The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
Telstra also the IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, October 2009 which says that: “The number of smartphone shipments to Australia increased by 29 per cent in the first half of 2009 as Australian businesses continued to adopt email-capable phones to boost workforce productivity and the growth in mobile applications made smartphones a must-have companion for many consumers.”
- Sleek design measuring 109 mm x 60 mm x 14.1 mm and weighing only 122 grams
- Sharp 2.44-inch light-sensing display
- Highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard – with finely sculpted keys and chrome frets – for fast, accurate typing
- Touch-sensitive trackpad that allows intuitive and responsive navigation
- Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
- 3.2 megapixel camera with variable zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording
- BlackBerry OS 5.0, offering users email management and calendar enhancements as well as a better browsing experience with faster JavaScript and CSS processing
- Built-in GPS for maps and other location-based applications including Whereis Navigator
- 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
- Up to 15 hours’ standby time; up to 360 minutes talk time
- 256MB internal flash memory, expandable memory up to 32GB (comes bundled with a 2GB microSD card)
- Bluetooth 2.0
Telstra's version of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 - story continues below...
Telstra is selling the 9700 on its Business plans from “$0 upfront” on an $85 “Mobile PLUS” plan from December 1 (strangely not from today when available at retail!), on its Enterprise and Government Enterprise Fleet Plans and to consumers for $999 on an “MRO over 24 months”.
Optus, Vodafone (and presumably 3 Mobile also) have the Bold 9700 on a $79 plan, likely with better call credit than Telstra’s $85 monthly plan, and no doubt will have other options available as well.
RIM’s BlackBerry Storm 2 is yet to come, there’s still plenty of competition from the iPhone, its apps and all the iPhone clones, and there’s still no BlackBerry model like a Bold 9000 or 9700 with a physical keyboard AND a touch screen, something that presumably will come in the future, but all up, it’s RIM’s best BlackBerry yet – and if you want one, it’s available now from Telstra or in a few days from other carriers.
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