I really really really despise Samsung phones

But I have no other options because LG dropped out of the phone business.

The reason I loved my LG phone is, it had a red light on it. So if I charge my phone, a solid red light would show up until the phone was fully charged. If you got a text, the red light would blink as a notification.

My Samsung phone has none of that. My last Samsung phone, before I went to LG, got chopped up with a hatchet in Florida when I went down to visit my brother.

Anyway, I hope to God LG phones come back. LG is so much better.

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Heartlander · 80-89, M

If I can add, I once owned a s Samsung refrigerator. At about the 6 year point it slowly started losing temperature and within a week it was unable to maintain safe temperature for both frozen and just cold food.

The KC market is a pretty big market, and Samsung had no agents or facilities to repair their refrigerators. I called a couple of recommended appliance repair services and they responded that they didn't repair Samsung refrigerators.

That refrigerator is now probably in some landfill. With no one to repair it, we replaced it with a non-Samsung refrigerator.

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

@Heartlander "... in some landfill" ? Does you area not recover worn-out appliances etc, for their materials?

The OP is about LG and Samsung 'phones though.

I owned an LG2015 'phone for a few months. Clumsy, heavy, desperately difficult to use, no decent instructions available. (I was used professionally to all electronic and mechanical equipment being supplied with proper operating and servicing instructions.) I sold it and bought a much smaller and simpler portable telephone whose main function is... voice telephony!

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@ArishMell I know, but whenever I see the Samsung word I just feel compelled to express myself about it :)

Its disposition is unknown though I said "landfill". I left the disposition the the vendor of the Maytag replacement. They delivered the new one and hauled away the Samsung.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@Heartlander @Heartlander I've never owned anything made by Samsung so can't compare experiences with it.

The Maytag dealers probably send the old appliances to a scrap-yard.

Some years ago now, the EU introduced what it calls its 'Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment" Directive, and this is still law in the UK. (A 'Directive' is a legal framework that is then translated and adapted to national laws without changing or weakening its aims - though there is nothing to stop governments from "gold-plating" it!) Under it, companies, local councils etc., have to dispose of scrap equipment in a proper way, recovering huge amounts of material.

It doesn't cover private individuals but the Councils have all introduced waste-collection systems to make it easy for householders; and many appliance sellers have a similar collections scheme to Maytag's for the old units.

Orca4950 · 70-79, M

I'm an LG fsn but hsd to take Samsung for same reason.

Several things i don't like but it works.

The main issue is keeping the charging port clean so i can charge the phone. Have to keep acan of compressed air handy.

TheDisciplinarian · 61-69, M

As Far as Im concerned
LG by far had the Best cel phones
Their V series were Durable and very good

SubstantialKick · 31-35, M

I currently have an LG Fortune 3 that I bought in September 2020. That is crazy that they stopped making phones just several months later.

And it's even crazier that your previous phone got cut up by a hatchet.

twiigss · M

@SubstantialKick oh I was the one who took the hatchet to it lol.

It was the worst phone I've ever had. It deserved it.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

What about other makes?

My DORO 'phone has a charging-indicator light, but that was not why I bought it, and I expect other makes will have similar indicators even if Samsung ones don't

SStarfish ·

Buy a used LG on ebay

twiigss · M

@SStarfish if I'm buying a phone, I'd rather have it be new. Like my PlayStation controller. Sure, I can get it used from GameStop but, I'd rather have it be new.

TheDisciplinarian · 61-69, M

@SStarfish a good idea
Yet even what was the best of LG
Is Not ablemto keep up with many other flagship phones
Due to the Newer faster chips

Lilnonames · F

I have an old flip phone thats an LG and Motorola is shit

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@Lilnonames :) I've had my "Hello MoTo" for about 8 years now and still don't know how to answer when someone calls.

twiigss · M

@Lilnonames Motorola is no good? When I was out looking at phones, I was thinking about going to Motorola because of my hate for Samsung.

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