TELUS Mobility and Motorola debut first tri-mode Motorola Digital StarTAC(R) in Canada with wireless Internet access
Friday September 1, 7:05 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: TELUS Corporation; TELUS Mobility; Motorola, Inc.
CALGARY, AB, BURNABY, BC, Sept. 1 /CNW/ - TELUS Mobility and Motorola announced today the launch of the first Internet-enabled tri-mode Motorola Digital StarTac® phone in Canada.
The new tri-mode Motorola Digital StarTAC joins forces with TELUS Mobility's CDMA digital network and i-Web(TM) Data Services to enable users to wirelessly access the Internet.
The Motorola tri-mode Digital StarTAC phone is designed to meet both personal and business needs with features such as Short Messaging Service, and VibraCall(TM) Alert for receiving incoming calls quietly. Users will benefit from a longer battery life with up to three hours and 15 minutes of talk time, and seven days standby in digital mode.
"This nifty tool is a tremendous and valuable new offering for TELUS Mobility wireless customers," said Wayne Morishita, vice president, marketing, TELUS Mobility. "By introducing exciting and innovative products such as this, we are demonstrating our unwavering commitment to providing our customers with outstanding products and services."
"The StarTAC is one of the most popular wireless phones on the market today," said Frank Maw, vice president, Motorola PCS. "The introduction of this new digital handset blends the latest in state-of-the-art technology with simplified operation. The tri-mode Motorola Digital StarTAC can also be used as a modem and connected to a laptop computer, allowing business travelers to wirelessly access important company information."
TELUS Mobility CDMA data services include:
- i-Web Microbrowser service allows users with Internet enabled digital
phones to access a variety of information and services on the Internet
including on-line banking, stock trading, news, weather, entertainment,
sports and much more.
- i-Web Mobile Computing provides business people with a wireless dial-up
service to send and receive email, send or receive a fax, access their
Local Area Network (LAN), check their company's Intranet, and the
Internet, on their laptop computer, from anywhere within a digital
coverage area.
The tri-mode Motorola Digital StarTAC operates in both digital and analog modes allowing customers to roam across Canada taking full advantage of digital service at both CDMA 1.9 GHz and 800 MHz, as well as 800 MHz analog service. Customers can roam across the United States and Canada enjoying all the convenient benefits of digital service wherever it is offered in North America.
The Tri-mode Motorola Digital StarTAC is available at all TELUS Mobility dealers in British Columbia and Alberta.
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