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Your Price: Free! with service Release Date: Q4 2008 Released For: Verizon Released for Verizon Wireless, the Motorola VU204 is designed with ergonomically sleek lines, rounded edges, soft-touch paint and a rich dark-roast color. It can capture images with its VGA camera with 4x digital zoom. Users can transfer files to a PC via optional USB 2.0 data cable. Consumers can access popular messaging features such as mobile IM, email, and text and picture messaging. It also supports stereo Bluetooth wireless technology, Verizon Wireless' Media Center and VZ Navigator service.

• Sleek design with rounded edges combined with a rich dark-roast color
• Dedicated camera key activates the built-in VGA camera with 4x digital zoom
• Bluetooth technology for wireless conversations and handsfree convenience
• Real-time audible directions with VZ Navigator for turn-by-turn instructions with maps
• Fast file transfers with USB 2.0 full speed
• Supports downloadable games, Verizon text, picture and email services, and mobile instant messaging for real time messaging

1. Posted by purplegenes	Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:26 pm
add this to my earlier review ... A Verizon employee informed me that the features in the phone that are supposed to be available (ie features designed and created by Motorola) are deliberately "flash blocked" (???) by Verizon. He advised this is common practice for Verizon to do with Motorola phone software (not sure why) for the first 1 or 2 quarters the phone is on the market. This sure sounds like either protectionism or paranoia ... or both ... if there is a better explanation I would love to hear it. Was this review helpful? :: 11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
2. Posted by purplegenes	Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:56 pm
I got this phone late last year and in general I like it but the fact is that while the hardware seems ok (with the exception of the really flimsy connector covers) the software does not work as described. The user's manual says you can download your pics to your computer with a simple USB cable but that is not true. Some folks say they can do this using various odd softwares but there apparently is no official software from Motorola or Verizon yet (per the Verizon reps I have spoken with). The user's manual also says you can charge your phone from a computer USB port (a feature I value because it is more convenient than carrying around a second charger) but that is also not exactly true. I have attempted to plug my phone into various computers with mixed results. Some computers cause the phone to display "Unauthorized Charger", some computers cause the phone to look like it is charging (the power bars max out) but when you remove the cable it has not added any juice to the battery, and other computers it seems to charge ok on. Seems to me that either someone at Motorola released this phone prematurely or else someone at Verizon deliberately messed with the software and botched up the promised features that are documented in the user manual. Was this review helpful? :: 17 out of 18 people found this review helpful.

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Technical Specifications
Network:	CDMA 800 / 1900
Form Factor:	Clamshell
Dimensions:	93 x 53 x 19 mm
Weight:	96 g
Antenna:	Internal
Navigation:	5-Way Keypad
Battery Type:	Li-Ion
Talk Time:	3.97
Standby Time:	447
Memory:	64.0 MB
Expandable Memory:
Safety
Radiation (SAR):	(1.55 W/kg)
Imaging
Main Screen:	65000 colors (TFT) 176 x 220 px
External Screen:	65000 colors (STN) 96 x 80 px
Camera:	0.3 MP / 640 x 480 px / 4X Zoom / Video Recorder
Audio
MP3 Player:
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:
Messaging
SMS:
EMS:
MMS:
Email:
Chat:	AOL / Windows Live / Yahoo!
Predictive Text:	iTAP
Applications
Phonebook Capacity:
Calendar:
To-Do List:
WAP:	2.0
Voice Commands:
Calculator:
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	1.2 (HFP / HSP)
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	cdma2000 1xEV-DO
Wi-Fi:
GPS:	VZ Navigator
PC Sync:	USB 2.0
More Information
Website:	Product Website
Discussion:	Motorola Forum

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