Boost Mobile Goes Back in the Black with New Motorola i835 Phone.IRVINE, Calif. -- Attention young Goths Goths: see Ostrogoths; Visigoths. , Minimalist Design fans, or simply those whose favorite color is black, Boost Mobile has introduced a new Motorola phone for you. The latest edition to Boost's portfolio of artistic handsets designed for today's youth, the Motorola i835, is simple, sleek and virtually all gloss black. Offered exclusively from Boost Mobile, the Motorola i835 features the latest mobile phone technology, including V-Card that allows users to send and receive contact information to friends using the Boost(TM) Walkie-Talkie service and My Picture that enables users to store and forward pictures received via multi-media messaging. In addition, the handset is preloaded with exclusive action sports and graffiti wallpapers, Java(TM) games, polyphonic The ability to play back some number of musical notes simultaneously. For example, 16-voice polyphony means a total of 16 notes, or waveforms, can be played concurrently. and voice ringtones. "The black i835 handset makes a bold statement to go with every customer's unique look," said Roberto Loria, director of retail product marketing, Boost Mobile. "Small and sexy, the Boost i835 was designed to offer the latest technology with a strong fashion sense." As with all Boost Mobile phones, the i835 handset by Motorola includes Boost(TM) Walkie-Talkie, which offers Nextel's nationwide walkie-talkie service as a pay-as-you-go feature. Boost(TM) Walkie-Talkie is $1.50 per day for unlimited national usage, and the charge applies only when the service is used. Boost customers may use the Motorola i835's GPS capabilities with applications such as TeleNav(TM), which assists users in navigating to a destination using real-time visual and audible driving directions, or download and play location-based games such as Swordfish swordfish, large food and game fish, Xiphias gladius, of the warmer Atlantic and Pacific waters, related to the sailfish. It is named for its sharp, broad, elongated upper jaw, which it uses to flail and pierce its prey of smaller fish, rising beneath a school (TM) or Torpedo torpedo, in naval warfare torpedo, in naval warfare, a self-propelled submarine projectile loaded with explosives, used for the destruction of enemy ships. Although there were attempts at subsurface warfare in the 16th and 17th cent. Bay(TM) from Boost LIVE - Boost's ever-growing catalog of wireless entertainment content. Boost Mobile customers select the application they want on Boost LIVE and then purchase over the air directly from their Boost Mobile pay-as-you-go phone using existing call credits. Applications have a one-time, unlimited use fee that varies in price from $1.49 to $6.49. The all-black phone is available now exclusively from BoostMobile.com, Best Buy, Target, PC Richards, select Sprint Stores and wireless dealers for a suggested retail price of $174.99. The Motorola i835 phone from Boost offers the following features: --Sleek, compact all-black clamshell design --Boost(TM) Multi-Media Messaging and Text Messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. --Nationwide Boost(TM) Walkie-Talkie service with dedicated push-to-talk key --Boost(TM) Wireless Web access --My Picture allows users to store and forward pictures sent to them via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. --V-Card allows users to send and receive contact information using Boost(TM) Walkie-Talkie --Large internal color display (130 x 130) --Hands-free speakerphone with voice-activated dialing --Preloaded and downloadable Java(R) games including Skate & Slam and 5-Card Draw --Preloaded and downloadable polyphonic and voice ringtones and wallpapers --External Caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. with VibraCall(TM) Alert --GPS-enabled (Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. ) --Up to 135 minutes talk time --Up to 60 hours standby time --$10 call credit included About Boost Mobile Based in Irvine, Boost Mobile LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a subsidiary of Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. With 55 million subscribers, Sprint Nextel operates the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States (based on total wireless customers), behind Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :S), is a lifestyle-based telecommunications brand focused on offering premium Pay-As-You-Go wireless phones and services to the youth market. Since 2002, Boost Mobile's quality products and unique branding efforts, which fuse action sports, music, fashion and entertainment, have enabled American youth to boost their lifestyle and status, build stronger connections and achieve greater independence. Boost Mobile is now recognized as a brand that embraces diverse youth culture, lifestyles and interests. Our knowledge of, and respect from American youth has generated contagious enthusiasm and rampant success, making Boost one of the fastest-growing wireless services in the U.S. Boost now has more than 1.7 million customers - the majority of which are under the age of 25. Boost-branded wireless phones with its exclusive Boost(TM) Walkie-Talkie service and Re-Boost(TM) cards are available nationwide at locations where youth prefer to shop, including national retailers and convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. , and merchants that focus on fashion, music, and action sports-related activities. Experience Boost on the Web at www.boostmobile.com. |
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