Rogers gets rugged with Motorola VA76r

by Chris Ziegler, posted Sep 29th 2008 at 6:22PM

Mil-spec (and mil-spec-esque) hardware seems to be all the rage lately, so Motorola was more than happy to oblige when Rogers asked for some rough-looking gear to slot into its lineup. Meet the VA76r, a beefy set that'll take pretty much all the drops, dirt, and spills you can throw its way and keeps things rockin' on the data side with triband HSDPA. You've also got a QVGA display, Bluetooth, 2-megapixel cam, and microSD expansion; the $199.99 CAD (about $194) you're going to pay on a three-year contract isn't the cheapest we've ever heard, but for those that need this kind of toughness (you know who you are), it's probably worth the cost of admission. No word on a US release, but we suspect Moto would love to launch this sucker on AT&T to do battle with Samsung's Rugby.

[Via MobileSyrup]

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Rogers Wireless, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Tags: canada, clamshell, extreme, flip, moto, motorola, rogers, rogers wireless, RogersWireless, rugged, va76r

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Ryan C @ Sep 30th 2008 12:44AM

Looks pretty similar to the W760r, which has been known about FOREVER but hasn't come to AT&T.

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Eric M @ Oct 3rd 2008 11:08AM

Rogers = price gouging.... im still waiting for the se w760i!!!!

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Jai Molloy @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:28AM

I have pictures of it disassembled @ http://www.sycotecsolutions.com/blog/?p=134

enjoy

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