Verizon Wireless' HTC Ozone will be available on July 29 from Verizon.  The QWERTY, Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone has host of connectivity options that include 3G network, global roaming and Wi-Fi. It will cost at $49.99 after a rebate  They claim it is great value for first-time smartphone users or savvy business professionals. Reviewers have called it a great deal because you get world acess as well as Wi-Fi, Verizon's BlackBerry Storm doesn' have Wi-Fi.

Features include VZ Navigator, Visual Voice Mail, Mobile IM, email (Yahoo, Hotmail) Microsof Office Mobile, one-touch messaging. It looks just like the HTC Snap but is priced one hundred less. The HTC Ozone has a microSD expansion slot, a 2-megapixel camera, and stereo Bluetooth

The price for the HTC Ozone will be $49.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted. If you order it online from Verizon you can save the waiting for the rebate by using Wireless and Mobile News' $50 off online only coupon-link with the purchase of a plan.

VZ Navigator is available for $9.99 monthly access, and Visual Voice Mail is available for $2.99 monthly access.