By Allen Tsai | Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:34 am |
Cingular Wireless today launched the LG CU500 3G phone to take advantage of its new high-speed wireless network in San Antonio.
The LG CU500 provides fast and easy access to Cingular Video and a variety of other multimedia and messaging capabilities. Offering a full- featured music player, external music keys and optional Bluetooth Stereo headset to make listening to music on the go easy. Customers can also identify an artist's name and song being played on the radio, TV, or at a club with MusicID, Cingular's enhanced music recognition service.In addition to its entertainment possibilities, the CU500 also includes a 1.3-megapixel camera with rotating lens and video recording. Customers can also stay in touch with the people who matter to them most by using one of the preloaded Instant Messenger clients: AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger. The LG CU500 was launched as the first HSDPA-capable handset in North America. Additional handsets will be added to its product line, including support for HSDPA, in the coming months. The Cingular 3G network uses HSDPA/UMTS (High Speed Downlink Packet Access/Universal Mobile Telephone System) technology, allowing customers to more quickly access email, browse the internet, connect to business applications, or watch video clips while on-the-go. Currently available in 54 communities nearby the major markets of Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Gary (Ind.), Las Vegas, Phoenix, Portland (Ore.), Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (Calif.), Seattle, Tacoma (Wash.) and Washington D.C., Cingular's 3G network will expand to most major markets by the end of 2006. HSDPA is the high-speed evolution of GSM/EDGE (Global System for Mobile Communication), which shares a common core network and therefore is backward compatible with EDGE/GPRS. The launch is part of the company's $346 million investment in its Texas network this year, which includes $156 million in the South Texas part of the state, including San Antonio. Over the past three years, Cingular has invested more than $1 billion in its Texas network, integrating and deploying GSM/GPRS/EDGE technology, preparing for its 3G (UMTS) deployment, and improving overall coverage and capacity. The LG CU500 will debut at select locations and online for $99.99 with a 2-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate. - LG CU500 Specs
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