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LG Rumor 2 Prepaid Phone (Virgin Mobile)

(16 Customer Reviews)

Price: $97.83
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Technical Details

• 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

 

Product Details

Product Weight: 0.77 pounds

Shipping Weight: 0.01 pounds

Model: Rumor 2

Manufacturer: LGIC

Sales Rank: 15815

 

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Customer Reviews

I love it!,
by Susan M. Archibald, 2010-07-29

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!,
by Steve - Stephen P, 2010-07-02

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,
by S. Wallace, 2010-06-22

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,
by P. Michel, 2010-05-23

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.

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THANKS!

 

Disappointed,
by E. Hess, 2010-05-09

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.