AT&T and Samsung are offering the new rugged, military-grade Samsung Rugby, the first
rugged handset to feature AT&T's h Video Share calling and to run on its Push to Talk network.
Video Share calling is possible on AT&T's 3G network, which is the
nation's fastest and is available in 320 major metropolitan areas across the
United States and will be in nearly 350 by the end of 2008.
Samsung Rugby is the mobile workforce to Video Share and e-mail to reduce trips between
work sites and Push to Talk to speed up decision making within work groups.
A majority of users in the architecture, engineering and construction
industries rated the ability to share live video through Video Share highly,
according to research commissioned by AT&T.
Rugby is a GPS-capable and available in black, deep burgundy and construction yellow color options,
this rugged clamshell phone is certified to military standard MIL-STD-810F to
withstand dust, shock, vibration, rain, humidity, solar radiation, altitude
and temperature extremes, and it features a rubberized and metal casing that
is easy to grip.
The Samsung Rugby other features:
- Cellular Video
- AT&T Mobile Music
- 1.3 megapixel camera with video capture,
- Bluetooth
technology a - microSD memory card slot.
- Dual-band 3G connectivity
and quad-band GSM technology
Pricing and Availability
The Samsung Rugby will be available throfor $129.99 with a two-year service
agreement and after a $50 mail-in rebate(3). For a limited time, AT&T is
offering small business customers the opportunity to activate five lines or
more at a price of $79.99 on each device. For more information on Samsung
Rugby, visit http://www.att.com/rugby. For the complete array of AT&T
offerings, visit http://www.att.com.