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Your Price: Free! with service Release Date: Q2 2009 Released For: Verizon Released for Verizon Wireless, the Motorola Rival is designed for quick and easy messaging. It has a 2.2-inch screen and a backlit QWERTY keyboard that lights up either red or green depending on entry mode. The handset comes with IM-style texting that organizes messages by contact and displays them in a chat-like view. Users can also access emoticons, symbols, IM and email with one press of a button. The Rival integrates a 2.0-megapixel camera, 3.5 mm headset jack, and up to 8GB optional microSD memory.

• Backlit QWERTY keyboard for faster messaging; keyboard lights up either characters, numbers or symbols based on entry mode while texting in the dark
• touch dial pad on the vivid 2.2-inch display quickly makes and takes calls, without opening the slider
• IM-style texting that organizes messages by contact, displaying them in a chat-like format on AOL Instant Messenger, Windows Messenger and Yahoo Messenger
• Use Mobile Email to access popular email services including Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and Windows Live to stay connected while on-the-go
• VCAST Music with Rhapsody service to choose from more than 4 million songs to download over the air
• VZ Navigator to get audible turn-by-turn directions to more than 15 million points of interest and share the directions with others
• Up to 8GB optional removable memory to satisfy any music appetite (microSD card is sold separately)

1. Posted by matth3w94	Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:49 pm
I don't know how to set the time and date on my rival. My clock when it is locked is correct but the one that shows on the front screen (idk what its called but u know what i mean) is off. thank you in advance. Was this review helpful? :: 4 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

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Technical Specifications
Network:	CDMA 800 / 1900
Form Factor:	Slide
Dimensions:	97 x 51 x 18 mm
Weight:	125 g
Antenna:	Internal
Navigation:	QWERTY Keypad / 5-Way Keypad
Battery Type:	940 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time:	5.50
Standby Time:	450
Memory:	130.0 MB
Expandable Memory:	microSD / TransFlash
Safety
Radiation (SAR):	(1.59 W/kg)
Imaging
Main Screen:	65000 colors (TFT) 176 x 220 px
External Screen:
Camera:	2.0 MP / 7X Zoom / Video Recorder
Audio
MP3 Player:	VCAST Music
FM Radio:
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:
Multimedia
Wallpapers:	176 x 220 px
Screen Savers:	176 x 220 px
Ring Tones:	MP3
Themes:
Games:	BREW
Streaming Multimedia:	VCAST Video
Messaging
SMS:
EMS:
MMS:
Email:	POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP
Chat:	AOL / Windows Live / Yahoo!
Predictive Text:	T9
Applications
Phonebook Capacity:
Calendar:
To-Do List:
WAP:	2.0
Voice Commands:
Calculator:
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	2.0 (A2DP HFP / HSP)
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	cdma2000 1xEV-DO
Wi-Fi:
GPS:
PC Sync:	USB 2.0
More Information
Website:	Product Website
Discussion:	Motorola Forum

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