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11 Oct 2010 14:30
Windows Phone 7 comes to Three with the Samsung Omnia 7
Three will range the Samsung Omnia 7 – the first Three handset to offer the new Windows Phone 7 operating system.
The Samsung Omnia 7 features the Windows Phone 7 user interface and integrated experiences. It will also feature Xbox LIVE® games and the Zune® music and video experience, which Microsoft has brought together for the first time.
Sylvia Chind, Head of Branded Devices at Three said “97% of the traffic on our network comes from data use and we’ve built a network to support this type of smartphone and the live dynamic updates it provides across social media platforms and internet services.”
“We want to provide a range of handsets and operating systems to our customers and we’re excited to now offer Windows Phone 7 on the Samsung Omnia 7. This handset further bolsters our smartphone offering at a time when our network is at its strongest and when we can offer customers a sizable 1GB of data on The One Plan for them to enjoy all the features Windows Phone 7 offers.”
Customised for Three users, the 3 Hub will provide quick access to account management with My3, the best links to the mobile internet via Planet 3 and Bookmarks as well as thousands of apps in on Windows Phone Marketplace
Pre order will be available from Tuesday 12th Oct at www.three.co.uk/windowsphone
The Samsung Omnia 7 will be available from 21st Oct in black on The One Plan for £40.00, the Internet Texter 900 for £38.00 and Internet Texter 500 for £35.00 per month.
Key handset features:
- 4.0 inch Super AMOLED Capacitive touch screen
- 5.0 Mega Pixel Auto Focus Camera with HD 720P video recording and LED Flash.
- GPS
- WiFi –N (Next Generation WiFi)
- 1GHZ application processor
- Up to 8GB of Internal Memory
- 3.5mm audio jack to listen to music
- Windows Phone 7 User Interface
- Pinch & Zoom for Browser, Maps and Photo’s
- Access to a Windows Marketplace with over 2000 applications at launch
- Best in class Outlook Email Application
- Xbox Live Application
- Zune Music & Video Player
- Bing Search
- Bing Maps
- Microsoft Office
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About Three UK
Three is a communications company focused on bringing the benefits of the internet to mobile communications. We offer attractive pricing and give our customers the widest choice of ways to stay connected. To do this we’ve built an award-winning high-speed mobile broadband network. Three UK is a member of the HWL group of companies, which include 3G operations in Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Macau and Sweden.
Three facts about Three:
- Three launched the UK's first 3G high-speed mobile network offering national coverage for calls and texts, and has more than 97.5% population coverage for mobile internet services.
- Three is the fastest growing network in the UK.
- Three took first place in 8 out of 11 categories in the most recent YouGov Tablet Survey, and took top spot for 6 out of the 7 data categories in the most recent YouGov iPhone survey. Three also came first in the most recent uSwitch Best Network awards. For more info visit www.three.co.uk/awards.
For more information about Three UK, please visit www.three.co.uk or call the Three Media Office on 0845 6038333.