- 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
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.
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Great features for a no-contract phone,
After suffering for ten months with AT&T’s lousy service and rude support staff, I terminated my contract early and jumped on the pre-paid bandwagon. I was accustomed to having a feature-rich phone (an HTC Fuze with unlimited data) so I began preparing myself for the humble amenities of a no-contract plan. Much to my surprise, I have found the LG Rumor2 is a quite capable phone. The QWERTY keyboard is responsive, laid out very well, and easy to use. If you’re going to text often, this phone is built for the task. Call quality is decent, though I’ve only tested it through the handset speaker and not on a headset. I was even mildly impressed by the Rumor2′s camera (1.3 megapixel) which took some e-mail quality shots. LG has constructed a lightweight but sturdy phone which won’t rip a hole in your pocket.
Above all that, however, this phone has several applications which have impressive capabilities. The built-in Opera Mini browser delivers a respectable mobile web browsing experience. Despite the Rumor2′s small screen, you can still see what you need to see on most websites. Google Maps is also included and is highly functional on this unit. There’s even the option to purchase a GPS navigation program (runs $9.95 per month) that further expands its versatility. Along with all those features, you can insert a microSD card and listen to mp3s with the Rumor’s on-board media player. If that’s not enough functionality, the free Mail+IM app is incredibly useful for staying connected. As a user who stubbornly clung to Windows Mobile for over three years, I’m quickly learning that you don’t need a $600 SmartPhone and $40 data plan to communicate.
Virgin Mobile’s plans are highly configurable to whatever types of services you use most. I’m getting a basic voice plan, 1000 messages, and a generous data bundle all for $40 per month. I was paying $80 per month for similar services from AT&T on my contract phone.
My only real complaint is the small screen. The Rumor2 has a sharp, bright display but there’s just not enough of it. That said, you’ll have few problems texting, emailing, Facebooking, web-surfing, or playing games on the tiny LCD. This phone really does everything you’d need a cell phone to do.
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|Great value!,
I’ve been with Virgin Mobile for only about a year converting from a traditional contract only company. So after getting my first basic phone from VM, the Mantra, I decided I wanted something more up to date that had more features.
I’ve always eye’d those fancy smart phones but to be honest with myself I knew I wouldn’t use everything on those phones. I also didn’t want to pay the huge amount of money (in my opinion) for those phones and the required service packages. However, I did want a phone that could get me google maps,surf the web a bit,play music, and had all of your basic cell phone features. That’s where the Rumor 2 came in.
Looks:–
The Rumor2 I bought is black and gun-metal colored. It’s a pretty sharp looking phone. The size of the phone is probably around average of it’s type, small enough to fit in a pocket without a huge bulge forming.
Features:–
The phone has a 2 inch screen that is a bit smaller than the displays of other phones of this type but still big enough to not be a problem. The resolution is good and photos viewed appear sharp.
One touch speark phone. Just hit one button and go to speaker. The speaker phone works very well with good quality incoming and outgoing sound. Voices on both ends are clear and crisp with little, if any, distortion even at high volume levels. There are volume buttons on the side of the phone to adjust on the fly.
1.3 mp camera. Well, it’s certainly an upgrade from a VGA camera and the image quality is OK as long as the target isn’t moving. Also, unlike other versions of this phone the VM one does not have the camcorder function.
Qwerty keyboard. Very nice feature if you’ve not used one before. Seems very intuitive to me and makes both texting and surfing the web faster.
Media Player. The media player that th Rumor 2 comes with is pretty good. It supports all of your basic file types including mp3 and wav. However, it does not support video in any form. The player has basic functions such as shuffle,playlists…ect. Nothing outstanding but serves the purpose with good sound quality. I do have to mention that the headphone jack is not a standard size, it’s smaller, so your previously owned headphones may not be compatible.
Micro SD memory. You can use Micro SD cards in sizes up to 16 gigs, so there’s a lot of space for pic and music. Keep in mind the phone does not come with an micro sd card.
Ringtones. the Rumor 2 only comes with 6 basic ringtones so be prepared to buy some.
Apps. The VM version only comes with a few apps: Google Maps, EMail+IM, and Opera. Google maps is nice for getting directions and work prett much like the real thing, the same can be said for the Email and IM apps. Opera is a mobile browser that makes mobile web look as close to the real thing as possible. I really like the way Opera works, the web looks very close to the real thing and it’s probably the next best thing to what you’d get with the expensive smartphone.
Games, software and other features: Again be prepared to pay for some if you want them. All of the games on this phone are demo versions that are just about useless. This also has the capability to be used as a GPS unit with voice command directions that tells you “turn left here”…ect. It also supports stereo bluetooth.
Service/Reliability:–
I’ve found that VM is as reliable as any service I’ve had and the Rumor2 provides good reception, fast web (for a non g3 phone), and clear calls on both ends of the line. I often get a better signal with this phone that I did with my previous two phones.
Overall Value:—
I think that as long as you realize that you are not going to get a droid or I-Phone for the $80 that the Rumor 2 will cost, you will not be disappointed. This phone covers all the basic calling features,with great texting capability, nice web surfing, and can carry a large music library. Overall I think this is a good quality phone with some nice features at a low price. I think that this phone stacks up well with any other phone of a similar price.
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|Very nice phone,
I bought this phone as a replacement for the Kyocera Xtc (which I had tons of problems with). First, this is a very sturdy phone, ideal for someone who texts more than average. Unlike cheaper models, this LG phone seems to be loaded with features and has a nice software layout. The larger keyboard takes some getting used to, but it does not take long before you are comfortable using it. The camera is pretty clear, which is nice for casual picture taking but won’t replace your regular digital camera.
Having owned 5 different model of phones from Virgin Mobile, this is hands down the best thus far. The quality for the money is great.
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