"The UTStarcom 860 will appeal to clients of all ages who are looking for a mobile phone combining excellent value with strong features in a fun and flashy design," said Robert Blumenthal, TELUS Mobility's Vice President of Products and Services.

The UTStarcom 860 features a slick red, black and silver exterior, digital camera, colour screen, voice activated dialing, commands and memo features, a 32-chord polyphonic ringer and "do more" features including Wireless Web and downloadable ringtones, images and games. The UTStarcom 860 also sports an integrated text and picture messaging feature.

The UTStarcom 860 is available to TELUS Mobility clients for as low as $79.99 on a three year contract or $229.99 with no contract.

UTSTARCOM 860 Phone Features:
• Dual Digital CDMA (1.9GHz/800 MHz)/ PCS handset
• Internal antenna
• 0.3 Megapixel digital camera
• Integrated Messaging (Text and Picture)
• High definition 65K colour CSTN display
• 32-tone polyphonic ringer
• Voice activated dialing
• Calendar, alarm clock, calculator, world clock, stopwatch
• Up to 300 multiple entry phone book with 7 categories
• 1X Data ready (with optional data kit)*
• Up to 225 minutes of talk-time and 7 days of stand-by time in
digital service areas.

Downloadable ringtones, images, games & applications
2-Way Text Messaging
Picture Messaging
Web Ready Microbrowser (WAP 2.0 compliant)