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LG Encore GT550 Unlocked GSM Phone with Touchscreen, 3.15MP Camera, Bluetooth and microSD Slot - Black

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  • This unlocked cell phone will work on GSM carries like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported.
  • Affordable, sleek touchscreen phone with virtual QWERTY keyboard and pre-loaded social networking apps
  • 3-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD expansion to 32 GB; access to personal e-mail and instant messaging
  • Up to 3 hours of talk time, up to 240 hours (10 days) of standby time; released in September, 2010
  • What's in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, quick start guide,
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Technical Details

  • This unlocked cell phone will work on GSM carries like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported.
  • Affordable, sleek touchscreen phone with virtual QWERTY keyboard and pre-loaded social networking apps
  • 3-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD expansion to 32 GB; access to personal e-mail and instant messaging
  • Up to 3 hours of talk time, up to 240 hours (10 days) of standby time; released in September, 2010
  • What's in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, quick start guide,
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Product Details

  • Item Weight: 1.1 ounces
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
  • ASIN: B0091OTOOO
  • Item model number: GT550
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,627 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)
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Product Description

The LG Encore weighs 3.7 ounces and measures 4.17 x 2.10 x 0.47 inches. Its 950 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 240 hours (10 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as AT&T's dual-band 3G network (850/1900 MHz; HSDPA/UMTS).
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Customer Reviews

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I regret buying this phone.
A. Diallo
Instead of answering they immediately processed the refund quoting reason as "different from website description" and I returned the phone.
Suppy
The touch screen is hard to work with and I have to press hard to open the icons!
Vandad Sharifi Senejani

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
wonderfull phone I used it in Mexico
By Carlos Enriquez on March 24, 2013
Amazon Verified Purchase
The size is very good, big icons so I do not need my reading glasses, easy to use very intuititive, I got a sim's card in Mexico it cost $150 pesos (less than $15dlls) including $75 pesos of air time good enough for using it for 1 week, making quick calls. The camera excellent good pics and video with good sound.
Everything they said about the unlocked GSM phone is true, the battery last long time
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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Great keyboard... the touchscreen? Not so much
By Dalokgawd on December 16, 2012
Amazon Verified Purchase
I really like this phone for texting, but the touchscreen is very difficult to use. When I am trying to scroll through my contact list, it is very bad at figuring out where I'm scrolling or clicking. And for some reason I can only ever scroll when holding the phone with my left hand. When I have the phone in my right hand, it does not recognize any thumb swipes whatsoever. I guess it must have to do with how the swiping algorithm is programmed. It's a good solid phone for a very reasonable price, but if I had it to do over again I would not buy this phone.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Not bad
By James H. Green on June 26, 2013
Amazon Verified Purchase
I am only an occasional cell phone user so most of the time it is turned off. I use this as an AT&T Go Phone. I needed Bluetooth capability, which my previous phone lacked. I have a vacation home that has only a marginal signal in one corner of the second floor, and I wanted a call phone that would connect to an X-Link device that connects to the main phone, which no longer has an outside line. This phone works fine in that regard. My main complaint is that it's virtually impossible to use in the sunlight. Also, it has a lot of capabilities that I don't want to take the time to learn, but that is certainly not the fault of the phone.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
great phone so far!
By Maria on April 24, 2013
Amazon Verified Purchase
I just received this phone yesterday and it works great so far! I am using it with my tmobile sim card and the only thing that is not working is the internet so i guess that is why i can't send any picture messages? Other than that, this phone is great for texting and calling so far. I would definitely recommend it to someone who just likes texting and calling.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
OK I would use the company again
By D Mitchell on June 14, 2013
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Product was in good condition when I received it, it a gift for my niece. I will definitely recommend them.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
CAUTION DOES NOT SUPPORT WI-FI
By J. Myles on July 7, 2013
I really like this phone because of the size. I had to cancel the order because this phone does not support any WI-FI. I had to do a lot of internet searching to find out that fact, which should be part of the description. I would prefer to use my own Wi-Fi system to connect, but this phone is engineered to go directly to At&T, SO you will be using At&T Data plan anytime you access the internet and not a local hot-spot. Too bad because it took me a lot of time to find a phone of this small size. Hope that helps.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Not Unlocked!
By Suppy on November 19, 2013
Amazon Verified Purchase
The description said Unlocked GSM Phone, so I thought it can be used with any GSM SIM card. The phone arrived in a sealed package with an at&t SIM card, and when I tried any other SIM card I got the message "SIM card not provisioned".

I asked customer care the question - what does unlocked mean? Instead of answering they immediately processed the refund quoting reason as "different from website description" and I returned the phone.

However, the website description has not yet changed, so I thought I'd write this review to let potential buyers know that this is an at&t go phone, and it will work only with an at&t SIM (may be t-mobile too as advertised, I didn't try that one, but it is definitely not unlocked for use with any GSM SIM card)
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
It has gone crazy
By Bobb on April 3, 2013
Amazon Verified Purchase
It is selecting things on its own the last time I turned it on it switched itself to spanish and will not respond to anything I touch on the screen. I bought it last month and now it can not be used.
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