Verizon Wireless makes the $249 Casio G'zOne Brigade official

By on Mar 11, 2010 at 12:09 PM
General March 11, 2010

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Available today from Verizon Wireless is the long awaited Casio G’zOne Brigade. The Brigade keeps the rugged good looks of its G’zOne predecessors but shakes things up by debuting as a horizontal clamshell instead of the traditional flip phone. The Brigade also ups the specs of the G’zOne line by offering the following:

  • 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash, video capture and LED light function
  • Full QWERTY keyboard
  • Push to Talk
  • Field Force Manager
  • MIL-STD-810F standards for Water, shock, dust, immersion, vibration, humidity, salt fog, altitude, high and low temperature storage, and solar radiation
  • GPS with support for VZ Navigator
  • Front facing speakerphone
  • Text to speech capability
  • microSD expansion

The Casio G’zOne Brigade hits the shelves of Verizon Wireless at a rather pricey $249 after a $50 mail in rebate and two year contract, $319.99 after a $50 mail in rebate and one year contract and $419 full retail. It also comes with an optional $5 monthly PTT plan and is outrageously classified as a 3G Multimedia phone which will require a minimum 25MB data plan for $9.99 monthly. Anyone interested in a $250 feature phone with mandatory data?

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  • Joe

    Thank god….Now my construction-industry friends can text while operating heavy machinery and not have to worry about breaking their dainty little phones.

  • Angrycustomer

    This requires data too? total BS Verizon, why not just force everyone to get unlimited everything while you are at it

  • BauerVapor

    Just another example of Verizon Wireless attempting to rape consumer pocket books. This type of phone always sells well due to a dedicated and needy following. Whether it’s 5,10 or 30 dollars extra, it’s a scam. However, this isn’t new to Verizon “requiring” data plans on specific in demand devices. Don’t let their brainwashed sheeple sales reps make you feel like an idiot when you tell them you just use the phone for calling and text. As much as you would love to read TMz while digging ditches, you can live without the data plan.

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

    • Tim

      Of course this is coming from an iPhone user.

  • Droid Lover

    I love the “whiney” little part-time agent jumpers on this site. They work for an agent until they can’t meet the quota or get caught committing fraud (usually both) and cry over every little change. Free Speach!!! Free Speach!! Here – have some from Kleenex!

  • NewyorkVZW

    Why is everyone getting upset about mandatory data charges? Did you stop getting cable because every year it goes up a few dollars? Stop buying coffee because it went from $1 to $1.25? Stop driving because gas is $3 a gallon instead of $1.50? Its life, if you don’t want to pay extra you have other choices instead of Verizon. “ya but Verizon has the best service, I have to get them” How do you think Verizon pays for the million dollar cell phone tower they just put at the end of your dead end street in the middle of no where? we is TMO or BOOST? Not there….

  • Theodore

    @newyorkVZW

    I agree with you. It had to be said. Verizon could charge me double, and I’d stick with the service. Plus, I only know like 3-4 people who don’t have it. Whats the point of going to another carrier if everyone uses the one….?

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