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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

LG Rumor 2 Prepaid Phone (Virgin Mobile)

LG Rumor 2 Prepaid Phone (Virgin Mobile) Review

Price : $129.99

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	Brand:	LG
	List Price:	$129.99
	Our Price:	$75.98
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LG Rumor 2 Prepaid Phone (Virgin Mobile) Feature

Candybar-style phone with slide-out QWERTY keyboard great for accessing email, instant messages, and social networks
Pay for only the calling time you use with Virgin Mobile's minutes or monthly plans--no annual contract required
1.3-megapixel camera with video capture; microSD expansion to 16 GB; Bluetooth 2.1 stereo music; digital audio player
Up to 5.5 hours of talk time, up to 300 hours (12.5 days) of standby time
What's in the Box: handset, battery, charger, printed documentation

LG Rumor 2 Prepaid Phone (Virgin Mobile) Overview

Changeable Back Plates: Interchangeable back plates let you customize the look of your LG Phone for big-time personalization.

Bluetooth Connectivity: Talk hands-free with a wireless Bluetooth headset. You can hook up to a PC desktop or laptop to access music and games, print pictures, transfer contacts, and more.

Music Player: Enjoy your favorite tunes wherever you go, right on your phone.

microSD Memory Port: Use a USB connection to transfer files quickly and easily from your phones microSD card to your PC.

IM and you can check your POP3/IMAP email account, and the instant-messaging client lets you chat anytime-right on your phone.

4-Line QWERTY Keyboard: Large, external QWERTY keyboard slides out to let you fire off messages, emails, and contact lists with the greatest of ease.

LG Rumor 2 Prepaid Phone (Virgin Mobile) Specifications

If you need to stay on top of your text, email and instant messaging as well as your social networks, the next-generation LG Rumor2 for Virgin Mobile makes it easy to quickly communicate thanks to its slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Perfect for those who want an affordable phone that keeps them connected just about anywhere they go at a great value, this new version of the popular Rumor features an expanded QWERTY keyboard with an additional row for easier typing, increased screen resolution to QVGA clarity, and Bluetooth stereo music streaming.

The LG Rumor2 is a serious social connector with slide-out full QWERTY keyboard and integrated GPS.

With Virgin Mobile, you can choose a pay-as-you-go plan where you pay for just the minutes you use, or select from one of several monthly plans--including an unlimited option. The LG Rumor2 supports Virgin Mobile's Ultimate Inbox solution for e-mail and instant messaging, enabling you to stay connected through Yahoo!, AOL, Windows Live/Hotmail and Gmail/Google Talk, as well as with IMAP and POP3 e-mail support.

Other features include GPS turn-by-turn directions via Google Maps or Virgin Mobile Navigator, a 1.3-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity, multi-format digital audio player, microSD memory expansion to 16 GB, and up to 5.5 hours of talk time.

Key Features

GPS enabled with optional Virgin Mobile Navigator application, providing turn-by-turn voice directions and location-based search features to find nearby restaurants and bars, ATMs, gas stations, and many more local points of interest.
Google Maps allows you to get directions, search for businesses, and see real-time traffic information.
Buddy Beacon lets you broadcast your location to friends and family and you can turn it on when you're feeling sociable or turn it off when you're not.
Brightly colorful 2-inch LCD screen (240 x 320 pixels, 262K color depth) with auto rotation
Slide-out full QWERTY keyboard
1.3-megapixel camera/camcorder features up to a 15x digital zoom, brightness and white balance controls, self-timer, and in-phone image enhancement.
Digital audio player supports MP3 files (sideload files from PC to memory card only)
Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.1) includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and the A2DP Bluetooth profile--enabling you to wirelessly stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones or speaker dock.
Memory expansion via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to 16 GB.
Full messaging suite including SMS text, MMS picture, instant messaging (IM), and personal e-mail.
Opera Mini web browser lets you surf the Internet from your phone, with Mobile Search right on your home screen.
Link to your favorite social networking sites including Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, and YouTube.
Organizer tools including alarm clock, scheduler, notepad, calculator, and unit converter.
Phonebook stores up to 600 contacts with each providing space for seven phone numbers, three email addresses, one Web address, and one IM address. You can also assign a photo ID to a contact entry, as well as assign it to a group as well as to a specific ringtone.
Airplane mode allows you to listen to music while the cellular connectivity is turned off
Downloadable games, ringtones, graphics and more
Bi-lingual interface (English and Spanish)

Vital Statistics
The LG Rumor2 weighs 4.2 ounces and measures 4.4 x 2.1 x 0.7 inches. Its 950 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5.5 hours of talk time, and up to 300 hours (12.5 days) of standby time. It runs on the 800/1900 CDMA frequencies; 1xRTT voice and data capable.

What's in the Box
LG Rumor2 handset, rechargeable battery, charger, quick start guide, user manual

Virgin Mobile Prepaid Pricing

With Virgin Mobile, you can pay only for the calling time you use. You can choose a plan that's based just on minutes (with rates between 5¢ and 10¢ per minute, depending on the amount of minutes you buy). Or, you can choose a monthly plan with no annual contract--including the All-In contract plan with either 500, 1000 or unlimited minutes as well as unlimited messaging and data services. Pay-as-you-go users can easily Top-Up your Virgin Mobile account right from your phone. First, buy a Top-Up card at one of the thousands of retailers that carry them; or register your debit card, credit card, or PayPal account at the Virgin Mobile USA web site in order to add minutes to your account directly from your phone.

Additionally, you can choose from a variety of mobile messaging plans, which includes text and picture messaging, e-mail, and IM (via AOL and Yahoo!). Virgin Mobile USA's national coverage is powered by the nationwide Sprint PCS network.

Virgin Mobile contributes 5 percent of profits from downloadable content to The RE*Generation, its pro-social initiative to help homeless teens, as well as provides postage-paid return envelopes in every new package for customers to recycle old phones.