Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile today announced the availability of two new messaging phones – the Samsung Rogue and the Samsung Intensity.
The Samsung Rogue is a messaging phone with a full touch display. It has a horizontal slide-out, QWERTY keyboard, threaded messaging and one-touch access to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube and Photobucket. The Samsung Rogue also features speech capabilities powered by Nuance that lets you control a variety of applications with voice commands as well as dictate text messages.
The Samsung Rogue is the flagship phone for Verizon’s new data pricing option available beginning today. The new data pricing gives you a choice of either 25 MB for $9.99 monthly or 75 MB for $19.99 monthly (in addition to your Nationwide plan).
Also, V CAST Video on Demand gives you unlimited basic video clips, ESPN MVP and unlimited megabytes for your V CAST Video usage for $10.00 monthly. The new V CAST Video on Demand plan replaces the $15.00 V CAST VPak.
Additional features:
- Available in bronze/black color
- 3.1-inch widescreen ultra-brilliant touch screen
- Full messaging suite including SMS, MMS, Mobile IM, Mobile Email and Corporate Email
- 3.0 megapixel camera with flash and video capture and on-device editing capabilities
- Supports Verizon Wireless services including V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Video, and Visual Voice Mail
- Media Center-capable – downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services, such as VZ Navigator and Chaperone, and more
- Pre-loaded games including “NEED FOR SPEED Undercover,” “Resident Evil: Degeneration,” and “Tetris and Dice”
- microSD card slot with support for up to 16 GB (card purchased separately)
- File Viewer can view Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe PDF documents stored on a memory card
The Samsung Rogue is available today for $99.99 after a $100.00 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
Also new today, the Samsung Intensity features Mobile IM; text, picture and voice messaging with threaded messaging feature; Mobile Email; and the Mobile Web browser. It has a 2.1-inch display with horizontal slide-out four-row QWERTY keypad with dedicated Messaging key and Favorites key for easy texting and calling.
Additional features:
- Available in a Charcoal Grey color in all sales channels and available in Flamingo Red online only at www.verizonwireless.com
- Music player
- 1.3 megapixel camera with Night Shot, Self Timer, Multishot and Shutter Sound selection
- Compatible with PC client for V CAST Music with Rhapsody (over-the-air downloads are not supported on the Samsung Intensity)
- Voice commands such as Voice Dial, Menu Readout, Digital Dial Readout, TXT Message Readout, Call Announcement, My Verizon, and Help
- Media Center-capable – downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services, such as VZ Navigator, and more
- microSD card slot with support for up to 16 GB (card purchased separately)
The Samsung Intensity in Charcoal Grey is available today for $29.99 after a $50.00 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. The Samsung Intensity in Flamingo Red is available beginning today exclusively online at no charge with a new two-year customer agreement.
I am thankful to verizon for providing me a fantastic samsung rogue at a price affordable by me.
It was a lazy throw of features like Mobile IM; text, picture and voice messaging with threaded messaging , I expect more
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