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An Anathema to Sprint Users
Pros
Lightweight and inexpensive
Cons
Multiple technical problems, unreliable
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
Price and size make the 1010 attractive, but when it gets to the bottom line it is a not a functional phone and you should avoid it like grandma's meatloaf.
A while back Apple ran a commercial advertising their new line of IMacs. The theme music behind the animated group of spinning monitors was the Rolling Stone's "She's Like a Rainbow." Apparently the idea that "they come in colors" worked well, because LG tried to utilize the same concept for their new series of 1010 phones, though without the convincing music. The result is a series of single-band flip phones that function poorly in just about every aspect.
Designed as a replacement for the TouchPoint 1100, the LG 1010s are the affordable, cost effect single-band phones for price conscious Sprint customers. Their small design is attractive, as well as their availability in four or five colors: Blue, Violet, Grey, and Purple. Also, just about as attractive is the pricing. In a world of $400 flip phones, a sub-$100 flip phone is a bargain.
Price can be kept low because the phone operates on one digital frequency and it isn't laden with the plethora of features and functions that its more expensive counterparts have. It offers a simple menu with a Call History, Phone Book, Scheduler, Calculator, Games, and Messaging. The monochrome screen is relatively small, but it does have an external caller ID display.
All these features should lend themselves to successful sales and a very reliable phone. However vendors are very disappointed as a result of a number of inherent technical and mechanical problems.
At the top of the list is a common complaint of an overheating battery, probably as a result of a short circuit. Overheating batteries usually lead to other malfunctions, especially on the printed circuit board.
Additionally, problems receiving signal are commonplace. The phone often displays the message "searching for signal." Even trips to the repair shop are sometimes ineffective in improving signal. Updating the roaming list through a Sprint Store rarely helps. Holding the 1010 side-by-side with any other Sprint phone is usually proof enough that it's not a tower issue.
Many customers have reported instances of the ringer failing to work when receiving incoming calls. When actually calling, the phone has a high rate of occurrence of the "echo effect," the sense that you're standing in a tunnel when making your call and everything you say seems to echo in your ear.
Disappointingly, I cannot recommend the 1010. The features, light weight, and reasonable cost are extirpated by its inefficiency and technical problems. When it gets down to it, all the colors are just a shiny way to package a bad product.
Designed as a replacement for the TouchPoint 1100, the LG 1010s are the affordable, cost effect single-band phones for price conscious Sprint customers. Their small design is attractive, as well as their availability in four or five colors: Blue, Violet, Grey, and Purple. Also, just about as attractive is the pricing. In a world of $400 flip phones, a sub-$100 flip phone is a bargain.
Price can be kept low because the phone operates on one digital frequency and it isn't laden with the plethora of features and functions that its more expensive counterparts have. It offers a simple menu with a Call History, Phone Book, Scheduler, Calculator, Games, and Messaging. The monochrome screen is relatively small, but it does have an external caller ID display.
All these features should lend themselves to successful sales and a very reliable phone. However vendors are very disappointed as a result of a number of inherent technical and mechanical problems.
At the top of the list is a common complaint of an overheating battery, probably as a result of a short circuit. Overheating batteries usually lead to other malfunctions, especially on the printed circuit board.
Additionally, problems receiving signal are commonplace. The phone often displays the message "searching for signal." Even trips to the repair shop are sometimes ineffective in improving signal. Updating the roaming list through a Sprint Store rarely helps. Holding the 1010 side-by-side with any other Sprint phone is usually proof enough that it's not a tower issue.
Many customers have reported instances of the ringer failing to work when receiving incoming calls. When actually calling, the phone has a high rate of occurrence of the "echo effect," the sense that you're standing in a tunnel when making your call and everything you say seems to echo in your ear.
Disappointingly, I cannot recommend the 1010. The features, light weight, and reasonable cost are extirpated by its inefficiency and technical problems. When it gets down to it, all the colors are just a shiny way to package a bad product.
