Comments on: LG CU515 Plum: Ringtone, Accessories, Software, Review, Specifications, and Buy

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:14:54 +0000

Is there any way of having an alarm tone play while keeping the rest of the tones on vibrate? I never use a ringtone because they annoy me too much, but when I set my alarm I use one because it’s a sure way of making sure I get up in the morning. However, with this phone, if it’s set on vibrate, the alarm vibrates without playing a tone. Anyway to fix this?

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:49:53 +0000

The saved file goes under

Good luck!

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:03:43 +0000

Judy, thanks for the tip about ringtones ~ works like a charm now!!!

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:25:07 +0000

After downloading a ringtone, I cannot find on this LG where it is saved!! As stated above, the manual is useless. Any ideas?

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:24:14 +0000

I downloaded a ringtone on this LG phone, but cannot find where it is saved. The manual? Useless, as the gentleman stated above. Any ideas?

By: trevor

trevor — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:52:40 +0000

can you assign text tones?

By: AffiliateToolsReviewed.com

AffiliateToolsReviewed.com — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:01:39 +0000

If I had to do it again, I wouldn’t. So many annoyances.

First, forget finding software that works with this phone. Unlike my last Motorola phone that worked with Motorola Tools (a great interface program), I have yet to find anything compatible with the CU515. You can’t even find a driver for the damn thing, which I discovered after purchasing a data cable.

The PTT button is so small and sensitive in it’s location, that you can’t help but activate it. Navigation is overcomplicated. While you can assign ringtones to callers, you can’t assign anything to the alerts. I could live with the small B&W outer screen, but to have such a large inner screen with such small text is just plain stupid – with no ability to increase the font size. To actually use my own ringtones (which MUST be in MP3 format) I had to buy a data card and load my ringtones into that, then access the ringtones from the installed data card.

The alarm times, which I use often, cannot be stored. Set the alarm, turn it off and you have to go through the whole process of setting up a new alarm for the same time each day. Again, my old phone kept the alarm times stored and I only had to enable them for activation. The flip panel is sized slightly smaller than the base half, meaning that it is almost impossible to open with one hand, as a thumb or any digit does not have a surface along the sides to grab and open it. A flip phone shouldn’t require two hands to open it.

The manual is almost useless. Lots of info on what the phone can do, but little in actually telling you the steps to perform, to get something done.

If you plan on personalizing this phone, forget it. Find another, better supported phone.

On the good side:

Good volume
Long battery life
Large keypad w/ bright numbers