LG Voyager (Verizon Wireless)

This phone is an unbelievable toy packed with all the features. Similar to the touch capabilities of the iPhone, this phone has vibrate feedback and a full keyboard at a fraction of the cost. I've had mine for 5 days and can't put it down. DEFINATELY the coolest toy out there!!! The interior screen is crystal clear and larger than the env. The camera is 2 megapixel, which is very cool. i can't say enough about this thing!!!!! Also, doesn't require a special data plan like the pearl, iphone or others. standard plan with unstandard features.

It's equivalent to the the LG enV, but a lot slimmer and its touch screen. One of the new key features to today's modern phones is that it has mobile TV. The multi-media is a plus. Although the only downfall to the phone is that it must be open to use speaker phone, but other than that so far the phone is great.

With all the (well-deserved) hype about the iPhone, Verizon showed guts in releasing their version of Apple's popular phone, the LG Voyager. Very few people expected it to be up to par with the $600 juggernaut, but as an owner of a new Voyager, I can truly say that this phone is the best on the market. It brings all the good qualities of the iPhone (with few exceptions, such as internet capability), but it has its own perks. The QWERTY keyboard on the inside is a commodity that the iPhone is lacking. I personally use the keyboard more than the touch interface on the front of the phone. Although the phone has every bell and whistle imaginable, it is still as easy to use as any phone I have come across. Overall, it is a real beast. And at the price tag of only $300, it is WELL-WORTH IT.

Voyager over iPhone in a 12-round thriller.

I purchased the Voyager from Amazon for $160. So far I have been both impressed and disappointed with Verizon's constant attempts at controlling 100% of the customers experiences. If Verizon allowed the same Freedom as a Sprint or T-Mobile, they would be close to Perfect.

Pros:
1. Very clear sound. I have not heard any static. Calls sound like Landline calls.
2. Perfect shape design. I love the 9800 series when it comes to design. I love the full keyboard layout and the fact that the phone is a Fold-Open design. Keeping the inside screen safe. I have always preferred talking to someone on a Bar-Style phone, as opposed to a Flip-Phone. So you get both a Flip and Bar-Style phone.
3. Stereo speakers. Both speakers are loud and make content sound crisp and clean.
4. Due 18 bit screens. Both the outside and inside display screens are large and powerful. You would need a program called "Bitpim" in order to make and transfer your own clips and wallpaper to your phone. Don't waste money on the garbage, 1-use, content that Verizon sells.
5. 2MP camera. The camera can take clean pictures, and also has some Night features. NOT Night-Vision! Just some spec's that can help photos taken at night look clearer. Pretty nice camera for a phone.
6. Voice Features are great!My voice has a deep sound to it, which the phone has little problem understanding. I also like the fact that I can set the phone to read the name or numbers of incoming calls.

The Cons:
1. The Voyager being offered through Verizon, causes it to be limited by the BREW OS. BREW offers little to no free applications. Verizon will nickel and dime you to death for every little feature. They charge for application email support, for games, and for applications.
2. While the phone does have an HTML browser, it is not on the level of Opera mini. It cuts pages into pieces, where older version of Opera mini would keep it all in 1 window. The browser is also very slow when it comes to opening large web sites.
3. VCast clips are many, but not very clear. VCast has lots and lots of great clips. But unlike Sprint, Vcast clips are far more pixelated and there is no Streaming TV. VCast will also not work when in 1x parts of the nation and while roaming; unlike SprintTV.
4. VCast Mobile TV is nice, but not $15 a month nice. You get 8 channels... Yeah, only 8. So while VCast TV looks much better then SprintTV, the content is very limited. Out of the 8 channels, 4 are news. Every news channels shows the same things, so having 4 of them is a waste. It would be better to get 1 news channel and 3 more entertainment channels.
5. Sound of clips and TV are muffled and quite when the phone is closed. You can view clips on the outside display, but since the stereo speakers are inside, you will not be able to get great sound from them when the phone is closed. And since Bluetooth profiles have always been limited by Verizon, I no longer have a working set of Bluetooth headphones that work with this phone. There is still a headphones port, so you can use wired headphones.
6. NO STREAMING!! You can't access FREE stream radio or TV, unless you stream it from your computer.
7. GPS, but so what. Verizon charges $9.99 a month for unlimited GPS use. You also have to spend $15 for unlimited VCast for this feature to not charge you for data use. For a 24 hour trial, it cost $2.99 (PLUS DATA USAGE), which is a HORRIBLE PRICE! And since the phone only uses BREW, no free GPS application.