OK, Friday's caketaker for silliest name in a leading handset has been awarded to
Verizon and Casio for the teen racer-esque named
G'zOne Type-S; after all, this isn't a car, it's a mobile phone. The second in the G'zOne line from Verizon, the new and improved Type-S (aside from being much, much, faster from 0 - 60, we hear) also brings an internal antenna -- this is key to a nice looking set in our humble opinion -- Bluetooth, a VGA cam, and VZ Navigator, but sadly lacks the rumored expandable memory. The G'zOne can stand up to some pretty extreme "Military-grade" punishment and is tested as such with repeated drops from five feet, humidity tests, submerged in water, and even dust testing. This rugged fella drops in Verizon stores today (unless your local store started selling them way, way early, which we'd been hearing) and can be had for $149 after $50 rebate on a 2-year term.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
brad @ Jun 1st 2007 2:10PM
good to see its out, but how bout some more info on the i-760 or 6800?
what happened to all the other comments?
Digital Man @ Jun 1st 2007 2:31PM
I hear you, Brad.
I haven't heard a THING about the 6800 (or the SMT5800) in months. At this point, I'll take a good rumor.
flamer's grill @ Jun 1st 2007 2:40PM
Here's 6800 info:
http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-6800-xv6800/88321-i-got-dirt-first.html
Looks nice, no?
Digital Man @ Jun 1st 2007 3:02PM
Thanks, Flamer's Grill! I've only seen the Verizon sneeks on the 6800. The link you provided was much more detailed. I'm really excited about the SMT5800, as it has the numeric keypad on the front. Last I heard, Verizon folks were still saying Q-2 -- times running out on that claim.
A buddy of mine was at the Sprint store yesterday and heard that Sprint's offering of the 6800 was delayed until September. He was bumming. Thanks again.
lark @ Jun 1st 2007 5:10PM
does anybody know if this phone will work in Europe? I badly want one of those because my work involves working in dusty and wet environments, most of my phones have broken quite quickly.
anyway, if I somehow get ahold of an unlocked version of this phone, will it work in Europe?
thanks in advance.
KC @ Jun 1st 2007 7:02PM
@ lark
Sorry, but Verizon is a CDMA provider and there is no CDMA in Europe. Verizon phone are all unlocked, but will do you absolutely no good because they are not GSM/UMTS
Siemens mobile back in the day (before BenQ bought them and subsiquently went out of buisness) used to make some rugged waterproof GSM phones that were dual band for Europe only. I always wished they'd release a tri-band or quad band version of those to use here, but they never did.
I guess the tables have turned.
I personally wish every major phone manufacturer would offer a line of tough phones for those who need them.
But don't worry, other then being fugged the G'zOne type S is not much to envy. It's a bottom feeder phone featurewize with an itty bitty crappy crappy screen