Bell LG Bliss CDMA Touchscreen Phone
by Sze | Filed under Mobile Phone
Bell Canada launches the LG Bliss entry-level touchscreen mobile phone for CDMA 800/1900MHz networks. The Bliss features a 3-inch color touchscreen, a 2 Megapixel camera, integrated GPS, Bluetooth and integrated MP3 player.
The LG Bliss supports Satellite radio and comes with HTML mobile browser. It accepts microSDHCÂ memory cards up to 16GB. It is available from Bell Canada for CA$79.95 with a 3-year contract.
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Well i just received the LG Bliss 10 days ago after waiting for 2 months for a replacement phone as the LG rumor broke. Today the LG Bliss screen freezes up and any incoming calls the caller cannot hear anything but static. I have just been informed that the Bliss is on back order and perhaps i would like a different phone. They are also planning on charging me an additional 50.00 replacement fee, which i already paid. i have sent over 20 emails and made at least 30 phone calls, no exaggeration here, most to the executive office at Bell and not once have they returned my phone call. why did i leave Rogers?
I love this phone. Its 4 customizable screens are great to access everything you want. The people who are complaining are upset about Bells plans and their fees. This has NOTHING to do with the phone itself. We are reviewing the phone, not Bell. The phone feels very solid. The Touch screen is incredibly responsive and accurate. The Camera is great with many features as well and of course the speaker is very clear. A poor mans Iphone. A great option if you don’t want to buy an Iphone.
LG Bliss phone is horrible. I’m on my second one in 2 weeks, first time the speaker went out and just today the touch screen went out. Don’t buy this phone
I’ve owned the LG Bliss for two weeks now and it works great. although the first day i got it my browser wouldn’t work so i called bell and they said it was a faulty phone and to get a new one. i did, and so far so good. i love it. all the cool apps are awesome. it keeps me busy. i find everybody who is making the phone sound bad are really just mad and how much it costs for the internet and e-mail. i had the unlimited internet on my last phone so i’m used to paying the extra. all in all, the phone itself as a device works great.
I agree with the last two negative reviews; I cannot wait for the day my contract is up (1/ 1/2 years and get a real phone, IPhone
Thanks for the reviews everyone! Christine you sound like you either work for LG or Bell. The LG Bliss has some obvious short comings based on reviews.
Great Phone. I give it 110% I am totally in love with it. Had an LG Rumor, and killed it.. and I now own the bliss, that is the same price as the Rumor. It is very affordable, and I am in love with it. There is not case for them yet, but I purchased a silicone case that is made for the black berry pearl, and it fits, and protects it like a charm. Would recommend this phone to anyone, great for texting, and nice camera.
I would like to give my 2 thumbs up for this fone. There’s not much info on this around, however my friends and I all love it (even the ones who own blackberries). Do get the unlimited mobile browser plan which is about $10/month and you won’t have to pay per mb usage of data ever again as opposed as blackberry users. It has motion enabled games like on the wii (kinda) big screen, great colors and extras for whoever needs them. Make sure you read the contract and features available on your phone, is bell rep doesn’t inform you, it’s YOUR fault for signing up your life away to an unread contract. My advise, go to best buy, play with the unit first, they even offer a $5 month plan were you can change your bell phone unlimited amount of times, however i got this and i don’t want to get rid of it. Battery is fine last 3 days. Has very customizable screens -3 of them- so u can have shortcuts for multimedia, contacts and apps. Remember bell has a 15 min talk time policy, so test ANY phone u get from them before you hit this 15 min talktime mark ! 5 stars for the LG Bliss
I have owned the Bliss for a week and I really like this phone. I think the posters above were expecting the features of a smart phone and were disappointed. This bliss is not a smart phone but it does have some very nice features that fill the gap between a standard cellphone and a data device. My favourite feature of the Bliss is that it has an HTML web browser and a nice 3 inch touch screen display. This means that, although some sites will still show the mobile version of their page, others will load the entire webpage and graphics just like you would see it on your computer. Many features like email (hotmail, yahoo, gmail) can all be checked via the mobile versions or their site. However, I am able to log in to the full HTML version of my gmail without a problem. This means that many websites that you can view on your computer are available on your cell phone and will look the same way as they do on your computer. You are easily able to check facebook, weather, movie show times and rss feeds without a problem.
So, as the above user commented, it would be advised to put the mobile browser feature on your account which does cost $10 or is included in a FUN15 bundle that gives you 250 text messages, message centre and call display. In most cases, a customer will not need to put the $8 email feature on their account because they can check it using the $10 mobile browser as mentioned above.
A few other notable features are its 2MP camera, expandable memory and touch screen qwerty keypad for text messaging.
The bottom line is that the bliss is a feature rich phone. If you want to use some of these features you will have to pay for things like instant messaging, text messaging, GPS ect. This is no different from any other non smartphone.
This phone is great for someone who doesnt want to have to put a $25 data package on their phone just to be able to do some casual web browsing.
As mentioned above, I really like this phone and would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone provided they remember that this is a phone with great mobile browser, not a data device.
So Far everywhere I have looked online the LG Bliss has received horrible reviews. I beleive these reviews are negative in nature based on Bell’s Decision to nickel and dime their customers to death with this phones(LG BLISS) options. Besides hitting the call and end call button, every other application and program on the LG Bliss costs big money to use. They advertise these as the phones options, however its only the case if you want to pay $200/month to have all of them activated…….Meanwhile a Black Berry from Rogers with a $25 data package allows you to do more then anything this phone or any other bell phone can do, with no other hidden costs. Bell has to kick it self in the head and re-think how they lock these phones down. I can’t even put a ringtone on the LG Bliss without having to pay Bell to download it when Rogers phones give you data cable to drag and drop them cost free.
I am stuck with bell and this phone for 3 years, make sure you are not a victim of Bell Mobility lies, both instore and over the phone. They will not let me return the phone because I exceeded 30minutes of talk time on the phone. I have been told by bell that i have to pay $400 to buy my self out of my contract now because I have a crappy LG Bliss phone I’m unhappy with.
If I had paid $279 last week for the phone and signed no contract with bell, I could have canceled. But because I signed a 3 year deal and paid only $79 dollars for the LG Bliss, I now have to pay BELL Mobility $400 dollars to get out of a contract where they are the ones that can’t provide me proper service. LG Bliss is trash, so is Bell’s customer service, Stay away or go get burned by the new Palm Pre…….same Trash as LG Bliss.
LG Bliss sucks and its been a nightmare owning it! Bell Sales reps lie and pump the phone up when it really does suck. Bell Rips customers off. You have to spend $8 for e-mail and $10 extra for mobile browser. $18 in hidden charges for my LG Bliss. Why not spend $7 more per month and get a GSM Based Black Berry from Rogers….a real smart phone. Bell customer service told me since I talked 30 minutes on my phone I can’t return it either. ALERT TO CONSUMERS BELL LG BLISS IS A RIP OFF!…