Push Video Available on Rugged Samsung Rugby from AT&T

By Contributor Wireless and Mobile News on September 16, 2008 11:41 AM

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.