Verizon LG Dare VX9700 No Contract 3G Camera Touchscreen MP3 Cell Phone

Great BASIC phone!! Like many others, didn't want to get a SmartPhone and pay the additional (and required) Data plan. This LG Dare works fine for me. I was kind of leary about getting a "touch screen" only phone. I've only used "hard" button phones in the past. It's definitely no iPhone BUT...it's a very nice BASIC phone to use. The touchscreen is nice, but I'd highly recommend that you do the "calibration" before using it so it will get used to your touch. The only thing that was that when I activated with Verizon, I was told that it could not be used with my current plan (Americas Choice 500 Family Share Plan) and that I had to switch to another plan in order for it to work; which I did (NATIONWIDE LOYALTY SHARE 550 Family Plan) for the same price as I was paying previously. It was a hassle because the original Verizon agent accidentally put me on an Unlimited Talk Individual Plan for twice the price!! As for a few details about the phone: - Screen: Quality seems very nice and locks automatically after a certain amount of time; touch screen works great once calibrated - Keyboard: Obviously it's touchsreen based. For making calls it's easy. Turning horizontally for the QWERTY keyboard, the keys are a bit cramped for me, but I'm getting used to it and it works fine otherwise. - Camera: Good quality for stills; OK for video - Storage: Removable mini-SD card - Ring Tones: Decent selection - Speaker: Loud, sometimes distorts...at high volume of course...but otherwise good sounding. (FYI - When laying the phone down on a flat surface, it muffles the speaker volume a bit since the speaker is on the back of the phone) - Headphone Jack: It's 3.5mm which is great; no need to get a 2.5mm adapter!! 2.5mm headsets are kind of hard to find in the stores. Overall I would definitely recommmend this phone if you are looking for a great, basic (non-smartphone) touchscreen phone.

...don't understand the complaints. I've had this phone for 3 yrs so far and will keep it until it dies! the battery is great, the qwerty keyboard makes it easy and quick to send texts; it's lightweight; picture-size is adequate; it's a durable little phone; and best of all..no data-plan is required! You can store close to about 300 texts and a hugh supply of pictures. it's not a smart-phone, so don't expect a smart-phone. it was one of the first totally-touch touch phones and was pretty much ahead of its time when it first came out. I had purchased the Voyager, but took it back the next day and exchanged it for the Dare because the Voyager gave you the option of typing on either the regular keyboard and the touch-keyboard. I found I perferred the touch-keyboard, thus I went for the Dare. I believe you'll be satisfied with taking a chance on the Dare. May 28, 2013 update... Purchased this phone online for my mom and now I have a totally different outlook on the LG Dare. It's completely different from the one I purchased from Verizon. It constantly freezes up, and the keyboard is annoyingly offline. It can take forever to text or dial a number. My mom wants to get rid of this phone and I would no longer recommend it.

I received this device with the idea that it was new or pretty much like new unit. The unit shows sign of wear on the front physical buttons and somewhat on the screen, after activating the device and going through the backup assistant process. I realized that the phone is worthless because upon receiving a call the audio comes out distorted and jumbled, you cannot understand anyone. The speaker sound fine but why paid good money to only be able to use the speaker. Either way im very unhappy with having paid for a new device and received a visibly used phone in which you cant talk with because the earpiece is defective. Oh i forgot to mention they are charging me postage for returning a device that is defective. Buyers beware!

This phone is great. Touch screen sensitivity is not overly sensitive and you don't have to press to hard. I have this phone for about a week, and even though it did not come with a manual, i was able to figure it out easily. I bought this phone because I wanted a touch screen phone that didn't require a data package. The 3.2 mega pixel camera is outstanding. The phone comes with 7 cool animated backgrounds and several ringtones. If you want your own ringtones and wallpapers, I suggest myxer.com. They will send it from the internet to your phone. Another thing that I like about this phone is that contacts are easy to add. You can customize the layout of this phone by simply dragging and dropping, which is very easy to do. Virtual qwerty is easy to type on, I rarely hit he wrong key. Music player is great. all of my previous phones have had 2.5 mm headphone jacks which are pointless. This has a standard 3.5mm which means your iPod headphones can fit. The screen is easy to unlock, all you have to do is tap the lock icon in the bottom left of the screen. Pros- good touch screen, good calling, good qwerty, customizability, camera, easy to add contacts, good tools such as calculator, stop watch, tip calculator, and my favorite, the drawing pad. Cons- space bar on standard keyboard is not in normal spot, (positioned more towards right side), videos can only be 30 seconds long All in all, this phone is great for everyone, I am a teenager who constantly texts and listen to music, but it is not too complicated, because my mom can operate it.