LG Rumor 2 Prepaid Phone (Virgin Mobile) |  | Brand: LG
Category: Wireless
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $89.99
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Seller: Target.com/ITC
Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 15815
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: Rumor 2
UPC: 836182002712
ASIN: B002L152FY
Release Date: December 9, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 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 |
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Amazon.com Product Description
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 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.
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 I love it! July 29, 2010
Susan M. Archibald (Selbyville, DE United States)
im 13 years old and i have wanted this phone for 2 years! i finally saved up enough money for this phone, and i cant smile wide enough!!! its easy to handle, looks really cool, and is even cooler! i also like that it fits easily into my pocket. the only this that might be unapeiling is the qwerty keyboard. its a really cool keyboard, but the space bar is in the middle so it throws off my texting every once in a while. but if you have had a qwerty phone before it might not be a problem. over-all this phone is very cool and i think you would enjoy it! :)
 Rumor 2, has NO tunnel in any corner to thread the string to hang it! July 2, 2010
Steve - Stephen P (Sub-Tropical USA)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I would NOT HAVE BOUGHT Rumor 2 if I'd known Rumor 2, has NO tunnel, no holes, in any corner to thread the string to hang it from a Lanyard, wrist-strap or anything!!!
I tried to return such foolish, inferior merchandise, but Virgin Mobile would not allow me to Return or anything, so live & learn, but I want anyone like me to know in advance, CANNOT ATTACH HANGING CLIP THINGS :-(
The not so bad Iphone knock off June 22, 2010
S. Wallace
Long story short on this phone firstly understand what you will not get: no flash which means no video 1 MB (Ram or Internet site loading max) and a strange amount of websites that do and do not work. The scrolling function is kind of strange it scrolls generally to the next link on the page, but sometimes it doesn't sometimes it scrolls a little bit down like you want. Hard to explain but as far as the internet goes this phone is a strong hit or miss sometimes it does exactly what you want it to other times not so much. To give you an idea you could be on one site and continue to seek information correctly and it always works, then you can try something that on a regular web browser looks exactly the same as what you were searching before. This feature of the website however doesn't work. Now to really summarize this phone which would highlight the good qualities as well. This carriers plans are cheap for what you get and you get a mostly quality service. This phone will get you to all your basic information sites nothing flashy and work fine 80% of the time. More and more sites are bring out a mobile basic version of their web pages which works well and adds strength to the phone. The phone is reasonably price and has a reasonable about of apps and supported webpages. All and all I wish this product would be capable of a little better web browsing and have a little better than fair to average call quality. This phone could be a big hit, however it does most of the time what I want it to do so I can't complain much.
Love the phone, and great service May 23, 2010
P. Michel
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've had a virgin mobile phone for a while and decided it was time to upgrade. I like that there's no contract and you can basically customize your plan (data, text, calling...). lovin the full keyboard and bright screen, though it's a bit small i guess, and the buttons make a lot of noise but they're nice and easy to push so you only get the one you want. The camera is great and there's lots of fun effects with it, plus it zooms when it's on medium or low quality, but not 1.3 mp. too bad no movies. I haven't tried the mp3 player yet b/c I don't have a microSD card, but I'm planning on getting one. There's a few fun apps and free game trials, though way less than bigger phone co's. The best thing is you can check your email for free (but you have to pay for a text to open one or send one unless you have a texting plan which I might try out) The phone is nicely sized and has a sleek black rounded look as you can see in the pic. The sides are shiny metal, which is pretty. The battery life is good.
I actually ordered the phone off of the virgin mobile website and when I got it everything seemed fine except there was a problem with the start-up sound turning off. It's a very annoying sound. No one else on any review board seemed to have the problem, so I emailed the vm customer service and after a bit of arguing they sent a new one right on my way. I didn't even have to call them, but just sent the old one back in the pre-paid envelope they sent me. The next one I got doesn't have the problem and has been working great. So, just in case yours does have a problem, you have the 1 year warranty to fall back on, and the customer service is good.
I've never had a problem activating a phone online with them, though some people say they have.
If you like VM, or just want to try out their cheap plans, buy this phone. The other one they have with a full keyboard got bad reviews on some sites so this one is the obvious choice.
P.S. ENTER THIS CODE AT ACTIVATION AND YOU AND I WILL BOTH GET 60 FREE MINUTES!: Ts7VsTLM
THANKS!
 Disappointed May 9, 2010
E. Hess (Los Angeles, CA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been a Virgin Mobile customer for years and recently upgraded to this phone. Virgin Mobile's pricing works well for me, even if their coverage is very spotty in my part of Los Angeles. I regret to say that this phone has made me decide to spend my minutes quickly and find another carrier. Why? Whenever I turn it on it SCREAMS "Virgin Mobile" at me. While this may seem like a small problem, if I need to check for text messages during a meeting, movie, etc., I don't want the world around me to be disturbed. After spending well over an hour with VM's irritatingly patronizing but ultimately useless tech support, I was informed that it was impossible to remove this "feature."
If you still want one of these, I'm getting rid of mine.
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