STARCOM SLICE PREPAID VIRGIN MOBILE CELL PHONE

With IM and email capabilities, VAM capable, downloadable games, a WAP 2.0 Web Browser and Superphonic ringtones this ultra cool candy bar style thin phone is sure to catch some attention. Thin, is the latest trend in consumer technology.

Lastly, the internal antenna is safely tucked away, keeping the phone's design slim and portable.

Calling Features The Slice's built-in address book can store up to 500 entries for quick and easy management of your contacts. This super thin phone comes loaded with superphonic ringtones, a full-color screen, a Web browser, and more. It runs on the CDMA 1900 frequency. Compatible with Virgin Mobile pay-as-you-go cell phone service, the Starcom Slice packs affordability and great features into a chic, slim package.

Design The Slice features a large 128 x 128 pixel full-color screen with support for over 65,000 colors. Ringtones can be assigned to specific callers so you don't have to look at the phone to know who's calling.

Messaging and Internet The Slice covers the messaging basics with support for sending and receiving text messages easily and quickly (Virgin Mobile text messaging charges apply). Even with all that packed in, the Slice is just 0.4-inches thick. The phone comes with built-in polyphonic ringtones plus a vibrating alert. Grab yourself a Slice before it's all gone! Press the Song ID command, point your Slice towards a song that's playing in the room, and within minutes a text message appears identifying the song's title.

The Slice ships with a number of handy tools including a calendar, a calculator with a tip calculator, and an alarm clock.

Imaging and Entertainment The phone features custom Virgin Mobile graphics--screen savers, wallpaper and menu icons--that let you dress up your phone to suit your personality. Pick a celebrity voice to answer your voicemail, or get a Sponge Bob thought of the day. A charging port is positioned on the bottom of the unit, while most of the phone's features and on-screen menus are controlled by a five-way center button on the handset's control pad. Need to jog your memory? Use Virgin's wacky song ID service. For gamers, the Slice comes pre-loaded with three games and more are available via the VirginXtras service.

Vital Statistics The Starcom Slice weighs 2.30 ounces and measures 4.30 x 1.80 x 0.40 inches. T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit--a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

The phone fully supports Virgin Mobile's wireless content service, VirginXtras. Use the pay-per-use service to download ringtones, get content and vote in TV-based polls via the MTV area of your phone, or get jokes and updates from Comedy Central. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.83 hours of digital talk time, and up to 270 hours of digital standby time. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.