LonnieOlson

I finally got around to buying a new cell phone. My old Samsung N400 really sucked hard. I decided on the “LG PM-325″:http://www1.sprintpcs.com/explore/PhonesAccessories/PhoneDetails.jsp?navLocator=%7Cshop%7CphonesAccessories%7CallPhones%7C&selectSkuId=lg325&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1476015&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_SCID=ECOMM&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_PCode=None&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_cartState=group&bmUID=1125082241226 primarily due to the fact it has bluetooth. The phone itself is great compared with the price. The camera is about average. Screen brightness is amazing, sometimes too bright. As far as general usage, it works very much like most Samsung phones. I really like the phone except I am a bit disappointed in the bluetooth implementation.

The bluetooth implementation on this phone is crippled to only allow headsets and dialup networking. I don’t have, or care to have, any headsets to try it out. The dialup networking I have tested, and is very easy to setup on the Mac. Speeds are pretty good, it is supposed to go up to 230kbps, but actual rates I have seen are about 64 - 100kbps. I cannot say wether it was LG or Sprint that did the crippling. I really would like to see the ability to transfer files (photos) and PIM syncing. However after reading through some posts on “http://www.sprintusers.com/”:http://www.sprintusers.com/ I think that both of these functions can be done using a USB cable.