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series mobile phone sold in North America. The device was manufactured from July 2007 to August 2008 for sale by

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in the United States and

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in Canada. The device was sold in four colors: black, black cherry (red), blue mint (blue), and ice blue (light blue). The model was discontinued with the unveiling of the

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in August 2008.

Features

Some of the features of the device include: * Touch controls with vibrational feedback * Navigational wheel * Lock button on side * Music button on side * Microphone button on side * 1.3-megapixel camera * Micro SD slot

GetItNow application disabled

Verizon notified its users of this and many other "older" phones that unless they accessed the GetItNow function of their phones prior to March 25 of 2011 and installed a critical update, they would never be able to use any of the GetItNow applications (including the backup assistant) again. After March 25, the update became unavailable— Verizon was the sole source of this update.

References

Verizon Wireless

LG Electronics USA - Mobile Phones

LG Electronics Canada - Mobile Phones (English)

Features

GetItNow application disabled

References

See also