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Customer Reviews for Virgin Mobile Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Virgin Mobile Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Live life on the fast lane with the Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Phone. It features the Android 2.2 OS that lets you perform day-to-day tasks with relative ease right from the convenience of your palm. So be it checking mail or sharing a picture over any social network, it has what it takes to do them. This LG Optimus V Prepaid Android phone is 3G and Wi-Fi compatible so you can browse the internet at amazing speeds and perform even video calls for face-to-face communication over the internet. The Wi-Fi cell phone has a 3.2inch touchscreen display that is highly responsive and displays various user-friendly menus and one-touch launch applications. Plus, this 3G cell phone also has a 3.2 megapixel camera to capture and share all your favorite moments with friends and family.
Average Customer Rating:
3.9
out of 5
(105 Reviews) 88
Rating SnapshotOverall Rating Totals
Customer Recommendation78%82 out of 105reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Customer Reviews
Review 1 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Great Phone!!!
,05/14/2013
By Melanne83 ,
Modesto, Ca
5
out of
5
This phone is great i just wish it had the wi-fi hotspot built in it and more storage space. The feature of the phone is great, its small easy to handle and easy to use. I have had this phone for 2 weeks and i havent had one problem with it. I have had Virgin Mobile before, this is my first android phone with this carrier. I am just getting off of having T-Mobile LG GX2, didnt like T-Mobile it froze up all the time. Never had a problem with Virgin Mobile before. Overall, I am happy with this phone.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:25 - 34
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
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Review 2 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
You Get What You Pay For..
,05/13/2013
By Shell42880 ,
Taunton, MA
3
out of
5
I say that I would recommend this phone because it is inexpensive and has the basic functions that you want from a droid phone. I shopped around and found it for $20 less from Walmart than Virgin Mobile was selling it on sale (even with the two year warranty and shipping to home included).
I was pleased with the phone for the first week, but after about a week, it did start freezing up. So far, only once I was unable to answer when it was ringing. I just restarted the phone by removing and replacing the battery. If this continues I may attempt to get a replacement.
If you are looking for an inexpensive droid phone I think you will be pleased with this item, just keep in mind that you do get what you pay for!
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:25 - 34
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
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Review 3 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
05/10/2013
By bohica2013 ,
lakewood ny
5
out of
5
nice phone easy to use even for someone like me who is not to tech savy
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
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Review 4 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
very good phone
,05/09/2013
By dwillard ,
Madison, TN
4
out of
5
This has been a great product for our recent move. The phone allowed us to stay in touch with family where ever we were and gave us access to the internet while we were still getting moved in.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
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Review 5 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Limited Service Area
,05/09/2013
By RGP3 ,
Coventry RI
2
out of
5
I purchased this phone based on the Walmart website's confirmation that I would have service in my area but it did not and the service was spotty even when I wasn't home. Beware if they indicate it will work in your zip code area. Otherwise the phone itself was very nice when I was able to get service.
Product Attributes:
Value
3
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Male
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Every day
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Review 6 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Get the Optimus Elite instead
,05/07/2013
By androidguy1 ,
Cleveland, OH
2
out of
5
The Optimus Elite is much more stable. I had a V for a year and an Elite for a year. I had to have all 4 of my Vs repaired (wife and 2 kids too). All of the elites have held up and I'm never angry at my phone anymore. The V made me angry everyday - freezes and pulling the battery to restart. Just a pain. If you get one be sure to get the 'Minutes Checker Free' app that lets you check your virgin mobile minutes from your phone.
Product Attributes:
Value
2
out of
5
Meets Expectations
2
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Male
Ownership:Longer than one year
Usage:Every day
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Review 7 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Uhm No
,05/04/2013
By Spatuladora ,
San Jose, California
1
out of
5
Okay if you is thinkin bout buyin this fone...no..let me save yo time and money if you want to invest in this stupid piece of plastic. This thing keeps on freezing on me and if your the kind of person who likes to have a lot of apps, songs, and pictures then dont buy this thing.....I only have like 5 apps!!! AND IT KEEPS SAYING LOW SPACE! omg 5 stinkin apps!...HIT THE BACK BUTTON NOW AND FIND ANOTHER PHONE
Product Attributes:
Value
1
out of
5
Meets Expectations
1
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:55 - 64
Gender:Female
Ownership:Longer than one year
Usage:Every day
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Review 8 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Great beginner Android phone
,05/03/2013
By 3racefans ,
Los Angeles, CA
4
out of
5
Good little phone. Pretty good internet service, pretty fast downloads. The camera does not take good pictures and the battery seems to drain fast. If you are looking for something basic (but not a dinosaur) then this is a good buy.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
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Review 9 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
04/17/2013
By jrnjan ,
missouri
3
out of
5
good beginner smartphone. I had no trouble learning it. however, I hate the virtual keyboard. maybe i'll get used to it.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
3
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
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Review 10 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
03/29/2013
By mizfitz777 ,
Staunton, VA
4
out of
5
My first "smart phone." Both of my daughters have this phone and when I decided to give it a try, I was quite pleased.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:65 or older
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
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Review 11 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
03/08/2013
By DiRae ,
Portage, WI
4
out of
5
A nice phone for my first smart phone. Still learning all the features, but so far am very pleased with it.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:65 or older
Gender:Female
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
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Review 12 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Junk phones from A junkie company
,02/14/2013
By Tforjesus ,
Channelview tx
2
out of
5
This phone and this company are very unreliable virgin mobile is known on the web for selling defective phones and there signal is aratick ases phone apps to buffer and freeze up alot even if you by a new phone thyll send you a used replacement and defective there sales inployes lie to you won't back up there word qwout you one price whin you call back the price gos up price gouging stay away from this company virgin mobile and there phones go to another company I would not recommended this phone or company all there phones are junk
Product Attributes:
Value
1
out of
5
Meets Expectations
1
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Male
Ownership:7 - 8 months
Usage:Every day
-1point
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Review 13 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Very durrable, not much storage
,02/03/2013
By Bayboo1
4
out of
5
I bought this phone because my last phone got dropped in lemonade... long story.. so I went out and got it because it seemed to have good reviews and it wasn't too expensive. I've had it for over a year and it has been dropped on concrete, thrown on stone, it has basically hit the grown more times than a phone should, but it kept working. It had scratches on the screen and dents on the sides, but the screen never cracked and it kept on going.
However, I have had problems with the size. I like alot of pictures and games, and I have about 1100 pictures in my gallery, but because of that, I only have 1 game loaded. Having about 5 apps all together that I use. Anytime that I try to download another, it tells me my storage is too low, then I have to go back and delete it.
But for being a cheap and durable phone, it was good. I am searching for a new one today because my charging port finally died. So if you don't use many apps and you're clumsy, I recommend this phone.
However, I have had problems with the size. I like alot of pictures and games, and I have about 1100 pictures in my gallery, but because of that, I only have 1 game loaded. Having about 5 apps all together that I use. Anytime that I try to download another, it tells me my storage is too low, then I have to go back and delete it.
But for being a cheap and durable phone, it was good. I am searching for a new one today because my charging port finally died. So if you don't use many apps and you're clumsy, I recommend this phone.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:18 - 24
Gender:Female
Ownership:Longer than one year
Usage:Every day
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Review 14 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Great phone, horrible storage space
,01/25/2013
By Tracy1968 ,
Virginia
3
out of
5
This phone only has 200MB of internal memory (and most apps can't be moved to a storage card#. For some reason that info isn't plainly available on most websites. Expect to spend a lot of time deleting apps, texts, etc. from this phone. You cannot uninstall the biggest memory hogs of all #pre-installed apps# but you can uninstall their updates #unfortunately you have to do this every few days). Expect to only be able to have 10 or so apps on this phone at a time before having to delete apps, clear cache, memory, etc. This is a really nice phone. It's a shame the storage space is so poor.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
3
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:35 - 44
Gender:Female
Ownership:Longer than one year
Usage:Every day
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Review 15 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Exceptionally Great Product
,12/25/2012
By Somethingserious1 ,
Greenville
4
out of
5
I should have purchased my new phone from here.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Female
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Every day
+1point
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Review 16 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
A Great Phone When It Came Out
,12/15/2012
By Travisman ,
Fort Stewart, GA
3
out of
5
I bought this phone in July 2011. Even at that time it was an older model, but a decent entry level 3G phone for its price.
Sadly, it has two fatal flaws: low internal memory and lots of bloatware. The phone won't let you delete the bloatware or move it to a memory card. As more and more updates come out for the bloatware, the phone's internal memory becomes badly overburdened. Just the bloatware and updates cause the 'low internal memory' symbol on the phone to come up, even if you don't have any other Apps on the internal memory. The phone sometimes spazzes out or freezes up due to low memory. Its annoying, having to pull the battery, wait a few minutes and then reboot the phone. You can negate some of the problem by disabling auto-updates for programs you don't use or consider Rooting your phone and erasing all the bloatware....but for the hassle, you're probably better off buying a different phone.
I don't regret paying $150 for it a year and a half ago; but there's no way I'd pay $99 for it today.
*If you do buy this phone, consider downloading Opera. Its a LOT better than the web-browser that comes with the phone. Also I'd suggest getting a memory card of at least 4Gigs and putting all your pictures and APPs on it.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
2
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:25 - 34
Gender:Male
Ownership:Longer than one year
Usage:Every day
+2points
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Review 17 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Do not get this phone
,11/23/2012
By Anon87 ,
New York
1
out of
5
I bought this phone as an upgrade from my Straight Talk phone about a year ago and since then it's only caused me problems. The screen will freeze when I get a call, so I am unable to answer it. It will also randomly shut off and turn back on repeatedly. The battery life is horrible and there is only enough room on the phone for about 4 apps, and they were small sized apps. Not to mention that for about the past 6 months or so the phone would stop charging even though it was on the charger, or it wouldn't charge past 19%. I bought a new battery, a new charger, and not even those helped. This phone is not worth the money at all.
Product Attributes:
Value
1
out of
5
Meets Expectations
1
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:18 - 24
Gender:Female
Ownership:Longer than one year
Usage:Every day
+1point
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Review 18 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Question
,11/22/2012
By Freeinfo247 ,
Caribbean
2
out of
5
Am going to Jamaica for 3 Month can i use an Caribbean sim card in it
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
1
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:25 - 34
Gender:Male
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Never
-1point
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Review 19 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
The Phone is a great beginner smartphone but lacks
,11/12/2012
By Brocktonbeat ,
Brockton, Ma
3
out of
5
The phone lacks internal memory and can't run too many applications becuase of the memory. I have found that in the area of Brockton,ma that it drops a lot of calls and it also is slow on the 3g.
On average it drops service or I am actually without service about 2 days a month with Virgin.
On average it drops service or I am actually without service about 2 days a month with Virgin.
Customer service is the worst. The phone itself feels good to hold and the camera is a 6 on a scale of 10. The apps like facebook and twitter are great but when I tried to acquire netflix it just didn't have enough memory. I also found that every time I shut the phone down and turned it back on that it woulld update all the apps again.
Overall I ould give this phone a 5/6 on a scale of one to ten. Battery life is about 3 hours of continuos talk and about 6 hours standby. Its a great first phone for the money but the internal memory is a big problem and I do not like the Sprint network that virgin uses.
I just upgraded to the Samsung Proclaim on the verizon network and hope it really beats the internal memory.
I would pay fifty dollars more and buy the Samsung proclaim and also its 10 dollars cheaper for the straight talk plan.
Overall I ould give this phone a 5/6 on a scale of one to ten. Battery life is about 3 hours of continuos talk and about 6 hours standby. Its a great first phone for the money but the internal memory is a big problem and I do not like the Sprint network that virgin uses.
I just upgraded to the Samsung Proclaim on the verizon network and hope it really beats the internal memory.
I would pay fifty dollars more and buy the Samsung proclaim and also its 10 dollars cheaper for the straight talk plan.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
3
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Male
Ownership:3 - 4 months
Usage:Every day
+1point
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Review 20 for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Prepaid Android Cell Phone
Bought this about 2 years ago.
,11/09/2012
By jenilynevette ,
Indiana
5
out of
5
I bought this item 2 years ago when my old sprint contract ended. At that time, this phone was selling for $199.99 [it was one of the best Virgin phones at the time]. I figured I would wait awhile to post a review towards the end of its life, when I was going to place it. At the beginning when I got this phone, it was great. 300 min + unlimited internet & texting was only $25 a month [down from my $140 plan with sprint], so BIG yay there! I love taking pictures with my phone, and I find the camera on this phone to be sub-par. The pictures are very grainy.. and there is no flash. How I want a flash! But it does take pictures none the less, and you can text and facebook them, so that's nice. It does hold many contacts, and you can sync in contacts from facebook, yahoo, or whichever apps you might be using [those are the apps I used]. In the beginning, the battery would last a week or so, if I didn't use it all the time [occasional texting, or just checking to see if anyone called]. After a year or so, I noticed the phone was slowing down, it doesn't have alot of memory [and even though I added a memory stick to it.. it still fills up just from surfing the internet]. I find myself clearing the phone content and cookies daily, just from getting on facebook. It was going dead in a day, down from a week before. Now, I write this review when I'm getting ready to replace the phone. While I feel it was worth the $199 i paid, and even more so at the current $99 price, this phone won't last forever, and there is certainly better quality to be had, especially now, years later. The phone did do the job, however, it is a phone. It calls, it texts, and it takes pictures. Maybe not the best pictures, but pictures all the same. So if you're not a tech savvy looking for the best type of phone for your money, this is a good phone. Otherwise, i'd say splurge a little more and get something that's really going to last. Oh, one last thing. I have dropped this phone many times, on hard flooring, on concrete, in the sink, and ever though the battery cover and battery did fall out, it has already kept on chuggin along. So that's a plus!
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:18 - 24
Gender:Female
Ownership:Longer than one year
Usage:Every day
+10points
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