Telus unleashes LG 8600

Canada's been doing a respectable job keeping up with LG's Chocolate releases with both Rogers and Telus offering variants of the Korean slider; next up, Telus is rolling deep with the Chocolate flip. Known by various model names on different carriers -- all typically ending in 8600 -- Telus' version will go simply by "8600" and offer the same comprehensive music support, touch sensitive external controls, EV-DO, and strapping good looks that have brought it success elsewhere. Look for it for $130 CDN on a three-year agreement -- a harsh sentence to be sure, but hey, at least they throw in a 1GB microSD card and reader.

[Via Howard Forums, thanks Jay]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 23rd 2007 5:41PM]

Man... my VX8600 doesn't seem so special anymore. VZW had it first, dammit!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2007 5:05AM]

Why don't they use the chocolate branding? Seems crazy to me - I read this site every day and I still get confused by all the model numbers (and I love numbers! but I don't care to remember them for random phones).