Phone Arena reviews the LG Rumor, the first Sprint non-smart phone that features full QWERTY keyboard. It is targeted to the teenage crowd and is good for messaging ... www.phonearena.com
That totally happened to me too! I was super mad when i took it out and it was just broke, I enjoyed it while it was good, but because of that, I thought it seemed like the quality was bad... I have yet to get a new phone and I have been using it broken for about a month. Haha
Actually, as rumors are good phones, they have one vital flaw. Given just a few months the screen will crap out on you and either go all white, or have awkward blurs on it. Sprint has actually issued a Recall on a lot of the rumors. It's unknown if the issue is fixed yet or not.
As far as I can tell, its a good phone but I hear things about it messing up within the first year. Such as screen problems and slide out keyboard malfunctions. I would recommend to get the protection plan. Another thing is the low-res screen and poor picture taking. Overall, a great basic multi-media phone for the price.
my friend has this phone. its pretty cool. The camera is the same as any other phone. The only part I dont like is the a-z keys are small, but thats just my opinion
I haven't gotten mine yet. I ordered it in black. I saw the white one, a girl in my class has it, it's pretty ugly. So I think I made a good decision getting the black. I've seen pictures of it and it looks nice
idk what everybody says i had my rumor for 2 years and a month never had a problem with it i love it. easy texting and stuff like that but i'm gonna upgrade to the samsung incognito so go check that out if your looking to upgrade !
i've had the rumor & the rumor touch. the rumor was good only for a couple of months, i had to replace my first one twice because of the glitches. the rumor touch was a pretty good phone over all. & i only had to get it fixed once. now i have the iphone. but i guess everyone has their own perspectives .
i have this phone. I like it, i've had it about 4 months. Its not top notch but its a pretty inexpensive phone especially if you upgrade, and it WONT fuck up if you treat it right.
it comes in different colors for alltel but not sprint. it comes in blue, orange, and black for alltel. im getting one for either easter or my birthday
I'm a teen and I'm getting the LG rumor in June. 1. What color should I get? I like green and blue, I really don't like white or black 2. Is this phone good?
I got this phone in January and it was fine but then after a few months it started randomly shutting off by itself every now and then. It does it way more often now, and I'll be in the middle of doing something and it just turns off, even when the battery is full. It is highly annoying
yea it turns itself on and off, it gets frustrating but its not horrible, I have it, not this one but the black one. it will do the on off thing maybe once a day but most of the time it only does it when it is not being used. the white one it diff from the black one though
hey thankz i check out this phone you did a great job on it..was thinking of getting this phone but i changed my mine.i am going to get the glyde from verzion.itz a lot better than this phone..i have a question can you go on myspace with this phone?or any web site?
i have this phone. My keyboard messes up while i'm texting. The battery dies so quickly. and it randomly cuts off about 10-15 times a day sometimes on a full battery!!! So happy i'm getting my LG Apex tonight. wohoo!!!
My boyfriend just bought me one, and I came on here to see what others thought of it. I notice they say there is no video, but mine takes up to an hour video with the 4gb micro sd card I got. Must be a new feature, yay!!
At first i wanted this phone but then alot of people started too get them n so i waited n now i have the instinct! its a good phone i noticed that this phone is alot like the fusic!! i still kinda want this phone...
the vibrate on this phone is weak, sometimes i miss the text messages cuz i don't feel it in my pocket, i always feel the calls though, and i like the fact that it vibrates low cuz i don't want anybody hearing it in school(teachers), the ringing is loud....really loud
im looking to buy this phone soon and i want to know if i can take the songs i put on the phone and make it into a ring tone. i think im leaning towards the green because it seems more durable. I have herd worse things about the white and black than about the green
wait, did you say you just got this phone for virgin mobile opo20? How so thats not possible if you live in the states bc VM in america would never carry a phone that nice. Maybe you're talking about the wildcard?
I purchases a black one with silver keyboard. It's the same style as the pictures online but in person it looks so much better. I didn't like the look of the white one so I went with black. And don't buy your cell phones in stores. They jack up the prices 100% because they can because the consumer usually wants an easy convient walk out item. ONly 1% of people buy online from Sprint and I am one of those who are willing to wait 3-4 days to save $100.
what color do you guys think is better? white with silver or black with blue? i wanted the black color but i dont really like how it has a blue key board
Have it. Definetly would recommend to anyone who has Sprint, and likes texting(after having it for a month you LOVE texting) Camera does do bad in darker settings, but who cares. remember its a phone, not a stand alone camera. =))
ok i really want this phone. but then i read reviews saying that it breaks easily, scratches easily, has a sucky camera, has prob turning off..and more. then i saw other reviews saying it was the best phone ever. CAN SOMEONE TELL ME IF THIS PHONE IS WORTH BUYING FOR $280, IS THE LG RUMOR A GOOD PHONE?
I can't wait untill I get this phone. Im geting it sumtime after christmas. some kids at my school have it and I love it. The mp3 player is awesome, but the camera kinda sucks. they both have it in white, but im going to get it in blue. I do hate though how it doesn't have Sprint t.v. Cause I love watching t.v. on my phone. Does any one know how fast the hardware is. like how fast is it to surf the web. and is the facebook feature actually as good as it sounds?
Mine messed up....the screen turned white and it wont turn back to normal. Happened to my cousins Rumor as well. Sucks!!! well my Rumor does i love the phone itself though!!! but now i need a new one
i just bought my black Lg Rumor for pay as u go 1 day ago..i bought it from solo mobile. i was wondering how do i get the minutes for it do i have to go to Solo mobile or can i get the minutes from telus or any where
Witch is better, the white on or blue n black, everyone has a white on n i want it but idk, i have a samsung instinct ya know the new touch phne for sprint n i want the rumor lol
I just bought it last month. I really like it. I was getting so sick of flip phones and they had the BOGO deal so me and my girlfriend got one. I really like it. i love to text so its perfect for me. Overall, so far im really happy with it.
I have the white one which i like it looks brand new even after i had it for several months. I love this phone! since im horriable at ragular texting, the keyboard helps me text a 100 times faster. I dont use the the internet i have a laptop for that plus dont wanna pay for it nor do i use the mp3 since i own a zune. Anyways It serves me well i have nothing bad to say about it!
Well, I guess the reviewer wasn't very enthusiastic about the phone but so what, I ordered one anyway. I hope I like it. My ex-boyfriend has one and he seems to enjoy it. Even with the reviewer's bad review, I still want the phone.
why is he ranking on the camera, the main point is texting not taking stupid pics and dont try to play young ppl off just because u cant get a better job. i qiute sure many young ppl would realize the difference in the pic quality
just got my wife this phone a couple days ago. She loves it. It doesn't use SIM cards. I'm not sure if any Sprint phones use them.
That totally happened to me too! I was super mad when i took it out and it was just broke, I enjoyed it while it was good, but because of that, I thought it seemed like the quality was bad... I have yet to get a new phone and I have been using it broken for about a month. Haha
Me, too! Mine should be here by Monday. Had to ship from NY to CA
I never had one problem with this phone EVER, it was the best phone I have ever had.
Actually, as rumors are good phones, they have one vital flaw. Given just a few months the screen will crap out on you and either go all white, or have awkward blurs on it.
Sprint has actually issued a Recall on a lot of the rumors. It's unknown if the issue is fixed yet or not.
There is no usb slot, just do it the way you mentioned above and drag and drop to the mini- SD card on your computer.
it really does feel great in your hands, i gotta say.
I just got this phone with Sprint, I like it a lot.
As far as I can tell, its a good phone but I hear things about it messing up within the first year. Such as screen problems and slide out keyboard malfunctions. I would recommend to get the protection plan. Another thing is the low-res screen and poor picture taking. Overall, a great basic multi-media phone for the price.
I've have the rumor, rumor2, and rumor touch. the rumor might not be as high tec as some phones, but this is a great phone. it gets the job done.
Very good review! BTW, what is QCIF? I didn't really understand the Wiki definition. Thanx. I was interested in buying this phone.
i had this phone a while ago now i upgraded to the LG Rumor touch its a very good phone aswell as this one
you can make the screen brighter if it is too dark to read
i want the rumor in blue. they don't sell it in white anymore. i don't have sprint, but i might switch to it.
try taking the battery out for a day or two and if tht doesnt work take it in to the shop
a qwerty key board is like a computer if you look at the top row of letters on your computer and you will notice that the letters are qwerty
I have the rumor, I love it... only problems are:
Key Guard +
Phone Turning off
my friend has this phone. its pretty cool. The camera is the same as any other phone. The only part I dont like is the a-z keys are small, but thats just my opinion
I haven't gotten mine yet. I ordered it in black. I saw the white one, a girl in my class has it, it's pretty ugly. So I think I made a good decision getting the black. I've seen pictures of it and it looks nice
By the way it is available by Credo Mobile (a kind of branch off sprint
idk what everybody says i had my rumor for 2 years and a month never had a problem with it i love it. easy texting and stuff like that but i'm gonna upgrade to the samsung incognito so go check that out if your looking to upgrade !
ok, i've never tried this, but Itunes has a ringtone feature, where you make your own ringtone.
im not sure if its free or not.
i agree with bpomil, if you are finding browser to be slow, just download opera mini browser and the sites work fantastic on that.
exclusively through sprint? we dont even have sprint in canada, we have bell and telus, and they both had this phone.
i've had the rumor & the rumor touch. the rumor was good only for a couple of months, i had to replace my first one twice because of the glitches. the rumor touch was a pretty good phone over all. & i only had to get it fixed once. now i have the iphone. but i guess everyone has their own perspectives .
i have this phone. I like it, i've had it about 4 months. Its not top notch but its a pretty inexpensive phone especially if you upgrade, and it WONT fuck up if you treat it right.
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it comes in different colors for alltel but not sprint. it comes in blue, orange, and black for alltel. im getting one for either easter or my birthday
I'm a teen and I'm getting the LG rumor in June.
1. What color should I get? I like green and blue, I really don't like white or black
2. Is this phone good?
WHAT!!!??? they r coming in different colors?!! dang it! i already got a white 1
I got this phone in January and it was fine but then after a few months it started randomly shutting off by itself every now and then. It does it way more often now, and I'll be in the middle of doing something and it just turns off, even when the battery is full. It is highly annoying
ya the rumor has only on screen and u have 2 use the ok and the arrows from the front of the phone?? what the?
yea it turns itself on and off, it gets frustrating but its not horrible, I have it, not this one but the black one. it will do the on off thing maybe once a day but most of the time it only does it when it is not being used. the white one it diff from the black one though
hey thankz i check out this phone you did a great job on it..was thinking of getting this phone but i changed my mine.i am going to get the glyde from verzion.itz a lot better than this phone..i have a question can you go on myspace with this phone?or any web site?
really i have a lg rumar and it has really great reseption are you sure it wasnt your phone company?
i have this phone. My keyboard messes up while i'm texting. The battery dies so quickly. and it randomly cuts off about 10-15 times a day sometimes on a full battery!!! So happy i'm getting my LG Apex tonight. wohoo!!!
My boyfriend just bought me one, and I came on here to see what others thought of it. I notice they say there is no video, but mine takes up to an hour video with the 4gb micro sd card I got. Must be a new feature, yay!!
im getting this phone on friday i cant wait! hope its as good as people say
Did you get it
i got a white rumor and its so awesome. i didnt get black becasue the blue keyboard makes it look like a toy
I got mine in white and I love it!
wyf theres gunna be more colors than just black and white? dang if thats true then i'm pissed, i already got a white one
At first i wanted this phone but then alot of people started too get them n so i waited n now i have the instinct! its a good phone i noticed that this phone is alot like the fusic!! i still kinda want this phone...
i have it too and my screen is bright. my phone rocks! its the green one!
How much does it cost? Cause my sister is up for her 2 year upgrade from Sprint, and this might be one of the phones she is looking at.
white and black are both kinda tough but imma get the white
are they ALL crappy?
im gonna get this phone btw
I get this phone on the 8th for my birthday!! Yay haha but I heard that you can't turn the key noises off so can't text silently.. is that true?
it happened to me too... i dont know wat it means but im geussing you lose connection or somethin like that
How much did it cost? Cause my sister is up for her 2 year upgrade from Sprint, and I
the vibrate on this phone is weak, sometimes i miss the text messages cuz i don't feel it in my pocket, i always feel the calls though, and i like the fact that it vibrates low cuz i don't want anybody hearing it in school(teachers), the ringing is loud....really loud
yeah my screen went stupid to and i luckily had insurance so it took about 5 days to get it back from being fixed
question: is there anyway you can get ringtones onto this phone for free?
thinking about buying this
could one of you guys, possibly telling me what you think about the phone if u have it?
I'm getting one through solo mobile... They have insane rates!!! Pick one up!!!
im looking to buy this phone soon and i want to know if i can take the songs i put on the phone and make it into a ring tone. i think im leaning towards the green because it seems more durable. I have herd worse things about the white and black than about the green
wait, did you say you just got this phone for virgin mobile opo20? How so thats not possible if you live in the states bc VM in america would never carry a phone that nice. Maybe you're talking about the wildcard?
same here
my uncle has bene working at sprint for 14 years
is the white for girls and black/blue for boys, or does it matter at all?
aw thanks! im stoked now! that was my only worry:)
I purchases a black one with silver keyboard. It's the same style as the pictures online but in person it looks so much better. I didn't like the look of the white one so I went with black.
And don't buy your cell phones in stores.
They jack up the prices 100% because they can because the consumer usually wants an easy convient walk out item.
ONly 1% of people buy online from Sprint and I am one of those who are willing to wait 3-4 days to save $100.
what color do you guys think is better? white with silver or black with blue? i wanted the black color but i dont really like how it has a blue key board
Had this phone for two years.....great phone....my battery started weakening so got an iPhone. ......great phone tho
did anybody hear about the lg rumor 2?? its coming out soon. go look it up.
the camera works a lot better if you change the quality.
Have it. Definetly would recommend to anyone who has Sprint, and likes texting(after having it for a month you LOVE texting) Camera does do bad in darker settings, but who cares. remember its a phone, not a stand alone camera. =))
i love the rumor. one of my friends have it and its awesome
is the aim slow or is it just as good as on a cpu?
I have this phone... It's 2015 I'm 15 years old. But I'm getting a new phone tommorow
ok i really want this phone. but then i read reviews saying that it breaks easily, scratches easily, has a sucky camera, has prob turning off..and more. then i saw other reviews saying it was the best phone ever.
CAN SOMEONE TELL ME IF THIS PHONE IS WORTH BUYING FOR $280, IS THE LG RUMOR A GOOD PHONE?
wut i mean that it locks up is that when i try to txt none of the buttons work..so i haf to turn it off and im gettin tired of it
does it have mp3 ringtones? because that would help me decide if i get it.
no
LG stopped doing that all the way back at the VX5200
Oh, well its time for my sisters upgrade after 2 years, and it might be an extra line. I don't know. I guess i'm gonna have to call sprint, and ask
I can't wait untill I get this phone. Im geting it sumtime after christmas. some kids at my school have it and I love it. The mp3 player is awesome, but the camera kinda sucks. they both have it in white, but im going to get it in blue. I do hate though how it doesn't have Sprint t.v. Cause I love watching t.v. on my phone.
Does any one know how fast the hardware is. like how fast is it to surf the web. and is the facebook feature actually as good as it sounds?
does it have a sprint music store or custom ringtones?
Why does the camera make this video look like it was made in the 1990's?
would you be able to set your mp3 songs as ringtones with this phone?
Yeah! i got one yesterday, its awesome!!!
Mine messed up....the screen turned white and it wont turn back to normal. Happened to my cousins Rumor as well. Sucks!!! well my Rumor does i love the phone itself though!!! but now i need a new one
Available from Virgin Mobile to.
i just got a white rumor and i love it!
i just bought my black Lg Rumor for pay as u go 1 day ago..i bought it from solo mobile. i was wondering how do i get the minutes for it do i have to go to Solo mobile or can i get the minutes from telus or any where
all rite ppl. I HAVE A QUESTION. plz reply immediatly.
if i had to choose b/t dis LG rumor and the Palm Centro, which 1 would be better.??
Witch is better, the white on or blue n black, everyone has a white on n i want it but idk, i have a samsung instinct ya know the new touch phne for sprint n i want the rumor lol
I just bought it last month. I really like it. I was getting so sick of flip phones and they had the BOGO deal so me and my girlfriend got one. I really like it. i love to text so its perfect for me. Overall, so far im really happy with it.
can you make yours own ringtones?
can you plzz tell me if it is a good phone and does it come with aim
i just got this phone.. it does its job.. call and txt ppl... i'm satisfied
where is the usb port if ther isnt how do u put music in it usin ur computer?
I have the white one which i like it looks brand new even after i had it for several months. I love this phone! since im horriable at ragular texting, the keyboard helps me text a 100 times faster. I dont use the the internet i have a laptop for that plus dont wanna pay for it nor do i use the mp3 since i own a zune. Anyways It serves me well i have nothing bad to say about it!
i got this phone and its workin fine dont listen 2 people wen they say its a bad phone..
does it record and or if it ha recording will i be able to put the recoding as my ringer
i just have to wait until feb. 2008 when i get my $150 discount on phones...so that helps....i think ill get this phone
is this a good phone? im thinking about getting it, message me
i found one of these phones at school with broken screen but u still can see part of it at least its still ueable lol
Well, I guess the reviewer wasn't very enthusiastic about the phone but so what, I ordered one anyway. I hope I like it. My ex-boyfriend has one and he seems to enjoy it. Even with the reviewer's bad review, I still want the phone.
yes im and if u do have sprint then yes
why is he ranking on the camera, the main point is texting not taking stupid pics and dont try to play young ppl off just because u cant get a better job. i qiute sure many young ppl would realize the difference in the pic quality
ima get da white or green one on mah birthday on april 22nd!!!
Ima get sheilds for mah phone!
I am getting it next week