Honestly I’m not a fan of slide phones, so the Alcatel VM202 for Virgin is not really my girl, actually I wouldn’t want to talk about it if it isn’t a pink phone! But it is a pink phone indeed, and thanks to that I take a further look at it, otherwise I would have missed a really nice phone without even knowing it.
A chunky feature phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the VM202 from Alcatel is not exactly going to trouble the iPhone, but it does look like a decent sturdy mid-range handset. Alcatel is a French-Chinese company which aims to produce phones for all over the world, probably a company to watch given their foothold in the world’s fastest-growing consumer market.
On a pay as you go deal exclusively with Virgin (for the first month) this is pretty cheap.
It has internet connectivity with Facebook and Twitter Widgets. The browser is the speedy Opera Mini. The VM202 also has a 4 megapixel camera which shoots video.
One key asset is the large storage space afforded by the handset. Virgin are packing a 8gb micro-Sim card in with the phone.
The VM202 handset will be available from Virgin Media stores and online at www.virginmedia.com for £39.99 including 300 free texts when bought with £10 airtime on pay-as-you-go. And you can check out more details on Virgin’s official site.
