AT&T brings Motorola Tundra VA76r

Mention the word tundra and what is the mental image you get? Chances are, it ain’t a pretty sight. Desolate, icy cold lands with extremely harsh weather - no sane person would want to move there due to the location, unless he/she is a certified hermit who wouldn’t mind suffering from frostbite or hypothermia once in a while. Well, amidst the rugged landscape, we’re pretty sure that whatever survives in that condition are super tough, and that’s generally the idea that AT&T and Motorola want us to have with the new Motorola VA76r. This tough 3G clamshell handset features a rugged exterior that is able to hold its own in harsh environments - making it the perfect cell phone for teenagers, outdoor enthusiasts and contractors. You know how fragile those souped up 3G handsets are these days, they’re as dainty as they’re expensive.

The Tundra VA76r meets U.S. 810F Military Specifications (MIL) for drop, dust, vibration, humidity, severe temperatures and rain, making me wish I had one right now so that I won’t need to be extra careful when lugging around my phone. In addition, the Tundra boasts Motorola’s CrystalTalk Plus with dual microphone technology for superior, crystal clear conversations despite all the ruckus that’s going on around you, alongside the ability to hook up with a single person or an entire group at the touch of a button courtesy of PTT technology. Other features include voice activation, phone book locking for call restrictions, a rugged antenna and keys that can be easily pressed while wearing gloves - perfect for those who live in countries where there’s plenty of cold weather all year round.

If you’re interested in bringing the Motorola Tundra VA76r home, it will retail for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract. At least the Tundra is much better looking compared to rugged handsets of yore, so you don’t have to be ashamed about whipping one out in front of friends.

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2 Comments on “AT&T brings Motorola Tundra VA76r”

mike Says:

The battery door latch will break if you buy this phone and use it more than once.
I got one and the call quality signal strength and os were outstanding none to match a great simple full feature very rugged phone . unfortunately after four hours of use and having removed and replaced the battey door for 2 sim cards and a sd memory chip the latch on the plastic battery door whuch has a metal spring broke sent the spring off into who knows where and then the door does not latch securely.Broken hearted because it is a great system for industrial use. When I took the phone back to att the sales man took the door off twice and the same thing happened to him right there in the store.I was not happy to see that i had to switch to a much less fetured Samsung for fear two weeks later even with a new door and a warning I would have a 300 Dollar phone put together with duct tape. Great phone very bad battery cover.

Steve Brooks Says:

Hi Motorola lovers ! I’ve used Motorola cell phone ever since “The Brick” in the early ’90’s. Always excellent phones. My later Motorola V365 (1 year old) replaced an earlier one (1 year old) with a broken hinge; no abuse or dropping, just a repeated movement stress fracture. This surprised me. Returned it under warranty for replacement V365, which now has intermittent problems which cause the phone to stop working, go to white screen and reboot. Am replacing again through AT&T extended warranty. They sent me a Samsung a837, which arrived today and does not have voice dial, although it looks like a nice tough military spec phone (”Rugby”). Am sending it back for a new Tundra instead, which does have voice dial. HOWEVER, on the old Motorola V365’s (both of them), the battery compartment cover was ALWAYS popping off, even in my pocket, and often ejecting the battery too. Extremely inconvenient. I finally had to tape it in place as a general rule to keep it in place. I am surprised that the latest milspec Tundra STILL has the same battery cover problem. HEY THERE MOTOROLA talk to your Motorola battery cover engineering department about this. The Samsung has a nice big locking latch screw that keeps their phone together. I’m waiting for my new Tundra, and I hope I don’t have to tape this one down too? It looks so geeky. What’s the problem? Steve

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