, some features not working properly, PC software connects occasionally. Changed from T-Mobile to open firmware but no better. Sold it after 6 months. Not recommended
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Reviewed by jghffhg on 26/02/2010
I have had this phone 3 months now on t-mobile. It is a great phone and I deffinatley reccomend it :)
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Reviewed by dlb on 21/02/2010
THIS PHONE IS AWFUL.. i have never experienced so much crashing in my LIFE- STAY AWAY FROM ANY LG TOUCH SCREEN!!!
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Reviewed by Katie on 20/02/2010
Got the LG phone at christmas and I must say it is terrible, it freezes all the time and when I receive calls it decides to restart itself. Also every time I try to text I find myself writing in another language. The phone responds very slow and the battery life is terrible. Also the phone will unlock itself when its in my pocket and ring someone without me even knowing. Another problem I found was when I rang people it could take up to 5 minutes for the phone to realize I have pressed to hang up which was very annoying and wasted my minutes. The only things I liked about the phone was its appearance and the picture and video quality is very good. I would not recommend this phone to anybody.
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Reviewed by Emma Clarke on 19/02/2010
Simply and utterly abominable. Switches itself off constantly and the screen freezes, often mid-text. The only way to correct either of these is to take the battery out and put it back. I know that this is a permanent design fault as having complained to Orange I was given a replacement handset that exhibited exactly the same problems. I am currently making a formal written complaint and demanding to be released from my contract as the phone is not fit for purpose.
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Reviewed by Al Ramsey on 11/02/2010
SHOCKING phone. Had two of them over the last six months because T-Mobile have got me tied down to it. Looks great at first but problems become apparent very quickly. I'll summerize what I've had to put up with in this very miserable experience: The signal bars mean nothing. Seriously! Makes calls on its own. Faulty touch screen which requires the phone to be restarted (it selects whatever is LEFT of the screen) Text response very, very slow. Any water whatsoever (a single raindrop) will mean you need to restart the phone as the touch screen messes up. Battery dies very quickly/battery bar inaccurate. Tons of bookmarks which you can't delete on web browser (it's slow enough scrolling as it is) When you send a text, the report you get back is for the wrong person. Heart in mouth a few times over that. Sometimes, the text actually will send to the wrong person by selecting someone you didn't click on. Be aware... Sometimes, hours without signal for no good reason. When 3G is turned on, good luck using the phone in any capacity, it's slow, drops calls, and battery dies very quickly. Positives being the GPS is very cool, if not unreliable and takes ages to find satallites at times. But when it works, it's great (for walking, too slow for driving). Resolution is good on the phone as well. But that's really it! Avoid at all costs. Please. Unless you want to buy it off me!
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Reviewed by Kate A on 06/02/2010
I currently have this phone & personally feel that it is the worst phone i have ever had. When writing a text the keys are too small so you press other keys & the phone reguarly freezes & or turns itself off & back on again. When ending a call you yourself had to wait several seconds for the call to actually show as ended on the screen as it just freezes, i would advised anybody to not buy this phone!
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Reviewed by Charley on 02/02/2010
I agree with the review. It is a phone packed with features and I would rate it a 4* myself. But I too have rebooting issues with mine. I'm on T-Mobile.
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Reviewed by Del on 30/01/2010
I have had the arena since it came out, faults: - Cannot add a new city, phone reboots Freezes for no apparent reason Music, for a phone with a music capapbility of 24 gb at least it freezes with any more than 5gb split between card and internal memory. Artwork appearing appears as it wants to. With too much loaded it also reboots when you select music. Firmware upgrades do not work on x34 bit systems Syncing with Outlook is useless I get an increasing number of the same appointment, (both ways) Good points: - screen phone
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Reviewed by karen on 28/01/2010
i had three separate handsets of the KM900 and they all had the same faults on them and more!! alarm would go off at midnight when set for 6am. would freeze regularly and turn itself off and on if texting. and worst of all, its sooooo slow!!1 it lags so much on everything. seeing as ive had three of these phones i cant see it being a Orange problem as the software is just rubbish!! complained to orange and they gave me the W995 which i love muchly!!!
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Reviewed by GirlyGirl on 24/01/2010
I got the LG Arena only last week and, at first, was disappointed at the size, but i gradually realised i preferred it small.The camera is great and so is the video and voice recorder. I liked the way the phone was set out and the way it works, except for the texting!! its really hard to go fast and be accurate and i have tiny hands! i recommend it to younger (smaller sized hands) people.
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Reviewed by Andrew on 24/01/2010
Well, what can i say, got this in a 24 month contract with orange thinking it was capable of downloading applications. Was very wrong, i blame that on the false advertising of the phone. Most of the reviews which give it poor ratings are true. It freezes, its annoying when you try and listen to your answer machine messaging as it automatically locks, it cuts off, you have to turn the phone off and on alot as when you try and use the touch screen it opens up other applications, the 3g with orange is useless as it blocks incoming calls so i have had to change the network to 2g so i can receive incoming calls. I contacted orange about this and they said they were upgrading the network, not true. the only thing its good for is picture quality and the bluetooth capability. I would certainly avoid this phone at all costs. Far inferior to the iphone. The technology in this phone is full of bugs.
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Reviewed by delturner on 22/01/2010
this phone is good as a phone but as a music player it is useless. Adding music to either the card or internal memory causes the phone to slow down and eventually stop . I have 5gb spread between the two over this the phone freezes, does not show all the artwork. Continuing to add music causes the phone to restart when selecting the music icon, this does not mean a lot pf music. I have downgraded my card from 16gb to 8gb but it makes no difference.I would guess no more than 6gb at the most to get some functionality Firmware upgrades to not work on X64 systems. Even adding a city on the world clock causes the phone to restart. Not too good at all, an expensive sim free phone to make calls. I have bought an Ipod classic to listen to music as the all in one was a failure. Del
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Reviewed by Juan Carlos on 18/01/2010
I bought this phone in china it was original from T-mobile original software has many issues, so I flashed it and make it unlock. Software is now working ok, FM radio works very good camera is very good. Problems are with software from telcos with free software it works ok. now I think this phone is the best I have.
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Reviewed by john on 16/01/2010
I've had this phone for about 6 months which is a really good time to assess it.My phone is on t mobile and I got this as an upgrade. Like the sleek design,I am using a clear adhesive screen protector and rubber case to protect it as the screen gets easily marked without it.As a phone the reception is really good and the earpiece is excellent, it one of the best phones i've used to hear and speak to someone in a noisy area., but it can be dificult to end a call on the screen once it gone to sleep. The same with retrieving your voicemail. texting is fun and quite easy using the full screen qwerty keyboard, but the problem is that often that screen autorotates in the middle of me texting a message to the standard format which is very irritating. The camera is ok to operate and has auto focus but the shutter release is very slow to operate and you lose a lot of shots as a result or ther come out blurred. the video camera is good, i did some filming at the notting hill carnival and the picture quality is good. I was impressed.battery life is much better than i thought lasting 2 -3 days.i'm a light phone user and dont use 3g or wifi. On days where i make a few calls and texts it would last 1-2 days. Using the video and camera really eats your batteries fast. Best to get a second battery and mini charger, so you can charge the battery out of the phone.i bought one on ebay. the phone does occasionally freeze in operation and on some operation it takes a few seconds to process, and no you cant see the screen in direct sunlight.
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Reviewed by "Loada Garbage" on 16/01/2010
Agree with previous reviewer. Worst phone ever to hit the market. Those early reviewers who praised this phone and made it sound like an iphone rival should hang their heads in shame and be forced to take out lifetime contracts with this piece of junk. There is not one good thing to say about this phone and the bad things are just too bad and too many to even bother with. Anyone who buys this phone after reading these reviews must need their heads examining. Unfortunately, I am stuck with my contract for quite a while yet, but I have bought a really basic Nokia, into which I can put my SIM. Even the very basic Nokia outperforms these things (I'mnot going to call it a phone cos its not).
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Reviewed by "Lifes Gash" on 14/01/2010
Worst phone ever (& that includes a piece of string between 2 tin cans). My sent texts update each day, eg I sent some a text's about 6 months ago, according to my phone I sent them yesterday (every day I check it�s always the day before that I sent them apparently). Phone reboots itself, Google maps is stuck in Spain (& I�ve never been there in my life). Touch screen is unresponsive & you need fingers like an anorexic size 0 model to hit the right button. I know somebody who was listening to the radio on his & watched as his phone access his contacts & dial his mate, all without him touching the infernal device, is this what they call hands free dialling???? The MP3 player only works properly if you save the files to the phones internal memory�. I could go on but you know what, life�s too short. I am trying to update the firmware on mine now (in a desperate hope the they have fixed issues), on a very fast connection (at work) & I have to wait 6 1/2 hours to download the 219MB update file (it's already been running for 55 minutes). My advice to you all is avoid this phone. I really really wish I hadn't bought this phone, can't wait until the contract is over, will never buy ANYTHING LG again in my life.
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Reviewed by greg on 13/01/2010
i agree with all... it is nightmare....now trying to find the way to "touch" the "X" number on the screen and unlock... all my contacts + multimedia applications are locked inside... DO NOT BYE IT
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Reviewed by Kimberley Edwards on 09/01/2010
I do not like my LG arena. Answering the phone is a nightmare. You have to unlock the phone before you can "accept" a call. There are so many apps that I would use at work that are not compatible with the LG Arena. I have had my phone less than a year and I am already in the process of replacing it. Yes, it is a very "attractive phone" and will make one hell of an expensive paper weight. If you are thinking about getting one I would say do not waste your money. Purchase an Apple IPhone instead.
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Reviewed by Kamal on 08/01/2010
the fm transmitter is very weak, is there a firmware that could extend the range or make it sound better?
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Reviewed by louise do on 06/01/2010
I got owned like you people yoo. It was working so well, i thought it was the best phone ever. Its looks so sexy too but untill 2 weeks ago...the phone freezes all the time, i can't touch and enter the applications buttons anymore..at least i can still call and my music player is still working. i'll have to save money for the next year and get a better phone, and not get lured by looks. better check out phone online before buying them. TT_TT
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Reviewed by david on 27/12/2009
every time i make a call and no one answers i leave a voice mail because it takes ages to hang up its hard to work, dropped it once and its scratched everywere and my friend who has the same phone has the exact same problems plus hers freezes all the time, tbh you should get a nokia phone because lg phones usually are really bad.
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Reviewed by Mark on 25/12/2009
I've had one over 6 months now on orange - the fisrt thing I did was flash the firmware to an open european software, this dumped the orange branding and orangisms. The handset is more usable in loads of ways now BUT.....It was sold to me as an 'iphone beater' - 6 months down the line orange now sell the iphone and have offered no upgrade incentives to their swollen customer base until the end of you're contract. Orange should offer a special 'contact breaker' deal to stuff the other networks and iphone the world. Re the arena - unlock the orange poo and it's ok
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Reviewed by Sally on 24/12/2009
ok this phone was one of the biggest mistakes. it freezes multiple times a day which leads me to have to remove the battery in order for it to work again. II) it is extremely slow (not to mention the internet, it is extremely extremely laggy) III) when someone calls u it takes about 10 to 15 seconds for one to receive the call and therefore by that time the caller has hung up IV) THE TEXTING IS HORRENDOUS. the landscape view for texting is so slow and it takes me so long to text one sentence. once u press a button u press others and have mispelt words that dont even ressemble words. ITS RUBBISH. one time i was trying to unfreeze it and it accidentally called someone who i didnt want to call. although it is gorgeous asthetically, and the camera is 5 megapixels, and it has the video call feature...it is a TREMENDOUS DISAPPOINTMENT. im trying to return it. waste of money unfortunately.
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Reviewed by steve davis on 21/12/2009
LG arena... what an aweful phone.. got it on an 18 month contract and am now using my old nokia.. its unreliable : phone freezes , has no signal , switches itself off ???? , cant see the screen in daylight and now the screen has gone black , going back to t-mobile for a second time, i will never ever own an lg phone again... avoid its terrible . 12 months of contract left, might leave it at the shop and not go back for it.. Shocking rubbish !!
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Reviewed by Hannah on 19/12/2009
Whatever you do, DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. At first I thought it was great; good camer, lots of features, easy to use. However, the novelty began to wear of after about two weeks when the phone began to freeze frequently. At first it was bearable, the odd freeze and i would just have to wait a few seconds before it was back, but now it freezes every time i receive a text message, and i have to turn it off and on agin before it works. It drops calls and i have to wait ages for the proximity sensor to realise that the phone is out of my pocket so that the screen lights up and i can see who's calling. I have tried many times to change my ringtone, yet every time i try ut changes itself back agin within half an hour. LG have some serious issues here and i hope they sort these out for the next phones they bring out.
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Reviewed by tom hinemarsh on 18/12/2009
this phone is rubbish keeps freezing!!!!!!!!!!!! why not on orange?
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Reviewed by Andy on 18/12/2009
Bought my phone about july 2009, had so many problems (im on vodaphone), problems have progressivly gotten worse, for example touchscreen going awoll - when im texting or touching the screen other buttons are pressed when im not pressing them!, cant answer calls, shutsdown randomly and much more.. so not very happy, im trying to see if they will swap it for a diffrent one. any advice?
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Reviewed by Wayne on 17/12/2009
Absolutely pathetic. Out the box it was terrible. Had to go online to find fixes, aka. flashing the firmware, hard resets. etc. It has a lot of features, but generally these features are way below par. Let me being complaining. (1) Phone freezes. (2) FM transmitter is TERRIBLE, even with V10P_00 firmware. Lots of static. (3) GPS DOES NOT work, tired numerous fixes. Including firmware changes, hard resets, changing GPS type, and settings in factory menu, Tried tinfoil fix, and scratch rough metal fix (WHY WOULD U HAVE TO GO TO THIS EXTREME ANYWAY?) (4) Interface is slow, I don't want to wait. Always see the 'loading' screen. (5) Music player is digusting, freezes up / locks up. Very very bad. (6) Accelerometer is below par, have issues with getting the QWERTY keyboard etc. (7) LG are not supplying apps for the phone. (8) Available apps are useless. (9) Java runs poooorly, tried playing guitar hero, not even playing bcz of the lag. POOOR POOOOR phone, really bad has a lot of flaws not worth it at all. DO NOT BUY, worst phone I've ever owned. This is all after trying to fix this phone for 3 days straight .. aka 48hrs. Design looks good though ... fail.
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Reviewed by Frits on 14/12/2009
Finally a stable firmware from orange(km900at_v10v). Solved the youtube problem when streaming over WIFI. The blank screen problem when receiving/making calls has disappeared for now. Random resets seem to have gone as well. Mp3 player seems a lot smoother as well. Had for 7 months and its served it cause. Use as media device everyday. However battery life is poor and i have to recharge everyday and carry spare battery with me. Overall pleased with the handset but why have i had to wait 7 months for the phone to be fully operational?? Oh yes finally camera actually takes decent photos instead of blurred images but dont expect a decent photo at night!!
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Reviewed by Miles on 11/12/2009
I have had my LG Arena for over 6 mohts now. I;ve had a lot of phone over the years, but I have to say that this is one of the worst. The reaction time of the phone to do anything is really slow which becomes really annoying after a while. The screen also freezes up constantly. The texting fuction is also poor, the buttons are too close together so you end up pushing the wrong keys all the time. I was sold the phone ont he basis that it had Orange maps. I;ve tried this on maany occasions... its rubbish. Basdcally the gps recievr is not strong enough and once the satallite signal is lost it just freezes up... not too good when your stuck in the middle of the countryside. I wouldn't reccommend it to anyone.
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Reviewed by NATALIE (GLASGOW) on 08/12/2009
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE, IT IS TERRIBLE, I AM NOW ONTO MY SECOND HANDSET AND I NEED TO SEND THAT AWAY AGAIN. CONSTANTLY FREEZES, CUTS OUT ON CALLS, TERRBLE TO SEE IN THE DAYLIGHT AND WHEN SOMONE IS CALLING YOU, THE SCREEN GOES BLANK AND THEN YOU NEED TO WAIT A FEW SECONDS UNTIL IT LIGHTS BACK UP TO SEE WHO IS CALLING!! IF ALL THESE PROBELMS GOT SORTED, IT WOULD BE WORTH YOUR WHILE TO BUY, OTHER WISE DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!!
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Reviewed by n on 02/12/2009
horrible. worst phone i have ever had. constantly freezes and randomly resets itself. slow, unresponsive. they've bought out an app store recently but.. WHERE ARE THE APPS? NONE of it is free as far as i can see for the moment
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Reviewed by izyghh on 02/12/2009
the phone is quite literally rubbish.it's honestly bringing me to my knees, but btw does any1 know where 2 get a good choice of games to download from
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Reviewed by heathcliff on 02/12/2009
I got this phone as I wanted a decent touchscreen. Wrong choice!! The signal hovered at 1 bar in places where I usually get a strong signal, you have to push slightly above the button you want to select. Trying to edit entries in the phone book is a mission. The phone doesnt always slide the options menu, it takes double the time to do this as using another handset. The worst touchscreen phone available. I won't buy an LG phone again.
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Reviewed by Sam on 01/12/2009
I got my Lg arena two weeks ago on t mobile. Its a nightmare to text on. Its frozen about 10 times! Its impossible to use facebook, as the font is so small you're constantly pressing the wrong thing! Its turned itself off a few times. Also sometimes when I turn the volume up it goes down and when I turn the volume down it goes up! This is by far the most annoying phone ever! I'm replacing mine tomorrow for a blackberry curve.
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Reviewed by Chamot07 on 30/11/2009
Average phone... this phone was suppose to emulate the success of the iPhone... it's slow, unresponsive and features are limited
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Reviewed by Chloe Jones on 30/11/2009
I waited ages for this phone to finally come out, and when it did I was very disapointed. It just kept freezing all the time, shuting down, restarting itself, and its also really slow at responding when opening messages and looking at your contacts. The battery life of the phone is also awful, have to charge everyday. I sent my phone back to LG who said that they have had many software problems with the phone and they would wipe the phone and give it an update. I got it back yesterday and the freezing still persists it might even be worse!! It is yet to shut down though! Oh and the problems cant just be with Orange, because mines on T-Mobile.
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Reviewed by studeny-of-life on 27/11/2009
i have had this phone since apr and its rubbish orange is rubbish and the phone keeps crashing can't answer calls cuz its blank i tried to setup my work exchange email on it and it didn't work then it would not let me cancel the account and for about 4 months every time i tried to open the email program it would reboot the phone then i did a phone reset and now all my rintones are missing can't find them but the email buffer is clear now but i will not risk setting up my exchange email on it again i tested gmail that does work but youtube vids will not buffer "I HAVE A PALM PRE NOW" DON NOT GET THIS PHONE AND DO NOT GET ORANGE MONEY DOWN A HOLE THIS IS.
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Reviewed by Jenna on 26/11/2009
I got my LG Arena on contract in April 2009 on T-mobile. The same day i got it, the phone froze numerous times, and completely shut down. I was about ready to send it back. I persivered with it, and it seemed to calm down. Just lately, it's started to crash, and shut down again. My 3G video calling doesn't work, and i wouldn't say the sound is amazing. However, the phone does have some really good features. The camera is fantastic quality, it's good for browsing the internet. It's very easy for texting. If my phone didn't crash and freeze as much, i'd absoloutley love this phone.
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Reviewed by Ianb on 25/11/2009
There are several things I regret, one of them is taking this phone on an 18 month contract. I am with Tmobile. This phone: Has a screen that is virtually invisible in daylight Has a very shaky touch screen, you need to aim above where you want to press. The music player is shockingly bad Internet browser is unusable thanks to the links being too small to hit accurately (this may be a tmobile thing) Crashes doing rather simple things like viewing missed calls Refuses to display caller ID for a considerable time after the phone starts ringing. I have yet to install an app that works. All in all, I am so annoyed with myself for getting this phone, and frankly cannot wait until I lose it and can go back to my �15 Nokia handset.
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Reviewed by Nicholas on 25/11/2009
Good in theory not in practise. Shuts down, locks... Extremely poor signal. No customization is allowed like themes, the OS is a closed system so no apps but awfull java in bad resolution and slow speed. The worst part is that LG do NOTHING to correct the obvious flaws there product has. The new firmware updates that come every three or four months dont do anything to the old bugs, you get nice new ones added instead. It's a joke, don't buy it or any other LG product - I at least will never again.
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Reviewed by T on 20/11/2009
its a rubbish phone, ive had bad experience
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Reviewed by Ted on 19/11/2009
Great phone (on O2). Recent firmware update has eliminated freezing and fixed YouTube viewing. WiFi capability is a definite money saver!
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Reviewed by Richie on 18/11/2009
Where to start. OK firstly, if you're thinking about getting this phone, don't! It's bloody awful! Plus points: Looks nice Good for texting Negative Points: Poor battery life Can't see the screen in sunlight Slow user interface No additional "Widgets" Music player is rubbish Web browser is rubbish (if it connects at all) Freezes in numerous applications Everything is a ballache to do I've had Sony's for 3-4 years and now I'm stuck with this piece of junk for at least another 9 months. I'm debating buying my contract out and going elsewhere as Orange have been that unhelpful and this phone really is THAT bad. If I could give it 0 stars I would.
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Reviewed by mitch on 16/11/2009
i hate this phone !! it seems to do just what it wants and half of the time the touch screen doesnt even work !! everyone i spoke to before i bought it said it was brilliant but i just cant stand it !! in fact im going to sell mine , the battery doesnt even last a day and i donbt overlly use my phone , complete rubbish , DONT BUY THIS PHONE , everything on it is well and truelly rubbish !!
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Reviewed by Kirill on 15/11/2009
I bought this phone and had to to exchange it almost instantly-it constantly restarted and lost network.Now i'll have to exchange it again-the 2nd one i got have other problem-it freezes during the call and you can't hang up or do anything.The screen just goes black and the phone stops reacting even to on/off button pressure!I hope to get the one that just works because i like all the features etc.
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Reviewed by DJH on 15/11/2009
Great
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Reviewed by GAZ on 11/11/2009
got the LG ARENA as a free upgrade from my nokia N73 . WOW WHAT A MISTAKE the phone is rubbish went back to the t-mobile shop the next day and swapped it for the nokia N79 a 10 times better phone
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Reviewed by Andy on 11/11/2009
It's been over 6 months now on an orange contract and im on my second phone. First phone dropped calls, froze, would not cancel calls. Second phone is now playing up. This one drops calls, signal goes from full to nothing. screen freezes, turns on and off and now wont lock the screen. Not impressed and regret buying the phone/contract. Not sure what is going on with the signal strength in the UK, but i had no problems in the maldives.....
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Reviewed by Poniu on 08/11/2009
remember when your phone is slow and unresponsive and this may happen after firmware upgrade or memory card coming loose - always reset settings in phone settings. This is the best cure for all the trouble with your phone. checked and confirmed :) Great phone
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Reviewed by david pearce on 05/11/2009
Just replaced my Nokia N85 with the Arena like it but have to say i prefer the Viewty. The mini disk that came with it will not fit into my Mac and has locked up twice so far. 5/10 from me.
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Reviewed by Akalil@Cooro on 05/11/2009
This is the best phone i had..... Id never change phone since i change to this phone from Nokia N65.... :D
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Reviewed by Kieran on 04/11/2009
This is an awsome phone - if you are unlucky enough to be on orange - it is possible to 'flash' the phone back to its factory settings. This rids it of all the pathetic orange applications (maps, browser & music player) The difference this makes unbelivable - on orange my phone crashed all the time you couldnt use you tube and the orange branded apps were so weak it made the phione look and act badly - not so anymore. Since moving from orange to 02 (i flashed & unlocked the phone) its works like a dream. A really great handset
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Reviewed by David K on 04/11/2009
DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER THIS PHONE. I have had the phone since April, I first lost my patience with it within a week, the phone constantly crashed, I had to take battery out to get it going again. LG are not bothered. I got mine from Phones4U on orange, Phones4U says its oranges problem and Orange say its Phones4U's problem? Phone4U and orange say the cant help as I have had the phone for 7 months, only because I was told by phone4U when i first got the phone, that it was new and that bugs would be sorted in future firmware updates, i have had 2 firmware updates since then and they just introduce new bugs that were not there in previous firmwares the phone also seems to get slower with each new update. I get missed call texts even thou my phone hasnt rang and i have a full signal, ive proved this as i got a friend to ring while we were in the same room, my phones signal was full, his phone was making the usual sound like he was ringing my phone,, but my phone was silent, about half hour later i recieved a missed call text with his number on it! When i try and text 9 times out of ten it goes wrong, i will have a full signal and as soon as i press send the signal drops to nothing and the text sits in the outbox with the message "waiting", the only way to get the signal back is to turn the phone off. GPS refuses to work and Geo tagging is a no no! LG advertise that the phone can play Divx movies at DVD quality, the screen resolution of the arena in 800x480, so why wont it play Divx movies that are more than 320x240 in resolution, which look blured and blocky, thats if the rena deceides to play them at all. The music player is a complete joke, and shouldnt really be called a music player! The FM transmitter sounds terrible so is a totally useless feature! You tube is a complete blurry mess, on other phones with half the screen resolution you tube videos are clear and much sharper. The pictures in gallery usually have a few with the wrong thumbnail which means sometimes you delete a picture because you think its something else from pressing the contacts button it takes 5 seconds to load them, and then scrolling thru them is so laggy and juddery that simply trying to find a number you end up calling the wrong one, then fighting with the phone to cancel the call. Calling Voicemail is a nightmare, the screen flashes when its in a call and not near your ear, so in between the flashes which are sometime 10 seconds in between the screen being off to being back on you have to press Unlock and then dialpad, this take a few goes because most of the time after you have pressed unlock waiting for the screen to come back on the phone has locked itself again! try phoneing BT on the Arena, the amount of menus BT have you simply miss them and never get anywhere The only Apps/programs the phone can use are Java, which is pathetically slow, so dont even imagine you are going to play a game on it LG have Misadvertised this phone beyond belief, and should be done by trading standards, the phone is nothing like what they advertise, just go on you tube and take a look at their advertisements for it, Thats not the arena in reality I have 2 friends who also have the Arena they are both on T mobile (im on orange) who have the same problems, LG should not have released this phone with the amount of problems it has, If it had been any other product TV, computer etc the product would have been recalled. The phone is basically to unstable and unreliable, I would hate to be stuck somewhere in an emergency with only the arena with me. Ill NEVER touch another LG product, all they are bothered about is getting their latest phone onto the market, The arrogance of the LG cistomer care line tells you this.
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Reviewed by jack glass on 04/11/2009
wifi & youtube don't work on t-mobile either, when i try and play any music from the shortcut screen the phone always crashes, everything else works really well, just two niggles for me that a formware update could resolve, still give it 8/10, awesome sound, looks and feels great, the fm transmitter via a car radio is awesome, everyone should update the firmware before using this phone or any phone for that matter
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Reviewed by jonny stainsby on 30/10/2009
4th lg arena km900 now from orange, no signal, firmware freezes and other little bits, advise not going to orange because they do nothing. 0/10 for orange 10/10 phone, love using it
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Reviewed by Rob on 26/10/2009
I've had this phone now since March this year and although I found it great at first I do find that the phone is flawed. There has been no firmware update to address the phone freezing up nor the shutter delay on the camera, and this is bad, my shutter delay almost makes the camera useless as to get a decent action picture you need to pre-empt when to push the button to get the shot you want, if you are taking pix of your kids - forget about it unless they sit still... Calls disconnect at times and also the contacts section of the phone doesnt seem to work properly either as when you use the search function for an entry when you find it you cant select it quick enough before the screen goes back to the previous screen Furhter to this if you are looking at pics on your phone and dont touch the screen the screen saver kicks in way to early and you CANT switch it off, only delay it - Poor phone and an IPHONE wannabe... I'll be selling my phone on ebay soon.
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Reviewed by joey on 25/10/2009
tis good...packed with great features and apps
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Reviewed by kay on 24/10/2009
oh dear, where do i start... I've had this phone for 3 months and its the worst phone i have ever had.The screen constantly freezes/cuts out,the only option is to take the battery out and start again, which is really annoying!Having read most of the reviews there is obviously a major software fault with the km900.Any way my phone recently froze AGAIN!So i took the battery out and went to switch it back on, only this time it would not switch back on, it was completly dead!tried to charge it up/left it a while but it wasnt having any of it!! phoned the lg repair centre to arrange for it to be looked at (seriously the worst customer service for keeping your call waiting),you are 3rd in the que...you are 2nd in the que...you are 1st in the que...10 mins later...you are 4th in the que!! WTF! anyway my phone was sent back to be repaired,3 weeks later i hadnt heard anything from them, i decided to phone to see what the status was and was told there was a problem with the software and they were waiting for compo nents,OKAY fair enough, my phone arrived 2 days later with a note in saying it could not be repaired due to WATER DAMAGE!!! my phone hadnt been near water in the 3 months that i had it. And why did the lady tell me they were waiting for components if the 'repair experts' could tell straight away if it had water damage!i mean if the 'phone was wet' surely you wouldnt be waiting for new components for a 'wet' phone.So feeling ripped off and a little cheated over a phone i had barely used i resigned to the fact that i should have gone with my original instict on this one,what i'm trying to say is *STAY WELL CLEAR OF THIS PHONE,YOU WILL ONLY BE DISSAPOINTED,IT WILL LET YOU DOWN*
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Reviewed by Beth on 24/10/2009
I received this phone for my birthday on 02 in April and a month later it began to freeze. I didn't think anything of it and just decided to carry on, until now, 6 months later, when I was just fed up with it freezing, turning itself on and off etc. - I was in school and it would turn itself on, not too popular with teachers. We decided to return it to be fixed and am off to pick it up - let's hope they sorted out the problem..
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Reviewed by paul westerby on 24/10/2009
the areana is a great phone but! the cam is not so good no mater what setings you have it on the reaction time from pushing the button to it taking the pic is so slow you need your subject to stay very still for a long time if your planing on taking a moving pic dont you will miss it every time the cam is its only real let down
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Reviewed by Callum on 23/10/2009
ive had the arena since it came out and ive got no complaints, everythings top notch but im just wondering if you can get apps on it like you do on the i phone :) could someone please get back to me with an answer thanks.
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Reviewed by TaBish Ayub Raza on 21/10/2009
Well, I Must Say Awesome Mobile COz 1.Awesome SOund Quality! 2.Amazing Video Quality! But Disadvantages! 1.No Youtube On WiFi! 2.Very DArk In Sunlight! But Still Awesome!Loving It!
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Reviewed by SPENCER on 15/10/2009
the phone is rubbish. constantly shutting down and freezing on me. waste of time if anyone wants to get it. applications are rubbish too.
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Reviewed by Andrea on 12/10/2009
AAaa! Had this phone a few months now and have totally fallen out of love with it. Biggest annoyance is the amount of times I have ended a call as my cheek has pressed the end call button, rather annoying. Also, when my phone rings the screen seems to stay black for ages so you have no idea who is ringing until they hang up! It's a crying shame as the look of the phone is really good, and it sounds great on paper but in reality is just not good enough. The phone is quite slow, especially the contacts, and despite having a touch screen before I still struggle (infact hate!) the texting screen. A lot of buttons just choose not to work and it has frozen on me a few times. Internet is hopeless and the widget screen icons move everytime you touch it. Like I say, it's a shame as the memory is really quite good, as is the camera but overall, avoid. For a nice looking phone it has far too many problems, a huge dissapointment.
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Reviewed by Mixxx on 12/10/2009
It restarts often... When taking pictures and videos, the output is snowy... the rest is manageable.
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Reviewed by charlotte Miles on 08/10/2009
Lovely looking phone and some good features but as from the time i switched it on ive had problems with it. When people ring u have the wait a few seconds for the phone to light up 2 answer. Phone always freezing. Phone switches off on its own and resets its self and its deleted all my contacts and messages and will not save my contacts anymore so the phone is pritty much pointless. Sent it away for repair today so fingers crossed they fix it or send me a new one, hopefully i dont get the same problems again with this phone.
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Reviewed by Jason on 08/10/2009
We were cold called by T-Mobile in July 2009 and asked if we wanted to upgrade our soon to be out of contract phone. The sugested the LG Arena as it was one of the best and easiest to use touch screen phones on the market. Within 2 weeks the we had to call T-Mobile to complain about it dropping calls and an annoying blob had appeared on the screen. Also we have found that because the screen works on heat rather than touch, whilst talking on the phone with my ear pressed up to it, i seem to select thing that i hadnt ment to. I called T-Mobile and i would like to say they were helpul and understanding but i'm not as they were as useless as the phone. They even suggested i sell the phone to help fund a new phone. I will be leaving T-Mobile after 5 years once this contract has ended. Beware of LG Arena and T-Mobile
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Reviewed by Matt on 05/10/2009
Phone's a piece of rubbish. Nothing works and I can't stress that. Somehow managed to use it for 6 months with constant crashes and freezes until finally it died on its ass. (editor's comment: sorry I'm confused - it died on its donkey?)
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Reviewed by Matt on 05/10/2009
Phone's a piece of shit. Nothing works and I can't stress that. Somehow managed to use it for 6 months with constant crashes and freezes until finally it died on it's ass.
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Reviewed by Money Man on 04/10/2009
C'on everebody. I have this phone for a week and it's not even close to be good. I'm sure that people rating this phone 5/5 is the one that don't know anything about technology. I had to remove the battery almost 5 times since I have the phone. This is just unacceptable. We are not talking about a cheap phone. Wi/Fi connection? Give me a break, it's just terrible. You can't do nothing with it the browser is awful! Music player is just normal, every time you go back it shows you the first song, c'on. Battery life it's a joke. I waited for this phone for so long and before buying it I read almost 300 reviews expecting to have one of the best phones out there, it's not even close to that. The cube? WDF is the cube? Sooooooooooo basic. I haven't experience some of the other problems so it looks like my phone is not working that bad after all! So disappointed with it. I hope I can give it back and buy another one. Believe I waited for this phone so much that writing this review it's almost painful but I'm so upset that I have to warn other people about it. Taking the battery out people talking about this like if it was normal stuff. Picture are great that's all I can say good about the phone. Videos are OK too but the size is ridiculous when you try to download them.
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Reviewed by Abbiee'Xo on 02/10/2009
Nice phone, i'm with orange now and they annoy me, grr.. i dont think im going to buy it on orange, im gonna buy it on some other network. But anyway, its a nice phone
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Reviewed by Terrence on 30/09/2009
I upgraded my phone form a blckberry to an LG reason being i wanted a phone to watch movies on the tube or train. I still use my bb anyway the Lg Arena i have is from T-Mobile and the phone freezes and crashes but its a great phone, i cant watch videos on youtube with the network connection nor with wifi, there is so much that is wrong with this phone right now i really losing my mind. :-(
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Reviewed by Ed on 28/09/2009
I've had 3 LG Phones, Viewty, Renoir and now the Arena. Of all 3, the Renoir was probably the best, but I dislike resistive touch screens. (I've also had SE's & Nokias). So the gimmickery of the Arena attracted me. It is a beautiful phone, crystal clear display, and a nice form factor. TBH for touch screen, 3" is just a tad too small, and touch screen is either a love or hate thing, persevere if its you first experience. But there is a big drawback with the Arena, it freezes, it blanks outs, and it shuts down randomly. I experience this about twice a week, not hard to live with, but annoying all the same. There is a host of functions and little applications, nothing that you couldnt live without really, but video is nice, photos are to a good standard (its one of the reasons I bought this phone, its quick to snap and shoot video, for memories of my little daughter). There is nothing really unique about it. The contacts display is nice in carousel form on the S class interface, that is once you have snaps of all your contacts. Oh yes the S Class interface is sluggish, theres no arguement there. I have used the iphone 3GS and being totally honest its has a significant lead on the Arena. And Apple seem to care about their customers. The internet, its like any other device, I think the real acid test of any phone web browsing is would you feel confident using it to do some internet shopping? I say no, you couldnt be confident the device will permit you to use the net correctly, as some pages fail to display, or its very figgity, or it doesnt support something or other. So it basically boils down to using it as an email device, which I do find is useful, and it does work. So I guess this appears a pretty negative review in retrospect, saying that, if LG were to update the firmware and iron out the bugs, this phone would be a nice alternative to the Iphone, but not until then. Probably the biggest annoyonce is that LG do not provide customer service, they never iron out firmware bugs, and I dont think it takes me to say that, all you have to do is read the reviews as it is apparent everyone is experiencing the same issues more or less. So from a service back up point of view, simply avoid LG Mobiles, yes that is harsh, but it is also a fact. i wont buy another LG handset. If I could I'd give this phone an extra half star, but "average" is just about justified.
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Reviewed by SD on 28/09/2009
I brought this phone online with no sim and it was great. Then i upgraded the firmware and the phone freezes and i had to resave all my contacts. It also decicdes to sometimes switch itself on and off. Also you cannot see the screen in the sunshine. Just recently the screen has started to leave a ghost image of the previous image. I will be buying a new phone soon, fed up with it. My advice is not to buy it...
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Reviewed by molly on 27/09/2009
this phone is rubbish it freezes and mine broke in 9 days
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Reviewed by Good? on 24/09/2009
the lg arena's accelerometer sensor is quite dodgy and it doesn't respond very accuratley. the messaging function lags abit but it's still a great phone with everything inside it! It's not an iphone as it arena has a 5mp camera!! get this phone! but if you're an inpatient person, just don't get it!
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Reviewed by Frustrated on 22/09/2009
I got this phone on Orange and for the first 3 days thought it was amazing. Now here I am 10 days later and onto my 3rd handset and about to send it back because quite frankly its crap. Having previously had a Viewty I was excited at the prospect of the Arena but the reality was some what different. Firstly the music player has been a nightmare on all three handsets it worked for a day or so then gave up every time I tried to enter it the phone switches of. Nice!! Secondly the phone would cut off my calls. Excellent!! And thirdly when using the text facility if I used the keypad rather than the keyboard I kept knocking the language button and ended up typing in what appeared to be Arabic. All in all a major disappointment and I am swapping it for a Samsung Omnia fingers crossed....
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Reviewed by Asia on 22/09/2009
I ve just got the Arena from Orange upgrade, so far I havent had problems a part that it literally refused to connect to wifi spot...any suggestion?
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Reviewed by Kieran on 21/09/2009
Had the phone for a couple of weeks and found it very annoyning. The handset promises so much, however it doesnt quite live up to the promise. I really like the UI and the phone is very good looking however it doesnt have that exspensive feel that you would of liked. Battery life is poor and web browsing is a nightmare i have had no problems with the phone freezing or any issues with the handset turning itself off. Camera is great though and although the touchscreen is very slick and quick the two finger zoom for web browsing is irratating and just doesnt work well. Overall the phone is packed with features and handles most of them very well and LG has created a very good UI but just a few quite important points let this phone down.
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Reviewed by Kev on 21/09/2009
Have got this phone on O2 and it freezes, shuts down and reboots whenever I try and use the music player/video/browser. Not a good start, having replacement sent and will give it one more try. Not a bad phone overall although texting can be tricky with my big chubby fingers. Also can be slow to respond to user inputs and the phonebook is irritatingly difficult to get a name from. Acutally, it's an irritating phone all round and I've just decided after rwading some reveiws below I'm sending it back rather than having it replaced. Gonna try a blackberry.
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Reviewed by Laura on 20/09/2009
THIS PHONE IS RUBBISH SERIOUSLY DO NOT BUY IT
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Reviewed by tom on 20/09/2009
Truly abysmal phone. Owned for 7 months now, and still very few aftermarket applications. The camera is great on a perfect sunny day only, dont even bother using it at night, plus the photo is taken about 2-3 seconds after the shutter sound. Phone reboots for no reason in the middle of texts, and touchscreen locks up and wont respond and the battery has to be removed. Video resolution is poor. Imported videos have to be converted on a PC prior to loading and this takes forever. Operating system very frustrating to use and illogical. Certain applications can be viewed in landscape (phone on side) but the menus are still in portrait. Orange GPS is next to useless. I could go on for hours on how bad this phone actually is. Verdict - Go buy an iPhone, then you wont feel horribly embarrased comparing mobiles with your friends.
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Reviewed by T on 20/09/2009
On my 2nd phone which is going back tomorrow. It doesn`t allow me to take calls!!!!
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Reviewed by Alison on 19/09/2009
I was desperate for this phone. I looked great on the advert and i looked at reviews ect. But after a few days it started to freeze and turn itself off. It also delays when i am txting and i find txting on it a nightmare. I now hate it and i never want a touchscreen again. Stay clear of this one. Only good point is the camera is very good, when you know how to use it properly.
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Reviewed by Caz on 19/09/2009
I got this as an upgrade on Orange 3 weeks ago and have already got fed up. The touchscreen was really unresponsive, delivery reports were either sevrely delayed or never arrived at all, the calender didn't show up reminders when i set them, i could go on! Texting was a nightmare too as it was too easy to swich to another language and i kept ending up with T9 in French. The phone looks great but it just didnt work as it should. Maybe its great for other but i'd advice you to avoid!
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Reviewed by Mum on 16/09/2009
I got one of these phones a week ago. I nearly cancelled the order after reading the reviews on here. I'm so glad I didn't - it's a great phone! Ive got it on O2 and haven't had any problems with it yet. Touch screen is responsive and easy to use. Transferring items from the PC is straightforward. Camera is fine. Love the user interface. Lovely screen and colours. The only thing I find irritating (so far) is the list of suggested words that pops up as you type a message. I can't see an obvious way of stopping it and if the word you want is not to the list, adding a new one is not easy. Otherwise an excellent phone.
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Reviewed by Bri on 16/09/2009
Attractive, slim phone. Great as a music device with 3.5mm jack and dolby mobile. Nice screen for movie watching if that's your thing, but the display is quite small, so not sure how much I'm benefitting from all those hi-res pixels. As for web browsing - absolute non-starter IMHO: sluggish, lots of waiting for screen loads when you move around the page and the default zoom produces tiny text. I've downloaded the BOLT browser, which is way better despite being java based. The camera takes decent snaps but the shutter lag renders it virtually unusable. Only java apps available as the OS is proprietary, so severely limited in that area. Internal GPS runs java google maps, which is quite clumsy. On the whole a nice package hides limited usability.
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Reviewed by dondi on 16/09/2009
when i go to music, it freezes and it shows "please wait" . . . how can i manage this problem and how can i access music without even freezing?? thanks . .
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Reviewed by james on 15/09/2009
This review persuaded me to buy the km900...what a mistake. My km900 does not work properly at all anymore. I updated the firmware and the whole thing went kaput. There were problems before, but now im really mad. LGs response: try upgrading the firmware... Useless phone DO NOT BUY IT!
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Reviewed by NIGEL on 14/09/2009
GOT THIS PHONE LAST WEEK NOTHING BAD YET ONLY PROBLEM MY EYES GOING CAN I MAKE TEXT BIGGER ON IN COMEING TEXT
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Reviewed by Susan Deighton on 10/09/2009
How I wish I had read your review first!! Just had the lg arena on upgrade with Orange.It kept on freezing. Twice within minutes while I typed a text I received a text, and both times the phone froze. Trying to fathom out how to use a photo for contacts (which had been poted over from my old phone) is a nightmare. Even the staff in the orange shop could not do it. Only possible with NEW contacts.I could go on, suffice to say that I am back using my old phone.
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Reviewed by claire on 08/09/2009
hey i have an LG originally bought through vodaphone but i use it for o2! mine often freezes and crashes on me. also it takes me many attempts for my phone t call someone. It can be very frustrating but i must admit i stil love my phone i have just come to learn to love it
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Reviewed by Charles on 07/09/2009
Got this phone on Saturday and love it is really easy to use really responsive and nice design! Fans of lG devices should look into this one for there next upgrade!!1
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Reviewed by Ibby on 05/09/2009
Got this phone as an upgrade on T-Mobile, it is quite poor. Very difficult to set up, very fiddly, and it kept freezing all the time. Shame, if LG would have put in a bit more effort, this could have been a decent phone.
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Reviewed by Bass on 02/09/2009
The phone looks nice but no matter how many times I updated it, it cannot acess youtube using wi-fi, can anyone help me with it?
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Reviewed by James on 01/09/2009
This phone crashes! it doesn't recieve text messages instantly, no youtube over wifi! the divx video is a lie it has poor quality at only 320 X 280! and there is no way to change it! the s-class ui is a joke it is really slow and the web browser has no flash support and is also slow!
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Reviewed by Mark Longmore on 01/09/2009
I don't don't know who wrote the absolute nonsense of a review at the top of this page, with regards to the LG Arena being USER FRIENDLY!!! As it is the most UNUSER FRIENDLY phone I have ever come across. I had the old LG viewty which took a little getting used to as it was my first touch screen phone, so was looking forward to the arrival of my new Arena. But unfortunatly it is totally unresponsive and the fonts on the internet are far too small. The phone seems to have a mind of its own. Sometimes it responds to your first touch other times it take 10 attempts. If you want to send a text on it or make a phone call then don't bother as it took me 10 minutes to write a short text due to the fiddly operation/controls and there's no one touch phone call option (where you press the green phone button to call up your last dialed numbers). Overall a very poor phone and I can't understand how it made it on to the market!!!
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Reviewed by Akira on 01/09/2009
about the freezes ...download the new firmware KM900AT_V10e. it fixed all the problem.
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Reviewed by jordan carter on 23/08/2009
good music is awesome but not as good as samsung jet
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Reviewed by Poppy on 21/08/2009
I have had this phone for about 4 monthess :) and i think its pretty rubbish. it freezes all the time and i think lg have crammed ot much stuff onto it it just cant handle all of the stuff. the cameras good and the touching is easy. ... but also too sensitive. but overall its not a god phone. i wouldnt waste time on it.
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Reviewed by Gareth on 18/08/2009
I ve always had Sony phones in the best and decided to try something new and chose the Arena. I was very torn when writing the review how to grade it. I ve had it now for four months and tried all the various functions. In a nutshell as a camera, camcorder and general portable media decide this phone is 5 stars, the quality of the photos and video are as good as anything Ive seen on a mobile phone. However as a phone it barely rates as 2 star, You will struggle to answer answer and cut off calls via the touch screen, The reception is nowhere near as good as Sony s Ive tried my sim card in both and always get a reception via my old sony and during calls the screen cuts in and out frequently going blank which is a real problem if you go into an answering system that requires you to push further keys. To conclude I have put my sim card back in my old Sony as it is a far better phone, However I retain the LG with a pay as you go card in order to retain the camera and ot her facilities if only LG could sort the phone side of this out they would have one special phone.
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Reviewed by dan on 18/08/2009
constantly freezes but good memory and good looks
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Reviewed by ore on 18/08/2009
i bought this phone mostly as a music player after breaking my ipod so most my views are based on the multimedia fuctionality. firstly the music player is below average at times changing songs causes major lag of even some times freezing or even after a song is finished no sound will come out dispite the screen showing a track is playing.but despite all the sound is very good as long you upgrade the headphones as the one provided do not provide enough bass for my music.now for video playback it is very good reproducing good sound and visual to keep you watching while the dolby mobile is as good addition.this phone is preety good for what i want it for but for more "complicated" tasks patience is required which some wont have but in all not many phones can offer this much within a decent price range
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Reviewed by alex lake on 16/08/2009
I bought an lg arena sim free and it worked fine for few weeks then it just froze on the start up screen and i couldnt find my receipt so LG refused to repair it for me even though it was 4 weeks old,CAN YOU BELEIVE THAT.
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Reviewed by Thomas on 16/08/2009
The screen on all LG's is about responsive as the back of my iPhone.
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Reviewed by Rob on 16/08/2009
Awful phone, full off bugs, freezes, doesnt let me delete songs, randomly turns off, messages freeze and go in random orders sometimes.. Fix theses problems and you have a decent phone because it is a good phone with all the featues etc but its un usable with the bugs right now
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Reviewed by gubbins on 16/08/2009
Further to review on 22/07/2009. Phones4u sent away for repair. Had it back for 2 days now & much better as everything seems to work as it should. Problems apparently due to software problems. Let's hope this has sorted it out.
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Reviewed by Tom on 14/08/2009
Have o2 contract. Owned it for 2 weeks. Freezes regularly. Automatically switched off twice. When the phone does work the features are ok. Does not have a proper sat nav - only has google maps which is not a real substitute.
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Reviewed by Anonymous but happy! on 10/08/2009
I have had this phone for three weeks and I love it! It has only frozen on me twice and it isn't slow at all! Memory is absolutely fantastic, on my old phone i could only have two songs so vast improvement. Signal is excellent too, went on a cruise had signal in the middle of the ocean!! Camera is brilliant, beats my actual camera! No problems with this phone it is amazing!! Glad LG are making an app store as well! I heart my phone!
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Reviewed by Ruth on 09/08/2009
Why couldn't i have seen these reviews before i upgraded to this pile of rubbish. I did look on this website just before I got my LG Arena (indeed on orange) 4 months ago and reports appeared to be glowing, 4 months in and six handsets on my confidence has diminished. The worst part is orange wont replace the damn thing with a different model as you apparently have to have the same fault three times before this happens! Are you kidding me? I am not an emotional person but the other day when my fifth handset ( yes fifth) gave up life I actually cried. DO NOT GET THIS PHONE. I must clarify that although orange appear to be the main culprits my frind who is on O2 has also had issues with this handset. I have now given up, there appears to be no way I can extract this phone ( and orange) from my life for at least another five months. If any nice people out there have words of wisdom or advice i would be very grateful
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Reviewed by Peter on 09/08/2009
After 2 months of use, seriously disappointed in this phone, had all the features I was looking for but just executes them poorly, for instance the music player doesn't read the mp3s info for the track name, all it does is read what the tracks called, very annoying if you don't have the files labelled as just the song name. The camera shutter is too slow, I take a picture I hear the picture noise but it takes the pictures 2-3 seconds after that, which brings me onto my last problem the processor, its just not up to the task the whole thing is very laggy and after I filled up a 16gb micro sd with music the music player refuses to load up, I can play the files via the phones directory management so I know the phone has registered them but the music player won't load up at all. Add to that the random freezes forcing you to take the battery out this phone is just useless and I will be taking it back.
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Reviewed by Bazza - NZ on 08/08/2009
...well...for a start: FM player widget causes phone to freeze - only way out is to depower. Normal FM player works, though. Music sync with vista windows media player doesn't work any more - did at first, but now WMP wont start in music sync setting (under connectivity option as specified by LG). Freezes phone now; have to depower to unfreeze. PC suite very average - not as slick as nokia's. Music (when you do manage to import it) is a filing nightmare: no logic - tracks filed by their track number! Dumb. No album art as depicted in marketing bull.No vid streaming via wifi, but I knew this before purchse - still a dumb handicap. Really - if the phone worked and synced as intended, I'd like it, BUT it doesn't, so I regret my purchase.
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Reviewed by adil on 08/08/2009
i have this phone on t mobile and its absolutely fantastic especially that camera and user interface. u lot have not mentioned thatit has face detection.
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Reviewed by Steve on 08/08/2009
Phone looks ok and its overall weight is good, although it is oddly weighted and always ends up upside down in your pocket. Good points: Screen is ok and pics show up quite well so long as your not in sunlight. Call quality is pretty good with voices loud and clear. Bad points (are you sitting comfortably? - this could take a while!): The UI is horrendous - absolutely horrendous. How did LG ever manage to release this handest onto the market. It must have been UI tested by a dyslexic gerbil! The firmware it came with was very sluggish and often froze. The only way to unfreeze it was to remove the battery. One one occasion, whilst playing music, it began to increae the volume very quickly and whilst the touchscreen was frozen. I could not stop the music player, nor reduce the volume an it ended up at max volume within seconds and causing me pain in my ears. I pulled the headphones out of my ears but they were ringing for quite a few mins after. The cube is pointless and I never use it. It looks good for the advert - that's all. As a music player you are better off playing mp3s or other format files on an old sony walkman tape deck than on this handset. It either does not recognise albums and requires you to rename each file using software the handset is not supplied with and with a secret algorithm whose code is only know to space boffins at NASA, or it does not recognise them at all (after updating the firmware) and just says 'please wait - searching' for hours on end. Firmware was updated via LG's own website/software. With updated firmware, my handset no longer links phone numbers to the address book and I just see a number calling me (or vice versa). The same applies with SMS or MMS - numbers not identities. In fact, I would go so far as to suggest this phone is not and never has been fit for purpose and should never have been sold. It is now so bad that I wil not put up with it and have requested a replacement handset fro a reliable maunfaturer - one who can make phones that work. I will also investigate whether I can make a complaint via Ofcom or Trading Standards, as this phone clearly does not do what it says on the tin. With this phone, the phrase 'caveat emptor' has never been more appropriately used. You have been warned.
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Reviewed by Patty B on 06/08/2009
Orange network and this is rubbish!!! Have been with Orange for 4 years now and although where I live is a bit of a dead zone but with this phone no network at all!!!!! Phone otherwise is loevly
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Reviewed by Jason Tan on 04/08/2009
Touch screen is great. Careful not to block proximity sensor with my PDA case. Causes screen to lock up. Disappointed with the battery life. With normal calls and SMS my phone's battery went dead after a day. Why can't LG install a higher capacity battery? Even the E71 has a 1500 mAh lithium ion battery. Lasts 3 days in normal usage even with bluetooth and wifi on.
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Reviewed by Mart on 03/08/2009
I'm on O2 network only complaint about this phone is the auto lock, when you receive a call it locks you out then starts flashing and you cant press and hold to stop it. Also if you try to end a call it fresse's in lock mode so to end you have to switch the phone completely off
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Reviewed by Sebastien on 02/08/2009
Bought on T-Mobile, great phone! Colour is Titan black. No problem with it so far. Updated the firmware with the UK open version so got rid of some T-Mobile crap on it. Installed a new web browser and now the phone is rocking!!!! Would definitely recommend it. Only issues would be a battery that does not last very long and fact that very difficult to see screen when outside under sun
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Reviewed by Antonia on 31/07/2009
I usally buy an ericsson or Nokia and just upgraded my phone to an LG Arena. The T-mobile customer service guy told me it was better than the 5800 and I thought I should give it a go. Thank you soo much for your warnings I'm ordering the 5800!
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Reviewed by Colin Jones on 31/07/2009
Bought this for my daughter on O2 and it is as great as the article suggests so it would be my opinion that the issues are Orange specific and not the phone. Takes a little getting used to, but frankly it is worth the effort.
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Reviewed by Jamie on 31/07/2009
If you buy this phone, you will regret it. It's basic functions work well, and the handset itself looks pretty cool. But you cannot change the theme or background, there is no official apps store, games etc. My verdict, I have had this phone for 4 months, at first, it was fine. Now, I want to make it my own, and add more functionality to it. I can't. I am currently looking at the HTC Hero, as an alternative, and will be cancelling my contract with Orange in due course.
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Reviewed by sameer on 30/07/2009
I THINK THE PHONE IS FANTASTIC BUT THERE ARE MANY MODELS OF THIS PHONE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN WORKED ON PROPERLY THEY HAVE REALLY LET THEMSELVES DOWN BY THIS I THINK IT IS DODGY SOFTWARE
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Reviewed by lou on 29/07/2009
i got mine on orange and at 1st was worried as i hadnt seen this review 1st about how orange had messed around with it, ud think theyd no better, just asking 4 complaints. but i still luv it, its easy 2 use, yes i did have a few crashes in the begining but they lasted literally only a few seconds and only as i was installing all my bumf on it, and i have alot! annoying points but i wont loose sleep over is that if its in ur pocket or bag it takes a second or 2 4 the proximity thingy 2 notice, but (shrug), im not mad over the orange music sustitute as i have my phones as mp3 as well as dont like seperate stuff (has 2 b an all rounder) its not quick or easy to set up when ripping en mass and then 2 sort playlists after is a bit tedious but once done...also i do hate it when the screen locks when ur actually on the phone, i no this is 2 stop accidental usage, but iv had people on the other end ask me 2 move the phone away from my ear as its making noises their end, so obviously it doesnt stop it. and it is slower than id like from application to application, but then im impatient. having had that little moan...i still adore this phone and im a sony ericsson girl!! its like any new phone, u have 2 get used 2 it and as iv only used sony ericsson 4 the last 5 yrs it was harder 4 me than most who often change models. give it a chance and appreciate all new phones take time 2 find their feet with the users and vice versa. just give us some applications and more accessories though please...
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Reviewed by john enya on 28/07/2009
good prodoct
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Reviewed by hazel on 27/07/2009
its a a brilliant phone youtbe does work just not on wifi, if it freezes then the'll be a problem with your servis provider, not the phone its the best phone ever even better than my old iphone
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Reviewed by J. Scott Hickerson on 27/07/2009
Bought this phone in May, in Thailand. The send call button quit responding when the phone was three days old. Touch screen is unresponsive at least one forth of the time. Most of the numbers I dial are through a military switchboard, so i must dial in and then wait and dial again, once in the system. Impossible with this phone. Upon dialing first number, screen locks and it is impossible to unlock it before the PBX locks out. Customer service is absolutely non-existant! Tried downloading manuals from LG websites in several different countries. Websites did not function. Real pretty web pages, but links did not work. Tried sending emails to LG. No response, even after numerous attempts and weeks of waiting. This would be the sharpest phone I had ever seen, if it worked. But it does not. As soon as I get another vacation, will find one that does and this one will become a fishing weight at the bottom of the Chao Phraya River. Wished I could give it a negative star.
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Reviewed by J. Scott Hickerson on 27/07/2009
For the guy looking for games for the Arena. Take it down to the river and skip it like a flat rock. It has a nice flat wide profile and that is the only consistent use that it has!
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Reviewed by Daniel on 25/07/2009
I'm Having the same issues withe the phone freezing and not responding which is really frustrating me. This is my second arena phone and it looks like this one is also a dud! If it were not for these bugs it would be fantastic. Daniel.
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Reviewed by Chris Winterburn on 24/07/2009
LG PC Suite is awful and I suggest everyone use the phone in MASS STORAGE and use other software for music etc. Why doesn't the cube display what's on my phone instead of generic graphics from LG? Aside from these minor gripes, I adore the phone. By far the best phone I've owned. Titan Black on T-Mobile but now unlocked.
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Reviewed by Theo on 23/07/2009
So many pessimists its unbelievable. The phone is a phone, who cares if you tube does not work. I mean why in the world would you go on you tube with a mobile ? that is soo sad. The Arena is absolutely great, I have had it for 3 weeks and it has not stuck once, it has been absolutely perfect, great model, great variety of things to do on it, fantastic . Best phone that has entered the market yet. It sounds like the majority of people with such problems are on contract, with some company such as orange ... just get it pay as you go and then upgrade it to contract,
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Reviewed by Laura on 23/07/2009
I would not suggest for any one to get this phone. It does have some good points like the 8gb memory etc, but mine constantly freezes, turns itself off and will not let me open messages. I am trying to swap mine as I really dislike it.
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Reviewed by gubbins on 22/07/2009
Had my Arena for 3 months. Switches off of own accord, freezes, virtually impossible to see screen on bright day. Just done a software update, which hasn't improved things. Like the touch screen, but previous Sony Ericssons never missed a beat. Too complicated for it's own good maybe.
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Reviewed by Geofrey on 21/07/2009
Its so amazing phone! I just want to ask how can i copy images from external memory to my lg km900 arena phone?
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Reviewed by Derek on 21/07/2009
I have had this phone for 3 months and so far it's been problematic, especially with the screen going blank when trying to answer or make a call. This appears to be a very common problem from reading the reviewers comments, and is not just with the Arena! I read the reviews for the LG Viewty Smart, and again the same problems were mentioned. Another issue I have is the poor battery life and that is with very minimal usage. LG has really messed up with their quality control! It's ashame because this phone has so much potential with all the features it has. I am now lumbered with this phone for the rest of my contract and looking enviously at alternative phones that I should have chosen.
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Reviewed by Dulan on 21/07/2009
Freezing and very slow.
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Reviewed by Harry Bain on 21/07/2009
Excellent phone, no problems at all!
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Reviewed by Gordon Green on 17/07/2009
Bought LG Arena, can't get GPS to work! Google maps only work when connected to WiFi, not much good as you usually know where you are when you connect to your in house WiFi or local coffee shop. Definately not much good if you want to give the driver directions. Almost imposible to see the screen outdoors if it is sunny. Can't get it to download from the web it always shuts down and restarts. Web support minimal. Maybe it is just me but I wish I bought an iPhone!
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Reviewed by Michael on 16/07/2009
Love the phone but since the auto update it has an annoying habit of when texting of swithing back and forth between the phone keypad and keyboard :(
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Reviewed by Paul on 16/07/2009
I like the phone but however it is not the best on the market, The phone freezes constantly and shuts down when trying to access some of the phone features The internet connection is quite slow and crashes as well. Each time a window is opened you have to zoom out in order to read the text. The phone is just a rubbish phone and I will not advise anyone to get it, the Iphone is far better, if you want an Iphone get the original and not a copy
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Reviewed by Neil on 15/07/2009
Had this phone just over a month now on O2 and I had the same problem as most people, freezing and crashing, that you have to take the battery out and restart. But then with great difficulty I upgraded the software and since then its been fine, the camera is not that good as it could be but the video recorder is excellent. the touch screen is very good and I find it easy to text, justa matter of getting used to it as I never had an LG.. Would have got 5 stars if the camera had a better flash and that it didnt need the software upgrade, still, does more than the iphone
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Reviewed by Mani on 15/07/2009
with in one month my LG Arena serviced two times..now mob in service centre...no more commands
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Reviewed by Jake on 10/07/2009
Quite simply the worse phone you'll ever own!! Want to rate it no stars. Need i say more?
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Reviewed by Lilia on 10/07/2009
bought this phone! was very impressed at first, however does crash occasionally, freezes and turns off some times!! note: i took it into a shop and someone said it doesnt freeze or crash if you turn it off every night! otherwise on the other hand its an awesome phone!! has it flaws tho! im 50/50 on this one!
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Reviewed by ash on 08/07/2009
had the lg viewty phone before this and loved it. not impressed with this phone at all. its slow and i cant stand the touchscreen interface. maybe worth notin i got this on orange
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Reviewed by jake on 08/07/2009
if i where you i would not buy the arena because the touch screen is rubbish u touch it and it turns off i took it back to the shop and they did not have any more and they still did not give me the money back and i ended up with a nokia E51 and that is rated poor and i think it is better than the arena
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Reviewed by me on 07/07/2009
i have just got it today and i love it! i havnt had it long but no problems so far. i love this phone and the things it does are awesome. i am enjoying using it, ad i would recomend it to anyone. on t mobile tho, they r the best!
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Reviewed by Shelia on 07/07/2009
I iave had this phone for for about and month and a half and i am so dissapointed. ot's constantly freezing during calls and when texting and i have no choice but to take the battery out. This is the second handset that i ahve has of this model and i plan on taking it back again, the first one kept freezing so does this one and it also wont play any music that i ahve put on it, i'm so fed up!
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Reviewed by Kate on 05/07/2009
Love the phone but have one major hang up...I CANT USE IT! Cus the touch screen is heat sensored not touch, it wont work unless you actually put your finger on it (not stylus' etc). This means that anyone with long nails cant use this phone, hense i have to return it :( Also it is a bit slow, and the phone lock is rubbish. You can never see who's ringing you until its too late and tryin to type in numbers when ur actually calling someone, eg dialling an extention number, is a nightmare! All in all its a good phone, but you've got no chance if you have long nails.
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Reviewed by Munk Munk on 03/07/2009
On Orange and got this phone, returned it after 2 days as it wasnt for me (as well as having bugs). Remember not ever phone will suit everyones' needs, so here's my summary of the good and bad points: GOOD: Looks amazing, excellent camera, loads of functions BAD: crashes intermittently, vibration is very poor, texting is impossible, battery life 1 day, charging takes 3-4 hours MunkMunk's rating out of 100: 48
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Reviewed by Vicky on 03/07/2009
This phone is RUBBISH! I'm on my 3rd handset now as I have freezing problems, which can only be sorted by taking out the battery. It is now not letting me retreive any emails as it is saying my mail box is full - THERE IS NOTHING IN THERE. Had an argument with Orange saying I wanted a new model as this was clearly a rubbish phone, of course they said no. But a tip for everyone, a lady at Orange accidently let slip that if you have to replace the handset 4 times, you are entitled to a new handset! So I was rude and said fine, speak to you tomorrow to tell you it's broken again! So hopefully next week I'll have the new Nokia!
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Reviewed by rachael on 03/07/2009
I am on a 2yr contract with this phone, and it keeps freezing/crashing/shutting down - especially when it is on the camera. (and I am on O2 not Orange). And also- when i text, it usually changes from English text and writes in Greek!? Great phone but my handset is just faulty i think? :(
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Reviewed by Dan on 02/07/2009
Right... here it comes. When you first get the phone it looks amazing, the screen is the best i have seen, the sensitivity of it seemed just right. I can totally see how the reviewers of this website loved the phone so much. I was even telling my friends that my phone is way better than their iphones and the like. Which i believed, untill i seriously got into using it as a phone. It doesnt respond well when turning the screen around when txting as i have to use the qwerty keyboard because you cant add your own words to the dictionary. The phone freezes when you try and listen to the radio all the time. The battery on the first day of using it, which was moderate as i was at work lasted from 8 in the morning to 6pm. The only way for that to change is turning on the power save option, and then the phone becomes a nightmare to use. The phone locks itself after 2/3 seconds no matter what you are doing on the phone, and to re-activate it you have to click the po we button. Now this may seem like nothing, but as some people are aware (especially if you are married) its the little things that bother you the most. The alarm sometimes would just no go off in the morning, even after checking the alarm was set. Sometimes after setting the alarm for 7 in the morning it would go off straight away. If you have your phone in your pocket and it rings it takes for ever for the info to come up on your screen, and if your not quick off the mark answering it then you miss the call. The GPS just does not work, you cannot locate your self what so ever. Directions and getting info on places did work..which was pretty cool, but then again my friends nokia classic can do that a year ago. As it is NOT a smartphone the apps are all java run, and as the phone has no keyboard they are controlled by a touch screen D-Pad...which is shocking!!!! It honestly seems to me like the phone has been rushed out, the OS is so buggy, how it can be released and all this money on advertisements etc is beyond me. Its like the ohone has been put through 1 hours using time only. Fingers crossed they will sort it out for all the people who still have one. I lasted 3 weeks till i had to go into town to CEX and lose money and swap it for a Nokia N79, which as it happens is a decent phone, says what it does on the box, no messing, no lies. Rant over (apologies for spelling)
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Reviewed by sh - Kent on 02/07/2009
i finally got round to upgrading my phone i really want an iphone but was talked into staying with Tmobile and getting the LG Arena -i got it yesterday morning and it was ok for the first half of the day it's done nothing but crash and freeze since - it's going back and i am going to get the iphone!
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Reviewed by ah on 01/07/2009
I got this phone from Tmobile and sent it back within 3 days. I was mainly interested in some features they advertize (FM transmiter and 40BG memory). The FM transmiter doesn't work (unless you put the phone literaly on the receiving radio antena), and the manual explicitely says the phone will accept up to 8GB memory extnetions, not 40. As the phone already has 8, I figured it would accept the new 32GB cards, but LG wasn't able to comfirm this. Overal I wasn't too impressed about any of the features, I thought the touch screen (and especialy the multi touch functionality) didn't respond well at all. The sound quality during calls was poor on both ends. The response time for any menu access or input (emails, texts, etc) was very slow. I agree with some of the reviews here that the 3d interface is a joke. The favorite contacts is of no use unless you want only 5 (or was it 8?) available, and the response time (again) to browse the full contact list are awfully long. If you buy this make sure you test all the features within a few days so you'll be able to send it back within the 7 days period most company offer. Just point out the discrepancy in the manual stating the max memory is 8GB not 40, and the fact that the FM transmiter doesn't work, that should be enough reason if you need one.
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Reviewed by Paul Morgan on 01/07/2009
two hand sets in two weeks. First kept switching off. 2 nd hand set froze during incoming calls. Now changing for an I phone...
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Reviewed by John P on 30/06/2009
After 3 weeks use I think this phone is very nearly brilliant. I give it 4 1/2 stars - in spite of the apallingly awful and slow to use wheely things you are expected to use to set dates and times in the Organiser. I have used almost everything on it and been very impressed, except where mentioned below. I use it on Vodaphone PAYG, and Wifi for Google maps and Browsing. It has been a bit of a struggle to get the best out of it. (I'm a 60 year old ex electronics engineer). It was bought to replace a broken Nokia phone and a 9 year old Psion Revo organiser (which is easy and intuitive to use in all the ways that a PC isn't - but they don't make them any more). The manual is poor. Judging by the variation in reviews other people are also having difficulty getting things to work, or understanding how they are supposed to work. There would also seem to be some manufacturing quality control issues. It would be a good idea if LG were to bring out a proper user guide, but first post the solutions to common problems on their web site. If they offered to post the best user tips we would all be a lot better off. For example, I can get DivX movies to play, using the converter supplied on CD (the process is a bit like wallpapering your hall through the letterbox). I also tried to get the online DivX convertor upgrade but gave up in frustration. However I cannot get GPS to work. Don't bother with the phone favourites - it's better to set up a group (or use VIP group) in Contacts and you can then read the list much more easily in strong sunlight. The popup windows show you more of the contents of certain fields without having to open another screen - which is handy - but conversely, sometimes you cannot see all of the text in a field unless you go into edit mode. The sensitivity of the touch screen can be improved by removing the almost invisible protective film. I now find it almost too sensitive, and it will easily keep up with my typing. It was a bit of a struggle adjusting to the small size of the 'keys', but I would not have bigger keys if it meant having a bigger phone. The small size is a big advantage. On the subject of size, I cannot imagine anyone buying a phone this size and thinking it would make a good web browser. Does anyone really do this? I guess people want different things from their 'phone'. The video camera is astoundingly good, but I'm having problems turning the results into a standard DVD video. Battery life is improving with use and is now acceptable. I was impressed by how easy it was to get the data from my old Revo into the Arena via my PC. With a few tweaks and better documentation this phone would be the nearest thing to magic I have yet seen.
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Reviewed by megha on 29/06/2009
it battery is too poor
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Reviewed by Bethany on 29/06/2009
Got it on O2, and it is a very good phone. i currently dont have it as i've sent it away for reparing! :S it kept freezing and being very slow, other than that it is an OK phone. quite like the iphones. I would recomend this phone but it is very annoying when things go wrong.
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Reviewed by Imran Khan on 28/06/2009
Probably one of the worst phones I have ever ever used. If you have ever used an iphone or a blackberry you will be very very disappointed. The Cube menu system is a joke and the UI looks tacky, it is like a very poor copy of the iphone.
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Reviewed by Paul on 28/06/2009
Where to start, got on o2 crashes every day batt out to fix. unresponsive, music player a joke, lg pc suite even worst, 5 megapixel camera is bad my 2 mp nokia far better. I could go on, brought this phone on a 24 month deal based on this review what a joke you gave it 5 stars now 4?, how can you guys get it so wrong, heads should roll. Have given it to my 2 year old at least she has fun spinning the pointless cube. [Editor's reply: We're guessing that you have this phone on Orange? Our review at mobile-phones-uk.org.uk does comment on problems with the Arena on Orange. Remember that most professional reviews are based on unlocked sim free versions, and once networks have locked the phones and installed their own propretary firmware, things can start to go wrong.]
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Reviewed by Paul on 27/06/2009
I'm pleased to have the Arena on T-Mobile after reading all the Orange customer complaints. Overall it's a good phone - yes it can be slow at times and sometimes it does go off into a world of it's own (I just leave it to sort itself out). I was Silverstone all last weekend and had no problem seeing the screen - it also took some very impressive video. The call quality is first class and I've never lost a call yet. To start with the battery life was poor but it's getting better all the time now. Sorry for all you Orange guys - mine's fine!
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Reviewed by Shane on 27/06/2009
Sent this back to T-mobile after 3 days. Clanky software, slow and just feels restricted. The above review really makes me question if the reviwer actually used the phone or just watched a youtube review?
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Reviewed by Oneil on 26/06/2009
Big iPhone ripoff...
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Reviewed by bradley on 24/06/2009
its amazing!! Why not orange ?
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Reviewed by Robert on 23/06/2009
Well my initial thoughts on the Arena were great, and after all is said and done, its still great. I needed a phone with WiFi on for backpacking (to keep up to date with my e-mails mainly), and a slew of other features I had on my prefer list, the Arena ticked almost all of them. The phone itself is great, its fantastically quick to text on using the qwerty, I can text at almost typing speed after less than a week of use, and find the touch screen in general easy to use. The phone is fast and given me very little problems, WiFi works well, camera is good quality (with a little playing with the settings), video and music quality is amazing with Dolby enabled. The phone came with T-Mobile branding, I removed these easily by debranding the phone per instructions found online, I've now ran 2 different open firmwares, V10M_02 (the latest I could find) and V10B_02 (not as new as M), the M version adds some negligable features, but also makes the phone slighly more unstable, I've had a number of crashes and resets with that firmware, the B however removes a couple of settings and features (nothing I'd miss mind you) and I'm yet to get a crash on my phone since then. Overall, its not the greatest phone in the world, but seeing as I'm a PAYG customer, I get what I can afford from eBay, and the Arena cost me �151, a lot less than the HTC Touch HD which was the rival phone for me, the Arena might not be perfect but it does the job, for anything more I'm happy to use my laptop. A couple of pointers for those having problems; battery life can be extended by turning the phone to GSM mode only through connectivity > network selection > network mode, this removes the high speed internet but saves on battery a lot (just enable when you want to browse the net). I've found locking the phone on the main menu seems to make it crash an awful lot more, so avoid it and lock the phone on the home screen. The camera can take some real good shots once you've got used to the ISO settings, ignore the auto feature its not that good, simply play around and after a while you'll know which setting to use depending on the light. To use the GPS you need to be in an open area, either the GPS is weak, or the software is crap, hopefully its the latter and we can expect a nice upgrade soon. To turn the GPS into a Satnav download the software amAze and install. For album art on the phone the only (known) ways to get art on there is either syncing with Windows Media Player, or embedding the art into the tracks. Thats pretty much it that I've found for those little niggles, I hope they help someone else on here :)
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Reviewed by Jess on 22/06/2009
I had this phone from Orange on an upgrade and I have to say I've had no problems at all with it and I love it. I think it's a great IPhone alternative and would recommend it to anyone, yes, even on Orange. The camera is really good, not so great in the evenings but it does the job. Video is good quality too. I've even managed to get a funky skin for it too so when I'm drunk and drop it it doesn't scratch!!!!
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Reviewed by Sam on 26/05/2009
Where do i start with this phone?, Well it freezes a lot, dead slow and not responsive all of the time, will not view my files which i want to view, and when i rang up customer services, all the person could say we can offer you "like for like", which i didn't want, so they didn't meet customer requirements, i was very flexible in saying how id get a lower contract, less text and minutes, even pay more so i could change the phone, But NO!, If you want to get a new phone and your looking at the LG Arena, don't waste your money! And don't bother getting going with dialaphone.
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Reviewed by Kaaaty on 24/05/2009
this phone looked amazinggg:D but when i tried it in the shop it didnt work properly ; so i got the lg cookie instead MUCH BETTER get the lg buiscuit :] x
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Reviewed by A McDonald on 16/04/2009
While promising some very outstanding features, when I actually got the phone it was buggy, I had to input the first phone number 3 times before it was able to save it. Being DivX certified I believed that it should play any DivX file provided it fell within the resolution of the phones screen, however it would not play any previously made DivX files until I made them with the included converter (which by the way distorted the movie's aspect ratio when I went to play it) To add insult to injury I also had put about 7gb of mp3's onto it, created a playlist and it took a full 3 minutes for the music player to load up each and every time until I deleted the playlist, which now takes a still-feeble 10 seconds (being a once Sony-Ericsson user which is practically instant) if it has problems dealing with the 7gb of mp3's now, then how many hours will it take to work if I added a 16gb memory card of music?? LG has built a killer phone but has given it an infuriatingly slow processor (or either bad software) - avoid like the plague!!!
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