LG 600G Prepaid Phone with Double Minutes for Life (Tracfone) | 
| Brand: LG
Category: Wireless
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $39.99
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 932
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: LG600
UPC: 616960006138
ASIN: B001T0HQKC
Release Date: October 15, 2007
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| Features:
| • | Prepaid flip phone provides double the amount of purchased minutes for the life of the phone | | • | Pay for only the calling time you use with minutes purchased from Tracfone--no annual contract required | | • | VGA camera for still photos, Bluetooth for handsfree devices, speakerphone, SMS and MMS messaging, dual LCD screens | | • | Up to 6.5 hours of talk time, up to 312 hours (13 days) of standby time | | • | What's in the Box: handset, battery, travel charger, getting started guide, user manual |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The perfect complement to Tracfone prepaid wireless service, the sleek, lightweight LG 600G offers an affordable way to stay in touch with family and friends across town and around the globe via voice communication and text messaging. And this phone offers Double Minutes for the life of the phone. That means when you add a 60, 120 or 200-minute card, or a 1 Year of Service Airtime Card (which adds 400 minutes), you'll receive double the airtime for the same low price. Other features include Bluetooth connectivity for handsfree devices, a VGA camera for still photos, speakerphone, organizer tools, and up to 6.5 hours of talk time. Tracfone Service
Tracfone provides nationwide prepaid wireless service using the nation's leading cellular providers to create a national footprint covering 99 percent of the U.S. population. This gives you connectivity everywhere cellular service is available. You can use your Tracfone across the U.S. and if you move, you can relocate your wireless number with just a phone call. You can buy bundles of minutes (which must be used within a set time limit of between 90 to 365 days) from the Tracfone web site on your home PC or directly from your phone's web browser. For example, if you purchase a block of 120 minutes of airtime, you'll need to use that within 90 days of your first use. When you buy additional airtime minutes, your Tracfone service is extended automatically by another 90 days. Tracfone also offers international long distance calling to over 60 international destinations (including Argentina, Brazil, China, Mexico, most European countries, and many more), which deducts the same amount of minutes from your phone as when you make calls to destinations within the U.S. This phone ships with a number of handy Tracfone services, including free voice mail, free caller ID, and free call waiting. And perhaps most importantly, the integrated TracFone Airtime Balance Display shows you how much airtime you've used and how much is left, so you can control your costs. You must activate your cell phone before use either by calling the Tracfone toll-free number or going to the Tracfone web site. Phone Features
The clamshell LG 600G has an internal LCD screen with a 128 x 160-pixel resolution and support for 65K colors, and it's complemented by an external screen (96 x 64 pixels, 65K colors) that displays current time, battery life, signal strength, and incoming calls. The internal phonebook can store up to 1000 contact entries, and it supports multiple numbers per contact entry as well as caller groups. Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and includes profiles for communication headset and handsfree car kits. Support for basic text messaging and multimedia messaging (MMS) are built into the 600G. When used in combination with the phone's built-in camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun. The T9 predictive text entry technology is built into the unit, which makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets--a plus for mobile email and text messaging users. Other features include: - Tracfone Airtime Balance Display shows you how much airtime you've used and how much is left
- VGA camera for still photos with multi-shot, self-timer, brightness, white balance functions
- Organizer tools: Calendar, alarm, calculator, stopwatch, world clock, notepad, unit converter, tip converter
- 32-chord polyphonic ringtones plus vibrate mode
- WAP 2.0 browser
Vital Statistics
The LG 600G weighs 3.17 ounces and measures 1.79 x 3.89 x 0.54 inches. Its 800 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 6.5 hours of talk time, and up to 312 hours (13 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS frequencies.
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Nice but there's trouble in paradise. March 11, 2010
Dremari (PA, USA)
I bought the LG600g as an upgrade to my Motorola V120c that I had and used for about 4 years with no problems except the occasional call drop all people I talked to never knew I was on a mobile. My purchase was made from HSN with a package that included a 1 Year card and Bluetooth head set.
The good points of this phone are the sleek styling, nifty features, the color screen was a treat! Bluetooth, compact and affordable.
I can hear everyone very clear on this phone, better than the old one. However, the outgoing signal got me so many complaints. It's not static, but a wavy, reverberation sound that others hear. I call customer service and they sent out a replacement... same model but reconditioned. I still have the same problem. So, I wanted to switch it all back to 600g #1 and the web site told me I needed a new SIM card. THe girl I talked to understood and sent it out. I tried to do the transfer from the reconditioned to the 600g #2 online and something went wrong. Now my phones are rendered inactive and the person I got on to talk to had a language and understanding barrier with me. I have yet to resolve and return to cell phone sanity. I am disappointed after years of satisfaction.
But in doing research, I found that my LG600g is a GSM and my old Motorola was a CDMA. The GSMs work on TMobile or AT&T SIMs. (If your SIM card number starts 890141 and a bunch of other numbers, you have AT&T sevice. An interesting point is that the Tracfone models with c in the model code are CDMA and work on Verizon. These signals are better in rural areas, like mine. I heard a little rumor that Tracfone may come out with an LG 231c phone that is loaded with cool stuff. I will endure the flaws of this 600g until that one comes out. By the way, the g tells you that it is GSM.
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 Beware of Tracfone Customer Service March 6, 2010
R. J. Miller (Saratoga, CA United States)
Bought this phone from Tracfone web site two months ago [Jan 2010] as a "upgrade" to an older Nokia. Tracfone requires that you designate the area code in which the phone will be used primarily [San Jose, CA]. Fair enough -- calls from other area codes are than charged as roaming. Also, I want to use the phone in San Diego and in most areas of San Diego and other areas of California the phone works. However, there is an half mile area, more or less, around my office where the phone does not work -- "emergency calls only" with five bars signal strength. How do I know this? I walked in various directions from the office, checking the phone performance every 1-2 blocks until I could actually dial out.
Thus, for my purposes, the phone is useless in San Diego.
I have two other Tracfones [an older Nokia 1100 and a Motorola V170] -- both work just fine in all areas of San Diego.
Now for the customer review part: When in San Diego, I called customer review and was told that I must call from the primary use area to resolve the problem. When I returned to San Jose, I was told that I must call when in San Diego to resolve the problem. I was told that the problem might be that I was trying to use the phone outside of the primary area -- Why would Tracfome sell a phone that worked only in a small area of the country? So far I have spent over three hours on the phone and on hold while I am shuttled from "Supervisor" to "Supervisor", none of whom were really helpful. Apt descriptions might be robotic/pleasant/lacking competency/able to read the English language script adequately.
The "last straw": When the phone is activated, Tracfone includes 20 minutes and sixty days of air time. The air time on this phone will expire March 15 -- I am not going to be in San Diego until March 19. Since the last message was that I had to call from San Diego to help them "research" the problem, I asked for an additional 10 days of air time [not minutes]to March 25...didn't feel like buying more air time and throwing good money after bad. Another 30 minutes and more supervisors later, I was begrudgingly granted another five days of air time -- to March 20. The likelihood that the issue will be resolved is minimal.
Comments: When the Tracfones work, the price is reasonable. When they don't work, be prepared to spend hours of frustration and aggravation.
 Satisfied February 26, 2010
Vince Stevens (Pennsylvania)
Just purchased the phone. I haven't had the phone a month yet. It's easy to add time and am getting offers for addtional minutes. I have no dropped calls and the phone is crystal clear. Well satisfied with the LG600G
Started out good, ended up bad January 29, 2010
Ronald E. Harris Jr. (MI)
When calling out, I get no dial tone. Just silence. The person I am calling can hear me but I cannot hear them. On the second attempt to call I will get a ringtone like normal. The phone was great for a while but in the last couple of months it has been giving me trouble. I emailed trafone for help. After a couple of emails all they could tell me is to call customer service. That is the only thing I do not care for from trafone. You will spend hours on the phone with them for the simplest of things. Buttom line this is the worst phone I have used from tracfone. I am better off buying a new phone than dealing with customer service.
 Very frustrating experience! December 1, 2009
Chris (Bonney Lake, WA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this tracfone about six months ago to replace my phone with one of the big carriers. My experiences with their customer service were horrible. I initially bought minutes via one of the cards at the grocery store. It didn't work, but I needed a phone that day. I had to buy them online. When I called customer service to get the credit for the time I purchased it took over one hour on the phone with several people to get someone that had the ability to help with the problem. They were friendly, but not competent.
After a few weeks I started experiencing dropped calls. Whenever I initiated a call, my phone would drop the call in the first ten seconds of my conversation. For some reason my second attempt would remain connected. My phone has been a frustration for my friends and my family.
I've also experienced issues with the phone shutting down (power) while I am on a call (with a full charge)
I've experienced issues with minutes vanishing. (This may be user error, since there are times when my calls are still connected when I pick up other calls) One time, I lost 75 minutes.
Needless to say, I wouldn't recommend this phone and service to anyone.
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