NEC Terrain, Black 8GB AT&T
Brand: NEC
Color: Black
The Good NEC's waterproof and rugged Terrain features 4G LTE, push-to-talk, and an easy-to-use QWERTY keyboard. The Bad The Terrain is unattractively heavy runs the dated Android 4.0 OS and records poor video. The Bottom Line If you want a rugged AT&T handset, pick NEC's sturdy Terrain, Rugged, waterproof, and equipped with a convenient portrait keyboard for all your messaging needs, the NEC Terrain is one device that can handle just about anything. Though it runs a dated version of Android and isn't the chicest handset to be lugging around in your pocket, it is indeed durable and runs on AT&T's 4G LTE network. Available for $99.99 after contract, it was also designed with enterprise workers in mind and includes features like push-to-talk and microSD privacy encryption.
DOES THIS DEVICE NEED A SIM CARD: Yes it does Being that this device is AT&T Branded and is Not unlocked it will only work on an active AT&TMicro size SIM Card, The sim card does NOT come included you will need to contact AT&T to acquire your complimentary Sim card (Free from AT&Twith activating of an account).
WHAT NETWORK FREQUENCIES ARE SUPPORTED BY THIS DEVICE: This Phone will support the following Frequency Bands: 2G: (5) 850 (2) 1900. 3G / 4G: (1) 2100 (2) 1900 (5) 850. LTE: (2) 1900, (4) 1700, (5) 850, 17 (700).. Please contact AT&T (prior to purchase) and inquirer if they support these bands in your area to ensure the device will work properly for your needs.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE HARDWARE: A removable 1,900mAh battery that lasts for 10 hours of continuous streaming and 16 days of standby. Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0, the 3.1-inch touch screen has a 640x480-pixel resolution and 260ppi, It can survive up to 30 minutes underwater at a depth of a meter The Terrain ships with Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich that is googles OS from 2013 Furthermore, you'll get 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage.
The main advantage to this device is the full qwerty keyboard on a 4G LTE smartphone these are hard to come by as there aren't many models that Supply this Although it does come at a price as it does run 6 year old software
IS THIS DEVICE UNLOCKED: No. this device will be locked unto the AT&T Network for the first 2 Years after that period you can contact AT&T to Unlock the device. THIS DEVICE WILL ONLY WORK ON THE AT&T NETWORK OUT OF THE BOX.