| LG Aloha Prepaid Phone (Virgin Mobile) | 
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| List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $14.99
You Save: $15.00 (50%)
Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1035
Category: Wireless
Publisher: LGIC
Studio: LGIC
Brand: LG
Label: LGIC
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: Aloha
UPC: 836182002743
ASIN: B000X9IGZ4
Release Date: October 15, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Lightweight clamshell phone with 1.8-inch interior LCD and room for 199 contacts | | • | Pay for only the calling time you use with Virgin Mobile's minutes or monthly plans--no annual contract required | | • | Send text/picture messages; download games and ringtones | | • | Up to 3 hours of talk time, up to 150 hours of standby time | | • | Includes: Battery and Charger |
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Amazon.com Product Description
With a sleek clamshell design and metallic finish, the LG Aloha comes equipped with all the essentials--from real-music ringtones to multi-messaging capabilities--at an affordable price that's combined with Virgin Mobile's affordable no-annual-contract prepaid service. The lightweight Aloha features a jack for wired communication headsets, speakerphone, voice dialing capability, and an internal 1.8-inch color screen. It runs on the 1900 MHz CDMA network. 
Weighing just 2.7 ounces, the LG Aloha clamshell phone is easily pocketable. See an overview of the phone's control buttons. | Virgin Mobile Service
With Virgin Mobile, you pay only for the calling time you use. You can choose a plan that's based just on minutes (with rates between 10 and 20 per minute) or a monthly plan with no annual contract (with select plans offering unlimited calling on weekends and after 7pm on weekdays). You can also choose from a variety of mobile messaging plans, which includes text and picture messaging. Virgin Mobile USA's national coverage is powered by the nationwide Sprint PCS network. Virgin Mobile contributes 5 percent of profits from downloadable content to The RE*Generation, its pro-social initiative to help homeless teens, as well as provides postage-paid return envelopes in every new package for customers to recycle old phones. Phone Features
The phone measures 3.5 inches long by 1.9 inches wide, and is just 0.9 inches thin. It's also light on your pocket at only 2.7 ounces. It can hold up to 199 personal contacts, with five numbers, three email addresses and one URL slot available for each. You can save callers to groups and pair them with any of 10 polyphonic ringtones. Other features include a scheduler, an alarm clock, a tip calculator, a world lock, a voice memo recorder, a notepad, headset jack, a speakerphone, and a vibrate mode. It has an internal 3.5 MB flash memory. With its polished, modern look and array of features, the Aloha wraps a great deal into a sleek package. It sports a metallic front and a durable, matte back finish, with an internal 65K-color display (1.8 inches, 128 x 128-pixel resolution). The phone has capabilities to play real music and animated ringtones, and comes equipped with a speakerphone and voice-activated dialing. It's also preloaded games, including ZooZoo Club and Battle Reversi, and you can download more via the Virgin Mobile web site. The Aloha covers the messaging basics with support for sending and receiving text messages easily and quickly (Virgin Mobile text messaging charges apply). The phone fully supports Virgin Mobile's wireless content service, VirginXtras. Use the pay-per-use service to download ringtones, get content and vote in TV-based polls via the MTV area of your phone, or get jokes and updates from Comedy Central. Pick a celebrity voice to answer your voicemail, or get a Sponge Bob thought of the day. Vital Statistics
The LG Aloha weighs 2.7 ounces and measures 3.5 x 1.9 x 0.9 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 150 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the CDMA 1900 frequency.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Phone is ok but service is HORRIBLE! May 10, 2008
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
PAY as you go phone review...
Virginmobile is trying to get your money! be careful! you get a 1000 minutes card for 50$ thinking that you will have these minutes by entering the pin number but NOOOO! there is another step you need to follow. you have to pick voice minute package which is not among any of the instructions. if you do not pick that plan, you are paying 20 cents a minute. You call them and they do NOTHING about it. The customer service people are extremely rude and they even hang up on me! they also threaten you by saying that your call is monitored?!?! Never ever use their services for especially pay as you go phones... I would give them 0 or negative starts if I could...
 Phone is ok but... May 3, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
The phone is ok simple just what I expected, what really disapointed me was that from what I understood the cost was a total of $16.92 of airtime service which I never received either through amazon or virgin mobile, amazon was giving the phone for "free" and the fee would be towards airtime but like I said I have yet to receive $16.99 worth or airtime...maybe Im wrong.
It is what it is. March 29, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a great little phone for people who are not addicted to their cell phone. In other words, if I want to call someone, it works. If someone wants to call me, it works. The occasional text message, no problem. Good display, decent keypad. Easy to understand, I mean, it's a phone for criminy sakes. The price, fantastic. I paid 15 bucks for it, and it works EXACTLY as advertised. I love Virgin Mobile! No BS, no tricks, no hidden fees, just great service at a very fair price. Well done.
Great Phone!!! March 16, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I love my phone!!! It has everything I need and it's small so for me it's perfect! I was even able to download a ringtone from my favorite band(30STM)And at this price it's a steal!!!All you have to do is purchase a $20 topup card every 3 months and its so easy to add more airtime.
 Great Cheap Phone for Occasional Use February 11, 2008
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
I'm not really a fan of cell phones because of the silly and discourteous ways they're used by so many. But there are times they come in handy, even for me.
I make three or four business trips a year, plus an out-of-town vacation or two, and the cell phone is really a major convenience on those occasions. But the absence of one has never bothered me enough to make me commit to an expensive phone, much less a long-term contract.
I noticed some prepaid phones at a supermarket a few months ago, and did a little research. I was able to get the Aloha for $19.99, bought a $20 card for Virgin Mobile service, and was up and running for only $40.
So far, I've used the phone in Cleveland, Denver and Phoenix with good results. No dropped calls, and pretty good call quality. The phone is easy enough to use that you won't forget how if you put it away for a few days, and the storage of contacts, plus the scheduler make the phone worth the money and then some.
If you're a cell phone buff, or want to impress your friends, this isn't the phone for you. No camera or outside display. Volume could be a little louder, and you've got to position the phone just right for best results. But at this price, it's a great phone for the light user, or as a temporary phone, or for someone who does not have good credit or prefers not to give out a credit card number.
If you fall into these categories, the Aloha is an excellent choice.
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