I’ve been checking out the LG KF600 mobile phone over the last few weeks. It is a slide phone which is not uncommon with phones today, but what sets it apart from other phones is the dual screen display.
The main screen (320 x 240) is situated at the top, whilst at the bottom is a smaller screen (240 x 176), which LG have called the InteractPad, which is a context sensitive touch screen display.
The controls in this bottom screen change depending on the feature you’re using. So for example, if you’re using the camera then the InteractPad displays icons to control the camera. If you’re using the MP3 player then the InteractPad displays the MP3 player controls. This is an interesting concept. By only displaying controls specific to the function in hand it stops the phone from being cluttered with too many controls.
Upon opening the box I was impressed with the looks and styling of the phone. LG have done well in this department. The phone is certainly shiny with nice chrome edging, so much so that I had difficulty taking some photos for this review because it reflected the light so well.
If you’re looking for a shiny phone then you will love it, although some may argue it is a dust and fingerprint magnet. Providing you keep the phone in the protective soft pouch then I don’t see this as a major problem. It helps to protect the screen from scratches too, although I don’t know how practical it is keeping the phone in a pouch all day, especially if you use the phone a lot.
This is what you get in the box. It includes ear phones, A/C charger, USB cable, PC sync software and soft carry case.
The phone is slim and lightweight, and certainly less bulky than the Sony Ericsson I own. The KF600 fitted well in the hand and was easy to handle. On one side of the phone are buttons for accessing the MP3 player and volume controls, and on the other side is a button for activating the camera. There is also a small plastic flap which when pulled back reveals the USB port.
The KF600 has 40Mb memory and supports a micro SD card (not supplied), although the SD card slot is positioned underneath the battery. This means if you want to swap out the SD card for another one then you will need to slide back the battery cover, remove the battery, and then change the SD card.
This seemed a strange arrangement to me. I would have preferred the SD card slot on the side of the phone. If you want to swap out the card regularly then you will find this a pain. Perhaps LG designed it this way with security in mind. With the SD card underneath the battery there is very little chance of losing it. I’m not sure, but I didn’t like it.
Switching on the phone for the first time I was impressed with the on screen controls. The screen looked bright, the controls looked quite funky, and the themes provided with the phone looked good. The KF600 is a slider phone with the phone keypad revealed by sliding back the screen. On the whole I thought LG had done very well in designing the visual side of the phone.
The touch screen controls on the InteractPad worked well for me. Occasionally I would have to press the touch screen controls more than once before it would accept it, but these were few and far between. There is an option to calibrate the touch screen should you encounter any issues like this.
Each button press on the InteractPad is confirmed with a beep and a small vibration. The vibration helps to confirm that a button has been pressed but I found it a little irritating after a while.
When navigating through the different phone screens, such as a setup menu, each list item is numbered so you can either press the down arrow on the touch screen repeatedly to get to the option you want, or you can type the item number of the option you want on the phone’s keypad. I liked this idea as it enabled me to quickly navigate through the phone rather than having to scroll through a long list of menu options.
One disappointment with the phone is the contacts list. The KF600 would only allow me to store one phone number per contact, which meant I had to add multiple contacts for the same person, one contact for their mobile, another contact for their landline, etc.
This made the contacts list look cluttered. The contacts list would show entries like “John Landline”, “John Mobile”, etc. I much prefer a single entry called “John” which holds both the landline and mobile numbers, like it does on my Sony Ericsson phone.
The KF600 comes with a decent 3 megapixel 4x digital zoom camera, which at the highest setting will take images at 2048×1536 pixel resolution.
Picture quality was good although I found the macro zoom disappointing. The camera had a tendency to focus on items just behind the intended item. The camera comes with an excellent set of features, such as multi-burst, which allows you to take up to 6 photos in quick succession. I found best results were obtained by focusing on an item that did not move much. If you try to photograph a fast moving image using multi-burst then the results were far from ideal.
The camera does not provide any audible indication when an item is in focus, I would have liked a beep noise, instead you need to rely on the screen alone and watch for the red box to turn green when an item is in focus. At first I found myself taking photos before they were in focus so it takes a bit of getting used to.
Other features include manual adjustment of the camera, such as white balance and flash. There are several special effects you can add to photos too like sepia and black and white for example. There are also standard settings available for different conditions such as indoor, outdoor and night time use which I liked. LG have also included an image stabiliser which is a nice touch.
The video camera worked pretty well, capturing video at a resolution of 230×240, so on a par with other mobile phones.
The KF600 has a slick looking MP3 player that performed pretty well. The sound from the built-in speakers is not on the same level as a dedicated MP3 player, but it is certainly acceptable, and no different to other mobile phones I’ve used. I also like how the InteractPad displays all the necessary icons to control the MP3 player. In the visuals department, the MP3 player looks a very nice looking device, the best I’ve seen on a phone so far.
There are several applications installed on the phone as you would expect with any phone these days. These include amongst other things an alarm clock, calendar, web browser, calculator, radio and a rather nifty looking world clock. It also supports handwriting recognition when using certain applications, although don’t expect it to work perfectly, it takes a bit of practice. Bluetooth is supported but there is no wi-fi or infrared capability.
The phone comes with LG PC Sync software which enables you to synchronise your phone with your PC. I’ve always found these types of program difficult to use, regardless of phone manufacture, and LG is no different. I tried several attempts to connect the phone to the computer using the USB cable, but the PC Sync software would not connect and after 30 minutes of trying I gave up.
3G is not supported on this phone, but I’m not a big fan of 3G anyway, and since I live in a 2G area this didn’t bother me at all.
The KF600 is tri-band so no problems if you want to take the phone to North America for example. It also supports a flight only mode which is useful for using when on board aircraft.
Battery life was as good as other phones I’ve used. I found myself charging the phone once or twice a week, although I am not a heavy phone user, so expect to charge the phone every couple of days if you use the phone regularly.
Overall this is an interesting phone. The InteractPad worked OK for me, although I had a tendency to try and touch the controls on the main screen which is not touch screen, and I found that a bit irritating at times. I would have preferred to have seen a full touch screen user interface. As such I found navigating around the phone OK but not brilliant. I’ve traditionally used joystick controls on mobile phones, like those on the Sony Ericsson, and I must admit I prefer that type of navigation. But that is just my personal preference.
If you’re into touch screens, and fancy a phone that is trying to stand out from the crowd, then the KF600 is certainly a phone worthy of a closer look. With great looks, a fully featured camera and MP3 player this phone is sure to please many.
A fully touchscreen version of this phone and LG could be onto a real winner. In fact LG have plans to release such a device later this year, called the LG Secret. I can’t wait for a closer look.
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189 responses so far ↓
1 Christina // May 3, 2008 at 7:15 pm
I received this phone yesterday as a free upgrade from orange and thought it was a wonderful thought out phone until after installing the lg software, I plugged the phone into my laptop using the usb cable. A few seconds later, a warning came up on the phone saying “to avoid data corruption always carry out safe removal of hardware on PC after use”. I ignored this message assuming everything would work fine but i was wrong. Lg Mobile Sync said my phone was not connected properly when it was so I was unable to transfer songs and pictures as I had intended. Does anybody know why I have this problem? Maybe because I am using Vista?
2 Dean // May 3, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Hi Christina,
Don’t worry too much about the “data corruption” message. That’s just a standard warning message advising that any devices connected via USB should be disconnected via Windows before pulling out the USB plug. It shouldn’t do any harm, unless of course you were in the middle of transferring anything to the phone at the time.
It could be a compatability issue between the LG Mobile Sync software and Vista.
Also, have a look around the different settings on the phone. See if there is something called “USB settings” or “Connectivity” and then look if there is an option called “Mass storage mode”. If so, choose that option and then try to connect the phone using the USB cable.
3 Christina // May 4, 2008 at 11:34 am
Thanks for the help, I done as you said and I can now transfer songs and pictures. But I am still unable to use the lg software like lg mobile sync or lg media player as it still says mine phone is not connected.
4 Dean // May 4, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Look for an option called “Data Service” or “Data” and set the phone to that. Then try using the LG Sync software.
5 Christina // May 4, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Thanks a buch, it works now. You’re a star!
6 Christina // May 10, 2008 at 4:42 pm
I’m having a bit of trouble with this phone again; when I transfer photos from my phone to computer and I view them in the thumbnail view, all the pictures are squashed and it’s hard to figure out what the picture is. However, if I view the picture in paint/windows photo gallery the picture is fine and not squashed at all. Any suggestions on how to sort this out?
7 Craig // May 18, 2008 at 11:32 am
Hi
I am have the same problem as Christina (squashed pictures)
On my XP there is no prob just with Vista
Are there any suggestions?
8 LonSkii // May 21, 2008 at 1:18 am
I just got this phone!
everything works fine except
when everyone called me, the phone just shown the number but not the names, eventho they are all save in the contact list. all the contact list is in the phone not the sim card, but it shouldn’t make any different should it?.
thanks in advance!
9 Dean // May 21, 2008 at 8:46 am
Christina/Craig,
Not sure what the problem is with Vista and the squashed pictures. I use XP so didn’t see this problem, it is probably some Vista compatability issue.
LonSkii,
I wouldn’t have thought having the contact list on the phone would make any difference. You could try transferring them to the sim card to see if that fixes it, but it shouldn’t make any difference.
10 Cloudstrife // May 27, 2008 at 6:05 am
Thank you so much Dean…
I was trying to find a phone that’d be easy to use, full of features, but still stylish enough to stand out from the crowd… Thanks for the help.. I’ll tell my mom to go get me one…
Cloudstrife
11 Rebecca // Jun 1, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Okay, i have the LGSync installed on my pc, but i don’t know how to transfer pics from the phone to the computer! On the LGSync, there are options: Contact/Schedual, Message, but i dn how to transfer pics from phone to pc. Sorry, i know I waffled alot in there!
12 Edna // Jun 2, 2008 at 12:22 pm
hi everyone.. I like the features of this eye-catching phone. It’s not only about its shiny appearance, it’s all about its options offered. WHEW! Upon reading this article,i now have 2 wishes. 1) i wish i can share something about my experience on this phone, and 2) I wish I’ll have LG KF600 soon…
13 Leo // Jun 4, 2008 at 3:07 pm
when i transfer my pictures they look squashed even when i open in gallery.. only using paint can i get the picture to look normal. Any fixes on this yet?
14 Dean // Jun 4, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Rebecca – I think you transfer pics using Windows explorer on your PC. I’ll assume you’re using Windows XP. You should see the LG KF600 listed under My Computer and from there you can navigate to the photos on the phone and copy them to your PC.
Leo – This is a problem with Windows Vista. I’m not aware of any fix.
15 Edna // Jun 9, 2008 at 1:58 am
Hi guys.. Its me again, good news, my dad just bought me the phone…
but I will share my experience after a week… ’til then! See yah guys…
16 underground // Jun 10, 2008 at 3:39 am
Hi ppl, greetings from Peru.
I got this phone since a week ago… looks pretty good and it’s one of the best phones around here… but…
- I had the same issues with Vista and the Sync sw… but after reading the Data feature I’ll try it later. Thanx for the tip.
- You can store more than 1 phone number per contact… Mobile, home, office, fax… also an email, note and picture… at least in my phone…
- More files you got in your SD Card more slow the phone is!… I have almost 350Mb (of 512) stored in the SD Card and accessing to the items or menus are taking longer than usual. I had this issue with my previous phone, a crappy Alcatel.
- Sometimes, while playing MP4 videos (lags sometimes) the phone restarts itself… specially at the end of the video…
- Sometimes the phone restarts while using the handwritting feature…
- Well, dunno if the last two issues are due to the limitations of the sw/hw memory management that comes with the phone.
- A tip: Don’t turn off your computer while having the phone connected. Select “Safe removal…” before turning off the PC!!!… I did it yesterday and the phone got hung, had to remove the battery.
Cheers!
17 Dean // Jun 10, 2008 at 8:54 am
Thanks for the detailed comments underground. Glad you managed to sort out storing more than 1 phone number per contact.
18 Rebecca // Jun 10, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Thanks, i’ve managed to do it now!
I needed to put pics onto pc because they were using up a lot of phone memory. I will be getting a memory card this weekend =D.
19 Julio // Jun 12, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Hi from Mexico City
My KF600 is a nice phone but i have the same proble whit pics this isn´t my topic. I want to know where can i find more themes for it
20 LonSkii // Jun 13, 2008 at 12:15 am
Dean, thanks for your help. its working now, i had to restart the phone..
anyway, i’ve got a 2nd issue now.
when anyone calls me sometime it starts with phone number eg. 0432xxxxxx…… (thats the mobile number in Australia) and sometime when the same person called me, it starts with +61 4 32xxxxxxx (with the country code) .. so i had to save everyone’s number twice in the phone memory.
eg. 0432xxxxxx , +61 4 32xxxxxxxx
i ve look thru every settings and still can’t figure out!
21 Dean // Jun 13, 2008 at 8:20 am
Julio – If you do a search on Google for “KF600 themes” you may be able to find some new themes.
LonSkii – Not sure what is going on there. I normally store a phone number including the country code and that seems to work OK. Have you tried storing a contact just with the +61 prefix, e.g. +61 4 32xxxxxxxx, and them remove the other contact stored as 0432xxxxxx. That might work.
22 Celtic // Jun 15, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Hi can someone post an idiot’s guide on how to download pics from the mobile to the PC please?
I’m on Windows XP.
Thanks!
23 Celtic // Jun 18, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Thought i’d cracked it after re inserting the disc and Multi media came up in the choices.
Now after i try to upload pics to my laptop it says “Change mode setting to new connection”
Any idea what this means?
Thanks.
24 Leanne // Jun 18, 2008 at 7:53 pm
hey…. i have had my lg kf600 for about a month now, but i have a few problems with it.
when it comes to the camera yes it works perfectly and the picture quality is fantastic, but when i want to upload the photos onto my laptop the photos come up sqaushed and you cannot see the photo at all it is just a really sqaushed rectangle. its annoying me because i love uploadin my photos onto my laptop as it is a part of my life and i love lookin over photos, but as this phone doesnt offer me it i am havin 2 carry about my camera as well…
if ya no how i can solve this problem it would be fantastic because a few of my friends have also gotten the phone and are havin the same problem.
help
Leanne
25 Dean // Jun 18, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Celtic – I had problems myself trying to connect the KF600 to my PC. In the end I gave up
If you try connecting the KF600 to your PC using the USB cable do you see the KF600 listed as a device in ‘My Computer’?
Leanne – Are you using Windows Vista? There is an issue where if you view photos in the gallery they appear squashed, but if you view them in another application like Paint they display OK. I’m not aware of a fix yet.
26 Celtic // Jun 18, 2008 at 11:59 pm
No Dean it’s not listed in My Computer or anywhere else.
On my desktop i have the LG mobile sync and the LG internet cube.
27 Dean // Jun 20, 2008 at 7:03 pm
A few people are running into this problem from what I’ve read on other forums. I haven’t found a solution yet.
Is there anything in the LG Mobile Sync software that allows you to connect or configure how the phone connects to your PC?
28 underground // Jun 20, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Hi ppl,
It’s me again… well… lemme put my 2 cents…
In the phone, you can set the USB connection in 2 modes: DATA SERVICE and MASS STORAGE.
Where to find ‘em?
MAIN MENU>SETTINGS>CONNECTIVITY>USB CONNECTION
CASE 1:
Set it to DATA SERVICE, connect the phone to the PC and you’ll be able to use the LG Cube software (to use your phone as a modem) and the Data Sync software (contacts and calendar). The USB device icon won’t appear.
CASE 2:
Set it to MASS STORAGE, connect the phone to the PC and the external USB icon will appear. In this case you’ll be able to use your phone as a classic USB storage device. You’ll find a new drive with folders. If you have media (pix, mp3 or video files) you can copy/move them to your PC or viceversa as usual .
The point is to SET YOUR PHONE to the desired option. Oh! before doing it, don’t forget to install the software!!
Hope it helps. Cheers!
29 Mayo // Jun 21, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Hey,
got this phone about a week ago….. very impressed APART from this uploading issue with the pictures.!I’m experiencing the same problems as their all squashed up and un viewable… wandering if theres a solution yet? and yes I am on vista sadly.
Need to get this sorted with summer coming up and all the holiday snaps,
Thanks
30 Dean // Jun 22, 2008 at 8:54 am
Regarding the photos being squashed in Vista have a look at comment #6 above.
The photos should only look squashed when viewed in thumbnail view, if you open the photos in something else like Microsoft Paint then the photos will appear normal.
31 Melvin // Jul 8, 2008 at 8:27 am
I have a problem with this phone. Whenever i transfer files to this phone from another phone, the memory is always full. This is because its saving onto the phone memory. How do set the phone, so that it saves onto the memory card?
32 Michael // Jul 9, 2008 at 1:36 am
Hi ive dont the data thing to connect to my laptop and it still comes up that Cannot connect to the moblie. Check connection??
Help
Cheers
33 Michael // Jul 9, 2008 at 1:51 am
Its me again It comes up Unknown error When i go to connect! thanx!
34 Dean // Jul 9, 2008 at 8:37 am
Michael,
What do you mean by ‘data thing’. Do you mean the USB cable for connecting the phone to a computer or laptop?
35 Michael // Jul 9, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I set my phone to DATA SERVICE what I mean then went to connect it comes up Unknown error and then it comes Set communcation port i do so and still does the same thing! HELP
Cheers
36 Michael // Jul 9, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Dean Yes i do mean for the USB cable for connecting my phone to the laptop to put music on it.
Cheers
37 Dean // Jul 9, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Not sure what the problem is. Did you read the comments from underground? see comment #28 and see if that helps.
38 Ben // Jul 15, 2008 at 4:57 am
Just got the KF600. Experiencing the same blasted squishy image problem with Vista.
The only ‘solution’ I’ve discovered thus far is to open the image in Office Picture Manager (if you have it) and make some changes to the picture (and/or undo said changes) and save it… that has changed the thumbnails for my pictures so far. Obviously if you have tons of pictures, that’ll be an arduous process… but it’s better than nothing, for now…
39 Ben // Jul 15, 2008 at 4:59 am
Actually, in follow up to that last comment, it only appears to work if you rotate the image in Picture Manager…
40 katie // Jul 20, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Hey, i got the kf600 about 2 weeks ago now. I’m a little slow so i haven’t thought to install the software up until now. I am unsure how to add music from my computer onto my phone. And also when i press connect phone to computer it comes up with change mode setting to new connection and then reset. Any ideas? My laptop is vista if that helps.
41 Jess // Jul 20, 2008 at 10:13 pm
aaaargh, that bludy contact thing is drivin me INSANEE n nw it wnt let me add pics 2 contacts eitha PLS PLS PLS helpp!
i got it yesterdayy n so far thts only prob av had – im havin no trubl upldin pics =D
thnxx x x x
42 Dean // Jul 21, 2008 at 8:12 am
Katie – Have a look at comment 28 from underground and follow the instructions for case 2 to set your phone to mass storage mode. You can then transfer music from your computer to your phone.
Jess – I’ve no longer got the phone to help you out with this question. Does anyone else know how to add pictures to a contact. Thanks.
43 Carlos // Jul 28, 2008 at 5:03 am
about the squashed pics, I tried to modify the pics using Paint under XP and the open them up in Vista and I stil had the same problem.
and this problem also happens using MAC OS X, so I think it might be something more than just a “Vista issue”.
44 Dean // Jul 28, 2008 at 9:27 am
The photos look fine on Windows XP. Maybe XP is the only operating system that they work on properly?
45 Jim // Jul 28, 2008 at 11:45 am
hi all. when my girlfriend sends me picture messages (MMS) from her Nokia to my KF600, they fail to open. any ideas why???
46 Jess // Jul 28, 2008 at 2:30 pm
I’ve cracked the contact dillema =]
In case anyone else had the same problem – you can only save 1 number per name if you save the number to your simcard.
HOWEVER
if you save the contact to the phone memory, you can add multiple numbers, emails and a picture etc
hope it helps
Jess
47 flix // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:33 am
tnx #28!
48 paul h // Aug 4, 2008 at 6:24 pm
my lg kf600 is great because at last i found out how to transfer music to the mp3 player
firstly your music has to be ripped into mp3 format
like many people have said select usb mass storage plug phone into data cable and pc open my computer select drive e check that is your external memory by opening properties it is on mine (i run windows vista) open music files select tracks or album you want and drag and drop into sounds in drive e and you are there
49 chris // Aug 10, 2008 at 11:38 am
i cant put music on my phone and i have done the mass stroge and it still dont work and ive tryed the other one data with i my pc and it need a disc
50 chris // Aug 10, 2008 at 11:39 am
what do i do help me
51 paul h // Aug 10, 2008 at 1:00 pm
chris if you want to give me your number i can talk you through it
paul h
52 lg kf600 // Aug 12, 2008 at 10:10 pm
omg finally i have found out how to transfer music to my phone
i fully understand it
thanks so much for COMMENT 28
53 midge // Aug 13, 2008 at 4:24 pm
i just got the kf600 and i wanted to reply to a text message but when pressing reply i only got the option to reply via multimedia messge. is it possible to reply to a text messge using a text message without having to quit and go to new message to write it.
54 Ellieammmywriighsutjin // Aug 15, 2008 at 2:58 pm
when iplay songs on the mp3 player its fine, but then when the song ends the phone switches off and then on again, help!!
55 nyquil // Aug 16, 2008 at 5:20 pm
i have the same prob as midge. when i went to reply to a text i can only send a multimedia message an not just a normal text. PLEASE HELP!
56 lanyca // Aug 19, 2008 at 10:03 am
I’m would like to store data that I tranfer to my mobile directly to my external memory and not the phone memory. Is there a way to do it?
And I’m having problem with putting large gif images as my screensaver. The resolution of the images is fine 240×320 but every file that’s bigger than 200kb will not be set as wallpaper, says it’s too big, but I can see the file in my mobile pic folder just fine.
57 Tom.T // Aug 22, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Hey everyone. Just about the same problem as everyone else it seems. I’ve tried playing around with the LG KF600 but can’t get music on to it at all.
Do you just drag and drop MP3 files from your desktop into the sounds file in the phone memory?
If you have an external memory card (as i do), can you store MP3s there and play them off the MP3 player, or do they have to be stored on the phone memory?
58 paul h // Aug 23, 2008 at 8:36 am
tom if you want to give me an email adress i will contact you and talk you through it
are you on skype ?
paul h
59 Tom.T // Aug 23, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Actually Paul, i figured it out last night. I’m just sorting some itty bitty stuff out. Thanks anyway
60 Deokie, // Aug 28, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Hey!
i have a problem. someone help please
ive had my new lg kf600 for my b’day the other day (25th august)
and i got my mate to try and send me a song, but it didn’t work. it come up memoryfull. well the thing is. my memory isn’t full – its got a 4gb memory card. i can stil send songs from p.c to phone tho .. so is it something to do with the blue tooth settings? can you help me please someone. ill be going back to school soon and wanting mates to send me stuff.
thankyou x
61 Dean // Aug 28, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Deokie,
It sounds like it is transferring the songs to the phone memory rather than the memory card. Is there an option on the phone somewhere to tell it to store songs automatically on the memory card rather than the phone memory?
I don’t have the phone to check this out any further, but someone else on this forum may be able to help.
62 Deokie, // Aug 28, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Dean,
i have tried that just. looked through the options and looked through the leaflet to see if there is anywere to change the settings. but i can’t find anywere.
thankyou for your help anyway. its very much appritiated.
i think im going to take it too carphone warehouse tomorow. to see if they can sort it out. ill post what they have told me, just to help others that may encounter the same problem
thankyou dean
x
63 Tom.T // Aug 28, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Hey, having just managed to get music onto the phone i thought i was out of the frying pan. However, i now have the same problem as Ellieammmywriighsutjin. Basically when playing mp3s, it turns itself off once it’s finished the track. Has anyone gotten round this problem?
64 Dean // Aug 29, 2008 at 8:24 am
Tom/Ellieammmywriighsutjin,
I had a search around on Google but couldn’t find anything on this problem. Have you considered going back to where you bought the phone and asking for a replacement, just in case there is a fault with the phone.
65 Tom.T // Aug 29, 2008 at 11:07 am
Well i may have to i guess although that’d be pretty annoying.
66 Scott // Aug 29, 2008 at 11:57 am
I had a Sony Ericsson K800i before this phone and got this one as a free upgrade option. I am deeply unimpressed. While it looks pretty, the tiny touch screen is unsuitable for my large fingers and recalibrating it makes no duifference. The phone isn’t very customisable and I have the following problems. These are in spite of trawling the web for the last 2 hours looking for answers:
1. When people phone me I only get their number and not their name from the phone book.
2. I can’t see the phone in Windows XP in either data or mass storage mode. However, I can uninstall and install the modem on the phone as well as query it.
3. The software says “connection error” but when I do a connection check from the menu it tells me the phone is connected.
I have tried uninstalling, reinstalling, plugging in before boot, plugging in after boot, resetting the phone, changing data / mass modes while connnected, and NOTHING works.
Yet more crap software from a mobile company. Sony Ericsson was the same. I used to use MyPhoneExplorer to get around this problem. Is there some similar ware for LG phones?
I’m not even going to bother plugging it in to my Mac frankly…. I think I might go back to my K800……. At least I can use MyPhoneExplorer that way.
67 Dean // Aug 29, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Scott,
Regarding problem #1. Have you tried storing the contacts on the phone memory rather than the sim card or vice-versa. That might fix it.
Also, if you haven’t done so already, look at comment #28 above and see if that helps at all.
68 Scott // Aug 29, 2008 at 1:55 pm
I’ll move the numbers to the SIM and try that. As to the other thing on #28 – no joy =(
69 Scott // Aug 29, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Nope. It makes no difference if I copy these numbers to the SIM and makes no difference if they have “0″ in front or “+44″. In fact (don’t know if this happens normally on all phones) if I copy a contact to the SIM and it has multiple numbers attached, it deletes all but one of them. Which is very annoying. No wonder Orange have these phones on promotion offer! Way to put consumers off LG products!
70 ian // Aug 29, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Hi all,
Love the phone had it a week or so.
Couple of questions please, text mesages seems you can’t set your mp3 as a text alert against a contact any1 know a software hack or update for this? Also, how do you make the MP3 play play songs really loud, like a ringtone, I don’t want to use my headphones and yes I have the volume right up
TIA
Ian
71 Scott // Aug 29, 2008 at 4:56 pm
It doesn’t have a speaker (well I can’t make mine work if it has one) so you can’t. Which is really annoying when you’re “on hold” because you have to keep it to your ear or plug in the hands free.
72 underground // Aug 29, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Hi ppl, it’s me again…
Well, lemme append some info and comments to help Dean in his nice work helping us…
Scott, it has a speaker! while having a conversation your touch pad is locked by default… press once the unlock/camera button and you’ll see a speaker icon. Also, you’ll find a menu icon with more options (to record conversations, access to the contacts book, etcetera)
About the phone reset after ending the song… it happens to me while playing videos… not always… but often… not sure, but maybe leaving more space in your sim card or internal mem would help. It’s a firmware issue…
Turning off/on any phone once a day is good for a firmware refresh…
Btw, since a few weeks ago the vibration feature is dead… searching the web, figured out that it’s a common issue in LG’s slider phones… they’re very very weak take care of it… avoid dropping or knocking the phone… Have to go back to the provider for a technical service.
Cheers!
73 Dean // Aug 30, 2008 at 8:57 am
Thanks underground
74 Zoe x // Aug 30, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Hi , I got my phone a day ago and wen i was texting my friends and they texted back in the inbox it only came up with there number e.g +44******* and i saved them as 07 in the phone book can anyone help becasue this is frustrating :@ lol
thanks
75 Zoe x // Aug 30, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Sorry i forgot to say it doesnt come up with there names lol
76 Dean // Aug 31, 2008 at 8:49 am
Midge,
Regarding your problem where you can only reply to a text message as MMS, have you registered the phone and SIM card?
77 pierronitro // Sep 1, 2008 at 11:31 pm
Hi
my lg kf 600 cannot be found by the lg software given with
i tried number 28 by puting it on data service but it still doesn’t work does any one know a software that works with this lg kf 600
78 Dean // Sep 2, 2008 at 8:29 am
I was hoping you might be able to find the software here, but I didn’t have any luck finding it. The LG support web site is not very user friendly.
79 Lea // Sep 3, 2008 at 8:21 pm
2 phones in 2 weeks both with memory card issues 1st 1 the card froze the phone on start up screen same with 2nd. Service provider suggested I was inserting the card the wrong way?? turn card over inserted it and low and behold its stuck. pulled gently with tweezers and CRACK goes the memory card half in and half in phone now need to spend £40 to get it repaired nice phone AGHHHHH!!!!!
80 ianb // Sep 4, 2008 at 1:12 am
FIX FOR SQUASHED IMAGES IN VISTA
A Friend has just come to me with the same problem of squashed images in vista from this phone, when they are OK in XP.
The jpegs seem to have EPIF data embedded within the images which may be causing this in Vista. (right click image and select properties, then select summary tab)
You could use photoshop to batch process multiple files from jpg to tiff, but not everybody has photoshop.
So I have tried using an image resizer tool and I think there are a few out there you could use. The first one I tried has done the job and have not looked at any others.
It is PIXresizer which is a free download:
http://bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer.htm
It is so simple to use. Fist select the multiple files tab. Select a source folder and destination folder. Select 100% to keep image quality. Select jpeg format. Then at the bottom do not select ‘save EPIF data’.
This will create a copy of your image and remove the EPIF data. This will allow you to view your images as thumbnails in windows vista, which is a lot better than having to open them in paint or any other application.
Please let me know how you get on as this is the first time I have left any feedback
thanks
81 Lester // Sep 8, 2008 at 7:33 am
For transferring music, just make sure you choose the right drive for the external memory. When you plug your phone in you’ll notice that you’ll get two drives on your My Computer. By right clicking on each drive, clicking on their properties and by checking the capacity you can tell which ones which, built-in memory for the phone is around 20MB and for the external memory, well that depends.
82 Kamcde // Sep 14, 2008 at 10:34 am
HELP! I want to transfer music from itunes on my computer to my phone but evrytime i try it comes up with a message on my computer saying Cannot open file. Can u help?
83 roshni // Sep 14, 2008 at 12:39 pm
hey
i got the LG kf600. i keep trying to add music onto ma phone but it keep saying cannot connect mobile cheak connection.
can i plz noe wht to do?
84 Kamcde // Sep 14, 2008 at 12:47 pm
hello
go on settings, then connectivity, then press USB connection then click the top one.
That should work. But my problem is that i cant put music on my phone from itunes!
Hope I can help!
85 Chris K // Sep 14, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Sorry to jump on what seems to me to be a proverbial bandwagon question but here goes. Its the cannot transfer music to the KF600 memory card. I have installed the correct software and have changed the usb setting to both data and mass storage. On data I can get surprise data but on the mass storage setting it will not connect from pg to the phone. It also will not come up as a drive in my computer. I have carried out undergrounds tip no 28 over and over without any success at all. Can someone please help as I dont really want to get rid of the KF600. Thanks.
86 Dean // Sep 15, 2008 at 8:54 am
Kamcde,
There are a couple of reasons the iTunes songs don’t work on the KF600.
The most likely reason is the file format. iTunes uses MP4 which the phone probably doesn’t recognise. You would have to convert the songs to MP3 format before transferring them to the phone.
The other possibility is copyright protection. Any songs you’ve purchased on iTunes would be protected and would probably not work if you tried to transfer them to another device like a mobile phone.
87 Chris K // Sep 15, 2008 at 9:04 am
Thanks for the reply but all the songs are already in the MP3 format. I dont have any iTunes at all. It is still the (what seems to be ) the old problem that nothing is recognised by the pc. The correct software is installed but using data service the connection is made but if I use mass storage the pc sync cannot connect to the phone. Also no removable drives are recognised by my computer. I appreciate your help. Thanks.
88 Dean // Sep 15, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Hi Chris,
I was actually responding to another reader’s question. Not sure how to help with your particular problem. Sorry.
89 Dawn // Sep 16, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Hi
I own a LG KF600. Could anyone tell me if I can have the text alert on vibrate only and, at the same time have the call alert on a song or sound? I can only seem to get either both on sound or both on vibrate but not one on each!
90 rba // Sep 17, 2008 at 9:21 pm
There is a solution to the image problem. You should download EXIFTOOLS from: http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ and the the EXIFTOOLS GUI from
http://freeweb.siol.net/hrastni3/foto/exif/exiftoolgui.htm
Run the GUI and replace the Y and X rseolution in the EXIF data to 96 dpi. After that it wil show the thumbnails. Good luck
Rename
91 Sallyyy // Sep 19, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Iv’e manged to get some music on my phone.
4 songs to be precise..
But i can’t get anymore on, it says i need to ‘insert another disk’ and refuses to add anymore songs.
Help?
Thanks
92 Underground // Sep 19, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Hi ppl,
Sallyyy… maybe you’re placing the MP3′s into the internal memory of the phone… (limited to 25 Mb)
Once you’ve the phone connected, the PC will show TWO new removable media devices / drives. One is assigned to the internal and the other to the external. Just check for the available storage capacity of each one and… voilá!
Thanx rba, nice info!
cheers
93 Vicky // Sep 20, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Does the LG KF600 from argos come unlocked. I was wondering if i could use this on Vodafone?
94 Jen // Sep 22, 2008 at 2:35 pm
most of the time when i try to plug in a cable like the ubs my phone turns off and if my phone is off and i want to charge it the charge will come on then go off, am i doing something wrong?
95 Jan // Sep 23, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Thanks A Mill @ #80
96 Kim // Sep 23, 2008 at 7:45 pm
I’m having the same problem as Sallyyy, iv’e tried what Underground said but it still wont work. Nothing came up about different drives it just came up with removable disk :G
97 Judy // Oct 1, 2008 at 5:53 pm
I cannot configure the MMS for UNITED STATES with TMOBILE service. I need A “connection” and it says “EMPTY”, I want to change it but it does not seem to work… it does not do anything…can’t even type anything in it. Should I change it somewhere else in my phone and save it?? so it can update and I can be able to update it and set it.
98 claire // Oct 4, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Hello, I downloaded a few themes for kf600 but I don’t know how to install it even if I saved it in the “others” folder. The games that I downloaded and saved on the same folder works great and installed on this phone but I’m just wondering if anyone tried installing new themes..
99 Yuri // Oct 5, 2008 at 7:35 am
I just bought the phone lg kf600. i like it so far but i cannot receive or send picture messages and when i try a window pops up and says no mms settings. how can i fix this?
100 roshni // Oct 6, 2008 at 7:50 am
hey
i totaly need someones help. the thing is but mistake evrything in my external memory got deleted. is there any way i can get it back.
totaly need it back couse its really important stuff in it.
thank u.
101 Underground // Oct 6, 2008 at 8:29 am
Hi Roshni,
Here is a free solution:
http://www.pcinspector.de/Sites/file_recovery/info.htm?language=1
I’m pretty sure that you’ll recover all the erased data… good luck.
Yuri/Judy
Contact to your service provider for the proper settings.
Claire,
What kind of files did you download?
Cheers.
102 claire // Oct 6, 2008 at 8:59 pm
>underground
the file extensions of the themes I downloaded for kf600 are .sisx I know files should be in jar format and not symbians but I realized its impossible to install new themes in kf600.
103 Undeground // Oct 6, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Hi Claire,
Sorry… the KF600 does not support Symbian… as far as I know for now there are no extra themes available…cheers
104 claire // Oct 8, 2008 at 6:11 am
=((
105 Lasse // Oct 9, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Anyone having trouble with this phone resetting when you are in the middle of a call? Mine do it all the time.. I’ve tried searching for a firmware upgrade/fix, but can’t find anything. Does this mean that I have to return it to the dealer?
106 Dean // Oct 10, 2008 at 8:34 am
Lasse,
Does the phone completely switch itself off and restart during a call.
107 Lasse // Oct 10, 2008 at 8:38 am
Dean,
Yes it does. And I just got the phone yesterday =(
108 Dean // Oct 10, 2008 at 8:42 am
If you only got the phone yesterday I would be inclined to return it for a replacement.
109 Lasse // Oct 10, 2008 at 8:45 am
Yes I’ve already sent them an email. Just wanted to hear a second opinion on what to do. Thanks, Dean.
110 Robyn // Oct 17, 2008 at 7:45 pm
i found with the squished images that if you edit them in paint then save as they will be fine and not squished long i know but better then nothing
111 Vicky // Oct 20, 2008 at 4:32 pm
when i instert my memory card (micro sd) and its 8GB when i go to click on external memory it comes up ‘bad format error’ why is this? :S x
112 Dean // Oct 20, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Vicky,
Not sure that the problem is. I presume the SD card is already formatted? Have you tried putting the SD card in another phone to see if it works?
Also you could try connecting your phone to a computer using a USB cable and see if the SD card shows up in My Computer.
113 Vicky // Oct 20, 2008 at 8:07 pm
thanks for your help its working now
114 max // Oct 22, 2008 at 3:58 pm
hi, i’m gettin’ really pissed off, i’m tryin to put a picture of me on my msn display piciture. But its not workin, i’v taken a picture of me but when i plug my phone in nothin happens. can someone help me plz???
thanx.
115 Dean // Oct 22, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Max,
Take a look at comment #28 from underground and see if that helps.
116 mike // Oct 29, 2008 at 3:55 pm
thanks dean i did wat u sed 2 and it really help me thanks alot..
117 Micky // Nov 2, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Hi people,
I was just wandering if this phone can accept picture messages (mms).
Thank-you for all your replys
118 Dean // Nov 3, 2008 at 9:59 am
It should accept MMS picture messages but you may need to register the phone/sim card first.
119 roshni // Nov 3, 2008 at 11:39 am
hey
i wanna lock my phone like a normal key pad lock. how can i do it?
120 Michael // Nov 10, 2008 at 12:15 am
I plug my phone in when i open lg mobile sync and click connect it comes up (Change mode settings to new connection. Restart after finishing the program) i press ok and the hole program closes and try again and the same thing happens any body help?
121 Geek :) // Nov 13, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Can you get myspace for free on the LG?
122 Richard // Nov 14, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Hi all,
I can’t hear out of kf600 anymore the calls only work with speaker phone. Does anyone else have this problem and what do u guys think i should do?
Thanks,
Richard
123 A.K.k. // Nov 15, 2008 at 7:57 am
how can i save a file direct to my external memory via bluetooth? can antone help me on this
124 Natalie // Nov 16, 2008 at 12:19 am
Hi all. Just got this phone today and cannot figure out how to lock my messages. I need for them to be kept private. Can someone please help?
125 Vicky // Nov 16, 2008 at 12:32 am
hi natalie. you cant lock your messages but you can lock your phone by going to settings then to security then to phone lock then to immediately and the security code is 0000 .. hope that has helped
126 Natalie // Nov 16, 2008 at 3:24 am
Thanks Vicky. I did that but everytime i unlock the phone to use it, i have to remember to lock it again after. Is there a way for the phone to be locked automatically every time i am through using it instead of me having to go in settings, security etc to lock it manually?
127 Vicky // Nov 16, 2008 at 6:01 pm
ive noticed that too but i dont know how to make it stay locked sorry. can anyone help?
128 Natalie // Nov 16, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Thanks Vicky. I appreciate your help.
129 Milly // Nov 20, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Hey people
.
Well i got a problem downloading and uploading my images and music like that. Well i’ve downloaded the 2 programs. Well the first program LGSync has 4 icons at the first, calender, messages, multimedia and games. well i clicked on the multimedia for my photos and it sayed ‘restart’ then i was only left with 2 icons the calender and the messages which i don’t want, i want the multimedia for my photos. I don’t know what the problem is. Can anyone help ?
130 Stacie // Nov 28, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Hi I am writing in response to the Kf600 and the problem of “no MMS settings” when i attempt to send a picture message and when i try to open a picture message it tells me to “recieve” i click on it and it takes like a minute to tell me “recieve failed”. What do i do? ive contacted my cell fone provider and they didnt help me. And i contacted Lg and i got the run around. what do i do??
PLEASE HELP ME
131 Dani // Dec 3, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Hi, I’ve installed all the software my phone came with but it is not coming up on My Computer. I’ve tried changing the settings from Data Service to Mass Storage and vice versa but nothing seems to work.
I just want to put one song on it as a ringtone!!
Help?
xxx
132 Steph // Dec 13, 2008 at 5:36 am
Hey people i really need some help please!
im having the oppostie problem to Zoe x as i have my contact numbers saved as +614….. so when i get a text the contact name appears yet when i get a call it just comes up with the +614..number and no name it is so annoying! The numbers are saved on the sim but i changed it to the handset and it made no difference! :@
If i then change all the contact numbers to 04…. when i receive a call the name comes up but when i get a text the 04….number appears with no name.
Hopefully someone understands my problem and is able to help coz i havent been able to figure it out.
Thanks for any help xx
(btw my phone is the LG shine…)
133 Kimberley // Dec 28, 2008 at 4:55 am
Hi i read the following by Underground and done the case rwo as i want to transfer my music,…. but on my phone it just says portable disk and wont let me do anything else. Left it there for a few hours in hope it would switch on somehow but nothing. Please help
CASE 1:
Set it to DATA SERVICE, connect the phone to the PC and you’ll be able to use the LG Cube software (to use your phone as a modem) and the Data Sync software (contacts and calendar). The USB device icon won’t appear.
CASE 2:
Set it to MASS STORAGE, connect the phone to the PC and the external USB icon will appear. In this case you’ll be able to use your phone as a classic USB storage device. You’ll find a new drive with folders. If you have media (pix, mp3 or video files) you can copy/move them to your PC or viceversa as usual .
The point is to SET YOUR PHONE to the desired option. Oh! before doing it, don’t forget to install the software!!
Hope it helps. Cheers!
134 Kimberley // Dec 28, 2008 at 4:57 am
the same problem as milly btw
135 Chloe // Dec 29, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Hey, just got this phone for xmas and loving it. Only thing is having a few problems texting as sometimes when im texting the keys just don’t respond at all and it takes several attempts to make the character appear on the screen. Anyone else having this problem??
x
136 Tracey // Jan 12, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Hi,
I have been trying to add music to the phone, however it is telling me there is not enough room to do this, even tho I have an sd micro card inserted. Can anyone advise me how I can add more music???
137 Dean // Jan 12, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Tracey,
It sounds like you’re transferring music to the phone memory rather than the micro sd card. Have a look at comment #81 above for further details.
138 Tracey // Jan 13, 2009 at 7:50 am
Thanks for your help Dean, That is now working…Cheers
139 Stephanie // Jan 17, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Hey , I Cant Figure Out How To Transfer Music To My KF600 . I Have Done What It Says To Do Here But It Wont Work . Can Anyone Help Me ?
140 Stephanie // Jan 17, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Hey Again . I Have Sorted Out That But … My Phone Will Not Let Me Recieve Music By Bluetooth . It Says Memory Full And There Is No Songs In My Phone Memory or My Sim It is All In My External . Anyone Know What To Do. Please Tell Me . Thanks
141 KL // Jan 18, 2009 at 12:08 am
I got this phone for Xmas and already it’s giving me HEADACHES!!! First of all, for some reason, my phone can’t recieve or send MMS. And secondly, I can no longer view pictures and music files stored on my External Memory. Every time I try to connect to my External Memory, it says, “BAD FORMAT.”
142 Dean // Jan 19, 2009 at 6:16 pm
KL,
You may need to register the phone with your cell phone provider before MMS will work.
Not sure about the memory problem you’re seeing. It sounds like you used to be able to transfer music and pictures to the SD card but not any longer? Is that correct?
Maybe the SD card is faulty. Have you tried seeing if the memory card is readable on another device?
143 Ell x // Jan 21, 2009 at 5:16 pm
heya does anybody know anything about Puk codes because ive got myself in a right mess
Thanks
144 Stephanie // Jan 23, 2009 at 7:16 pm
OMG! Ell x EWhat yahh Have 2 Do Is Gt A New Sim Card Cos Tht happend 2 Me N I Rang Up N They Sed I Had 2 Gt A New Sim . Thats The Only Way To Slove Your Problem.
145 mahmoud // Jan 25, 2009 at 8:46 pm
i have got kf600 from 1 month and i have a problem that when i connect my phone to charger or usb cable it is shutdown even the battery is full or half charge it shuts down and nearli 3 times only it didnt shut down and when i try to start up it while charging or connected to usb it gave me red circle and shutdown so i cant use my phone while it charging and i cant connect it to my pc any help plz ?
146 Ell x // Jan 27, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Thanks steph il give them a call x
147 Sam // Feb 2, 2009 at 11:47 pm
hi,
sorry to bother you but, can you put pictures and videos onto you KF600 becuase i have no clue how to do it :S
148 Saul // Feb 5, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Hi everybody.
Can somebody let me know if there is a better way of calibrating the InteractPad besides the one that comes with the phone found as Menu>Tools>Display>InteractPad Calibration.
I can’t get my phone to work properly with the touch screen.
Thanx
149 Murtaza // Feb 7, 2009 at 4:04 pm
hi ppl….i was about to get the kf 600 cuz looked awesome on youtube. but after going thru a couple of reviews, seems its a lot of hassle just trying to sort out the pic issue. and it also keeps shutting down for some reason, and there’s some issue with the USB cable not to mention the lack of support of mp3 for ringtones.
Should i go ahead and get it or not??????
Dean..thankx for helping everyone out. would love your advice on this.
150 Dean // Feb 7, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Murtaza,
See if you can have a play with one of these phones in a shop before you buy and see if that helps you decide.
A few people have left comments saying they’ve run into issues so you just need to be aware of this before you buy. I’m sure this is not the case with everyone. You should be entitled to a replacement if the phone is faulty.
151 ANONYMOUS // Feb 8, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Hii my lg kf600 works was okai wen i switced it on but then wen i pressed down 4 main menu it didnt work and now the touch on it doesnt work PLEASE HELP ME i really dont know what to do i really need it up and working i seriously do im dead if my parents find out its only 4 months old please helllpppppppp
152 Vicky // Feb 8, 2009 at 11:06 pm
if you can get onto the menu then if you go to settings then to screen and right at the bottom you can calabrate your screen, if you have trouble getting to it you can use the keypad so it will be. menu then number 9 then number 3 then *
hope that helped
153 Saul // Feb 10, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Thanx a lot Vicky…. unfortunately that has not helped me at all, I have calibrated the screen, the problem is that after a while it goes back to the failing mode which suggests me it needs either another calibration or a better method of calibration.
Thanx anyway!
154 anonymous // Feb 12, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Hi. i this phone after my dad had an upgrade, he got it in April an i got it in about Novembr 08 now when i turn it on it stays on the startup screen with the phone name and red circle, i have tried running out the batterie an recharging them and connecting to pc but none work, please can someone help
155 Darian // Feb 16, 2009 at 6:26 pm
hi there! i have a problem with my LG-it isn’t anymore connecting to the internet,the applications and it’s browser isn’t anymore working,and my network provider hasn’t any fault(believe me,i’m shure).any suggestions please?
156 Jessica // Feb 21, 2009 at 3:24 pm
hey i dnt wanna sound like an idiot but cn any one giv me step by step instructions on how 2 put music on my LGKF600
it just really confuses me
thnx LOL xx
157 Jessica // Feb 21, 2009 at 3:36 pm
plz i only got it yesterday and its already confusin me xx
158 Jason // Feb 28, 2009 at 7:00 am
I saw only one other person have one of the same complaints as me. Alot of times when I plug the charger into the phone it turns it off. Whether its fully charged or almost dead.
Also, another MAJOR problem I am having with this phone is I have to charge it constantly. I am not one that talks alot on the phone, but I do text. today I text about 50 sent and 50 received and made a 10 minute phone call and it died. I know that phones now with more features don’t have the battery life say as one from 5 years ago. But come on, I shouldn’t have to charge my phone 2-3 times a day. ANYONE ELSE?!
159 Alan // Mar 4, 2009 at 6:52 pm
I’ve read through these posts, and I have a problem when has not been mentioned yet.
I’m using Vista.
I managed to figure out how to get the blasted LGsync to connect to my phone by choosing “Data Service” from the phone Connectivity settings.
However, when the phone connects with the software, I get an error message saying,
“change mode connection to new connection. Restart program after”
or words to that effect (needless to say it made no sense to me).
I clicked “OK” and the program closed, when I reopened the program, the phone connected perfectly to the software, EXCEPT that I now only have the “Message” and “Contact/Schedule” tabs available. I seem to have lost the other multimedia tabs and I don’t know how to get them back.
The main reason for installing the blasted software in the first place was so I could transfer pictures and mp3 files >.<
(And as usual, the phone’s user manual was completely useless)
Any suggestions would be appreciated
160 Ebony // Mar 7, 2009 at 12:01 am
I am having problems connecting to the Lg internet cube and LGSync, i instaled the cd correctly but when i try to connect is just says “please instal USB Modem driver first or if the USB modem instaled, connect the phone” can any one tell me what that means and how i can solve it. it getting on my nerves. thanx
161 Adam // Mar 10, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Any ideas as to how to unlock the PUK code when the PIN has been blocked?
I entered 0000, but it blocked it..
Quick help is much appreciated- thanks
162 Stephanie // Mar 25, 2009 at 6:18 pm
argh ! my phone still wont let me transfer music or pgotios to my phone from my laptop !
pictures are blury && sounds do not play or just dont download ! please help , its beginning to become annoying ! thanks x
x
163 Jon // Mar 30, 2009 at 12:28 pm
only prob with my LG is that when i receive call the name save in my contact book doesn’t appear, if i put +230 when i receive sms it appears but not when i receive call, if i remove +230 sms name deosn’t appear. Does anyone know how to solve this problem.
164 Danny // Apr 11, 2009 at 4:20 pm
HI!!
When i connect my phone on Data Service Mode the sodtware says “Cannot connect to mobile phone.Check Connection”…please help!
165 LucyW // Apr 15, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Hi
I Lost the software disk for my LG KF600.
I cannot get any pictures, videos or music to upload to or from my computer. I have had it for about a year and it is annoying me howi have to send them to my old phone and upload them onto my computer that way. Is there any way in which I can get the Software a different way? Please help.
166 gill // Apr 21, 2009 at 10:46 pm
hi, got this phone for my boyfriend a month ago. i have kf750(better by miles ) having problems with sd card and bluetoothing pics and music , cant find sd card , phone saying its memory is full ! yet has 2g card in. been in settings .cant find it can anyone tell me how to change it so its going to sd card instead of handset memory . think my boyfriend is ready with a hammer if no 1 can help !! also have tried card in my phone and works fine in there thanks
167 krishna // Apr 23, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Hi,
I bought this phone a month back and I am unable to connect to internet. I stay in USA and I have data plan with AT&T. I can see a display name E (i.e edge) at lop left of the screen but still when I tried to open a page it is saying “Check Connectivity”. Can anyone help me what settings I need to change to connect to internet on my phone to open a web pag (i.e. http://www.google.com).
Also can anyone suggest me a software which converts video files to the supported format. All video files I am trying to open says ” ! Video resolution not supported”.
Thanks in Advanse
168 oly // Apr 25, 2009 at 9:49 pm
hi has any 1 found that the interactive pad breaks because mine did and it was only 7 weeks old so i wrote 2 lg and they have taken over 2 weeks to get back 2 me is that bad or what pleae tell me if any of ur screens have broken apart from that it is a really good phone and i bough a 2 gig sd card 4 £7 at argos if u need 1 go there
169 Loren // Apr 29, 2009 at 1:06 pm
This phone only accepts a micro sd card of 2GB or under so if ur sd card is bigger than 2GB this i why it says memory full when trying to transfer music, pics etc…
My issue is i have got my MP3′s on my memory card as i used the adapter and used the card reader on my laptop ( so i no they are on my microSD) but when i come to find the files on my mobile i simply can not find them!!! its so annoying, if any1 nos how to find these files i will really really really appreciate it!!
170 Anthony // May 2, 2009 at 3:20 pm
when i try to extract data
like for instance a website
it says check connectivity and ive tried everything
and it still says that
171 ak // May 6, 2009 at 11:08 am
Re comment 159
Change the Phone Connectivity Setting to ‘Mass Storage’. That should sort you out.
172 Ronie // May 7, 2009 at 9:46 am
Can anyone tell me please how to store a new theme on this phone?
173 Ali G // May 15, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Heye
Umm just a quick Q! Is the purple colour of this phone any gd coz tht wat i want?
thx
x
174 Rebecca // May 16, 2009 at 5:58 pm
I have installed the lg software and still when i try to connect my phone via USB it says cannot connect! I read everyones input saying turn it to data service so i did that and it still wont let me connect to my lg software.
If i just plug my USB to my laptop i can transfer Pictures, but i want to transfer contacts and messages and have been trying to do this via the software for months.
Thought my software hadnt loaded properly so have loaded it countless times andstill wont connect to my phone.
Can anyone help please
175 Jessica :) // May 24, 2009 at 1:25 pm
OHHH
thank you soo much #28
follow it if you are having trouble xxx
176 andy // May 26, 2009 at 5:27 am
i got a kf600 and it wont let me send picture messages says there are no mms setting i have tmobile cell service so my buddy try to set it up and when we go to activate it it says no data setting how do i get it some i can send picture messages?
177 lgkf600 // May 26, 2009 at 8:56 pm
I can’t receive picture messages. Dean mentioned registering but I had to have the phone unlocked to Vodafone when I bought it, because it was on Tesco mobile when I got it, so my Vodafone sim card is already registered.
178 Rebecca // May 29, 2009 at 4:28 pm
tried everything written in 28 but it still wont work and im following everything i think i should be doing
179 Vicky // Jun 16, 2009 at 8:34 pm
my screen has gone black and i can only use my touchpad, i have messages that i havent read so im going to put my sim card into another phone so could anyone tell me what number ‘move to sim’ is on the menu and whethere it is when you view your message or when it is just in your inbox? thanks x
180 Beatrice // Jun 19, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Hi, I have tried so many times to try and sync my kf600 to the computer, but the removable disk folder never appears and it is not in my computer.
I have followed the instrutions in the booklet and uploaded the disk thingy but it never registers that it is there. I have also changed the settings to mass storage, but it still doesn’t work!
Help me pleasee..
181 wend // Jul 4, 2009 at 5:00 pm
i have this phone, had it about 4 months, recently the touchscreen has been stopping working, its get a bit warm & i have to cool it in the fridge for few moments untill i can acess the menu again..this has been worse past few days while weather so hot.
also when charging it the other day it got very warm & took 10 mins till i could reply to a text…
anyone else have this?
182 dave // Jul 15, 2009 at 5:50 pm
ad kf600 15 month cant fault userbility just screen hard if not impossible to see in good day lightthings have moved on now but still think its as good as some whats on offer
183 Brenda // Jul 21, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I have 300 plus contacts in my lg env. I would like to know how to save my contacts to the sd card.
184 Wend // Jul 21, 2009 at 2:42 pm
I ended up sending mine back and getting a sony ericsson walkman in its place…
very happy with phone now…
185 jennifer // Jul 29, 2009 at 11:09 am
heyy, i have put a puck code on my phone and i have 4gotten the code.. what do you suggest i do??
thank you xx
186 Zara // Sep 16, 2009 at 10:29 am
Hi can someone please help me this phone is driving me crazy. I cant seen to open picture messages. I click on recieve and it says recieving then nothing happens and the message icon is still there as if i havent looked at it.
187 sahil rehman // Sep 18, 2009 at 12:54 pm
hi zara contect wid me on
sa_hil12@yahoo.com
i m completely aware wid Lg sets
188 BRIAN AITKEN // Apr 15, 2010 at 12:33 pm
can anybody tell me how or where i can get a copy of the pc sync disc that comes with the phone , i have lost mine so i cant upgrade phone
189 Dean // Apr 16, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Brian,
Have a look on the LG support web site.
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