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Speculation rises about new LG phone for Verizon
Let's say you walk into a Verizon store and you love that new LG touchscreen model but not having a physical QWERTY keyboard is a dealbreaker. Well, if all of the talk is correct, you will be able to buy a plug in keyboard made specifically for that phone. There is speculation that LG has been cooking up a modular device for Big Red. The basic handset would include a 3 inch touchscreen with GPS, a music and video player, a 2MP camera and a full web browser. Besides a physical keypad, additional modules for sale could include speakers, an internet application including Wi-Fi, and a plug-in for games. The speculation is that this device is the VX9600 which is a phone model that the FCC has already been made aware of. Rumors indicated that LG is ready to announce it, and so we hope we will see it at CES 2009.

What kind of extra module would you want for a phone?

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1. Armo posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:42

this sounds neat, but its got low specs like a 2mp camera. can anyone tell me the exact date for CES and Macworld?

4. SellPhones82 posted on 02 Jan 2009, 13:43

CES runs Jan 8-11 and Macworld is Jan 5-9. I think this could be one of the new trends we start to see with phones similar to touchscreens over the last year. The only problem I see is how do you carry all the extra modules with you? It will almost require a laptop like bag to do so.

5. Armo posted on 02 Jan 2009, 14:56

each one is that long?? wow. thanks though. and i guess u would just get one at a time, like the one ur gunna use the most at the moment.

13. Big Red posted on 03 Jan 2009, 15:30

I think the iPhone proved that hardware specs do not decide the success of a phone

15. remixfa posted on 04 Jan 2009, 11:04

its probably lower spec, so they can keep the pricepoint LOW, and therefor sell all the accessories for it. noone is gonna buy it for 200 and then spend another 200 on parts for it. my guess it will be about 100-150 and hopefully the parts wont be but 20-30ish. great time for accessory sales as a rep :)

2. darthvegas posted on 02 Jan 2009, 13:23

That sounds pretty awesome. I hope more about it gets leaked soon.

3. iff2mastamatt (unregistered) posted on 02 Jan 2009, 13:32

Or be like me and buy a far superior Nokia E71......... problem solved!

7. The Godfather (unregistered) posted on 02 Jan 2009, 15:26

yeah far superior....LMAO enjoy your brick

8. Fanboys Suck posted on 02 Jan 2009, 16:46

I wouldn't call it a brick... check out the specs on it first. Yeah, it is a little bit taller than most phones, but the E71 is much thinner than say a Blackberry Curve or many other PDAs or Smart Phones like that. I was surprised at how thin it was. With all the features it has, I'd agree with "iff2mastamatt", it is superior to most any Smart Phone in the North American Market. That's a powerhouse of a smart phone with everything any other smart phone should have.

9. Fanboys Suck posted on 02 Jan 2009, 16:58

And... It is a full ounce lighter than the Storm and its dimensions are smaller (overall) than the Storm... so I'm not sure which one you would consider more of a brick...

10. vzw fanman posted on 02 Jan 2009, 18:01

wow a full ounce! lol. but yea the cell phone world is ever changing and it has endless possibilities.. hopefully 2009 will be a good year for vzw phones

12. tflex posted on 03 Jan 2009, 04:44

dude leave him alone...just because the E71 isnt a verizon phone, no need to get upset...get off your VZW high horse already and stop indirectly bashing every carrier besides verizon...its not anyone's fault that verizon's best phone is the awful BB storm.

14. remixfa posted on 04 Jan 2009, 11:02

no its not a verizon phone. i would like to see more high end nokias on vzw. now that we are the largest cell carrier, maybe we will start to see that happening. id much rather see nokias on my wall than motorolas!

6. The Godfather (unregistered) posted on 02 Jan 2009, 15:25

sounds impressive, and unique for sure. nice job LG, I look forward to seeing how this device turns out....hopefully it will live up to the expectations.

11. Mr_LaZy posted on 02 Jan 2009, 19:11

This was supposed to be the "Lower end LG Dare" that was announced a while ago. Turns out the only thing "lowered" is the camera MPs. Verizon. I hate you for "daring" me to buy that phone.

17. Big Red posted on 04 Jan 2009, 18:11

They didn't dare you to buy one, they dared you to touch one. The question is, if you hate it so much, how come it took you more than the 30 day return policy to figure it out?

16. matrix2004 posted on 04 Jan 2009, 12:06

This phone will be named LG Versa from what i know.

18. vzw fanman posted on 05 Jan 2009, 14:20

it looks like an awsome phone!!!!

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