LG KF900 Prada - user opinions and reviews

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This thing sucks in so many ways that I'm not sure the awesome features balance out well enough. The theory rocks. I really like what they've tried to do. But with the drawbacks I've experience I want to bring it back to my cell provider and see if they'll cash it in for the Nokia 5800. I didn't like that fone then but I bet I'll like it now!

Drawbacks:

1. The interface is slooow. When it fades or slides from one page to another, it sure looks nice, and I could stand to wait, if I didn't already wait a whole second for the effect to *start* after I touched the screen. It must take a second and a half from when you touch the screen for it to be ready to accept more input in the next screen. Many options in this phone are three or four menus deep, which makes it take a while to get *any*thing done.

2. Not enough system memory. I am *SO* serious! I'm not being picky here. Listening to music requires two applications (a file browser and the audio player application). Often, when I've chosen my music in the file browser, the audio player can't open because I reach the limit of open applications. This happens switching between the photo gallery and the image viewer as well, or switching between the contacts application and either the camera or the file browser (to choose/capture an image for a contact). All of these apps require its sister app to operate properly, and there's only enough memory for one app to operate... Good luck leaving the music playing in t he background and being allowed to do ANYTHING else! It claims 23MB of system memory, with approximately 10.5MB used by "Other". I've deleted/purged the phone of all java applications, music, and pictures, and that mysterious 10.5MB of the system memory continues to haunt me. Opening one application, like the music file browser, getting ready to listen to music, doesn't affect the memory in use very much at all, so i'm not sure memory is the problem at all in fact. Very annoying. WHAT is multitasking then? lol.

3. LG, can we get a new firmware soon? PLEASE :'( I've owned the phone a week and it's crashed at least four times. Once I was pressing fast-forward in the music app, and it just rebooted. Rebooting takes 60 seconds or more. twice I had just taken a photo and waited for it to appear on the screen, so I could choose to save it, delete it, send it... and I waited for fifteen minutes. No buttons responded; I finally had to take the battery out. The second time I waited about five minutes before taking the same action. The other time I was browsing photos in my gallery and it got a garbled screen, like TV static, and then just black. Had to power it up after that, it was off.

4. It's inconsistent. Lets say I reply to Alice's SMS. I'm in the middle of writing my reply, Bob sends me a note. I decide to send him a quick reply and get back to Alice's note. I hit Reply. I'm placed back at /Alice's/ reply, with Alice in the recipient box. fine, I guess it wants me to finish Alice's note. I do so, and hit Send. The next screen says Sending... Bob. What? Even though Alice is in the recipient box, *Bob* gets the letter?!? Ok lets try it again. Next time, I erase the contents of the recipient box, and *select* Alice specifically. Still says sending to *Bob*, but *Alice* gets the letter. What the heck?!? Why would I even bother using this thing to write to my friends if I can't predict what which friend is getting my notes?

I suspect a new firmware could address my drawbacks. But do I wait for it, limping along? Or do I go down to the cell store and demand my contract annulled so I can try the Nokia 5800....

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  • 2009-08-16 01:01
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I just got this beautiful device! However, I tried to get on ATT's network all freaking day. I guess they can't register me on their gsm network as the phone it's not from here. Anyone have this problem in the US? I live in Chicago...HELP PLEASE!!!

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  • 2009-08-13 22:59
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ma phone got swtchd on due to low battery.. i put it on charging and tried swtchng it on ..but its not happening.. pls help

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  • 2009-08-13 13:04
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hi is it true you cant change ur screensaver from the pictures of models? i do not like that..

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  • 2009-08-13 09:51
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i know this was asked before but does anyone know how to activate keylock and password simultaneously?? i tried tirelessly but so far all i can do is lock phone hwen turned on or changing sim.. thanks

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  • 2009-08-12 20:29
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is this phone already available in the Philippines? how much approx does it cost?

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  • 2009-08-08 09:42
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> In reply to LVRANDY @ 2009-07-27 21:34 from bgZvwhen the phone freezes, just press the lock button on the right, then unlock it and it should be good to go

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  • 2009-08-07 03:31
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> In reply to LVRANDY @ 2009-07-27 21:34 from bgZvI find pulling the battery out is the only way to unfreeze the phone. It seems to work fine from then on...until the next time.

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  • 2009-08-05 04:29
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> In reply to Prada Help Needed @ 2009-05-17 06:11 from I0wddo you have any help with this??? i have the same problem

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  • 2009-07-27 21:34
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2009-06-16 19:12 from Yc}}do you fix the phone??? i have the same problem with the frozeen screen , does anybody knows how hard reset??????? PLEASE HELP

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  • 2009-07-27 21:32
  • bgZv
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Do you get the link along with the phone or is it sold separately????reply plzzzzz...

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  • 2009-07-26 17:18
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i still luv my prada 2 no doubt x1 is tempting :P
dont mind to have both ;)

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  • 2009-07-25 07:57
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is this available in india ????? n if then wat is the price ofLG PRADA in india

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  • 2009-07-24 17:25
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howcome the volume on my phone is soo low?. . . it use to be loud but fot atleast a week now, ts been far from loud

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  • 2009-07-23 02:38
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> In reply to E @ 2009-05-31 13:14 from RNV0yes

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  • 2009-07-21 16:19
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> In reply to E @ 2009-06-06 09:40 from RNV0REASON: ok the reason that your phone restarts is because there is a unrecognized file on your phone that causes the phone to crash.
SOLUTION: You can format your memory card, or delete all the files on the OTHERS folder in your memory card.
It worked for me I also have the Prada II.

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  • 2009-07-21 07:15
  • LsHv
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The X1 is way much better than this phone and cost less

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  • 2009-07-20 12:27
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> In reply to Prada Help Needed @ 2009-05-17 06:11 from I0wdi have the same problem..do you have any help with the hard/soft reset?? how can reset the phone??
pliz help!

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  • 2009-07-20 07:13
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> In reply to Tony @ 2009-07-14 06:39 from Ik2HThe phone is great it sounds very good and teh camera is very very good the touch screen is excellent and the keyboard is yust right.

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  • 2009-07-20 04:58
  • LsHv
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its a beautiful phone but it just broke after 2 months
good thing i got warrantee
sometimes it randomly shuts off and turns back on
today it shut off and just didnt turn back on
i dont know if it broke because it still displays the PRADA welcome screen...but it just freezes there

ugh i paid $500 for it to break after a couple months
yummy.

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  • 2009-07-18 09:00
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