Comments on: LG Chocolate 3 (VX-8560) – Verizon

By: Jellybean

Jellybean — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:17:33 +0000

Windows 7 automatically picked up the drivers for me. Yet, with the drivers, I am only able to sync music not data. Any help?

By: Glendon

Glendon — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:27:01 +0000

I returned my storm for the Chocolate 3 and I love it. Yes the Storm had great video but the software is slow making using it clumsy and frustrating. Plus it would have cost over $100 per month with the required Backberry plan. With the Chocolate I can listen to music and podcasts easily with no hassles and a cheaper plan. That’s all I need. Music syncs easily with WMP or just drag and drop to the phone. For the record I like that it’s a flip phone and not a slider.

By: Bart

Bart — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:49:07 +0000

Get the Storm…it does everything…lets me use my owns songs as ringers(I’m a musician too) lets me use my own pictures (I’m a photographer) http://www.bartstar.com
The music player is pretty good…but you need to get the Blackberry plan from Verizon…who is likemost big cell companies…”they want your bucks”

Oh and for you folks trying to download music…pull the media card and download the songs to it and your phone will recognize them…thats how I do it.

By: Audriana

Audriana — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:57:02 +0000

I just recieved this phone today and as of today i’m pleased but i’m trying to get my computer to recognize it. (I have windows vista, ya’ll know that Vista is a waste of time) but anyway it ain’t doin’ it. HELP!!!

By: Ton

Ton — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:07:16 +0000

This phone’s design is an improvement on my Razor, yet it’s functionality is bogus. Why couldn’t they have just done like Motorola and had a MiniUSB port, instead of these odd shaped plugs. (Since Chocolates vary anyway)

And this whole “ringtone” thing is lame. If I can’t use my songs as ringtones or make my own, what’s the point of even using the phone. As a musician, I’m not about to become famous enough for Rhapsody to feature my music- so I can pay to download CERTAIN SONGS as ringtones, for $3 ea.

All in all, I give this phone a 3/5. Because LG Messed this one up on purpose. Oh and even though I have to use WMP to sync audio, I can still delete through explorer- so NEAH!!!

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:25:28 +0000

The only good thing about Verizon is its network. They screw everything else up. Take the VZRhapsody for example. This is a first class piece of c__P software. It would be so easy for the memory to be viewed in explorer but Verizon has to screw that up. The phone is pretty good but Verizon has mucked it up…

By: Charles Pattison

Charles Pattison — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:00:05 +0000

I too have been either e-mailing Verizon or talking to the m on the phone for at least 6-8 hours over the past 2 weeks. I have had zero luck trying to get the computer to recognize the phone. At present the phone will not sync to the computer using Windows XP service Pack 2 and all the drivers have been downloaded from Verizon and are in place. I’m ready to give up on the Chocolate 3. This is ridiculous.

By: julie

julie — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:47:20 +0000

like this phone so far.. Just received it. Looking forward to comments

By: mary

mary — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:36:43 +0000

i also have a chocolate 3 and have been trying to get music to download onto it from my pc, i’ve been on the phone for 5 hours with verizon and no one can tell me why my computer won’t recognize the phone? any idea how i can get my pc to work with this phone? none of the drivers will work?, any info would be greatly appreciated! thanks, mary

By: TheBoostCreep

TheBoostCreep — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:34:19 +0000

I love it. I was looking for a good phone. I am a car tuner and enjoy being able to get into customer cars and go to my “station” on the radio while in the car and not worrying about leaving anything behind when I am done.

By: m goode

m goode — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:58:36 +0000

This thing doesn’t hold a candle to the Motorola Krave. It’s got a full touch screen and a two megapixel camera (which are my favorite features). Check out the full feature list online at motorola.com/krave. I’ve been a fan of this thing ever since I started working with Motorola.

By: ZippityDooDah

ZippityDooDah — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:01:12 +0000

I really like this phone. The 3.5mm jack is great–but only because the FM transmitter is crap. I called Verizon and they told me the FCC limits them to a 4 foot transmission power. I just use my old FM transmitter instead. My adapter was failing so I am really glad to see the 3.5mm. One of these days I might get an antenna splitter for my car and try to tape the phone cradle on it to see if the reception is better. I will say, however, that when I get out of town the FM transmitter is much better. That is a great feature and somebody REALLY needs to bribe the FCC to bump the power. I really like being able to listen to tunes and do other stuff at the same time but there are still some things I can’t do which bugs me. When I am sitting on the crapper or at the doc’s office or whatever I wish I could listen to tunes AND play games. Maybe on the Chocolate IV (LG/Verizon r u listening?).

Also, my bitpim calendar synch with Google Cal fills up the memory and I don’t know why. This is bugging me but I’ll figure it out eventually.

The screen has a higher resolution which is nice for pics but some games I need to wear my “cheaters” to see the fraggin thang (too bad for us visually challenged freaks I guess).

Everything else is nice and there have been a bunch of software upgrades making things easier than my old 8600.

By: LGgirl

LGgirl — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:58:04 +0000

I got this phone, but it’s in blue. I like it, except when you open it, it’s a really big phone! I prefer the smaller versions, not looking like I’m talking on a 80’s cell phone. Oh well. But, It takes good pictures, 2.0. And, the FM transmitter, it doesn’t work as well for me, I live in a bigger city with a lot of radio stations, so I don’t get that great of a reception. So, if you live in a big city, you might have problems with the FM transmitter as well, a lot of cutting in and out.

By: phone girl (again)

phone girl (again) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:21:16 +0000

i meant slider phone on line two. sry for the mistake. but i still like the phone! i want the one in blue.

By: phone girl

phone girl — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:19:45 +0000

i like the slim figure and the fm stuff and all, but i would look forward to buying more if it was a slier phone like the old one, but i dont want the old one because it was rather bulkier. i was thinking about the venus though…

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:45:19 +0000

The review is very informative about a lot of different features of the phone, but why didn’t you review the call quality?

By: Roony

Roony — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:01:53 +0000

After reading this review, i found interest and planning to switch from my Nokia N 72 to LG.