Comments on: best.review.ever? http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2006/09/21/bestreviewever/ tagline goes here Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:19:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ward http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2006/09/21/bestreviewever/#comment-13261 Ward Sat, 25 Nov 2006 02:23:54 +0000 http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2006/09/21/bestreviewever/#comment-13261 The phone is actually quite impressive once you figure out how to use it. Picture quality is excellent outdoors and acceptable indoors with moderate lighting. EV-DO service is lightning fast (where you can get it, sigh). The best feature of this phone is the media player, not the useless Sprint Music store stuff. All keys are mappable, so setting access to it is easy. The media player supports MP3, WMA (unprotected) and 3G2 video formats (176x220 pixels). The stereo speakers that come with the Fusic are pathetic, so I spent 40$ on the Body Glove Earglove mobile stereo headset and it was well worth the investment. Audio quality is close to what I get with Shure E2c on my Axim X51. Video quality is surprisingly good given the resolution (I converted "Snatch" to 3G2 format using a shareware video converter, full movie with audio was about 60 megs), just make sure to name the file so its recognized by the media player (ie V_000XX.3g2) or it wont play. The media player interface allows you to access the mircoSD card directly, so you can store your music and videos however you like, just make sure you load the files into the proper folders on the SD card. All in all its a great phone for the money, and if you plan on using the phone as a modem 20$ for Power Vision with unlimited data (minute usage only) is next to nothing if your plan has unlimited nights/weekends The phone is actually quite impressive once you figure out how to use it. Picture quality is excellent outdoors and acceptable indoors with moderate lighting.
EV-DO service is lightning fast (where you can get it, sigh).
The best feature of this phone is the media player, not the useless Sprint Music store stuff. All keys are mappable, so setting access to it is easy. The media player supports MP3, WMA (unprotected) and 3G2 video formats (176×220 pixels). The stereo speakers that come with the Fusic are pathetic, so I spent 40$ on the Body Glove Earglove mobile stereo headset and it was well worth the investment. Audio quality is close to what I get with Shure E2c on my Axim X51. Video quality is surprisingly good given the resolution (I converted “Snatch” to 3G2 format using a shareware video converter, full movie with audio was about 60 megs), just make sure to name the file so its recognized by the media player (ie V_000XX.3g2) or it wont play.
The media player interface allows you to access the mircoSD card directly, so you can store your music and videos however you like, just make sure you load the files into the proper folders on the SD card.
All in all its a great phone for the money, and if you plan on using the phone as a modem 20$ for Power Vision with unlimited data (minute usage only) is next to nothing if your plan has unlimited nights/weekends

]]> By: Jenna http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2006/09/21/bestreviewever/#comment-10292 Jenna Wed, 04 Oct 2006 03:30:15 +0000 http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2006/09/21/bestreviewever/#comment-10292 I found your blog from a link on another site, in the comments, and I posted the following there, however, I thought I should share my frustrations with you, on a less technical and more "I-really-fuckin-hate-corporate-america" way. Enjoy a laugh on me and LG: So I've had my phone for almost a month and have officially decided my card reader is lost, so I still have no music :( But, I just got angry all over again and reading what LG and Sprint is telling everyone else, it makes me hate corporate america even more. Please excuse my ridiculous email, but you have to understand that I had four HUGE issues to deal with that week with other corporate bastards who could care less about me. Anywho, this is what I got from LG after sending them an email. I've edited my last name and info. out... also, what a nerd I am, but what an angry consumer I have become. Dear Customer, Thank you for inquiring of LG Electronics. Your e-mail has been received. We appreciate your feedback and suggestions. Please know that our products are manufactured according to the service provider's request. As such, we also recommend that you submit your comments and suggestions to them as well. Please feel free to contact us with any additional questions or concerns. Thank you again for contacting LG Electronics. Kristi E-mail Administrator Customer Interactive Center LGEAI -----Original Message----- From: "Gmail" Received: 9/11/2006 2:54 PM To: "customerservice" Subject: Re: LG Customer Enquiry-[Jenna ] Attn: Kristi I've read that you can use the sd card on a mac but have to use a card reader. I'm just kind of upset that there is no easily accessible place to find where it is compatible. I'm looking at the box and there is NO mention of it, also, in all of the user information I looked at before purchasing it, there is no mention. Now I'm going to have to try to return this phone because it is not practical to handle a microSD card everytime I want to update it and I will not use a shitty PC ever again on a regular basis. Once again, corporate america doesn't care about the consumers, just their money. I seriously suggest making a large, blatent statement about the Fusic's incompatibility with Macs. But I guess LG and Sprint don't really care about mac users... they should though, Apple just doubled it's stake in the laptop market (up to 12% right now) and will only continue to do so. I just feel cheated and ripped off that there is no easy way for me to know that this is a windows-only phone, it's almost false advertising (but I guess this would just be omission). Also, if I download these "hacks" or other types of software, they're not always safe and if I do damage with one of these programs I have a STRONG feeling that Sprint and LG will both tell me sorry, you aren't supposed to use that, if you want your warranty or insurance to be valid. If I had local options I would support them, but I do not. Sprint is one of my only options and the Fusic was the only phone available with mp3 capabilities. I'm sorry you're catching my venting, but honestly, what's the point of being a good customer and paying on time and what not when nobody cares. I have now wasted more of my time (which is extremely valuable to me, as I am a college student and don't have enough as it is) and will waste more of it, as well as gas money and more than likely missing at least an hour of work to get to a store during business hours. I just don't know what I can do to make corporate giants like yourself understand how valuable my time is, how terrible most help is, and why it's important to explain things like OS compatibility. Sprint doesn't even know anything about this phone, as well. So thank you, LG, for wasting my time and money because you didn't do your work and you didn't note the incompatibility with the Mac. Jenna On Sep 11, 2006, at 1:49 PM, customerservice wrote: -----------Reply to Customer Enquiry------------ Dear Customer, Thank you for inquiring of LG Electronics. Unfortunately, the software that we offer for our phone models is not compatible with Macintosh systems. However, you may be able to perform an internet search and obtain software that has the functionality that you desire. I apologize for the inconvenience. LG software is only compatible with windows operating systems. To view LG accessories and software including product/software availability, please visit www.buywirelessnow.com/lg/. Also, you can contact your service provider to receive information regarding software that they may have available. Or, visit susteen.com and inquire about their Data Pilot software which may fit your data transfer needs. Please be sure to read the product/software specifications thoroughly before making any purchase as all of your desired features may not be supported. If you have additional questions or concerns, Please contact us again. Thank you again for inquiring of LG. Kristi Email Administrator Customer Interactive Center LGEAI -----------Customer Details------------ Name : Jenna Telephone # : Country/Region : U.S.A. E-mail :@gmail.com -----------Original Customer Enquiry------------ Received Date : 9/11/2006 12:04:57 The type of inquiry : Specification Product/Model No. : CDMA Mobile Phones/FUSIC I just purchased the Fusic phone and after spending about an hour googling, I'm still lost. Is this phone compatible with my Mac? It won't even recognize it as a flash drive, which I have found that other Mac users have experienced. If it's not compatible, I think you need to express that, because this phone is obviously very appealing to apple fans, as it looks a lot like an iPod. Please let me know ASAP so that I can return this if that is the case, because anything that doesn't work with Apple isn't ok in my book. Thank you. I found your blog from a link on another site, in the comments, and I posted the following there, however, I thought I should share my frustrations with you, on a less technical and more “I-really-fuckin-hate-corporate-america” way. Enjoy a laugh on me and LG:

So I’ve had my phone for almost a month and have officially decided my card reader is lost, so I still have no music :( But, I just got angry all over again and reading what LG and Sprint is telling everyone else, it makes me hate corporate america even more. Please excuse my ridiculous email, but you have to understand that I had four HUGE issues to deal with that week with other corporate bastards who could care less about me. Anywho, this is what I got from LG after sending them an email. I’ve edited my last name and info. out… also, what a nerd I am, but what an angry consumer I have become.

Dear Customer,

Thank you for inquiring of LG Electronics. Your e-mail has been received.

We appreciate your feedback and suggestions. Please know that our products are manufactured according to the service provider’s request. As such, we also recommend that you submit your comments and suggestions to them as well.

Please feel free to contact us with any additional questions or concerns. Thank you again for contacting LG Electronics.

Kristi
E-mail Administrator
Customer Interactive Center
LGEAI

—–Original Message—–
From: “Gmail”
Received: 9/11/2006 2:54 PM
To: “customerservice”
Subject: Re: LG Customer Enquiry-[Jenna ] Attn: Kristi

I’ve read that you can use the sd card on a mac but have to use a
card reader. I’m just kind of upset that there is no easily
accessible place to find where it is compatible. I’m looking at the
box and there is NO mention of it, also, in all of the user
information I looked at before purchasing it, there is no mention.
Now I’m going to have to try to return this phone because it is not
practical to handle a microSD card everytime I want to update it and
I will not use a shitty PC ever again on a regular basis. Once
again, corporate america doesn’t care about the consumers, just their
money. I seriously suggest making a large, blatent statement about
the Fusic’s incompatibility with Macs. But I guess LG and Sprint
don’t really care about mac users… they should though, Apple just
doubled it’s stake in the laptop market (up to 12% right now) and
will only continue to do so. I just feel cheated and ripped off that
there is no easy way for me to know that this is a windows-only
phone, it’s almost false advertising (but I guess this would just be
omission). Also, if I download these “hacks” or other types of
software, they’re not always safe and if I do damage with one of
these programs I have a STRONG feeling that Sprint and LG will both
tell me sorry, you aren’t supposed to use that, if you want your
warranty or insurance to be valid. If I had local options I would
support them, but I do not. Sprint is one of my only options and the
Fusic was the only phone available with mp3 capabilities. I’m sorry
you’re catching my venting, but honestly, what’s the point of being
a good customer and paying on time and what not when nobody cares. I
have now wasted more of my time (which is extremely valuable to me,
as I am a college student and don’t have enough as it is) and will
waste more of it, as well as gas money and more than likely missing
at least an hour of work to get to a store during business hours. I
just don’t know what I can do to make corporate giants like yourself
understand how valuable my time is, how terrible most help is, and
why it’s important to explain things like OS compatibility. Sprint
doesn’t even know anything about this phone, as well.

So thank you, LG, for wasting my time and money because you didn’t do
your work and you didn’t note the incompatibility with the Mac.
Jenna
On Sep 11, 2006, at 1:49 PM, customerservice wrote:

———–Reply to Customer Enquiry————
Dear Customer, Thank you for inquiring of LG Electronics.
Unfortunately, the software that we offer for our phone models is
not compatible with Macintosh systems. However, you may be able to
perform an internet search and obtain software that has the
functionality that you desire. I apologize for the inconvenience.
LG software is only compatible with windows operating systems. To
view LG accessories and software including product/software
availability, please visit http://www.buywirelessnow.com/lg/. Also, you
can contact your service provider to receive information regarding
software that they may have available. Or, visit susteen.com and
inquire about their Data Pilot software which may fit your data
transfer needs. Please be sure to read the product/software
specifications thoroughly before making any purchase as all of your
desired features may not be supported. If you have additional
questions or concerns, Please contact us again. Thank you again for
inquiring of LG. Kristi Email Administrator Customer Interactive
Center LGEAI

———–Customer Details————
Name : Jenna
Telephone # :
Country/Region : U.S.A.
E-mail :@gmail.com

———–Original Customer Enquiry————
Received Date : 9/11/2006 12:04:57
The type of inquiry : Specification
Product/Model No. : CDMA Mobile Phones/FUSIC

I just purchased the Fusic phone and after spending about an hour
googling, I’m still lost. Is this phone compatible with my Mac? It
won’t even recognize it as a flash drive, which I have found that
other Mac users have experienced. If it’s not compatible, I think
you need to express that, because this phone is obviously very
appealing to apple fans, as it looks a lot like an iPod. Please let
me know ASAP so that I can return this if that is the case, because
anything that doesn’t work with Apple isn’t ok in my book. Thank you.

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