Review: LG AX490
"Alltel's LG AX490 is a lackluster cell phone with one bright spot: a great keypad. Though there's really no other reason I can see that you'd want to buy this handset, the cell's FasTap keypad is a major step forward for texting on small phones.
I have to admit I was immediately skeptical of the AX490 when I saw the race-car lines of this moderately sized but thick (1 by 3.7 by 1.9 inches HWD, 3.8 ounces) flip phone. It looks too much like the awful LG CE500 for my tastes. In fact, the AX490's heavy-handed NASCAR gimmick goes much farther than its design. The phone comes with car-inspired ringtones and wallpapers, and it even makes incredibly annoying car noises when you flip it open or closed. Fortunately, you can turn all these sounds off....
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