▁technology . ▁ ▁The ▁Vo y ager ' s ▁online ▁release ▁date ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁into ▁stores ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ ▁cost ing ▁US ▁$ 2 9 9 ▁with ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract , ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁subsequently ▁lower ed ▁to ▁$ 2 0 0 , ▁$ 1 5 0 , ▁$ 1 3 0 , ▁$ 1 0 0 , ▁and ▁finally ▁$ 8 0 . ▁The ▁rapid ▁price ▁drop ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁st iff ▁competition , ▁not ably ▁the ▁Apple ▁iPhone ▁ 3 G , ▁which ▁went ▁on ▁sale ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁started ▁at ▁$ 1 9 9 . ▁The ▁Vo y ager ▁then ▁dropped ▁to ▁its ▁lowest ▁price ▁of ▁$ 7 9 . 9 9 ▁after ▁a ▁$ 5 0 ▁mail - in ▁reb ate . ▁As ▁of ▁second ▁quarter ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁L G ▁Vo y ager ▁had ▁sold ▁ 1 . 3 ▁million ▁devices . ▁On ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁L G ▁en V ▁touch ▁was ▁released ▁for ▁Ver izon ▁for ▁$ 1 5 0 . 0 0 . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁▁ ▁Pack aged ▁in ▁a ▁later al - clam shell ▁design ▁that ▁h ides ▁a ▁Q W ER TY ▁keyboard , ▁the ▁Vo y ager ▁provides ▁a ▁web ▁browser , ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁access