Alltel has launched its version of the LG Rumor on Sprint which it calls the Scoop.
The featureset is identical to the Rumor with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, microSD expansion slot, Bluetooth, media player, 1.3 megapixel camera, and support for the Celltop user interface. The phone is available now for $99.99 after a new 2 year agreement before an additional $40 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $59.99.
I just got an LG Scoop and was going to download ringtones from the alltel website and I keep getting a message that says:
“We’re sorry. Your order did not go through. Please try again.”
Does anyone know why I can’t get it to go through??
i might get the scoop on my b-day which is in 1 month
i cannot seem to get the mini SD card to work with the phone. I put the Sd card in the phone and if i hold it in really far it will load my stuff but the card does not stay in by itself, i got the sd card in january so its fairly new and the phone keeps rejecting the card and pushing it out, is this a faulty phone or am i just not understanding something?
i was wondering is it worth to buy????
Does anyone know where I can download a usb cable driver for this phone?
You can download the drivers from here:
http://www.imjosh.com/LG_USB_Driver.zip
They do not work on Vista though (big surprise there)
If you are wanting to use the cable to create your own ringtones you can but it is kinda twisted process. The full directions can be found here:
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1327553&page=1&pp=15
im thinking about buying this phone..BUT if bluetooth is a problem and want let me put my songs i have on my phone now as ringtones on this phone aint no way in hell im getting it..so what im asking is will the songs i bluetooth from my old phone play as ringtones on the scoop?????
Are these phones good for texting
HAY THAT PHONE IS THE THANG BUT YOU KNOW WHAT ITS SOO UGLY BUT FCK YOU BITCHS WITH IT YEA DIGG
This is awesome…and it does take a little bit but it does work! I have all the ringtones I want!
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1327553
Sorry I didn’t send the URL this is what you need to do for the LG Scoop for ringtones
my friend sent me some ringtones. any idea how to get them assigned? i put them in my audios but wen i go to put it as a ringtone it says 0 audio. i just got my scoop last saturday and i really dont want to have to smash it on the ground cuz i cant figure out the ringtones. any help?
Jessie,
What phone did you select? I downloaded BitPim, and I can’t find the phone, or follow the stesp because nothing comes up – suggestions?
i just got they LG scoop and i have gotten ringtones from my friends and now i cant set them as ringtones. is there a way i can do that besides buying the ringtones
hey guys,
sos….i just bought the LG scoop and i need to know how to get music on it…..and all the stuff that has been posted so far is complicating considering im 13……please help!!!!
Hey I just got my scoop and the bluetooth pairing device says that it needs a authentication password, where do I get one of those? I am trying to pair it with my bluetooth enabled MP3 player, insignia Pilot! Please help! Thanks
So, just handed a SCOOP from the boss for workwork
As with many new devices–heavy on toy type features—camera/music/etc but the ergonomics are left to happenstance—the speaker–you know other than the mic the most important feature of a communication device–IS ON THE BACK OF THE UNIT—SO EVERYONE AROUND ME HEARS THE TRANSMISSION BETTER THAN ME !!!!! so Bluetooth is gonna make so money if i want easy use of this thing.
OK – I have read EVERY question in this forum and am still way way way confused. I feel so illiterate right now! lol
I have the Alltel Scoop
when wanting to put music on my Scoop…
do i need the micro sd card or can i just use a usb cable? or do I have to use them in conjunction with each other??
can you put small video clips on the Scoop….like a half hour tv episode or music videos?
can you record a voice memo and then set it as a ring tone like you can on other LG phones?
I have seen people post websites for ring tones and such….do i have to go to those sites on my phone or do i do it on my laptop and then transfer them to the phone?
What is transferring by Bluetooth? I have a Bluetooth that I use to talk on – do I need something else for the computer to communicate with it or do the Bluetooth and my wireless connect to each other?
thanks for your patience!
Renee
So i am having problems and i am computer retarded sooooo can someone help please. I had an lg 8600 and i got ringtones from funtonia.com i now have the scoop and i cant get my ringtones on my new phone. I dont have a usb cable or bluetooth but i do have an sd card so how would i get them…. they say they are in my audios but not in my ringtone audios
does anybody think that this would be a good phone for a teenager
My 12 yr old has the Sprint version (Rumor) and she loves it, only problem is that she is getting frustrated with me cuz I can’t get her ringtones on it!! I am very computer savvy, I can do just about anything with a computer and a phone, but for the life of me I cannot figure this out. PLEASE HELP!! I have tried BitPim, I have tried the info (very vague) that came with the USB Cable, I have even tried Rumkin (which sends it to an “other” folder which I cannot pull the tone from) and still no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have only had my phone for about a month and when I turn it on sometimes the screen is blank or very blury. Has anyone else had this problem?
Just got the AX260 and it’s always roaming. how do you turn this feature off.
To Start you can simply add ring tones to your Phone with bitpim you need the “USB” So you can save the tone to your phone, and DRM Lock it if you wish, to make it safe,
if your SD card does not work go buy a new one!, Geeez, then go “My Computer/SD? or what,ever your SD is under, you will see folders, My-Music upload your stuff and slid the SD Card back into the phone.,
Don’t give me that bitpim don’t work, it will just make sure you tunr off your phone……
Well How Do i DRM Lock The custom ring tone i just made,
with this Daniusoft Digital Music Converter
one more thing go buy a ring tone the right way, use bitpim to take the tone off your phone and onto your PC use Daniusoft Digital Music Converter to unlock it, Then Make copys! now you have the tone file type, & you can use a sound software that i know you have on your PC, or Linux Computer w/e save it lock it back up and save it to your phone then restart your phone omg what you know it work;s
i know it work’s i’ve done the iphone with my friends and etc come on this is a LG! ………………Just like sony, they dont try,
I have a friend who just got the scoop and it seems to roam all day everyday and we read the manual but it doesn’t tell us how to take the roaming off. So if there is anyone who can help us please let us know if it is possible to take the roaming off or is that something she has to deal with and will she be charged for roaming even if she isn’t in a roaming area.
Thanx
To Aurelia
I had the same problem and if the “R” is flashing at the top you are not roaming, despite after every call it will say roaming. Now if the “R” is not flashing then your are roaming. The reason it flashes is because you are using another tower but it is approved by your provider to use it with out any charges
My booklet says that the phone will hold up to 435 messages. The phone memory status says it will go up to 300 and says it’s only 34% full, but when I get to the actual inbox I only can store 100 text messages. Is there any way to fix this problem? I want to be able to save more messages on my phone.
The picture messages don’t make a difference. If i delete those they don’t make more room and when it says it’s 100% full I can still get pictures.
Alltel Corporate HQ has told me that they are blocking non-purchased ringtones from their phones due to the DRM from the music industry. Haven’t been able to find out if all cellphone companies are doing this.
To avoid confusion: Mark Zewalk
Th speaker on the back of the unit is for music and for “Speakerphone”
If you are pressing buttons or taking a call and you hear sound coming out of the back speaker.. I hate to say its so simple, but press the button with the speaker icon [above the green TALK button]
You’ll now notice the sound is originating from the small dark slit directly above the screen. That is the actual call speaker.
=]
I bought this phone a little over a month ago. I’m absolutely disgusted with it. When I text using the key pad & i hit the backspace once it deletes my entire text message, it turns off on its own, calls people on its own, the earpiece is popping, my buttons are hard to press, 75% of the text messages i send/receive never get to the other person or me…one of my best friends got this same phone about a week before me and hers is doing the exact same things, only her screen is blank 99% of the time
I’ll definitely be making a trip to Alltel tomorrow, and I will not leave without a different phone. Every LG I’ve ever had has been a problem. Motorola all the way.
So I have the latest Bitpim and USB drivers and firmware, but I am still unable to use mp3s as ringers. I followed the instructions on howardsforums word for word and my phone was not autodetected as “other CDMA” and the “dload” folder was never listed no matter what I would set the phone as. So am I doing something wrong or does the Bitpim trick only work on older versions of the phone programming?
i wont aa scoop so bad!
A white one
Well in a couple of weeks i’m getting the new Lg Scoop from Alltel. I have herd there is a lot of problems with the ringtones and the photos are bad and the phone might always say you are roaming and sometimes the backspace is not good. But is this phone good for a 13 year old girl and if not what phone is?
I have the same problem with the dload folder not listing under filesystem
Thank you everyone for all your posts…the “coolness” of this phone is no match for the pain in the ass features. I won’t be signing a new 2 year contract for a phone that I cannot easily use. Thanks again!
so i got the scoop and now it wont let me bluetooth by ringtones from my old phone to the scoop, it says it is a duplicate but i dont have it on my phone yet. my sister got the same phone but she is not having any problems like i am having. everything else seems to be working fine, the bluetooth is on and all, but i cant transfer my ringtones, then as all people, i cant set them as a ringtone. this phone has it’s good and bads i guess. thanks to all.
hey everybody,
this phone is great for a 13 year old i actually am turning 14 tomarrow and i have the lg rumor from sprint and i havent had a problem with it.. and ive seen the lg scoop in person its the same phone but had different setting on it and so it may have a few bugs but come on it just came out all phones do this once in a while and u just gotta wait but if the screen is always blank ur phone has a manufactoring problem all u have to do is take it to alltel and they will replace it for free… this phone rocks all the way
oops has
how do i get my song as a ringtone when i go to tones it just says empty
So I tried this phone when I decided to extend my Alltel contract. I’d heard all the bugs hadn’t been worked out of it yet so the only reason I agreed to try it was the 15 day free trial. Well I had to take the first one back because one of the buttons on the front wasn’t very stable. My local store gave me a brand new replacement which made me happy. It lasted less than two days before the inside keyboard started messing up. While trying to text it would miss every other or every third letter I typed and was so slow that I had to use the front to do any texting (which to me defeated the purpose of the phone) I ended up taking it back today and deciding to just go back to my trusty Strobe cause it’s never given me any issues. Hope this helps someone.
PEOPLE CAN SEND U RINGTONES @ FIRST I THOUGHT THEY COULDENT U GO MULTIMEDIA THEN GO TO SHUFFLE AND RINGTONE LIST ….BUT SUMBODY GOT 2 SEND THEM TO OR U CAN SEND THEM TO YO SELF…..SUMTIMES I HATE DIS PHONE IT TURNS OFF BY ITSELF THE KEYPAD DNT WORK SUMTIME AND IF I ERASE IT DELETE THE WHOLE MESSAGE …..
I can’t send ringtones to myself, no one can send ringtones to me. Everything else with the phone works great. I cannot find any way to get a new ringtone. Am I just SOL?
I want my ringtones also. Am I SOL too?????!!!!!!!!!!!
ok im saving up for a new phone and i saw this phone thought it was sweet, but wat everyone is saying about it makes me think its not a very good phone. is it worth the buy. please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if not tell me wat u think is a good buy from alltel……..
I cannot get my lg scoop to work as a mp3 player. I have music on mu micro sd but it wont show on the phone, any help on this?
In response to “alltel customer”. I’m not going to say whether or not you should get this phone. Sadly it’s the only real txting phone they offer anymore so there’s really no choice if that’s the kinda phone you want. I would definitely suggest getting insurance on it though and if they don’t bring it up to you, ask about their 14day free trial.
ok thank you
ok im thinking about buying this phone, but wat everyone is saying about it and the answers to the questions r really confusing im a 12 yr. old and i dont get a thing about how to fix the ringtones thing is it really a bad phone cause if its that bad then i dont want to waste my money on a phone im going to like a week. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!