Motorola Rival
The Motorola Rival is 3G, EV-DO phone which has been designed for quick and easy messaging along with some entertainment features.
The Motorola Rival has been designed for making the most of messaging. An interesting but nice to have feature is that it allows for threaded messaging for ease of reading messages.
Key Features:
- Pocket-friendly side-slider with QWERTY keyboard
- Touch dial-pad
- IM-style texting that organizes messages by contact, displaying them in a chat-like format
- One-touch access to text message composition, emoticons, symbols, IM and e-mail
Additional Features:
- Backlit QWERTY keyboard for faster messaging; keyboard lights up either characters, numbers or symbols based on entry mode while texting in the dark
- Holds up to 500 text messages in inbox and outbox
- 2.0 megapixel camera
- 3.5 mm headset jack and up to 8 GB optional removable memory to satisfy any music appetite (microSD(TM) card is sold separately)
- Instantly connect with friends on AOL(R) Instant Messenger, Windows(R) Messenger and Yahoo!(R) Messenger with Mobile IM
- Mobile Email allows access to popular e-mail services such as Yahoo!(R), Hotmail(R), AOL(R) and Windows(R) Live
- Supports Verizon Wireless’ V CAST Music with Rhapsody service, which allows customers to choose from more than 4 million songs to download over the air; get the master copy of the songs on their PCs; and sync favorite tracks, albums and playlists from their PCs to their phones using a separately sold USB cable
- Supports VZ Navigator to get audible turn-by-turn directions to more than 15 million points of interest and share the directions with others
- Visual Voice Mail allows customers to view, delete, reply, listen to and forward voice mail messages without having to listen to prior messages or voice instructions
Business users haven’t been overlooked either in the features offered as there will be access to Verizon’s Corporate e-mail which can be used for checking Exchange accounts and synchronizing contacts and calendar information.
Use as a tethered modem is an option with the inclusion of the accompanying account.
The Motorola Rival is available through www.verizonwirelss.com and Verizon Wireless Communication stores starting at $99.99 after a $50.00 mail-in rebate and a two-year customer agreement.
• VZ Navigator is available for $2.99 daily access, and Visual Voice Mail is available for $2.99 monthly access. V CAST Music with Rhapsody is available for $14.99 monthly access.
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