In February this year, we reported that rumors were doing the rounds on the Internet surrounding the LG Glimmer handset coming on Alltel’s network. Now, setting all these rumors to rest, network provider Alltel Wireless has officially announced and displayed this very phone.
The LG Glimmer mobile phone features a slide-out keypad and a touch screen interface. It also has a 2 mega pixel camera, an MP3 player with an equalizer and an expandable memory slot, besides 128MB of internal memory.
LG’s Glimmer handset is a GPS-capable one as well.
Brian Ullem, vice president of device strategy for Alltel Wireless said, “With touch-screen phones revolutionizing wireless, the LG Glimmer from Alltel has an innovative new touch interface while offering the convenience of a slide-out physical keypad. Its large display and multimedia capabilities allow our customers to access and manage their video and music with a simple touch.”
Alltel Wireless is offering this handset preloaded with their applications and services such as Alltel Navigation, Axcess Search, CityID and Axcess TV.
Alltel has also confirmed that their latest service Axcess Search is compatible with the LG Glimmer mobile phone. The service, which is available on any Alltel Wireless SMS text message capable phone, quickly converts incoming voicemails to text messages in the customer’s inbox and also allows customers to store and forward converted voicemails as regular text messages.
The Glimmer by LG handset is being offered by Alltel for a price of $249.99 after a $100 mail-in-rebate.