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T-Mobile introduces Samsung Z560 multimedia powerhouse

by Staff Writer | posted on 24 November 2006

24 November 2006, London: T-Mobile today announces the exclusive availability of the Samsung Z560. Packed with the latest technology, the Samsung Z560 also offers the best value open Internet access via a range of web’n’walk plans from T-Mobile. The handset is one of the first consumer devices to offer mobile broadband and can be connected to a laptop as a modem - offering the ultimate Internet experience on the go.

Open Internet on the go

To experience everything that the Samsung Z560 has to offer, web’n’walk from T-Mobile allows users to explore the whole of the Internet on a mobile phone in a familiar form - even with Google search on the homepage.

Key features *

Samsung classic handset - exclusive to T-Mobile

Lightweight device - only 98g with ultra-slim design

Browse the entire web and email with web’n’walk™

Use the handset for mobile broadband open Internet access with web’n’walk Plus or Max unlimited browsing

2 megapixel camera, MP3 player, 30MB internal memory

Video streaming, video calling, 1-hour video recording

Music, video, photography

When closed the Samsung Z560 looks and acts like a dedicated music player, with embedded dual speakers for a great open 3D stereo sound. It plays multiple music formats and the sleek illuminating light touch music control keys allow you to control the tunes you want to listen to.

Equipped with a 2MP camera, you can take photographs whenever you want and for capturing those special moments, the Samsung Z560 is also able to shoot up to an hour of video in two formats. And for those personal phone calls, a second camera located above the screen allows for video telephony.

Mobile broadband

Using the stylish Samsung Z560 as a modem on T-Mobile web’n’walk plans, offers users faster mobile internet connection speeds of up to 1.8 megabits per second - four times faster than previously available for consumers on 3G handsets.

For those who want to take full advantage of the speeds that are possible using the Z560, T-Mobile offers a range of mobile broadband plans* which allow users to use the full capability of this exclusive handset.

web’n’walk Plus and Max can give users who are on the move the additional freedom to connect the Z560 as a laptop modem and gain mobile broadband speeds to use the Internet for either work or pleasure - without any heavy cost implication.

Emin Gurdenli, Network Director, T-Mobile UK, said: "T-Mobile is the only network to offer broadband Internet speeds. This is all thanks to HSDPA technology - it’s the next step beyond what we all know as 3G, and it opens up endless possibilities for our customers."

The Samsung Z560 costs from free on a T-Mobile pay monthly price plan. It’s available in shops, via telesales (0845 412 2401) and online (www.t-mobile.co.uk ) now.

*web’n’walk pricing

web’n’walk unlimited web browsing available on your handset at £7.50 per month

web’n’walk Plus unlimited Internet on your laptop with Instant Messenger at £12.50 per month

web’n’walk Max unlimited Internet on your laptop with VoIP at £22.50 per month

About T-Mobile

T-Mobile is one of the world’s largest mobile operators with around 80 million customers worldwide and in the UK it is the network of choice for over 16 million customers, more than any other UK network.

T-Mobile has a range of innovative products and services such as Business 1-Plan, U-Fix, a tariff that combines pay-as-you-go and a monthly contract and Web'n'Walk, which enables customers to access their systems and information on the move. T-Mobile's network coverage is among the best in the UK (over 99% of the UK population) with one of the lowest dropped call rates. It offers the largest worldwide Wi-Fi network, with over 1,000 HotSpots in business-friendly locations in the UK and 19,000 worldwide, and offers a rapidly expanding 3G network across the UK.

For more information about T-Mobile UK, please visit www.t-mobile.co.uk