New Verizon LG enV3 VX9200 No Contract 3G QWERTY MP3 3MP Camera Cell Phone

I have had this phone for almost 4 years and loved it the whole time. I have never wanted a smartphone as I hate touchscreens and love speed and media on my phone.I tried a smartphone once and everything you want to do is based on if you pushed the area just right and it still happens after about a half second later. This is because a "push" on a touchscreen is registered once you lift your finger from the screen. So the simple task of dialing a number took me about 15 seconds minimum. On the enV3 I could do it in 4 or 5 seconds.Texting, was of course, a nightmare. They tried to help this by making the phone fill in rest of a word automatically to save time, but it often gets it wrong and I have to spend time deleting and retexting it anyway. Overall, just a hassle in every way. The one thing they do better is internet browsing, but I never need to browse internet when I'm on the go. NEVER. I have a PC at home and I can't think of a single thing I would need to do away from there on the internet.Anyways, with the enV3 I can type as fast as my thumbs can go and don't have to handle it like I'm holding a small computer. It is durable. I must have dropped it hundreds of times over 3 years and only once did it show any damage. That was very recently, which is why I'm here looking for a new one. My old one still works, but one hinge is completely snapped off so its just flopping around.Call sound quality is great. On ear or on speakerphone. No more to be said it has no problems. If you get this phone and it has a problem, you might want to replace it because mine does not.It also has a very good camera for taking pics and videos, I don't use those a whole lot but the pics always look great and videos are a bit laggy, but surprisingly good if you hold it steady. Also, when viewing pictures on the phone, it has an automatic enhancing feature when you zoom in on the pictures. This was amazing to me because I can't find anything on the internet to do this for pictures on my PC, at least not for free.I use mine to listen to music very very much. In the shower I sometimes set it up high on a shelf right near so I can sing along haha. The sound quality while it is open is really good, and only gets bad if there is a lot of bass or many instruments playing loudly all at once, because come on its only stereo and doesn't have any size to make a rumbling bass sound. But most songs you won't even notice this. I doubt any phone does it better anyways as no phone has more than 2 speakers that I know of.I have a 4GB Sandisk Memory Card for mine and it has over 300 songs right now, as well as a few videos and over 50 pictures I took, with over 1.5GB left to spare. I don't plan on filling it up ever, songs don't take much space.After the first 2 years, my phone started slowing down a bit. It's still very fast compared to anything I've seen anyone with, especially any smartphones with touch screens, but it just takes a few more seconds when loading music or when I write an extremely long text(like 100 words or more). Another thing that has gotten worse with age is the battery life. After 2 years it was running out quicker between each full charge. When it was new it would go for well over 5 days day and night with around 20 short calls and around 150 texts of different sizes.These days I have to charge it after 2 or 3 full days, and if I talk on phone for more than an hour straight, it might lose all battery just because of the heat of the phone for some reason. Texting still doesn't bother it much unless I do it nonstop for a half hour or something. Music barely does anything either. I will recommend you DO NOT get a new replacement battery if this happens. I did this and the new battery did the same thing. I think it is just the phone getting old.The last thing I can think of to mention is the interface and menus. I have read other people's reviews all over internet and it seems you either find the menus confusing or you are like me and think they are the best you ever saw in a phone. The main menu can be changed if you want but its default is a grid of 9 pictures that each go to most of the phones features. One goes to messages, one to Web, one to Tools and Options, one to Contact List, you get the picture.Then most other menus are just a list. You can use arrows up and down or just push the number of the option you want to choose on the list. To me this is as simple as can be, but I guess some people find it confusing because there is so much the phone can do, the amount of options becomes overwhelming. Not sure.The backlight is always good and very bright. Hasn't dimmed at all in 3 years. There is internet of some sort but I don't use it because I am not on Verizon, I use Page Plus, so I can't do anything that requires internet since this is a Verizon phone. Also, there's just nothing for me to do. Apparently you could check email and certain sites have a smaller version made for earlier phones, but I wouldn't want to pay for data even if I was on Verizon. What a waste of moolah they are though.Please everyone, check out Page Plus. It is the same signal as Verizon, and you will save a lot. I save $60 a month. WOW. That is just me one single line. If you have a family and are all on Verizon, PLEASE stop wasting your money. I know it sounds impossible but there is actually no downside at ALL. Sorry for the advertising.I bought the phone when it was new straight from Verizon for $300. I know, I was kind of foolish with my money back then, but I still don't regret it because this phone has never let me down and does more than I could have wanted because when I bought it I was just looking for a texting mania phone. The only thing I'm afraid of is that I won't be able to buy enough of these to last me the rest of my life. Sounds crazy, right? But if the way of the future is touch screens or something worse... gulp then what is a guy like me who wants everything to go fast and simple.

Review of LG enV3 (VZW) Basic PhoneDelivery & Packaging –I was pleasantly surprised to receive this so quickly. Vendor ships very promptly. Delivery was within 3 days, much sooner than the projected week to two weeks. I was a little disappointed in the packaging. Phone was wrapped in a plastic bag as was the charger in its own bag. There was no protection for the item so it rattled around inside the box. Fortunately, no damage was detected.Device Appearance –Like new appearance, with minimal blemishes. Of note was the Verizon logo inside the flip had been painted over and minor scuffing top right of the inside display. This was to be expected for a refurbished device.This is a factory refurbished device. OS reset to factory condition.Some keys are brighter than the others, most likely due to replacement. (Newer keys) All keys function as expected.No other cosmetic blemishes noted. Outer casing is flawless, minus normal wear/tear. Case is in good shape, port covers have been replaced and are intact. Hinges are tight and unit flips open properly & smoothly with the expected “catch” at first open position.Audio & Visual Capabilities –Both internal and external displays illuminate brightly. Pictures are displayed sharp and crisp, making configuring to personal tastes simple.Speakers sound as expected with this device. Although I don’t listen to music with this device, sound quality is acceptable should I choose to.Device accepted my MicroSD card, formatted and saving as configured.Connection –Activation on the Verizon Network proceeded flawlessly with the exception of data transfer. That, however, was not the fault of the phone, rather, the Network.Sound Quality –Both external speaker and internal speakerphone performed properly and clear while in call. No distortion at higher volume.Conclusion –This is a phone I would recommend to anyone needing a quality basic cellular device with texting capabilities. The keyboard feature is probably the most convenient and useful feature. It is attractive, compact, and responsive. Don't let the size deceive you, this little device delivers quality in a compact & attractive package

First off, I would like to say this phone itself is a great phone! You are not required to pay a data package for it. I love the keyboard and it's very easy to text. Taking pictures with it is easy and it takes great pictures! It's a great basic call/text phone.I bought 4 of these phones, all from Applewireless. I bought one for my Dad (who loves it), my husband (who loves it) and myself. My Dads and my husbands phones both work great. They came in new like it had stated, and shipping was fast. My phone, however, did not come in new. The shipping was great. The phone worked perfectly at first and starting messing up a few months later. I've had the same phone for 2 years, and it never messed up. So, I know it wasn't the phone itself, just a crappy phone applewireless sent. My phone wouldn't charge so I had to charge, the camera/video only worked 10% of the time, and it froze every time I opened to call or text. I bought a new one, hoping this new one would work like my Dads and husbands did. I haven't activated it yet. I bought this 'new'. It is NOT new. The stickers are all messed up. They look like a 4 year old put them on. I'm nervous to use it. I'm going to be unhappy to have just paid 70$ (again) for a crappy used phone.So, the phone itself is great if you get it NEW and it actually is new!