I have an LG Venus slide phone.
It sucks. Lately the battery has been crapping out sooner that it should.. pretty chince if you ask me!

well that would make sense.. i leave it plugged in all the time.. any remedy for that?
I got the phone about a year and a half ago at most. It was a replacement phone (that I had to buy) b/c the charging port on my old phone broke

U.S. uses bucks; Canada uses pucks.

I have a cell phone, but I rarely have need to use it. Therefore, I sought out the cheapest service I could. TracFone.

Got the nicest one they carry - LG 600g. Flip, camera (which I have no real use for), bluetooth that will actually interact with my computer (this is a rarity with TracFones, but again - I don't have much use for it), external caller ID (also a rarity on TracFone flips). Overall, nice.

Then it fell. Like two or three feet. Now the screen's cracked, pixels are slowly getting swallowed up in the void, & it doesn't hold a charge worth a damn. I used to work for a cell company (Powertel) so I know all about batteries. What a shitty phone.

I'll probably buy another tho. That external caller ID is an absolute must.

Oh & if anyone ever wants to text me, it's 404.825.5322. If TracFone ever puts out a phone with a texting keypad, I'll be all over it.

I have the Brigade from Casio, which I dub my New Earth phone. It's MIL-STD-810F-certified to withstand water, shock, dust, immersion, vibration, salt, fog, humidity, solar radiation, high altitude, and extreme temperatures. Yes it's limited compared to the DROID and iPhone types, but it'll survive a war!

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[quote="NightRat"]I have the Brigade from Casio, which I dub my New Earth phone. It's MIL-STD-810F-certified to withstand water, shock, dust, immersion, vibration, salt, fog, humidity, solar radiation, high altitude, and extreme temperatures. Yes it's limited compared to the DROID and iPhone types, but it'll survive a war!


Yes the Brigade is more limited than the Droid but you might be surprised at how much it can do. It has a good camera that also takes video; it can access the web and email; it has a compass, flashlight and more phone-specific apps/features; most importantly, it has the life of a cockroach. You can stomp it, dip it, throw it & probably detonate a nuclear device next to it then pick it up and make a call or send a text message on it's qwerty keyboard.

This is the first phone I show all my contractors and it usually ends up being the one they take home.

im upgrading to this:

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i am a cheap skate i got mine free from verizon its LG somthing or another or envy 2 its got a camera and a keyboard for texting thats all i ever need

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NightRat wrote:

I have the Brigade from Casio, which I dub my New Earth phone. It's MIL-STD-810F-certified to withstand water, shock, dust, immersion, vibration, salt, fog, humidity, solar radiation, high altitude, and extreme temperatures. Yes it's limited compared to the DROID and iPhone types, but it'll survive a war! Yes the Brigade is more limited than the Droid but you might be surprised at how much it can do. It has a good camera that also takes video; it can access the web and email; it has a compass, flashlight and more phone-specific apps/features; most importantly, it has the life of a cockroach. You can stomp it, dip it, throw it & probably detonate a nuclear device next to it then pick it up and make a call or send a text message on it's qwerty keyboard. This is the first phone I show all my contractors and it usually ends up being the one they take home.

Please, I LOVE the Brigade, just saying it's not for the iPhone types. I have played with all the features, with the exception of finding the compass. But in my area, only one out of 3 official Verizon stores/kiosks have a display one out. And it has to be ordered from Verizon directly and mailed to me.

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GoblinQueen wrote:

NightRat wrote: I have the Brigade from Casio, which I dub my New Earth phone. It's MIL-STD-810F-certified to withstand water, shock, dust, immersion, vibration, salt, fog, humidity, solar radiation, high altitude, and extreme temperatures. Yes it's limited compared to the DROID and iPhone types, but it'll survive a war! Yes the Brigade is more limited than the Droid but you might be surprised at how much it can do. It has a good camera that also takes video; it can access the web and email; it has a compass, flashlight and more phone-specific apps/features; most importantly, it has the life of a cockroach. You can stomp it, dip it, throw it & probably detonate a nuclear device next to it then pick it up and make a call or send a text message on it's qwerty keyboard. This is the first phone I show all my contractors and it usually ends up being the one they take home. Please, I LOVE the Brigade, just saying it's not for the iPhone types. I have played with all the features, with the exception of finding the compass. But in my area, only one out of 3 official Verizon stores/kiosks have a display one out. And it has to be ordered from Verizon directly and mailed to me.

thats the phone i need really but i am a cheap ass so i can buy more toys!!!

That Brigade is sweet. I'd snatch it up in a heartbeat if TracFone would service it.

Iphone for me. I love the damn satan machine. Internet anywhere you go. Haven't had any problems here in Texas with coverage.

Down side? My wife saw how much I liked it and now guess what? That's right, I'm now paying for two. It has to be wrong to pay so much for phone service.