LG GT505 - user opinions and reviews

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> In reply to R.Sai Srinivas @ 2009-10-02 04:09 from ut3jI found the biggest drain on the battery to be the GPS (true on every GPS phone I have come across).
Since I use the GPS mostly in the car with a power cord this is not an issue.
One thing I have noticed is that battery life has improved since I flashed the phone with original LG firmware to replace the Orange branded stuff.

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  • 2009-10-09 13:45
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is this phone compatible with apple OSX ??

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  • 2009-10-04 18:51
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Hi... Could anyone advice what/how i can install any S/W to use the MSN with my friend..?

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  • 2009-10-04 16:17
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> In reply to John.B @ 2009-10-02 15:07 from mCSYThanks John B.

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  • 2009-10-02 23:11
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> In reply to Amaral - Portugal @ 2009-09-29 19:50 from nq8BI'll e-mail it tonight when I get home.

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  • 2009-10-02 15:07
  • mCSY
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Wy GSMarena do not haves a review from this fone? Please send a revue about lg gt505.
Thanks

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  • 2009-10-02 13:57
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A 3-G phone with a host of features must have a 1300mAh battery for longer battery life.A normal phone like KP199 has 1350 mAh battery. LG some times goes very mad. GM200 has 1100mAh battery. But a premium and the most advanced phone like GT505 has 1000mAh battery. A mindless decision by LG in choosing battery.

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  • 2009-10-02 04:09
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> In reply to John.B @ 2009-09-28 17:04 from mCSYPlease send me the manual on pdf for htiger44@gmail.com.
Tanks

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  • 2009-09-29 19:50
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> In reply to Gerry @ 2009-09-05 17:09 from pJCDGerry - did you post on AV Forums?
I have a copy of the english manual in pdf format.
PM me your e-mail address and I'll send it to you.

John.B

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  • 2009-09-28 17:04
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Regarding SAR, the low value published online is apparently not correct, at least when you get the phone from T-mobile UK. The included manual states that the SAR values are 1.14w/KG at the ear and 1.67w/KG at the body, which is extremely high compared to most other phones. As the jury is still technically out on the health effects of mobile phones, I'm returning this and going for the Nokia E72 - a very different phone but with some nice features and a substantially lower SAR value.

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  • 2009-09-27 14:48
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> In reply to Olivier @ 2009-09-13 14:13 from n0I5The thing about GPS is that you have to in the open air and let the phone completely still (place it on a table for instance) for a few minutes. After it first connects to the satellite, you may move. This works for me at least.

Good luck

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  • 2009-09-26 23:18
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This is not a smartphone. Though the hardware is decent enough, it could only do with a slightly more sensitive touch screen, the software is a huge frustrating drawback on this phone.

Major annoyances:
Does not remember if you have predictive text on.
The typing keyboard is far too small. Unless you have tiny thumbs it will be a nuisance to type accurately. Most smartphones have the sense to space out the keys I've found.
The 3G capability claimed is locked off to only work through Orange Maps, which is an extra charge every month. No other application is able to access it.
The MP3 player will ALWAYS sort songs in alphabetical title order with no option to change this. The joke being it uses the Tag3 information to find the title so you can't even trick it easily by including numbers on the file names.
The auto focus takes too long and doesn't work well.
The keypad locking is a complete nuisance and always seems to make keypad operated phonelines a journey through frustration.
Java permissions cannot be set, so java applications are forced to ALWAYS ask whether you want to give them permission.
Very little ability to customise the interface, the few widgets on offers are pointless or useless. They can't be augmented with other java apps. Can't even change the order or colour of menus.
It losses signal often, and takes along time on "emergency call only" when trying to go between 3G or 3G+.

There is very little to recommend the software on this phone, and as it is LG proprietary stuff it is unlikely to ever see any major revision or improvement during the 2 years I'm stuck with it.

Throw in very poor customer service from Orange and this is easily the most annoying phone I've ever owned.

That all said it is probably fine for someone who just wants to make a few calls and doesn't really want a smartphone or decently designed software.

It could have all been solved by installing Windows Mobile/Google Android or Symbian.

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  • 2009-09-25 16:49
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> In reply to Michael j @ 2009-09-15 13:34 from 3p9dhttp://www.sarvalues.com/eu-complete.html
this website lists a good number of mobiles with their sars value and yes, .64 does seem to be relatively low

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  • 2009-09-25 11:47
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i live in bangadesh n jst bought dis phone from bangkok a few days ago.......its giving no problems so far except that i have 2 charge it frequenty,is anyone else facing da same problem???otherwise da phone is quite satisfactory!

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  • 2009-09-22 16:36
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Does it have good memory

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  • 2009-09-21 23:51
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does anyone know what the price is?

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  • 2009-09-21 16:41
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i like this phone,i find it easy to use except for the internet stuff but i have only just started using it and i am a technophobe.Takes good pictures and easy to text,either way round.Gets better reception than my old phone inside buildings.

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  • 2009-09-15 23:44
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I've read that the SAR on the GT500 (same model I think?) is .64 to head, which is relatively low, is it not?

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  • 2009-09-15 13:34
  • 3p9d
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Hi,

I've got this phone for 3 weeks. I like it a lot but can't use the gps. I'm wondering whether it's an internal problem...
the gps never gets connected when I use the jogging buddy or we-travel and the geo-tagging seems not to be workings.
Does anyone know how to make it work?

Thanks in advance!

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  • 2009-09-13 14:13
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Specific absorption rate (SAR) is a measure of the rate at which energy is absorbed by the body when exposed to a radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic field. It is defined as the power absorbed per mass of tissue and has units of watts per kilogram [1]. SAR is usually averaged either over the whole body, or over a small sample volume (typically 1g or 10g of tissue). The value cited is then the maximum level measured in the body part studied over the stated volume or mass. It can be calculated from the electric field within the tissue as

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  • 2009-09-10 14:44
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