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Verizon Introduces Moto Q 9c

By: Christopher Meinck
March 31, 2008

Verizon Wireless and Motorola, Inc. announced today the April availability of MOTO Q 9c, the newest addition to Verizon Wireless' MOTO Q family, that comes equipped with Verizon Wireless' popular VZ Navigator(SM) service. Customers may purchase MOTO Q 9c in April through Verizon Wireless business sales channels, at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, and online.

Verizon Moto Q 9c

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Similar to its predecessors -- the exclusive MOTO Q 9m and the original MOTO Q -- MOTO Q 9c from Verizon Wireless offers professionals an indispensable productivity tool wrapped in a sleek and fashionable design. The MOTO Q 9c is the ideal smartphone for business professionals who are on- the-road and offers powerful capabilities, including access to more than 14 million points of interest with Verizon Wireless' VZ Navigator service. Customers can receive visual and audible turn-by-turn directions to a destination, locate business meeting destinations, ATMs, restaurants, and other places in an area, get a map of a location, bookmark favorites and recent searches, and even share locations with others -- all from their MOTO Q 9c smartphones.

MOTO Q 9c operates on Verizon Wireless' wireless broadband network and features Windows Mobile 6 Standard software, which offers customers a robust and familiar experience to help manage their lives by staying connected to their contacts, calendar and entertainment. With Windows Mobile 6.0, customers are able to easily configure virtually any POP3 or IMAP4 e-mail accounts, and they can read, edit, and create Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents via the Documents To Go application.

"Verizon Wireless has embraced the MOTO Q family, recognizing that not all smartphone users have the same priorities. Verizon Wireless customers can find the MOTO Q that meets their multi-tasking needs while on-the-go," said Juergen Stark, corporate vice president of Productivity, Mobile Devices, Motorola, Inc.

MOTO Q 9c offers all of these features wrapped in a sturdy design. The optimized QWERTY keyboard on MOTO Q 9c has been engineered for fast and accurate typing, with dedicated "hot keys" for shortcuts to popular applications, including e-mail, multimedia and Internet. The handset's large 2.4-inch color display boasts innovative adaptive technology to automatically adjust for optimized brightness in indoor or outdoor lighting conditions to maximize battery life. MOTO Q 9c also offers a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash and fixed focus as well as video capture and playback. With MOTO Q 9c phone's 128 MB of on-board memory and optional removable memory future-proofed up to 32 GB, sold separately, customers have plenty of room to store their photos and other multimedia.

MOTO Q 9c also combines advanced phone capabilities, such as voice-activated dialing, smart contacts dialing, speakerphone, and Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology supporting both Bluetooth A2DP and AVRCP profiles.

Pricing

MOTO Q 9c will be available online and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, including those in Circuit City, for $249.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a new two-year customer agreement. An additional $100 credit toward the purchase of the handset is available for customers who sign up for qualifying voice and data plans at the time of purchase. Verizon Wireless Nationwide E-mail plans for MOTO Q 9c begin at $79.99 for 450 anytime voice minutes and unlimited e-mail. VZ Navigator is available for $9.99 for monthly access.

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Tony Bag o Donuts said:

what is the benefit of this release?
is it that superior to the 9m?
 
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March 31, 2008
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SilverCue said:

The only real benefit is the VZ Navigator (GPS) and creating Word Documents. Unfortunately, you can download a free Word Document editor for any Q. The GPS is neat, but I don't know if it's worth 10 bux a month.
 
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VegasJ said:

awesome. I've begged, then bitched and complained they didn't have the VZ Navagator software available for the Q. Now they do... now I won't have to drop my Q for their Voyager. I'd actually get enough use out of VZ Nav to make the $10/month useful. GPS enabled would be helpful if you run WindowLIVE pmaps for mobil too. But with VZ NAv, I'd be able to ditch M$LIVE.
 
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ryork272 said:

I just purchased Garmin Mobile XT for the 9m. Its a one time fee of $100 for the software on a flash card. Why pay $10 per month for VZ Nav?
 
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