Motorola's rough and rugged V750 now available on Telus

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Motorola's rough and rugged V750 now available on Telus

by Darren Murph posted Dec 12th 2008 at 8:32PM

It won't fill the void left in your heart from not being able to acquire a BlackBerry Storm, but it will withstand the beating you probably feel like dishing out. Motorola's surprisingly stout V750 has made its way across the border and onto Telus Mobility, bringing with it EV-DO Rev. A support, a 2.2-inch 320 x 240 internal display, 3.8-hours of talk time (83-hours in standby) and military-grade resistance to things like drops, water and extreme temperatures. If you're headed up to Yellowknife (or even crazier, Tuktoyaktuk), one of these could certainly come in handy. It's available now for between $199.99 and $399.99 depending on contract length.

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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Telus Mobility

Tags: canada, moto, Motorola, rugged, TELUS, TELUS mobility, TelusMobility, tough, v750

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ShogunMaster @ Dec 12th 2008 9:35PM

There's a chance that someone in Yellowknife (or even crazier, Tuktoyaktuk), might even want it.

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Genoist @ Dec 13th 2008 12:17AM

This phone is NOT water resistant.

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o.kruetzmann @ Dec 13th 2008 7:42AM

At least Rogers didn't scoop this up and make it another "exclusive".

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Mark J @ Dec 13th 2008 9:06AM

Yeah what gives, where is your source engadgetmobile... water res/proof my foot...
at least I have not tested it, but if it is, where is the documentation from Motorola etc...??? hmmmmmmm

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Dakota @ Dec 13th 2008 9:54AM

http://www.motorola.com/motoinfo/product/details.jsp?globalObjectId=245

There isn't a single instance of the word "water" on that page.

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theguy @ Dec 13th 2008 11:57AM

ya its definitely not water resistant, its basically a normal phone with rubberized numbers. the back pops off very easily and i have seen some where the hinge breaks from the top of the phone. looks cool though

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