engadgetmobile.com - 11/29/2008
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Tired of having to stand up (way, way up) on the brumby to pull down even a single bar of EDGE from the dusty ditches of the Great Central? We hear you, Aussies -- and so does Telstra . The carrier has retooled its 165i "Country Phone" from ZTE , making it better based on usability testing ...
telstra.com.au - 11/27/2008
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telstra.com.au —
Announcements RSS feed Faster 'Country Phone' a must
for regional Australia Telstra today launched the new and
improved, super-receptive Telstra 165i 'Country Phone' for customers living and working in regional and rural areas, taking even greater ...
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ubergizmo.com - 12/2/2008
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ubergizmo.com —
Telstra has just launched its ZTE 165i “Country
Phone” that touts to come with superior reception -
you can tell from that ugly looking antenna sticking out, making it look as though it was a relic from the last decade where cell ...
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Telstra 165i Country Phone
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Telstra’s “Country Phone” looks ugly as hell; Should work in the middle of nowhere
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... even uglier. However, thanks to that detail, the “Country Phone” has insane reception that earns it Telstra’s Blue Tick certification. Guess if you live in the middle of Australia, you don’t care about hi-tech anyway, and are looking for a reliable solution. In that sense, we can easily envision Telstra moving tons of these starting from December 1st, when it will officially start selling the “Country Phone” for AU$529 (about $346).
[Via: Engadget Mobile]
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Telstra County Phone for Australian Outback
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... Telstra is launching called the “County Phone” which is manufactured by China’s ZTE and features a 3G radio along with a 2 megapixel camera, AGPS, Bluetooth, FM radio, and extendable antenna.
It’s certainly not going to win any beauty award that’s for sure, but it has been awarded Telstra’s Blue Tick certification, and well if you happen to live in the middle of knowhere in Australia this just may be for you. The “County Phone” is out today at a price of AU$529.
Source – Engadget
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