New Samsung SGH-t409 Supports Innovative T-Mobile Hotspot @Home

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t mobile samsung t409Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (Samsung) today announces the availability of SGH-t409, one of the first mobile phones to support T-Mobile® HotSpot @Home.

Exclusive to T-Mobile, the t409 is an easy-to-use flip phone with a host of features, including Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth® wireless technology, a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera with digital zoom and picture and ringer caller ID. Available in a sky blue color, the t409 seamlessly makes and receives calls over a home Wi-Fi network with T-Mobile HotSpot @Home.

“Samsung is proud to have worked closely with T-Mobile to develop one of the first products to launch with T-Mobile HotSpot @Home,” said Peter Skarzynski, senior vice president, Samsung. “The t409 provides consumers with a stylish, Wi-Fi enabled phone, delivering great in-home coverage when packaged with T-Mobile HotSpot @Home.”

“We have worked closely with Samsung to ensure T-Mobile HotSpot @Home and the Samsung t409 work seamlessly together, giving customers the best experience possible when making and receiving voice calls at home over Wi-Fi, or on T-Mobile’s nationwide wireless network,” said Mike Selman, director of product marketing, T-Mobile USA. “Our customers get a revolutionary service and a cool-looking phone for the ultimate mobile experience.”

The t409, a key component of T-Mobile HotSpot @Home, is designed to seamlessly connect customers to a home Wi-Fi connection or T-Mobile HotSpot. When T-Mobile HotSpot @Home customers leave home or a T-Mobile HotSpot, their calls seamlessly transfer onto T-Mobile’s GSM/GPRS/EDGE wireless network.

With the t409 and T-Mobile HotSpot @Home, customers can enjoy great mobile coverage and unlimited nationwide calling over their Wi-Fi network; the same benefits also extend to all of T-Mobile’s nearly 8,500 HotSpot® locations across the country.

Key features of the t409 include:

  • Wi-Fi and mobile calling
  • T-Mobile myFaves(SM) enabled*
  • Bluetooth® wireless technology
  • 1.3 megapixel camera with digital zoom
  • Network Address Book
  • Multi-media messaging capabilities
  • SMS, MMS, EMS
  • Instant Messaging: AOL®, ICQ, Yahoo!® Instant Messaging and Windows Live®
  • Picture and Ringer Caller ID
  • Speakerphone
  • GSM/GPRS/EDGE
  • Tri-Band (850/1800/1900 Mhz)
  • Internal Display: 128 x 160 Pixels, 65K TFT LCD, 1.77″
  • Dimensions: 3.54″ x 1.85″ x .77″
  • Weight: 3.1 ounces (with standard battery)

The t409 is available exclusively at select T-Mobile retail stores and on-line at www.t-mobile.com. For more information, visit www.t-mobile.com or www.samsungwireless.com/.

*myFaves rate plan required About Samsung Telecommunications America

Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.samsungwireless.com.

About Samsung
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2006 parent company sales of US $63.4 billion and net income of US $8.5 billion. Employing approximately 138,000 people in 124 offices in 56 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Network Business and Digital Appliance Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

About T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is a member of the T-Mobile International group, one of the world’s leading companies in mobile communications, and the mobile telecommunications subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG. At the end of March 2007, more than 110 million mobile customers were served by companies of the Deutsche Telekom group — more than 26 million by T-Mobile USA — all via a common technology platform based on GSM, the world’s most successful digital wireless standard. T-Mobile’s innovative wireless products and services help empower people to connect effortlessly to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile highest, in numerous regions throughout the U.S., in wireless call quality and wireless customer care. For more information, please visit the company’s Web site at www.t-mobile.com. T-Mobile® and HotSpot are federally registered trademarks of Deutsche Telekom AG. Stick Together, HotSpot @Home, myFaves and the myFaves design are service marks of T-Mobile USA, Inc. Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC

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Further Coverage:
Engadget – T-Mobile goes national with HotSpot @Home WiFi calling
Engadget – Hands-on with T-Mobile HotSpot @Home
Michael Gartenberg – T-Mobile introduces Hotspot@Home – First Take





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