LG KG290 Review
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LG KG290 User ReviewsRated 6.3 out of 10 from 37 submitted reviews. Submitted reviews are entered into our £100 prize draw on 20th July. Read user reviews or submit your own LG review LG KG290 SummaryReleased in 2008, the LG KG290 also known as the LG Rhino is one phone that’s surely going to attract users of all ages with its many features. Equipped with a 1.3 mega pixel integrated camera and an media player, the phone is designed to give you entertainment wherever you may go. You will, however, need to bring that charger with you as the phone has the tendency to shut down after 2 hours of making calls.View all LG KG290 deals |
LG KG290 Review - Editor's Review
30 May 2008
After years and years of leading the world with their high-class home equipments, now the South Korean based company, LG, has started to share the world their newly developed mobile phones. Among these phones is the LG KG290. Well, before we break down the specifications and wonders of this mobile phone, let’s view it in general. The LG KG290 is a 2G network phone with a GSM 900/ 1800/ 1900. The phone was first announced in September 2007 and was released in February 2008.
The LG KG290 has dimensions of 92mm by 46 mm by 17.7 mm and it weighs only at 90 grams. It is a TFT (Thin filmed transistor) phone, which displays 236k colours. It could also display 128 by 160 pixels, which is only about 1.77 inches with its wallpapers that are downloadable. It is a polyphonic phone with 40 channels and it could store in and play MP3 music. It also has a photocall system where you could just look for the picture of the person you would want to call and it could store 40 missed calls, 40 received calls and 40 dialed numbers in its call records. It also has a memory card slot for microSD or TransFlash and a shared memory of 5 MB. The LG KG290 could transfer or store in data via GPRS class 10 with speed 32 to 48 kbps. Data sharing is also more convenient with its USB connector, and Bluetooth capability.
The LG KG290 is quite one typical phone that could be utilized by both teens and adults alike. It has features that might be loved by both age groups. The LG KG290 has the capability to send and receive short messages and with the use of its MMS or multimedia messages, you could send or receive cute photos, songs, videos or even designed messages. It also has games, which you would and could download from the Internet or from the LG KG290 system. The mobile phone comes in two colors, black or gray, which could match absolutely any color, any occasion and it is even very elegant and exquisite to the eyes. It has a camera, which brings out 1.3-mega pixels or 1280 by 960 pixels, which produces mid-quality images. Its digital camera could also be used in video recording. You could download various pictures, wallpapers, songs and games in the easiest and quickest way with its Java MIDP version 2.0. Besides an MP3 player, it also has a WMA and an AAC++ player and when you ever get tired of listening to the same songs, you could have the chance to know what’s new in the music world with its FM radio.
The LG KG290 has a calculator for an effortless computation wherever and whenever. Also, with its organizer, and voice memo, jotting notes is no longer as cumbersome as before. If ever you were traveling from one place to another or if you have relatives or friends in other countries, keeping track of the differences in time zones is so much easier with the LG KG290’s world time. Top that with a built-in hands free feature and you have a mobile phone built for entertainment and business.
But, LG KG290 is no perfect gadget. Its biggest downfall is its short battery life. For a high-powered phone, having 2 hours of talk time battery life is lacking as this limits your phone usage. What good is a mobile phone-MP3 player-video/digicam if it shuts down after a couple of hours? You will need to bring the charger at all times so you could make full use of its features. This means that this isn’t the phone you’re going to bring when you go travel.
Generally speaking, the LG KG290 is such a cool and stylish phone that suits any age groups. It has the specification a lot of advanced phones nowadays have and it could actually be a match to these other mobile phones that roam the world. However, with its battery life, it just appears to be one ordinary mobile phone with a few additional features.
After years and years of leading the world with their high-class home equipments, now the South Korean based company, LG, has started to share the world their newly developed mobile phones. Among these phones is the LG KG290. Well, before we break down the specifications and wonders of this mobile phone, let’s view it in general. The LG KG290 is a 2G network phone with a GSM 900/ 1800/ 1900. The phone was first announced in September 2007 and was released in February 2008.
The LG KG290 has dimensions of 92mm by 46 mm by 17.7 mm and it weighs only at 90 grams. It is a TFT (Thin filmed transistor) phone, which displays 236k colours. It could also display 128 by 160 pixels, which is only about 1.77 inches with its wallpapers that are downloadable. It is a polyphonic phone with 40 channels and it could store in and play MP3 music. It also has a photocall system where you could just look for the picture of the person you would want to call and it could store 40 missed calls, 40 received calls and 40 dialed numbers in its call records. It also has a memory card slot for microSD or TransFlash and a shared memory of 5 MB. The LG KG290 could transfer or store in data via GPRS class 10 with speed 32 to 48 kbps. Data sharing is also more convenient with its USB connector, and Bluetooth capability.
The LG KG290 is quite one typical phone that could be utilized by both teens and adults alike. It has features that might be loved by both age groups. The LG KG290 has the capability to send and receive short messages and with the use of its MMS or multimedia messages, you could send or receive cute photos, songs, videos or even designed messages. It also has games, which you would and could download from the Internet or from the LG KG290 system. The mobile phone comes in two colors, black or gray, which could match absolutely any color, any occasion and it is even very elegant and exquisite to the eyes. It has a camera, which brings out 1.3-mega pixels or 1280 by 960 pixels, which produces mid-quality images. Its digital camera could also be used in video recording. You could download various pictures, wallpapers, songs and games in the easiest and quickest way with its Java MIDP version 2.0. Besides an MP3 player, it also has a WMA and an AAC++ player and when you ever get tired of listening to the same songs, you could have the chance to know what’s new in the music world with its FM radio.
The LG KG290 has a calculator for an effortless computation wherever and whenever. Also, with its organizer, and voice memo, jotting notes is no longer as cumbersome as before. If ever you were traveling from one place to another or if you have relatives or friends in other countries, keeping track of the differences in time zones is so much easier with the LG KG290’s world time. Top that with a built-in hands free feature and you have a mobile phone built for entertainment and business.
But, LG KG290 is no perfect gadget. Its biggest downfall is its short battery life. For a high-powered phone, having 2 hours of talk time battery life is lacking as this limits your phone usage. What good is a mobile phone-MP3 player-video/digicam if it shuts down after a couple of hours? You will need to bring the charger at all times so you could make full use of its features. This means that this isn’t the phone you’re going to bring when you go travel.
Generally speaking, the LG KG290 is such a cool and stylish phone that suits any age groups. It has the specification a lot of advanced phones nowadays have and it could actually be a match to these other mobile phones that roam the world. However, with its battery life, it just appears to be one ordinary mobile phone with a few additional features.
LG KG290 Review - User Reviews
Reviewer: Jonathan - Netherlands
Reviewed on: 5th July, 2008
Rating: 7/10
This phone was advertised for 100 euro, but I payed a 89 euro. Still not a bargain when I read the comments. You can't find a single Tesco store in the Netherlands.
Reviewer: Abdullah Noorani - Karachi Pakistan
Reviewed on: 3rd July, 2008
Rating: 6/10
LG has improved it's Product range in Pakistan and provide wide range . KG 290 is light weight an average cellular phone because it have many multi media options plus good network coverage but found not that much user friendly
Reviewer: Amanda - Essex
Reviewed on: 30th June, 2008
Rating: 8/10
I bought this phone a month ago and so far I think its great. The camera is pretty basic, the mp3 is great when I finally worked out how to put music in the sd card ( which I bought with a card reader for about £12) and the radio is very good. I dont play games or have tried to download any so thats not been an issue. All in all I have found it very good value for money. Judging by the look of most of the phones on the market I expect they would all break if dropped !
Reviewer: Zoe - Worcestershire
Reviewed on: 13th June, 2008
Rating: 4/10
I bought this phone in January and at the start it was brilliant, it had a good camera and I bought a micro SD card for extra memory and used it as an MP3 player it was fab. But I can not download any games on to it. But now only 5 months later it was totally ruined. Me and my mum both dropped them on the same day. We didnt drop them from very high (it was an accident) and now the screen is totally wrecked. M screen has all been messed up apart from one corner where you can still see the display, on my mums the whole image has seemingly moved up the screen so there is about a centimeter line of what should be at the bottom of the screen righ6 at the top. They are both now totally useless and worthless. We were gutted. I would advise you not to buy the LG KG290 as it breaks far too easily.
Reviewer: Karen - Devon
Reviewed on: 12th June, 2008
Rating: 9/10
The LG KG290 is great for simpletons like myself who just needs to call and text occasionally! Easy to use. Too busy to bother with games or music, and besides, have PC and ipod for that! Fab, cheap phone!!
Reviewer: wasiq nisar - lahore,pakistan
Reviewed on: 9th June, 2008
Rating: 5/10
hey i bouhght lg k290 for 6300rs this phone is okay there are many problems related to this phone i cant download any game anyone pls teel me how to download games on it
Reviewer: Ismael Baranda - Chicago, IL
Reviewed on: 7th June, 2008
Rating: 5/10
I got this phone a day ago for $105. At first I thought it was good but I thought wrong. The volume of the phone is so low you can barely hear the person you're talking to. Also there are a lot of dropped calls. Don't even waste your money buying this phone.
Reviewer: necati - london
Reviewed on: 2nd June, 2008
Rating: 6/10
verry stylish and nice phone i bougth as present for my niece
Reviewer: Mike Oldfield - UK
Reviewed on: 28th May, 2008
Rating: 9/10
Bought the LG KG290 from Tesco direct on special offer for £19.98. Found there was no USB cable so I called to complain, they said it wasn't advertised as beng included but I pointed out that as the instruction manual told you how to use it (without saying cable NOT included) then it should be there. I had £5 credited to my card by way of compensation so the phone ended up costing me £14.98 and as £10 of that was air time the phone itself cost £4.98. No complaints from me.
Reviewer: thomas - ayrshire
Reviewed on: 28th May, 2008
Rating: 8/10
jusy got 2 x lg kg290's for £20 each with £10 top in each from tesco.com, traded in 2 x se k300i for £5 each, so i got a bargain here, as stated before 5mb internal mem is not anywhere near enough, so got myself 2 x 2gb sd micro cards with reader for £16 delivered, should do the trick, if u paid over £80 u might get a better phone but just not worth it,otherwise cannot fault the phone in any way.
Reviewer: mp - lancs uk
Reviewed on: 25th May, 2008
Rating: 9/10
Why is everyone giving up? Here is what you can do:
1. Buy a SD card reader to fit in your USB port of computer. Better to buy one with a micro SD adaptor to fit into it OR just buy a SD card reader that comes with multiple ports. Search Sandisk ones on internet.
2. Buy Micro SD card to put in your phone, maximum of 2GB (external memory port next to your SIM card).
3. Format your card in your phone, you should see a folder called External Memory with Image, Video, Sound and Other folders.
4. Hook up your SD reader and micro SD card together to see it on your computer screen. You can drag photos into the Images folder, MP3s into the Sounds folder, and WMA files into Others - like CD tracks for example.
5. Put the Micro SD back in your phone and it everything is there. Transfering using the USB reader instead of a USB cable might be annoying but you'll get used to it!
Reviewer: Martyn - UK
Reviewed on: 25th May, 2008
Rating: 5/10
The cheapest and quickest way to transfer any music or files to your LG KG290 .. is without cable or bluetooth .. is buy an SD card reader from tesco's ... made by '' techno '' priced £ 2.49 .. works with vista and XP .. ( YOU ALSO NEED ) the SD Micro card adapter will cost £ 2 on e bay ... so for less than a Fiver you have a very versatile cable free way of file transfer .. its the quickest way to transfer music or files to your external memory Micro SD card ( OR from mobile to PC ).. the cost of a Micro SD card ( 1 GB ) £ 3.00 ( 2 GB ) £ 6.00 on E bay ... the PC with recognise the ( Card reader ) as removeable disc ... just drag and drop your Mp3's or files to your removeable disc .. then just insert the SD card back into your mobile when all done .. A ( 1 GB ) card will hold on average 20 hours of music ... A ( 2 GB ) card will hold on average 40 hours of music .. i hope this helps anyone with the LG KG290 who has very little money like myself so this i have found the cheapest way to suit my pocket..
Reviewer: matt - london
Reviewed on: 24th May, 2008
Rating: 7/10
I just got this phone from tescos and seeing that Lg phones are usually good i thought i'd get it. i was amazed at first glance then things got worse and worse, this phone does NOT support java games, and if you want to add multi-media to the kg290 you WILL need a usb cable, not a blutooth adapter, its a nice phone once you get all the things you need for it, you just have to make sure your willing to spend around 40 pounds althogether for this phone. i hope this review helps.
Reviewer: Susannah Smith - Lanarkshire
Reviewed on: 12th May, 2008
Rating: 8/10
I bought a USB cable and a memory card from ebay for the phone which cost me about £12. Both work perfectly although I did initially have problems with the phone recognising MP3 files on the external memory until I discovered that my computer had put them into a music file on the memory which the phone doesn't recognise. This was easily fixed by dragging and dropping the music file into the sounds file. I am now really pleased with the phone and it is still a bargain at £38 in total.
Reviewer: cartelea - scotland
Reviewed on: 12th May, 2008
Rating: 7/10
i think this phone is ok but i dont know where to get the micro sd slot thingy:(
Reviewer: LOU - WORCESTERSHIRE
Reviewed on: 9th May, 2008
Rating: 8/10
LG K290 BOUGHT THE PHONE FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT. SHE FINDS IT REALLY EASY TO USE AND ALL IN ALL A GOOD PHONE FOR THE PRICE. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO USB CABLE I HAVE BOUGHT AN EXTERNAL MEMORY CARD AND A CARD READER TO TRANSFER MUSIC ONTO IT. CAN ANYONE HELP???? I CANNOT GET THE PHONE TO RECOGNISE SONGS ON THE EXTERNAL MEMORY. ALL OTHER FEATURES GREAT THOUGH.
Reviewer: brinn - hertfordshire
Reviewed on: 7th May, 2008
Rating: 1/10
ok. i get your point .its cheap so why should you expect anything???
ILL TELL YOU WHY!!!!!. Im pretty broke. my duaghter wanted an mp3 player and a phone. yes i bought mine from tesco too for £26.
WHAT A PIECE OF ??? AND HOW DOES TESCO+LG GET AWAY WITH THIS???
. it would be fine if it came with a memory that matched that of a standard mp3 player these days. rather than the built in memory of the exivilant to an old game boy game. not even 1/10th of a MB (megabite). look this is stupid , i know that you can buy a memory card for a tenner but that defeats the object of buying a cheap phone does it not? if your on a budget you dont want to splash out on a bloody memory card and then find out ..hey wait a minuite!!!! now i need a fucking usb cable as well (not suplied). thanks tesco..... and LG (LIFES GOOD) or otherwise no as ps( phones ??? ) .
SO LETS ADD IT ALL UP RITE the memory card £10 the cable £15 the phone £26 total of £51 oh and the frustration . time and travelling to get these items probably £5 to £10 pounds. so that £55 to £61 your actually paying for this product thatll have you tearing your hair out.
If youve already bought this phone TAKE IT BACK if you havnt yet then you have been warned
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
LAST PHONE ON EARTH I WOULD EVER WANT
Reviewer: Jane - Daventry
Reviewed on: 30th April, 2008
Rating: 10/10
Oh dear - what terrible reviews. I have just bought this phone and I think it is great. I would make just one point with everyone moaning about downloading onto it and no USB cable - I paid £26.22 for my phone, I bought it for it's similarity to the LG Chocolate and for £26.22 and I am not that bothered about using it as a sophisticated piece of equipment. I just want a phone with slide action, good looks, and fun to use. I can get ringtones, wallpaper etc., from Bluetooth. For all you people who wish to download music tracks etc., why not buy a more expensive phone. I mean, come on, for £26.22 what do you eepect. (£26.22 introductory price - will be £34.97 - still cheap!
Reviewer: Tom - Birkenhead
Reviewed on: 27th April, 2008
Rating: 2/10
this fone is absolutely terrible !!!!
not loud enough, terrible internal memory (and YES i have bought a memory card before you start judgin my common sense), AND THE BIGGEST POINT OF ALL ---- NO WAY TO PUT GAMES ONTO IT, ANY HELP INSTEAD OF JUST TELLING ME STUF THAT THIS FONE DOES WOULDN'T GO A MISS
Reviewer: Jack - Leeds
Reviewed on: 26th April, 2008
Rating: 7/10
Just bought a USB cable for my KG290 for £2.50, Just look on ebay for it...if it fit's the following phones it will fit your KG290.....8130, B2050, C1100, C1200, C3300, C3310, C3320, F2400, KG220, KG225 Butterfly, L343i, P7200, S5200, U300, U8110, U8120, U8138, U8150, U8180, U8210, U8290, U8330, U8360, U8380, U880, U890
Simple to add mp3's too, you will need a mem card (2gb about a fiver on ebay) and just drag the tunes into the "sounds" folder EASY PEAZY don't know what people are moaning about!!
Reviewer: Ian - Lincolnshire
Reviewed on: 7th April, 2008
Rating: 7/10
I bought the KG290 4 months ago, love the phone just a pitty it's not compatible with windows vista, I bought the sd micro memory card the USB data cable and software for nothing, other than that great phone just wish I could use it to it's full potential
Reviewer: life's gooood - lancs UK
Reviewed on: 24th March, 2008
Rating: 8/10
The 2GB Micro SD is what you need if you want to put music on your phone, you can put MP3 or WMA files onto it from your PC. Forget bluetooth and USB cables!!! This Sandisk micro with Mini and SD adapters worked PERFECTLY for me, for a bargain at £7.99.
Buy any micro or standard SD usb reader. If you buy the Sandish one with adapters you can just get the normal SD reader. Format the Micro SD in your phone then put it into the SD adapter, then SD adaptor in the SD usb reader into your PC. Transfer MP3s into the Sounds folder and WMA files in Other folder. Then put the Micro SD back in your phone. This phone isn't bad!!! Everyone stop complaining! Sure it's a cheap phone because of 5MB internal memory and lack of software + cable, but if you spend an extra £10 on the right external memory and SD USB reader you won't whinge one bit. Do something about it!!!
Reviewer: John - 'smuff
Reviewed on: 23rd March, 2008
Rating: 1/10
It's terrible, ex-mem's useless, USB? forget it! My son bought it for himself with his christmas money, 2 phone's later and its still terrible!
Reviewer: Tarryn - South Africa
Reviewed on: 10th March, 2008
Rating: 5/10
kewl fone, sleek and sexy but..
I noticed that like others below there was no USB cable supplied and its IMPOSSIBLE to get one, also Bluetoothing MP3s to this fone is also quite impossible as the onboard memory is way too low and the fone does not see the secondary memory (SD Card) for you to download strait to it.. but i do download mp3s but they have to be from cell on line sites and they have to be shrunk to a smaller file.. i think the main problem is just the allocation of the primary memory.. And with regards to the bluetooth, my PC will see my Cellie, but my Cellie wont see my PC.. so uploading pics ect is also somewhat impossible.. but heck, overall, i still like it..
Reviewer: m patel - lancs
Reviewed on: 5th March, 2008
Rating: 7/10
Anyone have trouble with opening the back cover? Once I closed it there was no going back! Had to prise it open from the corners with a needle! I am a bit clueless with phones, I'd like to transfer music and tones so would buying a micro SD card and micro SD USB reader be enough instead of trying to find a USB cable to connect with?
Reviewer: ad boii - chatham
Reviewed on: 1st March, 2008
Rating: 8/10
i love the lg kg290 , i can send songs, pics and videos but i cant send games because it only comes up with 4 folders = images, sounds, videos and others
Reviewer: Steven - Hampshire
Reviewed on: 7th February, 2008
Rating: 8/10
Be aware that getting the MP3 player to play your own cd's will cost you a fair bit. A 2GB micro SD memory card, USB cable (if you can find one - try CRC Communicaid-as per recent post from Terry), and software to convert CD tracks to MP3 (smartCDripper is easy to use) cost almost as much as the phone! Having said that, once you get it up and running, the quality is pretty good. Overall, pleased with the phone so far.
Reviewer: Emily - England
Reviewed on: 29th January, 2008
Rating: 10/10
Ignore all the bad comments!
The best phone i have ever had!
And everyone who is moaning about the usb lead and the fact they can't get mussic on their mp3 players just get a memory card then your problems solved!
Hope this helps
x
Reviewer: SWEET TIM - LONDON
Reviewed on: 6th January, 2008
Rating: 9/10
The LG 290 is an all round phone and is Super Value for the price.
It has everything to you need in a phone and got even far better functions than more expensive Handsets.
The more you use it the more you fall in love with it.
Sweet - Tim
Reviewer: Danny - Glasgow
Reviewed on: 3rd January, 2008
Rating: 7/10
Nice phone, excellent value for money at £25, looks smart, disappointed no USB cable but not the end of the world. Keys a bit small when texting.
Reviewer: terry - Epsom
Reviewed on: 3rd January, 2008
Rating: 5/10
I want to like this phone, but like Stuart Nicolson have found it difficult to use the multimedia features, add mp3 tracks etc - most frustrating was just the difficulty in obtaining info from L.G & recommended suppliers - they couldn't make the process of getting up and running more inscruitable. Eventually found where to get usb cable:This cable is available from CRC COMMUNICAID on 0845 057 9999. , LG Electronics UK Helpdesk Email: ukhelpdesk@lge.com ----------------------------------- LG UK Customer services Tel. 0870 607 5544 / 0818 27 6954 for Ireland Monday - Friday from 9am – 8 pm Saturdays from 9am - 5pm 14
Actually I had already bought seemingly hassle free external memory card (nextdaymemory.co.uk) - seems good, but my mp3s are invisible and the head-scratching continues!
Reviewer: donna - nottingham
Reviewed on: 2nd January, 2008
Rating: 6/10
finding it hard to use the external memory
Reviewer: Olivia - Morcambe
Reviewed on: 30th December, 2007
Rating: 1/10
this phone breaks easily.
buttons are useless.
hope ive helped.
x
Reviewer: joanna bayley - chorley
Reviewed on: 3rd December, 2007
Rating: 7/10
absolutely love the phone. very stylish and easy to use.
Reviewer: Stuart Nicholson - Blackpool
Reviewed on: 25th November, 2007
Rating: 9/10
just bought for my daughters birthday,
she is over the moon, has everything she needs,having just read other reviews with references to the usb cable i can soon get one,
but the most important is that its a good phone
Reviewer: Trevor Thomas - Wiltshire
Reviewed on: 20th November, 2007
Rating: 1/10
Very disappointed to read review below - I thought I was being stupid. Why are Tesco selling a phone with an MP3 player with no USB lead - Crackers. Going back tomorrow to get my money back
Reviewer: Dave Dawson - staffordshire
Reviewed on: 12th November, 2007
Rating: 4/10
recently bought a LG K290 and very disappointed. No USB lead and cant find where to buy one so cant use the MP3 player. Got a Bluetooth dongle for my PC and cant get the phone to see it. The manual is useless and cant get photos off there yet. Nice and compact but disappointed with having facilities I can't seem to use yet.
Reviewed on: 5th July, 2008
Rating: 7/10
This phone was advertised for 100 euro, but I payed a 89 euro. Still not a bargain when I read the comments. You can't find a single Tesco store in the Netherlands.
Reviewer: Abdullah Noorani - Karachi Pakistan
Reviewed on: 3rd July, 2008
Rating: 6/10
LG has improved it's Product range in Pakistan and provide wide range . KG 290 is light weight an average cellular phone because it have many multi media options plus good network coverage but found not that much user friendly
Reviewer: Amanda - Essex
Reviewed on: 30th June, 2008
Rating: 8/10
I bought this phone a month ago and so far I think its great. The camera is pretty basic, the mp3 is great when I finally worked out how to put music in the sd card ( which I bought with a card reader for about £12) and the radio is very good. I dont play games or have tried to download any so thats not been an issue. All in all I have found it very good value for money. Judging by the look of most of the phones on the market I expect they would all break if dropped !
Reviewer: Zoe - Worcestershire
Reviewed on: 13th June, 2008
Rating: 4/10
I bought this phone in January and at the start it was brilliant, it had a good camera and I bought a micro SD card for extra memory and used it as an MP3 player it was fab. But I can not download any games on to it. But now only 5 months later it was totally ruined. Me and my mum both dropped them on the same day. We didnt drop them from very high (it was an accident) and now the screen is totally wrecked. M screen has all been messed up apart from one corner where you can still see the display, on my mums the whole image has seemingly moved up the screen so there is about a centimeter line of what should be at the bottom of the screen righ6 at the top. They are both now totally useless and worthless. We were gutted. I would advise you not to buy the LG KG290 as it breaks far too easily.
Reviewer: Karen - Devon
Reviewed on: 12th June, 2008
Rating: 9/10
The LG KG290 is great for simpletons like myself who just needs to call and text occasionally! Easy to use. Too busy to bother with games or music, and besides, have PC and ipod for that! Fab, cheap phone!!
Reviewer: wasiq nisar - lahore,pakistan
Reviewed on: 9th June, 2008
Rating: 5/10
hey i bouhght lg k290 for 6300rs this phone is okay there are many problems related to this phone i cant download any game anyone pls teel me how to download games on it
Reviewer: Ismael Baranda - Chicago, IL
Reviewed on: 7th June, 2008
Rating: 5/10
I got this phone a day ago for $105. At first I thought it was good but I thought wrong. The volume of the phone is so low you can barely hear the person you're talking to. Also there are a lot of dropped calls. Don't even waste your money buying this phone.
Reviewer: necati - london
Reviewed on: 2nd June, 2008
Rating: 6/10
verry stylish and nice phone i bougth as present for my niece
Reviewer: Mike Oldfield - UK
Reviewed on: 28th May, 2008
Rating: 9/10
Bought the LG KG290 from Tesco direct on special offer for £19.98. Found there was no USB cable so I called to complain, they said it wasn't advertised as beng included but I pointed out that as the instruction manual told you how to use it (without saying cable NOT included) then it should be there. I had £5 credited to my card by way of compensation so the phone ended up costing me £14.98 and as £10 of that was air time the phone itself cost £4.98. No complaints from me.
Reviewer: thomas - ayrshire
Reviewed on: 28th May, 2008
Rating: 8/10
jusy got 2 x lg kg290's for £20 each with £10 top in each from tesco.com, traded in 2 x se k300i for £5 each, so i got a bargain here, as stated before 5mb internal mem is not anywhere near enough, so got myself 2 x 2gb sd micro cards with reader for £16 delivered, should do the trick, if u paid over £80 u might get a better phone but just not worth it,otherwise cannot fault the phone in any way.
Reviewer: mp - lancs uk
Reviewed on: 25th May, 2008
Rating: 9/10
Why is everyone giving up? Here is what you can do:
1. Buy a SD card reader to fit in your USB port of computer. Better to buy one with a micro SD adaptor to fit into it OR just buy a SD card reader that comes with multiple ports. Search Sandisk ones on internet.
2. Buy Micro SD card to put in your phone, maximum of 2GB (external memory port next to your SIM card).
3. Format your card in your phone, you should see a folder called External Memory with Image, Video, Sound and Other folders.
4. Hook up your SD reader and micro SD card together to see it on your computer screen. You can drag photos into the Images folder, MP3s into the Sounds folder, and WMA files into Others - like CD tracks for example.
5. Put the Micro SD back in your phone and it everything is there. Transfering using the USB reader instead of a USB cable might be annoying but you'll get used to it!
Reviewer: Martyn - UK
Reviewed on: 25th May, 2008
Rating: 5/10
The cheapest and quickest way to transfer any music or files to your LG KG290 .. is without cable or bluetooth .. is buy an SD card reader from tesco's ... made by '' techno '' priced £ 2.49 .. works with vista and XP .. ( YOU ALSO NEED ) the SD Micro card adapter will cost £ 2 on e bay ... so for less than a Fiver you have a very versatile cable free way of file transfer .. its the quickest way to transfer music or files to your external memory Micro SD card ( OR from mobile to PC ).. the cost of a Micro SD card ( 1 GB ) £ 3.00 ( 2 GB ) £ 6.00 on E bay ... the PC with recognise the ( Card reader ) as removeable disc ... just drag and drop your Mp3's or files to your removeable disc .. then just insert the SD card back into your mobile when all done .. A ( 1 GB ) card will hold on average 20 hours of music ... A ( 2 GB ) card will hold on average 40 hours of music .. i hope this helps anyone with the LG KG290 who has very little money like myself so this i have found the cheapest way to suit my pocket..
Reviewer: matt - london
Reviewed on: 24th May, 2008
Rating: 7/10
I just got this phone from tescos and seeing that Lg phones are usually good i thought i'd get it. i was amazed at first glance then things got worse and worse, this phone does NOT support java games, and if you want to add multi-media to the kg290 you WILL need a usb cable, not a blutooth adapter, its a nice phone once you get all the things you need for it, you just have to make sure your willing to spend around 40 pounds althogether for this phone. i hope this review helps.
Reviewer: Susannah Smith - Lanarkshire
Reviewed on: 12th May, 2008
Rating: 8/10
I bought a USB cable and a memory card from ebay for the phone which cost me about £12. Both work perfectly although I did initially have problems with the phone recognising MP3 files on the external memory until I discovered that my computer had put them into a music file on the memory which the phone doesn't recognise. This was easily fixed by dragging and dropping the music file into the sounds file. I am now really pleased with the phone and it is still a bargain at £38 in total.
Reviewer: cartelea - scotland
Reviewed on: 12th May, 2008
Rating: 7/10
i think this phone is ok but i dont know where to get the micro sd slot thingy:(
Reviewer: LOU - WORCESTERSHIRE
Reviewed on: 9th May, 2008
Rating: 8/10
LG K290 BOUGHT THE PHONE FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT. SHE FINDS IT REALLY EASY TO USE AND ALL IN ALL A GOOD PHONE FOR THE PRICE. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO USB CABLE I HAVE BOUGHT AN EXTERNAL MEMORY CARD AND A CARD READER TO TRANSFER MUSIC ONTO IT. CAN ANYONE HELP???? I CANNOT GET THE PHONE TO RECOGNISE SONGS ON THE EXTERNAL MEMORY. ALL OTHER FEATURES GREAT THOUGH.
Reviewer: brinn - hertfordshire
Reviewed on: 7th May, 2008
Rating: 1/10
ok. i get your point .its cheap so why should you expect anything???
ILL TELL YOU WHY!!!!!. Im pretty broke. my duaghter wanted an mp3 player and a phone. yes i bought mine from tesco too for £26.
WHAT A PIECE OF ??? AND HOW DOES TESCO+LG GET AWAY WITH THIS???
. it would be fine if it came with a memory that matched that of a standard mp3 player these days. rather than the built in memory of the exivilant to an old game boy game. not even 1/10th of a MB (megabite). look this is stupid , i know that you can buy a memory card for a tenner but that defeats the object of buying a cheap phone does it not? if your on a budget you dont want to splash out on a bloody memory card and then find out ..hey wait a minuite!!!! now i need a fucking usb cable as well (not suplied). thanks tesco..... and LG (LIFES GOOD) or otherwise no as ps( phones ??? ) .
SO LETS ADD IT ALL UP RITE the memory card £10 the cable £15 the phone £26 total of £51 oh and the frustration . time and travelling to get these items probably £5 to £10 pounds. so that £55 to £61 your actually paying for this product thatll have you tearing your hair out.
If youve already bought this phone TAKE IT BACK if you havnt yet then you have been warned
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
LAST PHONE ON EARTH I WOULD EVER WANT
Reviewer: Jane - Daventry
Reviewed on: 30th April, 2008
Rating: 10/10
Oh dear - what terrible reviews. I have just bought this phone and I think it is great. I would make just one point with everyone moaning about downloading onto it and no USB cable - I paid £26.22 for my phone, I bought it for it's similarity to the LG Chocolate and for £26.22 and I am not that bothered about using it as a sophisticated piece of equipment. I just want a phone with slide action, good looks, and fun to use. I can get ringtones, wallpaper etc., from Bluetooth. For all you people who wish to download music tracks etc., why not buy a more expensive phone. I mean, come on, for £26.22 what do you eepect. (£26.22 introductory price - will be £34.97 - still cheap!
Reviewer: Tom - Birkenhead
Reviewed on: 27th April, 2008
Rating: 2/10
this fone is absolutely terrible !!!!
not loud enough, terrible internal memory (and YES i have bought a memory card before you start judgin my common sense), AND THE BIGGEST POINT OF ALL ---- NO WAY TO PUT GAMES ONTO IT, ANY HELP INSTEAD OF JUST TELLING ME STUF THAT THIS FONE DOES WOULDN'T GO A MISS
Reviewer: Jack - Leeds
Reviewed on: 26th April, 2008
Rating: 7/10
Just bought a USB cable for my KG290 for £2.50, Just look on ebay for it...if it fit's the following phones it will fit your KG290.....8130, B2050, C1100, C1200, C3300, C3310, C3320, F2400, KG220, KG225 Butterfly, L343i, P7200, S5200, U300, U8110, U8120, U8138, U8150, U8180, U8210, U8290, U8330, U8360, U8380, U880, U890
Simple to add mp3's too, you will need a mem card (2gb about a fiver on ebay) and just drag the tunes into the "sounds" folder EASY PEAZY don't know what people are moaning about!!
Reviewer: Ian - Lincolnshire
Reviewed on: 7th April, 2008
Rating: 7/10
I bought the KG290 4 months ago, love the phone just a pitty it's not compatible with windows vista, I bought the sd micro memory card the USB data cable and software for nothing, other than that great phone just wish I could use it to it's full potential
Reviewer: life's gooood - lancs UK
Reviewed on: 24th March, 2008
Rating: 8/10
The 2GB Micro SD is what you need if you want to put music on your phone, you can put MP3 or WMA files onto it from your PC. Forget bluetooth and USB cables!!! This Sandisk micro with Mini and SD adapters worked PERFECTLY for me, for a bargain at £7.99.
Buy any micro or standard SD usb reader. If you buy the Sandish one with adapters you can just get the normal SD reader. Format the Micro SD in your phone then put it into the SD adapter, then SD adaptor in the SD usb reader into your PC. Transfer MP3s into the Sounds folder and WMA files in Other folder. Then put the Micro SD back in your phone. This phone isn't bad!!! Everyone stop complaining! Sure it's a cheap phone because of 5MB internal memory and lack of software + cable, but if you spend an extra £10 on the right external memory and SD USB reader you won't whinge one bit. Do something about it!!!
Reviewer: John - 'smuff
Reviewed on: 23rd March, 2008
Rating: 1/10
It's terrible, ex-mem's useless, USB? forget it! My son bought it for himself with his christmas money, 2 phone's later and its still terrible!
Reviewer: Tarryn - South Africa
Reviewed on: 10th March, 2008
Rating: 5/10
kewl fone, sleek and sexy but..
I noticed that like others below there was no USB cable supplied and its IMPOSSIBLE to get one, also Bluetoothing MP3s to this fone is also quite impossible as the onboard memory is way too low and the fone does not see the secondary memory (SD Card) for you to download strait to it.. but i do download mp3s but they have to be from cell on line sites and they have to be shrunk to a smaller file.. i think the main problem is just the allocation of the primary memory.. And with regards to the bluetooth, my PC will see my Cellie, but my Cellie wont see my PC.. so uploading pics ect is also somewhat impossible.. but heck, overall, i still like it..
Reviewer: m patel - lancs
Reviewed on: 5th March, 2008
Rating: 7/10
Anyone have trouble with opening the back cover? Once I closed it there was no going back! Had to prise it open from the corners with a needle! I am a bit clueless with phones, I'd like to transfer music and tones so would buying a micro SD card and micro SD USB reader be enough instead of trying to find a USB cable to connect with?
Reviewer: ad boii - chatham
Reviewed on: 1st March, 2008
Rating: 8/10
i love the lg kg290 , i can send songs, pics and videos but i cant send games because it only comes up with 4 folders = images, sounds, videos and others
Reviewer: Steven - Hampshire
Reviewed on: 7th February, 2008
Rating: 8/10
Be aware that getting the MP3 player to play your own cd's will cost you a fair bit. A 2GB micro SD memory card, USB cable (if you can find one - try CRC Communicaid-as per recent post from Terry), and software to convert CD tracks to MP3 (smartCDripper is easy to use) cost almost as much as the phone! Having said that, once you get it up and running, the quality is pretty good. Overall, pleased with the phone so far.
Reviewer: Emily - England
Reviewed on: 29th January, 2008
Rating: 10/10
Ignore all the bad comments!
The best phone i have ever had!
And everyone who is moaning about the usb lead and the fact they can't get mussic on their mp3 players just get a memory card then your problems solved!
Hope this helps
x
Reviewer: SWEET TIM - LONDON
Reviewed on: 6th January, 2008
Rating: 9/10
The LG 290 is an all round phone and is Super Value for the price.
It has everything to you need in a phone and got even far better functions than more expensive Handsets.
The more you use it the more you fall in love with it.
Sweet - Tim
Reviewer: Danny - Glasgow
Reviewed on: 3rd January, 2008
Rating: 7/10
Nice phone, excellent value for money at £25, looks smart, disappointed no USB cable but not the end of the world. Keys a bit small when texting.
Reviewer: terry - Epsom
Reviewed on: 3rd January, 2008
Rating: 5/10
I want to like this phone, but like Stuart Nicolson have found it difficult to use the multimedia features, add mp3 tracks etc - most frustrating was just the difficulty in obtaining info from L.G & recommended suppliers - they couldn't make the process of getting up and running more inscruitable. Eventually found where to get usb cable:This cable is available from CRC COMMUNICAID on 0845 057 9999. , LG Electronics UK Helpdesk Email: ukhelpdesk@lge.com ----------------------------------- LG UK Customer services Tel. 0870 607 5544 / 0818 27 6954 for Ireland Monday - Friday from 9am – 8 pm Saturdays from 9am - 5pm 14
Actually I had already bought seemingly hassle free external memory card (nextdaymemory.co.uk) - seems good, but my mp3s are invisible and the head-scratching continues!
Reviewer: donna - nottingham
Reviewed on: 2nd January, 2008
Rating: 6/10
finding it hard to use the external memory
Reviewer: Olivia - Morcambe
Reviewed on: 30th December, 2007
Rating: 1/10
this phone breaks easily.
buttons are useless.
hope ive helped.
x
Reviewer: joanna bayley - chorley
Reviewed on: 3rd December, 2007
Rating: 7/10
absolutely love the phone. very stylish and easy to use.
Reviewer: Stuart Nicholson - Blackpool
Reviewed on: 25th November, 2007
Rating: 9/10
just bought for my daughters birthday,
she is over the moon, has everything she needs,having just read other reviews with references to the usb cable i can soon get one,
but the most important is that its a good phone
Reviewer: Trevor Thomas - Wiltshire
Reviewed on: 20th November, 2007
Rating: 1/10
Very disappointed to read review below - I thought I was being stupid. Why are Tesco selling a phone with an MP3 player with no USB lead - Crackers. Going back tomorrow to get my money back
Reviewer: Dave Dawson - staffordshire
Reviewed on: 12th November, 2007
Rating: 4/10
recently bought a LG K290 and very disappointed. No USB lead and cant find where to buy one so cant use the MP3 player. Got a Bluetooth dongle for my PC and cant get the phone to see it. The manual is useless and cant get photos off there yet. Nice and compact but disappointed with having facilities I can't seem to use yet.
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