The ring is music to the ears of globe-trekking business travelers. The S46 mobile phone is the first mobile device that functions worldwide - with just one number. It has both GSM and TDMA technology, giving travelers broad coverage throughout Europe, North America, much of South America and Asia - with just one phone.
'The coverage for the S46 is truly global,' says Florian Seiche, VP and general manager, Siemens Mobile Phones North America. 'This is the first phone that is available in the market today that can be used both in North and South America, in Europe and in Asia. So it'™s a truly global phone.'
The S46 may tempt people to leave the laptop home. A built-in personal organizer synchronizes with Microsoft Outlook, giving users access to appointments and addresses. Other features include a short messaging system and the ability to send faxes wirelessly.
'The ideal user for this type of product is, of course, a business oriented, very heavy phone user,' says Seiche. 'We are looking at people that travel internationally that are very active both in their business and private lives, who talk a lot on their cell phone no matter where they are in the world.'
With downtime a big part of travel these days, the S46 features an optional MP3 player headset. This gives travelers between 30 to 50 minutes of music while they'™re waiting for the next flight.
Technical Data
Network frequency: Dual band TDMA 800/1900 MHz Dual band GSM 900/1900MHz
Voice encoding: Triple rate
Weight : 4.34 oz.
Dimensions (LxWxH): 4 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 7/8 inches
Display: Full graphical, 6 lines by 16 characters plus one softkey line, amber backlight
Stand-by time * (with standard battery) * Subject to local and network conditions: Up to 150 hours TDMA, up to 200 hours GSM
Talk time with standard battery (Subject to local and network conditions): Up to 2.5 hours TDMA, Up to 6 hours GSM
Standard battery: Li-Ion 850 mAh
Charging time: Approximately 2 hours
SIM card
- Mobile Internet Access
- Address book:Fully featured, up to 400 contacts
- Telephone book (SIM card)
- Telephone book in the phone
- Voice Dial
- Built-in data and fax modem
- HSCSD (High Speed Circuit Switched Data):
- SoftDataLink
- Infrared interface (IrDA)
- Voice and conversation memo: Up to 80 seconds
Organizer: Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes synchronization of calendar and address book
- Microsoft OutlookTM synchronization
- Lotus NotesTM synchronization
- Reminder list
- Date and time in display
- Alarm function
- Calculator
- Stopwatch
- SMS (Short Message Service)
- Intelligent Typing (T9)
- Redial list
- List of calls received / missed
- Date and time stamp for missed calls
- Softkey programmable
- Call wait / call hold
- Conference call
- Call forward
- Display call timer and cost
- Keypad lock
- Ringing tones
- Melody composer
- Silent Alert (vibration)
- Calling Line Identification (CLI)
- Games
- Colour variant (may vary by country)
