LG KG800 Chocolate Phone Review by Tech Digest
LG-KG800 is a slider mobile phone from LG Chocolate Black series. KG800 Chocolate phone features a “hidden” display which consists of touch keypads that remain unseen when not in use and will glow red when active. Other features are pretty standard with 2″ 256k LCD colour display, 1.3 megapixel camera, digital audio MP3, WMA, AAC support and 128MB memory. LG-KG800 has dimension of 9.5 x 4.8 x 1.5cm and weighes approximately 85g.
Tech Digest reviewed LG KG800 Chocolate phone and concluded that “we like this phone a lot and LG has good reason to expect the Chocolate to fly off the shelves. While it might not appeal to those who want their handsets to come brimming with technical goodies, there is no arguing that it looks fantastic and is sure to succeed on that factor alone.”
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March 6th, 2009 08:07
shit is not a nice word haha
December 10th, 2008 12:04
Okayy Where i have vista can i use bluetooth to get my music on the phone or is Vista just not compatable with the phone at all?
November 5th, 2008 12:35
I have the LG800 Chocolate phone from Bell and how to get pics off your phone to your comp is 1. Click on UPLOAD and then to MY UPLOADS folder.
GO TO your BELL.CA acccont and log into my Bell Page click on the Pic and video messaging. If its the first time using it just click on that prompt that says your first time user. All your pics you put as uploads are there. Now you can right click on pic or send to your emails.
Diane
August 28th, 2008 13:36
http://uk.lgmobile.com/webwar/data/phones/UK/EN/UK00000018/KG800_UK.zip
how come this site doesnt work???
August 15th, 2008 01:20
hey for all those who couldnt gett their phone detected by their windows xp… i had tha same problem but downloaded the driver and the bell music backup thing… and just went to my phone settings and went to “media storage” and turned off voice calls while connected. and somehow it made it work
July 22nd, 2008 22:16
http://www.bell.ca/support/PrsCSrvWls_Ftrs_MusicTransfer.page
worked for me
July 1st, 2008 02:38
person…
you are really dumb. dont you think we all tried to do that. lg is just fucked up, nothing works. with windows 2000 sure fine no problems, but with xp it’s a disaster. freaking smartass
June 28th, 2008 02:30
horrible phone. KEEP AWAY.
LG WONT EVEN HONOR A STANDARD 1 YEAR WARRANTY.
instead they blame their customers for not knowing how to use a phone.
sick !!!
April 2nd, 2008 19:44
Well, first of all, i used to work for bell mobility customer service departement, i received some issue rearding this phone when i worked there and i bought myself an LG800 as well, well i knew about the issues, thi phone was chap and since i worked there i had a good price plan… well 25 $ all-Include lol.. ok first i wanna put something cleared. Firs of all, the usb device wont work on VISTA and the software that u need too wont work.. try to find a friend with win XP to install your stuff (mp3/video,etc…).. about the pic and video u took with that phone, well unfotunately, you’ll have to to send it via their website///mypictures.bell.ca (something lkehat cant remember claly), yeah will cost u 50 cents per pic and 75 cents per video and u have to addmobile browser (intrnet) fee if u don’t have it unlimited.u should call and ask a reprepresentant from customer servic to add u for an months (7$/ month vs 51,20$ per megabites of usage), and ask the rep kinddly for a month free. they will giv u 1 month ree unlimited mobilbrowser, don’t foget to call back and cancel or thy will charge you on next month.wwell, thats probly all is phone.
Darkside
P.S. don’t bcocky with customr service rep if he can’t give u the driver for vis.. better go blame to LG.. they are the lazy 1 lol
March 31st, 2008 11:35
After poking round the net I finally found the drivers to get the LG KG800(chocolate) to work with XP…Here’s the site:www.nodevice.com/driver/KG800/get41522.html…do the setup then go and modify & have the program install the modem drivers(cause during initial installation it removes them) once that is done enable the media storage on your phone & open bell’s Music transfer program & voila…thank u very much it is done…Also if u want to upload music I suggest u download the Switch encoding program to convert any mp3 u want on your phone to AAC…dosin’t take up as much space as an mp3…Have a great Day!!!
March 29th, 2008 04:15
Damn this chocolat phone…the link 4 the driver doesin’t work & I spent 1 hour on the phone with bell customer support & still can’t get my phone to connect to my pc…same thing as most others (found new hardware unknown) It’s the damn usb serial port that it won’t recognize!!! I know it Y dosen’t my PC know it even when I try to do it manually it won’t do shit….HELP!!!!! E-mail me with solution plz!!
jf_housefreak@hotmail.com
March 22nd, 2008 01:23
hey!
PLEASE i need to know this a.s.a.p
how do you get pictrues off of the chocolate phone and on to your computer??
PLEASE HELP!
email me at ilyxamore@yahoo.com
March 16th, 2008 01:56
oh yeh..this method should work for you vista users too
March 16th, 2008 01:55
ok getting music onto your phone is SO simple… first you have to NOT install any software your phone came with.. now plug your phone in via USB cable..windows will automatically install it. ok now go to the file where your music is..right click it.. click send to.. and click removable drive or USB mass storage or something like that (i think its different on some comps) now go to my computer click the removable drive picture thing and it will open a window… your song should be there…drag it into the media file then into the music file
now to play it unplug your phone go to mp3 and it should be there..it worked for me good luck
March 14th, 2008 11:11
alright i hav vista and all and havin troubles wif mi lg 800…plz help me
and also
can u plz tell wat is rong with da bluetooth
it wun lemme send or recieve files
plz answer or tell at mi email sweetshabd12@hotmail.com
March 6th, 2008 01:08
I have an LG 800 phone. Since it’s a long and hard procedure to upload wallpapers/screensavers to it, i use photos. I am experiencing some problems though. If i “assign” a photo as a screensaver, it will “assign” the first photo that i ever assigned, each time.
I think this will stop happening if i reset the “assiigned media” folder and delete all the photos in there. How do you do this?
Also, if there is a way to reset the phone (delete all files, photos,etc.) could someone please tell me?
Thank you,
Dasha
February 28th, 2008 10:26
How do I download off of my computer to my chocolate
February 25th, 2008 15:47
i need lg kg800 handset’s modem driver. Please help me to find it..
February 25th, 2008 07:22
Hey I have the LG chocolate as well and am having the same problems as everyone else.. I DID at one point get the media storage software from bell to work, but it only worked the one time. After that, whenever I open the program it says it cannot find any phone connected to the computer.
The computer did find and install drivers but still nothing, I cannot find the phone as a removeable device or anything i don’t know what’s going on.
There are no errors on my phone, it says that it’s connected but still nothing
I would really love to get this to work if anyone has any answers please help! thanks! i appreciate it
February 3rd, 2008 09:21
I just purchased an LG800 and have been trying to place songs from my CDs to the phone. Can this be done and if so how? I got the Music Backup file from Bell but I can’t move songs to this program from my CDs.
February 1st, 2008 10:57
Apologies…for the pic download instructions, go to THIS link (not the one above): http://www.expansys.com/ft.aspx?k=96281
February 1st, 2008 10:55
I got this working. My kid got an LG800 Chocolate from Solo and we are now able to upload music to the phone AND get the pics off the phone without using the internet, wireless access or bluetooth.
For the music backup software, visit the site suggested above: http://www.bell.ca/support/PrsCSrvWls_Ftrs_MusicTransfer.page You will need to palce the phone in download mode by pressing 9 on the menu, and then scrolling down to media storage. plug in the USB cable, and then press 1 to disable receiving calls while the USB is plugged in. ONce you’ve done that, the music backup software works just fine.
the pics are harder…go to this site for instructions… http://www.expansys.ca/ft.aspx?k=66257 I played with this awhile before I got it working and am not sure whether it was the upper set of instructions that worked or the lower. dork that i am, I tried the upper set of instructions without pressing the view button, as instructed, and then installed the drivers from the site referenced in the second set, but in the end installing bitpim and pressing view was enough to get me into the file system of the phone and copy the pics (one at a time, and paibfully slow, but still bypassing the *&^(*&^%$# service provider and their fees
January 6th, 2008 06:52
My computer also will not detect the lg800 and I have the drivers – absolute rubbish ;0(
January 2nd, 2008 10:18
Hey,
true.. shitty phone. got one for christmas ..
my computer can’t detect my cellphone .. ( lg800 )
can’t believe it … i went to the store twice and gave me infos that are USELESS ..
apparently when u buy the cell; there is a disk to download software … my friend got it .. but not me..
December 20th, 2007 13:34
The music updater only works with putting music onto the phone. We are all trying to figure out how to take the video from it.
Very shitty phone from Bell. As soon as my plan ends I’m heading straight over to Rogers. Even a Bell Mobility employee I know uses Telus!
December 16th, 2007 07:53
all of those links r shit the link on bell doesnt work wen i dl the files its for the sanyo phone did any1 get the porgram yet if yes wer facck
December 10th, 2007 00:42
i have that program now is thier one for putting ringtones and shit on it ?
December 6th, 2007 06:44
Yo guys I’ve found a workin site that has the software for the Lg phone (LG 800)! http://www.bell.ca/support/PrsCSrvWls_Ftrs_MusicTransfer.page
This is the link to the download. The file will be called Music Backup application. Just download and install. This will make your LG 800 from a phone to a fully functional multimedia player!
November 11th, 2007 07:40
My LG 800 phone won’t show up on my driver’s list. My phone company people told me I have to download the driver from the site. Can’t find it on their LGE.com site
I cannot get this site to work
http://uk.lgmobile.com/webwar/data/phones/UK/EN/UK00000018/KG800_UK.zip
(”Error 404–Not Found” when i open it)
The toll free number on LG’s website won’t work either.
This is the crappiest experience ever.
Can anyone help?
November 6th, 2007 05:18
so i bought a new lg 800 phone, and i was so happy. that was saturday and today is monday and i realise the phone has to go back.
the phone does not take mp3s form to computer to the phone and if it did theres a data xfer fee by my provider (aliant). the only option i have to upload mp3s to the phone is to buy them from the mobile store.
as well, i can not get my pics (as aliant does not support the lg version that has removeable memory) unless i email them to their server or myself, at a small cost to me as well.
i pay enough for the service that i really don’t want to be paying for all the extras, which should be free, like with any other phone.
so to all of you who soent too many hours thinking “there’s got to be a way!”, give up, theres not…
November 5th, 2007 00:04
I have LG Chocolate 800, do I have to have the internet to download music and transfer pictures to my PC or is there a driver that I can download?
October 31st, 2007 03:48
Same boat here… Can’t seem to get thr drivers for the LG 800… Computer doesn’t recognize it as a mass storage devce, BUT I CAN transfer music using the file transfer software brom Bell (which is clearly designed to not allow you to upload ringers).
On a brighter note, I just subscribed to internet on my phone and can now upload my pictures to my content page and save them to my computer.
However,
WHERE CAN I GET DRIVERS?!?
I Want some free ringers!!!!
October 23rd, 2007 10:29
Hey, I am having the same problem as other people seem to have with getting music on the phone. I got my Lg 800 Chocolate today and want to get some music and other ring tones on there. Bell Aliant said they had never recideved the cds with the software on it, so i have no idea where to get it.
my emial is dan–sullivan@hotmail.com if anyone out there can help me get the software or something. thanks
October 14th, 2007 23:55
to put ringtones and screensavers on my lg800 i went to funformobile.com they have a great selection, if they dont have what you want you can upload it to the website and send it to your phone. Its totaly free, except download fees, Bell mobility charges 5cents a kilobyte, but if you have unlimited web browsing then ist totaly free they dont charge a cent.
October 5th, 2007 00:49
If anyone has or can contribute the instructions on how to down load music from my PC to the KG800 cell would be very much appreciated.
September 30th, 2007 18:12
i got a new pink lg kg800 i can put songs and pics on it but i cant put videos please help me!xXxXx
email me vanessavannimad@hotmail.com
September 26th, 2007 06:13
jesus christ almightly i’ve tried everything but jus tlike Josh, my windows is still seeing the drivers as Unknown!!
Someone Help Me,
:’(
Meggie_g7@hotmail.com
September 4th, 2007 01:17
i also had problems with adding music to mii LG 800 from bell.. all you hav to do is go to the bel website and under support you go to wireless>>cell phone support>>media player>>install music backup. very simple now, hope it works for you
but i hav 2 questions.
1. how do you put pictures from your phone to the computer??
2. how can you put mp3’s as ringtones??
if you have any ideas please, PLEASE email me right away at aessall__xo@hotmail.com
Thanks!
September 1st, 2007 03:25
hey valya go on this site:http://www.consumingexperience.com/2006/05/lg-chocolate-kg800-pc-connection.html
and download the program and download the program and follow instructions
September 1st, 2007 03:23
i had the same problem of not receaving signals so all i did was turned it off for a little while and now it work
August 11th, 2007 14:12
I bought this LG 800 near 2 month ago. it couldn’t receive signal sometimes, so, I sent it for repairation, waited for 5 weeks; the problem is there still. This is my whole 7 weeks experience with it: 2 weeks usage without signal reception frequently, and 5 weeks’ for reparing nothing; Since I have a 3 years contract with Bell and I exceeded the minutes for return and exchange, the seller told me the best thing they can do is to send it for reparation again… so, I have to wait for another 5 weeks again… maybe again and again… for 3 years…….
August 4th, 2007 22:02
Having Major Problems with everything,
i cannot bluetooth with anyone,
and i deleted my pictures when i took out the exchange folders..wtf..and i can’t even try sending anything to anyone but when i try to connect to people, they can see all my folders.. :s
and i am having the same problem as everyone about the music transfer thing…ahhhh
Bell made a good phone suck major butt
August 4th, 2007 12:20
I just got chocolate phone, I already downloaded everything that was possible for that phone but it is still not recognized for my pc… i am already thinking of returning it back, but i so like the look of it… help me please
and also how do you put pictures on it?
really really need help!
voulture@gmail.com
July 27th, 2007 04:49
Heyy!
I just got my white chocolate phone and I can’t figure out how to put music on it.
If anyone can help me with this please email me at sweet4uangel@hotmail.com
thank-youu!
Megan,
July 27th, 2007 00:26
Hi there, i just got a chocolate from Bell and it comes with a sheet on how to transfer photos/videos via bluetooth. I went out and bought a bluetooth adaptor for my XP laptop and it worked. In your bluetooth setting, select “Pictures” as your exchange folder and your bluetooth software on your computer should see it.
Looks like you will have to use bluetooth in order to transfer videos/pics.
I haven’t figured how to transfer ringtones back onto the phone yet. Looks like Bell locked it down so they can charge us 7 bucks for each ringtone download.
Sadly, i want to exchange it though because of all the bad reviews that the screen will die wtihin 6 months.
July 25th, 2007 06:14
Ok yea I am ALSO having the problems with my LG 800 chocolate from bell.
1. the music backup software is recognized as ” not supported by the windows logo testing ” on my windows XP?
2. any way to get pictures or videos off it without paying the online album
?
my email is vanillaskye@hotmail.com thanks
July 24th, 2007 04:39
I’m having the same problem as most people here with a chocolate from bell. There’s a couple things i need to know,
1. how do you get videos and photos off of it?
2. is there any way to make music my ringtune without accessing internet through my phone?
3. how can i turn my phone onto speaker during a call?
if anyone knows the answer to any of these i would be very thankful. My email is xxthe.perfect.lie@hotmail.com
July 21st, 2007 11:46
Thanks Ed. I got the screen saver working but the music doesn’t seem to play. All I hear when I download the song is static, Any suggestions?
July 19th, 2007 16:11
BonJovi: I also have the Bell version.
Still no dice on geting my photos transfered, but the ringtone thing was a simple-solve.
Note: TO DO THIS, you need Internet Access on your phone.
Step 1. Get an mp3 editing program like “Audacity” to edit songs.
Cut them down to about a minute or less to save yourself disk space on the phone.
Step 2. Go to http://rumkin.com/tools/sprint/
and upload it using the directions on the site.
Note: You’ll need to find out your SMS address or whatever for it to work.
Step 3. The website will send you a text message with a link. On your phone, hit the top right button and select “Go”. The file download should be automatic.
Hope that helps! Also, if ANYONE has found a way to get photos and videos off, please let me know. That’s the one bane of my existance right now.
July 19th, 2007 10:43
Ok tried bitpim doesnt want to work with bells version of this phone. Bells media backup doesnt do a hell of a lot,just puts music on. If anyone figures out how to transfer photos at least to and from the phone let me know. Also I cant seem to make a ringtone a song which is rediculous.
Please tell me im wrong and there is a way.
July 19th, 2007 10:09
Ok got it working. First un-istall that uk software one. Doesnt seem to work. Install that software from the bell.ca website (i didnt get a cd either .. really stupid) The end of the installation it has a warning telling you how to install the drivers and connect to the pc. (read it) but it says dont search the internet for drivers, then click next for search automatically. I had to do this three times in a row. Then go to your phone under tools there is “media storage” say yes. Then it should work. Im going to try bitpim see if that will work better since bell sucks.
July 15th, 2007 06:17
I just bought the LG Chocolate and now regretting it. This phone is a real POS. It won’t communicate with my PC, not thru’ Bluetooth nor USB with all possible software. Don’t buy this POS if you haven’t done so.
June 29th, 2007 01:05
Hi,
I just purchased an LG800 Chocolate and it didn’t come with a driver for Win XP, so i’m unable to connect them. Please if anyone has the driver can you please send it to me.c.white22@hotmail.com
Thanks
June 27th, 2007 03:54
Same Here. Any update?
June 26th, 2007 12:35
I’m in the same boat as Young-Styles there. I’ve got a couple videos that are over the 512k video file limit…just wondering if there’s any way to take them off the phone at all. So far everything i’ve tried doesn’t work. email me at: edxpower@hotmail.com if anyone knows of any solutions
June 8th, 2007 08:46
Can someone help me? Please!..i have my LG 800 and downloaded the backup application from bell, so i actually can put songs on it.But my computer doesnt seem to recognize that the phone is connected unles it’s int hat program, theres no file in mycomputer or anything! i even downloaded that driver from http://uk.lgmobile.com/webwar/data/phones/UK/EN/UK00000018/KG800_UK.zip
But i still can’t take my videos off the phone and i really want to, if someone can help me you could email me at Young-stylez-roc-the-mic-right@hotmail.com
or just post a link to be able to extract videos, thanks for any help!
June 6th, 2007 08:38
alright. well i just got the lg800 with bell and went to bell.ca/mobiletransfers and downloaded the backup application. but then i plug my phone into the computer went through the “found new hardware wizard” and it found the hardware but then a second wizard pops up saying found new hardware uknown? and then i press auto search for drivers and i downloaded drivers from the bell site but it does not work. and even if i go to the phone music backup application provided frm the bell website, it does not recognize that my phone is plugged in. it says retry etc and that is even after i ewnt to tools, media storage and then ‘On’. somebody help me! it pops up on the computer as being a lg etc modem…does it need to say removable disk? what to do! please email me! josh_spence_4@hotmail.com
June 4th, 2007 03:04
omg i love this phone i wish i had one but in pink or orange or red ya well bye
May 21st, 2007 08:02
http://uk.lgmobile.com/webwar/data/phones/UK/EN/UK00000018/KG800_UK.zip
here’s driver
May 21st, 2007 03:21
Hi, guys. I just bought LG 800. It does not have any CD with driver. I’m using Win XP and can not find drivers. I’d appreciate if anyone send me XP driver for LG 800. My e-mail: mississauga.ca@gmail.com.
Thanks in advance
May 10th, 2007 00:47
sorry guys but there is no windows vista driver for the lg800 yet you may wana duelboot windows xp on your laptop or somthing
April 18th, 2007 12:45
Hi, I have LG KG800 cell phone with me. but I cannot connect it with my laptop having WINDOWS VISTA as OS.
March 28th, 2007 02:28
Hi, I have LG KG800 cell phone with me. but I cannot connect it with my laptop having WINDOWS VISTA as OS. The CD provided with the set up only supports its driver upto WINDOWS XP. plz send me driver or link to download driver.
December 17th, 2006 08:49
Piece of shit phone
November 27th, 2006 22:50
Whats the price of the handset????
August 15th, 2006 09:39
ya, i’d like to know “about” how much it’ll be……….
thanks
July 28th, 2006 10:49
great design – it inspired me to make some animated wallpapers for this beauty…check them out… ;]
July 24th, 2006 17:33
whats the rate of this cell phone reply me plz i want to bye it today.