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Cingular Launches 3G Video Service, Announces Next 3G Phones

Mar 7, 2006, 5:54 PM by (staff)

Cingular today officially launched its 3G video on demand service. Cingular Video will only work on 3G handsets such as those launched yesterday. Like video services from Sprint, Verizon and others, Cingular will offer clips of popular shows, sports highlights and music videos on demand. Subscribers will not need to pay any additional fees for most content as long as they are subscribed to the MEdia Works unlimited data plan. There will be an additional charge for some content such as HBO shows and music videos. Cingular also announced that the next two 3G handsets it will launch are the Nokia 6282 and LG CU500. LG has not shown off the CU500 before and little is known about this new handset.

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Nokia 6282

Display: 240 x 320 pixels
970 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot

LG CU500

Display: 176 x 220 pixels
1,100 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot

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pauldg

Mar 7, 2006, 7:05 PM

video WILL work on 2G handsets

CV is available for 2G phones through medianet, though the download times will obviously be longer.

pauldg

maybe i'm thinking of using a 3g phone in a 2g area? not really sure

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joshman

Mar 8, 2006, 12:00 PM

Maybe you mean the LG CU320 and not CU500

I haven't personally heard anything from the Cingular LG rep or from anyone else for that matter about a LG CU500. I have seen and actually played with the CU320. I was told by the LG rep that this should be the first 3G phone available on the Cingular Network.

The Nokia 6282 should of been first but was pushed back due to the fact that the original version did not have the capabilities of receiving the 850Mhz WCDMA frequency.

The stats for the LG CU320 are available here.

https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=797 »

Rich Brome

No, I would say Cingular's press release is pretty darn clear:

Cingular currently offers 3G service on the LG CU320 or Samsung SGH-ZX10 handsets and will add the Nokia 6282 and LG CU500 to its 3G product line later this spring.

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