LG Chocolate VX8500 Cell Phone Review - Connectivity
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Alfredo Padilla Published on March 16, 2007 Comment on this |
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Cellular Bands (4.0)
The LG Chocolate is a dual-band CDMA phone, which functions on the 800 and 1900 Mhz bands. Unfortunately, CDMA technology functioning on these bands is pretty much restricted to the United States and Canada. World travelers who want to take their phone with them should either consider a GSM provider or look into Verizon’s international roaming service, which allows you to lease a compatible GSM phone and keep your phone number, for a cost. Our score in this section is standardized based on the total number of cellular bands supported by a handset.
Data Support Score (6.0)
The LG Chocolate supports Verizon’s high speed EVDO network. According to Verizon, average download speeds range from 400 to 700 kbps (note the small b), with burst speeds up to 2 Mbps. We tried to run a speed test on dslreports.com, however the Chocolate’s browser did not support it. When you are not in an EVDO coverage area, data falls back on the slower 1xRTT. The Motorola Razr V3m does not support Verizon’s newer and higher speed EVDO Rev A network. For users that stay in North America EVDO provides very good data speeds. Note that it does have a significant impact on battery life.
Bluetooth (7.5)
The LG Chocolate supports Bluetooth 1.1, and supports 7 profiles. These include standard profiles such as headset, handse-free and serial port, as well as more advanced profiles such as dial up networking. We were particularly pleased to see support for the A2DP profile, which allows you to use stereo Bluetooth headphones, and AVRCP, which allows you to control the music on your device remotely. Pairing the device with a Bluetooth headset was a simple affair, and only took a few seconds to complete.
WiFi (0.0)
The LG Chocolate does not support Wi-Fi.
Infrared (0.0)
The LG Chocolate does not support Infrared.
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