Need Help - Cell Phone Selection

[Notrega]

I currently have Verizon - Moto Razr V3M.

I am looking for a slider phone. I have narrowed it down to these two. Music and video and all of that is not really a factor...

Any comments, suggestions, opinions are welcomed, especially if you have PERSONAL experience with either model.

LG's VX8550 - The 'new' Chocolate
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/07/7-5-07-vx8550.jpg
http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/lg-chocolate-vx8550-navy/4505-6454_7-32516760.html?tag=prod.txt.1

or

Samsung SCH-u620
http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/32160879-2-440-0.gif
http://reviews.cnet.com/4326-6454_7-6568184.html?tag=img

[havensal]

Sorry, I can't be much help, I still use one of these:

http://www.lemport.ru/img/catalog/nokia/nokia_5180i.jpg

:laughabove: :animlol: :rofl: :banana: :tongueout:

[atlp99]

I sell cell phones for verizon, sprint, and t-mobile. The original Chocolate was a horrible phone. Poor reception, poor usability, poor durability. The Samsung is a V-cast tv phone, if you do not want to use V-cast TV or are in an area where it is unavailable it is a waste of money. verizon does not have any really nice sliders out right now. What features are you looking for in a phone? There are better phones on verizon but most phones are flip phones.

[malkore]

Well, I can tell you that in general, both Samsung and LG make excellent electronics, including cellphones.

I'd go into a Verizon office and play with both, check out features, see if you can make a test call. Sometimes LG earpieces are 'tinny' sounding...mine never bothered me. it was still clear, if slightly digitized.

[Notrega]

I ended up with the black chocolate. I like it. I can do most things without ever sliding it open.

The only thing I do not like is the bluetooth interface is not as easy as on the razr... the phone asking for commands is in a tiny voice and i have tried to 'train' the phone and not sure what the issue is.

I did not buy it to play music but I am looking forward to the memory stick and cable I have ordered. The music I have downloaded sounds ok. They have bluetooth headphones that allow you to listen to music and then answer a call and go back to music... will have to see how much I like it as a music player. I have a 1gb Zen Nano that I love and connect to my pc at work...

The camera and screen is WAY better than the razr

Will post more....