Sprint’s LG Rumor 2 official, goes on sale March 15th

By on Mar 12, 2009 at 11:26 AM
General March 12, 2009

Well lookie here — right on queue, the LG Rumor 2 gets all official with our pals at Sprint. Starting March 15th, past, present and future Sprint customers will be able to order the the slider-QWERTY for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. Aimed squarely at crazy text-obsessed youths, the Rumor 2 has a QVGA display, 1.3 megapixel camera (perfect for sexting), GPS, stereo Bluetooth, microSDHC support (up to 16GB) and a crummy 2.5mm headphone jack. Now for the strange part. As we said above, you can order the Rumor 2 starting March 15th, but you will only be able to get it in Black Titanium by visiting Sprint.com or calling 1-800-Sprint-1. However, if you can hold out until the 29th you will be able to order the phone in Vibrant Blue through the same channels. If you can manage to hibernate until April 19th, the Rumor 2 will be available in all retail outlets. kthxbai.

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  • Don Louie

    It sucks that the Rant is more powerful and this is the 2nd version

  • VDubb

    The 1.3MP camera and lack of EVDO would make me wonder why anyone would pick this up over the Rant for the same price.

  • ksmithinny

    @ VDubb – You hit the nail on the head. Even if your a text hungry teen and only like this phone for the QWERTY, the Rant offers the same feature set and includes EVDO for the same price.

    Within a month this phone will be free with a new 2 yr contract.

  • Miguel

    I have to call telesales to get my phones anyway..which in most cases i get em weeks before. Id hold ot for the Blue version.

    A touchscreen slider from LG or Samsung would be nice though. Sprint needs a low end touchscreen slider not just the Touch Pro And i know they make those for other carriers.

  • http://bgr tblack

    this is why there is no more sprint for life at&t for life

  • http://bgr tblack

    I wonder if lg thinks this phone was a wast of time

  • ksam

    The Rant does not have a QVGA display.

  • Wes

    So much silly negatively. this phone will sell better than 90% of phones drooled over here.

    Go to a sprint store and look at “ambassador” model. the screen on this is 10x better than on Rant or old Rumor.

    My kid is a $15 a month add on, that $10 a month for her, $5 for unlimited text and 1x data unlimited has been on it for free and is inlcued free in our FIMF, 6 pm N/W and m2m and ou runlmited from home airave. She sends a bazillion texts a month and makes 100 minutes in billable calls on our 1250 minuter plan.

    This phone is perfect for her and I bet more are sold by sprint this year than HTC Pro or Palm Pre.

    LG updated a good and very popular phone with three or four nice improvements for the same price.

  • Don Louie

    Those are two different classes of phones for different markets, do agree that this has a chance to sell more though

  • http://www.alltel.com E Money

    To bad alltel is launched the same phone yesterday (March 12th, but its called the Banter. 2 year price 69.99 with a $50.00 Mail in Rebate

  • Don Louie

    The whole Alltel base can’t buy if it goes by the divested market script the Palm Treo Pro is said to be following

  • http://aim.com Martie

    is this for at&t or not? cuz i need it to be for at&t.

  • Don Louie

    You probably could find something comparable on att but not the same device

  • Digitalsabre

    Screw it. I was going to explain the difference between cue and queue, but I’d just sound like an ass.

  • massie

    u suck u need 2 get the rumor 2 i have a rant and i got it yesterday and it sucks its broken twice already i m so getting the rumor 2 next time

    love,
    massie

  • Bob Rincher

    rock on. i love this phone and it is way better then the rant

  • Chris Sebastian

    I Just got the LG Rumor 2 on Christmas and as of now this phone has been the best I’ve ever had! Very Stylish, the texting and the QWERTY keyboard is just awsome! The Mp3 and and Sound Quailty meet my standers perfectly. It takes great photos. I saw after I just had it for one day I was in love with it! I Would recommend to my friends! It’s just Awsome!

  • Ramsha

    this phone is mad hot some day i will get that phone. so hot…

  • just call me jay

    i have a rumor 2 and besides the fact that i cant download anything for free it the best fone ive ever had not to sound like blushing as i write but it pretty good. altho a decent ringtone would be nice too

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