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Rugged Samsung A837 Goes On Sale at AT&T

Sep 15, 2008, 1:11 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Sep 15, 2008, 1:20 PM

AT&T has made the Samsung A837 Rugby available for sale. The mil-spec rugged clamshell was recently approved by the FCC and can withstand shock, vibration and dust. It has quad-band GSM radios and push-to-talk capabilities. It also packs in a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and a-GPS. It can access the Web, AT&T's messaging services, and playback MP3s and other media. The Rugby will cost $130 after rebates with a new agreement.

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LL Cool Jake

Sep 15, 2008, 1:30 PM

What a joke

Verizon and ATT need to just quit with their week ass wanna be MILL spec PTT phones! If you want this phone for while at the beach, then fine..if you need a real Mill spec PTT phone get Nextel!

Don' waste your money on these inferior products!

I can't wait for the Motorola i576 now that's a real phone baby!

Humdizzle

Why would you think there's a difference between 810F phones? They are all rated the same...

Have you held this phone Jake? I have, and it's nice. Used to work for Sprint, and it feels the same as an IDEN handset.

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Crunchy Frog

You may be a Nextel fan but Sprint is not. Sprint is trying to dump the Nextel network for a fraction of what they bought it for. Sprint recently sold their cell towers to a third party as well.

AT&T happens to have the largest PTT network in the c...
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Rodimus Primal

Sep 16, 2008, 9:53 AM

FINALLY

I've been hearing it from customers for the longest time that they want a phone that can withstand work conditions. The price is steep but I know people who want a rugged phone will buy it.

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