Overview Compatible with Cingular cell phone service, the lightweight LG C1300 features a built-in mobile Internet minibrowser, Java compatibility, MMS, and plenty of other phone and organizer features, all displayed on a high-resolution 128 x 128 pixel, 65k color screen.
Calling Features
Used simply as a phone, the C1300's primary calling features include vibrating alert, voice dialing, group ringer ID, picture ID, 40-chord polyphonic ring tones, and more. LG also supports TTY/TDD (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf).
Messaging and Internet
The phone's WAP microbrowser technology provides Internet access and high-speed data transmission, as well as text, picture, and instant messaging; e-mail; and T9 predictive text input and text templates. Since the C1300 is Java-compatible, you can also download Java-based applications and games to expand the phone's functionality.
Organizer and more
The phone's organizer features include voice memo, a phone book with up to 255 contacts; calendar, a calculator with unit converter, and an alarm clock that can function while the phone is off.
Vital Statistics
This phone weighs 2.84 ounces and measures 3.19 x 1.69 x 0.82 inches. Its Lithium Ion batteries are rated at up to 3.4 hours digital talk time, and up to 240 hours digital standby time.
1 This phone SUCKS!! Dropped calls left and right
My wife got this phone to replace her Samsung X427m that was stolen. I suggested she stick with the Samsung but she wanted something different. She got this phone off of Ebay for $50.
Even at $50 this phone is not worth the money. The phone's problem is that the reception absolutely sucks! I am lucky to get 2 bars in my own house using this phone!! Whenever she calls me on my cell or landline phone, the call drops after 5 minutes or so. Its not my cell phone because my SE T637 always has at least 4 bars where ever I go. As a matter of fact, I was just on the phone with her and the call dropped for the 3rd time in 10 minutes. I have been trying to call her back, but the call won't go through.
This phone reminds me of the nightmares of MetroPCS' pitiful coverage. But the problem here is not Cingular service, its the phone! I can't believe Cingular would allow their name to be branded on this piece of garbage.
LG sucks! I will never purchase another LG phone again.
I will be getting my wife the Samsung X427m which we had no problems with and NO dropped calls!
the only good thing about this phone is the bright screen, but what good is that if the phone doesnt work worth a crap to begin with??
NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL!!
2 Cingular is the problem
This phone is not worth the money they charge for it. The voice message never worked right. The volume buttons were on the side of the phone so I was always turning it down to where I couldn't here it on accident. But the worst part is having a contract with cingular. I had a problem with the voicemail so I called their service number and waited 30 min just to speak to someone and they didn't even fix the problem. And they were charging me minutes to talk to them. My husband is military and we moved to Germany, so we canceled the service before our contract was up. Now Cingular wants the phones, manuals, chargers and box back or they will charge us $250 each phone which is outragous. I of course don't have the box or manual. This phone and cingular are not worth the trouble and expense.
3 Horrible Reception
This phone is the worst and most expensive phone I have ever own (I got it before it was free). It has horrible reception and it drops calls left and right especially in areas of higher density. The clarity of almost all my calls is incredibly bad. It scrathes very easily. Vibrate only works on the loudest ring or no ring (nothing's wrong with it, that's just the phone is) and the ring tones are very hard to hear unless you pick one of the loud annoying ones. It doesn't tell me when I have voicemail messages. Voicemail doesn't work half the time. There's no voice recorder or loud speaker. You can't see the screen in the sunlight. Speed dial is a pain because you can't press the number then call, you HAVE to one the key down, which doesn't sound like much, but if you've had a phone that worked differently, it's annoying. There's no snooze on the alarm. The sim card takes forever to load when you turn on the phone. The battery life is so short if you talk a lot (Four hours talk time). I'm a college student and my phone is my main source of calls and I have to charge this phone almost every day and I have to take the phone charger with me even if I'm gone just for the weekend. I'm very unhappy with this phone. I wouldn't even get an LG again.
4 Great phone aside from....
The phone can ding up a little easier than what I am use to with cell phones. But overall, I am pretty sastified with this one. I love how small it is and how I can stuff it in a pocket or purse, or even just carry it around in my hand. The ring tones selection is good and the vibration is good as well. Most cell phones I can never use on vibrate, because I simply do not notice when the phone rings. This little sucker will let you know. Not a perfect cell phone, but no where close to being the worst I have ever owned over the last 11 years!
5 I have this phone, sort of.
This phone is alright, It scratches up though, and it has a weak signal in general, It's a good phone, just for calling people like at school, on trips, calling mom or dad and for calling friends. I only got it cause It was free.
6 Horrible Phone
I am actually on my second phone because the other just stopped working. Sometimes it would not allow me to touch certain keys, so I sent it back to Cingular. I thought the problem would be resolved after I got a new phone, but I was wrong. Now sometimes when I go to use the phone I will try to dial out and it will say EMERGANCY ONLY and all bars are full for reception. Another thing it does is go off on it's own. It also takes a long time to read the sim card when turned on about a minute. Another issue is the ring tones are verylow on sound so I hardly ever hear it ring unless on vibrate and it's in my pocket. Sometimes to phone will alert me of a voice mail message but no list of missed call. Or it will ring a half hour later informing me of a message received when I have another call. I hate this phone so much. Sometimes when it does not allow me to call out I will open up the battery back and reinsert the sim card then it all of a sudden works or I will hit it against my hand and it will work. This Phone is a curse do not get it. My coworker has this phone and she has the same problems. I can't believe I paid $129. on this dam phone.
7 this phone is great, except...
my only complaint about this phone is that the screen is very sensitive to scratches. Within a week of ownership, I counted a tottal of six scratches from the keypad when I closed it. other than that, this phone is awesome!
8 Worst Phone I've Ever Owned
I recieved this phone as a bonus from Cingular to upgrade to a family plan. This is by far the worst reception on a cell phone that I've had in the 10 or so years I've been using cell phones. I can't use it at all inside my house. Even when I'm driving and I'm getting a strong signal sometimes I can't make out what the other person is saying. I feel like crushing this phone sometimes. I have had people call me 3 or 4 times and I never know about it and than they will get through to me and say that they've been trying to call me and while we are talking it will notify me that I've missed 3 calls. Unbelievable!!!! DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!
9 Cool phone
This is a great phone. It is small, lightweight, and sounds clear. I think that this is best phone you can buy for under $150. I have had none of the problems that the other reviewers have had. My battery last for a very long time without being charged, I have never had a dropped call, and all of my calls have sounded clear. It is a great phone. I would recommend this phone to anyone that wants a simple, small, and very good phone. Its a great phone, thats all there is to it. :)
10 Very Good Phone
This is a very good phone. Mine has been through the washing machine twice and it still works. The volume could be a little louder, but that's my only complaint.
11 Does not break.
This is definitely a good cell phone.
I have seen all those fancy cell phone with huge screen and photo capabilities, but what's the point? I only want to call people with my phone, and if it does that, I am happy, and this phone does it well and has a good price.
I have also dropped this phone about 50 times since I got it 6 monthes ago and not a single thing has gone wrong for the phone as a result of my carelessness.
I think this is a perfect phone for someone who wants to keep things simple
12 A Cell Phone is a Cell Phone
The LG is a great cell phone. I agree with the previous reviewer, if you want a camera, buy one. The phone is small, easy to use, and has all of the necessary features you need. I also bought the accessory kit from Amazon, and everything works great.
Bottom line: Great Price (free), great reception, small, easy to use.
13 It's a cell phone...Deal with it!
I am a guy who knows what I want, knows what I need, and knows the difference. When it comes to cell phones, I want a cell phone. If I wanted a digital camera, I would buy a digital camera. If I wanted a PDA, I'd purchase one. If I wanted a handheld video console, Nintendo, not LG, would be a top contender for my discriminating dollar.
In the fifteen years that I have owned cell phones of various makes, models, and manufacturers, I have never paid for one. I am into the "free-after-rebate" tradition of buying my phones. All I want in a cell phone is a reliable, no-frills, easy-to-operate, clear sounding, durable, lightweight phone. The LG C1300 is all of that and more...in spades.
Forget the previous complainers. Disregard the negative reviews. It's a cell phone for crying out loud. It doesn't pretend to be anything else. If it's a cell phone you want, I give the LG my highest recommendation.
14 man im sad
at school some moron stole phone(nokia 3595) right out of my backpack in woodshop.so after being yelled at by my parents i took my christmas money with my dad to the cingular store. right away this cell phone was push on my dad. with in a heart beat we came out with this phone. first the reception sucks with this phone it has a low battery life and i feal like ill crush it but as far as a phone goes its okay
15 Don't. Buy. This. Phone.
Where to begin?
I've had the charging problems that others have mentioned. Also, the phone sometimes just turns itself off. Very convenient when you're expecting an important call. The external LED isn't even mentioned in the user's manual. It's there purely for decoration, apparently. The software on the phone is of a generally clunky quality. I can get to the Ringtones shop in one click, but if I miss a call, it's 3 or 4 clicks to check for the caller's identity. You can see where Cingular's priorities are...
The one mitigating factor I'll mention is that the reception has improved greatly since I installed the new antenna that I was sent by Cingular.
Next time, I'm buying a Nokia or a Samsung.
16 Pretty decent little phone
For years, I have resisted the whole cellphone, constantly connected to the world thing. Then, this Christmas, my folks decided to put me on their Cingular family plan and finally force a cellphone on me. At the cellphone store, all I cared about was finding something small, simple, and unobtrusive. This phone seemed like it would fill those requirements perfectly. Well, it has. Both call quality and battery life have seemed more than adequate. I live on the edge of civilization in northwest Colorado where cell towers are few and far between, but I have had what is (to me) suprising success in getting a good signal where one would expect one to be. It's small size is a real boon to me, or anyone like me who does field work outdoors and has to carry around all manner of other gadgets and equipment and doesn't need a large device getting in the way or getting banged up. If you need a good reliable form of communication and also don't need it to be the center of your life, this model fits the bill.
17 First cellphone and IT ROCKS!!!
The LG C1300 is a sleek, small and very nice cell phone!! Since this is my first one, I was shocked when I got it for Christmas!!! I couldn't believe it!!! This phone is amazing by having an incredable LCD display that is bright and clear! It has very good sound quality when talking/listening to people and when listening to ringtones. There are a few "cool" ringtones such as: Twilight and Rock Me, but that's about it. I would recommend buying your own. The one of the down sides for me is the battery life. The talk time is only four hours and stand-by time isn't that long either. Since I don't talk on the weekdays anyway, I usually leave my phone off. But during the weekends, I talk on it forever causing the battery to run low. Another down side is the external mirror. I wish it could have been an external caller ID or something nice. The only useful thing is the LED light implanted in the mirror telling if your phone battery is charged or not. Overall, for my first cell phone, this is great!! Has everything I wanted in a cell phone! The only two concerns are battery life and the external mirror. If you are considering in buying a cheap yet great quality design, BUY THIS!!! Oh by the way, Cingular ROCKS!!!!
18 Crappy, crappy, phone
The external light doesn't serve any purpose, exept maybe to dupe people into thinking that this phone has external caller ID or an external clock. The antenna sucks too. Get a Motorola or a Samsung.
19 There should be laws against this phone.
It's cute and light-weight. However, I've only had about 3 phone conversations that were not very choppy or down-right incoherent and dropped. We bought 3 of these for our family and they are almost always unusable. There is an echo in one of them. We have had 4 other phones, mostly Nokias, and they all served us very well. These are going back. Hope you don't wind up with one. In shopping for a replacement, ALL the sales people say that they are getting a lot of these phones back. They have a horrible reputation. I'm glad to read that some people are not having problems with theirs, though.
20 One person's pro might be another's con
Alas, my trusty Nokia cell phone died horribly and slowly, the folks at the cell phone store had to put it out of its misery. Having driven there through traffic and rain, I was surprised to find my options for a replacement limited, especially since my now dead Nokia had lasted just slightly longer than its warranty.
I left with a nifty little (slightly) used LG 1300 as the replacement and decided to let a month go by and see what I thought. At this point, the pros outweigh the cons, but, one person's pro might be another's con and vice versa. Human nature being what it is, I think it is more fun to focus on the cons first.
First the battery life is short, and the claim that this phone has up to 240 minutes of standby is debatable. There should be some sort of way to shake this thing around and generate a bit more time. Better yet, if one could hop violently from side to side as though afflicted with St. Vitus' Dance (which is a self-limiting disorder of movement caused by both streptococcal infection and by talking loudly on cell phones in crowded venues) and recharge the battery, then that would be very entertaining to watch.
Next, this phone is so small that it could be confused with a big pack of chewing gum. This feature is bad only if you keep a cluttered desk or satchel and keep having to call your cell phone from your desk phone in order to locate the little gizmo. The washing machine poses another, perhaps lethal set of consequences that could stem from the size of this phone.
We need to talk about the buzzer/vibrate setting, a feat of malicious engineering that deserves Cingular----I meant singular----mention. A pair of nondescript, tiny buttons grace the left side of the LG 1300. These buttons magically change the phone's setting from vibrate, silent, or ring if you accidentally press them. So when the phone rings, it's best to poke it with a stick first, then flip it open from the junction of the bottom/top not the sides.
(Permit me a parenthetical word about the buzzing or vibrating here. If you have a small chassis from a toy car available, you set the LG 1300 to vibrate, attach it to the chassis with a rubber band, put it on tray or cutting board and presto, you have a dynamic cat toy! Just call your number from another phone and your felines will pounce all over this sleek, mouse-like marvel.)
I was surprised at the poor selection of ring tones---or is it spelled solid as ringtones?---available, but then I found that the initial menu pick on the phone takes one to a media mall. I haven't visited there yet, but if I'm ever hungry I may try out the food court.
There are good things about this phone. The buttons sort of click when you press them, which makes it seem like you are entering data into one of those tricoders from the any of the various Star Trek series. Using the menus is pretty intuitive (unlike say those in a French restaurant), and changing the settings requires minimal effort.
Once flipped open, the earpiece and mouthpiece are sort of in the vicinity of the human ear and mouth, respectively, which does make a degree of sense in the design of a telephone! Plus this phone does not have a camera!! It's bad enough to have to talk to some of my friends, but if I also had to look at them, I would never use the phone.
I've also had some trouble with calls being dropped, and if this is happening because of some undocumented feature in the user manual, then I would like to know what it is. To me, this is not necessarily a bad thing because there is simply no better way to get out of an uncomfortable or unwanted conversation than to hang up on yourself.
The sleek, curved, compact case makes one feel a bit like a spy, so the coolness factor should not be discounted entirely. And the designers even included this wild little mirror on the outside. Although this tiny mirror gets smudged quite a bit, who knows, it could someday save your life if you are ever stranded and need to attract the attention of any would-be rescuers once your phone's battery has died.
21 Awesome phone!
This phone is one of the best I've ever had! The design is great as are the controls. You can silence/vibrate it w/o opening it (and vice-versa). I have dropped it onto concrete before and there were no scratches and it still worked fine. I never found any bugs or errors. Service is excellent and I have yet to have any problems with it.
However, as others have stated you can't choose shortcuts- they are chosen for you. IM & text messaging are 2 of the chosen ones. Never the less, its still my favorite phone
22 Don't Buy It!! Warning!! Worst Phone Ever Owned!
I renewed my 2 year wireless contract for the 2nd time last week and had decided to upgrade my phone. I've had 2 previous Nokia phones free with my plan. I really liked Nokia's performance, but my phone provider does not offer any with a flip phone style. Because I'm on the road a lot, being able to put a smaller phone into my pocket, briefcase, of handbag without dealing with locking and unlocking the keypad each time I used it is a real convience. I also wanted to get a stroner signal than I was able to get with he Nokia. I use a company provided Moterola Flip Phone that is newer than my Nokia and get a really great signal with it. I paid $50 for the LG C1300 phone. I was assured by the salesperson that the LG brand, although new, was in their experience performing well. This phone has only a fraction of the features my 2 year older model Nokia had, the signal is worse than any I've ever had and the phone is not very user friendly. Now unless I pay full price won't be able to upgrade again for 2 years and am stuck with junk. BUYER BE WARE! DON'T BUY THIS PHONE!
23 Cingular is deceptive!
My review is on Cingular. I bought a phone w/service and was told I could return for full refund and only charged for any air time used. THEY LIE. THE PHONE DID NOT WORK IN MY AREA AND I CANCELLED THE NEXT DAY. THEY ARE CHARGING ME FOR ACTIVATION even though it never worked in my area. If you are uncertain you will keep the phone and service, DON'T BUY from Cingular. Amazon will also do nothing to reimburse.
24 crap
this phone is horrible, Ive had mine about two weeks it fell once and did not turn back on, and I never got a good signal.
25 I hate this phone!
I have owned this phone about a month and I've had to take it back to the store 2 times already. The first time the phone "pretended" like it was charging but remained only @ 1 bar after charging for 12+ hrs. The second time the phone would drop my calls after about 3sec. of talking. The phone is very small and cute and the ringtones sound really good, but that's about the only thing redeemable about the phone.
26 Great phone
This is my 5th phone and compared to the other phone that i had to keep replacing, this phone is great. the one i had before this phone was a sony ericcson t62u and it kept on stopping working so after i had 4 of them in 6 months i got fed up and decided i would go buy a new phone. so i liked this one. and everything works great on it, the battery life is great, the way the menu and the ease of use is great. and i love how the ringtones are real songs not just beeps. the only thing i don't like is like one guy said up there, my screen is a little squeky when i open it, but i dont really care. i recommend this phone to anyone
27 Great Phone
This is a great Phone! ITs my 3rd phone and i have had problems with 2 of the three. the first one was ugly, and the second one, the battery life was no good. But when i got this LG C1300, it rocked my world! The Battery Life is awesome and the features are real good. You can download ringtones without going online which is really cool and easy. It has a well lit screen and the volume of the ringtones are really loud. The hearing part is awesome, i put it on a volume 3, because when it was on a 5 its like a speaker phone. It only includes one game which is very similar to snake. The picture does not look the same, the big thing in the middle is really a mirror like thing and it flashes green, it does not stay solid. Overall it is a really good phone and i reccommend everyone to go and buy it!
28 Small Sleek Phone with Many Features
The LG C1300 phone from cingular is my first phone and i don't think that I could ever find a better deal for a great phone. The C1300 has internet acess, tons of ringtones, and great color display, along with many other features such as a calender, and note pad. This phone will replace a handheld. This phone is also a very ruged phone. i droped this phone in the pool on accident for 10 minutes and it still works. I give this phone a 9.8/10.
29 Too many BUGS!
I only owned the phone for about two weeks and it was already acting up. First, the hinges became kind of squeaky and just felt horrible to hold the phone. Then, the battery wouldn't even charge. I plugged it into the charger and it looked like it was charging but when I pulled it out, it was still at one bar. And it went down to one bar overnight.. after I had charged it until it was supposedly full. It appears that other people had this problem as I saw people returning the same phone because of these issues.
So I highly don't recommend it.
30 Small and elegant, but with a few issues
This is a simple to use, small, light and generally elegant flip phone, with good reception.
Some useful comments for those interested in getting it:
-It looks nice and has a fast and responsive user interface (I found the LG interface much better than the Samsung x426). It is easy to move from menu to menu by pressing the shown number (or scroll around and press select if you want).
-Some useful functions are hidden away under three menu levels (ie Calculator, Alarm, Calendar). There is no way to assign a shortcut. There are built-in shortcuts to internet, text messaging, contacts, instant messaging.
-It is easy to put the phone to vibrate, even without opening it.
-The light on the outside lights red if there is a waiting message (voice or text) but not when you have missed calls.
-You cannot use most of the phone's functions when talking on the phone. (ie you cannot play games if you have a headset and are having a boring conversation.) But you can take a 'note' and later save it as a phone number.
-The phone can only "ring and vibrate" at the highest volume.
-The volume control for the games is tied to the volume of the ringer. So if you lower the volume while playing and forget to increase it afterward, the ringer will be quiet. Also, if the phone is set to loudest ring, some menu confirmation will elicit a loud sound from the phone (ie entering a new contact.) This is annoying.
