Verizon Wireless Blitz is designed for the heaviest of texters, the Blitz
comes complete with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and easy access to a dedicated
My Messaging key, making it a good choice for a back-to-school phone.
The Blitz is a text messaging powerhouse with a 2.2-inch screen - ideal for
browsing the web or checking e-mail. The phone is a music player ready, equipped
with an MP3 player that can access Verizon Wireless' V CAST Music with
Rhapsody's library of more than 5 million songs that can be downloaded to a PC
and side-loaded with the included
synchronized with a Bluetooth speaker or played right from the speakerphone.
Most music downloaded onto the PC using V CAST Music with Rhapsody is free of
digital rights management software, which means the music can be played on
multiple devices.
The Verizon Wireless Blitz is available for $69.99 after a $50 mail-in
rebate and a new two-year customer agreement. Customers can sign up for V CAST
Music with Rhapsody for a $14.99 monthly subscription. For specifications continue reading.
Additional features of the Verizon Wireless Blitz include
- Expandable microSD memory
port with up to 4 GB support - 1.3 megapixel camera features
- Self-timer
off, three, five or 10 seconds - Color effects
normal, antique, black and white, and negative - Resolution adjustment
landscape
240, 160 x 120 - Capture mode
portrait and landscape - Dedicated camera key
- Self-portrait mirror
- Supported Bluetooth profiles
headset profile, hands-free (car kits) profile and advanced audio
distribution profile (stereo) - Media Center-capable -
downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services and
more - Mobile Web-capable -
customizable, enhanced wireless access to the latest in news, sports,
weather and more - Mobile Email - access to
Hotmail, America Online® and Yahoo!® e-mail accounts - Mobile IM capabilities
- Picture messaging
- VZ Navigator(SM) - get visual
and audible directions to thousands of destinations, locate businesses and
other points of interest, get maps of a location and share directions with
others - Chaperone Child-capable -
allows the Blitz to have its location shared with family members via the
Chaperone Web site, the Chaperone Parent application or Child Zone SMS
Alerts - Speakerphone with dedicated
speakerphone key - Voice commands
- Calculator, calendar, alarm
clock, world clock, notepad and stopwatch - Phonebook with up to 1,000
entries - Speed dialing
- TTY/TDD-capable
- Display
220 x 176 pixels, 262K Color - Dimensions
3.5" x 2.6" x 0.7" - Weight
5.1 ounces - Headset jack
2.5 mm - SAR
head 1.19 W/kg; body 0.694 W/kg - Handset insurance
yes - Hearing aid compatibility =
M3 - Usage time
up to 280 minutes or - Standby time
up to 280 hours
As of Sept 10th, 2008 the Blitz does not support Chaperone Service due to no software for the phone. I purchased two Blitz phones and after 11hrs on the phone with Verizon Tech support, I was informed the Chaperone software was not yet available for the Blitz. I feel listing Chaperone as a feature should be removed from the phone's marketing.