LG Shine KE-970 Silver Unlocked CellPhone - Retail

Shut Off Fix

Reviewed By: on 12/1/2008

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

Pros: It's a perfect size, although the small buttons take some getting used to. There are nice features, fairly clear speaker phone, and a bright display, even in very sunny conditions.

Cons: The battery indicator seems to remain full until just before the phone dies. As long as I remember to charge it every few days regardless, it's not a problem.

Shuts off when you close it. This was happening to my husbands phone, exactly as described in the previous review. He managed to fix it just now by placing three squares of printer paper over the battery and replacing the case. It worked perfectly. The problem is the battery is loose and when you snap the phone closed the connections disconnect temporarily. I have not had the same problem with my phone however.

Other Thoughts: The red is pirty.

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No so good

Reviewed By: Bill on 4/18/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: It is a beautiful looking phone.
-The slider action is smooth and feels durable.
-Can play mp3s and use them as ringtones
-very lightweight when compared to other sliders
-excellent camera
-good sound quality for everything, including using a wired headset, speakerphone, regular call, and playing music with the built in speaker

Cons: the really bad:
-poor battery life
-poor signal reception
-bluetooth was shoddy at best
-My charger died and took the phone out with it.

the nitpicky:
-alarm doesn't go off when in vibrate or silent
-you can only use a small selection of pre-installed alarm clock tones
-very little customization. You pretty much have "indoor" "outdoor" "silent" and "vibrate" for ring profiles. You are limited to only changing your ringtone and its volume.
-battery low and battery charged noises are the same

Other Thoughts: It replaced my RIZR Z3.

It's a great phone if you are a casual or everyday user. I found it excellent for sending texts and making phone calls (as long as it wasn't on a bluetooth headset).

If you are a power user, I would look somewhere else

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Be Cautious!

Reviewed By: Olphart on 8/18/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: less than 1 day

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Looks nice...

Cons: OK if you live somewhere in europe I suppose...
This phone came with no sim card, the charger had a European plug configuration, and the phone could not be activated on the Verizon network. None of that mentioned in the listing and all big drawbacks for me.

Other Thoughts: Newegg came through in eggcellent fashion with the RMA - still my first choice in electronics.

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Not Bad for the Money

Reviewed By: Nikki on 8/12/2009

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Very Durable, has been dropped many times with minimal damage, sand from the beach, etc with no problems
Long battery life: 2-3 days
Good Navigation once you get used to it

Cons: Reception is bad even when other phones from the same network have signal
Takes a while to get used to the set-up and scroll bar
Mine came programed for European networks (bought from newegg) and took a lot of research to make texts/multimedia messages work on my network

Other Thoughts: I bought this as a replacement for my Cingular (AT&T) KRZR. That phone gave me problems from the time I got it. Overall I would say this phone is a good deal for the money but if you live in a building with mediocre reception I would get something else. I have to leave my phone in a window to get signal and can't talk in my room (I live in a solid cement building on the first floor so the signal is weak anyway).

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Reviewed By: Victor on 7/14/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Sleek

Cons: Poor Battery Life, Loose Charging Port, Bulky Charger, Scrolling Button

Other Thoughts: I received the Order after a long wait and I found the Phone was not charging. I had to return the set and they sent me a new piece with a different charger. The new charger had an attachment to it which makes it fat. The charger port fits loosely to the phone leaving you in a belief that the phone is charging overnight and next day morning you discover the phone is dead. I wrestle to shove the charger to the phone until I see the charging indication.
The scrolling button is a real pain. It will take you months to get used to this button which keeps slipping all the time.
The Camera is not impressive too. No USB comes with the set so the pictures remain in the petty memory of your phone.
Otherwise the phone looks great for it has a metallic appearance. However it is not an easy phone to use. I have too many grievances with it.

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