Messages

The LG CU500 provides fast and easy access to Cingular Video and a variety of messaging capabilities. The phone comes with SMS (Short Messaging Service) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service). Many camera phones have MMS, but also many non-camera phones have this feature also. With MMS you can extend your ordinary text messages and include longer text, graphics, photos, audio clips, video clips, or any combination of the above, within certain size limits. In composing the messages, you have the help of T9 predictive input dictionary, which suggests the words you are about to type. The length of the SMS messages is up to 765 characters.

One of the pluses of this cell phone is the instant messaging. You have access to AOL® Instant MessengerT, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger, & ICQ® , therefore you can share your thoughts or pictures with friends or family in real time. The cellphone can hold up to 10 open instant messaging conversations.

Screen

The screen size of LG CU500 is 176 by 220 pixels with a color range of 65k colors, on LCD (Color TFT/TFD) display. The screen is brighter and clearer than LG CU320.

Audio

The LG CU500 was not intended to be a music phone. Nevertheless, it is a great asset, since the sound quality is gorgeous. The cellphone is equipped with a Full-Duplex Speakerphone. There are two types of speakerphones: half duplex and full duplex. Half-Duplex allows only one person to speak at a time. When one person is speaking, the other person can not be heard at all until the first person has stopped speaking completely. With Full-Duplex, both parties can speak naturally and be heard at the same time, just like non-speakerphone usage. Therefore, the fact that LG CU500 has a Full Duplex speakerphone is also a plus.

Supporting 72-Chord Polyphonic Ringtone Support , the phone does not come with a built in radio, which can be a con for some music lovers. On the other hand, the cellphone has 10 unique ringtones and silent and vibrate mode. In addition, concerning accessibility, LG CU500 has TTY/TDD support. With this feature, the cellphone enables those who are deaf and hard of hearing to use a special TTY text device with digital service.

As this phone has the wireless experience in it's purest form, the LG CU500 has a very nice Bluetooth Stereo Headset Support for Listening to Music via the Music Player. That means that you can listen to your favorite music without any wires required! All you have to do is select the music you like via the Music Player!