LG cu500

I bought it, I'm stuck with it for 2 years now. Here are my impressions and notes on how to get the most from an LG cu500

• Good Camera
• Video & Picture messaging
• Responsive UI
• Bluetooth with lots of profiles
  • HSP
  • HFP
  • DUN
  • OPP
  • FTP
  • A2DP
  • AVRC
• Micro SD Memory card slot
• MP3 Player & MP3 Ringtones (& WMA AAC, AAC+)
• Speakerphone
• HSPDA (If you're willing to pay around ~$50 / mo extra for it!)

• No voice dialing!
• The 2.5mm jack does not support stereo as far as I can tell (If you want to listen to stereo music, you need a Bluetooth A2DP stereo device to pair with it)
• Bluetooth is only v1.1
• Some reports indicate that only SanDisk memory cards work
• The memory card slot is behind the battery - so you have to power down, remove battery, swap card, replace battery, power up just to change memory cards.
• Cingular either neglected or intentionally excluded the software to sync the phone with the PC
• Syncing over Bluetooth doesn't appear to work well without a memory card installed

• http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=951
• http://us.lge.com/products/model/detail/mobile%20phones_select%20by%20carrier_cingular_CU500.jhtml
• http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=2563
• http://www.mobiledia.com/phones/lg/cu500.html

• Disable Bluetooth when not in use to save battery life ( Options Softkey > 1 > 1 > 2 )

Again, Cingular either neglected or intentionally excluded the software to sync the phone with the PC. However the same phone tweaked for another market (Australia) & carrier does provide the software, which works perfectly with the cu500.

1. Get a properly working data cable - many of the cheapo ebay/amazon cables do not work properly even if they explicitly say so
2. Get & Install the software
   1. Go to http://au.lgmobile.com/webwar/jsp/phones/mnswList.jsp
   2. Click on the picture of the TU500 Phone
   3. Click the Manuals & Software tab
   4. Right click TU500.zip and “Save Target As”