Comments on: Gettin’ Melted with the LG Chocolate 3 http://blog.laptopmag.com/gettin-melted-with-the-lg-chocolate-3 News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:25:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steverino http://blog.laptopmag.com/gettin-melted-with-the-lg-chocolate-3/comment-page-1#comment-23104 Steverino Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:55:48 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2409#comment-23104 I've had the same problem with the FM transmitter. I travel cross-country and go in and out of frequencies often. I purchased the phone for the FM Transmitter because I like to download music, speaches and alike to listen to over several states. The only way I found that I could get a decent signal was when I hold the phone above the dash; not comfortable or safe while driving. The only redeeming value is the 3.5mm jack. But at this point I might as well have purchased a seperate MP3 player. I’ve had the same problem with the FM transmitter. I travel cross-country and go in and out of frequencies often. I purchased the phone for the FM Transmitter because I like to download music, speaches and alike to listen to over several states. The only way I found that I could get a decent signal was when I hold the phone above the dash; not comfortable or safe while driving. The only redeeming value is the 3.5mm jack. But at this point I might as well have purchased a seperate MP3 player.

]]> By: Ani http://blog.laptopmag.com/gettin-melted-with-the-lg-chocolate-3/comment-page-1#comment-20476 Ani Sat, 23 May 2009 21:07:11 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2409#comment-20476 I would really appreciate hearing about the LG Chocolate 3 phone's compatibility with Mac. I chose this phone so I could transfer audiobooks onto it and play them through the speakers of my car...and right now, my MAC will not even recognize it at all when connected with USB cable. Any ideas? Thanks I would really appreciate hearing about the LG Chocolate 3 phone’s compatibility with Mac. I chose this phone so I could transfer audiobooks onto it and play them through the speakers of my car…and right now, my MAC will not even recognize it at all when connected with USB cable. Any ideas? Thanks

]]> By: Spinelli http://blog.laptopmag.com/gettin-melted-with-the-lg-chocolate-3/comment-page-1#comment-20432 Spinelli Wed, 20 May 2009 15:20:08 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2409#comment-20432 Well i got the chocolate 3 few months ago maybe..... 5 and already having problems. I turn i one i seems like it's working but then freezes and keeps doing that can't even do anything with it. Thinking it was my memory so i erased everything (music..pictures... videos) don't have alot but STILL didn't work so in i few hours taking it in. just happened last night. My sprint Katana lasted me for 2years. My friends who have same phone are having the same problems (chocolate 3). :( waste Well i got the chocolate 3 few months ago maybe….. 5 and already having problems. I turn i one i seems like it’s working but then freezes and keeps doing that can’t even do anything with it. Thinking it was my memory so i erased everything (music..pictures… videos) don’t have alot but STILL didn’t work so in i few hours taking it in. just happened last night. My sprint Katana lasted me for 2years. My friends who have same phone are having the same problems (chocolate 3). :( waste

]]> By: amy http://blog.laptopmag.com/gettin-melted-with-the-lg-chocolate-3/comment-page-1#comment-17393 amy Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:06:45 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2409#comment-17393 I hae had the chocolate 3 since november and i am VERY happy with it. I would recomend it to anyone I hae had the chocolate 3 since november and i am VERY happy with it. I would recomend it to anyone

]]> By: Rebecca http://blog.laptopmag.com/gettin-melted-with-the-lg-chocolate-3/comment-page-1#comment-17240 Rebecca Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:51:30 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2409#comment-17240 Yes it can save sounds you get in text messages as ringtones. thats the biggest reason why i bought it. plus i am trying to stay in the chocolate series. but if it didnt allow me to save ringtones i got in text messages i wouldnt have bought it. Yes it can save sounds you get in text messages as ringtones. thats the biggest reason why i bought it. plus i am trying to stay in the chocolate series. but if it didnt allow me to save ringtones i got in text messages i wouldnt have bought it.

]]> By: Ansman http://blog.laptopmag.com/gettin-melted-with-the-lg-chocolate-3/comment-page-1#comment-12218 Ansman Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:04:54 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2409#comment-12218 Bob, The idea is to transmit music that resides in the phone's memory -- or perhaps even, say, turn by turn directions -- through the speaker system of your car via the FM radio. Bob, The idea is to transmit music that resides in the phone’s memory — or perhaps even, say, turn by turn directions — through the speaker system of your car via the FM radio.

]]> By: mun http://blog.laptopmag.com/gettin-melted-with-the-lg-chocolate-3/comment-page-1#comment-12193 mun Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:59:19 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2409#comment-12193 can it save sounds sent to it in a pic message and use as a ringtone??????? can it save sounds sent to it in a pic message and use as a ringtone???????

]]> By: Bob http://blog.laptopmag.com/gettin-melted-with-the-lg-chocolate-3/comment-page-1#comment-12189 Bob Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:40:21 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2409#comment-12189 Maybe I'm an idiot, but why would you transmit an FM station from a cell phone to a radio that already has FM channels whether it be home or auto. I just don't get the logic. Can someone please explain. Maybe I’m an idiot, but why would you transmit an FM station from a cell phone to a radio that already has FM channels whether it be home or auto. I just don’t get the logic. Can someone please explain.

]]> By: Peter http://blog.laptopmag.com/gettin-melted-with-the-lg-chocolate-3/comment-page-1#comment-12020 Peter Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:50:28 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2409#comment-12020 Not to rain on the parade, but I live in rural CT and we don't have a lot of frequency crowding. The FM transmitter is the reason I bought this phone and I cannot get acceptable quality out of it. There is a lot of background hiss and it gets overpowered but close frequencies. I mounted the phone right in front of the radio to get even barely acceptable sound; move it to the console of the car or the passenger seat and you can just forget it, it won't work. Not to rain on the parade, but I live in rural CT and we don’t have a lot of frequency crowding. The FM transmitter is the reason I bought this phone and I cannot get acceptable quality out of it. There is a lot of background hiss and it gets overpowered but close frequencies. I mounted the phone right in front of the radio to get even barely acceptable sound; move it to the console of the car or the passenger seat and you can just forget it, it won’t work.

]]> By: wes http://blog.laptopmag.com/gettin-melted-with-the-lg-chocolate-3/comment-page-1#comment-11765 wes Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:26:43 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2409#comment-11765 The FM transmitter seems to work pretty well. Like always, you need an empty frequency - really a set of 3, and you use the middle one. I tried it in the house, and the range was only about 6 feet. But that was plenty for using it in the car. It did pick up a bit of interference (static) here and there while driving around. That was probably some building security system - that is typical. Music transfer is easy and quick with the usb cable. Picture transfer via usb doesn't appear to be supported, or else I haven't figured it out yet. I'm sure LG or someone else will address that soon enough. The FM transmitter seems to work pretty well. Like always, you need an empty frequency – really a set of 3, and you use the middle one. I tried it in the house, and the range was only about 6 feet. But that was plenty for using it in the car. It did pick up a bit of interference (static) here and there while driving around. That was probably some building security system – that is typical.

Music transfer is easy and quick with the usb cable. Picture transfer via usb doesn’t appear to be supported, or else I haven’t figured it out yet. I’m sure LG or someone else will address that soon enough.

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