Verizon Releases Voyager Refresh Software Update

Verizon Wireless has issued to all stores the LG Voyager V09 firmware update. Verizon is calling this a "refresh update" as it is one of the most significant firmware upgrades released for a Verizon Wireless phone to-date.

In many ways, the software update is as significant to Voyager, as the 2.0 upgrade to iPhone. The entire core operating system has been upgraded to match the newer LG Dare. Rhapsody music support has been added. Bugs have been fixed. And, the interface is now more responsive, with a consolidated Media Center, which more recent phones have used to replace the older Get it Now interface.

Most significant however, is the long-rumored addition of Visual Voicemail to the LG Voyager. However, despite past reports, the update is not free. While Verizon was correct that the download of Visual Voicemail is free, to activate it you must pay a fee of $2.99 per month for using the Visual Voicemail service on the Verizon network.

In related news, Verizon will be soon launch a Silver version of the Voyager, to compliment the existing Black version. The Voyager now sits between LG's two other high end phones, the lower-end enV2 (which lacks a touch screen), and the higher-end Dare (which trades its QWERTY keyboard for EV-DO Rev A and Bluetooth 2.1).