ZIPIT Z2 All-In-One Wi-Fi Messenger (Black)

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Product Features

• WI-FI Messenger, Listen to music, show off your pictures and customize your Z.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.7 x 3 x 0.9 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B00115PR2O
• Item model number: Z2A
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Product Description

Product Description

The Zipit Z2 makes it easy 2 stay in touch with friends. The Z2 lets you text and IM while connected to Wi-Fi all in one cool little device. Chat with up to 99 friends at the same time. With the Z2's MyFriends feature, you can see all your text and IM buddies in one single list. All you you need to get started is a free IM account, WI-FI access, and to activate your Z2 with a service subscription plan. The days of fighting over the family computer are over!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Watch Out for the new mandatory monthly fees!!!, July 13, 2008

By	H. Hok (Columbus, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Previously I would have recommended a zipit. I owed the first generation product and it was perfect; communication was reliable and free. My ONLY complaint w/the Z1 was the black & white screen wasn't back-lit. Now Zipit has made the decision to charge a monthly service fee of $10 to use a service that is free, the instant messaging feature. It is cheaper to purchase unlimited text for your cellphone for $5 extra dollars a month, so why bother? The product is still viable if you purchased a Z2 for $149 because then the instant messaging wi-fi service is still free and you could add a phone number for an additional $5 a month, if you needed to also have a phone number for receiving text messages from other phones. But now the company has defiantly screwed everything up with the $10 monthly access charges and is no longer worth your while. Check out the sony mylo2 or nokia 810 if you are trying to get away from monthly fees.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kid loves it!, July 4, 2008

By	J. Howard (Attleboro, MA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought the Zipit Z2A for my 16 y/o son and he loves it. He can chat with his friends from anywhere in the house rather than sitting at his computer. He brings it with him to his friend's homes and to local area hot spots. The biggest issue I had with the Zipit Z2A is that it doesn't come with the mini SD card or card reader to save and transfer music and photos. Other than that its a great item.

Additional purchases that are required:

A mini SD card to save music or photos.

A card reader to transfer music and photos from your PC.

A 9.99 per month 1 year service agreement.

To use the Zipit Z2A in your home you will also need Internet service and a wireless router.

Overall its a fun item and was well worth the money.

21 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This thing is COOL!!, December 13, 2007

By	hereiam (USA) - See all my reviews

This is a really cool product for anyone that likes to IM a lot and doesn't want to have to be on a computer to do it. So easy to set up - I just had to enter the WEP key from our home network and my AOL screen name. All of my buddies were instantly in the "friendz" list and even though it is really small it's amazing how much fits on the screen. It works great and it works with my Yahoo and MSN buddies too. I get lots of questions from my friends about it because every message I send says it was sent from My Zipit so everyone wants to know what it is. $149 might sound like a lot at first but it doesn't cost ANYthing to send messages back and forth, so it's really a good deal. I think it's a good gift to ask for from your parents or grandparents because you can't get in trouble using it, and I like that you never get annoying ads or messages from wierdos on it. It's pure IMing. Oh yeah - there's a music player in it too - that's cool.