How to become a Cingular phone tester! (under 21 only)

Thanks for reposting this from HoFo....

 

This is the job I need for Motorola... they could send me new, untested phones and I could send the phones back with helpful comments like, "Hey, why does the firmware on this phone work like ?" and, "Hey, why is the camera tilted in this handset?" Then I could help create the ultimate handset... the Motorola MPxUltraTimeTAC V. An ultra-thin, ultra-ruggedized handset with a 5.5 MP camera, 8.5 hours of talk time, 300 hours of standby time, a 250x250 pixel, 262,000 color TFT internal LCD, 125x125 pixel external color LCD, 2,000 phone book entries with multiple entries per name including e-mail addresses, BREW 2.1, Transflash Expansion Card, CDMA2000 1xRTT & EDGE, GPRS, Speakerphone, Java J2ME MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.0, Openwave 6.2, WAP 2.0, Bluetooth, USB port, Infrared, SIM card, RUIM card, POP3/SMTP/IMAP4/Outlook e-mail support, 100MB of internal memory, MP3 & MIDI ringtones, PC Sync with Mobile Phone Tools 3.5 (which I will help design,) iTap 1.5 (which I will help design,) 3 minutes of video capture at 24 FPS including sound, voice dialing, voice notes, calendar, alarm (works even when phone is not on,) MSN & AOL IM, 2-way SMS, GSM 800/GSM 900/GSM 1800/GSM 1900/CDMA 800/CDMA 1900/AMPS 800. 3.5"x 2.0"x1.0" Form factor: Clamshell, internal antenna. I will, however, keep dreaming.

 

Don't forget about the 3oz weight with battery and both the slim and extended lithium ions are included.

 

Oh yeah, thanks. Personally, though, I prefer a phone with some heft to it. Can't stand these ultra-small, ultra-light phones. I feel as though I may break them. At least we don't want much... just everything.

 

What's the retail gonna be on that?

And with 2-yr agreement?

 

Um, do you really have to be under 21? What if you are just slightly over 21? OK, a decade or so over 21? OK, OK, already, Mid 30's, is that OK????

 

Announcing The Motorola MPxUltraTimeTAC V
The World's Ultimate Wireless Handset

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – November 24, 2004 – The world's ultimate wireless phone, not a title to be bestowed lightly but Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has created it... the new MPxUltraTimeTAC V. The uniquely designed MPxUltraTimeTAC V brings wireless customers the best of mobile voice, high speed data and megapixel camera technologies.

"The Motorola MPxUltraTimeTAC V is a must-have mobile device," said Wayne White, vice president of sales for Motorola, Inc. "Its unique, hooligan-esque design offers hassle-free voice and high speed data communications for customers."

Pleasing trendsetters and tech-junkies alike, the cleverly designed model MPxUltraTimeTAC V offers Bluetooth™ wireless technology, AOL® IM™, and an integrated speakerphone. The full-featured mobile phone enables customers the ability to download games, HiFi Ringers® and wallpaper images.

"The MPxUltraTimeTAC V is an ultra-thin, ultra-ruggedized handset with a 5.5 MP camera, a Transflash Expansion Card, CDMA2000 1xRTT & EDGE, GPRS, 100MB of internal memory, 3 minutes of video capture at 24 FPS which operates on GSM 800/GSM 900/GSM 1800/GSM 1900/CDMA 800/CDMA 1900/AMPS 800," said Rancid Hooligan, cheif designer for the MPxUltraTimeTAC V, "All we wanted was everything and we managed to cram it all in. I know the public was upset with the delays, we had to push back the release of this phone six time but the firmware is solid and shouldn't require any updates," Hooligan said.

"Thanks to an innovative design , the Motorola MPxUltraTimeTAC V will be a favorite among mobile fanatics," said Todd Achilles, director of phones and devices for T-Mobile USA Inc. “From sending a quick text message to using EDGE to stay connected over IM with a friend, the MPxUltraTimeTAC V provides T-Mobile customers with a new and better way of communicating on their mobile phone.”

The Motorola MPxUltraTimeTAC V is expected to retail for $666 and will be available from T-Mobile for $333 with a one year contract. Verizon Wireless, who is expected to offer the MPxUltraTimeTAC V next month will have it available for $222 with a two year contract.

About Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global leader in wireless, broadband and automotive communications technologies that help make life smarter, safer, simpler, synchronized and fun. Sales in 2003 were $27.1 billion. Motorola creates innovative technological solutions that benefit people at home, at work and on the move. The company also is a progressive corporate citizen dedicated to operating ethically, protecting the environment and supporting the communities in which it does business. For For more information: www.motorola.com.

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Note to Editors:
Digital imagery of the Motorola MPxUltraTimeTAC V can be seen at:
www.motorola.com/motoinfo/product/details/MPxUltraTimeTAC V

For free B-roll/video content on the Motorola MPxUltraTimeTAC V, please log onto www.thenewsmarket.com/motorola to preview and request video. You can receive broadcast-standard video digitally or by video.

*Network, subscription and RUIM/SIM card or service provider dependent feature. Not available in all areas.

MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. (c) Motorola, Inc. 2004.


Media Contacts:
Motorola, Inc.
Dicnar Nagilooh
dicnar.nagilooh@motorola.com

 

Good one, Rancid, you had me fooled for a bit, until I realized who the "Motorola" contact person was. Very clever!!!

 

Yeah, I guess you weren't around for my Retro Phones "news release" a few months ago. I get bored easily at work.

 

I was "guest" at the time. I do remember your "Retro Phones" pretend press release. The thing is that in both cases, I wouldn't have minded if they were both true! I really want to see your Motorola creation!! And I'm also glad it was going to be made available for Verizon , so keep it up!!! :lmao:

 

Yeah, me too... I think we have a long way to go before we see anything even resembling the MPxUltraTimeTAC V but the retro phones could happen. I know that in Korea they have a CDMA StarTAC redux that is incredible! That's what sparked the whole "retro phone" press release. Imagine what you could pack into a smaller, slimmer, hipper "Ultra Classic III," or some similar phone? I woner if the retro power of the phone would be able to overcome the fact that the phone was larger that most people seem to want... You could make the new, retro Ultra Classic III 1/2 the size of an Ultra Classic II and probably give it an internal antenna, camera, and tons of internal memory with superior battery life because the battery would be huge by todays standards and so would the body of the phone. The more I think about this the more I think I need to send a proposal to Motorola... maybe there's something to this.