LG InfoComm and Verizon Wireless Introduce New Tri-Mode Digital Mobile Handset
LG InfoComm's TM510 CDMA Handset is the First Dual-LCD Clamshell-style Phone Available Through Verizon Wireless
SAN DIEGO, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- LG InfoComm U.S.A., Inc., a leading worldwide provider of communications equipment and solutions, today announced that its newest mobile phone handset, the tri-mode TM510, will be offered nationwide by Verizon Wireless. The clamshell-style handset, LG InfoComm's first tri-mode CDMA mobile phone, will be available at Verizon Wireless Communications stores on April 30.
Capable of operating on 1.9 GHz and 800 MHz bands on CDMA networks, as well as Analog Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) systems, the TM510 is designed to provide maximum usability through seamless access to the primary mobile network systems used in the United States. The handset is the only phone offered by Verizon Wireless that has LG InfoComm's innovative dual internal/external LCD screens, a feature designed to give users access to incoming Caller ID, signal strength and date and time information without the need to flip open the handset.
The TM510 is the second phone offered by LG InfoComm through Verizon Wireless. In the past four months, LG InfoComm has delivered more than one million units of the popular LG DM110 slim-phone, sold as the V111, to the carrier.
``The TM510 incorporates the latest technologies and has an extensive feature set, providing a quality tri-mode phone for tech savvy consumers who don't compromise capabilities in their search for value,'' said Michele Thenegal, Marketing Director of LG InfoComm USA, Inc. ``We're confident that Verizon Wireless can meet its customer requirements with this handset.''
``The TM510 really combines all of the design, features and capabilities a consumer looks for in a mobile phone,'' said Rich Meigh, staff vice president wireless devices for Verizon Wireless. ``And as a tri-mode phone, the handset gives our customers an enhanced ability to maintain coverage as they travel across our nationwide network.''
TM510
The TM510 is designed to be compact without sacrificing smart phone features and battery life. The handset measures 3.4 x 1.9 x 1.1 inches and weighs 4.23 ounces, and provides 180 minutes of talk time and 200 hours of standby while in digital mode using the standard battery. It is Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) enabled and has full personal information management (PIM) functionality, providing both an address book and scheduler with PC synchronization capability.
For interface, the TM510 has a four-way navigation key and utilizes the Tegic T9(TM) text input system and the UP 3.1 WAP browser, which can be upgraded to UP 4.1. Its interior display is a high-resolution LCD capable of displaying five lines of data plus one line of icons.
Additional features of the handset include Sound Caller ID, four level vibration alert, voice mail and text notification, voice-activated dialing, voice recording, voice privacy, a 199-record phone book with 5 entries per record, 2-way SMS, dual language with T9(TM) and support for MSM 3100 and OTASP/PA (IS-683A).
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