T-Mobile to exclusively introduce the Nokia 6650 handset
Public 03.07.2008 in category Press News / Services, Pricing, Handsets
- Multimedia features, navigation service, easy access to services
- Standard price of only CZK 6,899, subsidized price starting from CZK 1,999
Prague, 3 July 2008 - On 4 July, T-Mobile will launch the new top-class Nokia 6650 handset. In addition to the GPS navigation service, comprehensive multimedia features and the Symbian S60 operating system, the handset offers full integrated support for the T-Mobile Mych5 and web'n'walk services, thus enabling much easier use of these services to all users of this new Nokia handset which has been produced exclusively for the T-Mobile.
The new handset has a slim, attractive metal design with neat lines trimming the outer 1.36" color display with 128x160 resolution. Inside is a 2.2" 240x320 pixel display with up to 16 million colors, making the use of mobile internet service with the T-Mobile web'n'walk application even more enjoyable. The phone's multimedia features include a 2Mpix camera with flash, multimedia player, microSD card slot, Bluetooth, and FM radio displaying the names of radio stations via RDS.
The handset's battery has a capacity of 1500 mAh, thus allowing talk time of more than four hours on a single charge. Users of mid-range mobile phones can enjoy a new feature with the Nokia 6650, namely the GPS navigation service, which includes the Nokia Mapy 2.0 application offering both standard and satellite views and a special navigation tool for use when walking. As a special bonus, T-Mobile customers can enjoy voice navigation for one month free of charge.
As of 4 July 2008, the Nokia 6650 handset will be available exclusively to T-Mobile customers at prices starting from CZK 1,999 or for an unsubsidized price of CZK 6,899 incl. VAT.
| price | Standard price |
MMP* |
MMP* CZK 500 |
MMP* CZK 800 |
MMP* CZK 1,200 |
MMP* CZK 2,300 |
| Nokia 6650 | CZK 6,899 | CZK 5,999 | CZK 4,999 | CZK 4,499 | CZK 3,499 | CZK 1,999 |
Note: *minimum monthly payment for a period of 12 months with a two-year contract
"Thanks to our cooperation with Nokia, we are able to offer customers a handset with top-class features and design for a very favorable price. It can make communication easier thanks to the Mych5 service and easy internet access. It is also one of the first mid-range handsets on the Czech market offering GPS navigation service and free maps of the whole world," says Petr Dvorak, Executive Vice President Marketing at T‑Mobile Czech Republic. "With this feature-packed handset, our customers have fast mobile internet and communication literally at the press of a single key."
Slavomir Vaskovic, Nokia's Marketing Director for the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland says about the introduction of the Nokia 6650 onto the Czech market: "Our cooperation with T-Mobile in developing the Nokia 6650 is the logical result of ideas which we share with T-Mobile. Our motto is ?Connecting People'. Services such as T-Mobile Mych5 and web'n'walk fully reflect this motto. We are also eagerly anticipating T‑Mobile's customers in the Czech Republic discovering the magic of using a mobile-phone-based navigation service. It is a great feeling to always have a personal guide in your pocket, whether you are driving, biking or just walking."
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging internet and communications industries. Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing its offer of consumer internet services, as well as enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of the company's focus. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
For more information, please visit www.nokia.com.
About the Company
T-Mobile Czech Republic has been operating in the Czech market since 1996. As of 30 September 2011, almost 5.4 million customers were using T-Mobile services.
T-Mobile operates a public mobile communications network on the GSM and UMTS standards. Since 1 January 2008, T-Mobile has been offering fixed data and voice telecommunications services. In 2009, T-Mobile extended its portfolio to include ICT services and, since November 2010, the operator also offers the T-Mobile TV satellite television service.
T-Mobile has always focused on the quality of offered services. Independent tests have repeatedly confirmed that T-Mobile is the quality leader in 2G and 3G (UMTS FDD) data services, as well as in GSM voice services.
Since its establishment, the company has placed emphasis on excellent customer service and proper conduct towards business partners, employees and the environment. T-Mobile has received, among other awards, the VIA Bona 2009 award for the involvement of its employees in philanthropic and volunteer activities.
T-Mobile is a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom. Thanks to the group’s international presence, customers can count on the worldwide availability of their favourite services and enjoy uniform, favourable prices of calls when abroad.
For more information about the company, please visit t-press.cz or www.t-mobile.cz.
