| LG Vu CU915 Phone (AT&T) | 
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| List Price: $349.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 525
Category: Wireless
Publisher: AT&T
Studio: AT&T
Brand: LG
Label: AT&T
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: CU915
UPC: 652810719056
ASIN: B0018OH4V0
Release Date: May 4, 2008
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| Features:
| • | Elegantly designed quad-band GSM phone with 3-inch touchscreen featuring intuitive controls | | • | Access AT&T's speedy dual-band 3G network; compatible with AT&T Music, Cellular Video and Video Share services | | • | 2-megapixel camera with video recording, Bluetooth for communication headsets and stereo headphones, microSD expansion to 4 GB | | • | Up to 3 hours of talk time, up to 250 hours (10.5 days) of standby time; measures 4.25 x 2.16 x 0.51 inches (HxWxD) | | • | Includes: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, printed user manual and quick start guide |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Elegantly and simply designed, the LG Vu CU915 for AT&T features a stunning 3-inch touchscreen that provides easy, intuitive navigation to all the phone's power-packed features--from AT&T Cellular Video and MobiTV to XM radio and your digital music library. This quad-band GSM phone also runs on AT&T's dual-band HSDPA/UMTS high-speed 3G network, making it easy to download music purchased from AT&T Mobile Music's partners Napster and eMusic. The intuitive touchscreen controls makes it easy to navigate through all the features of this power-packed phone, which also includes a 2-megapixel camera that can be used with AT&T's Video Share service, multi-format digital audio player, and downloadable games. Other features include Bluetooth connectivity for communication headsets and stereo music streaming, microSD memory expansion (up to 4 GB), FM radio, access to email and instant messaging, and up to 3 hours of talk time. 
Enjoy AT&T Cellular Video on the LG Vu's brilliantly colorful 3-inch interactive touchscreen. | AT&T Service Options
This AT&T phone can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses the dual-band UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900 MHz network (also known as WCDMA), making it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services with speeds up to 3.6 Mbps. It also gives AT&T the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services. In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go. You'll also enjoy quad-band GSM connectivity, which allows you to make calls in more than 190 countries and access data applications in the more than 135 countries where AT&T offers international data roaming. With 3G connectivity, you'll be able to access AT&T's Video Share service, which enables you to send a live, one-way video stream to another compatible phone during a standard voice call. The service also allows you to switch the direction of the video stream during the same phone call. (Customers must be in an area served by the company's 3G network and have a Video Share-enabled phone.) You get access to AT&T Mobile Music, which enables you to buy tracks while on the go, access the Napster and eMusic subscription music services, stream music video, discover what's playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what's hot with The Buzz music news portal. The phone is also packed with multimedia streaming and download capabilities. AT&T's Cellular Video (CV) service features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. And it has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T's MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. Note that if you want to enjoy the full audio and video capabilities of your UMTS phone, be sure to select a MEdia Max service plan option during checkout. If you do not sign up for a MEdia Max service plan option, you will be paying per KB when you use the over-the-air UMTS audio and video features on your phone (upwards of $10 per minute). 
The intuitive navigation lets you quickly move from one function to another. | Phone Features
With a focus on simplicity, the LG Vu CU915 has a large 3-inch interactive touchscreen that's accompanied by a minimalist scroll bar design. The touchscreen provides vibrating haptic feedback so you know that you've pressed a button, and it includes a screen lock to prevent unwanted key actions. The phone also includes three hard keys--send, clear, and power/end--right below the screen. It comes with 155 MB of internal memory and it can be expanded using microSD memory cards up to 4 GB in size. The phone book has a capacity for 500 contact entries, each with space for storing 5 numbers, 2 email addresses and a picture ID. This phone also shines as a mobile digital music player, with compatibility for MP3, WMA, AAC, and AAC+/eAAC+ files, customizable equalizer, playlist creation and management, and large capacity storage via MicroSD memory cards. Synchronize music from your PC (including music files from online services such as Napster and eMusic) via USB 2.0. The phone also offers USB mass storage capabilities for storing your most important documents and files. This phone provides Bluetooth version 1.2 wireless connectivity, and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, object push, file transfer, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server. Send contacts, calendar events, and pictures/videos/voice memos wirelessly. The phone stores up to 20 Bluetooth pairings. 
Snap great photos and videos on the go, for printing at home or sending via MMS. | The 2-megapixel camera offers five resolution settings--from 1600 x 1200 pixels for prints to 160 x 120 pixels for sending via MMS--and it features a 2x digital zoom, multiple shutter tones, night mode, multi-shot capabilities, self-timer, and customizable brightness, and white balance. An in-phone photo editor lets you resize, crop, rotate, and add color effects. You can also shoot video clips at 320 x 240 and 176 x 144 pixels. You can keep shooting for as long as you have space on your microSD card, or cap the length at 42 seconds for sending via MMS. In addition to voice calls, text messaging, and MMS capability, the phone is also compatible with mobile email from services including Yahoo!, AOL, Windows Live, AT&T Yahoo!, and BellSouth, as well as instant messaging (IM) from AIM, Windows Live, and Yahoo!. The Vu also comes stock with a built-in web browser for downloads and mobile web browsing via MEdia Net (with WAP 2.0, WML, iHTML, xHTML, and WCSS compatibility). T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for entering text on handsets, is built into the unit--a plus for mobile email and text messaging users. Other features include: - Speed dial (8 entries, plus 1 voicemail default)
- Speaker-independent voice commands
- Voice memo recording
- 11 unique ringtones with vibrate and silent modes; real music ringtone support
- Flight mode for listening to music and watching video with the phone functionality turned off
- USB charging via computer and mass storage capabilities
- Java 2.0 support for downloadable applications and games
- PIM tools: Calendar, alarm clock, notepad, calculator, tip calculator, world clock, tasks, stopwatch, unit converter
- Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures)
Vital Statistics
The LG Vu CU915 weighs 3.16 ounces and measures 4.25 x 2.16 x 0.51 inches. Its 1000 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 250 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as AT&T's 850/1900 MHz 3G frequencies (UMTS/HSDPA).
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Phone! June 13, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Although some claim that LG is copying Samsung with this design, it seems as though it is the other way around. The Instinct will have a nearly identical design and, as you can see, will release after this one (because this one already has). It has a great interface and the haptic touch is great.
 Good Touch Screen Phone May 20, 2008
11 out of 17 found this review helpful
It is a good phone. Touch screen good but could have been better. Phone has simple but intuitive user interface. Not too many features.
Pros:
Very slim compared to iPhone
Looks like expensive phone
Cons:
Touch screen is good but could be better
Could have put more functionality
 For the PRICE it should have been so MUCH MORE! May 6, 2008
12 out of 50 found this review helpful
LG for some reason is also known to the public as a COPY CAT Samsung. Every time Samsung does something they copy SAMSUNG and there's really no point in copying someone else's idea if you can't BRING it to the next level. That's the case with this phone. As is the case with the LG ENV for Verizon, it's a copy cat Sidekick LX. LG is just not a trust worthy brand. They really are iffy when it comes to quality. Don't let the overall appearance fool you into thinking it's a great product. This LG Vu is not BAD but for the price it should have been so much more. The touch screen is really something you have to get use to. The case is the exact same plastic used on the black Samsung BlackJack 2. So that being said it loves to attract finger prints. Also the micro SD slot if problematic as its located close to the SIM card so you do have to lift the back cover in order to access it as oppose to it being on the external left or right side. This is an odd phone to categorize because it's not really a PDA but has PDA-like features. I wish the menu style was a bit more on the creative side with icons that really POP in terms of color. But you get the menu style that is very similar to a lot of Samsungs recent cell phone line up with the black background and a boring icon with hardly any color. It also has AT&T TV on here. Another thing is you can record video clips, something the iPhone can't do. I also wish it was more then 2.0 mega pixel camera. Do cell phone makers only think Europeans like having 5.0 mega pixels and above? It seems so because the US is so bent on not making anything above a 2.0. Europe & Asia is lucky because they always get the 7.0 mega pixels with a built in flash light because this one doesn't have one. The volume on this phone is GREAT and way better then the iPhone. One of the major down falls of the iPhone is the LOW volume on the PHONE. Even at its MAX it's still not LOUD enough. You also get a full qwerty keyboard on the touch screen. This phone doesn't flip open to reveal a keyboard. This is a full touch screen phone. I am sure a lot of people who can't afford the iPhone will get this. But I'd rather wait for the Samsung Instinct touch phone to arrive on the AT&T network. Hopefully it will be soon.
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