Comments on: Sprint adds LG LX290 to portfolio, Tour chuckles smugly

By: alkydrinker

alkydrinker — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:13:18 +0000

Every carrier needs to keep some low-to-no feature phones in the line up for the people who really just want a voice phone. Actually, this LX-290 seems to be done well. From the cnet review, it sounds like it is made with quality, matte plastics (no greasy, fingerprinty material that only looks cool for the first 5 minutes), has solid physical build quality, and provides excellent call quality.
I am relatively savvy with consumer technology and am not an old person, yet these are all the features I ever look for in a phone. I have internet at home and work and just don’t see the value in increasing my wireless bill 30 percent or so to have an additional internet connection on a 3 inch screen. Also, I only do maybe 1-2 text messages per week, so it isn’t worth it to me to get a big bar style messaging phone that is big in your pocket and not very comfortable to talk on. This LG seems to be well-executed for what it is.

By: anonymousTSR

anonymousTSR — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:39:40 +0000

This phone is super basic… Apparently supposidly being comparable to the old LX-160 that they had… Only this is a slider phone… It’s a great phone for beginning users and elderly customer base… It’s a great phone to add that completes the spectrum of customer selection…

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By: Me

Me — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:09:04 +0000

So why would the Tour be “smug” on Sprint when only a few actually have them in hand after a “vapor” launch 2 days ago?

None of my local Sprint stores have them. After I mentioned the phone, it took the Manager to look in the system to tell me I can pay in store and then get a 2 day direct ship. Why would I want to pay $299 upfront for a phone sight unseen and wait 2-7 days for it to shop/arrive?

I went to a Verizon Store across from the Sprint store and they actually had stock and the phone was $199 instantly. I wonder how many units Verizon Moved at that price!

I realize the phone is $199 after waiting 6-8 weeks for a rebate so it nets to the same price. But the issues of not having ANY stock on the phone is puzzling at best.

By: Knight

Knight — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:36:34 +0000

I know there is alot of ppl that is wanting the iphone to go to verizon but their contract with at&t isnt up till 2010.

By: 3 Phones Jugglin

3 Phones Jugglin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:20:31 +0000

Sprint is Basically maaking sure that every possible dimension of phones are covered. This is just that plane jane phone that sprint has been looking for. Used to be that a simple phone was a measily flip…not anymore, now u can get a measily slider. At least u have a choice between 2.

By: dave

dave — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:26:17 +0000

ummmm, you are wrong my friend. the tour is available for Sprint. Sprint did a soft launch online and via telesales starting July 12th. infact mine is coming tomorrow.

By: JoeTour

JoeTour — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:55:30 +0000

Steven, Nice way to zip up that post. Let’s see what BGR has for us going tommorrow,

By: StevenGlansburg

StevenGlansburg — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:25:30 +0000

JoeTour, despite what you may think I have never been an advocate for a carrier and you are right, At&t sucks.. a lot, so wifi helps.

However, the iphone is the phone I really like having and I don’t have much of a choice in the carrier its on. I was on t-mobile 7 years prior to getting the 3g iphone… so if anything I feel for them.

In all seriousness, if the Iphone was on Verizon exclusively, I would be a Verizon customer. It really has nothing to do with the network for me, but I do understand the disdain many have for At&t.

As far as your Tour goes.. that’s great they stopped messing with the “crippling” of the gps, hopefully the carrier as whole continues on that trend because once they have LTE I’m assuming they will have many more options for phones like the rest of the GSM world.

By: JoeTour

JoeTour — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:00:33 +0000

Stevie how are ya? Buddy!?!
BTW at least “crippling” is out of your lexican, for the time being………..GPS unlocked, ha? Yesterday some1 pointed out that ATT needs wifi to compensate of their lack of coverage in many important parts of the country, so true, isn’t it!?!

By: grrr

grrr — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:55:41 +0000

i knew you were smarter than that stevieG

By: StevenGlansburg

StevenGlansburg — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:46:51 +0000

Additionally, the name Steven Glansburg is from the movie Superbad from the line “What? you want me to sit here alone and eat desert like I’m fucking steven glansburg?” Unfortunately I can’t take the claim for the myspace profile as I am not dumb enough to use my real name on here. So, uh sorry Kenny et al.

By: StevenGlansburg

StevenGlansburg — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:24:03 +0000

hey sorry, I had a busy day, but I’m glad you guys noticed I hadn’t pointed out that the Tour still doesn’t have wifi.. and is well, still lame.

By: noone123

noone123 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:03:56 +0000

tour sucks. another new cdma blackberry without wifi? these are a dime a dozen. when can blackberry finally get it right?

Anyway this phone is boring but then again it is a low cost feature phone so i guess it has the right to be. just wish they upgraded the camera to at least 2mp

By: grrr

grrr — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:28:53 +0000

Blackberry Sucks wants my Tour.

By: JoeTour

JoeTour — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:58:29 +0000

Since the Tour has a complete-no-strings-attached unlocked GPS, there is a good reason glansburg is hiding.
Anyway, back on topic, sprint isn’t having the Tour, as of today (-official launch day) most of sprints employees never even heard the name for crying out loud. The july 12 date was just a foolish ploy, a classic “12 year-old me too” moment, resulting in many pissed off customer’s, nice work, don hesse.

By: 2sikk

2sikk — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:24:18 +0000

“Blackberry Sucks” sounds like an Apple FanByatch

By: Xoxotl

Xoxotl — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:20:30 +0000

“blackberry sucks” is just upset because he forgot to do his chores, and his mom won’t buy him a new Tour.

By: John

John — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:55:05 +0000

The tour sucks, for as much hype everyone was making about it, you would think it was a palm pre or iphone, but insted its just the same old same old, in another package

By: 3*#

3*# — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:52:11 +0000

But will it… blend?

By: wtf

wtf — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:44:53 +0000

Atleast it has oneclick, which is far better than the surge crap that nokia just pooped out.

By: tRICKster

tRICKster — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:36:51 +0000

@ kenny817
Nope.lmfao
Back on topic, these will sell like crazy to the “tweens”

By: kenny817

kenny817 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:18:38 +0000

LoL has Glansburg even posted since the myspace thing? Lmao Glansburg is the new Backbeat hahaha

By: tRICKster

tRICKster — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:17:01 +0000

@ bb sucks
Is that you glansburg hiding behind a new name?
I think others will agree.
I’m not hating, just stating.

By: Tofer

Tofer — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:13:56 +0000

Why do you even waste time and precious interweb space with this SHIT?

By: David Thande™

David Thande™ — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:09:28 +0000

@ Blackberry hater, upset because he signed on for the latest Razor and is stuck for 2 years. This phone is major upgrade from his Razor.

By: kenny817

kenny817 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:05:30 +0000

win mo user^

I have no respect for win mo…thus, no capitalization.

By: blackberry sucks

blackberry sucks — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:02:51 +0000

allmost as bad as the tour, which is very bad

By: kenny817

kenny817 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:02:13 +0000

These whack phones always sell. Moms buy the crap outta these for their very undeserving children

By: Trav

Trav — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:51:09 +0000

Whoa. I hope the line isn’t too long at my local Sprint store.