TORONTO – Rogers Wireless and Research In Motion today introduced the new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smart phone to customers in Canada that works on a cellular network and within a Wi-Fi bubble.
The new smart phone supports Rogers Home Calling Zone, a UMA (unlicensed mobile access)-based service from Rogers that enables customers to make unlimited voice calls over a wireless Internet connection. Rogers is the first carrier in Canada to offer UMA services with its new Rogers Home Calling Zone.
The new service leverages the dual-mode Wi-Fi(R) and cellular capabilities of the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smart phone for both cellular and home calling. Rogers Home Calling Zone works by connecting calls through a voice optimized wireless router over a high-speed Internet connection when at home and can switch to the cellular network when out of range – offering seamless mobility
Available in an attractive titanium-colored finish, the smart phone from Rogers features:
* A sleek design measuring 107mm x 50mm x 14mm and weighing approximately 91 grams
* Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) with support for Rogers Home Calling Zone service
* Two megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom, built-in flash and video recording capability
* Advanced media player perfect for pictures, music and videos, and support for High Speed USB 2.0 for quickly transferring files between a PC and the smart phone
* An externally accessible microSD/SDHC expandable memory slot for additional storage (8GB microSDHC cards are now available)
* Support for downloading music directly from the Rogers MusicStore
