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Boost Drops the Motorola i335 Off a Building, Runs it Over With a Car for Your Amusement
The Motorola i335 is coming to Boost Mobile, and it's a tough little phone. To demonstrate, Boost dropped the thing off a building, ran over it with a car and gave it to a bunch of idiotic klutzes who tried to talk on the phone while skateboarding and other such activities. So if you're the kind of person who just can't manage to hold onto things without dropping them, this is the phone for you. If you have decent control over your body, perhaps other features will be more important to you. Different strokes for different folks, right? The i335 is available now for US$60 from Boost. Hit the jump for the full press release.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 4, 2008
Boost Mobile® introduces MILITARY GRADE DURABLe phone to its PAY AS YOU GO HANDSET line
IRVINE, Calif. - Dust, shock, drops, and spills; the rugged Motorola i335 phone introduced this month from Boost Mobile® complements the "on-the-go" lifestyles of Boost's customers - the majority of which are 26 years old and younger. The slim, yet rugged handset features military grade 810F durability and a thin candy-bar design with textured backing and smooth rubber face that is aimed at attracting today's active and style-conscious youth.
RUGGED DURABILITY
Underneath its stylish exterior the i335 from Boost Mobile is built to U.S. military standard 810F for dust, shock and vibration resistance that will withstand drops and spills.
INSTANT COMMUNICATION
With the i335 handset's Boost® Walkie-Talkie capability, customers can instantly connect with friends and family at the push of a button. Boost Mobile is the only national wireless service provider to offer Nextel's national "push-to-talk" technology as a pay as you go feature. Use of Boost Walkie-Talkie is a dollar a day for unlimited nationwide use and the fee is only charged on days when the service is actually used or a walkie-talkie call is received.
i335 HANDSET FEATURES:
- Nationwide Boost® Walkie-Talkie capabilities
- Bluetooth® Wireless Technology¹
- Military Standard 810F for Dust, Shock and Vibration
- GPS-enabled²
- Text Message, Instant Message and Multi-Media Messaging² capabilities
- Wireless Web capabilities², access to AOL®, Yahoo!® and MSN® Instant Messaging²
- Hands-Free Speakerphone with Voice-Activated Dialing
- Bright Colour TFT Display
- Java® enabled games and applications
AVAILABILITY
The i335 handset from Boost Mobile is available at participating wireless dealers or at www.boostmobile.com for a suggested retail price of $59.99. As with all Boost Mobile Pay As You Go handsets, there are no credit checks, hidden charges or monthly bills. Boost Mobile customers pay for minutes only as they need them through the purchase of Re-Boost® Cards available at all authorised Boost retailers.
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Gizmo
Posted 2:09 AM 6/6/08
Would it survive the pants of Lam?
Gizmo
DustyButt
Posted 2:00 AM 6/6/08
Dumb phone...
Usually if you're older than 15 and have nice things you don't treat it like s#it and take a little more responsibility in caring for it.
The chances of me breaking my phone and/or wrecking my car have increased exponentially today just for saying that
DustyButt
mricpx
Posted 1:55 AM 6/6/08
I'm tired of unbreakable phones. I've had a G'zOne type S for nearly a year and I'm sick of it. I need some features.
mricpx
Pluton
Posted 1:51 AM 6/6/08
They drove Mini over it. That weighs like only 5 Ounces.
Pluton
einstoch
Posted 1:49 AM 6/6/08
are they also promoting stealing other people's phones too? what the hell was that at the end then.
einstoch
jwardell
Posted 2:38 AM 6/6/08
Disclaimer: Most MINI drivers are not stupid enough to run over their cell phones.
And wouldn't it be more impressive to get run over by an 8000 pound hummer than a scooter and a MINI?
jwardell
ANoel
Posted 2:24 AM 6/6/08
Shit! ... I had it backwards.
I thought Motorola's cell business was solid but their phones broke!
ANoel
geedots
Posted 2:16 AM 6/6/08
Yawn. My LG Voyager has already done most of that stuff, AND it has a keyboard on the inside. I've honestly tried to break it. Not only that, but when it's in my pocket it looks like I'm packing some serious heat. Love it.
geedots
LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
Posted 2:12 AM 6/6/08
I'm sure I can break this baby. Somehow, I'd find a way. Like hitting a diamond in just the right spot.
LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
DirkusMaximus
Posted 2:51 AM 6/6/08
I've got the old i415 through Boost. I've been joked on, people say it looks like I brought in a cordless phone from home. And yeah, the bandwidth for data is crap. And yeah, when someone enters the wrong PTT number on their end and my phone goes "CHIRPA-CHIRPA LARRY?! LARRY?!?!?! CAN YOU HEAR ME?!!? ARE YOU THERE?!?!" I get a little pissed. And the default ringtones? "Where you at?" and a remixed police siren beat? WTF. Talk about offensive racial profiling of your target audience.
But honestly though, I've beaten the everliving shiat out of this thing over the past couple years, and it still works great. The only way I would part with it would be if I could move to another, better looking Moto candybar that has the same durability.
Plus, it's fun to screw with the accidental PTT'ers with a recording of a smoke alarm at 3am.
DirkusMaximus
cubensis
Posted 2:49 AM 6/6/08
Thats about the only good thing I can say about Nextel/Boost Motorola phones, they are durable as hell.
cubensis
alexpr
Posted 3:25 AM 6/6/08
@einstoch: Isn't this the same phone they showed on Fox News I think it was? Were the guy said this is the unbreakable phone and when he threw it broke where the battery goes and the battery came out flying? Everyone was laughing when that happened.
alexpr
MagnoliaBoy
Posted 3:06 AM 6/6/08
Mil spec gadgets FTW!!!
MagnoliaBoy
Joseph
Posted 3:45 AM 6/6/08
If you're that clumsy with your stuff, you need to live in a bubble.
Joseph
srw
Posted 3:33 AM 6/6/08
Just don't drop it in a puddle.. if its supposed to be so rugged why didn't they make it waterproof?
srw
Worf
Posted 4:10 AM 6/6/08
It's one of those PTT (iDEN) phones - given how it's mostly used by construction workers and the like, they're made tough on purpose...
Worf
Rick36
Posted 4:01 AM 6/6/08
I left my old Motorola StarTac phone in its plastic holster thing on the roof of my car and drove off. It fell off and a Mack dump truck ran over it. The only damage were some sratches on the holster.
Rick36
dontforget
Posted 5:03 AM 6/6/08
@Worf: True, it's actually required on most sites in the big cities.
i lose and break my stuff all the time. i blame it on booze, and booze blames it on me, but we still get along.
i will never go back to nextel. ever.
dontforget
Preyfar
Posted 9:05 AM 6/6/08
I thought the commercial was really well put together until... the end. Boost's mental "WHERE YOU AT?!" ruined the moment. That and the guy stealing her cellphone.
Preyfar
kalii2
Posted 6:49 AM 6/6/08
Now they just need to work on making hair dryer proof SIM cards.
I kid you not I spoke to two customers who had melted their SIM cards with a blow dryer. (I no longer work for Boost)
I worked with a woman who drove over her i450 with a dump truck and it survived.
If only they could make the phones function well, then it would be even with the outside.
kalii2