- 3-inch touchscreen display for one-touch access to e-mail, messaging, social networking and more; full, sliding QWERTY keyboard
- Sprint TV and Sprint Music Store enabled; GPS turn-by-turn directions via Sprint Navigation
- 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth for handsfree devices and stereo music; microSD expansion to 16 GB
- Up to 7 hours of talk time
- What’s in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 1 GB microSD memory card, quick start guide
Amazon.com Product Description
Featuring a large, 3-inch touch screen and an easy-to-use QWERTY keypad, the stylish LG Rumor Touch Phone (Sprint) puts your entire social network at your fingertips. Enjoy quick access to threaded texting, instant messaging, and email. And with a fast Sprint 3G connection, you can update your status on Facebook, directly upload photos to your favorite website, or locate your next desired destination with the built-in GPS.
 The slide-out QWERTY keypad makes texting and emailing more efficient. |
Large, 3-Inch Touch Screen and QWERTY Keypad
With the LG Rumor Touch Phone, you can enjoy the convenience and style of a touch-screen phone along with a five-line QWERTY keypad. Quickly scroll through your selections on the big, 3-inch screen, where you can update appointments, search the web, make a call, watch TV, or access your favorite music. With its familiar QWERTY layout, the slide-out keypad makes it easy to text, email, or enter data.
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Social Networking and Email at Your Fingertips
Whether you use AOL/AIM, Yahoo, Hotmail, or Gmail, email access is always at your fingertips with the Rumor Touch. Additionally, Sprint Mobile Email provides access to many corporate email accounts–ideal for when you’re on the go. Handy text messaging and picture sharing keeps you instantly in touch with family and friends.
Camera, GPS, Memory Card Slot, and More
The Rumor Touch is loaded with tools including a 2.0-megapixel camera and camcorder, a MicroSD memory card slot for storing and transferring music and pictures, and a built-in GPS navigation system for getting directions.
Fast, Sprint 3G Mobile Network
Whether you’re texting, sharing pictures, or simply downloading music, enjoy the rapid speed of the Sprint 3G Mobile Network. And unlike older phones with slower connections, the Rumor Touch offers the power to get live TV.
Bluetooth Connection for Hands-Free Talk
The Rumor Touch is compatible with Bluetooth wireless devices, so you’ll have the option to put down your phone and enjoy a hands-free conversation.
What’s in the Box
Blue LG Rumor Touch Phone (Sprint), standard battery, battery charger, 1GB MicroSD card and adapter, terms and conditions of services, Getting Started Guide, Features Guide, user manual, and survey card.
I have been using VM for years because of the low cost of the prepaid plans, perfect for me, with low call counts and mostly text. I upgraded to the Rumor Touch for the novelty of the touch screen, and for easy access to e mail. For e mail will alert me to new emails on my Yahoo mail. Learning curve was uncomfortable because the manual contains typos and info that is just plain wrong. I had to resort to a download of the Sprint version of the manual to figure out some basic functions. Contrary to manual and onscreen prompts, you cannot set a soft pause in numbers that are dialing automated services, so you have to press the screen button for the dialing to continue. That means no hands free for this kind of call. This is a blatant error in the software. VM customer service recently told a user the phone “does not offer that function,” but the manual and on board menus do. Virgin Mobile phones are marketed to young first time users with indifferent customer service and an apparently complete lack of understanding of the concept of end user testing. But it’s cheap.
Rating: 3 / 5
This phone has many good qualities. It is much better when you use the 3rd party loophole to get gmail apps, etc.
I love the touch screen and the fact that it allows calibartion.
I hate that the phone is locked down-aka-no access to the phone file system. The “make your phone any size” with the microSD is pretty cool though.
All in all, this is the best phone I’ve ever owned at the least expensive price I’ve ever paid (I got mine through virgin mobile-no contracts plan).
I highly recommend this phone-just research what you are getting in to before you bite-specifically, make sure you have a heads up on how to install apps, customize ringtones, get your own wallpapers on the phone, etc. before buying.
I recommend the following two sites to get these additional heads up:
“Install Non-Virgin Mobile (or Sprint) Java Apps on the LG Rumor Touch”
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Rating: 5 / 5