LG Rumor Phone
May 19th, 2008
Moderate price is at $79.99 with a two-year service agreement and $50 mail-in rebate. A 1.3 megapixel camera/camcorder with a 2x digital zoom, an MP3 player, and Bluetooth technology are integrated, and a Sprint Music Manager software download is available for transferring unprotected songs from a PC to the LG Rumor, and manage songs on a PC. The cellphone includes a microSD memory card slot with 4GB card capability.
Available in two color options, white with silver or black with blue, this device offers one touch access to messaging through a softkey from the idle screen and it automatically populates the messaging menu when the slider is opened. With easy access to Sprint Mobile eMail to check and send mail from multiple accounts through familiar providers including Yahoo! AOL, Gmail and Microsoft Live, Rumor by LG, as already said, is the perfect device for anyone who needs to stay in touch on the go.
Sprint offers a latge assortment of messaging options beyond text including Voice SMS, which allows customers to record a voice message and send it to any mobile phone, email address, or landline phone just like a text message, and text to landline, which allows Sprint subscribers to send a text message to a landline phone where it is automatically converted to a voice message.
The number of Sprint customers using text messaging has increased by more than 20 percent since the beginning of this year. Sprint's unlimited text messaging plans are very affordable at just $10 for individuals or $20 for families.
To personalize the text messaging experience, Rumor by LG offers the ability to assign "text tones" to address book entries for audible identification of text message senders. Preloaded with Sprint Navigation, Rumor by LG provides full-feature GPS navigation including voice and on screen turn-by-turn driving directions and more than 10 million business listings.
Overall this phone is the best of the best in its class! The call quality is terrific, you can hear people on the other line with extreme clarity. So far the only thing the Rumor doesn't have is a flash for the camera and a few other adjustments that can be made to the photos. This phone is for surely good for teens, because it has endless possibilites to be customized, and for people who text alot. It's a magnificent phone and you must definitely like the color!
Technical Specifications:
Network: CDMA 800/1900
Form Factor: Slide
Dimensions: 109 x 51 x 18 mm
Main Screen: 262000 colors (TFT), 176 x 220 px
Weight: 117 g
Antenna: Internal
Navigation: QWERTY Keypad / 5-Way Keypad
Battery Type: 950 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time: 4.50 hours
Camera: 1.3 MP / 1280 x 960 px / Zoom / Video Recorder
MP3 Player: MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / M4A
Expandable Memory: microSD / TransFlash
