[Verizon] LG Chocolate 3 (VX8560) not so good? in Cellphones, Providers, and Plans http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21246595 en Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:36:56 EDT Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:36:56 EDT Re: [Verizon] LG Chocolate 3 (VX8560) not so good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21510060 Sentinel : Well update. I went back to Verizon last month and they gave me a new phone. Same problem.

Then I checked around HowardForums.com and other cell phone websites. It seems that this is a problem with this model phone. Many report having the dreaded "no ring straight to voicemail" phenomenon. Many people are hoping it will be fixed in a firmware update.

I have v4 firmware. There is a v5 firmware but I don't know if it fixes the problem. I have not had the time to check it yet.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21510060 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:55:48 EDT Re: [Verizon] LG Chocolate 3 (VX8560) not so good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21508007 Bren3113 : I have been having the same issues with my Chocolate 3. I thought it was only me. I have missed so many calls already. My phone never rings, but I get a voicemail. I have even checked to see if these calls appear as missed calls on my online statement, but they are non existent. I went back to my LG8300 and have not missed a call since. I want to get a new phone, but they want to repace it with the Chocolate 3 again, and I don't want it. I'm getting disgusted very quickly!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21508007 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:19:02 EDT Re: [Verizon] LG Chocolate 3 (VX8560) not so good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21277041 Dragasoni :
said by Sentinel See Profile :

Past 30 days :(
Try anyway. Tell them if they want to keep your business they had better do something about it.

-Dragasoni-
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»www.dragasoni.com]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21277041 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:47:09 EDT Re: [Verizon] LG Chocolate 3 (VX8560) not so good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21270963 Sentinel : Past 30 days :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21270963 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:27:56 EDT Re: [Verizon] LG Chocolate 3 (VX8560) not so good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21270750 Dragasoni : You might try returning it to Verizon and getting a different phone. Missing calls gets old really quick!

-Dragasoni-
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»www.dragasoni.com]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21270750 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:58:12 EDT Re: [Verizon] LG Chocolate 3 (VX8560) not so good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21269629 Sentinel : Yeah. my kids have my 8300 so no going back for me either. No way do they want to trade back.

I wonder if it is something with the phone or if it indeed does just not get as good a signal. I wonder if it just loses it sometimes and that's why it gets the voicemail beep?

If so then *maybe* it is a bug and will/could be fixed with a software/firmware upgrade.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21269629 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:18:25 EDT Re: [Verizon] LG Chocolate 3 (VX8560) not so good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21266134 anon : I upgraded to the 8560 from the 8300 as well. The reception is not as good for me either. I just attributed it to smaller size and lack of external antenna. I don't get many dropped calls, but I have had the "voicemail beep in with no call" issue happen on multiple occasions. I already sold my old 8300, so no going back... :-( ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21266134 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:01:36 EDT [Verizon] LG Chocolate 3 (VX8560) not so good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21246595 Sentinel : I had a VX8300 and I just recently *upgraded* to a Chocolate3 (VX8560 I think its called?) and my signal level is not as good as my old VX8300. Every once in a while my phone beeps to let me know that I have a voice mail message. But my phone never rang! It just went straight to voicemail! I look at the phone and my signal level will be zero. No bars. Nada. Then bam its back and I am getting 3 bars.

This always seems to happen around my house. But I gave my old VX8300 to my kids and they get great signal at the house and never drop a call.

Anyone else have a Chocolate3? Getting worse reception than wit your old phone?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21246595 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:27:48 EDT