14 DAY TRIAL // Canadian wireless operator Bell Mobility has made available to its subscribers a new message-centric mobile phone, the Samsung Vice, which also includes 3G capabilities, besides the slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a user-friendly and convenient UI. The new handset from Samsung is meant to become a world phone, and it comes to Bell Mobility’s 3G wireless network dressed up in blue with silver or in white with red.
“Samsung’s Vice is the ultimate tool for text-happy Canadians,” said Paul Brannen, general manager, Wireless Terminal Division, Samsung Electronics Canada. “This fun and affordable handset addresses the unique needs of those who enjoy staying connected through social networking sites, instant messaging, mobile browsing, email and texting.”
The new device can offer mobile phone users in Canada one-click access to social networking sites, as well as easy text and email messaging capabilities. In addition, it also sports a 2-megapixel photo snapper, as well as integration with Bell Media Player, HTML web browsing functionality, and support for services like Full Track Music, Live TV and GPS Nav. In addition, the Bell Mobility UI the handset sports also offers quick updates on weather, sports and more.
The specification list of Samsung Vice also shows a side button for accessing the camera, Speakerphone, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, a 3.5mm headset jack, a 2.2-inch display with support for up to 265K colors, MP3 player, satellite radio, support for Windows Live, a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 8GB of additional storage space, as well as a series of included tools like voice memo, alarm clock, calendar, calculator, tip calculator, world clock and Notepad.
“In addition to text and email capabilities, the Samsung Vice offers clients an affordable way to access Bell Mobility’s extensive variety of 3G mobile services like Live TV, GPS Nav and Full Track Music,” said Adel Bazerghi, senior vice president of Products at Bell Mobility. “And with Bell’s new, totally customizable user interface, accessing the Vice’s great features is simple and fun.”
Bell Mobility also has a promotional offer for the Samsung Vice, namely it allows the first 20,000 consumers who acquire the handset to choose from 1 of 50 free decals that will offer them the possibility to personalize their handset. The new mobile phone can be purchased from the operator for$49.95 upon the signing of a three-year contract agreement, but it is also available free of contract, for a price tag of $249.95.
