The Glyde features a 2.8” advanced touch-screen that offers a tactile response and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard that provides customers with an easy way to send text and instant messages.  This multimedia device comes equipped with a full lineup of Verizon Wireless’ hottest services including V CAST Music and Video.  With V CAST Music, customers have access to more than 3 million songs from well-known and independent artists that can be purchased and downloaded directly over-the-air to the Glyde.  V CAST Video gives customers access to content from the best names in news, sports and entertainment.  

Other features include a 2.0 megapixel camera with flash, microSD™ card slot, which supports up to 8 GB of external memory, and Bluetooth^® stereo headset support.  

Additional features of the Glyde include:

• • HTML browser with touch navigation
• • Get It Now^® – download games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services and more  
• • 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder with flash and zoom:
  • o Brightness adjustment
  • o Self-time: Off, three, five or 10 seconds
  • o Color effects: Normal, black and white, sketch, antique, negative, green, aqua
  • o Multi-shot Mode: Series, divided
  • o Resolution Adjustment: 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 176 x 144
  • • VZ Navigator^SM capability – get visual and audible directions to thousands of destinations, locate businesses and other points of interest, get maps of a location, and share directions with others
  • • Music Player for .mp3, .wma, and unprotected .aac and .aac + files
  • • Bluetooth – supports headset, hands-free car kits, serial port, dial-up networking, advanced audio distribution (stereo), phone book access, object push for vCard, basic imaging for sending/printing non-protected images to a compatible device and basic print
  • • Text, picture and video messaging
  • • Instant Messaging using AIM^®, MSN^®, Yahoo!^®
  • • Speakerphone
  • • Speed dialing
  • • Dimensions: 4.09” x 1.97” x .7” (standard battery)
  • • Weight: 4.13 ounces (with standard battery)
  • • Display: 240 x 440 pixel, 262K TFT, 2.8” active screen area
  • • Bilingual user interface: English and Spanish 
  • • TTY/TTD-capable
  • • Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4
  • • Personal organizer with calendar, calculator, notepad, currency converter, alarm clock, world time and stop watch
  • • Phone book with up to 500 entries with multiple contacts
  • • Usage time: Up to 210 minutes with standard battery or up to 250 hours with standard battery for standby time
  • • 2.5 mm headset jack

The Glyde will be available for $249.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.  Customers can get the most out of their Glyde with Verizon Wireless’ Nationwide Premium calling plan.  Starting at $79.99 monthly access, the Nationwide Premium calling plan includes: unlimited messaging, VZ Navigator, Mobile Email, and V CAST VPak plus unlimited megabytes for Mobile Web and Get It Now.  For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, customers can visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit www.verizonwireless.com.

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