MOTORAZR 2 debuts with U.S. carriers

Virtually all major carriers in the States — Alltel, AT&T (NYSE: T), Sprint (NYSE: S), T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) USA, US Cellular, and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless — have already added or are about to add MOTORAZR 2 to their offerings. In order to make sure its flagship device works on all carriers, American handset maker prepared RAZR2 versions for all networks — V9 (3G HSDPA), V9m (3G EVDO CDMA) and V8 (GSM).

Highlights:

• AT&T will start offering the quad-band RAZR2 V9 in early September for as low as $299.99 with a two-year service commitment. Supported services include AT&T’s Cellular Video and AT&T Mobile Music.
• Sprint starts selling the RAZR2 V9m online on August 22, while the carrier’s retail outlets will have to wait till September 4. The device will cost $249 with a 2-year agreement. Supported services: NFL Mobile, Sprint Music Store, Sprint TV, Sprint Power View, and Sprint Navigation.
• Like Sprint, Verizon will also start selling the EVDO-enabled RAZR2 V9m but from September. Potential customers will be able to grab the new device in any of the Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online for $299.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a new two-year customer agreement. Supported services: Get It Now applications (like Verizon Navigator), V CAST Music.

We’re still waiting for Alltel, T-Mobile USA, and US Cellular to officially announce RAZR 2. Stay tuned — as always, we’ll keep you posted…