Sprint's steampunk Motorola i776 now in the mix for push-to-talkin' fun
Motorola's iDEN-powered i776 flip is now available through Sprint's website, capping off a round of high-visibility launches with a black sheep in every sense of the word. Well, every sense except one -- the i776 is actually a bizarre combo of brushed metal and brown, an acquired taste to say the least (not unlike the network on which the i776 runs). There's nothing but a VGA cam here, but it packs GPS, Bluetooth, speakerphone, and that retro-fabulous stub antenna that'll make all your friends wonder why they've been unceremoniously obsoleted on virtually every other phone sold today. Get it now -- if you dare -- for $79.99 on contract.













Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Philip @ Oct 20th 2008 4:48PM
It has a vga camera....
Chris Ziegler @ Oct 20th 2008 4:50PM
Eh, VGA cam, no cam... is there really a difference? ;-) Thanks for the catch.
Chad @ Oct 20th 2008 6:16PM
what's with the target dog wallpaper?
Memo @ Oct 21st 2008 12:58AM
It's because the same phone is available on Sprint Nextel's prepaid carrier Boost Mobile which is carried by Target.
striggity @ Oct 20th 2008 6:20PM
Nextel/ iDEN is so 2005.
DssTrainer @ Oct 20th 2008 7:29PM
agreed, why would they still push that crap when they got qchat now.
Jorge @ Oct 20th 2008 8:55PM
Because Qchat capable phones are unable to roam in other Nextel/Mike markets and according to Sprint's comparison site, Qchat phones cannot do International Direct Connect.
DssTrainer @ Oct 20th 2008 7:28PM
wow.. they don't get much uglier.
carcomptoy @ Oct 20th 2008 7:34PM
I don't think it looks ugly, but I don't think it's worth $79.99. I don't understand why Nextel phones have always been so expensive--I could get a Shadow for $30 less than that underpowered thing.
LokiClock @ Oct 20th 2008 7:46PM
Brown ≠ Steampunk
Matt S @ Oct 20th 2008 9:52PM
duh duh duh target dog!
natsume @ Oct 21st 2008 4:55PM
TELUS had this phone for quite some time now...
Go look at their website.
(It's been there since the beginning of this month)