Cell Phone The Lg Scoop From Alltel
The LG Scoop is a middle range handset within Alltel’s handset line up. At the moment, this is the only standard handset equipped with a full keyboard for text messaging. This phone is a text messaging machine. Sliding open the Fat keypad automatically brings you to a menu with your messaging options, making starting your text message very easy. The phone is reasonably price at $19.99 after a $50 Mail In Rebate. The price point of course requires a 2 year service agreement with the company. The average non contract price for this phone is $219.99. The Scoop is also one of the only phones in the line up that is a bar style phone. Here is a quick run-down on the phone.
Features
-1.3 Mega Pixel Camera
-Full QWERTY Keyboard (slides out when needed)
-Media Player (MP3 Compatible)
-Micro SD card slot (expandable up to 2 GB)
-Bluetooth
-SMS, MMS capable
-Bar style phone with Internal “hidden” antenna
General
The phone feels very solid. The kind of phone I would think you could descend a couple of times without being worried about it. The charging port is covered with a plastic door that swings out of the way to allow the charger entry. For the price, the phone is pretty well packed with features. The only extras that I wish the phone offered is EVDO data instead of objective 1xRTT. The phone is very easy to use, with intuitive menu options. LG customers will be immediately familiar with the menu. The buttons on the standard phone keypad are slightly rounded to allow greater control over dialing, and numbers are displayed magnificent large on the cloak when pressed. The speaker phone is very good, especially for a phone that includes Bluetooth. The MP3 player screams out pretty well also if you are not plugged into the optional wired stereo headset. I effect the phone through pretty tough signal testing, and found the phone to be quite pleasant. The signal is not the best Alltel has to offer, but far from poor. The only complaint that I could rep with this phone is I can not set an MP3 from my media card as a ring tone. Battery life was acceptable with frequent text messaging, as well as phone calling. I am a power user, and found the battery to last a full day. The phone comes in a few color choices Turquoise Blue, Citrus Orange, Grey, and Lavender. All the colors are very nicely done, but I am partial to the black. There is a wide assortment of colored hard covers available for this phone that “click” on over the top of the phone, and the black just goes well with any of the covers. Covers leave some of the phone surface area exposed around the screen, and between the keys so the black will go with any color cover. I deducted one point for lack of EVDO data, and 1 point for not being able to exercise MP3’s as ring tones. This brings my overall rating of this phone to 8 out of 10.
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Filed under Small Business Cell Phone by on Dec 14th, 2011. 