Verizon launches Nokia 2366i

Looks like Nokia's hooked up Verizon with a new CDMA handset, with the carrier now offering Nokia's 2366i phone under its InPulse pay-as-you-go brand -- and, unlike some other Nokia-branded phones on Verizon, this one's actually manufactured by Nokia, not its buddy Pantech. As the handset itself goes, the basic black 2366i is a flip-phone number, packing a 160 x 128 screen with 65,000 colors, Bluetooth, a speakerphone, and voice dialing, all in a 3.7 ounce package -- though you'll have to make do without a camera or other bells 'n whistles. Then again, it also won't break the bank, retailing for $89.99 after setup fee with no long-term contract needed to get it at that price.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 1st 2006 4:47PM]

$50 at Wal-Mart, as reported 48 hours ago:

http://www.pcsintel.com/content/view/1588/9/

[elgee02 Posted Nov 3rd 2006 2:19AM]

Yeah indirect retailers always offer the same phones for less, that's the only way they can compete with direct retailers. I still don't know why anyone would go to Wal-Mart or Target for a post-pay cell phone with any carrier.

But this phone is nice, it will now be the cheapest Bluetooth phone in VZW's lineup.