LG Fathom VS750 Release Thread

[FAUguy]

Here is some new info and pic of the LG VS750.

http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/The-...e-a_10345.html

It is also expected out by the middle of April.

[DP102288]

Ooh! Nice! Thanks for the headsup! At least it looks like it has a decent amount of onboard memory. Not loads of it, but not horrible.

[MountainBikerMark]

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at a glance it looks like Touch,only slider vs clamshell. thats probably a good thing since the enV style flip seems to be on the way out but typical LG/Verizon style, a step behind the rest in features and will probably need 600 firmware updates to work right. the dedicated 3.5mm jack is a nice feature along with World capability. for LG fans it should be a winner. my sister in law is jumping up to smartphones from her Voyager/pda combo. this should fit her perfectly

[Snap315]

The VS750 is a very nice looking and performing phone.

It feels great in the hand and almost as solid as the Droid. The screen is bright, beautiful, and responsive. The slide out keyboard is a great added feature.

The top of the phone has the Power/Lock button. Along the left side of the phone is the Volume button and a micro-USB port. The right side has the dedicated Camera and Task Manager buttons (which is very handy!). The front has three button (Call/Answer - Window Quick Start - End/Hang-Up). The back is where the 3.2MP camera is located.

Personally I'm not much into Smartphones, but this one I could really learn to live with. It is a very nice phone overall.

[avNY87]

Seems kinda interesting to me. I'm looking to move up to a smartphone when my current contract is up so this might be one that I'll be keeping my eye on.

The VS750 is a very nice looking and performing phone.

It feels great in the hand and almost as solid as the Droid. The screen is bright, beautiful, and responsive. The slide out keyboard is a great added feature.

The top of the phone has the Power/Lock button. Along the left side of the phone is the Volume button and a micro-USB port. The right side has the dedicated Camera and Task Manager buttons (which is very handy!). The front has three button (Call/Answer - Window Quick Start - End/Hang-Up). The back is where the 3.2MP camera is located.

Personally I'm not much into Smartphones, but this one I could really learn to live with. It is a very nice phone overall.

Did it have the standard WM 6.5 UI or LG's S Class UI?

[avNY87]

It'll be called the Fathom. More details: http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/LG-F...e-a_10690.html

[Steve.G]

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at a glance it looks like Touch,only slider vs clamshell. thats probably a good thing since the enV style flip seems to be on the way out but typical LG/Verizon style, a step behind the rest in features and will probably need 600 firmware updates to work right. the dedicated 3.5mm jack is a nice feature along with World capability. for LG fans it should be a winner. my sister in law is jumping up to smartphones from her Voyager/pda combo. this should fit her perfectly

It's a winmo device so you're not relying on firmware updates from VZW. Just cook up a new rom and away you go.

[ParthG]

Let's just hope it's as easy as that... the XDA community only really cares about HTC devices.

[nitrous9200]

Thankfully there are other places to get your custom firmware on. But I still don't see the market for this phone as the TP2 exists and looks a lot better than this. Plus who wants WM nowadays while it slowly fades into obsolescence?

[sailormike62]

Looks like we have a bit more info on the phone. I'm wondering if it will be released the same day as the Ally - 5-20-10

http://www.lge-phones.com/lg-fathom-...-provided.html

[norif]

This is interesting. I'm be looking forward to seeing the reviews and videos.

Hopefully I'll be able to get some hands-on time at the local Verizon resellers once it's released.

[FAUguy]

Expect this by the end of the month.

[DP102288]

Hmmm...It will have the S-Class UI. This looks very much like a TP2. I will go and play with one to compare when it is released. I do want to see what LG did with WinMo.

[FAUguy]

Announced today. May 27 for B2B, June 3 for everyone else. $149 after rebate (2 year contract).
http://news.vzw.com/news/2010/05/pr2010-05-21b.html

I've recieved my demo unit and will be working on the review this week.
So far it's not bad for a WinMo 6.5 device, but still has the resistive touchscreen. (I was hoping it might be capacitive like the Ally, but it's not.)
The keyboard buttons are a bit flatter and not raised as much as the keyboard on the Ally.

[taoman54]

LG Fathom customers will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan.........

I wonder what this means exactly? In the past, anyone on an old calling plan (ACI, ACII, etc) could activate any smartphone (with a data plan) and stay on their old calling plan. The way this is worded makes me wonder if those days are over. Any VZW employee know for sure?