By: Ben Robinson, IntoMobile Friday, November 28th, 2008 at 1:14 PM
The Sonim XP3
We’ve mentioned Sonim and the XP3 before – and this is really just to update our UK readers on where to get it should they want one.
Firstly, you can get it for free on a Vodafone contract – otherwise, you’ll soon be able to grab one SIM-free for £245 including VAT, direct from Sonim. They currently have a up a registration page, with an email entry form so that you can be informed when that Tough-Tough-phone touches-touches-down!
The XP3 has some mean specs too: * can be submerged in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes * will remain in full working order at temperatures of between -20C to +60C temperatures. * unconditional three-year warranty * 330 minutes of talktime / nine days of standby time
You can check out the device, and register for getting one, here.
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career
when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has
now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the
next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas!
He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently
became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years
when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to
'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make
your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device)
isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question
of why you continue to use it...
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Simon Sage
Wow. That is one tough freaking phone.
Karl
Nice phone,pitty the Americans get a higher specified version though.
Dowling Joseph
JOE FROM IRELAND,BOUGHT AN XP3 A YEAR AGO ,FECKING THING DIDNT LAST 12 MONTHS ,ITS AT HOME NOW ,DEAD AS A DODO,GUY I BOUGHT IT FROM IS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS, I WANT MY MONEY BACK. BOUGHT ON EBAY.ANY HELP WOULD BE WELCOME