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I had to buy this phone due to my other phone breaking. I don't like smartphones for a number of reasons but that's a different story for another day. The description was very accurate, the face of the phone is very scratched up but the screen is still very visible and works fine. All the buttons work like new, the main screen, which is the screen you use %90 of the time, has maybe two small scratches and no dead pixels. The only con that I have for this phone is the battery that I recieved was obviously old, but I purchased a brand new battery for $4 and it's good as new. The phone itself; The best basic phone I've used by far! It has very good qwerty keyboard, a nice big screen for texting, and good call quality. These old basic phones are also built better than the new smartphones, so they can take the abuse of a manual labor job. Pros; +Simple design + great keyboard +good battery life Cons; -hinge that could break if dropped the wrong way -not lightweight Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I have a data plan but the phone does not connect to the internet even though it should have 3G capabilities. The contacts that I backed up from Verizon were uploaded in two sets of alphabetical lists, but I can only choose contacts from the first list. The connection to the other speaker is unclear and of low volume, even on the highest setting. Long battery life.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I just need a cell "PHONE" that is easy to carry, works well for calling and texting, without a bunch of unnecessary ancillary clutter, and will not be easily damaged by drops, bumps (or even me sitting on it!). The VN530 is small and resilient. The back screen is large enough for texting and minimal viewing of photos. The QWERTY keyboard is perfect size for texting and phone functions work great. I don't use data apps so I can't speak to those possible functions. The camera and photo viewing is somewhat deficient. Received picture messages are small and hard to view ,but once downloaded to the phone a zoom feature can be used .
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
A few hiccups vs old OEM phone, but still generally good. Wife needed a replacement for the LG Octane because she had just plain worn out the original over many years. This model seems to have gone off Verizon's offering list but its users apparently prefer this cell to new VZ phones enough that it was either contracted to a new mfr or the line restarted. Possibly due to this or software upgrades, a couple failings occurred with this new phone that weren't present on the old one. 1) When fully charged phone indicated the need for a recharge (1 of 4 bars), but then was immediately showing Full after a moment or when plugged in. 2) Power cycled off a couple times just sitting on its own or when doing normal operations like sending a text (and you don't know if it actually went :-(. Sometimes turns itself back on, sometimes requires manual restart. 3) Probably more a function of transferring phone-to-phone at VZ, but getting annoying phone calls from unknown #'s (which go unanswered) and texts saying free trial period for blah-blah is over and do I want to renew for a mere $1.49/mthRead full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
For those of us that do not want the added expense of data packages- this phone is a great option. Easy texting with the full keyboard, and pretty fair pictures with the camera. Fairly easy to use even for those of us that remember rotary dials and phone numbers that started with prefixes like "Greenwood 3"! Sure, its slower than those fancy iphone gizmos but I understand it, it fits in my pocket and it works! (The only problem I've had in 3 years was when I dropped it in the street during a rainstorm and left it OVERNIGHT! The little workhorse dried out in a bag of rice the next week though and is back in service!) Better yet, I can afford the Verizon bill!
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