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LG Dare Silver Phone (Verizon Wireless)
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LG Dare Silver Phone (Verizon Wireless)
- Multimedia-oriented smartphone boasting spacious 3-inch touchscreen with handwriting recognition
- Access Verizon's V Cast Music and Video service via fast EV-DO data network; GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions
- 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder with Schneider-Kreuznach lens; Bluetooth stereo streaming; MicroSD expansion up to 8 GB
- Up to 4.7 hours of talk time, up to 360 hours (15 days) of standby time; measures 4.1 x 2.2 x 0.5 inches (HxWxD)
- Includes: Handset, travel adapter/USB cable, user guide, quick reference guide, music CD
Amazon.com Product Description
The LG Dare for Verizon dares to be different with its bold looks and advanced capabilities--boasting a spacious three-inch touchscreen with handwriting recognition, a 3.2-megapixel camera with face detection and flash, and unique in-phone photo editing capabilities. It's compatible with the V Cast Music and V CAST Music with Rhapsody services, which enables you to purchase songs through your phone and download them via Verizon's fast EV-DO data network. Other features include stereo Bluetooth streaming, MicroSD memory expansion up to 8 GB, access to your mobile email, and up to 4.7 hours of talk time. 
Enjoy easy touchscreen navigation, stereo Bluetooth streaming, high-quality photos and videos from the 3.2-megapixel lens, and access to your mobile email. | Verizon Service Options
With support for the EV-DO high-speed data standard, you'll enjoy fast access to the Internet and Verizon's multimedia services (additional charges applicable), with average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps and peak rates up to 2 Mbps. (Learn more about where EV-DO coverage is offered.) The V Cast Music service enables you to download songs instantly to your phone, or purchase music through your PC and transfer the files to your phone. If purchased from your phone, you'll receive two copies of the song: a Windows Media Audio Pro Plus format at 64Kbps stereo is sent to your phone, and a Windows Media Audio 9 format at 160Kbps stereo is sent to your account in the V CAST Music online store for downloading to your PC. V Cast Music offers nearly 2 million songs, with more being added all the time. In addition to the V Cast Music service, this phone is also compatible with Verizon's V CAST Music with Rhapsody, which enables you to access this exclusive digital music service for RealNetworks and for MTV Networks. V CAST Music with Rhapsody delivers unlimited monthly access to music on up to three Rhapsody-compatible mobile phones and players and online on multiple PCs and Web browsers. In addition, customers who purchase music over-the-air are able to download the master copy of the songs or albums to their PCs free of digital rights management (DRM) software that restricts how and where music can be played. The V Cast Video service enables you to stream or download video clips to your phone from a variety of news, entertainment, sports, and weather channels, including CNN, ABC News, E!, CBS Sports, The Weather Channel, and VH1. Verizon's Mobile eMail gives you access to your Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo Mail and AOL accounts so you can read, write, and reply. Access your address book, receive e-mail alerts and more, right on your Verizon Wireless phone. With this GPS-enabled phone, you'll be able to access Verizon's VZ Navigator service (additional charges applicable) for voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions, heads-up alerts, local search of nearly 14 million points of interest in the US (such as landmarks, restaurants and ATMs), and detailed color maps. Phone Features
Measuring just 0.5 inches thin and weighing 3.76 ounces, the LG Dare feels lightly comfortable in your pocket. It features a large 3-inch touchscreen that recognizes your handwriting and provides tactile feedback when pressing onscreen buttons or typing on the onscreen QWERTY keyboard. The display has a 240 x 400-pixel resolution and support for 262K colors, and its home screen has several shortcut icons including your messaging inbox, phonebook, favorites menu. The phone provides just three buttons on the bottom of its face for send, end and clearing calls, and it has a stainless steel border along its sides and black soft touch surface on the back. The phone has an internal 148 MB memory, which can be expanded via optional MicroSD memory cards up to 8 GB in size. It can store up to 1000 contact entries, with fields for five numbers per contact. It connects to your PC via USB, and it offers USB mass storage capabilities. The 3.2-megapixel camera with Schneider-Kreuznach certified lens offers several resolution options, ranging from 2048 x 1536 pixels to QVGA 320 x 240 pixels--perfect for sending via MMS messaging. It offers advanced features including face detection, SmartPic Technology (which helps to compensate face color), four ISO settings, six preset scense, panorama and split shot capabilities, white balance settings, multi-shot, and multiple color effects. It also features a flash, self-timer, and multiple shutter sounds (including off). Once you've snapped your photo, you can edit it right in the Dare--zoom, rotate, crop, add frames, or add writing over the image. You can also capture video up to 640 x 480 pixels for storing onto a memory card, or QCIF 176 x 144-pixel resolution for sending via MMS. You can record videos up to 120 frames per second (fps) and then play them back on the Dare at a slow motion rate of 15 fps. This phone provides the latest version of Bluetooth connectivity--version 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), which makes pairing with the included headset as well as other Bluetooth devices a snap. And with EDR, you'll get a faster connection than with the previous version 1.2, which makes transferring files and using the phone as a modem for your laptop hum along nicely. And with the embedded A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of Bluetooth stereo headphones or other compatible devices. 
The lightweight LG Dare measures just 0.5 inches thin. | In addition to compatibility with formats offered by Verizon's V CAST Music and CAST Music with Rhapsody services, it's also compatible with unprotected MP3, WMA, and AAC/AAC+ formats. The digital audio player features a preset sound effect equalizer, ability to create and manage playlists on the phone, and backbround music mode that allows you to multitask (write email, check your calendar, surf the Web) while continuing to play music. Other features include: - Organizer tools: Calculator, EZTip calculator, calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, world clock, notebook, notepad and drawing pad with handwriting recognition
- Speaker-independent voice commands
- One-touch speakerphone
- Mobile email: Yahoo! Mail, Windows Live Mail, AOL, AIM, Verizon.net
- Messaging: SMS, MMS
- Voice Recording: 1 minute or 1 hour (standby
- Favorites: add up to nine contacts with Picture ID
- Speed Dial: up to 996 entries
- HTML Web browsing with touch navigation and favorites
- Music ringer support (clips from hit songs)
- Hearing Aid Compatibility = M3/T3
- TTY compatible
- Bluetooth version 2.1 with the following profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), BIP (for sending images to another device), BPP (basic printing profile for text, email), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), HID (support for mice or joysticks), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures), PBA (transfer contacts)
Vital Statistics
The LG Dare weighs 3.76 ounces and measures 4.1 x 2.2 x 0.5 inches. Its 1100 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 280 minutes (4.7 hours) of talk time, and up to 360 hours of standby time. It runs on the 800/1900 CDMA frequencies as well as the 1xEV-DO r0 data network.
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LG Dare Silver Phone (Verizon Wireless)
- Wireless Phone: 0 pages (2008-07-03)
- Publisher: Verizon Wireless
- Label: Verizon Wireless
- Studio: Verizon Wireless
- Average Customer Review: based on 22 reviews
- Sales Rank in Cell Phones: #351
Avg. Customer Review:
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: I am thrilled with this phone 2008-10-05
Comment: I was mostly interested in the highly rated camera which is great. But I just love the touch screen. I also really like that I can change to big fonts and that I can see the clock without my glasses (I am 61!). I also like that I can have everything locked so even the camera doesnt turn on inside my purse and take pictures of nothing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: iPhone killer? Nope. Verizons best phone? Oh yeah! 2008-10-01
Comment: Ever since the iPhone came out, touch screen everything has been the new trend. While this technology has existed for many years, having it on something as small as a phone has excited lots of people. Add to that the features of a smart phone, like mp3 players, internet, etc., and you have an all in one product that does the task of multiple electronic devices.
New into the growing market is the LG Dare, a spin-off of the LG Prada that has been available in Europe for a few years now. At first glance, this is a smaller iPhone clone, which is partially true (the Prada came out in 2006). The biggest differences is that...
1) This phone uses proprietary Verizon software. Very similar features to other LG/Verizon phones, which isn't all bad, but you won't be able to customize it like an iPhone.
2) Using the Verizon network, this phone has amazing coverage and high internet speeds. I never have dropped calls, and have coverage in the most remote of places.
The first thing to notice is the beautiful 3-inch screen on the front. It is smaller than the iPhone, but so is the entire phone. The colors are vibrant, and the animations are smooth. The screen is very accurate for one its size, and the overall look is very nice. There are also three buttons on the bottom (call, back/speakerphone, and a back/end call). On the side you get a USB charger, speakerphone button, volume rocker, key lock, and a camera button.
All the menus are layed out well, but require some tinkering before you know where everything is. From the main screen you get a few options. There is messaging, call, main menu, contacts, and favorites. On the upper right there is a link to shortcuts, which can be customized to your most used tasks. One great idea is the ability to drag items from the shortcut screen to your main screen. From there they can be moved anywhere on the front of you Dare.
In addition to the typical features, the Dare also gives you a large amount of connectivity to other things. VZ navigator is a GPS program that provides turn by turn directions to addresses and a huge listing of food, gas, events and more. I found the GPS to be very accurate, and with the text-to-speech function, I never had to look down. Another nice feature included is a mobile email feature that will notify you of new emails from a variety of accounts that you can add.
Texting is very easy as there are many ways to do it. There is your typical text entry by tapping the numbers to get the letters you want. There is T-9 for predictive text, and a handwriting recognition program, which I found to be very poor. The coolest features is that if you turn the Dare sideways, a full qwerty keyboard appears. At first it is a little hard to use because the screen is a little small, but it works well.
Connecting to the internet on the Dare is easy, and the Verizon network is fast at loading web pages. The only real downside is that the small screen makes navigating pages a chore (the volume rocker will change page size), and large pages require a lot of moving around to see everything. This is not like a laptop internet, more like a "last resort" kind of thing that is still neat, but is a bit of a chore.
V-Cast is also included, which has a wealth of video clips that range from pure entertainment, to sports and up to the minute news coverage. With the Verizon network, the speeds are good, and the video quality is watchable. There is Verizon's base browser that has been on many phones offering quick access to news and weather, but because it is proprietary, it is not customizable.
One very nice feature is the camera. It loads in two seconds, and offers a large amount of features for a useful 3.2 megapixel camera. Things like face detection, customizable ISO and white levels, etc., give this camera more bang for your buck than other phones. The video recorder takes nice pictures also, and there is a high rate function that takes 120 frames a second for some very cool slow motion videos.
There is an on-board mp3 player that works quite well, but you must supply your own SD-micro card. Verizon includes Rhapsody software, so you can fill your Dare with tunes for $15 a month, but with the restrictions of DRM (i.e. burning limitations, you can't listen if you don't pay that month).
Other basic features (which I won't hit all of) include your basic, calender, alarm, stopwatch, world time, notepad, etc.. Basically, if it should come with it, this phone does. As a note the battery life is great, lasting days without heavy usage, and about 2-2.5 with very heavy usage.
Some minor quirks do arise. The phone is smaller than the iPhone, so the screen isn't as accurate. The letters on the qwerty keyboard are quite small. Even though there are two forms of feedback (a noise when you hit a letter, and the Dare vibrates when ever any button is touched), you will find that big fingers will hit the wrong button. Also, the web browsing leaves something to be desired.
Overall, this isn't the smart phone the iPhone is, but those on the Verizon network should take a good look at the Dare. It is a sleek and sexy phone that offers a huge amount of connectivity in a fun to use package.
1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Don't You DARE! 2008-09-24
Comment: On the basis of using the DARE cellphone not for two hours, or two days, as is sometimes the case with reviewers, but for almost two months, I would not buy it if I had to do it all over again.
I bought it mainly for the 3.2 megapixel camera. That has been a major disappointment, mainly because it is so difficult to transfer photos to my computer. Verizon and some other companies make it difficult to transfer photos directly to your computer because they want you to use the avenues they have set up for you, such as emailing the photos, for which there is a charge. I have had to buy a Micro SanDisk chip for about $35, but that doesn't end the problems by itself. A Verizon customer with a Blackberry said she has no problem transferring photos directly to her computer.
More importantly, the phone has proved unreliable in other ways. I have trouble accessing voice messages and receiving some calls. Calls sometimes ring only twice and disconnect. I switched to Verizon when I bought the DARE, and that could be the source of the problem, but I doubt it. I switched to Verizon because the people I talk to most are Verizon customers. They don't have problems with their cellphones. There is no Verizon office in the area where I live, not yet anyway, so I get no help there.
Finally, there appears to be a fault in the design. The location of the two buttons that turn the DARE on are located on the lower right of the front and on the upper left side, locations that result in the phone being turned on accidentally very frequently, and draining my battery, especially when it is in my pocket. The DARE might be as great as other reviewers have reported. I am 75 years old, so that might be part of the problem. Think about that when you vote for president on Nov. 3.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice phone 2008-09-24
Comment: I think this is the best phone that I ever had. It's picture quality is awesome. You can put several songs and can be used as mp3 player. You can edit your pictures and it has self timer too, with the camera. Touch screen is awesome and so bright that it can beat Motorola phones. Battery power is nice too. I will also recommended to buy a screen protector immediately to protect the screen, as well as a case too. The coolest feature is if someone is calling (your friend) it pronounce the name or the number. I remember without seeing my phone I know my mom is calling ("Mama is calling you"). Texting is nice too. It can recognize your handwriting. It has big key board, conventional phone keys and hand writing recognition. I can say it's worth buying.
1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Wake up I have one and it is junk. 2008-09-23
Comment: I own one of these phones and being a previous Envy owner I can only compare this phone to it. The Dare is slow, it's touch screen is oversensitive you have to correct the . mark because you wanted an n but it keeps giving you a period mark. Give it some time and you to will be back to texting the old way instead of using the full keyboard. Oh by the way I am a VIP customer with verizon for a long time now. I Love there network, but hate this phone and there responce it TOUGH should have brough it back in the 30 days. If you use this thing to text like I do in time you will hate it also.
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