Droid 2 Official Pre-Sale 08/11 Release 08/12 – Contracts ’til 12/31 Upgradeable

10 Aug
2010
Droid2_Motorola.jpgVerizon Wireless officially announced the DROID 2 by Motorola will be available for pre-sale tomorrow on the Verizon website and official release date August 12.  It is the first  Droid smartphone shipping with the new Android 2.2 operating system,  Star Wars fans will be delighted to know that they can buy an RD2-D2 edition in September with special Star Wars content and design.

Verizon Wireless customers who have contracts ending by December 31, 2010, can upgrade to any smartphone, including DROID 2, without penalty and can get the discounted contract price for the DROID 2 of $199 after rebates with a contract.

The  DROID 2 has an enhanced QWERTY keyboard, 3G Mobile HotSpot (for up to 5 connections,)  push corporate e-mail, social messaging and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support. DROID 2 also offers a multi-touch 3.7-inch display, 5-megapixel camera/camcorder and DLNA connectivity to share on compatible devices.

The DROID 2 comes with 8 GB of preloaded on-board memory and the 8 GB microSD card, which can be upgraded to a 32 GB SD.  Popular apps available on DROID 2 include NFL Mobile (downloadable), Skype mobile and BLOCKBUSTER On Demand presented by V CAST Video. Customers can even manage their wireless accounts or their contacts from their phones with My Verizon and with Backup Assistant.

DROID 2 by Motorola will be available at on August 11 on the Verizon website and it will be in store beginning August 12 for $199.99 after a $100 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.

The last two Droid smartphones from Verizon sold-out around the first day of sale, then customers had to wait for their Droid Incredible or Droid X to ship. We learned a lot from those releases that we shared with readers  earlier, they include phoning  stores and ordering online in the wee hours of the morning.  Ordering online seems to be easier in the wee hours of the morning be sure to refresh your browser if you are returning to the Verizon website.

Along with free shipping an added bonus for ordering online from Verizon when using the Wireless and Mobile News coupon-link you get Instant Phone Rebate Only Available with Online Purchases.

Adobe Flash Player 10.1 lets mobile users experience millions of websites the way they were meant to be seen - with rich Internet applications (RIAs), content inside the browser, including games, animations, data presentations and visualizations, e-commerce, music, video, audio and more.

R2-D2 DROID 2

Verizon Wireless will offer a limited-edition R2-D2 version of the DROID 2, available only online in September. The special version of the phone will feature exclusive Star Wars content and external hardware designed to look like the trusty Droid from the film saga. Visitors to the upcoming Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando, Fla., can see a preview of the limited edition phone and sign up to receive alerts when the phone is ready for sale.

In addition to subscribing to a Nationwide Talk plan or a Nationwide Talk & Text plan, customers will also need to subscribe to an Email and Web for Smartphone plan. Nationwide Talk plans begin at $39.99 monthly access. Email and Web for Smartphone plans start at $29.99 for unlimited monthly access. Customers can add the optional 3G Mobile HotSpot service to their DROID 2 smartphones for $20 per month. The 3G Mobile HotSpot allows customers to turn their phones into a wireless modem for up to five compatible Wi-Fi devices.


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